EIU Saddened by the Loss of Jackie Moore
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NeWS A publication of the Lumpkin College of Business & Applied Sciences Philanthropy Office Edition: November 6, 2009 Philanthropy Office Hours EIU Saddened by the Loss of Jackie Moore Monday—Thursday The EIU athletic family was saddened at the 7:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m. news of assistant women’s basketball coach Friday Jackie Moore’s passing Wednesday night at 7:30a.m.—noon Sarah Bush Regional Hospital. A memorial service for Jackie is scheduled for 2 p.m. Contact Information Sunday in Lantz Arena. Jacqueline S. Joines, CFRE Director of Philanthropy Moore died late Wednesday at the age of 28 Lumpkin College of after collapsing while working out. Coles Business County Coroner Ed Schniers confirmed that & Applied Sciences Moore died at 9:44 p.m. Wednesday after 600 Lincoln Avenue being rushed to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Charleston, Illinois 61920 Center. Players and coaches spent Thursday together mourning the loss of the third-year coach who was a Email: [email protected] key figure in two of the most accomplished teams in program history. Phone: 217.581.7969 "Jackie was the glue that held this team together," said former forward Rachel Galligan. "Thinking about the impact she had on my life and the Eastern Illinois program last night and this morning, she genuinely cared for each and every one of us." Old Main Eastern head coach Brady Sallee hired Moore to be part of his staff in 2007 after she spent the National Historic Site previous year as an intern with the WNBA's Detroit Shock and the NBA's Detroit Pistons. He said one of the main things he will remember about Moore is her commitment to the program. "Jackie was somebody from day one that was loyal as an assistant as I have ever had or will ever have," Sallee said. "To watch her grow as a young assistant was a lot of fun. I was inspired by her willingness to grow and try to be great in this profession." Sallee said he thought of Moore as the type of person he would want his kids to emulate. "She was just an incredible role model for our players," he said. "I guarantee you not a day will go by that we don't make Jackie proud." Senior guard Ashley Thomas has worked extensively with Moore throughout her career at Eastern as one of Moore's responsibilities with the program was working with the guards. She said Moore was more than a coach to the team. She was a friend. "She was someone who believed in us and pushed us to be our best every day," Thomas said. "You never know how important something like that is until you don't have it. We are going to miss her in so many ways." An autopsy was performed Thursday in Springfield and Schniers said the death was of natural causes, but the official cause of Make Great Things death will not be known until the results are available in approximately four to six weeks. Happen! Funeral arrangements for Moore have not yet been made avail- Make a Gift Online! able. She is survived by her parents William Moore and Rose- Make a gift to your favorite marie Gignac, older brother Eddie and younger sister Stephanie. area at EIU online. Log on to https:// www.give2eiu.eiu.edu/ index.html. It’s convenient, Women's basketball assistant coach Jacqueline Moore, shown here secure, and confidential. watching over practice Monday in Lantz Arena. (Eric Hiltner/The Daily Eastern News) . NeWS A publication of the Lumpkin College of Business & Applied Sciences Philanthropy Office Edition: November 6, 2009 EIU Again Ranked Among Best in its Class By U.S. News & World Report For the 10th consecutive year, Eastern has been named one of the top Midwestern public universities in its class by U.S. News & World Report. EIU is ranked 11th among all Midwestern public universities offering a full range of undergraduate degrees and some master’s degree programs. The region encompasses Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The rankings – part of the magazine’s 2010 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” – are based on schools’ academic reputations, student selectivity, faculty resources, graduation and retention rates, financial resources and alumni giving. Additionally, in a comprehensive list of all 142 Midwest institutions, both public and private, EIU was ranked 47th. The rankings factored in that EIU has retained its focus on personal attention. For example, the student-faculty ratio remains at 15:1, and 36 percent of Eastern's classes have 20 students or less enrolled in them. Only 4 percent of all classes have 50 or more students. EIU also continues to tout the highest freshman retention rate and the highest graduation rate among all Illinois