Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018

The Office of Human Resources' Life To Go Series will host "Power of Attorney:” 

12-1 p.m
Today
Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Rooms

We will have a discussion regarding Powers of Attorney, including planning documents for everyone, regardless of age and health. The discussion will include examples of situations where these documents come into play, and the problems that occur if there are no such documents.

Space is limited, so please RSVP by emailing Summer Murphy at summurp@siue.edu.

The Campus Kitchen at SIUE is competing with more than 30 Campus Kitchens across the country to see which campus can “raise the most dough.” The Campus Kitchens Project “Raise the Dough” fundraiser competition ends Friday, Feb. 23.

The Campus Kitchen at SIUE relies solely on monetary and in-kind donations to continue fighting hunger in the St. Louis Metro area and we need YOU to help! Support the Campus Kitchen at SIUE here.

Please contact Sarah Laux at slaux@siue.edu for more information.

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.

Karen Straube, manager of Cashier Operations in the Bursar's Office, is the February 2018 Employee of the Month. Karen has been employed with the Bursar’s Office since 1997.

Please join us in congratulating Karen:
3:30 p.m.
Today
Rendleman Hall, First Floor Lobby near Bursar’s Office

You can also send Karen a congratulatory email at kakorsm@siue.edu.

For more information, contact Jen Oates-Blair at joatesb@siue.edu or by calling 650-2127.

The SIUE Office of Educational Outreach invites you to attend the spring 2018 Lifelong Learning Speakers Series every Wednesday on the SIUE campus.

Please note the following Lifelong Learning Speakers presentations on Wednesday, Feb. 21 in the Morris University Center, Hickory-Hackberry Room:

"History of the Hoover Dam," presented by Luke Snell, professor emeritus, SIUE School of Engineering
10:30-11:45 a.m.

Gardening with Perennials: Right plant, Right place, presented by Marian Smithson, master gardener and chair of The Gardens at SIUE Advisory Board
1:15-2:30 p.m.

Round up a table of 8 and register for the 2018 SIUE Alumni Association Annual Trivia Night taking place on Saturday, March 10. 

Share and invite your friends using the SIUE Alumni Association Trivia Night Facebook event!

Register online today!

The SIUE Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society is offering three awards to students. Applications are due by 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 2.

The awards include:
Undergraduate Scholarship: One scholarship valued at $750 (which must be applied to undergraduate or graduate tuition and fees at SIUE) may be awarded. Eligibility requirements: Must be an undergraduate with at least junior standing (60 hours) at the end of the fall semester 2017, must have a minimum GPA of 3.5, and must have earned at least 24 semester hours at SIUE by the end of the fall semester 2017. Students with a 100 percent waiver for tuition and fees are not eligible. Please note: Applicants DO NOT have to be PKP members. An additional award of $250 is available if the recipient is a PKP member or an inductee at the April 2018 ceremony.

Undergraduate Paper Contest: Three cash prizes of $200, $100 and $50 will be awarded for papers meeting the criteria. Submissions are to be scholarly essays or research papers on any academic topic that can be understood by a lay audience. This contest is open to ANY SIUE undergraduate.

Graduate Fellowship: Graduating seniors with superior academic and leadership records, who are or will be members of Phi Kappa Phi by the application deadline and who have applied to enroll as a full-time student in a post baccalaureate program of study for the 2018-19 academic year, are eligible to apply. One fellowship award of up to $1,000 will be given through our local chapter, and then this person will be entered into the national contest where 51 fellowships of $5,000 and six fellowships of $15,000 will be awarded. SIUE nominees have won a national award in the past!