Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017

Join us this Fall to learn ways to practice everyday mindfulness and meditation. 

12:00-12:50 p.m.
Morris University Center Second Floor, International Room
Today
and Thursdays, Sept. 28, Oct. 12, Oct. 19, Nov. 2, Nov. 9 and Dec. 7 

For more information, contact Lisa Thompson-Gibson at lithomp@siue.edu or 650-2842.

The Facilities Management Director Search Committee is continuing campus interviews. Please note these upcoming candidates:

Michael Allen
3:30 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center, Maple Room 

Donna Meyer
10 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 22
Morris University Center, Illinois Room

A 60-minute campus open forum has been set for each candidate. Resumes for the candidates will be available at their respective forum sessions. 

For those who cannot attend the open forums, they will be recorded and posted for viewing by Friday afternoon, Sept. 22. Information about accessing the recordings will be shared in a separate message. 

Evaluation forms will be available at each forum and when accessing the forum recordings. All evaluation forms must be submitted to Janet Haroian via jharoia@siue.edu or campus box 1158 by the close of business, Thursday, Sept. 28.

This year marks the 50^th anniversary of the Performing Arts Training Center (PATC), a unit of SIUE that internationally famous Katherine Dunham founded and directed. 

The exhibit, “Katherine Dunham: A Life of Dance, Activism and Anthropology” mounted in Lovejoy Library from Sept. 21-Oct. 23 traces Miss Dunham’s early influences at the University of Chicago through her legacy in East St. Louis and beyond. Cory Willmott and Konjit Avent curated the event. 

Come out to the opening event from 4-6 p.m. today, which will include a presentation from Theo Jamison, Dunham master instructor and program director of the East St. Louis Performing Arts Training Center. 

The SIUE Department of Anthropology, SIUE University Museum, Lovejoy Library, SIUE East St. Louis Center and the SIUE Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion are sponsoring the event.

The ITSpotlight is an e-newsletter designed to keep SIUE up to date on the latest technology news and events on campus. Each month, you will find articles on course design, teaching with technology, and tech updates.

The most recent headlines include:

• New Blackboard Features Fall 2017
• Poll Everywhere Comes to Campus
• Class Size Matters: Faculty Perspective
• Introducing The ITS KnowledgeBase
• IDLT: Your Resource for Course Design and Learning Technology
• Upcoming Technology Training Sessions

Poll Everywhere is a classroom engagement tool that lets students respond to instructor-created questions in class using their cell phones, tablets or laptops. 

Faculty who are interested in learning more about Poll Everywhere are encouraged to attend one of these upcoming training sessions:

2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 26
Lovejoy Library, Room 0033 (lower level of Lovejoy Library) 

2:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 20
Lovejoy Library, Room 0033 

2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 9
Lovejoy Library, Room 0033

The Fourth Annual NOYCE Summer Showcase will be held:

11 a.m.-1 p.m. 
Thursday, Sept. 28
Morris University Center, Meeting Room A

The 2017 community sites include:
Science Odyssey Campus
Digital East St. Louis
Edwardsville Summer Zone
Illinois Math and Science Academy
The Field Museum
Treehouse Wildlife Center
Watershed Nature Center

Provost Denise Cobb has made available funding for Excellence in Undergraduate Education (EUE) program projects to be completed in by June 30, 2018.

The priorities for this special program will be to fund support projects that pilot or implement high-impact practices (or high-impact community engagement practices) in programs and broad disciplines in which such practices are not common nor well-developed. Further information about high-impact practices can be found at aacu.org/leap/hips.

The processes and guidelines for this special EUE funding opportunity will follow those already established for the EUE program (see siue.edu/eue). The deadline to submit an online application is Friday, Oct. 13. Proposals will be reviewed and awards announced by Monday, Oct. 23. Proposals must include a timeline that assures full implementation and evaluation are completed by June 30, 2018.

Address any questions about potential projects and application procedures to Wayne Nelson, EUE coordinator, at wnelson@siue.edu.

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 this semester through Dec. 7, 2017 include: 

Monday/Wednesday: 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. 

Tuesday/Thursday: 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5 p.m.

Description of Services: 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, transgender voice and accent modification for non-native speakers of English.

Tuition is $605 (payment plan available). Current SIUE Students: 50% Discount

Contact the Center to schedule an appointment or for more information:

• (618) 650-5623  
• slhc-information@siue.edu

siue.edu/slh-center