Wednesday, April 4, 2018

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.
Today
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.

The Graduate School will host the 2018 Graduate Student Research Symposium.

2:30-5:30 p.m.
Today
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.

Forty students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) will be at SIUE today and Thursday, April 5 for the HBCU/McNair Spring Campus Visit. 

The students will come from Spelman College in Atlanta, Lane College in Jackson, Tenn.; Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss.; LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Tenn.; Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo.; and Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, Mo. 

While on campus, the students will:

• Apply to an SIUE graduate program
• Learn more about graduate funding opportunities
• Attend the SIUE 2018 Graduate Research Symposium
• Tour the SIUE campus 

Students will also meet University administrators, program directors, current graduate students and SIUE staff.

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 

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.

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.”

Explore the possibilities during SIUE’s Graduate Admissions Open House:

10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11
Morris University Center, 2nd floor, Meeting Room A
Please indicate if you need parking on your registration form

Find out more about:
o SIUE’s 100+ graduate programs
o Graduate admission requirements
o Financial support
o Graduate assistantships

Apply during the open house, and the $40 application fee will be waived!

The SIUE Constructors Club will present a 5K Run and Walk:

9 a.m.
Saturday, April 21
The Gardens at SIUE
Race will start and finish next to Lot A.
Free parking will be available.

Registration is $30 per person, $20 for student and includes a t-shirt.

Proceeds go towards helping the Constructors Club build homes for families in need through Habitat for Humanity.

For more information, contact Aaron Borrowman at (618) 772-6434 or cnstmgmt5k@gmail.com. 

7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 18-Saturday, April 21 and
2 p.m. 
Sunday, April 22
Dunham Hall Theater

Ticket cost:
$12 – Adults
$10 - Seniors and non-SIUE students
$10 - SIUE retirees, alumni, faculty and staff
SIUE students FREE with a valid I.D.

All seating is general admission. You may purchase tickets at the Theater and Dance Box Office in Dunham Hall, Room 1042B. You can also call 650-2774 or email theater-tickets@siue.edu.

SIUE Safe Zone, the Kimmel Student Involvement Center, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs will hold SIUE’s 4th Semi-Annual Rainbow Graduation Celebration:

4-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 25
Morris University Center, Meeting Room A 

The 2018 Rainbow Graduation Celebration is free and open to all LGBTQIA and Ally SIUE undergraduate and graduate students who have earned their degree in Spring 2018.

Registration is required to participate and should be completed by 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 20. See the form, here.

To learn more, visit Rainbow Graduation Celebration. 

Spring Commencement is just around the corner!

To make our Spring 2018 ceremonies a success, volunteer greeters are needed for each ceremony. Please consider taking time to volunteer at this momentous occasion.

Greeters will welcome guests and graduates to the ceremony, hand out programs and answer general questions. Greeters will need to arrive 90 minutes before their assigned ceremony and stay for the duration of the event.

There are seven spring ceremonies scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 4-5. A complete list of ceremony times and corresponding graduates is available at siue.edu/commencement/schedule.

Please contact me if you are interested in helping make this event memorable for all of our graduates and guests. If you would like to volunteer with a friend, please let me know, and I will make sure that you are stationed together.

Thank you!