English professor Ron Schaefer has been named Graduate School acting associate dean for research. Schaeffer will start his job in the fall semester while a committee conducts a national search to fill the job permanently. "Ron's experience will bring an invaluable perspective to the Graduate School in assisting faculty with grants," Dean of Graduate Studies and Research Stephen Hansen said.…

A new campus organization hopes to help members of the community raise their voices this fall. Leah Orwig, a first-year graduate student in the Social Work Department, hopes to bring a chapter of the Raise Your Voice Campaign to SIUE. "Raise Your Voice is a volunteer-based organization to get students and community members involved in finding struggles and concerns within their campus and community, and then working with local leaders to find ways to fix them," Orwig said.… Post the First Comment

Patricia Kessen, secretary III for the TRIO programs of the East St. Louis Center, received the June employee of the month award. "It was very unexpected," Kessen said. "I feel very honored." The TRIO program is dedicated to motivating and supporting students from low-income households and first-generation college students.… Post the First Comment

SIUE is about to begin its first overhaul of the General Education program in more than 20 years, according to an e-mail sent by Faculty Senate President Joel Hardman and Historical Studies professor Eric Ruckh. The General Education program was last reviewed in 1982.… Post the First Comment