Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018

The Land of Goshen Community Market is back on the Quad this fall! 

3:30-5:30 p.m.
Tuesdays through October
Stratton Quad 

Vendors will bring crafts, homemade breads, local grown produce, eggs and meats to students, faculty and staff at SIUE.

Customers can use their Illinois Link Card and receive matching coupons of up to $25 to purchase additional fruits and vegetables.

The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, in collaboration with the Diversity Day Committee, invites proposals for SIUE Diversity Day workshops, concurrent sessions and poster presentations for SIUE’s inaugural 2018 Diversity Day being held Tuesday, Oct. 16.

The theme is “From Awareness to Action, SIUE Shaping a Changing World.”

As a campus-wide experience, Diversity Day will provide a platform for students, faculty, staff, alumni, retirees and the broader community to engage different groups, learn about similarities and differences, and celebrate diversity and inclusion at SIUE.

Deadline for proposal submission is today. Upon submission of a proposal, the primary session contact should receive an automatic message indicating that we have received the proposal. If the contact does not receive this message (and it is not in his/her spam filter), please email Venessa Brown at vbrown@siue.edu. 

Click here to submit a proposal.

For more information, contact Courtney Boddie at cboddie@siue.edu or vbrown@siue.edu.

Faculty, have you seen this icon in your Blackboard courses?

It is one of the new Blackboard Ally indicators for accessibility. Making course content accessible to all learners not only makes for better course design, but it also helps to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

Want to turn those red icons to green? ITS has scheduled two-hour working sessions from now until the end of November. Members of the ITS Instructional Design & Learning Technologies team will be on hand, if assistance is needed.

Participants are expected to come to these working sessions with prior knowledge of how Blackboard Ally works, so time can be spent on improving course content. If you are not familiar with how Blackboard Ally works, please watch this overview and review related materials. Visit this form to register for the sessions.

SIUE faculty and staff,

Please plan to visit the Vadalabene Center Indoor Pool through Friday, Sept. 7 during open swim hours.

It is reqired for you to fill out the annual liability waiver and Par-Q form. A Campus Recreation staff member will be available to assist you with completing these forms.

For more information, contact Assistant Director of Recreational Programs Natalie Hawkins at 650-3242 or email at nrosale@siue.edu.

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.

Arts & Issues and the SIUE Xfest present Deeply Rooted Dance Theater:

7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 14
Dunham Hall Theater

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

Chicago’s Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT) is rooted in traditions of American and African American dance, storytelling and universal themes that spark a visceral experience and ignite an emotional response in diverse audiences worldwide.

DRDT collaborates with nationally renowned choreographers across the spectrum of modern, ballet and African dance to reflect contemporary voices.

This production is sponsored by Commerce Bank.

The Department of Political Science will host:

Constitution Day Presentation, "The Constitution and Impeachment: Facts and Precedent"
Noon
Monday, Sept. 17
Morris University Center, Missouri Room

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 ends Tuesday, Oct. 16. 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.