Student organizations offer new experiences
Catherine Klene
Issue date: 8/22/08 Section: A&E
Between classes, exams, tests and studying, college can take up most of a student's time, but SIUE has many student organizations to help fill up the free time. Organizations range from students who are interested in social awareness to students who enjoy freefalling out of airplanes.
CAB
Campus Activities Board is a student organization that plans about 140 campus life events per year. The events range from organized student discussions to Casino Night and the Edwardsville Block Party. CAB also offer students discounted prices on tickets for St. Louis Cardinals and Blues games, concerts and shows at the Fox Theater.
"CAB is a wonderful organization to be involved with, and I would encourage all students to at least learn a little more about us," Michelle Welter, assistant director for Campus Life, said. "Students that become a part of CAB will gain leadership experience along with real-life experiences that will more than likely help them when they begin searching for jobs."
Students who join CAB will assist in planning the events on campus, choosing performers, advertising the event and doing post-event evaluations. Students can serve on any of the twelve CAB committees, including concerts, current affairs, recreation, special events, multicultural programming and even homecoming.
Welter said there is a large variety of students involved with CAB.
"CAB seems to be a melting pot for students. We have nursing students, education majors, engineering students and more," Welter said. "We are open to everyone. Our members just have to be willing to volunteer their time to ensure that all students at SIUE have a great time on campus."
For more information about CAB, call 650-2686 or e-mail at CAB@siue.edu.
Flying Cougars
For the more daring students, SIUE offers a sky diving club called the Flying Cougars. The club meets every weekend year-round and jumps at Archway Skydiving Center in Vandalia, Ill., about 50 minutes east of campus on Interstate 70.
CAB
Campus Activities Board is a student organization that plans about 140 campus life events per year. The events range from organized student discussions to Casino Night and the Edwardsville Block Party. CAB also offer students discounted prices on tickets for St. Louis Cardinals and Blues games, concerts and shows at the Fox Theater.
"CAB is a wonderful organization to be involved with, and I would encourage all students to at least learn a little more about us," Michelle Welter, assistant director for Campus Life, said. "Students that become a part of CAB will gain leadership experience along with real-life experiences that will more than likely help them when they begin searching for jobs."
Students who join CAB will assist in planning the events on campus, choosing performers, advertising the event and doing post-event evaluations. Students can serve on any of the twelve CAB committees, including concerts, current affairs, recreation, special events, multicultural programming and even homecoming.
Welter said there is a large variety of students involved with CAB.
"CAB seems to be a melting pot for students. We have nursing students, education majors, engineering students and more," Welter said. "We are open to everyone. Our members just have to be willing to volunteer their time to ensure that all students at SIUE have a great time on campus."
For more information about CAB, call 650-2686 or e-mail at CAB@siue.edu.
Flying Cougars
For the more daring students, SIUE offers a sky diving club called the Flying Cougars. The club meets every weekend year-round and jumps at Archway Skydiving Center in Vandalia, Ill., about 50 minutes east of campus on Interstate 70.
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