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Goshen Market at SIUE Begins Next Tuesday
Edwardsville’s Land of Goshen Community Market is collaborating with SIUE through the new food sustainability consortium and the Edwardsville/SIUE Community Destination Committee to bring a farmers’ market to campus.
The market was set to begin on campus today, but has been canceled due to inclement weather. We hope you'll join us on the Quad beginning next Tuesday!
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, April 10, 17, 24
Stratton Quad
In addition to local produce, the SIUE Goshen Farmer’s Market will feature vendors with meat, eggs, flowers, baked goods, honey and soap. Local artists will also be selling their creative works.
More information on the SIUE Goshen Market and other food sustainability consortium initiatives is available in this SIUE News story.
Read more in SIUE News.
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Counseling Services' Brown Bag Series Continues, April 4 |
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The topic of the next Counseling Services Brown Bag Series is "Suicide Prevention and Awareness Gatekeeper Training for Students," with Lisa Thompson-Gibson, Suicide Prevention Project coordinator; Dr. Kelly Gable, School of Pharmacy; and Joe Wiegert, School of Engineering student.
12-1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 4
Student Success Center, Room 1203
Students are invited to bring their lunch and learn how to support and refer someone who is experiencing thoughts of suicide.
Learning Objectives:
• To learn statistics and vulnerabilities regarding suicidal thoughts
• To understand how to detect warning signs for suicide
• To discuss ways to communicate effectively with someone in distress
• To discuss ways to refer students who are experiencing distress and suicidal thoughts
Join us as you advance your understanding, learn how to respond appropriately, and learn about resources.
For more information, contact Counseling Services at 280-2842.
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Graduate School Presents 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-Feb. 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.
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SIU President Randy Dunn to Speak at University Staff Senate Meeting, April 5 |
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The University Staff Senate's meetings are open to constituency members. Non-senate members can come and listen. Participation depends on the agenda being discussed and/or prior approval from the president of the University Staff Senate.
SIU System President Randy Dunn will speak at the next University Staff Senate Executive meeting.
9 a.m.
Thursday, April 5
Alumni Conference Room #B273
If larger room is needed, meeting will move to:
Roller Hall, Building #263, Room 1511
Staff Senate meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month, with the exception of July during which there is no full Senate meeting.
Agendas and minutes may be found at siue.edu/ugov/staff/schedule_of_meetings.
Future guests include:
- HR Director Sherrie Senkfor – April 19 executive board meeting
- VP of State University Annuitants Association Nobby Emmanuel - May 3 full senate meeting
- UPBC Chair Nancy Lutz and Budget Director Bill Winter – May 17 executive board meeting
Questions for guests may be submitted in advance to a current senator. You may find current senators/officers at siue.edu/ugov/staff/senatemembership_staff.
Please feel free to contact President Gretchen Fricke, or any senate member, with questions about the senate or check out the Staff Senate FAQ page.
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We're Moving! SIUE STEM Center Temporarily Suspends Services |
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The SIUE STEM Center is in the process of moving into its new space in Science East!
Please note that its resource center services will be temporarily suspended during the transition, which is set to be complete by Monday, April 16.
Until then, if you need assistance, please contact Colin Wilson at colwils@siue.edu.
Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to working with you in Science East Room 1276!
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SIU SDM Hosts Research Day, April 10 |
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The School of Dental Medicine invites the SIUE campus community to attend its 2018 SDM Research Day. The day's events will feature a keynote address, a student table clinic competition and a vendor fair.
1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 10
Auditorium of the Center for Professional Advancement, Building 280
School of Dental Medicine, Alton
This year's keynote speaker is University of Southern California's (USC) Parish P. Sedghizadeh, DDS, MS, QME. Sedghizadeh is an associate professor of Clinical Dentistry, the director of the USC Center for Biofilms, the section chair for Diagnostic Sciences, and the program director for the Advanced Education Program in Oral Pathology and Radiology.
An opportunity to review outstanding student research will be available in Roller Hall, Building 263, immediately following the lecture presentation.
All guests are welcome.
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Register for Kindermusik Classes by April 10 |
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Don't miss the next sessions of Kindermusik!
“Sing & Play” 4-Week Class for 1- and 2-year-olds
Get ready to sing, play and move with your little one in this high-energy music class designed to be just right for children under two years of age. This new Kindermusik curriculum focuses on your child's beginning movement, helping to build the muscles your baby needs to walk, and vocal development, helping to nurture your child’s speaking and singing voice. With a mix of both parent-child joint activities and child-focused activities, you’ll be able to join right in on all the singing and dancing while also getting the chance to observe how your older baby or toddler learns on her own.
May theme: Zoom!
Cars go, trains go, and toddlers are always on the go! Whether they’re taking their first cautious steps or zooming off to explore something new, one thing is for certain – toddlers always seem to be moving. In this unit, they will get to move like trains in a tunnel, bounce in a bumpy car ride, and soar on the wings of airplanes in activities designed to help them to get wherever it is they choose to go!
10 a.m.
