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Campus Kitchen's "Give Thanks Give Food" Drive Begins Today
Campus Kitchen at SIUE is hosting a food drive, “Give Thanks Give Food” beginning today through Tuesday, Nov. 15.
This themed food drive will collect dry and canned food donations that will be used to make Thanksgiving meal grocery bags for Community Care Center clients in Granite City.
Boxes will be located in the Student Fitness Center, Kimmel Student Involvement Center, Lovejoy Library Information Desk, Peck Hall and Rendleman Hall.
Donations can also be purchased now through Monday, Nov. 7 for free delivery to Campus Kitchen at SIUE.
The items requested for "Give Thanks Give Food" drive include:
• Stuffing
• Canned vegetables
• Canned yams and potatoes
• Instant mashed potatoes
• Gravy
• Macaroni and cheese
• Applesauce
• Canned fruit
• Gift cards to grocery stores are also appreciated
For more information, contact Melissa Bandy, mbandy@siue.edu.
Your support and generosity is much appreciated.
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Lifelong Learning Classes Take a Glimpse at Chinese Culture and the Solar Eclipse, Nov. 2 |
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On Wednesday, Lifelong Learning takes a look at Chinese culture and a comparison of the U.S. and China teaching pedagogy, offered by our visiting scholars. Next, we gain insights on solar eclipses, how different cultures view solar eclipses, and the scientific significance of the upcoming Aug. 21, 2017 event.
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Morris University Center, Hickory Hackberry Room
“Comparisons of Teaching Pedagogy between China and the United States” is presented by our visiting Chinese Scholars and the SIUE Faculty Leadership Team. We will also get a glimpse at Chinese culture and hear about the scholars’ experiences and observations of their visit to SIUE.
1:15-2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 2
Morris University Center, Hickory Hackberry Room
“The Solar Eclipse: August 21, 2017” is presented by Dr. Abdullatif Hamad, professor and chair of the Department of Physics. Learn about solar eclipses in general and how different cultures view them, the importance of the upcoming eclipse event on Aug 21, 2017, and how to safely observe solar eclipses.
The SIUE community of faculty, retired faculty, staff and students are always invited to attend for FREE.
The cost is $5 for the public.
For a complete synopsis about these and other upcoming presentations, please visit Lifelong Learning or contact Patty Bade at pbade@siue.edu or 650-3985.
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Tons of Fun Event Slated for Nov. 4 |
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Join Campus Recreation and Campus Activities Board for the annual Tons of Fun event:
6-8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 4
Student Fitness Center
This free, family-friendly event provides students, faculty and staff members, and their families, a night of excitement! Activities include inflatables, face-painting, snacks, balloon animals, prizes and more.
View the flyer for this year’s Tons of Fun!
Also visit Tons of Fun facebook page.
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Kindermusik Late-Fall 2016 Classes Announced |
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Tuition for both "Sing & Play" and "Laugh & Learn" is $75 each and is due by:
Saturday, Nov. 5.
Registration forms are available here. For more information, contact Ellen Singh at esingh@siue.edu.
"Sing & Play" 4-Week Class - Yum!
For ages 1 and 2 years
Get ready to sing, play and move with your little one in this high-energy music class designed to be just right for children under two years of age. This new Kindermusik curriculum focuses on your child's beginning movement, helping to build the muscles your baby needs to walk and helping to nurture your child’s speaking and singing voice. With a mix of both parent-child joint activities and child-focused activities, you’ll be able to join right in on all the singing and dancing, while also getting the chance to observe how your older baby or toddler learns on her own.
9 a.m. Saturdays
Nov. 19 and Dec. 3, 10, 17
SIUE Early Childhood Center
10 a.m. Thursdays
Nov. 17 and Dec. 1, 8, 15
Dunham Hall
“Laugh & Learn” 4-Week Class – Outside My Window
For ages 3 and 4 years
Rise and shine, weather and adventures are waiting! There are raindrops to catch and snowmen to build, wind and thunder sounds to make, and sunny-day games to play, too. I rub my eyes and what do I see? Sun, rain, wind and snow … right Outside My Window!
