Monday, April 16, 2018

The Kimmel Student Involvement Center, in partnership with the Edwardsville Rotary, is pleased to accept nominations for an SIUE Student of the Month.

Individuals selected for this award will be recognized at an upcoming Rotary meeting and at the annual Kimmel Leadership Awards Ceremony in April.

SIUE students can be nominated by students, faculty or staff. No self-nominations will be considered. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis, and should be received by the 16th of the month to be considered for that month's award. Any nominees not selected for one month, will be considered for the following months. Awards will be given for September through April each academic year.

Candidates will be selected based on the following criteria:

· High academic standards
· Campus involvement and activities
· Service to others on and off campus
· Leadership within their academic area or within an organization
· Demonstrated ability to promote spirit and pride at SIUE

To obtain a form, visit SIUE Rotary Student Leader of the Month.

For more information, please contact the Kimmel Student Involvement Center at 650-2686.

10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 17
Morris University Center, Oak/Redbud Room

These meetings are open to all faculty and staff.

The Chancellor invites you to ask questions, have a dialogue and/or express ideas that you might have.

Other scheduled Q&A's with the chancellor include:
June 4 – Alton Campus

The first of three finalists for the position of Associate Vice Chancellor of Information Technology Services and CIO is LeVon McAllister.

A Candidate Open Forum will be held:

9:30-10:15 a.m.
Tuesday, April 17
Morris University Center, Hickory/Hackberry Room 

The American Red Cross will host a blood drive on campus:

11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois

and 

Wednesday, April 18
Blood Mobile, Hairpin

To schedule an appointment, and for more information about blood donation eligibility, please visit Red Cross and enter “SIUE” as the sponsor code.

Walk-ins are welcome.

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.

The Department of Theater and Dance presents "The Great Divide," by E. M. Lewis and directed by Chuck Harper, chair of the Department of Theater and Dance.

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

Ticket costs:
$12 – Adults
$10 – Seniors and non-SIUE students
$10 – SIUE retirees, alumni, faculty and staff
FREE – SIUE students 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.

WSIE Presents a Spotlight on Tuscany, a journey to Italy this October.

We invite you to join us for an informational webinar on the trip:

6 p.m.
Thursday, April 19

Pre-registration is required. Visit wsie.com and click the link below travel on the home page.

We hope you’ll join us for the fantastic trip.

Kevin Wathen, coordinator of Veteran Affairs and business manager in the Department of Enrollment Management, is the recipient of the April Employee Recognition Award. 

Please join us in congratulating Kevin as the Employee of the Month:
11 a.m.
Friday, April 20
Rendleman Hall, Enrollment Management

You can also send Kevin a congratulatory email at kwathen@siue.edu. 

“Kevin provides excellent customer service to our veterans on campus," said Bobbi Wojick, veteran certification officer. "He ensures that our veterans get the assistance they deserve. He is committed to making veterans' transition to SIUE a smooth one. He also works hard to inform, advise and assist veterans and their dependents, spouses or survivors so they can obtain their academic goals.”

For more information, contact Jen Oates-Blair at joatesb@siue.edu or 650-2127.

The SIUE speech-language pathology program is offering free hearing screenings for adults and children age three and older at the Edwardsville Public Library.

1:15-4:45 p.m.
Friday, April 20
Edwardsville Public Library, Large Meeting Room, located in its lower level

The community offering was made possible by funding from the Edwardsville Community Foundation, which allowed for the purchase of portable audiometers.

For more information, contact SIUE Speech-Language-Hearing Center Clinic Coordinator Jamie Henderson at jahende@siue.edu.

The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion would like to invite students to apply for the 2018 Alfred Fleishman Diversity Fellowship through Friday, April 20.

The Fellowship targets college seniors, recent graduates and graduate students from ethnically diverse backgrounds, as well as applicants who have a passion for ethnic or cultural diversity.

Fellows have had the opportunity to work on client projects, media relations, events and new business pitches, among many other practical experiences in the field of integrated communications. Fellows are also engaged in promoting diversity and inclusion across FleishmanHillard, as well as in their local communities.

For more information about the Fellowship, visit FleishmanHillard, Get to Know Our Alfred Fleishman Diversity Fellows video or email DiversityFellowship@fleishman.com.

Also, visit the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion's Students Resource page. Please spread the word.

Respectfully,
Dr. Venessa A. Brown
Associate Chancellor, Institutional Diversity and Inclusion

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

The combined orchestras of SIUE and SIUC will be in concert, along with internationally acclaimed violinist Rachel Barton Pine.

7:30 p.m.
Monday, April 23
Dunham Hall Theater

Michael Mishra, professor of music and director of Orchestral Studies at SIUE, and Edward Benyas, music director of the SIUC Symphony Orchestra, will conduct the concert.

Tickets can be purchased at artsandissues.com, by phone at 1-866-698-4253 or at the Morris University Center (MUC) Welcome Desk. 

SIUE's Friends of Theater and Dance will host a Trivia Night to raise funds for theater and dance student travel.

6:30 p.m. doors open
7 p.m.  Trivia
Saturday, April 28
The American Legion
190 S. Main St.
Glen Carbon, Ill.

The cost is $10 per person of eight people per table. There will be cash prizes, 50/50 and a cash bar. Bring your own snacks.

To reserve a full table, call 650-2774.

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.