Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018

Donate in Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center Blood Drive, Today and Jan. 24
Plan to Attend Doris Hardwick's Retirement Party, Jan. 25
Don't Miss the Phi Kappa Phi Book Exchange, Jan. 30, 31
Register Now for Jan. 31 Webinar on Microaggressions, Equity & Inclusion
SIUE Women's Basketball Pink Zone Game, Feb. 3
Leadership Presenters Needed for Spring 2018

Donate in Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center Blood Drive, Today and Jan. 24

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will host a blood drive on campus from 10:30 a.m.–3 p.m. on the following days:

  • Today - Blood Mobile, Quad
  • Wednesday, Jan. 24 - 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.

Plan to Attend Doris Hardwick's Retirement Party, Jan. 25

After more than 30 years of service at SIUE, Office Support Associate in University Housing, Doris Hardwick, is retiring.

Please join us for a retirement party:

2:30-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan 25
Bluff Hall Multifunction Room

Don't Miss the Phi Kappa Phi Book Exchange, Jan. 30, 31

The Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society is hosting its next book exchange:

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday, Jan. 30-31
Peck Hall, First Floor Lobby

Members of the SIUE community are invited to bring a book, and then take one from the inventory available. Book purchases can also be made for a nominal cost.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897, and is one of the nation’s oldest and most selective honor societies for all academic disciplines. Chapter 203 was established at SIUE in 1978.

For more information, visit siue.edu/PKP/ or contact Chapter President Cindy Scarsdale at cscarsd@siue.edu.

Register Now for Jan. 31 Webinar on Microaggressions, Equity & Inclusion

Please consider joining The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion for a webinar examining campus climate and the topics of microaggressions, exclusionary behaviors, political correctness and more.

Microaggressions, Equity & Inclusion Webinar
1-2:30 pm
Wednesday, Jan. 31
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room

The recent national outrage and controversy surrounding the rally in Charlottesville and continued protests of controversial speakers on campuses has been unprecedented. Today, campuses are experiencing tremendous upheaval, a rise in student activism and institutions living in a world of uncertainty.

Join our expert presenter, Naomi Sigg, director of Multicultural Affairs at Case Western Reserve University, for insight and best practices to assess and improve campus climate. This webinar will give you practical steps and solutions to move beyond civility towards a truly inclusive institution.

Click here to register.

SIUE Women's Basketball Pink Zone Game, Feb. 3

SIUE Women’s Basketball will host its annual Pink Zone game to raise money and promote breast cancer research and awareness! Please join us!

6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 3

Health Service is collaborating with SIUE Athletics to promote breast cancer awareness and will be raising money by selling Pink Zone tee shirts for $5! All proceeds from Pink Zone events benefit Susan G. Komen Missouri.

  • In 2017, more than 250,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women and 2,400 in men in the U.S.
  • Every two minutes, one case of breast cancer is diagnosed in a woman in the U.S.
  • In 2017, more than 40,000 women and more than 400 men in the U.S. are expected to die from breast cancer.
  • Improvements in early detection and effective treatment contributed to a 39 percent decline in breast cancer mortality (deaths) in the U.S. between 1989-2015.
  • Currently, there are more than 3.5 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S.
  • One in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
2018 Pink Zone tee shirt sales will be available in the Goshen Lounge and/or Center Court during the next few weeks. If you have any questions, please contact Riane Greenwalt, director of Health Service, at 650-2852 or rgreenw@siue.edu.

Leadership Presenters Needed for Spring 2018

Presenters are needed for the Spring 2018 Leadership Programming Series. The Student Leadership Development Program is open to any SIUE undergraduate or graduate student, and covers a variety of topics centered around leadership, communication and career issues.

We have two different programs we are looking to fill. If you are interested in serving as a presenter, please read below and then complete this form getinvolved.siue.edu/submitter/form/start/146410.

Leadership Lunches—will occur on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. throughout the semester (dates below)

Women’s Leadership InstituteFebruary 20 from 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

We are interested in a wide range of topics. Listed below are topics that have been previously offered, but we are interested in other topics as well. Each session is between 45 minutes and 1 hour, and we ask that the sessions not just be a full lecture. We hope that there will be some sort of interactive portion with an activity, discussion, etc.

Cross Cultural Awareness

Professional Etiquette

Conflict Resolution

Effective Communication

Understanding the Org. Climate

Stress Management

Ethical Leadership

Civic Responsibility

Mindfulness in Leadership

Team Leadership

True Colors

Leading Your Peers

Keys to Leadership Success

Dealing with Change

Social Justice

Event Planning

Becoming a Successful Leader

Social Media

Interviewing Skills

Building Your Resume

Social Change Model of Leadership

Time Management

LinkedIn

Recruitment & Retention

Leadership Issues in the LGBT Community

Positive Psychology/Leadership

Sustainable Leadership

Creating Effective Incentive Programs