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Daily Eastern News: October 29, 2025
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2025 - Dr. Linda Simpson
No full textDr. Linda Simpson has dedicated more than three decades to Eastern Illinois University, beginning as an adjunct instructor in the 1990s and joining the faculty in 1997. Throughout her tenure, she has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to teaching, innovation, service, and student success.
A trailblazer in online teaching and learning, Dr. Simpson taught EIU’s first online course and played an instrumental role in shaping the university’s early digital learning environment. She helped establish the Center for Academic Technology Services (CATS), provided one-on-one mentorship to faculty transitioning online, and has served as a Quality Matters reviewer, a role that involves critically evaluating online courses to ensure they meet rigorous standards for design, accessibility, and learner engagement. She was one of the first faculty to earn a Quality Online Course designation for her general education course, Personal and Family Financial Literacy .Her expertise in instructional technology has been recognized through multiple grants and university honors, as well as invitations to present at local, state, national, and international conferences. She has also consulted with higher education institutions across the country to enhance their online learning capacity.
Dr. Simpson is widely recognized for her leadership in financial literacy education. She founded and continues to coordinate the Financial Literacy Minor and established the Literacy in Financial Education (LIFE) Center after securing a highly competitive grant to strengthen financial education for EIU students. Her work has expanded far beyond campus, creating impactful financial literacy initiatives for parents, youth, and older adults. Her book, Mindful and Intentional Money Management, further extends her mission to empower individuals and families with practical money management skills. Her curriculum development has reached global communities, including the creation of the Finance for Her program that has educated more than 700 women in rural India.
Her service to the university spans every level of leadership. Dr. Simpson has chaired and served on major search committees, supported departmental accreditation efforts, advised student organizations, and held significant roles across department, college, and university committees. As department chair and assistant chair, she strengthened academic programs, supported faculty development, and promoted student engagement. She has also served in elected leadership roles on bodies such as the Council on Graduate Studies and the Intercollegiate Athletic Board.
Dr. Simpson’s professional service includes extensive work with state and national associations, textbook and journal review, conference leadership, and advocacy for financial education at the state level. Her dedication to supporting older adults through technology is reflected in her past presidency of the Senior Independent Living Collaborative, where she developed innovative resources to help seniors safely age in place.
p\u3e Equally committed to her community, Dr. Simpson has served on multiple nonprofit boards, supported domestic violence initiatives, volunteered with youth programs, and contributed significantly to ministries at Kansas Christian Church. Her service has strengthened local organizations such as CASA, the Coalition for People in Need, and community outreach programs that support vulnerable children and families.
Across her career, Dr. Simpson has exemplified unwavering dedication to students, colleagues, the university, and the broader community. Her work has transformed financial education, advanced online learning, expanded community impact, and strengthened the mission of Eastern Illinois University.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/mendez_award/1010/thumbnail.jp
Peer to Peer Connections: Student ambassador team encourage belonging through library supports and services
No full textLibraries are an integral support system for students within a university organization, serving a unique purpose for students as they reinforce both academic and social emotional needs, ultimately lending to persistence, retention and graduation efforts. Academic libraries are also a third place in the lives of many students, helping them find their people and make community on campus. Over the last three years, faculty librarian Amy Odwarka from Mary J. Booth Library at Eastern Illinois University collaborated with students to build a robust student driven engagement team, the Library Ambassadors of Booth (the LAB), encouraging peer to peer communication and connection about library services that focus on student success, belonging and value at the library. Each semester, the LAB organizes multiple events to showcase library services for their peers. Some events are social in nature while others have a true academic scope, but all have successful attendance and positive feedback response from attendees. In this time the team has grown exponentially, taking on new responsibilities that help library administration understand the student perspective on library services, market library resources in fresh, student-centered avenues and grow a sense of community and belonging for all students at EIU. This student led team is not only helping their peers find community, but learning transferable skills at the same time that are resume worthy. Ultimately, the LAB finds success not just in quantitative measurements, with hundreds of students attending events throughout a year, but in qualitative measurements of how LAB events are impacting the student experience on campus. Join their librarian faculty advisor for an engaging presentation and discussion about how the LAB encourages peers to access library resources, adds to university efforts to keep everyone on track and share the message with all students that they belong at Booth
Escape Room
No full textFoil the plot of Dr. Chaos who has trapped our hero, the Blue Panther. Solve a series of diabolical puzzles in the ultimate fight of good versus evil. 50% action! 50% adventure! 100% comical! (click on View More for location/time)https://thekeep.eiu.edu/eiu_comic_fest_speakers_sessions/1011/thumbnail.jp
Dan Hagen
No full textGreat Caesar\u27s Ghost: Superhero Comics in Historical Perspective
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Jeannie Ludlow
No full textTransforming Feminist Motherhood through Graphic Imagery (click View More for location/time)https://thekeep.eiu.edu/eiu_comic_fest_speakers_sessions/1007/thumbnail.jp
Daily eastern News: September 10, 2025
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