Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018

The SIUE Police Department will conduct active shooter training:

8 a.m.-Noon
Thursday, Aug. 9
Woodland Hall

and

1-4:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 9
Alumni Hall

Parking Lot A North will be blocked off during training.

The SIUE Police Department will be training with the following agencies: Edwardsville Police Department, Edwardsville Fire Department and U.S. Customs Police.

Textbook Service would like to remind everyone that summer textbooks must be returned by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10.

Textbooks for fall classes will be available for checkout beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug.13.

Textbook Service will be open during its normal hours, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 17.

Beginning Saturday, Aug. 18, Textbook Service will be open the following extended hours:

Saturday, Aug. 18 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 20 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 21 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 22 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 23 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 24 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 25 CLOSED
Sunday, Aug. 26 CLOSED

Regular business hours resume on Monday, Aug. 27 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information, please visit siue.edu/textbook/ or call us at 650-3020.

The SIUE Police Department and the School of Pharmacy will conduct a drug take-back event:

8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 11
The Land of Goshen Community Farmer's Market
St. Louis Street (by the Madison County Courthouse)
Edwardsville

Please bring expired or unused prescription drugs or medicines for safe disposal at the SIUE tent.

SOP faculty pharmacists will be on hand to answer questions.

Upcoming Goshen Market events:
Aug. 18 - School of Pharmacy Blood Pressure Screenings
Aug. 25 - Friends of Lovejoy Library

We are looking for faculty and full-time staff volunteers to assist with Move-In Day for first-year students on Thursday, Aug. 16.

Volunteers help welcome first-year students and their families to SIUE, and direct traffic at the entrance to Lot B and each of the first-year residence halls (Bluff, Prairie and Woodland).

If you would like to volunteer for this amazing process and show your SIUE pride while welcoming new students, please sign up at the following link, signupgenius.com/go/20f084da4a628a0f94-volunteers

Directions on your role and more information will be sent out by Monday, Aug. 13. Please email Rex Jackson at rjackso@siue.edu with any questions about this opportunity.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

* Returning students move into Evergreen Hall and Cougar Village on Saturday, Aug. 18.

When preparing for fall classes, don’t forget the Career Development Center gives presentations on career-related topics.

A career counselor is able to visit classes to give presentations on the following topics, including but not limited to:

• Resumes
• Interviewing
• Networking
• Job Search
• Co-ops and Internships
• LinkedIn
• Career Assessments
• Preparing for a Career Fair
• Social Media
• Professional Attire and Etiquette

Presentations can be done 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday or by request. We will do our best to accommodate all requests, however, there will be times when we have limited staff availability.

If you would like your class to use our services (i.e. mock interviews, assessments, resume approvals and etc.), please notify us in advance that your students will be making appointments, as well as description of the class assignment and name of the class.

Please visit our website at edu/careerdevelopmentcenter and click on “Faculty and Staff,” then Request a Presentation to complete the online form. Schedule your Career Development Center presentation today!

For more information, contact our office at (618) 650-3708 or tammtay@siue.edu.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Cougar Welcome Departmental Resource Fair. The annual fair will be held:

10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Monday-Tuesday, Aug. 20-21
Morris University Center Goshen Lounge

Departments have the opportunity to promote their services and answer any questions that students have about their area. We encourage eye-catching displays that grab the students' attention. 

To participate in the fair on one or both days, please complete the online application.

If you have questions about the fair or Cougar Welcome, please contact Andrea Keller at andkell@siue.edu or 650-2686.

The SIUE Suzuki Program will host an informational meeting for prospective new students and families:

7-8 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 22
Dunham Hall, Room 1109

All are welcome and no commitment is required at the meeting!

Please email suzukiprogram@siue.edu with questions.

Please mark your calendars and join us for the Inaugural Fall Welcome Reception: 

4 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 29
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom 

This year we are extending an invitation to current and incoming SIUE black faculty, staff and students.

Please register here for the session on author Christian Picciolini's White American Youth or on the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion's Professional Development Discussion & Book Clubs web page.

During the same meeting, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarcerations in the Age of Colorblindness also will be discussed.

The first 10 people to register will receive a complimentary book provided by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. Informational flyers are attached, and can also be found on the Book Clubs page of our website. 

There will be a combined meet and greet luncheon and book pickup:

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 29
Morris University Center, Missouri Room

You are welcome to bring your lunch for the remainder of the book club meetings. 

For more information, contact the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at 650-5382.

Please register for author Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarcerations in the Age of Colorblindness or on the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion's Professional Development Discussion & Book Clubs web page.

You are also welcome to register for this session that will also include a discussion on White American Youth: My Descent into America’s Most Violent Hate Movement – and How I Got Out.

The first 10 people to register will receive a complimentary book provided by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. Informational flyers are attached and can also be found on the Book Clubs page of our website.

There will be a combined meet and greet luncheon and book pickup:

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 29
Morris University Center, Missouri Room

You are welcome to bring your lunch for the remainder of the book club meetings. 

For more information, contact the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at 650-5382.