Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016

10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center Goshen Lounge

Departments are promoting their services and will answer any questions students have about their area. 
 
Please direct any questions to Michelle Welter, associate director of the Kimmel Student Involvement Center, at 618-650-2690.

Gail Stukenberg, office support specialist for Learning Support Services, is the recipient of the August Employee Recognition Award.

Gail was nominated by Dr. Kevin Thomas, Office of Retention and Student Success director; and Dr. Yvonne Mitkos, former Student Success director, with support from Dr. Laura Pawlow and Mary Lou Wlodarek.

Please join us in congratulating Stukenberg as the Employee of the Month:
2 p.m.
Today
Room 1201, Smart Seminar East
Student Success Center

You can also send her a congratulatory email to gstuken@siue.edu.

Don't forget the Career Development Center gives presentations on career-related topics.

A career counselor is able to visit classes to give presentations on the following topics, including but not limited to:

Resumes
Interviewing
Networking
Job search
Co-ops and internships
LinkedIn
Career assessments
Preparing for a career fair
Social media
Professional attire and etiquette

Presentations can be done from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday–Friday or by request. We will do our best to accommodate all requests, however, there will be times when we have limited staff availability.

To utililze our services (i.e. mock interviews, assessments, resume approvals, etc.), please notify us in advance

Visit, Career Development Center and click “Faculty & Staff” to request a presentaton form to complete online.

For more information, contact the Center at 650-3708 or tdugan@siue.edu.

The application deadline for the 2017 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award Program:

4:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 2

Considered one of SIUE’s most prestigious internal grants, the Paul Simon Outstanding-Teacher Scholar award recognizes those whose work most represents the intermarriage of teaching and scholarship.

Qualified tenured faculty members are encouraged to submit proposals by the above deadline.

For more information, click here.

Session 1: Can I Be Of Any Help?
10-11 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 16
Morris University Center Conference Center

An interactive theatre performance exploring the management of conflicts around social identities in the classroom.
Topics include:
• Intersecting identities and privilege
• Microaggressions/stereotypes—based on implicit bias
• Intent vs. impact, cumulative impact
• Bystander intervention/faculty intervention
• Self-segregration
• Campus resources

Audience: faculty and students
Presenters: Theater Delta, Interactive Theater for Social Change

Session 2: Cultivation
2-3:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 16
Morris University Center Conference Center

An interactive theatre performance exploring faculty mentoring and diversity issues in graduate school.
Topics include:
• Active listening and communication skills
• Critical feedback
• Guiding research
• Accessibility/boundaries
• Favoritism/unconscious bias

Audience: faculty
Presenters: Theater Delta, Interactive Theater for Social Change

Please register, here. 

What is Interactive Theatre? 

Actors will present characters and conflicts on stage and then facilitate a dialogue processing the issues. The audience will have an opportunity to interact with the characters on stage. This approach helps audience members explore their own behaviors. Sponsored by the Offices of the Provost and the Graduate School.

The Office of Human Resources hosts SIUE Supplemental Retirement (403b) Plan vendor meetings on a monthly basis. This allows employees to plan ahead to meet with any of the three vendors.

Participation in the SIUE Supplemental Retirement (403b) Plan can help supplement your retirement income and

• Lower your annual taxes since your 403(b) contributions can be made on a pre-tax basis
• Provide tax deferred growth on your investment earnings because they grow tax-free until time of withdrawal
• Contribute to Roth plan options based upon vendor selection

The 2016 limits for the 403b Plan are $18,000 for employees under age 50 and $24,000 for employees age 50 and older.

Below are vendor contact information and upcoming schedules:

Mass Mutual
Peggy Elliott, pelliott@silvercreekfin.com
618-651-9800 ext. 23
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 30
Morris University Center Wabash Room

11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
MUC Wabash Room

AXA Equitable
Ryan Brown, rbrown@evergreenstl.com
618-628-3400
9 a.m.-Noon
Wednesday, Sept. 7
MUC Board Room

TIAA-CREF
Melvin Ballenger, Melvin.Ballenger@tiaa-cref.org
314-763-6724, 800-732-8353 (support team)
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 31
MUC Wabash Room

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 20
MUC Wabash Room

For more information regarding the 403b plan, please visit humanresources/benefits/retirement