Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016

Fall textbooks must be returned to Textbook Services before 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 or you will be charged for your books.

Textbook Services operating hours:

8 a.m.-6 p.m. Today
8 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14
8 a.m.-6 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 15
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17

You do not need to be there to return your books. A friend or relative may return them and identification is not required for returns.

If you bring five or more canned food items, you can skip the line. If you bring in 10 or more canned food items, you can skip the line and have your books put away.

SIUE wraps up its push for United Way’s 27th annual Community Christmas Donation Drive. Donations of new items or supplies are greatly appreciated.

The program, presented by United Way, is collecting items through Wednesday, Dec. 14 for local people in need this holiday season. A donation box is located in the Lobby of Rendleman Hall, and your generosity is greatly appreciated.

This year, the top needs in the community are:

• New blankets
• Towels
• Household items
• Diapers

Other items requested include:

• Non-perishable food items
• New and unwrapped toys for kids of all ages
• New clothes, coats and winter essentials such as socks, hats, gloves and scarves
• Baby formula
• Personal care items

All of the items collected will go to 15 local agencies, who’ve estimated needs this holiday season for more than 8,000 people in the Riverbend community. The participating community agencies are listed on the donation box.

In addition to collecting items, monetary donations are also accepted and will be used to purchase items on the donation list that are in short supply or not collected.

Donations may be made online at helpingpeople.org/christmas2016 or sent to United Way, 707 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 270, East Alton, IL 62024, marked Attn: Community Christmas.

For more information, contact Phyleccia Cole at pcole@siue.edu or visit the United Way’s website at the link above.

Each year, the Career Development Center has students who are in need of professional attire for interviews, career fairs, networking events and practicum/Co-op/internship experiences. Unfortunately not all students have the resources to obtain the appropriate attire for these occasions.

The Career Development Center is planning to take donations of professional attire items from Thursday, Dec. 15-Thursday, Dec. 22 and from Tuesday, Jan. 3-Tuesday, Jan. 31 in preparation for its spring recruiting season.

The Center will also take ongoing donations outside of the above time frame.

The Center will accept men’s and women’s attire of all sizes that are clean and in good condition.

Donations may include:
• Suits
• Dresses
• Skirts
• Dress Pants/Khakis
• Sweater sets
• Polos
• Blouses
• Belts
• Ties
• Any item that can be worn for a professional event with employers
• Any item that would be appropriate as a starting point for a professional wardrobe

Items may be dropped off in the Career Development Center, Student Success Center room 0281 during regular business hours.

For more information, contact the Center at 650-3708.

SIUE's Army ROTC will have its Commissioning Ceremony:

2 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

The following students willbe commissioned:

• Nicholas M. Korniluk, bachelor's in computer management and information systems
• Duane F. Phillips, bachelor's in economics
• Austin N. Schwartz, bachelor's in nursing

Please RSVP to Cathy Harmon at charmon@siue.edu.

Nick Hotze, president of the SIUE Marketing Association, has announced the kickoff of the Visionary Wealth Advisors (VWA) “Success Videos” contest. The SIUE Marketing Association is the campus chapter of The American Marketing Association (AMA).

“We are extremely excited to work with Visionary Wealth Advisors, a local investment company, on this contest,” said Hotze. “The contest is an opportunity for student videographers to highlight their work and win cash prizes. The Marketing Association appreciates VWA’s interest in SIUE.”

The VWA “Success Videos” contest is open to all students. Individual students or a student team will interview a VWA client asking how VWA helped them become successful. The SIUE Marketing Association will coordinate matching the VWA clients with the SIUE students, who will then create and produce their own 5-7 minute videos.

All videos will be posted on VWA’s YouTube channel for people to vote for their favorite video. The winning videos will be recognized and awarded cash prizes at an awards event in late February or early March 2017.

Winning student videos will receive cash prizes:
First place, $400
Second place, $200
Third place, $100

For more contest information and to enter, contact Nick Hotze at nhotze@siue.edu.

Learn more about SIUE Marketing Association on Facebook: SIUEama.

Visionary Wealth Advisors LLC provides wealth management services. It offers financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, insurance assessment, estate planning, college planning, business retirement plans, concierge and risk management services. Visionary Wealth Advisors, LLC was founded in 2014 and is based in Edwardsville, Ill. Learn more at visionarywealthadvisors.com.

Graduation is just around the corner! Are you ready for the next step in your educational journey?

Whether you are planning to go to graduate school or business school, you are taking an important step toward your future by taking the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. The Office of Educational Outreach is offering GRE Prep Classes.

There is no better way to increase your score for the GRE, than with an instructor who knows the in's and out's of the exam and access to practice questions that will reflect the actual questions that appear on the test. 

6-9:50 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2017 (start date)
Duration: six weeks
Cost is $499. Register now.
Space is limited.

For more information, contact Cathy McNeese at cmcnees@siue.edu or 650-3208.