SI Leaders
Summer 2024
We have 17 SI leaders and 3 team leaders at SIUE this semester. SI leaders are knowledgeable, qualified students who have taken the targeted SI course on campus and received a good grade. Team leaders are veteran SI Leaders who act as mentors to the members of their content-based team.
If you are interested in becoming an SI Leader, please complete the following SI Leader Application.
In the SI program, we value excellence in all aspects of college life, which includes academics, extracurricular activities, and volunteer work. Our leaders are actively involved in college life. We thought it fitting to showcase our leaders and their accomplishments.
We asked each leader to list their future job hopes and prospects, as well as participation in clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, and volunteer work.
Team Leaders
Belle Hill (She/Her/Hers)
Major: Biological Sciences - Medical Science
Minor: Chemistry
Class Year: Senior
Potential Graduation Date: December 2025
Past SI Courses Covered: CHEM 121B, CHEM 241B
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: Medical School, Emergency Doctor
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): I'm in Alpha Phi, work as an URCA, am in Pre-Health Hub, and work as a scribe for Mercy St. Louis.
Shaun Pacatte
PHYS 131
Major: Computer Engineering
Minor: Mathematical Studies
Class Year: Junior
Potential Graduation Date: May 2026
Past SI Courses Covered: PHYS 131, PHYS 141
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: I am heavily interested in both hardware and software. I hope by the time I graduate I narrow down my interests and either attend graduate school or start my career in the Electrical/Computer Engineering field.
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): IEEE at SIUE
Maddeson "Maddy" Sparks (She/Her/Hers)
Major: Chemistry - ACS Certified in Biochemistry
Class Year: Senior
Potential Graduation Date: May 2025
Past SI Courses Covered: PHYS 151
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: I plan to work somewhere in the chemistry field but am not sure of any specific jobs I would want to do.
Biology Leaders
Becca Mueller (She/Her/Hers)
BIOL 140
Major: Nursing
Class Year: Senior
Potential Graduation Date: May 2025
Past SI Courses Covered: BIOL 140, BIOL 250, BIOL 319
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: After graduating from SIUE, I plan on working as a nurse in the ICU and then return to SIUE for the CRNA program.
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): I am the secretary of the SIUE Student Nurse Association.
Jerzie Grob
BIOL 240A
Major: Exercise Science
Class Year: Senior
Potential Graduation Date: May 2025
Past SI Courses Covered: BIOL 240A
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: I plan on attending graduate school to pursue a degree in physical therapy. I have found an interest in women's health, but we'll see!
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): I am an Illinois state scholar and Horatio Alger Illinois scholarship recipient.
Chemistry Leaders
John Kim
CHEM 120A
Major: Nursing
Class Year: Junior
Potential Graduation Date: May 2026
Past SI Courses Covered: CHEM 120A
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: One day, I will become a nurse practitioner specialized in cardiology.
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): Honors Student Association, Provost Scholar, PLTL Leader, Presidential Volunteer Award.
Paris Kinsley (She/Her/Hers)
CHEM 120B
Major: Nursing
Class Year: Junior
Potential Graduation Date: May 2026
Past SI Courses Covered: BIOL 240A
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: I hope to specialize in nursing education and later become a professor of nursing.
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): I am a Provost scholar who's done research in brain differentiation and the hormones that affect that process.
Noah Roberts (He/Him/His)
CHEM 121B
Major: Pharmacy
Class Year: P2/Senior
Potential Graduation Date: May 2027
Past SI Courses Covered: CHEM 113, CHEM 121A, CHEM 121B
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: I plan to own or work in a community pharmacy as the Pharmacist-in-Charge one day and to know and have personal connections with my future patients. I am currently a Pharmacist Intern for CVS inside of Schnucks.
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): I am currently a P2 student at the School of Pharmacy at SIUE. I have also been a workshop PLTL leader for CHEM 121A/B as well as have worked as a Front Desk Manager (DM) and Resident Assistant (RA) for SIUE University Housing.
Braden Pschirrer
CHEM 241B
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: Chemistry, Forensic Sciences
Class Year: Junior
Potential Graduation Date: May 2026
Past SI Courses Covered: CHEM 121B
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: General Dentist
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): Provost Scholar
Management Science Leaders
Nicholas Witaschek
MS 250
Major: Business Administration - Finance
Class Year: Junior
Potential Graduation Date: May 2026
Past SI Courses Covered: MS 250
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: My ideal professional position after graduation would be in the field of finance and/or data analytics and/or computer information systems. I would enjoy a role applying the knowledge I will have learned in school to become a valuable employee. Being able to incorporate my intended German focus would be a plus.
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): SIUE Cougar Pride Scholarship Recipient, Homer L. & Helen L. Cox Scholarship Recipient, Dean's List, NeXus Gala Volunteer.
Ny'La Hill (She/Her/Hers)
MS 251
Major: Accountancy
Class Year: Senior
Potential Graduation Date: December 2024
Past SI Courses Covered: MS 250, MS 251
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: I hope to someday become a forensic accountant!
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): For the summer of 2024 I will have an assurance internship which will allow me to get more experience working within the accounting field. Outside of accounting, I also enjoy volunteering in the Southern Illinois region as well as the St. Louis area. I am also the recipient of the Cougar Pride Scholarship, Johnetta Haley Scholarship, Harry & Lena Memorial Scholarship and the RSM Foundation Scholarship.
Mathematics Leaders
Maddie Buchanan (She/Her/Hers)
FIN 320
Major: Business Administration - Finance
Class Year: Junior
Potential Graduation Date: December 2025
Past SI Courses Covered: MS 250
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: Financial Manager
Physics Leaders
Shaun Pacatte
PHYS 131
Major: Computer Engineering
Minor: Mathematical Studies
Class Year: Junior
Potential Graduation Date: May 2026
Past SI Courses Covered: PHYS 131, PHYS 141
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: I am heavily interested in both hardware and software. I hope by the time I graduate I narrow down my interests and either attend graduate school or start my career in the Electrical/Computer Engineering field.
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): IEEE at SIUE
Leopold Tejkowski (He/Him/His)
PHYS 152
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Mathematical Studies
Class Year: Senior
Potential Graduation Date: December 2024
Past SI Courses Covered: PHYS 152
Future Job Hopes/Prospects: I'd like to focus on digital signal processing, which is a branch of electrical engineering, in the medical field.
Other important information (clubs, organizations, internships, scholarships, research work, volunteer work, etc.): Pearls of Power Foundation: Leadership Scholar