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SIUE Early Childhood Center Earns National NAEYC Accreditation
The SIUE Early Childhood Center (ECC) has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)—the world’s largest organization working on behalf of young children.
NAEYC Accreditation is a rigorous and transformative quality-improvement system that uses a set of 10 research-based standards to collaborate with early education programs to recognize and drive quality-improvement in high-quality early learning environments.
The ECC provides full-day, year-round early childhood care and education for the children of students, faculty, staff, and others in the University community, ages two through five.
To earn NAEYC accreditation, the ECC completed an extensive self-study and quality improvement process, followed by an onsite visit by NAEYC assessors to verify and ensure that the program met each of the 10 program standards, and hundreds of corresponding individual criteria. NAEYC accredited programs are always prepared for unannounced quality assurance visits during their accreditation term, which lasts for five years.
In the 30 years since NAEYC accreditation was established, it has become a widely recognized sign of high-quality early childhood education. More than 7,000 programs are currently accredited by NAEYC -- less than 10 percent of all childcare centers, preschools and kindergartens nationally achieve this recognition.
The ECC is located at 795 Northwest University Dr., on the corner of Circle Dr. and Northwest University Dr. The Rec-Plex is located across the street from the ECC. Contact the ECC at 618-650-2556.
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University Staff Senate Scholarship Banquet, Tickets Available in Goshen Lounge |
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Get your tickets for the 2018 University Staff Senate Scholarship Banquet:
5 p.m. Social hour begins
6 p.m. Dinner
Tuesday, April 10
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom
The cost is $25 per person. Tickets can be purchased online at siue.edu/scholarship-banquet or by filling out the form and returning it to the University Governance Office Rendleman Hall room 0103 or Box 1252. Registration deadline is Thursday, April 5.
You can also purchase tickets in the Morris University Center from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today and April 3 at Goshen Table 5, and on April 4 in the Lower Level/Center Court.
The buffet-style dinner will include stuffed pork chop and fried chicken with assorted cheesecake for dessert. Beverages will be provided.
There will be a silent auction, 50/50 drawing, Surprise Drawing, attendance prizes, and a drawing for a 2018/19 Green Lot parking pass. Green Lot parking pass drawing tickets and 50/50 tickets can also be purchased in advance. You must be present at the event to win the 50/50 drawing. The Green Lot parking pass drawing is open to all.
The banquet is open to all staff, faculty and retirees, as well as the community at large.
All proceeds from the event benefit the Staff Senate Scholarship, awarded during the fall and summer terms for deserving high school graduates or continuing SIUE undergraduate students who are the child, grandchild, spouse or civil union partner of a presently employed or retired civil service or professional staff employee at SIUE.
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Attend Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan Discussions |
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The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion would like to invite all students, faculty and staff to the Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan discussions.
The purpose of these sessions is to gather feedback on our new seven-year Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan goals, objectives and strategies.
Individuals from the various areas responsible for implementing the Plan will be present to discuss and answer questions.
The next session:
Tuesday, April 3
1-2 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Room 0206
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Lifelong Learning Speaker Series, April 4 |
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SIUE Office of Educational Outreach invites you to attend the spring 2018 Lifelong Learning Speakers Series every Wednesday on campus.
Wednesday, April 4
Morris University Center, Hickory-Hackberry Room
10:30-11:45 a.m. - SIUE Sculpture Walk Part II, presented by Jessica Hunt, teaching assistant, Department of Art and Design
1:15-2:30 p.m. - The Culture and History of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan: The Caucasus, presented by Rowena McClinton, PhD, professor in the Department of Historical Studies
Cost: $5 for general public, $2 for Lifelong Learning members and FREE for alumni and students (with valid student ID).
You don’t want to miss this exhilarating semester jam packed with presentations that are sure to inform and educate!
To view the fall brochure or to become a Lifelong Learning member, please visit our website or contact coordinator, Eboni Thompson at 618.650.3233.
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Graduate School Presents its Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium, April 4 |
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The Graduate School will host the 2018 Graduate Student Research Symposium.
2:30-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 4
Morris University Center
This event celebrates and showcases the variety of research and creative activities taking place at SIUE! Attending the symposium gives our prospective graduate students the opportunity to talk to current graduate students about their SIUE projects and experiences, as well as meeting with faculty and admissions staff. It also allows us to celebrate the research efforts and accomplishments made by many SIUE faculty over the course of the year.
This year’s symposium will feature three specific points of interest:
• Graduate student presentations – This event allows students to display their research to fellow students and faculty, while receiving constructive evaluations from their peers to help improve their presentations. The presentations are from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the Goshen Lounge.
• Hoppe Awardee presentation – The Hoppe presentation is given by a faculty member who has been a recipient of the Hoppe Research Professor Award. These awards are given in order to recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study. This year’s presentation will be given by Jeremy Jewell, PhD, professor of psychology in the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior. Jewell will speak from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Illinois Room.
• The Chancellor’s Reception – Hosted by Chancellor Randy Pembrook, this reception honors the faculty and staff who submitted external grants from March 1, 2017-February 28, 2018 with special recognition for first-time PI's. The chancellor will also acknowledge the 2018 Vaughnie J. Lindsay New Investigator Award recipient, the 2018 Distinguished Research Professor, and the 2018-20 Hoppe Research Professor recipient. This event is from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Meridian Ballroom and is for all faculty and the student presenters. Faculty are welcome to invite their graduate students to attend.
