Feb. 5, 2016

Check Out the Speech Center's Spring Offerings
Attend Today's Pink Zone Event
IRIS Center's Brown Bag, Feb. 5
SIUE Black Theater Production, Today and Feb. 6
College Student Personnel Administration Meeting, Feb. 6
Open Forums: Dir. of Graduate and International Admission Candidates, Feb. 8, 9
Lifelong Learning Programs, Feb. 10, 11
Register for Saturday Studio Art Workshops, Beginning Feb. 13
Ralph W. Axtell Lecture Series, Feb. 15
Nomination Deadline for Employee of the Month Program, Feb. 15
School of Nursing's First Open Forum for Dean, Feb. 16

Check Out the Speech Center's Spring Offerings

The Speech Center, a part of Learning Support Services, located in the Student Success Center is open throughout the week to offer assistance to all students seeking help with their presentation skills.  

To assist in encouraging students to use our services, we will be happy to come to your classroom to do an introductory presentation about the services we offer.

We also offer in-class workshops as well as workshops in the speech center itself on a number of topics, including speech anxiety, outline and research help and group presentations.  

If you have a class where students are required to give presentations, and you think that they could benefit from our guidance, we would love to hear from you.

For more information:

Visit siue.edu/lss/speechcenter/index.shtml 

Call 650-3085

Email speechcenter@siue.edu

Attend Today's Pink Zone Event

For more information, visit 2016PinkZone

IRIS Center's Brown Bag, Feb. 5

Attend the IRIS Center's brown bag workshop on the digital humanities tool, Omeka.

Noon-1 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 5
Peck Hall TEAL classroom, room 1405

The digital humanities is an innovative methodology for analyzing and presenting research. It involves the creation of dynamic scholarly archives or the development of new digital tools for analyzing languages, literature, images, spaces, and/or periods.

If you're curious about the ways in which you can apply this methodology, Omeka may be a tool of interest for you. Omeka is a software tool that enables you to create dynamic online exhibits that showcase collections of digital images, text and other multi-media formats in one seamless site.

SIUE Black Theater Production, Today and Feb. 6

Justice Too Long Delayed: A Celebration of Letter From A Birmingham Jail
 
7:30 p.m.
Today
Saturday, Feb. 6
and
2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 7
Metcalf Theater
 
Admission is free. Seating is general admission.
Limited seating is available. Please arrive early.

SIUE's  Black Theater Workshop, led by Professor Kathryn Bentley along with A Call to Conscience, a St. Louis based theater company, have collaborated in writing and producing a play that presents a cutting-edge interpretation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s response to the critics of his presence in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963.

For more information, call the Theater and Dance Box Office at 618-650-2774 or toll free at 1-888-328-5168, extension 2774. 

The box office is located in Dunham Hall, room 1042B or send a message to theater-tickets@siue.edu.

College Student Personnel Administration Meeting, Feb. 6

Find out how a master’s in college student personnel administration can help you advance your career or begin a career in higher education student affairs at an upcoming information session.

Saturday, Feb. 6
10 a.m.-Noon
Morris University Center, Maple-Dogwood Room

Join the fall cohort!
Space is limited - Register now
Application fee waivers will be provided at the event. 

Open Forums: Dir. of Graduate and International Admission Candidates, Feb. 8, 9

Below are dates of Open Forums for the remaining candidates for the Director of Graduate and International Admission:
Sandra Tamari
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 8
Morris University Center Missouri Room

William Carter
12:25-1:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
Morris University Center Missouri Room

Detailed information is available at this link, DirectorofGraduateandInternationalAdmission.

Lifelong Learning Programs, Feb. 10, 11

The Rise of ISIS will be presented by Denise Degarmo, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Political Science. Born out of an umbrella organization of Al Qaeda in Iraq, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) burst onto the international stage after it seized Fallujah in 2013. Learn about its origins, activities, ideology and more. This presentation is part of the Great Decisions series of world affairs topics.

10:30–11:45 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 10
Morris University Center Illinois Room

Eckert’s: The Story of the Past, Present and Future of a 7 Generation Family Farm will be presented by Chris Eckert, CEO of Eckert Companies. The story of the Eckert family and its transformation over seven generations into the largest “pick your own” farm in the U.S. will be told. He will also address how climate, regulation and technology impact the business today.

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 10
Morris University Center Illinois Room

Sunni, Shiite and ISIS Challenges in the Middle East will be presented by Luke Snell, PhD, emeritus professor of construction in the School of Engineering. One of the major issues facing the world today is the ISIS threat in the Middle East. Snell has traveled to and from the Middle East for the last 30 years and will give you a unique snapshot of what is going on in this troubled part of the world.

7–8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 11
Main Street Community Center
1003 N. Main Street
Edwardsville

SIUE faculty, staff, students attend for FREE. The cost is $5 for the general public.

More details about the presentations can be found online at Lifelong Learning Programs

For more information, contact Patty Bade, SIUE Office of Educational Outreach, 618-650-3985 or pbade@siue.edu

Register for Saturday Studio Art Workshops, Beginning Feb. 13

The SIUE Department of Art & Design will hold Saturday Studio Art Workshops:

9:30-11:30 a.m.
February 13-April 16 (no classes on March 12)
Art & Design West

Studio instruction is being offered for primary, intermediate, and junior/senior high school students. All classes are designed to stimulate creative growth of students, with emphasis on developing skills in the use of the media and generating ideas for creative expression. Art teachers in these Saturday Studio classes are becoming certified art specialists and are art majors in the Department of Art and Design.

The class fee is $75. Download the registration form to get started.

For more information contact Janet Hupp at 618-650-3183 or jhupp@siue.edu.

Ralph W. Axtell Lecture Series, Feb. 15

The Ralph W. Axtell Lecture Series will present:
"Fleshing out dinosaurs! From Darwin’s Bulldog to advanced 3D modeling"
4 p.m. 
Monday, Feb. 15
Meridian Ball Morris University Center

Featured presenter: Lawrence M. Witmer, PhD, Chang Ying-Chien Professor of Paleontology and professor of anatomy in the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University.

The seminar is sponsored by the SIUE Wildlife and Conservation Biology Club and the Department of Biological Sciences.
Refreshments will be provided.

Nomination Deadline for Employee of the Month Program, Feb. 15

The Employee Recognition Program Award is an esteemed accolade bestowed on an employee who epitomizes the University’s core values in his/her daily work. The employee is engaged in accomplishing the mission of the University and routinely exceeds the call of duty. Do you work alongside someone who has a strong commitment toward achieving excellence in their work? 

Why not nominate them for the Employee Recognition Program award? The program is designed to recognize civil service and professional staff employees for their exceptional accomplishments and service to our community.  mployees may be nominated for this prestigious award by faculty, staff or students. The nomination must be made or supported by the immediate supervisor.  

More information regarding rewards, nomination criteria and the nomination form can be obtained online.

Nominations are due in the Office of Human Resources by close of business Monday, Feb. 15 to be eligible for the March Award.

Since employees may receive the award only once, please contact Maria Marmolejo at 650-2127 before submitting a nomination.

School of Nursing's First Open Forum for Dean, Feb. 16

The School of Nursing is conducting interviews for the Dean's position. 

The first candidate is Dr. Laura Bernaix:

2:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Alumni Hall room 2305

Please join us.