Thursday, Nov.17, 2016

Participate in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion's Winter Clothing Drive
Sigma Pi Closes Out its Free Food for Faculty and Staff Today
Attend the STEM Center's Final Journal Club of the Semester Today
Guided Meditation in the MUC Today
More Angel Tree Deadlines to Note
Single-Game Tickets for 2016-17 SIUE Basketball Season are on Sale Now

Participate in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion's Winter Clothing Drive

The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion is collecting warm clothing for women and children this winter.

Clothing donations will be given to Queen of Peace Center in St. Louis.The mission of Queen of Peace Center is to provide family-centered behavioral healthcare to women with addiction, their children and families.

Donations will be collected through Friday, Dec. 2 at the following locations:

Rendleman Hall (1st floor)
Art & Design East (1st floor)
Kimmel Student Involvement Center
(outside of office)
Peck Hall (1st floor lobby)
Multicultural Center (2nd floor MUC)

Sigma Pi Closes Out its Free Food for Faculty and Staff Today

Sigma Pi Fraternity is proud to announce its annual Altruistic Campus Experience Project for the 2016-2017 year.

Sigma Pi is grilling free hamburgers and hot dogs for all SIUE faculty and staff:
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Today
Stratton Quandrangle

The Sigma Pi Fraternity thanks you for your hard work and dedication to making the University a better environment. Please come out and socialize with our members and enjoy a free lunch!

President Landon Montgomery and members of the Sigma Pi Fraternity look forward to seeing you there.

Attend the STEM Center's Final Journal Club of the Semester Today

Join us for our last Journal Club of the semester where we'll continue our discussion of STEM and the humanities with a paper by Breiner et al. (2012).

"A Discussion About Conceptions of STEM in Education and Partnerships"
Noon
Thursday, Nov. 17
STEM Resource Center, Vadalabene Center room 1304

Our discussions are informal and meant to be a place to brainstorm solutions, at which this article is aimed squarely.

If you are interested or need a copy, contact Colin Wilson at colwils@siue.edu or 650-3500. We look forward to seeing you.

Guided Meditation in the MUC Today

Counseling Services will host a free introductory guided meditation:

1-2 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center, International Room

All are welcome to learn how breathing can reduce stress. The hour will include discussion and direct experience with how to meditate.

For more information, please email Lisa Thompson-Gibson at lithomp@siue.edu.

More Angel Tree Deadlines to Note

For those sponsoring a child this holiday season, please stop by the Student Government Office front desk, located in the Student Success Center (SSC), room 1280.

Remaining Deadlines:

· Today: Last day to pick-up Angels by 4 p.m. at Student Government Office, SSC 1280

· Monday-Thursday, Nov. 28-31: Drop off labeled presents to Student Government Office

· Saturday, Dec. 3: Children's holiday celebration and gift pick-up
   9 a.m.-Noon
   Meridian Ballroom

For more information, contact event chair, Noah Manibusan, at nmanibu@siue.edu, or stop by the Student Government Office.

Single-Game Tickets for 2016-17 SIUE Basketball Season are on Sale Now

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.