Please RSVP, here.
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Sign Up for Green Dot (Sexual Violence Prevention) Education Today |
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Green Dot is a comprehensive violence prevention program with objectives to decrease the likelihood of dating and domestic violence, stalking and sexual assault.
The education sessions’ intent is to train faculty and staff to endorse, model, and support two Green Dot values:
- Power-based personal violence is not tolerated in our campus community
- Everyone will do their part to prevent violence
April sessions:
Friday, April 6 – 10:30 a.m-noon in Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Room
Tuesday, April 17 – 2-3:30 p.m. in the Cougar Pavilion, second floor of Lukas Annex in the Vadalabene Center
Thursday, April 19 – Noon-1:30 p.m. – Evergreen Hall MFR
Friday, April 20 – 10:30 a.m.– noon in the Cougar Pavilion, second floor of Lukas Annex in the Vadalabene Center
Sign up at Green Dot.
For more information about Green Dot at SIUE, email greendot@siue.edu.
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Dept. of Philosophy Sponsors Fritz Marti Lecture, April 6 |
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The 41st Annual Fritz Marti Lecture will be held:
3 p.m. reception
4 p.m. lecture
Friday, April 6
Morris University Center, Mississippi-Illinois Room
Dr. Richard Kearney, the Charles B. Seelig chair of philosophy at Boston College, will present the 41st Fritz Marti Lecture on “Recovering our Senses.”
Kearney has written nearly two dozen philosophy and literature books, and hosted several television series focusing on culture and philosophy in England and Ireland. He is also the international director of the Guestbook Project, a digital storytelling effort that promotes peace by presenting personal stories in opposing sides of conflicts.
Kearney's talk “Recovering our Senses” will “look at the primacy of touch in our way of knowing and navigating our world.”
For more information, visit Fritz Marti Lecture.
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Spring 2018 Safe Zone Ally Training, April 9 |
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Safe Zone will be offering Ally Training for faculty and staff:
2-4 p.m.
Monday, April 9
Morris University Center Missouri Room
The goal of training is to provide attendees skills and understanding for supporting the LGBTQIA community. You must pre-register to attend this training. Space is limited, so sign up now!
Faculty and staff can register at: Spring 2018 Safe Zone Training for Faculty and Staff
What is Safe Zone?
Safe Zone is a community of people who:
- Will be understanding, supportive, and trustworthy if LGBTQIA people need help, advice, or just someone to talk to
- Will not tolerate homophobic, heterosexist, cisgenderism comments and actions, but will address them in an educational and informative manner
- Have attended Safe Zone training and have information on campus and community resources
Mission and Goals of Safe Zone:
- Safe Zone's mission at SIUE is to develop a campus community of allies and provide support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and ally (LGBTQIA) students, faculty, and staff with the ultimate goal of developing SIUE as a safe and welcoming place for LGBTQIA people.
For more information, contact Dr. Shelley Price-Williams at shewill@siue.edu.
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Documentary Film "Suicide: The Ripple Effect," Documentary Showing April 9 |
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SIUE in collaboration with Centerstone, a local behavioral health organization, will present:
“Suicide: The Ripple Effect”
7-9 p.m.
Monday, April 9
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom
Director Kevin Hines will be present to address the audience, and discuss resilience and recovery within mental illness. Hines is a nationally known speaker on suicide awareness and prevention.
We hope you will consider joining us, and please encourage students to attend this event!
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Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Educational Culture Tour, April 16 |
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The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion would like to invite you to join us on our second annual Educational Culture Tour!
On Monday, April 16, we will travel by bus to Brooklyn/Lovejoy, Ill.—one of the oldest black incorporated towns in America—to learn about the relationship between SIUE (specifically Lovejoy Library), abolitionist Elijah P. Lovejoy and the nearby community of Brooklyn/Lovejoy. Faculty tour guide Associate Professor Prince Wells III will share insight as someone who grew up in Brooklyn/Lovejoy.
Students, faculty and staff are all welcome and encouraged to attend. We will begin boarding the bus in Hairpin Drive at 8 a.m. and return by 11:30 a.m.
Please register online here as soon as possible to secure your spot on the tour.
For more information, contact Tameka Dunson at tdunson@siue.edu in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion.
SIUE encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please call the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at 650-5382 in advance of your participation.
We hope you will join us!
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Last Q&A Until Fall with Chancellor Pembrook, April 17 |
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10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 17
Morris University Center Oak/Redbud Rooms
This Q&A will be the last one until fall.
If you would like to submit questions or suggestions to the Chancellor in advance of any of the Q&A sessions, please send them to siue.edu/chancellor/suggestions.
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Register for the SIUE Summer String Camp |
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SIUE Summer String Camp registration is now open. This camp will be great for students in school orchestra programs to keep their skills up over the summer!
Here are the new changes:
- Camp is now from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Dunham Hall
- Parents are not required to accompany their children
- Camp is focused on chamber music, orchestra, private lessons for everyone, electives and fun activities
- Campers will be at a reading-level of beginning orchestra through high school
Save $10 by getting your registration in by Monday, April 30.
For more information, email miktheviolist@me.com or visit Summer Camp 2018 Registration.
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