Shout Outs

Dr. Kim never fails to make my day better. She is always happy and encouraging. She just always has a smile on her face and I will always be grateful for her help and encouragement. Thank you so much Dr. Kim for being the best!

Kimberly has been a huge help for me this semester as my academic advisor! She has helped me to register for my courses, personally helped to get my textbooks for me, and been so patient with all my questions and her advice. Thank you so much Kimberly! I can never thank you enough :)

Jan has been instrumental in my courses this semester, and has been helping me get my life back on track this semester. Her courses are fantastically made for independent learning, and she has been so helpful with helping me through a difficult situation with my textbooks. I am taking these courses from South Africa, and unfortunately the postal service in South Africa is really slow, so Jan has been helping me to copy my textbook pages! She really has been going above and beyond as a professor!

I would like to extend my sincerest appreciation to Chadd for helping me with my technology/computer then new laptop challenges over the past four weeks. Chadd has been extremely responsive, visiting multiple times, connecting remotely and being patient as I expressed my frustrations about the blue screen of doom, intermittent access to M drive and most recently inability to stay logged-on to Zoom or Teams. Now, things are working great. THANK YOU CHADD!!!!!

Miss. Fino goes above and beyond for her students! She always brings in positive energy to the class and is always so helpful!

-Love your favorite world of chemistry lab class 

Kelly Hart -- thank you for helping with all of Residence Hall Association's travel arrangements!  They were all successful events and we couldn't have done any of them without you!

Thank you, Shari, for all your help with Residence Hall Association's purchases for all of their events these past 6 weeks of classes. We couldn't have done anything without you so we are so grateful for you!

Steve, I appreciate how much time and energy you give to make EIU a better place. I can't even count how many active committees you are part of, which helps all of us in the long run. Thank you for all your work!!

A big shoutout and many thanks to R. J. Vanderwerf, who recovered my D2L course after it was accidentally deleted this fall!

Thank you for always being quick to respond to my requests, and for always looking to go a step beyond what I ask for!  It's evident that you care BOTH about the experience for the student as well as improving our internal practices.

Kacie, Thank you for all your hard work for Homecoming Weekend! 

Brandy, Thank you for all your hard work for Homecoming Weekend! 

Jude has done such a great job overhauling the old GSM and implementing thoughtful changes that make using the GSM faster and easier for all of us. Well done. 

An extra special shout out to Beth in the STEP Program!! She has done an excellent job of managing the program this semester and we appreciate ALL SHE DOES so very much!! Hang in there and know we are to help in any way we can!! 

The CDS department could not function without Felicia! She is a hard-working and caring individual who takes care of both the faculty and students. We are so lucky to have her on our team!

Amy Odwarka should get a shoutout every day! She brings so much positivity and energy to EIU, she has become a campus celebrity. GET TO KNOW HER! 

Special thanks to Professor David Bell for his commitment and hard work in service to EIU and Booth Library! Mr. Bell David brings his experience to our students daily. David your efforts are seen and valued!

Thank you, Jessica (Office Manager in World Languages), for the amazing work you do every single day! Your hard work, creativity, kindness and enthusiasm are an inspiration. And your "Panthers Royale" decorations for Deck the Halls are simply terrific!!! THANK YOU for being "ALL IN"! 

David Smith is one of the nicest and most helpful people I have ever met!  Thank you, David, for all that you do!!!

DREW JACOBS THE VIDEO WIZARD!!

Drew Created the single most viewed piece of social media content in the history of any EIU instagram account!

Thanks for helping hype up Homecoming!

Thank you to Michael Babcock for revolutionizing EIU athletics Media Days!

With your help our student athlete experience is on the rise! We couldn't have done it without you!

Thank you for assisting me and giving me direction. Cristine was very helpful when I was needing assistance with work related issues. Her positiveness and guidance has been very uplifting. Thank you for all you do here at EIU.  

Always being positive, giving great direction and helping me when I was having a rough time with work. Thank you for guiding me in the right direction. Represents great work ethics. 

Catrina is always willing to help anyway that she can. Even if she is swamped with her own projects. She is always willing to help with a smile on her face!

Thank you, Ryan, for editing the Student Handbook for us with lightning speed! Your assistance was deeply appreciated!

I would like to give a shoutout to Maggie and the other TRIO staff for putting on a great retreat this year! It was a privilege to be a part of this retreat! Keep up the good work!

Thank you, RJ, for being my "hero of the week" and stepping in to help with technological challenges during a difficult time. Your swift response and kind spirit were deeply appreciated!

Austin came and fixed our classroom computer as soon as I called!

Jude always shows up with a smile and a ready-to-go attitude! Jude also updated our Global Site Manager - which was very old and very in need of an overhaul. The new version is much more user friendly and has new features that makes everyone's jobs easier. Thanks Jude!

Lucas has done an amazing job on making the EIU website much easier for everyone to update and look good! It was a big project to update our infrastructure, and he did a fabulous job!