SIUE Cougar Welcome Resource Fair will Meet Students Virtually
Offices and departments at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are preparing to connect with students this fall semester by offering videos of their services online.
The 2020 Cougar Welcome Resource Fair will be virtual this year, according to Alexa Bueltel, coordinator of Campus Life in SIUE’s Kimmel Student Involvement Center (KSIC). The deadline for SIUE offices and departments to submit their interest is 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7. They do not have submit videos at that time.
“It is traditional for offices and departments who offer services to and for students to participate in the annual Resource Fair,” explained Bueltel. “This year, we are asking those interested in participating to submit a video up to five minutes long to our office. We plan to have all the videos uploaded by the first week of fall semester, beginning on Monday, Aug. 24.”
After the offices and departments have expressed interest, Bueltel will email detailed instructions the week of Monday, Aug. 10. Once all of the videos are received, KSIC will edit them for closed captioning. The virtual welcomes will be uploaded to Flipgrid, a website for social learning.
“The virtual fair allows students to get important information that will be readily available,” said Bueltel. “We want to make sure our students feel connected to our institution, and recognize that they are supported at SIUE. The site could potentially be available for the full semester.”
To express an interest in participating in the virtual fair, contact Bueltel at albuelt@siue.edu.
