Monday, July 11, 2016

Volunteers are needed for the Illinois Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic:

Thursday, July 14-Saturday, July 16
Gateway Conference Center
Collinsville

This clinic is available for patients who are low income, uninsured and underinsured individuals and families.

Volunteer tasks (medical and nonmedical) will vary from set-up, tear down, patient intake, patient escorts and dental exams.

Please also consider sharing this information with friends and family who are dentists, nurses, dental hygienists, EMTs and pharmacists.

If you are interested in volunteering, please visit isdsfoundation.org and click “Volunteer Registration Register Now.”

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 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.

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 here.

Nominations are due in the Office of Human Resources by close of business Friday, July 15 to be eligible for the August Award. Awards are presented once a month.

Since employees may receive the award only once, please contact Annette Eversole at ext. 2297 before submitting a nomination.

SIUE Men's Basketball is hosting a summer basketball camp for youth grades 6-12.

Guard Skills Camp
Post Skills Camp
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 7

Please register at SIUE Basketball Summer Camps. SIUE employees can receive a $20 discount.

The Illinois Education Research Council (IERC) at SIUE, in partnership with the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research (UChicago Consortium), has released a report assessing the progress of sweeping legislation to redesign the way school principals in Illinois are prepared, with the goal of improving schools statewide through higher quality leadership.

The report summarizes findings from a two-year study assessing the progress of these ambitious reforms and describing the changes that occurred as a result of the new policy. 

“This in-depth look at principal preparation programs is the latest in our series of studies of Illinois’ school leadership and provides insights into the challenges programs face after major reforms and the innovative ways that they have navigated through these challenges,” said IERC Executive Director Janet K. Holt.

An overview of the study is posted on SIUE News.

The complete report, along with other reports in the series, is available at http://ierc.education and at http://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications.

For more information, call the IERC at (618) 650-2840 or (866) 799-4372.