Thursday, April 19, 26 and May 3, 10
“Laugh & Learn” 4-Week Class for 3- and 4-year-olds
Each week in class we combine your preschooler’s natural love of music, storytelling, and imaginative play with age-appropriate activities that introduce early music concepts and foster independence, social and emotional skills, language growth, and self-control.
May theme: In My Garden
In My Garden is dedicated to the great outdoors, growing plants, the green environment, and our many animal friends in the garden. The children do lots of different activities, from investigating a garden, to growing cabbages, to crawling around slowly like a snail and then jumping up quickly like a grasshopper. They take an imaginative walk around a garden to clean it up, while singing and picking up trash for the trashcan or recyclable items for the recycling bin.
11 a.m.
Thursday, April 19, 26 and May 3, 10
Tuition for each class is $75 and is due by Tuesday, April 10.
For more information, visit Kindermusik.
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Don't Miss International Studies Day, April 12 |
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Mark your calendar for the second edition of International Studies Day presented by SIUE's international studies program, with support from the Public Relations Student Society of America and public relations campaigns students.
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday, April 12
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom
International Studies Day is free and open to the public. It will have an exciting program, including a regional panel about international issues, two UN representatives talking about UN and international careers and advocacy, as well as keynote speaker Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, former President of the UN Security Council.
9 a.m.–3 p.m. - Information Booths
Participants include various SIUE departments and programs, the Office of International Affairs, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and student organizations, as well as regional organizations, including the International Institute of St. Louis, European Studies Center at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Institute for International Education and the Peace Corps.
9:30-11 a.m. - Panel on international issues impacting our region
Speakers include representatives of the Council on Foreign Relations, St. Louis Committee; World Affairs Council of St. Louis; International Institute of St. Louis; and World Trade Center, St. Louis
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. - Careers at the United Nations and International Advocacy for Sustainable Development
Speakers include Ms. Nanayaa Kumi, associate talent outreach officer, Office of Human Resources Management, United Nations Secretariat, New York City and Ms. Zephanii Smith, member of the National Council of the United Nations Association of the United States.
1-3 p.m. - Keynote speaker, Q&A, press conference
Ambassador Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, founder of Global Movement for the Culture of Peace, will discuss "The United Nations - Essential or Irrelevant in Today's World?"
Chowdhury is a career diplomat, who has served as permanent representative to the United Nations, president of the UN Security Council, president of UNICEF Board, UN Under-Secretary-General and senior special advisor to UN General Assembly President.
3-5 p.m. - Film screening
"I am From Chile" (director: Gonzalo Diaz Ugarte)
This coming of age immigration story, drawing from the director’s personal experiences, has received several awards at international film festivals.
Food and refreshments will be served throughout the day of the event. Participants in all activities will be entered a prize drawing.
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Grow the Gardens Fundraiser, April 13 |
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Faculty Needed for Blackboard Ally Pilot, Summer 2018 |
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In previous weeks, the Offices of Educational Outreach, Disability Support Services, and Information Technology Services announced the course accessibility tool, Blackboard Ally, would be piloted in summer 2018.
We are seeking faculty teaching in Summer 2018 who are using Blackboard extensively for content delivery to participate in the pilot. For pilot faculty, the Blackboard Ally tool will be enabled during the course building phase in mid-April. Before summer term, faculty will be provided resources to learn about the tool and attend optional training. We will then ask participating faculty and students to provide feedback on the Blackboard Ally tool and the resources provided.
At the end of the pilot, supporting materials will be reevaluated and Blackboard Ally will be enabled for all Fall 2018 courses. Additional training sessions will be scheduled for late June, July and August. After the beginning of the fall semester, resources will be available through the ITS Knowledge Base, or individual consultations can be scheduled with the Instructional Design & Learning Technologies group.
Faculty interested in joining the pilot should complete this application form by Tuesday, April 17. Faculty from all disciplines are welcome to take part in the pilot. Courses running in the first five weeks of the term that use Blackboard extensively for content delivery will be given preference. Please contact Instructional Design & Learning Technologies for questions at idlt_center@siue.edu.
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Register Now for SIUE Alumni Association Networking Breakfast, April 26 |
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Join the SIUE Alumni Association in honoring and hearing from SIUE’s alumni selected among the St. Louis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 during a Networking Breakfast!
7:30-9:30 a.m.
Thursday, April 26
L. Keeley Construction, St. Louis
Complimentary coffee and bagels will be provided. Register online today!
SIUE alumni members of the 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 include:
Jonathan Fowler - vice president, J.F. Electric, Incorporated
2010-Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Devin Gates - project manager, Paric Corporation
2010-Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
2018-MBA, Webster University
Ryan Poettker, LEED AP, vice president project management, Poettker Construction Company
2005-Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
Theresa Schwartz, MD, surgeon and associate professor of surgery at Saint Louis University School of Medicine
1999-Bachelor of Arts in Biological Science/Medical Science, minor in Chemistry
2000-Master of Science in Biological Sciences
2005-Doctor of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
2014-Master of Science, Health Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University
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