Monday, April 11, 2016

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

The next event will be a presentation on "Strategies for Serving and Supporting Transgender Students."

This presentation will be available by appointment in the Multicultural Center, Room 2060 in the Morris University Center.

Contact the Multicultural Center at 650-3651 to make arrangements.

The Film Series continues with the film Memory of a Forgotten War on Wednesday, May 11.

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

Registration is required. Sign up online.

For more information, contact the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at 618-650-5382.

A new funding database called Grant Forward has arrived at SIUE to accommodate searches for external funding sources.

Attend a one-hour session where we will introduce participants to profile creation and basic search methods in the database. No previous experience with databases is required.

9:30-10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 12
Alumni Hall, Room 1203

With Grant Forward, users have access to over 8,000 federal opportunities and 6,000 foundation opportunities in the arts, medical sciences, education, humanities, social sciences, business, technology, physical sciences, law and more. Saving searches makes it simple to return to and revise your search terms. In addition, researcher profiles allow one to search the extensive database for qualified collaborators.

If you have any questions please contact Lisa Lawrence at llawren@siue.edu or Teri Gulledge at tgulled@siue.edu.

Register now for the Office of Human Resources' Life To GO Series “A Helping Hand” presented by the American Red Cross.

Noon-1 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12
Morris University Center, Mississippi-Illinois Room

If you are interested in disaster response, saving lives through blood drives, learning CPR, supporting our military and more then please attend our talk, presented by Marie Rantz. We will discuss how you can become a Red Cross volunteer, and how you can serve your campus and local community. Being a Red Cross volunteer helps build your resume, yourself and those around you!

This interactive talk will give insight on the activities of the American Red Cross, as well as give ideas on how you can improve work-life balance through helping others.

Seating is limited. Please RSVP by registering at rajohns@siue.edu. Bring your lunch! 

For additional information please visit redcrossblood.org. Questions may be directed to the Office of Human Resources at 650-2190.

The School of Dental Medicine invites the SIUE campus community to attend the 2016 SDM Research Day and Student Table Clinic Exhibition on Tuesday, April 12.

Dr. Sharon Gordon, the inaugural associate dean for research and chair of foundational sciences at the East Carolina School of Dental Medicine, will be the guest speaker. Dr. Gordon will present The Role of the Astute Clinician in Therapeutic Innovation.

1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12
Auditorium of the Center for Professional Advancement (Building 280)
SDM Alton campus

An opportunity to review outstanding student research presented during the 2016 SIU School of Dental Medicine Table Clinic Competition will be available in Roller Hall (Building 263) on the SDM Alton campus, immediately following the lecture presentation.

All guests are welcome.

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. Employees may be nominated for this prestigious award by faculty, staff or students. The nomination must be made or supported by the immediate supervisor.

Further information about Employee of the Month rewards, nomination criteria and the nomination form can be obtained online.

Nominations are due in the Office of Human Resources by close of business Wednesday, April 13 to be eligible for the May Award. Awards are presented once a month.

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

The Chancellor’s Council is pleased to invite you to a celebration in YOUR honor!

Please join us for GAME DAY: TEAM SIUE

11-1 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13
Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom and on its adjoining patio

There will be games and laughter as we celebrate the end of another successful school year. We’ve also put in an order for sunshine! Please feel free to wear your SIUE apparel to the event along with your nametag.

Since this year’s theme is GAME DAY: TEAM SIUE, there will be a ballpark menu— brats, black bean burgers, watermelon, pretzel bites and more —along with a number of games and activities.

Campus departments have donated great prizes for a random drawing distribution. These will be on display at the lunch, and will be distributed following the event. You do not need to be present to win.

For those supervisors with employees who have limited access to email, please pass this information along to them so they can join us, or call ext. 2475 to request a flyer for posting.

Free parking will be available in Lot B from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

We hope you’ll take advantage of this opportunity to visit with us and with your colleagues in a fun, relaxed atmosphere as we celebrate all you do for SIUE.

