Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016

Representatives from the School of Nursing and Counseling Services will be on hand to administer a brief depression screening tool for interested individuals. 

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

The screening tool is anonymous and responses will be discussed in a private space.

For more information, please contact Lisa Thompson-Gibson at lithomp@siue.edu or Counseling Services at 650-2842. 

This October, Disability Support Services will celebrate Disability Awareness Month. This month will be full of opportunities to learn more about disability and access:

Hearing Impairment Experiential Centers
2-4 p.m.
Today
Student Success Center, room 1202 (across from Disability Support Services)

Hearing Impairment Experiential Centers
Noon-2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Student Success Center, room 1202 (across from Disability Support Services)

SIUE Alumna Theresa San Luis presents “Tuning Out Stigma: An Artist’s Endeavor”
3 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Morris University Center Mississippi Room (second floor)
San Luis’ presentation will focus on mental health awareness, her personal story as a student and artist, a piano and viola performance of her original music, and a panel discussion led by staff from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Southwestern Illinois.

Comedian Samuel Comroe will perform his stand-up routine
7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Morris University Center, Conference Center (second floor)
Comroe’s comedy is based on his everyday observations about relationships and life, tempered by his trials and tribulations with Tourette Syndrome.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month recognized through a display of educational posters
Tuesday, Oct. 25
Morris University Center second floor, near the Multicultural Center

SIUE basketball season tickets are now on sale for the 2016-17 campaign, starting at only $99 per seat. 

SIUE faculty and staff receive reduced season ticket prices for Premier, Cougar Reserved and Red Zone tickets, all of which are lower level chair back seating at the Vadalabene Center. 

These discounted ticket packages enable you to have the same close-to-the-action seat for every SIUE basketball game. With the purchase of Courtside or Premier season ticket packages, there’s even more to love with Cougar Pavilion privileges (pre-game meals, beverages and more). 

For more information about all of the packages, visit siuecougars.com/tix or call 855-SIUE-TIX.

10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 5 - College of Arts and Sciences, Business and ALL non-teaching majors
Thursday, Oct. 6 - Engineering
Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom

Dress professionally and bring copies of your resume!

A list of attending employers can be found at Career Development Center. 

Don’t forget your Cougar Card for registration at the door.

For more information, please call the Career Development Center at 618-650-3708 or visit the website.

Katie Stuart, candidate for Illinois House of Representatives, District 112, will have an open forum:

5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Rooms
Moderator: Leo Welch, faculty member, Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC)
Light refreshments will be provided

Please join us for this SUAAction-sponsored legislative forum to hear the candidate’s views on issues of great importance to higher education. Welch will pose a series of detailed questions to the candidate regarding her legislative priorities, pension reform, taxation of pensions, constitutional amendments affecting pensions, health insurance benefits, state funding and revenues, and related topics.

Those who are invited include SIUE retirees, current employees and survivors, SUAA members from SWIC and SUAA members from SWIC Granite City campus.

Also watch for the formal invitation to a second SUAAction-sponsored forum with Rep. Dwight Kay, tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18 at SIUE.

Greetings faculty and staff, 

My name is Demetrius Coleman, and I am an admission counselor in the Office of Admissions. Our office would like to invite you to recommend prospective students for SIUE. These students can be of any high school grade level (freshman- senior) or they can be currently enrolled at a community college.

If you know any students who you think might have an interest in SIUE, or who would be a good fit for our school, we encourage you to fill out the link below. 

When we receive your online submissions, we will contact the student informing them of your referral. We will also send them a University brochure, which will provide general information on our institution, including details about student life, financial aid, scholarships, academic programs and how to apply.

In addition, we invite you to consider becoming an SIUE student. As a reminder, you can also take advantage of the SIUE Faculty and Staff Tuition Waiver Program. For more information about this program, or how to apply to any of our academic programs, please see the links below.

Please contact me with any questions at 650-2754 or dcolema@siue.edu.

Student referral form:  siue.edu/admissions/Student_Referral_Form.shtml

SIUE tuition waiver program: siue.edu/humanresources/benefits/index.shtml

SIUE application process: siue.edu/apply

The English Department welcomes author Donald Platt to campus for an in-store reading and signing at The Cougar Store.

4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 11
Events Area, The Cougar Store

Donald Platt is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently Tornadoesque, which will be available for purchase. His honors include the Discovery/The Nation Poetry Prize, the Paumanok Poetry Prize, two Verna Emery Poetry Prizes, and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. He also teaches at Purdue University.

For more information, please call The Cougar Store at 650-3345.

The next scheduled New Employee Training Session for newly hired employees is:

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 21
Morris University Center, Mississippi Room (second floor)

Employees who have not had a formal training 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. Please register by Monday, October 17.

Attendance at the New Employee Orientation is strongly encouraged for all civil service, administrative and professional staff. It is optional for faculty members, who will have School specific orientation hosted by their department.

Supervisors are asked to register their new employees who do not have access to this e-mail.

For more information, contact Jen Oates-Blair, 650-2127 or joatesb@siue.edu

Explore the possibilities. Plan now to attend SIUE’s Graduate School Open House:

11 a.m.-1 p.m. or 5-7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom
Free parking!

Find out more about:
o SIUE’s 40+ graduate programs
o Graduate admission requirements
o Financial support
o Graduate assistantships and competitive graduate awards

Apply during the open house, and the $40 application fee will be waived!

Register here and learn more about Graduate School Open House.

Dr. Andrew Neath is the 2016 recipient of the SIUE College of Arts and Science’s distinguished William and Margaret Going Endowed Professorship Award.

As part of the Going Award, Neath will expand upon his research during a public lecture, entitled, “The Replication Crisis in Science: A Statistical Perspective.”

7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 20
Morris University Center, Conference Room A

“There’s a growing concern over the large number of scientific findings accepted as truth, that later fail upon attempts at replication,” Neath said. “Public support for science requires that its results be trusted. My presentation will be aimed at a general audience, since errors in statistical reasoning damage our decision-making ability, not just in science, but also in fields such as law, medicine and business.”

Neath will share multiple examples of how poor statistical reasoning has led to damaging outcomes, and conversely, how proper statistical reasoning perfectly explains what at first glance may seem contradictory.