Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016

SIUE will observe the celebration of the Legacy, Life and Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016.

Join us for “Voices of the Unheard:"

Luncheon
11:30 a.m.
Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom

Remarks by Rev. Traci Blackmon
12:30 p.m.
Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom

General admission is $25 and FREE to students. Limited seating is available. Luncheon reservations confirmed only by receipt of payment due today.

For luncheon ticket information, please call 618-650-3210.

You’re Invited to the Student Fitness Center Weight Room Open House!

5-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 14

SIUE students have consistently expressed their desire and need for an expanded weight room and we are excited to report that the Student Fitness Center weight room expansion project is now complete!

At our open house you will not only have the opportunity to check out the expanded space that will better accommodate our students, but also see some of our new equipment and enhanced amenities, watch equipment demonstrations, speak with our personal trainers and receive membership information.

For more information please contact Amanda Couch, fitness coordinator for Campus Recreation at 650-5392 or amcouch@siue.edu.

The History Research Brown Bags resume in Spring 2016 with a presentation by Ann M. Sheppard, master’s student in the department of Historical Studies.

She will be talking about her research, entitled “Lynching in the Border States: Press Coverage Change over Time, 1901-1942."

12 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 15
Peck Hall 3117

As always, all are welcome! Pizza will be provided.

A Season for the Child, the family-oriented live theater season—sponsored by the SIUE Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD)—continues its 26th season with a new version of the traditional fairytale Goldilocks.

7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 16
Katherine Dunham Hall

The production is presented by the Imaginary Theatre Company, the traveling arm of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

Individual tickets for the performance and the final show for the 2015-16 season are $7 per adult and $5 per child. Tickets are available through the SIUE Fine Arts box office at (618) 650-2774.

Now's your chance to pre-order this year's Pink Zone short or long sleeve shirt!

Pink Zone is the Women’s Basketball fundraiser focusing on breast cancer awareness and there are several activities highlighted to raise money. In addition to tee shirts sales, there will be an evening reception at the DoubleTree on February 3, a silent auction during the reception and Pink Zone game on February 6 at 2 p.m. in the Vadalabene Center versus UT Martin, as well as the Coaches Challenge during the game. You will also have the opportunity to support SIUE celebrities as they raise money during Pledge the Runners for Remembrance.

Your support is appreciated in our third year of this program. Pink Zone has raised more than $15,000 during its first two years! All proceeds go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Contact Pink Zone committee member Riane Greenwalt at 618-650-2852 or rgreenw@siue.edu for an order form. Please complete and submit the form by January 13.

SIUE School of Pharmacy students and faculty would like to invite you to attend the 10th Annual Diabetes Patient Education Symposium. The symposium is for patient/caregivers of those affected with diabetes or pre-diabetes.

8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Educational Sessions
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Vendor Fair
Saturday, Jan. 30
Morris University Center

Educational Sessions include such topics as personalized medicine, diabetes technology, myth busters and healthy eating. The vendor fair will include free lunch, free cholesterol testing, free A1c testing for patients with diabetes, access to information on community services and one-on-one counseling sessions with registered pharmacists, nurses and dietitians who work within the diabetes care arenas.

RSVP no later than January 25 to Mrs. Jennifer Koehne at jekoehn@siue.edu or by calling 618-650-5164.