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Don't Miss Today's Conversations @ STEM
Join the SIUE STEM Center for another Conversations @ STEM!
12-1 p.m.
Today
The STEM Resource Center, Vadalabene Center Room 1304
This week’s topic is using technology in the classroom. How can educators utilize the wide range of available technologies in a meaningful way? Is technology transforming classroom teaching and learning?
We’ll start by looking at some recommendations from chapter two of the 2017 U.S. Dept. of Education report Reimagining the Role of Technology in Higher Education tech.ed.gov/higherednetp/, and then talk about the various ways we use technology here at SIUE.
We hope you’ll stop by and share your ideas, experiences and questions!
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SIUE Alumnus Michael Allen to Give a Presentation on Vietnam, Today |
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The Department of Foreign Languages and Literature will host a talk by SIUE alumnus Michael Allen.
Allen, who received his master's in historical studies with an emphasis in Vietnam, will speak about his reconciliation journey to Vietnam.
3:30 p.m.
Today
Peck Hall, room 2315b (The Plasma Lounge)
Allen is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War, serving as an Army-infantry squad leader with Charlie Company, 5/60th 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta. He recently returned from a two-month reconciliation journey to Vietnam.
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Celebrate Black Heritage Month |
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Please note the remaining activities during SIUE's Black Heritage Month 2018:
Clarence Lang: "Black History and Studies from Obama to Trump: Reflections on the Shadow of the Sixties"
4:30 p.m.
Today
Lovejoy Library, Abbott Auditorium
Clarence Lang is a Professor of African and African-American Studies at the University of Kansas.
Sponsored by the Department of Black Studies and the Department of Historical Studies
Game Night
7-9 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center, University Restaurant
Sponsored by Black Girls Rock
Dr. Guion "Guy" Bluford, Jr.: The Future of the Space Program and International Space Station
6:30 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 19
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom
Sponsored by the College of Arts & Scineces. Ticket required.
Protective Styles
7-11 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 19
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room
Sponsored by My Curl Friends
The "E"mmy's
7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Morris University Center, Conference Room
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Plan to Attend the IRIS Center's Next Presentation, Feb. 16 |
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The IRIS Center will present "Digital Map Making":
2 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 16
Peck Hall, room 1405
Kristine Hildebrandt, PhD, associate professor in English Language and Literature, will discuss maps and map-making in the humanities and the digital humanities. She will demonstrate how to make maps on both Google Maps and Mapbox.
All are welcome, and please bring a laptop to try it yourself.
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Nominate Student Employee of the Year, Deadline Feb. 16 |
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Do you have an outstanding student employee? If so, we invite you to nominate them for SIUE Student Employee of the Year.
A nomination form can be printed at siue.edu/studentemployment. To be eligible, a student must be employed for a minimum of six months between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018 (anticipated).
The deadline for nominations is 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16.
After committee review, one student will be selected to be Student Employee of the Year for SIUE. The winner will be announced during National Student Employee Appreciation Week, April 8-14, and will have their name and nomination letter sent to the state competition. The winner will also receive a $500 scholarship.
For more information, call the Student Employment Office at 650-2563.
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East St. Louis Small Business Development Center Offers Small Business Workshop, Feb. 22 |
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Don't Miss Feb. 28 Guest Presentation “United We Fall and Divided We Stand?" |
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The campus community is invited to attend a guest presentation on the important topic of intractable conflicts.
Michael Pratt, PhD, O’Connor Professor in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, will present “United We Fall and Divided We Stand?: Unconventional Lessons for Addressing Intractable Conflicts.”
2-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Art & Design Building, Room 1104
Pratt will speak about conflicts between groups that are not only long-lasting, but difficult to move beyond (i.e. political, religious, etc.). He will discuss how such conflicts come about and why groups, at some level, may even be invested in keeping them going. He also draws upon his own research to offer unconventional lessons he has learned about successfully managing these types of conflicts.
Jill Schreiber, PhD, and Jayme Swanke, PhD, assistant professors of social work, are coordinating Pratt’s visit, through CAS’ Targeted Funding Initiative, which is supporting projects of faculty development and innovation. They emphasize the broad appeal of Pratt’s presentation topic, as his background includes experience and expertise of interest to social work, psychology and business, as well as other fields.”
“When people’s identity is tied to “I am not them,” it makes it difficult to mediate and come together to find solutions to issues,” Schreiber said. “Dr. Pratt’s visit will offer a different way of theorizing or framing how to get along and communicate with people who may be different than you, in multiple contexts.”
Contact Schreiber at jischre@siue.edu or Swanke at jswanke@siue.edu with any questions.
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Utilize the Speech Center to Help Students in Your Class |
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The SIUE Speech Center is available to send representatives to your class to talk about how to give effective presentations.
Representatives can tailor their presentation to the needs of your students and class goals.
Representatives are available during the following timies:
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Friday
For more information, email speech_center@siue.edu or call 650-3085.
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Inaugural Abraham Lincoln Memorial Lecture Featuring Edward Ayers, Feb. 28 |
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The Department of Historical Studies, the College of Arts and the SIUE Emeriti Faculty Associaton will present Edward Ayers, president emeritus and Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities at the University of Richmond, to deliver the Inaugural Abraham Lincoln Memorial Lecture:
5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 28
Lovejoy Library, Abbott Auditorium
A light reception will follow.
The event is free and open to the public.
Read more about Ayers in SIUE News.
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Nominate a Phenomenal Woman for the 4th Annual Luncheon, Deadline March 5 |
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The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion invites you to nominate a Phenomenal Woman at SIUE or in the community. The annual Phenomenal Women's Luncheon is held during Women's History Month at SIUE.
The awardees and nominators will be invited to attend a luncheon honoring and celebrating women from all walks of life who have made contributions to diversity and inclusion at SIUE, the region, the nation and the world.
11:30-1 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21
Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Room
Nominations must be received no later than Monday, March 5, and awardees will be notified via email by Friday, March 9.
Through the recognition of these contributions, the annual Phenomenal Women’s Luncheon hopes to inspire other women to embrace and promote diversity within their own lives and the lives of others.
To nominate a Phenomenal Woman, please complete this nomination form or visit the Programs & Events page on our website.
For more information, contact Dr. Venessa A. Brown at vbrown@siue.edu, Rachel Garrett at ragarre@siue.edu or call the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at 650-5382.
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