Thank you!
Steve Hansen, Denise Cobb, Kenn Neher, Rachel Stack and Jeffrey Waple 

The SIUE women's studies program presents Ashley Yates, Black Lives Matter movement and Ferguson activist, as its featured speaker for Spring 2016.

Attend Yates' presentation entitled, "Pulling Out All the Stops: How Local Municipalities Stonewall Black Families."

4:30-6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13
Morris University Center, Maple-Dogwood Room

The presentation is co-sponsored by the SIUE black studies program.

Yates is from the St. Louis area and was on the ground during the Ferguson protests. She is involved with Black Lives Matter and will be speaking on how city and town policies affect black families. She recently relocated to California and is coming to campus to speak on important issues that impact sociology and criminal justice, history, philosophy, political science, women's studies, social work and more. 

Yates will also host a Coffee with Cool Women session:

1-2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13
Peck Hall, Room 3407

Attendees will be allowed the opportunity for flash mentoring in small group settings. 

Cookies and beverages will be provided.

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Music will present an adapted rendition of the comedic and nostalgic production I Do! I Do!

In its original form, Harvey Schmidt's I Do! I Do! follows the marriage of Agnes and Michael Snow, from their wedding night in 1895 to their eventual "retirement" in 1945. SIUE's production will be an adaptation of the well-loved, but almost wholly forgotten star, Vehicle. 

7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 14 - Saturday, April 16

2 p.m.
Sunday, April 17
SIUE's Abbott Auditorium

Tickets are available at the door 30 minutes before curtain call, or by calling 618-650-2034. Seating is limited and advanced ticket reservation is strongly encouraged. 

The Institute for Urban Research is accepting proposals for research projects on urban topics through its Urban Research Scholar program. Funding up to $6,000 is available, and awarded funds must be spent by June 30, 2016.

The awardee will hold the title of Urban Research Scholar for one year (renewable if external funding is secured). Proposals are due Friday, April 15 and may be submitted via email to Dr. James Hanlon at jhanlon@siue.edu.

Please see the RFP at https://goo.gl/Kr9HbR for details. For more information about the IUR's Urban Research Scholar program visit http://www.siue.edu/graduate/iur/.

Questions may be directed to Hanlon or Hugh Pavitt, IUR senior research associate at hpavitt@siue.edu or 618-482-8320.

SIUE's Department of Theater and Dance will present The Trojan Women in Dunham Hall Theater:

7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20-Saturday, April 23

2 p.m.
Sunday, April 24

Written by Euripides, with a new translation by Nicholas Rudall, The Trojan Women presents a bleak and agonizing portrait of war's brutality inspired by a barbaric act of retribution committed on the Isle of Melos during the war between Athens and Sparta.

“The Trojan Women is one of the harshest plays ever written,” said Chuck Harper, production director and professor of performance in the Department of Theater and Dance. “It is also one of the boldest and most provocative. It was first performed nearly 2,500 years ago, yet sadly, it is always current. The Trojan Women can be set at any time in human history, and it will resonate with global events.”

Tickets cost $12 for adults and $10 for seniors, non-SIUE students, and SIUE retirees, alumni, faculty and staff. SIUE students with a valid I.D. get in free, and all seating is general admission.

Tickets can be purchased at the Theater and Dance Box Office in Dunham Hall, Room 1042B, by email at theater-tickets@siue.edu or by calling 618-650-2774.

Attend an information session on SIUE's online master's in healthcare informatics:

Saturday, April 23
9-11 a.m.
SIUE Founders Hall, Room 2300

This fully online graduate program provides a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to lead teams using technology to improve patient options. Learn more and register today!

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

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 29 
MUC Meeting Room (former Art Gallery, third floor)

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

New employees are asked to register here, by Monday, April 25. Participants must register in order to be guaranteed a spot in the orientation. Supervisors are asked to please register new employees who do not yet have access to this email. 

Please contact Maria Marmolejo at ext. 2127 or email her at mmarmol@siue.edu if there are any questions.