Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018

Library and Information Services, in collaboration with University Marketing & Communications, is pleased to announce the launch of a newly designed library website.

This team has been hard at work since Spring 2018 to build a design with the user in mind. We are excited to share the new look, feel and function of the website.

If you have any questions or feedback about the website, please use this form.

Please welcome the following five Visiting Scholars to SIUE from Northwest Normal University (NWNU), Lanzhou, China.

The scholars are participants in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s (SEHHB) International Training Program in Pedagogy (ITPP) during fall semester. They will observe in courses in the SEHHB, Schools of Business and Engineering, and the College of Arts and Sciences.

Ping Huang is an associate professor in the College of Computer Science and Engineering. Her research interests include database application technology and data science. While at SIUE, she looks forward to experiencing the differences between American and Chinese teaching styles, and learning about American culture.

Fusu Zhao is a lecturer in the Institute of Philosophy and Politics. Her research interests include ancient Greek and Roman ethics, applied ethics, and the relationship between art and truth. At SIUE, she looks forward to learning about the theory of philosophical education in-depth and the practice of higher education in the U.S.

Ronghua Zhang is a lecturer in the School of Psychology. Her areas of interest include social cognition and teaching social psychology, developmental psychology, and learning psychology. During her semester at SIUE, she looks forward to learning about the psychological differences and similarities between China and the U.S.

Zhengyan Nie is a professor in the College of Economics. His research interests include industrial transfer, regional economic development and macroeconomic policy. At SIUE, he looks forward to acquiring in-depth knowledge of modern pedagogical concepts and practices of higher education in the U.S., and gaining a broader knowledge of the latest progress in modern economics.

Dongsheng Wang is a lecturer in the Department of Special Education. His research interests include teaching children with visual impairments, special education teacher education and inclusive education in China. At SIUE, he is interested in observing pedagogy in the areas of assessment, individualized education programs and assistive technology for students with disabilities.

For more information, please contact Dr. Yuliang Liu at yliu@siue.edu, Dr. Tom Lavallee at tlavale@siue.edu, Gretchen Fricke at gfricke@siue.edu or Dr. Mary Weishaar at mweisha@siue.edu.

The following is a short list of dates that are important to remember for registration:

• Through Friday, Aug. 31: Instructor and department chair signatures are both required to add a class
• Friday, Aug. 31: Last day to add a class
• Friday, Aug. 31: Last day to drop classes and have tuition and fees removed from billing statement and no entry on the transcript. There will be no reduction in tuition and fees charges when dropping a class after this date.
• Friday, Oct. 26: Last day to drop classes and receive a grade of W on the transcript

Classes that have a start or end date that differ from the full-term 16 week fall classes have different registration deadlines. Those deadlines can be found in the Class Information box under “Drop Deadlines – Fall 2018” at siue.edu/registrar.

Registration forms can be found under Frequently Requested Forms under “Registration Add – Drop – Withdraw” on the Registrar’s website.

For more information, contact the Service Center at 650-2080 or at servicecenter@siue.edu.

As we start another academic year, we think it is a great time to recognize those hard working employees in your department!

Do you have an outstanding employee that deserves recognition? Perhaps you have a member of your staff that consistently demonstrates excellence in their work. Then nominate them for the Employee of the Month award.

The Employee of the Month Recognition Program Award is an esteemed accolade bestowed on an employee who epitomizes the University’s core values in his or her daily work. These employees are engaged in accomplishing the mission of the University, upholding our University’s values and routinely exceed the call of duty.

Faculty, staff or students can make nominations, but the immediate supervisor must support the nomination. Employees in their current position for two years and who have not received the award within the last five years are eligible for nomination.

Nomination forms and additional details are available online at siue.edu/human-resources/faculty-staff/employee-recognition-program.

We encourage you to nominate your valued staff members and recognize their hard work and dedication to SIUE.

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

Are you a current student or recent graduate with a disability seeking employment?
Each year, SIUE participates in the Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) to give students with disabilities the opportunity to apply for internships or permanent positions at federal agencies across the United States. 

The WRP is an excellent way to:

• Find an internship or permanent position at federal agencies
• Explore careers in the federal service
• Promote skills and abilities
• Gain resume development and interviewing experience

To be eligible for the WRP, students must be:

• Current, full-time undergraduate students with a disability
• Current, full-time graduate students with a disability
• Alumni, who have graduated within one year
• U.S. Citizen

The registration process for the WRP begins today and ends on October 16, 2018; however, it is important to begin preparing for registration as soon as possible.

To learn more about the WRP and the registration process, please contact the Career Development Center at 650-3708 to schedule a WRP appointment with Jamie Doss, MA, LPC, Career Counselor/WRP Campus Coordinator.

In honor of #JustBecauseDay and for the rest of this week, SIUE faculty and staff are being offered $5 off registration fees for this year's Cougars Unleashed Homecoming Run being held Saturday, Sept. 29 at Birger Hall.

Go to runsignup.com/cougarsunleashed and enter promo code SIUE to receive the discount. Discount ends Saturday, Sept. 1.

Call 618-650-3630 with any questions.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to create anonymous postcards during a presentation by Frank Warren, creator of the popular PostSecret blog. The postcards will be displayed:

7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 12
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

Active Minds PostSecretU is designed to build community and give students a forum for expressing thoughts and experiences that they might otherwise hide. Active Minds’ mission is to eliminate the stigma around discussing and seeking help for mental health issues.

Active Minds PostSecretU is an Active Minds program created in cooperation and with the support of Warren. 

Warren will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 in the Meridian Ballroom as a culmination of PostSecretU and the suicide prevention conference, being held on campus earlier in the day.

Blank postcards can be obtained by contacting Lisa Thompson-Gibson in Counseling Services through Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 650-2842 or lithomp@siue.edu. Completed postcards should be returned to the drop box in Counseling Services by Sept. 5. Please be sure that postcards contain no identifying content, names, hate speech or nudity.

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 session's intent is to train faculty and staff to endorse, model and support two Green Dot values: (1) power-based personal violence is not tolerated in our campus community, and (2) everyone will do their part to prevent violence.

Fall faculty/staff sessions will be held:

10:30 a.m.-Noon
Monday, Sept. 17
Hickory/Hackberry Room

1:30-3 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Oak/Redbud Room

10:30 a.m.-Noon
Thursday, Oct. 25
Mississippi/Illinois Room

1:30-3 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
Mississippi/Illinois Room

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0844a8a72ca0ff2-fall

For questions about Green Dot at SIUE, please contact greendot@siue.edu.

The SIUE STEM Center announces its FY19 Community Impact Fellowship program. This is a competitive fellowship, open to tenure-track or tenured faculty members, to support faculty as they leverage their research to engage area learners through STEM-based high impact community engagement products and practices.

The successful applicant will be a faculty fellow with the STEM Center beginning in fall of 2018 through summer of 2019, during which time the applicant will work with STEM Center faculty and staff to develop their research into a practice and/or product that engages area learning communities. To support the faculty member’s efforts, fellows will receive a stipend of $1,500 upon project completion.

More information and application details are at: http://www.siue.edu/stem/impact.shtml.

Applications are due Monday, Oct. 1.

Please feel free to contact Carol Colaninno, ccolani@siue.edu, with any questions.