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Deadline is Today to Contribute to Campus Kitchen SIUE Raise the Dough Campaign
Help out the Campus Kitchen at SIUE by participating in the Campus Kitchens Project "Raise the Dough" fundraiser. SIUE is competing with more than 30 Campus Kitchens across the country to see raises the most money.
The competition ends today. Support the Campus Kitchen at SIUE.
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 us!
For more information, contact Sarah Laux at slaux@siue.edu.
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SIUE Executive Education Offers Professional Development Workshops |
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The SIUE School of Business Executive Education program’s upcoming project management courses and workshops are open for registration:
Spring 2018 Foundations of Project Management-PMP Prep
Fridays: Today, March 2, March 16, March 23 and March 30
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SIUE Main Campus - Founders Hall
Learn the basics and best practices of project management, and prepare for the PMP® certification. Successful completion awards the 35 educational hours required for the PMP® certification exam.
Growth Mindset
Friday, March 23
8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m., SIUE Main Campus - Founders Hall
For a listing of more, click Professional Development Workshops
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Spring Open Figure Drawing Practice Sessions Offered |
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Figure Drawing is a time-honored practice of studying the human form as an artistic subject. It engages a professional collaboration between model and art students, in which dynamic poses are held still for various lengths of time in order to capture movement and expression.
Those who practice figure drawing regularly learn the underlying thought and processes that aid in conveying the human form convincingly.
12:30-2:30 p.m.
Fridays: Today, March 23, and April 13 and 27
Art & Design West, Room 2103
The cost is $6 per session or $30 for all six sessions.
Please register in person or online for Open Figure Drawing. Attendees must be 18 or older.
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Faculty and Staff Invited to Attend Fencing Clinic, Today |
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The SIUE Fencing Club will host a Faculty/Staff Fencing Clinic:
3-5 p.m.
Today
Vadalabene Center, Group Activity Room
No experience is required. The cost is $30, which includes all the loaner equipment you need (or $10 if you have your own gear).
To view photos and videos of students fencing, visit Fencing Club of SIUE Facebook page.
For more information, contact Gabe Alfaro, Fencing Club president, at galfaro@siue.edu.
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WSIE’s Segue Features Guest Lecturer Edward Ayers, Feb. 25 |
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SIUE’s Department of Historical Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and the SIUE Emeriti Faculty Association, are honored to welcome Edward Ayers, PhD, a renowned American historian, author, professor and president emeritus at the University of Richmond.
At 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, Ayers will present “Lincoln, Race and Slavery,” at the Department of Historical Studies’ inaugural Abraham Memorial Lincoln Memorial Lecture in the Abbott Auditorium in Lovejoy Library. Parking in Lot A (behind the library) is free to the public after 5 p.m.
On this week’s episode of Segue, the weekly radio program that explores the lives and work of the people at SIUE, CAS Dean Greg Budzban and Erik Alexander, assistant professor of historical studies, have a conversation with Ayers in preparation for his upcoming trip to campus.
This episode of Segue will air at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25, on WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound.
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Watch for Depression Screening Day, Feb. 26 |
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11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 26
Morris University Center, Goshen Lounge/Conference Room
Come to the table in Goshen and complete a free screening tool about mental health with the School of Nursing. Counseling Center staff members will be on hand to help interpret the results.
For more information, contact Lisa Thompson-Gibson at lithomp@siue.edu or 650-2842.
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Congratulate Coworkers at the Annual Service Awards Ceremony, Feb. 26 |
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SIUE's annual Service Awards Ceremony to recognize and thank service award recipients for their valued service to the University will convene:
1:30 p.m. Welcome reception
2-4 p.m. Service awards
Monday, Feb. 26
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom
To view a list of the 2018 Honorees, please visit the Service Awards website.
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Student Awards Available through Phi Kappa Phi, Applications due March 2 |
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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 of up to $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!).
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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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Register for SIUE Alumni Association Annual Trivia Night by March 10 |
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