Monday, Aug. 29, 2016

SIUE Safe Zone’s LGBT community and friends will have a welcome reception:

4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 30
Morris University Center Hickory/Hackberry Room

The SIUE Safe Zone and the office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs invite you to learn about SIUE’s commitment to creating a campus community of allies and providing support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students, faculty and staff with the ultimate goal of developing SIUE as a safe and welcoming place.

In collaboration with the YWCA, the SIUE Sociology Program and Club are hosting a Witnessing Whiteness group for faculty and staff members.

Since 2011, the YWCA has been sponsoring Witnessing Whiteness groups as part of its mission to eliminate racism. Witnessing Whiteness (WW) groups are white people coming together to do work around racism in a supportive, non-threatening setting. It is about learning to speak about race and racism, explore white privilege and learn what ally work looks like.

WW groups are designed for individuals who identify as white. The groups have been successfully launched at Washington University Saint Louis and featured on St. Louis Public Radio.

The work of WW groups draws on the book Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk About Race and How to Do It. While group sessions draw on the book, the work is about participants’ own lives, not textual analysis.

During group meetings, participants consider their own lives in light of what they are learning through individual reflection, as well as exercises that occur in pairs, triads and the entire group.

Members of the book club will meet weekly:

1-3 p.m.
Thursdays, Sept. 1-Dec. 8
Morris University Center Missouri Room

The Sociology Department and Sociology Club would like to extend a special thank you to the Office of the Provost for its financial support of this special programming. Due to this assistance, books for this program will come at no cost to the participants.

The SIUE Office of Research and Projects (ORP) invites faculty and research staff to attend an information session designed to prepare interested applicants for the FY 2018 Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) competition.

The Call for Proposals deadline is Thursday, Oct. 6 released through the SIUE Researcher news feed. However, applicants are encouraged to prepare well in advance of the October deadline for this competitive program.

The ORP has established an information session and webinar for individuals to learn more about the program and what makes a strong proposal.

Attend an Open Information session:
2-3 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 8
Morris University Center, Missouri Room
No RSVP required. 

OR

Join a webinar 
11 a.m.-Noon
Friday, Sept. 9
To sign up for the webinar, send an email requesting a space to llawren@siue.edu.

Video surveillance equipment is scheduled to be installed at the SIUE Softball Complex by the end of September 2016 to enhance overall security at SIUE.

In accordance with Section II (F) of the University’s Video Surveillance Policy, Interim Vice Chancellor for Administration Rich Walker has approved the installation of the security equipment that includes the parking lot, the entrance to the indoor facility, and the entrance to the clubhouse and playing field.

Click on Monitoring and Recording Evidence for more information regarding this policy.

The SIUE Police Department will present a one-day, free of charge self defense course offered for WOMEN ONLY (faculty, staff, and students and their guest).

R.A.D. (Rape, Aggression, Defense) Systems 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, should you ever be in immediate danger.

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. This is done in a safe environment and everything is completely optional. We hope to see you there!

9 a.m.-3p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 17
Morris University Center, Conference Center

Appropriate clothing are tennis shoes, T-shirt and sweat pants or shorts.

Bring money for lunch options in the MUC or bring a sack lunch.

Please respond via email to Sgt. Tara Vaughan at tahoffm@siue.edu and include name(s) of the people attending.

The SIUE Early Childhood Center (ECC) and the Early Childhood Education Program in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior will host its second Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Conference:

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 19
Morris University Center
Reception following at the ECC

The conference is being held in partnership with the Illinois Early Childhood Center of Professional Development and Spaces for Play.

SIUE educators believe it is never too early to begin learning about STEAM.

The conference will feature internationally known keynote speakers Toni and Robin Christie of New Zealand, who are passionate early childhood advocates, highly inspirational, knowledgeable, entertaining and fun.

Registration is now open at this link.