Three Foundational Pillars
At SIUE, you can achieve your academic goals while taking advantage of a variety of opportunities to cultivate an active, purposeful lifestyle. These experiences are an important part of your education and enhance your academic and professional development. The Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub focuses on three key pillars to prepare students to become the next generation of leaders that are committed to service, diversity and lifelong learning.
Student Leadership and Governance
This team will offer high touch advising to governing student organizations (Student Government, Senate, Committees, and Fraternity and Sorority Life governing councils), advise a portfolio of student organizations and chapters, and provide infrastructure and resources for all student organizations. This team supports student involvement and student leadership development.
- SIU System Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) Leadership Certificate
- ADEI Training for Student Groups and Organizations
- Emerging Leaders
- Student Government
- Student Organizations
- Sustained Dialogue Institute
Empathy, Humility, and Action
This team will develop programs that support personal growth and leadership development for SIUE students and community members through facilitated trainings and workshops, structured learning programs and experiences, and community service and engagement opportunities.
- AmeriCORPS Partnership
- Cougars in the Community
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon and Day of Service
- Leadership Programs
- SIUE Serves
- SIU System Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) Leadership Certificate
- Sustained Dialogue Institute
- Voter Education and Initiatives
Connections and Programming
This team will develop programs and events that develop students and community members' sense of belonging and engagement at SIUE.
- Affinity Celebrations
- Student Welcomes
- Student Graduation Celebrations
- Campus Activities Board - student programming board that hosts events throughout the year
- Cougar Welcome
- Family Weekend
- History and Heritage Month Programming and Events
- Homecoming
- Family Weekend
- Speakers Series
- SpringFest
- SIU System Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) Leadership Certificate
