Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018

Check out these exciting courses and continuing education opportunities offered by Educational Outreach this fall.

Heartsaver CPR/AED Certification
5:30-9:30 p.m.
Today
Cost: $99

Heartsaver courses are designed for anyone with little or no medical training and cover first-aid basics for the most common first-aid emergencies. Hands-on training also prepares students to perform CPR and use an AED in a safe, timely and effective manner. A two-year certification card is issued upon course completion.

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
5:30-8 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 18
Cost: $79

Basic life support training for healthcare professionals covers a variety of subjects, including breathing and cardiac emergencies, defibrillation, CPR, AED and obstructed airway for adults, children and infants. Learn new techniques and sharpen your skills with hands-on experience. Two-year certification card is issued upon course completion.

Hospice Conference – 6 CEU Workshop
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 8
Cost: $75

A conference designed for professionals, para-professionals, volunteers and others who work with chronically ill, terminally ill or grieving persons of all ages in hospitals, hospice programs, long-term care facilities, home health, schools, churches and other community agencies, as well as support groups, funeral service programs and counseling services for the bereaved. CEUs available for social workers, nurses and funeral home directors.

Social Work Workshop – 6 CEU Workshop
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 9
Cost: $85

The title of this workshop is "Moving from Trauma to Resilience: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the Impact Across the Lifespan."

For more information and to register for these amazing opportunities, please visit the Educational Outreach website.

The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion invites the SIUE community to nominate a faculty or staff member for the 2018-2019 SIUE Champion for Diversity Award.

This award is presented to a faculty or staff member who has demonstrated an exemplary level of dedication to SIUE’s mission of fostering equal opportunity, positive interactions with students, staff and faculty, and who respects and values differing backgrounds and points of view within SIUE.  

Nominations should be received by today. The Champion for Diversity Award will be recognized annually during December commencement and will consist of a plaque and $500 donated to a University diversity and inclusion project of the recipient’s choice. 

To learn more and to nominate someone, please visit the Champion for Diversity Award webpage.

Counseling Services presents the Distress Tolerance in Self and Others series. 

You are invited to attend one of the distress tolerance sessions as Dr. Courtney Boddie, director of Counseling Services, guides us in learning how to effectively support someone in distress and when to refer them.

Participants will also learn more about their own responses to being with someone in distress.

Session for faculty:
12-1:15 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22
Morris University Center, Missouri Room 

Session for students:
5-6:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Student Success Center, room 1202

Session for staff:
12-1:15 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 29
Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Rooms

For more information and to RSVP, contact Lisa Thompson-Gibson at lithomp@siue.edu or (618) 650-2842.

SIUE’s Tiana Clark, MFA, will read from her new collection of poems "I Can’t Talk About the Trees Without the Blood," which won the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize for Poetry from the University of Pittsburgh Press.

6 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 24
SIUE Cougar Store

Clark is an assistant professor in SIUE’s new master of fine arts creative writing program.

“This will be my first public reading at SIUE! I'm excited and eager to share my work with the incredible faculty and students," said Clark. "I delve into personal and public histories, explicating memories and muses around race, elegy, family and faith by making and breaking received forms as well as probing mythology, literary history, my own ancestry, and, yes, even Rihanna.”

Don't miss the SIUE Graduate School Open House:

11 a.m.-1 p.m. or 5-7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

Meet program directors and faculty scholars and talk to current graduate students.

Learn more about:
• SIUE’s 100+ master’s programs, post-baccalaureate certificates, specialist degrees, doctoral degrees and cooperative doctoral programs
• Graduate admission requirements
• Affording your graduate education with the help of a scholarship, research award or graduate assistantship

Apply during the open house, and the $40 Graduate School application fee will be waived!

Join the Morris University Center in congratulating Todd Bartholomew, building service worker, as he retires after 24 years of service.

2-5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Room

The SIUE Faculty Ombuds service offers an independent, neutral, confidential and informal alternative for resolving work-related problems and conflict.

Visit our updated website at siue.edu/ugov/faculty/ombuds/index.shtml to find out:

• How Ombuds can help
• When to walk-in or call the office
• How many cases we saw last year
• What were the main issues
• What free resources are available to support faculty well-being
• Other questions 

Check out the flowchart for a summary of what happens when you contact the Ombuds.