Feb. 17, 2016

Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in African Week activities through Feb. 20.

This year's theme is “KADIMA 2016: Together We Move Forward Africa.” Kadima is a South African word, with Hebrew origin, that means “forward.”

During the week, activities and conversations planned are designed to change the perspective of Africa, to promote personal, community and African development and to ensure collaboration among Africans and African Americans. 

11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center Hickory Room
HIV Awareness Day
HIV/AIDs free testing, counselling and contraceptives

African Employment Day
3-4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 18
Student Success Center, room 1203
International Office Optional Practical Training Session

4:30-6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 18
Student Success Center, room 1203 
African Student Association Employment Symposium

4:30-6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 19
Student Success Center, room 1203
African Round-table Session
"Africans in Diaspora Collaboratively Moving Africa Forward"

African Night
5:30 p.m. - doors open
6-9 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20
Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom
African food, music, drama, dance and more
Tickets can be purchased at AfricanNight. 

The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion is sponsoring a diversity film series open to the entire University community.

This semester’s series includes a four-part film entitled: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, as well as other films including Memory of a Forgotten War, Freedom on My Mind, and a presentation on Strategies for Serving and Supporting Transgender Students. These films will encompass many topics of diversity and inclusion.

The film series is open to faculty, staff and students, with a maximum attendance of 25 people at each session.

Registration is required to view each film. Sign up online at filmseries.

For more information, contact the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at 650-5382.

A fundraiser for the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior will be held today.

Edison’s Entertainment Complex will donate 10 percent of food and beverage sales and 20 percent of entertainment purchases to the SEHHB.

Please stop by Edison’s with the whole family at 5 p.m. to enjoy food, beverages and entertainment. All you will need to do is let them know you are with the SIUE.

Edison’s Entertainment Complex
2477 S State Rte 157
Edwardsville, IL 62025

If 5 p.m. does not work with your schedule, you can also visit Edison’s for lunch or anytime during the day.

For more information, contact Chandler Vandenberg, cvanden@siue.edu or 650-5043.

The American Red Cross will host a blood drive on campus from 11a.m.–4 p.m. on the following days:

• Today in the Morris University Center Hickory, Hackberry, Oak, Redbud Room 
• Thursday, Feb. 18 in the Blood Mobile on the Quad

To schedule an appointment, and for more information about blood donation eligibility, please visit redcrossblood.org  and enter “SIUE” as the sponsor code.

Walk-ins are welcome.

Come out to see the play, Proof, written by David Auburn, winner of the 2001 Pultizer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play. The play is also directed by Peter Cocuzza, professor in the Department of Theater and Dance.

7:30 p.m.
Today-Saturday, Feb. 20

and

2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 21
SIUE's Dunham Hall Theater

General admission: $12 adults, $10 seniors, non-SIUE students, SIUE retirees, alumni, faculty and staff; FREE for SIUE students with valid ID

For tickets or more information, call the Department of Theater and Dance Box Office at 618-650-2774 or tollfree at 888-328-5168, extension 2774.
The Box Office is located in Dunham Hall room 1042B.

You can also send a message at theater-tickets@siue.edu.

SIUE Summer Showbiz is holding auditions for the 2016 professional Summer Stock Season.

All ethnicities, ages and genders are encouraged to attend.

Open to non-Union, and paid positions are available. Casting in multiple productions is possible.

To schedule an audition, please call the SIUE Department of Theater and Dance office at (618) 650-2773.
Auditions held: 
Saturday, Feb. 20
Katherine Dunham Hall room 2012
SIUE campus
Park in Lot E, behind Dunham Hall, west side.

Pump Boys and Dinettes
May 27-29 and June 3–5 (show dates)
All roles are open.
Prepare 16-24 bars of a Broadway style show tune. Bring your sheet music. An accompanist will be provided.

Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona
June 17-19 and June 24-26 (show dates)
All roles are open.
Prepare a short Shakespeare monologue, 1½ minutes in length. Sorry, only casting actors over the age of 18.

HairSpray
July 8-10 and July 15-17 (show dates)
All roles are open. Prepare 16-32 bars of a Broadway style show tune. Bring your sheet music. An accompanist will be provided.

As part of the SIUE Supplemental Retirement Plan, TIAA-CREF is offering individual counseling sessions, so you can discuss your personal financial situation with a TIAA-CREF consultant on a confidential basis. 

Mel Ballenger is available:

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.  Monday, Feb. 22, Morris University Center Wabash Room 

Ballenger will discuss how to help achieve your financial goals by investing in financial solutions such as mutual funds, brokerage, life insurance and annuities. 

TIAA-CREF can help you simplify your retirement by:

• Providing objective advice and asset allocation based on your individual needs
• Showing you how you can obtain a personalized actionable plan
• Recommending fund selections to keep you on track to and through retirement
• Reviewing your retirement income options 

To schedule a counseling session, please call the Field Support Team at (800) 732-8353.

The next scheduled New Employee Orientation for newly hired employees is:

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 26
Morris University Center Hickory-Hackberry Room

Employees who have not had a formal orientation are also encouraged to attend.

