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Shout Outs

Welcome to the Eastern Illinois University Shout Out Page. The Staff Senate has established this page to foster the morale of EIU employees and cultivate a positive campus atmosphere. Shout Outs serve as public expressions of gratitude and recognition, allowing us to acknowledge the exceptional efforts of individuals, departments, and others on a daily basis.

We encourage you to utilize the Shout Out submission form to appreciate and commend your colleagues. To create a Shout Out, simply click on the 'Make a Shout Out' tab and log in. Once your Shout Out is submitted, a moderator will review it and proudly display your submission on the Shout Out page.

The Staff Senate at Eastern Illinois University is currently rewarding eligible employees who receive a Shout Out with one $10 EIU Food Court gift card per fiscal year (effective July 1, 2024).

Eligible EIU employees who received a $10 EIU Food Court gift card with a Shout Out must redeem those cards by the expiration date of May 31, 2025. Enjoy up to $10 off your next one-time purchase at the University Food Court; card must be surrendered during time of purchase.

This page is dedicated to the memory of UPD Officer Harold Harris.

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Jessica Cobert got a shoutout! Feb 3, 2023

Jessica is doing an amazing job overseeing the Counseling Clinic and helping students!

Patrick Duzan got a shoutout! Feb 3, 2023

Thank you for fixing our banging pipes in pemberton hall. 

April Jackson got a shoutout! Feb 2, 2023

Shout out to April Jackson for being so responsive and resourceful in helping our students AND helping faculty support those students.  You are so understanding. EIU is lucky to have you!!

Nicholas Fonseca got a shoutout from Donald Holly! Jan 30, 2023

Nick has been tremendously helpful in reserving rooms for our department at a time when we are without an office manager. thanks!

Tara Upton got a shoutout from Emma Noble! Jan 26, 2023

Tara and her team have been SO helpful with our upgrade for our online educational courses and for dealing with stuff on the back side. Your assistance has made it smooth and manageable! Thanks a lot! :) 

Dawn Zachow got a shoutout from Emma Noble! Jan 26, 2023

Dawn and her team have been SO helpful with our upgrade for our online educational courses. I couldn't have tackled the task with out the expertise and guidance! Thank you sooooo much! 

Lynn Griesemer got a shoutout! Jan 26, 2023

A big thank you to Lynn Griesemer for organizing campus tutoring information for our students passing through Advising and TRIO! Thank you for keeping your colleagues and students in the know!

Jason Jacobs got a shoutout from Donald Holly! Jan 23, 2023

Thank you Jason (and facilities) for your prompt (same day!) attention to a work order, and for making a small adjustment to the order on the spot.

Vaughn Plunkett got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Jan 18, 2023

We appreciate your hard work on December 26th, Vaughn! Thank you for contributing to the team effort to get everything under control and cleaned up!

Mike Goble got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Jan 18, 2023

Thank you, Mike, for your all of your efforts on December 26th. We know it was a challenging situation! Other than some missing ceiling tiles, everything seems to be back to normal. We appreciate your hard work!

Michael Coventry got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Jan 18, 2023

Mike, thank you for your hard work on December 26th at McAfee. You all came into a challenging situation and did a great job getting the flooding under control. We all appreciate your efforts!

Cody Ethington got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Jan 18, 2023

Cody, thank you for your efforts to get the flooding under control at McAfee the day after Christmas! We appreciate your hard work!

Kimberly Brookins got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Jan 18, 2023

Thank you, Kim, for your hard work to get the flood waters in McAfee under control and cleaned up! We appreciate your hard work!

Diane Highland got a shoutout from Myra Taylor! Jan 17, 2023

THANK YOU for ensuring the meeting set up was perfect! It's like having a Fairy Godmother who specializes in meetings!  I wish I could hold ALL my events at the library!

Arlene Brown got a shoutout from Myra Taylor! Jan 13, 2023

Thank you, Arlene, for facilitating the running of the "Success in Graduate School" event--and the laughs while doing so! Your calm demeanor and can-do attitude is such a terrific gift to me and EIU. 

Elizabeth Heldebrandt got a shoutout from Myra Taylor! Jan 13, 2023

Thank you SO much for all the work in getting the West Reading room set up for the Success in Graduate School event! It was terrific walking in and seeing everything--down to the tablecloths--set-up perfectly

Jennie Thompson got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Jan 9, 2023

Jennie - what would we have done without you? You did an amazing job cleaning up the mess from the great McAfee flood of 2022!! The offices look incredible! We all appreciate your efforts.

Michelle Wayne got a shoutout from Brian Reid! Jan 9, 2023

I want to thank Michelle for her work to run an Ethernet cable for our new copier. She was efficient, professional and got the job done quickly. She communicated every step of the process, letting us know what was happening. It was a pleasure to work with Michelle!

Jennie Thompson got a shoutout! Jan 6, 2023

Thank you Jennie Thompson for all your hard work after the flooding in McAfee! Everyone in the Building mentioned your name and told me what a Great job you did getting things back to normal! I don't believe there was any one person that didn't brag on your efforts and how well you took care of them!

Thank you Jennie! Your efforts reflect on all of us!

Donna Noffke got a shoutout from Marisol Gamboa! Jan 5, 2023

Shout out to Donna Noffke!!! I appreciate Donna going above and beyond to onboarding a new employee in a short time frame. 

I truly appreciate everything  she did!

Chad Turner got a shoutout from Angela Campbell! Jan 4, 2023

Thank you for always making sure our updates are applied quickly. I appreciate your help!

James Guymon got a shoutout from Michelle Wayne! Dec 16, 2022

Jim,

Thanks for always answering my calls to help us complete the installation of wifi in LSPN.  Lynette and I are very appreciative of all the support you gave any time we requested it.

Thanks,

Michelle (Electric Shop)

Michelle Burnside got a shoutout from Michelle Wayne! Dec 16, 2022

Michelle,

Thanks for supporting the electric shop to install the wifi for the students at LSPN.  Lynette and I appreciate that you were available to help with very little notice and always met our request for help.

Thanks,

Michelle

Kreig Upton got a shoutout from Michelle Wayne! Dec 16, 2022

Kreig,

Lynette and I really appreciate the extra effort you took to help us complete the wifi project at LSPN.  Thank you for being accessible anytime we required your service.

Thanks,

Michelle Wayne (Electric Shop)

Brian Goad got a shoutout! Dec 6, 2022

Brian, it is nice to see all the activity on SM for Lumpkin College.

The photos and captions help tell the story of our students. Keep up the good work.

Rose Myers-Bradley got a shoutout! Nov 28, 2022

Thank you Rosie for all you do for the Human Services Department! Your dedication and expertise is truly exceptional. We are so grateful to have someone like you on our team who is willing to go above and beyond to achieve such great success for our team.

Tristum Bennett got a shoutout! Nov 21, 2022

Thank you Tris for all your diligent work processing library materials! You make the wheels of the library turn! 

Alisa Gray got a shoutout! Nov 21, 2022

Thanks to Alisa Gray for running the Human Services office! Alisa is invaluable.

Danielle Goehner got a shoutout! Nov 17, 2022

Thank you, Danielle, for all that you do!  You always follow up on issues and get answers to the problems that we have.  I can't imagine how busy you must be, but you always make time to help, and you do so in a friendly and professional way.  You are SO appreciated!  EIU is lucky to have you!

Julia Kemper got a shoutout from Lynn Griesemer! Nov 17, 2022

Thank you, Julia for helping fix our issues (when they arise) in McAfee! You always get our concerns expressed to the appropriate staff. We all appreciate you!!

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