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ACADEMICS AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLECollege of Arts and SciencesKevin Leonard, DeanCentral to SIUE’s exceptional and comprehensiveeducation, the College of Arts and Sciences offersdegree programs in the natural sciences, humanities,arts, social sciences and communications. The Collegetouches the lives of all SIUE students, helping themexplore diverse ideas and experiences, while learningto think and live as fulfilled, productive membersof the global community. Study abroad, servicelearning, internships and other experiential learningopportunities better prepare SIUE students not only tosucceed in our region’s workplaces, but also to becomevaluable leaders who make important contributions toour communities.School of BusinessTimothy Schoenecker, DeanThe School of Business is among an elite 5% ofbusiness schools worldwide that have earned theprestigious seal of approval from the Associationto Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)International. The accounting program holds specializedaccreditation by the AACSB. Only 2% of businessschools worldwide are AACSB-accredited in bothbusiness and accounting. Each year, students findinternships, cooperative education opportunities andemployment with major corporations such as Bayer, TheBoeing Company, Edward Jones, Emerson, Enterprise,Nestlé Purina and World Wide Technology, as well asscores of small- and medium-sized businesses. Graduatesare highly prepared to begin productive careers in thefields of computer information systems, economics,entrepreneurship, finance, business administration,human resource management, international business,management, marketing and accounting.6School of Education, Healthand Human BehaviorRobin Hughes, DeanSchool of Education, Health and Human Behaviorgraduates can choose from a variety of career pathsin education, applied health and behavioral sciences.Through rewarding partnerships with regional agenciesand public school districts, students learn through handson experience in their fields of interest. The School’scommitment to experiential learning and communityoutreach is demonstrated through its clinics and theactivities of its student organizations. Visit us onTwitter and Instagram to learn more about ourstudents’ successes.School of EngineeringCem Karacal, DeanThe School of Engineering offers eight undergraduateand five graduate programs, as well as two collaborativePhD programs with SIUC, making it one of the mostcomprehensive and largest engineering schools inthe region. The School prepares students to meetthe growing needs in our region and nation for moreengineers, computer scientists and constructionmanagers. The engineering, information technology andconstruction companies in the St. Louis metropolitanregion provide exciting, challenging and high incomejobs, internships and cooperative opportunities to ourstudents. More than 60% of our graduates have takenpositions in the St. Louis metropolitan region. Studentsare not only educated in the classroom and laboratory,but also through undergraduate research projects andstudent organizations that participate in collegiatecontests, such as the formula race car, solar car, miniBaja, robotics, steel bridge, concrete canoe and many more.

ACADEMICS AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLESchool of NursingMark Luer, Interim DeanThe School of Nursing offers an excellent learningenvironment, which prepares students for careersas professional nurses. The School partners withhundreds of healthcare agencies in central andsouthern Illinois and the St. Louis region to providestudents with quality clinical practicum sites. Studentsalso practice required nursing skills in the School’sSimulated Learning Center to promote critical thinkingand safe care before encountering patients in actualclinical settings. Graduate programs include master’sdegrees in healthcare and nursing administration,and nurse educator; a post-master’s doctor of nursingpractice (DNP) degree; and a post-baccalaureate DNPwith specializations in nurse anesthesia, family nursepractitioner, and psychiatric mental health.School of PharmacyMark Luer, DeanThe School of Pharmacy, the only pharmacy program insouthern Illinois, offers a professional program leadingto the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master ofScience in pharmaceutical sciences. A cooperative PhDprogram in pharmacology and neuroscience is offeredwith the SIU School of Medicine. Established in 2005, theSchool graduated its first class in May 2009 and is fullyaccredited by the Accreditation Council for PharmacyEducation. Our graduates enter a wide variety ofprofessional settings, including community pharmacies,hospitals, the pharmaceutical industry and academia.SIUE pharmacy students work alongside other healthprofessionals. This team approach allows healthcareprofessionals to optimize drug therapy and offer thehighest quality of patient care.School of Dental MedicineBruce Rotter, DeanThe Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicineis proud of its established tradition of graduating highlyprepared general practitioners of dental medicine. Since1972, the School has continued to carry out its mission toimprove the oral health of southern Illinois and the regionthrough education, patient care, scholarship and service.Through the care provided at the University’s main clinicin Alton and the community clinics in East St. Louis andEdwardsville, as well as through its community outreachprograms, the School serves as a vital oral healthcareprovider for residents of southern and central Illinois, andthe St. Louis metropolitan region.Library and Information ServicesLis Pankl, DeanLibrary and Information Services provides informationresources and technology for teaching, learning andscholarship. Information resources are available inall formats with a strong preference given to digitalcollections, which are heavily accessed by users. LovejoyLibrary is a member of CARLI (Consortium of Academicand Research Libraries in Illinois) which provides SIUEusers full access to the holdings of the 130 CARLIlibraries that share a catalog of millions of item records.Along with access to OCLC’s WorldCat, with more thantwo billion items held by participating libraries, LovejoyLibrary opens the world to SIUE users. Library resourcesare available through social media, its mobile website,3D scanning and printing, and traditional methods. Asin all successful 21st century academic libraries, libraryfaculty are subject specialists who provide informationliteracy and technology instruction. They assist SIUEfaculty in identifying and selecting open access materials,publishing research locally, and curating collections in ourinstitutional repository, known as SPARK.Graduate SchoolJerry Weinberg, DeanThe National Science Foundation lists SIUE among thetop five doctoral/professional institutions in the U.S. interms of research and development expenditures. TheSIUE Graduate School offers more than 100 areas ofstudy with master’s, post-baccalaureate certificates anddoctoral degrees in a variety of disciplines. Studentsprepare for the challenges of their professions in a rich,intellectual learning environment emphasizing researchand practice.7

