A Smooth Transition
A Welcome Leader is a returning student who is dedicated to helping you have a smooth transition to life at SIUE. Welcome Leaders help facilitate our programs and will attend events with incoming students. They will show you around campus, answer your questions, help you connect with other new and returning students, and give you an idea of what life looks like as a student.
All new students are assigned a Welcome Leader after they enroll in classes. Keep an eye on your email in mid August for more information about your Welcome Leader.
Welcome Leaders
Ari Carey
Sophomore, She/Her
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Major: Psychology, Minor: Criminal Justice
Ben Cole
Sophomore, He/Him
Hometown: Moro, Illinois
Major: Physics and Mathematical Studies
Thuy Dinh
Senior, She/Her
Hometown: Vietnam
Major: Mechatronics and Robotics
Evelyn Escobar
Senior, She/Her
Hometown: Madison, IL
Major: International Business, Minor: Pre-Law
Zach Entwistle
Sophomore, He/Him
Hometown: Mason City, IL
Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry
Mira Eldridge
Senior, She/Her
Hometown: Peoria, IL
Major: Industrial Engineering
Ariana Ewing
Junior, She/Her
Hometown: Carlinville, IL
Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Pre-Law and Theater
Tijah Green
Sophomore, She/Her
Hometown: Decatur, IL
Major: Nursing
Nina Harris
Graduate, She/Her
Hometown: Belleville, IL
Major: Higher Education and Student Affairs
Clare Huels
Senior, She/Her
Hometown: Waterloo, IL
Major: Elementary Education
Trinity Humes
Junior, She/Her
Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry
Hometown: Peoria, IL
Tom Idowu
Senior, She/Her
Hometown: Nigeria
Major: Mechatronics and Robotics, Minor: Mathematics
Emily Laird
Senior, She/Her
Hometown: Athens, IL
Major: Biomedical Sciences, Minor: Forensic Science/Chemistry
Tobi Lane
Junior, They/Them
Hometown: O'Fallon, IL
Major: Theater Performance
Montasia Lee
Junior, She/Her
Hometown: Shiloh, IL
Major: Nursing, Minor: Public Health
Kayla Lorance
Junior, She/Her
Hometown: Bloomington-Normal, IL
Major: Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Minor: Psychology
Thy Mai
Sophomore, She/Her
Hometown: Vinh Long, Vietnam
Major: Computer Science
Jaylin Morris
Junior, She/Her
Hometown: St.Louis, MO
Major: Nursing
Kami Myers
Sophomore, She/Her
Hometown: Downs, IL
Major: Nursing
Nhi Nguyen
Senior, She/Her
Hometown: Hue, Vietnam
Major: HR & Marketing
Vy Nguyen
Sophomore, She/Her
Hometown: HCMC, Vietnam
Major: Exercise Science
Madi Rathert
Sophomore, She/Her
Hometown: Ava, IL
Major: Biomedical Science, Minor: Chemistry
Rachel Robertson
Junior, She/Her
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Major: Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Mathematics
Shreyansh Shrestha
Graduate, He/Him
Hometown: Nepal
Major: Structural Engineering
Kayla Sims
Junior, She/Her
Hometown: O'Fallon, IL
Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Pre-Law
QT Stepney
Senior, She/Her
Hometown: East St. Louis, IL
Major: Early Childhood Education
JD Stone
Junior, He/Him
Hometown: Dunlap, IL
Major: Nursing
Sequoia Tyus
Sophomore, She/Her
Hometown: Decatur, IL
Major: Nursing
Heaven Watkins
Senior, She/Her
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Psychology
John Western
Sophomore, He/Him
Hometown: Rochester, IL
Major: Biology, Minor: Chemistry/Forensic Science
Jaymz Young
Junior, He/Him
Hometown: East St. Louis, IL
Major: Interpersonal Communication, Minor: Black Studies
