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SIUE Welcomes the MOACAC to Campus Today
The Division of Enrollment Management and Office of Undergraduate Admissions are excited to welcome more than 160 high school counselors from the St Louis region, and an additional 90 college admission representatives from approximately 65 colleges/universities, to campus for the Missouri Association for College Admission Counseling (MOACAC) College Connection Conference.
9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Morris University Center
This the first time that this conference has been held outside of Missouri, and we thank the MOACAC executive board for allowing SIUE to host.
More details about the CUBE conference can be found at moacac.org.
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SIUE Speech-Language-Hearing Center Now Enrolling for Fall |
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SIUE’s Speech-Language-Hearing Center, located in Founders Hall, is now enrolling for the fall semester.
The Center offers clients two 50-minute treatment sessions per week with a graduate student clinician, under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist.
Current openings for Sept. 5-Dec. 7 include:
Monday/Wednesday: 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Tuesday/Thursday: 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
The SLH Center provides speech-language evaluations and therapy for children, adolescents, and non-Medicare-eligible adults in the following areas: speech, language, voice, fluency, traumatic brain injury, and transgender voice and accent modification for non-native speakers of English.
Tuition is $605 (payment plan available). Current SIUE students receive a 50 percent discount.
Contact the Center to schedule your child or for more information:
• (618) 650-5623
• slhc-information@siue.edu
• siue.edu/slh-center
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Please Note Memorial Service for Emma Casserotti, Sept. 6 |
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You are invited to attend a memorial service for Emma Caserotti, a College of Arts and Sciences student, who died June 11.
5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 6
Morris University Center, Second Floor Conference Center
Emma was a member of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority and would have started her sophomore year during this fall semester.
Read more information in SIUE News.
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Help Make History: Donate Books for SIUE’s Guinness World Record Attempt |
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Tens of thousands of books are needed in support of a Guinness World Record attempt to create the “Longest line of books” at SIUE.
Steve Hupp, PhD, professor of psychology, is spearheading the attempt, which will occur Friday, Sept. 8 (International Literacy Day) on campus.
The current record was set in 2016 with a line of 13,410 books that stretched 1.4 miles.
Donations can be mailed to or dropped off at the SIUE Department of Psychology, Alumni Hall room 0118. It will help organizers if the books come pre-counted by Sept. 7 in advance of the Sept. 8 attempt. The Edwardsville Public Library is also serving as a drop-off site.
For more information, contact Hupp at sthupp@siue.edu and find updates on Twitter @StephenHupp.
Read more in this SIUE News Story.
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SIUE to Host Fresh Check Program for Student Mental Health |
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SIUE will host Fresh Check Day, an event designed to bring the whole campus community together to “check-in” on the mental health and wellness of college students.
Fresh Check Day will be from:
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 7
Stratton Quadrangle
The Stratton Quadrangle will be transformed into an expo-like atmosphere to bring together interactive exhibits combined with food, prizes and giveaways.
A concept created by The Jordan Porco Foundation, the event is free and has been organized by SIUE Counseling Services with assistance from the SIUE Schools of Pharmacy and Nursing, student volunteers and Porco Foundation representatives.
Booths will feature peer-to peer messaging in a positive, community-focused setting.
This year's event will include separate 30 minutes Zumba and yoga demonstrations at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively. Should it rain, the event will be held in the Morris University Center Goshen Lounge.
For more information, contact Lisa Thompson-Gibson, counselor and suicide prevention project coordinator in SIUE Counseling Services, at 650-2842 or lithomp@siue.edu.
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Cougar Career Closet Clothing Giveaway, Sept. 12 |
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11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 12
Morris University Center Second Floor Conference Center
Attendance prizes: Career Readiness Totes
The Cougar Career Closet Clothing Giveaway helps provide students with professional attire needed for an interview, career fair, a conference or networking event.
The attire was generously donated by faculty, staff, alumni and employers to help students succeed!
Students, please stop by to pick up gently used professional attire for your next career event. We have areas for you to try on clothes. Don’t forget your cougar card ID for registration.
Please note that clothing supplies are limited and based on the donations received.
For more information, please contact the Career Development Center at 618-650-3708.
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Arts & Issues and SIUE Xfest Present Sidra Bell Dance New York |
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7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 15
Dunham Hall Theater
Sidra Bell Dance New York is rapidly gaining an international reputation for work that reveals aspects of the human condition through a distinctly female lens.
Bell's creations have been described as “brainy, exuberant, and audacious” by the San Francisco Chronicle. She’s received many international commissions and has produced more than 100 new works seen throughout the U.S. and around the world.
Check out the other Xfest performances at siuexfest.com.
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Now Accepting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award Applications for Community Members |
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SIUE is pleased to announce the solicitation of nominations for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award. This annual award recognizes an outstanding community member who exemplifies the philosophy of nonviolent social change as espoused by King.
The winner will be recognized at the 31st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration Luncheon at SIUE on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018.
Organizations, businesses, agencies or individuals may nominate a person who is an Illinois resident and at least 21 years old. The person must embrace the humanitarian principles and ideals of King and have initiated, developed, or participated in programs, services or activities which have inspired tolerance, understanding and sensitivity with regard to diversity issues and/or persons of underrepresented groups.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, Oct. 13. Please submit all completed nominations to the SIUE Office of Educational Outreach, Campus Box 1084, Edwardsville, IL 62026.
For more information, visit the Kimmel Student Involvement Center website at kimmel/awards/mlk and click on Awards and Forms to print additional copies. You may also contact Eboni Thompson at (618) 650-3233 with additional questions.
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