HISTORY OF ACADEMIC REGALIAThe pageantry of the academic procession is used formany of the formal and significant events at SIUE.square to symbolize a book. A different style, called theCambridge cap, resembles a large beret.Inherited from the medieval universities of the 11th and12th centuries when woolen gowns and hoods wereworn by scholars for warmth in unheated quarters, thewearing of academic vestments and the procession werenot adopted throughout the United States until the late19th century.The use of a dark hood in academic processions isthought to have arisen from the clerical practice ofwearing a cap or mantle in religious processions duringthe 12th and 13th centuries, when universities arosefrom cathedral schools.Academic life in the Middle Ages began first in thechurch, then in the guilds. The teaching guild was theguild of the master of arts, where the bachelor was theapprentice of the master and the dress was the outwardsign of privilege and responsibility, designed to distinguishthe wearer from the merchants and other townsmen.Principal features of academic dress are the gown, capand hood. Both Cambridge and Oxford Universities,since the 15th century, have made academic dress amatter of university control, even to its minor details, andhave repeatedly published revised regulations. Americanuniversities agreed on a definite system in 1894. In1932, the American Council on Education presented arevised code which, for the most part, governs the styleof academic dress today.Traditionally, gowns are also black. In recent years,however, a number of universities have adopted otherhues which signify the school’s traditional colors, such ascrimson for Harvard, blue for Yale.The bachelor’s gown is a yoked, closed-front garmentwith long, pointed sleeves. The master’s has long, closedsleeves slit just above the elbow, permitting the forearmsto protrude. The doctor’s has full, bell-shaped sleeves andis trimmed with velvet panels down the front, and threevelvet bars on each sleeve. The color of the panels andsleeves varies to indicate the doctoral field.The academic hoods, worn around the neck and downthe back of the gown, are lined with the official colorsof the college or university conferring the degree. Thebinding or edging of the hood usually represents thesubject of the degree.The cap worn almost universally in academic processionsis the Oxford cap, better known as the mortarboard.From poetry we learn that the cap of scholarship was8Applied Communication Studies - Silver GrayInterdisciplinary ‑ WhiteArt, Letters, Humanities ‑ WhiteJournalism - CrimsonBusiness, Accountancy, Commerce - DrabMusic ‑ PinkCriminal Justice Studies - IvoryNursing ‑ ApricotDental Medicine ‑ LavenderPharmacy - Olive GreenEconomics ‑ CopperPhilosophy - Dark BlueEducation ‑ Light BluePublic Administration - PeacockEngineering ‑ OrangeScience ‑ Golden YellowFine Arts ‑ BrownSocial Science, Social Work ‑ Citron

COMMENCEMENT AT SIUEMaceThe SIUE ceremonial mace was created in 1981 by thelate Michael E. Mason. He earned both a Bachelor ofArts and Master of Fine Arts from SIUE and served ascurator of the University Museum. At that time, thepresident of SIUE (the position now called chancellor),Earl Lazerson, instituted traditional, formal regaliafor use on significant ceremonial occasions. In 2005,Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift restored the tradition ofthe mace at all commencement and other academicceremonies. A stand was subsequently constructed and,in recognition of the values of the University, engravedbrass plaques were added to the ceremonial mace withthe words Citizenship, Excellence, Inclusion, Integrity andWisdom.International FlagsThe flags flown at commencement represent the homenations of all SIUE students. Nearly 400 internationalstudents from 62 nations currently attend SIUE.International students contribute to the University’sdiverse learning environment by sharing their uniquecultures and introducing new perspectives to SIUE.Chancellor’s MedallionThe Chancellor’s Chain of Office is a symbol of theguidance and inspiration of current University leadershipbuilding on the achievements of the past. It is a reminderof our accomplishmments, as well as the challengesand opportunities to come. The medallion of the chainhas the mark of the University surrounded in laurels,a time-honored symbol of education. The chain bearsChancellor Pembrook’s name and the names of pastleaders of SIUE.Granting of DegreesCandidates for degrees listed in this commencementprogram are those who completed degree requirementsor who, at the time of publication, were reasonablycertain of completing degree requirements. Inclusion inthis publication may not be construed as documentationof completion of degree requirements. Certification ofthe conferral of a degree is by receipt of a diploma orofficial transcript noting degree completion.Beautifully situated on 2,660 acres, SIUE offers easy access to professional and culturalopportunities in metropolitan St. Louis, located just 25 miles from campus.9

