Thursday, April 19, 2018

SIUE is joining the worldwide observance of Earth Week with informational, enlightening and fun activities leading up to Earth Day on Sunday, April 22.

• Today – A day in The Gardens at SIUE will allow participants to plant native prairie grass seeds and Bur Oak tree seedlings from 10-11:30 a.m., and 12:30-2 p.m.
• Friday, April 20 – Eleanor Schumacher, a resource conservationist with the Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District, will lead a program at The Gardens from 12-5 p.m. She will lead a series of discussions and activity on spring flower identification, hold a seed collection competition, discuss pesticide training and certification process, among other things. The fee is $5.
• Saturday, April 21 – E-Waste Collection Drive from 9 a.m.-noon in the visitor’s lot near the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability.

Read more in SIUE News.

The University Museum presents the last week to view the exhibit, "Birdman Rising" at the Edwardsville Arts Center, on the campus of Edwardsville High School, 6165 Center Grove Rd. 

This fascinating exhibit is curated by the SIUE University Museum, featuring Amerindian artifacts from the SIUE University Museum and photographic artworks by guest artist Jeff Thomas. Curated by Cory Willmott, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology.

The gallery is open the following hours:

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Today
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, April 20
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 21

For more information, call 655-0337 or visit Birdman Rising: Conversations Beyond Colonialism.

Indigenous artifacts from the Museum's collection, paired with Jeff Thomas' contemporary photography, make this a truly captivating exhibit.

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

Available sessions include:
Today – 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.

The first of three finalists for the position of Dean for the SIUE School of Business is Dr. Darrell Radson.

Radson is a professor at Bradley University. He served as dean of the Foster School of Business at Bradley University from 2012-2018. Prior to his term at Bradley, Radson served as dean and professor of the School of Business and Economics at Michigan Technological University from 2008-2012.

An open forum will be held:
3:15-4:15 p.m.
Today
Peck Hall, room 1404

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.
Today

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.

The Department of Art and Design will present its Seventh Annual Art History Symposium. The keynote speaker is Lea Cline, assistant professor of art history at Illinois State University. She will speak on the topic, "Art, Illusion, and Control: the Slave and the Roman Villa."

12-3 p.m. 
Friday, April 20
Art & Design West, Room 1104

Student presenters:

• Cori Compton, "The Impact of Arts Incubators on the St. Louis Community”
• Dianna LeFevre, “Lavinia Fontana’s Self-Portraits: Strategies in Self-Representation”
• Madeline Klyczek, “Aten and Ishtar: Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Akhenaten and the Amarna Period”
• Brittney Schrader, "Protestants & Propaganda: Lucas Cranach the Elder's Visual Reformation"
• Celine Shoudel, “Van Gogh’s Night Scenes: Stars and the Iconography of Death"

Due to everyone’s busy schedules at this time of year, the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion is rescheduling the rest of the Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan Discussions from April 23 onward to Fall 2018.

The discussion scheduled for Friday, April 20 will take place as scheduled and will be the last one this semester:

Friday, April 20
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Alumni Hall 2401

The discussion will focus on:
Goal 3, Objective 1, Strategies 1-3
Goal 1, Objective 2, Strategy 4

We hope to see you at this last discussion for the Spring semester!

The search committee for the position of Director of Equal Opportunity, Access and Title IX Coordination is pleased to announce three candidates who will visit campus. We invite the University community to attend the open forums to meet each of the candidates:

Jennifer Engdale
Monday, April 23, 2:30–3:30 p.m., Missouri Room, Morris University Center
Tuesday, April 24, 8–9 a.m., School of Dental Medicine, Building 273 Alumni Conference Room
Tuesday, April 24, 10-11 a.m., East St. Louis Center, Building B, Rooms 2083, 2084

Melissa Pierce
Thursday, April 26, 2:30–3:30 p.m., Peck Hall, Room 3315
Friday, April 27, 8-9 a.m., School of Dental Medicine, Building 273 Alumni Conference Room
Friday, April 27, 10-11 a.m., East St. Louis Center, Building B, Rooms 2083, 2084

Jamie Ball
Monday, April 30, 2:30–3:30 p.m., Missouri Room, Morris University Center
Tuesday, May 1, 8–9 a.m., School of Dental Medicine, Building 273 Alumni Conference Room
Tuesday, May 1, 10–11 a.m., East St. Louis Center, Building B, Rooms 2083, 2084

A website is available that provides more information on the position, candidate biographies, electronic feedback surveys, search committee members and open forum sessions. Access the webpage at Director Search.

According to the USDA, 1.1 million jobs will exist in the U.S. bioeconomy by 2030. How will you prepare for this job boom?

The NCERC at SIUE in University Park is hosting a job fair for students with STEM degrees who have already graduated or will graduate in May 2018.

9 a.m.-Noon 
and
4:30-7 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24
NCERC

NCERC works with industry clients, academia, and government research laboratories to perform research and development on biorenewable products. 

Refreshments will be served and participants will be invited to get an in-depth look at the opportunities that NCERC provides for young professionals. 

For more information, contact Ida Hand at ihand@ethanolresearch.com.

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.

The SIUE East St. Louis After School Performing Arts Program will present its recital:

7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 25
Dunham Hall

Students will perform on the piano, guitar and chimes. They will also perform West African drumming and dance, jazz, ballet and the Dunham technique.

Student performing range in age from 6-17.

The recital is free.

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

You are invited to learn about the outstanding work SIUE’s undergraduates have accomplished in their major programs.

Undergraduate Scholars Showcase
2-4 p.m.
Thursday, April 26
Morris University Center

The Undergraduate Scholars Showcase highlights the depth and variety of learning experiences offered by SIUE’s Senior Assignment and Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) programs.

Each academic unit demonstrates the best of what the University's undergraduates have mastered. Each department and program nominates two outstanding Senior Assignment projects to be presented at the Undergraduate Scholars Showcase. In keeping with the spirit of last year’s event, URCA associates and assistants will also be displaying their presentations.

Each participant will receive a certificate of achievement. This growing event allows students, faculty and community members an opportunity to celebrate learning and our students’ accomplishments.

For more information, contact Erin Behnen at 650-3639 or etimpe@siue.edu.

To learn more about the Undergraduate Scholars Showcase, visit siue.edu/showcase.

The Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at SIUE will host a “Starting a Small Business” seminar:

3-5 p.m.
Thursday, April 26
SIUE East St. Louis Center campus, Building D, Room 2002

Attendees will learn how to develop a viable business plan, properly register a business with state and/or local agencies, and explore financing options. The event is highly recommended for anyone developing a new, for-profit business concept.

In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about specific business ideas and the steps in a startup process.

The public is invited to attend, and admission is $10.

For more information, contact the SBDC at 650-2929. 

To make our Spring 2018 ceremonies a success, volunteer greeters are needed particularly for Saturday ceremonies. 
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!

Kristen M. Schmalz
Marketing and Events Specialist
kschmal@siue.edu 
(618) 650-2252