Monday, Nov.14, 2016

Campus Kitchen at SIUE is hosting a food drive, “Give Thanks Give Food” 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.

The items requested for the "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.

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will continue its blood drive on campus:

10:30 a.m.– 4 p.m. 
Tuesday, Nov. 15
Blood Mobile, Quad

To schedule an appointment, please create an account at bloodcenterIMPACT.org and use sponsor code 9828.

Please reference information regarding eligibility requirements and the donation process here.

Thanks to the support of the SIUE and surrounding community, the 2016 Employee Banquet held on October 12 was a great success!

The event raised almost $3,300 for the University Staff Senate Scholarship.

The Staff Senate Fundraising Committee would like to gather your feedback about the event. The survey is open to all, whether  or not you attended. Your feedback is essential for the success of future events!

It should only take a few minutes to complete the survey.

The survey is open through end of day on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Lifelong Learning offers insights into Understanding the 2016 Election and then we Shake up Shakespeare to Unravel the Bard!

“Understanding the 2016 Election,” presented by Dr. Laurie Rice, associate professor and coordinator of the Civic Education Project, Department of Political Science
10:30-11:45 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Morris University Center, Illinois Room

“Shaking up Shakespeare: Unravelling the Bard," presented by Jeannie Dinning, Speech Center coordinator and department lead and lecturer of Career Development
1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Morris University Center, Illinois Room

The SIUE community of faculty, retired faculty, staff and students are always invited to attend for free. The cost is $5 for the public, unless otherwise stated.

For more information about these and other presentations, visit Lifelong Learning or contact Patty Bade at pbade@siue.edu or 650-3985.

We welcome your comments, questions, and participation in the program.

Wednesday, Nov. 16
National Dutch American Heritage Day
Featured on social media and in the Embracing Diversity and Inclusion newsletter

Wednesday, Nov. 16
International Day of Tolerance
Featured on social media and in the Embracing Diversity and Inclusion newsletter

Thursday, Dec. 1
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Educational Tables
Morris University Center Goshen Lounge Area
World AIDS Day

Thursday, Dec. 1
10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Morris University Center Goshen Lounge
Campus Activities Board Event: Taste of Culture

Thursday, Dec. 8
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Morris University Center Goshen Lounge
Winter Fest: Celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas and  Kwanzaa

Saturday, Dec. 10
Human Rights Day
Featured on social media and in the Embracing Diversity and Inclusion newsletter

The State of Illinois HealthLink insurance representative will be on SIUE campuses to answer general questions for employees who are having problems with HealthLink vendors.

The HealthLink representative is scheduled to be on the Edwardsville campus:

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 17
Morris University Center, Meeting Room A

The visit will provide a general overview and explanation of certain situations in order to avoid violating any employee’s confidential medical information.

Employees are asked to send their issues with HealthLink to benefitshr@siue.edu by Tuesday, Nov. 15. SIUE Department of Human Resources will summarize and send questions to the representative, so she can research as many issues as possible prior to the meeting.

The representative will also remain on campus for a short time after the meeting for specific questions. She will take employees concerns with her and follow-up with them directly at a later time.

The HealthLink representative will also visit the Alton campus, but that date has not been determined. The East St. Louis campus has been offered a visit but is unable to coordinate at this time.

For more information, please contact the Benefits area at benefitshr@siue.edu. 

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 including 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