ACADEMIC AND OTHER RECOGNITIONHonors RecognitionCandidates graduating with honors are noted in the program and their accomplishments are characterized by the color ofthe academic cord worn with their regalia.* cum laude (with honors – 3.50 to 3.74)Red cord** magna cum laude (high honors – 3.75 to 3.89)Gold cord*** summa cum laude (highest honors – 3.90 or higher) White cordH Honors ScholarsOther Academic RecognitionStudents who are members of specific academic honorary organizations noted below are wearing cords, stoles ormedallions as indicated:Golden Key International Honor Society – Blue and gold cordsHonors Scholars – Medallion on red ribbonJohnetta Haley Scholars Academy – Red and white stoleMeridian Scholars – Medallion on red ribbonPhi Eta Sigma, Freshman Honor Society – Gold stole with black lettersPhi Kappa Phi Honor Society – Medallion on blue ribbonSALUTE Veterans National Honor Society – Gold and blue stoles (Graduate) White and blue stoles (Undergraduate)Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society – Royal blue and gold cordsCollege of Arts and SciencesAlpha Kappa Delta, Sociology Honor Society – Teal cordsGamma Theta Upsilon, The Honor Society in Geography – Gold stole and blue, gold and brown cordsLambda Pi Eta, Communication Studies Honor Society – Red and white cordsPhi Alpha Theta, The Honor Society in History – Madonna red and light blue cordsPi Alpha Alpha, Public Administration Honor Society – Blue and gold cordsPi Mu Epsilon, Mathematics National Honor Society – Violet, gold and lavender cordsPi Sigma Alpha, The National Political Science Honor Society – Red, white and black cordsSigma Tau Delta, International Honor Society for English – Red and black cordsSTELLAR Students – Silver and red zipper pulls/medallionsSchool of BusinessBeta Alpha Psi, Honor Society for Accounting – Red and black cordsBeta Gamma Sigma, Honor Society for Business Majors – Royal blue and gold medallionsSchool of Dental MedicineOmicron Kappa Upsilon, The Dental Honor Society – Gold medallion on lavender ribbonSchool of Education, Health and Human BehaviorChi Sigma Alpha, The International Student Affairs Honor Society – Maroon and gold cordsEta Sigma Gamma, The Health Education Honor Society – Two color green and gold cordsKappa Delta Pi, The International Honor Society in Education – Violet and jade green cordsPsi Chi, The International Honor Society of Psychology – Platinum and dark blue cordsSchool of EngineeringChi Epsilon, Civil Engineering Honor Society – Two white and one purple cordsEta Kappa Nu, International Honor Society for Electrical Engineering – Medallion on blue and red ribbonPi Tau Sigma, International Honor Society for Mechanical Engineers – White stole and murrey and azure cordsSigma Lambda Chi, International Construction Honor Society – White stole and green and yellow cords10

ACADEMIC AND OTHER RECOGNITIONSchool of NursingDean’s Medallion – Medallion on red and black ribbonGraduate Honors – Red, white and apricot cordSigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing – Lavender and white cordsSchool of PharmacyAmerican Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists – Light blue cordCollege of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists – Turquoise and white cordsPhi Lambda Sigma, The National Pharmacy Leadership Society – Kelly green and gold cordsRho Chi, The Academic Honor Society in Pharmacy – Purple and white cordsStudent National Pharmaceutical Association – Black and White cordsStudents receiving other recognition are noted below:Order of Omega – Cream stole with gold letteringSenior Campaign contributors – Red, black and white cordsStudent Athletes – Bronze medallion with red and white ribbonStudent Leadership Development Program – Bronze medallion with red ribbonUndergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program Associates – Silver cords11

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: DONNA RICHTERFor more than 40 years, Southern Illinois Builders Association (SIBA) CEO Donna Richter has beendedicated to the betterment of the construction industry in southern Illinois. For this work and herongoing partnership with SIUE, Richter is the 2021 recipient of the University’s DistinguishedService Award.Over the course of her career, Richter has developed a strong partnership with SIUE and itsSchool of Engineering. She has created numerous opportunities for students in the Department ofConstruction by funding scholarships, sharing industry connections and supportingadvancement initiatives.Richter began

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