The April 11 event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Student Government , the Student Life Advisory Board, and the University Center Board . Students will have the opportunity to visit SIUC laboratories, featuring topics such as fish genetics, animal cloning and electronic circuitry. Fifteen students will present their research, either in paper or poster form, to their peers and judges on Monday, April 2. The awards ceremony takes place at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the fourth-floor video lounge in the Student Center. Disaster preparedness professionals will bring you up to date on the region's strategies in the event of earthquakes, tornadoes, floods or other natural disasters.
Admission is free.
A luncheon will be held after the forum. Michael Chamness, director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and an SIUC alum, will be guest speaker. The SIUC Master in Public Administration program is sponsoring both events. Despite chilly temperatures at the Lindenwood Lady Lions Invitational, the SIUE women's golf team placed third out of seven teams with a team score of 758. Lindenwood won the tournament with a score of 691.