public universities in its class. The U.S. News & World Report listings were publicly released on the same day that most students were moving into Eastern's residence halls in readiness for the 2009-2010 school year. "I can think of no better way to begin a school year then by confirming EIU's strong academic reputations," said President Bill Perry. "We at Eastern are already aware of the quality education and experience our university provides to its students. However, it is always satisfying to know that others recognize our efforts, as well." Updates from the School of Business See our web page for recent updates from the School of Business. Go to the School of Business web site and select the links to the updates from the menu on the right hand side of the page— News/Announcements. http://www.eiu.edu/~business/home/index.php Kudos for the Accountancy Program Read the report posted on the School of Business web site acknowledging the most recent results of the CPA pass rates. Our students’ success rates are better than all public institutions in the State. Way to go Accountancy faculty! Meet our New Faculty Who Joined us this Fall Dr. Michael Dobbs, Management Mr. Jay Shinde, Accounting Mr. Scott Stevens, Management School of Business has a Blog This blog was developed by the EIU School of Business Student Ambassadors and the Student Center for Academic and Professional Development to provide information to current and prospective students, alumni, and friends of EIU. Don Gher is just one of the articles featured. Go here to see what they have done. NeWS A publication of the Lumpkin College of Business & Applied Sciences Philanthropy Office Edition: November 6, 2009 Prowl G.I.V.E.s students experience in community After moving in on August 20, new Eastern students had little time to relax before classes began. Prowl 2009 began that Friday and was non-stop. Prowl is a program on campus geared toward helping new students make a smooth transition onto campus, said Kimberlie Moock, director of Prowl. Students all over campus are familiar with the program, but this year, some changes have been made while other aspects remain as usual. "We had three new things this year," Moock said. "We moved Convocation from after school started to the Friday morning before classes start so everyone can be involved, the 'Jump Start 2 G.I.V.E. Peace' which was the community service Saturday morning and then the social issues discussions (Saturday) afternoon." Prowl began with a welcome and Convocation Friday morning in Lantz Arena. Reed Benedict, the 2009-2010 Faculty Laureate, spoke at the freshman welcome and Jean Wolski, the 2003-2004 Faculty Laureate, spoke at the transfer welcome. After the welcome and convocation, the freshman students took part in book discussions for EIU Reads. This year the book selected was "This I Believe," a series of short stories. Charley Jaques, a Prowl leader, was pleased with this choice. "I was in charge of one of the discussion groups and I thought there was great feedback and good discussion from the students about the book," she said. Both the freshman and the transfers participated in "College Meetings." "They were able to learn a little bit about how their major fits into college and what colleges have to offer," Moock said. "The transfers then participated in small workshops called 'Transfer Connection,' so they can learn things about the university that will then connect them to other services." One of the major changes this year for Prowl was the "Jumpstart 2 G.I.V.E." program. "Getting Involved with Volunteer Efforts" included community service at 27 different locations across the Charleston and Mattoon area. "We did everything from helping Habitat for Humanity to going to Douglas Heart Nature Center," Moock said. "We did a carnival over in Morton Park for Big Brothers Big Sisters. we also took a couple hundred students to the YMCA to help with their fall prep." The American Red Cross certified some students for C.P.R. The students also helped out at seven different nursing homes where the student did everything from bingo to talking to dancing. Freshman Jessica Ollerer participated in the nursing home dancing. "Ours didn't really work," Ollerer said. "We were supposed to do sunrise salsa and we were supposed to be there at 10 and that's when all of the residents were ready, but we didn't get there until 11 and all of the residents gave up on us, so we had to go around, room to room, and no one really came out. In the end we had about seven residents dancing." Heather Krueger, a freshman Prowl participant, said she was glad she was given the opportunity. "I thought a lot of it was kind of boring, but we got to meet people so that was cool," Krueger said.