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PANDEMIC CAN’T STOP THE PANTHERS ON THE CASE When departments team up, they can solve almost any case. Department Chair for Criminal Justice and Social Work Michael Laughlin and Biology Professor Eugene Dunkley combined forces to produce a day of learning mixed with fun when they co-hosted GU’s inaugural forensics camp in June. Activities featured hands-on learning experiences for high school students. They took fingerprints, analyzed blood spatters, referenced computer evidence, and learned about managing crime scenes. Guides for the day included detectives from a nearby sheriff’s department, the chief of police with the Greenville Police Department, and crime scene investigators from the Illinois State Police.
The pandemic changed how athletes competed last year. Mask mandates, altered schedules, and frequent COVID tests proved challenging. Still, seven GU teams came out on top. GU men’s and women’s cross-country teams, and indoor and outdoor men’s and women’s track and field teams won St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Championship titles. The Lady Panthers in volleyball (pictured above) won their conference regular season championship and the conference tournament.
HAWKINS TO HELM CHAPEL
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GU’s 2021 Commencement speaker, Rev. David Hawkins, both a familiar face to students and pastor of Living the Word Church in Collinsville, Illinois, will serve as interim chapel director for the 2021-2022 school year. Hawkins, often a favorite guest speaker in chapel, will now serve as the primary chapel speaker and bring in other speakers from the community. Also new this fall, the entire GU community will gather for chapel in H.J. Long Gymnasium on Wednesdays. The gym and rec center are the only campus venues that can accommodate students, faculty, and staff assembled at the same time. On Mondays, a time for worship and scripture will take place in Whitlock, and small groups throughout campus will meet on Fridays.