10 a.m. Saturdays
Nov. 19 and Dec. 3, 10, 17
SIUE Early Childhood Center
11 a.m. Thursdays
Nov. 17 and Dec. 1, 8, 15
Dunham Hall
Kindermusik is a music and movement program with curriculum for children ages birth through seven years old. More specifically, Kindermusik classes provide a holistic musical and learning experience in the critical first years of young children and their families.
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State Employees Required to Take Annual Online Ethics Training, Open Through Nov. 8 |
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It’s time to complete the mandatory annual online ethics training required of all State of Illinois employees.
This year, the training period for SIUE is through Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Please visit the training website, workplaceanswers.com/uillinois and follow these directions to access your on-line training:
LOGIN INFORMATION
Your User ID is a combination of your name and the month and day of your birthday.
Example: John L. Smith born June 5
User ID: JohnLSmith0605
The default password is ethics#123. You will be prompted to change the password on your first login.
If you have questions about completing your annual ethics training, please contact Gail Hughes at ghughes@siue.edu or Stephanie Schroeder at stschro@siue.edu. Both can also be reached at (618) 650-2190.
If you have technical problems accessing the training, please contact the ITS Helpdesk at 650-5500.
Questions regarding ethics issues or concerns can be addressed to the SIU Ethics Officer, Michelle Taylor at ethics1@siu.edu or Dr. Vanessa Brown at vbrown@siue.edu.
More information related to the Ethics Act can also be found at the SIU Ethics website, ethics.siu.edu.
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Apply Now for 2017-18 URCA Associate Class |
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The URCA program is now recruiting for the 2017-18 URCA Associate class.
URCA Associates are a small group (at most, 10 students per year) of upper-level students who develop their own student-led project and then complete that project under the guidance of a faculty mentor over the course of an academic year. (Note: This is separate from the URCA Assistant program where many more students work on faculty-led projects for one semester. The completely separate student application website for Spring 2017 Assistant positions will be up and running in the coming weeks.)
If you know of students who may be interested, please encourage them to visit the URCA website, specifically the section on URCA Associates (siue.edu/urca/whatisassociate), where they can find more information regarding benefits, eligibility and how to apply.
Interested students may attend an informational meeting:
4-5 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 17
Alumni Hall, room 0201
The application process requires students to submit a detailed proposal by the deadline:
Noon
Friday, March 17, 2017
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Single-Game Tickets for 2016-17 SIUE Basketball Season are on Sale Now |
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Cougar fans now have the opportunity to secure their seats for SIUE men's basketball under second-year Head Coach Jon Harris and SIUE women's basketball under fifth-year Head Coach Paula Buscher.
Tickets are available by calling 855-SIUE-TIX or by visiting SIUECougars.com/TIX.
Featured on this season's slate of games for SIUE is a Nov. 18 matchup with the Salukis of SIU Carbondale. Last season, SIUE defeated SIU Carbondale on the road 76-74. Faculty and staff can receive significant savings for tickets by using the promo code CAMPUS16.
The men's schedule includes 13 games beginning with an exhibition game against McKendree on Saturday, Nov. 5. The Cougars have nonconference home contests against IUPUI (Nov. 26), Stetson (Dec. 7), Missouri Western (Dec. 10) and Missouri S&T (Dec. 28).
The OVC season begins Saturday, Dec. 31 for the men's team against Tennessee Tech. SIUE also has home contests against Austin Peay (Jan. 12), Murray State (Jan. 14), Tennessee State (Jan. 25), Jacksonville State (Feb. 4), Southeast Missouri (Feb. 9), UT Martin (Feb. 11) and Eastern Illinois (Feb. 25).
The SIUE women's basketball team begins its home season on Sunday, Nov. 6 with an exhibition contest against Lindenwood.
The nonconference schedule features four games beginning with SIU Carbondale on Wednesday, Nov. 23. The Cougars also face Western Illinois (Nov. 27), UMSL (Dec. 11) and Illinois State (Dec. 23).
SIUE's OVC season also kicks off Dec. 31 against Tennessee Tech. The rest of the home OVC schedule is Murray State (Jan. 15), Southeast Missouri (Jan. 18), Tennessee State (Jan. 25), Jacksonville State (Feb. 4), UT Martin (Feb. 11), Austin Peay (Feb. 15) and Eastern Illinois (Feb. 25).
Visit, SIUE Basketball Season for more information.
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