Monday, April 9, 2018

Safe Zone will be offering Ally Training for faculty and staff:

2-4 p.m.
Today
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.

SIUE in collaboration with Centerstone, a local behavioral health organization, will present:

“Suicide: The Ripple Effect”
7-9 p.m. 
Today
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!

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.

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!

Register for the Graduate Admissions Open House.

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.

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.

Ann Dirks-Linhorst, PhD, professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Studies will give her sabbatical presentation:

"The Role of Race in Criminal Court-Ordered Pretrial Psychiatric Evaluations"
3-4 p.m.
Friday, April 13
Peck Hall, Room 1412

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!

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!

A second set of Campus Safety meetings is scheduled. These meetings will focus on the 4 E Training (SIUE’s Active Shooter Training) and are open to all employees.

If you have already taken the training, you are still welcome to attend as a refresher or to ask any follow up questions. Anyone who hasn’t taken the training is certainly encouraged to attend. 

Edwardsville Campus
3 p.m.
Monday, April 23
Morris University University Club Room

East St. Louis Higher Education Campus
1-2 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24
Building D, room 1007

Alton Campus
12:15-1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, May 1
Roller Hall, Building 263

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.