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nn 1 0 Is the Faculty SIUE's Mission Extends IUE students benefit from working closely with faculty who teach both undergraduate and graduate classes. Beyond the Classro Seventy-four percent of SIUE faculty hold the highest degree available in their field (usually the Ph.D.). Faculty' are engaged in significant research, and many others provide consulting services to organizations throughout the United States and in other nations. Their research and first-hand knowledge enrich the classroom experience of all SIUE students. Regional economic development has been a major SIUE emphasis during the 12 years of President Earl Lazerson's administration.

The University has become a vital partner in Southwestern Illinois' contributions toward transforming the Greater St. Louis Area into an education, transportation, business, industrial, technological, communication and cultural hub of the Midwest. SIUE officers hold leadership roles in many regional development organizations including Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois, the Mississippi River Bridge Committee of the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, the executive committee of the Regional Commerce and Growth Association, and the Kurt Smith (far left), assistant professor of Electrical Engineering, discusses magnetic resonance imaging with Electrical Engineering students Kunal Joarder (seated), graduate student from India; Lance Kendrick, senior from Florissant; and Michelle Fiala, senior from St. Louis. Southwestern Illinois Development Authority.

President Lazerson also is chairman of the City of East St. Louis Financial Advisory Authority appointed in 1990 by Governor Thompson, and he served as chairman of the Illinois Department of Transportation Advisory committee for the extension of Interstate 255 (FAP 413) to the Alton-Godfrey area. (Left to right) SIUE Nursing faculty Sylvia Mitchell, Margaret Beaman and Betty Walker work with Connie Causey (not pictured), graduate Nursing student from Centralia, In educating health professionals about AIDS and how to care for AIDS patients. i iM mm ii 1 1. ri Linguist Ron Schaefer, associate professor of English, is the first person to devise a written system for Emai, a language spoken in south central Nigeria.

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