Match results were also announced for SIU's 14 residency programs based in Springfield . The first-year residents will join 162 senior residents and fellows already in training at SIU programs in Springfield. All 17 of the first-year positions at the SIU family practice residency programs in Carbondale, Decatur and Quincy also were filled in the Match. Job Fair at SIUC to Focus on Policing, Corrections, Security Students and area residents seeking jobs in policing, corrections, probation, security and loss prevention may attend an upcoming Administration of Justice Career Fair at SIUC . Representatives from more than 40 agencies will be on hand from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, April 20, in the SIUC Student Center ballrooms.
Admission is free.
Organizers say agencies are interested in students educated in administration of justice as well as other areas. Agencies may also recruit those who are bilingual, have strong communication skills, research skills, or hard science and laboratory experience. SIUE Head Start Director Elected Region V President John Lovelace, director of SIUE's St. Clair County Head Start program, recently was elected president of National Head Start Region V , a private, nonprofit membership organization comprised of Head Start programs in Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Illinois. During his two years in office, Lovelace will preside over efforts to increase federal appropriations for low-income children and families. He also will be responsible for planning and providing annual training and conferences for Head Start staff and parents.