Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018

SIUE Chapter 203 of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society is sponsoring its book exchange:

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Today
Peck Hall, First Floor Lobby

Members of the SIUE community are invited to bring a book, and then take one from the inventory available. Book purchases can also be made for a nominal cost.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897, and is one of the nation’s oldest and most selective honor societies for all academic disciplines. Chapter 203 was established at SIUE in 1978.

For more information, visit siue.edu/PKP/ or contact Cindy Scarsdale at cscarsd@siue.edu.

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

2-5 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Room

Please join us as we prepare for Sustained Dialogue Spring 2019!

The remaining Sustained Dialogue Information Sessions are:
4-6 p.m.
Today
Bluff Hall MFR

Sustained Dialogue is a way for our community to explore race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability status, and other topics that aren’t always easy to talk about in diverse groups.

This 10-week program will transform you for the better through conversations to share not just your opinions, but also hear stories and life experiences behind others’ perspectives. We have created a learning space for open dialogue that makes it possible for students from different sides of an issue to learn the root causes of community problems and build relationships to address these issues with new allies.

The incentives for participating include:

• A Free Sustained Dialogue T-shirt
• $$$ in Cougar bucks for completion of the program
• Free food throughout the 10-week program
• A chance to make an impact on the SIUE community and shape a changing world!

Space for the program is limited and only 120 students will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please join us for an information session to learn more about the program.

For more information, contact Tarsha Moore at tarmoor@siue.edu or Tionna Hunter at tiohunt@siue.edu.

Campus Recreation’s Club Sports program is once again raising money and awareness for breast cancer research, a disease that severely impacts students and their families.

Special Club Sports pink T-shirts will be sold at various Club Sports events during the month of October.

The Sport Club Executive Council will vote at their next executive meeting to select a charity to donate the funds.

Please visit the SIUE Campus Recreation website for a detailed list of Club Sport Home events in October.

For more information on how to donate and/or purchase a Club Sports pink T-shirt, please contact Natalie Hawkins at nrosale@siue.edu  or 618-650-3242.

The next meeting of the University Staff Senate will be held:

9 a.m.
Thursday, Nov. 1
Building B, Room 2074
SIUE East St. Louis Center

Dr. Timothy Staples, interim executive director of the East St. Louis Center, will be our guest.

The University Staff Senate meets on the first Thursday of every month and meetings are open to constituency members.

If you want to learn more about the Staff Senate, visit siue.edu/ugov/staff or contact a senator for more information.

Campus Kitchen at SIUE is once again hosting a food drive for “Give Thanks Give Food.”

This themed food drive will collect nonperishable and canned food donations that will be used to make Thanksgiving meal grocery bags for Community Care Center clients in Granite City.

Donations can be purchased through Thursday, Nov. 1 for free delivery to Campus Kitchen at SIUE at the following link, https://yougivegoods.com/siue-turkeypalooza-2018.

Additionally, donation boxes will be located in various campus locations until Nov. 1 in the Vadalabene Center, Kimmel Student Involvement Center, Lovejoy Library (Information Desk), Peck Hall and Rendleman Hall.

The items requested for the Give Thanks Give Food Drive include:
• Stuffing
• Canned vegetables
• Canned yams and potatoes
• Instant mashed potatoes
• Gravy
• Macaroni and cheese
• Applesauce
• Canned fruit
• Gift cards to grocery stores are also appreciated

For more information, contact Brittany Buchanan at bribuch@siue.edu. Your support and generosity are much appreciated!

Fred Gray, a nationally recognized civil rights attorney who helped change history and was the first civil rights lawyer for Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will speak during SIUE's Arts & Issues series:

7:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 5
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

The 88-year-old’s speech, “Bus Ride to Justice – the Montgomery Bus Boycott,” is being presented by SIUE’s Arts & Issues and is based, in part, on his autobiography, Bus Ride to Justice: The Life and Works of Fred Gray.

SIUE's Department of Theater and Dance will present the smash hit musical, “CHICAGO,” by John Kander, Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse:

7:30 p.m.
Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 7-10

and

2 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11
Dunham Hall Theater stage

General admission is $15 for adults, age 18 and older; and $12 for SIUE faculty, staff and retirees; seniors, age 65 and up, non-SIUE students, and children under 18. The cost is free for SIUE students with valid identification.

To purchase tickets, call the Theater and Dance Box Office at 618-650-2774 or visit the office in Dunham Hall on the SIUE campus between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday, or before the show starts.

For more information, visit SIUE News.