You must register in order to guarantee a spot in orientation. Register here.

Please register by Monday, Feb. 22.

Supervisors are asked to register their new employees who do not have access to this e-mail.

For more information, contact Maria Marmolejo at 650-2127 or mmarmol@siue.edu.

The Arcus Awards are presented to companies, organizations and institutions that demonstrate exceptional commitment to leading the St. Louis region’s authentic economic strengths and championing a better tomorrow for our region.

These awards recognize companies and organizations that make the St. Louis region the best place to live, work and invest.

SIUE was nominated for the Chamber’s Arcus Awards in the following three areas:

The SIUE East St. Louis Center (ESLC) for educational attainment

The SIUE Eugene B. Redmond Learning Center for achievement in inclusion and talent attraction

The SIUE Metro East Start-Up Challenge for entrepreneurship and innovation

Arcus Awards will be held:

7 p.m. 
Thursday, Feb. 25
Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch
Winners will be announced at the ceremony.

SIUE, along with all the other nominees, are also vying for a new Arcus Award: The Arcus People’s Choice Award.

Go to arcusawards.com and vote for SIUE Eugene B. Redmond Learning Center, the SIUE East St. Louis Center or the SIUE Metro East Start-Up Challenge in the Arcus People’s Choice Award contest!

Voting will conclude at noon Wednesday, Feb. 24. There is unlimited voting!

The SIUE Police Department is presenting a one-day, free of charge, self-defense course: Rape, Aggression, Defense (R.A.D.) Systems. The course is offered for WOMEN ONLY (faculty, staff, students and their guests).

9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27
Morris University Center Upper Level Conference Center

R.A.D. is a nationally certified self-defense program designed specifically for women.  We will spend the day teaching you different techniques on how to defend yourself. At the end of the day, we put an officer in a padded suit and allow the students to use the skills taught to defend themselves.  

Appropriate clothing would be tennis shoes, T-shirt with sweat pants or shorts. Bring money for lunch options in the MUC or bring a sack lunch.

Please respond to Officer Cavanaugh at jcavana@siue.edu.

3-6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 1
Morris University Center Conference Center

A list of attending employers can be found on the CDC website, careerdevelopmentcenter. 

Dress professionally and bring copies of your resume!

For more information about any of these events, contact the Career Development Center at 618-650-3708, careerdevelopment@siue.edu or siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter.

School of Business
College of Arts and Sciences
All non-teaching majors
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 2
Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom

School of Engineering
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursday, March 3
Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom

A list of attending employers can be found on the CDC website, www.siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter. Dress professionally and bring copies of your resume!

For more information about any of these events, contact the Career Development Center at 618-650-3708, careerdevelopment@siue.edu or siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter.

Several great opportunities for our students are available through our local chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. Please note that membership in PKP is NOT required for two of the three. 

Undergraduate Scholarship: One scholarship of up to $1,000 (which must be applied to undergraduate or graduate tuition and fees at SIUE) may be awarded. Eligibility requirements: must be an undergraduate with at least junior standing (60 hours) at the end of the fall semester 2015, must have a minimum GPA of 3.5, and must have earned at least 24 semester hours at SIUE by the end of the fall semester 2015. Students with a 100 percent waiver for tuition and fees are not eligible. Please note: Applicants DO NOT have to be PKP members.
The deadline is 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 21.
For more information, visit siue.edu/pkp/Awards.

Undergraduate Paper Contest: Three cash prizes will be awarded for papers meeting the criteria. Submissions are to be scholarly essays or research papers on any academic topic that can be understood by a lay audience. This contest is open to ANY SIUE undergraduate.
The deadline is 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 21.
For more information, visit siue.edu/pkp/Awards.

Graduate Fellowship: Graduating seniors with superior academic and leadership records, who are or will be members of Phi Kappa Phi by the application deadline, and who have applied to enroll as a full-time student in a post-baccalaureate program of study for the 2016-2017 academic year are eligible to apply. One fellowship award of up to $1,000 will be given through our local chapter and then this person will be entered into the national contest where 51 fellowships of $5,000 and six fellowships of $15,000 will be awarded (SIUE nominee Luke Settles won a national award last year). 
The deadline is 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 21.
For more information, visit siue.edu/pkp/Awards.

"How Will I Pay for College and Beyond?" Workshop
Phi Kappa Phi is co-sponsoring a student finances workshop.
5 p.m.
Thursday, March 3
Alumni Hall, room 2401
Representatives from SIUE’s Student Financial Aid and the Bursar’s Office will present information and answer questions.
The event is co-sponsored by SIUE’s chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the national accounting honor society.
This event is free and open to anyone who would like to attend.

Plan now to attend the 20th Annual Graduate School Spring Symposium.

9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 29
Morris University Center 

Watch for upcoming issues of The Researcher for more information on Symposium events such as Graduate Student Poster Presentations, Scholarly Activity SLAM, Speed Networking, The Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award Luncheon, The Chancellor’s Researcher Reception and more.

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