Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016

The Cougar Store is thanking SIUE faculty and staff with its Faculty and Staff Summer Appreciation sale:

Today and Thursday, Aug. 4
The Cougar Store, in store only

SIUE faculty and staff will receive 20 percent off all SIUE imprinted clothing with their Cougar ID or name tag!

SIUE Residence Life is looking for faculty and full-time staff volunteers to assist with Move-In Day for first-year students on Thursday, Aug. 18.

Volunteers help welcome first-year students and their families to SIUE and direct traffic at each of the three first-year residence halls (Bluff, Prairie and Woodland).

If you would like to volunteer for this amazing process and show your SIUE pride while having fun, please email Rex Jackson at rjackso@siue.edu by Friday, Aug. 5 and specify which shift(s) you would like to work.

Please provide your first and second choice:
• 8-9:30 a.m.
• 9:30-11 a.m.
• 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• 12:30-2 p.m.
• 2-3:30 p.m.

Returning SIUE students will move into Evergreen Hall and Cougar Village on Saturday, Aug. 20.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

Please note the details of the New Employee Orientation for newly hired employees:

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 19
Morris University Center Willow Room

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

New employees are asked to register by visiting the following link. You must register in order to guarantee a spot in orientation. Supervisors are asked to register their new employees who do not have access to this e-mail.

Please register by Monday, Aug. 15.

For more information, please contact Christine Bracamontes at 650-2190 or cbracam@siue.edu.

The International Hospitality Program (IHP) at SIUE welcomes international students to the area.

We demonstrate the warmth and generosity of the community by befriending them and helping them to feel comfortable in their new homes. The International Hospitality Program is asking your help in meeting the needs of the fall semester international students!

Please consider donating the below items to IHP for use by international students:

• small desks, chairs and reading tables
• vacuum cleaners
• beds/mattresses (twin and full size only)
• sheets
• blankets/comforters
• towels/wash cloths
• small,light sofas/futons
• living room chairs
• lamps
• kitchen tables and chairs
• kitchen utensils, pots and pans, dishes
• microwaves, rice cookers, blenders, food processors and toaster ovens

Please bring donated items to the IHP fall new student reception in the small gym of the Student Fitness Center on Wednesday, Aug. 17.
Student ambassadors and IHP members will be available to help you unload beginning at 4 p.m.

If you have larger furniture items, you can call to arrange a pickup or you can deliver the items directly to the students.

For more information, contact Susan Jernigan, IHP secretary, at 304-3443.

Student Affairs is coordinating a program to welcome new students and assist them as they navigate our campus -- Ask Me!

Please consider volunteering to help make a positive first impression and get the year started on the right foot.

Volunteers will stand in key locations across campus with an “Ask Me!” sign to answer questions and get students pointed in the right direction for their classes or to conduct business.

Shifts are available in 30-minute slots from 8 a.m.-Noon. Volunteers can sign up for more than one shift.

If you can help, please sign up for your preferred time and location online.

Thanks in advance for your assistance!