Monday, Aug. 13, 2018

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!

Dear SIUE Community:

I would like to announce the election of new president for the Black Faculty Association (BFSA):
Lakesha Butler, PharmD, clinical associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice

Dr. Butler, and the entire new BFSA administration, will be at the Black Student Welcome Reception, hosted by the Office of the Chancellor, The Black Studies Program and the BFSA:
4 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 29
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

I would like extend my congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Butler and the BFSA Executive Officers!

Anthony Cheeseboro
Outgoing BFSA President
Associate Professor
Department of Historical Studies

We need YOU to make The SIUE Experience a success for the Class of 2022! 

Please consider volunteering to help welcome our new students. The first impressions they experience during this orientation program can have a lasting impact on their connection to SIUE.

9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 18

We are looking for faculty and staff to accompany new students and upper class student leaders on our Class of 2022 service project.

This activity puts our SIUE value of citizenship into action. We are providing service to 10 community agencies in the St. Louis and Metro East area: Arlington Wetlands, Discovery Garden, EarthDance Farms, Granite City Community Garden, The Gardens at SIUE, La Vista CSA Farm, Metro East Humane Society, Ronald McDonald House, Watershed Nature Center and Willoughby Farm.

Bus transportation from Lot B will be provided.

To volunteer for the service project, please click here to sign up.

Thank you in advance for your support!

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.

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.

Join us for the Fall 2018 Safe Zone/LGBT Community & Ally Welcome Reception.

4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 28
Morris University Center, Hickory/Hackberry Room

This event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Refreshments will be provided.

The primary purpose of this reception is to welcome new and continuing students, faculty and staff members who are members of our LGBT community on campus. We invite all Allies to attend and contribute to this effort. We will share the collective accomplishments of Safe Zone and its allies over the last year and will highlight what is to come.

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.

We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help with a number of initiatives within our department, including but not limited to:

• Serve as a student organization advisor
• Present at a Leadership Lunch
• Help with the 2019 LeaderShape Institute

If you do not know your schedule for this upcoming year, please consider filling out the form anyway.

Please use this Get Involved at SIUE form to sign up.

For more information, contact Melinda Daniels, melidan@siue.edu or Sarah Laux, slaux@siue.edu in the Kimmel Student Involvement Center at (618) 650‑2686.

Thank you in advance!