Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019

Enjoy Cougar Fest, Today
Register for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon, Jan. 23
Counseling Services' Mindfulness and Meditation Series, Jan. 24
Please Note These Educational Outreach Courses
Chancellor Pembrook Announces Innovation Grant, Deadline Feb. 1
SIUE Executive Education 2019 Professional Development Workshops
Career Development Center Presents Mock Networking, Feb. 5
Save the Date: Campus Rec Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga Returns
Presentation of the Plight of the African American Male in Corporate America, Feb. 19
Planning a Summer Camp? Complete the Summer Camps Survey
SIUE STEM Research Fellowship Program Invites Applicants for FY20

Enjoy Cougar Fest, Today

Cougar Fest is designed to increase student, faculty and staff awareness of area businesses, services, activities and nonprofit organizations, and to facilitate interaction between the campus and local community.

For more information, contact Alexa Bueltel, coordinator of Campus Life at the Kimmel Student Involvement Center, at albuelt@siue.edu or ext. 2686.

Register for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon, Jan. 23

Register here for the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon.

Counseling Services' Mindfulness and Meditation Series, Jan. 24

Join us to practice mindfulness and meditation. This will be the first session of the spring series. 

12-12:50 p.m.
Thursday, Jan . 24
Morris University Center, Missouri Room (second floor) 

For more information, contact Lisa Thompson-Gibson in Counseling Services at lithomp@siue.edu or 650-2842.

No RSVP is required. Students, faculty and staff are invited.

Please Note These Educational Outreach Courses

Please check out the Educational Outreach Spring Catalog to explore the new courses and opportunities that are coming soon! 

Introduction to 3D Modeling and Manufacturing
5-8 p.m.
Tuesdays, January 29-March 5
Cost: $125 

This course will provide a great hands on experience with a 3D printer. Participants will learn the basics of 3D modeling using Autodesk Fusion 360 software. They will learn how to create 3D drawings using CAD and how to prepare such drawings for manufacturing and 3D printing. Cost includes one roll of filament for 3D printing. 

Microsoft Excel: Beginner Level
6-8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, January 29-March 5
Cost: $129 

Designed for students with limited or no previous experience with Microsoft Excel, this beginner-level course will introduce new users to Excel 2016 with an overview of Excel basics that provides a beginner-level foundation of the application. Elements covered in this course include creating and managing multiple worksheets, rearranging data, working with basic formulas and formatting, inserting charts and graphics, and sorting and organizing large amounts of data. A brief introduction to Windows is included. Basic mouse and keyboarding skills are required for this course. Textbook and online resource materials are provided. 

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

Chancellor Pembrook Announces Innovation Grant, Deadline Feb. 1

SIUE's research and grant productivity continue at impressive levels.

To build on this success and enhance it, the University is now accepting applications for the SIUE Innovation Grant program.

The fund is designed to generate creative thinking that considers what SIUE could become, and explores new ways of doing things that lead to long-term benefits for the University and beyond.

Innovations will be evaluated according to the following measures: breadth and impact on the University, clarity of outcome, clarity of budget, ability to generate new revenue or save funds, and practicality of implementation.

Deadline for summer 2019:
Friday, Feb. 1

For more information, including program details, important dates and an application form, visit siue.edu/chancellor/innovation.

SIUE Executive Education 2019 Professional Development Workshops

The SIUE School of Business Executive Education program has announced its 2019 professional development courses and workshops.

To register, call Kristine Jarden at 618-650-2668 or Deanna Lotter at 618-650-5440 or visit: siue.edu/business/executive-education/index.shtml.

For a description of the upcoming sessions, read SIUE News.

Career Development Center Presents Mock Networking, Feb. 5

5:30-7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 5
Morris University Center, Conference Center (second floor)

Do you want to fine tune your networking skills? This is your chance to show off your networking skills or learn how to network!

Employers from various industries will be here to help you network through this event.

Dress professional and RSVP with the Career Development Center at 618-650-3708.

Save the Date: Campus Rec Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga Returns

Stand up paddle board yoga and experience returns to Campus Recreation!

3:30-5:30 p.m. - Stand up paddle board experience
6, 7 and 8 p.m. - Stand up paddle board yoga classes
Monday-Wednesday, Feb. 11-13.
Vadalabene Center, Indoor Pool

Faculty, staff and Student Fitness Center members can reserve a board for $10. Register at the Student Fitness Center.

Please bring your SIUE ID Card.

Presentation of the Plight of the African American Male in Corporate America, Feb. 19

For more information, contact Timothy E. Lewis, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, at timlewi@siue.edu or ext. 3375.

Planning a Summer Camp? Complete the Summer Camps Survey

If you’re hosting a camp this summer, please complete the Summer Camps Survey to submit your camp information for the comprehensive list of SIUE summer camps. You will be asked to include a description, contact info, location, date, time, age/grade level, camp fee and any additional links or attachments about your camp.

You may also copy and paste the following link in your browser to complete the survey (https://siue.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2bqki8y9ZkxCHHv). Completing the survey will provide the necessary information to University Marketing and Communications to add your camp to siue.edu/summer-camps.

Benefits include:

  • Summer camps and courses are promoted to Edwardsville and Glen Carbon residents through postcards and posters. All communication directs people to siue.edu/summer or siue.edu/summer-camps to find more information.
  • Media inquiries about summer camps are directed to the list of camps on siue.edu/summer-camps.
  • siue.edu/summer-camps is among the top search results on Google and on the SIUE website when looking for “SIUE Summer Camps.”
  • The summer camps website will include links to the Health Information and Consent form and the Release of Liability form.

Please submit summer camp information by Wednesday, Feb. 20.

If you have questions, please call Toni Thomas at ext. 3650 or tonthom@siue.edu.

SIUE STEM Research Fellowship Program Invites Applicants for FY20

The SIUE STEM Center announces its FY20 Faculty Research Fellowship program. 

The competitive fellowship is open to tenure-track or tenured faculty members in any discipline, including arts, humanities and social sciences topics relevant to STEM. Fellows will collaborate with STEM Center faculty and staff to conduct undergraduate education research that explores innovative models for student engagement in STEM. 

The STEM Center seeks to fund projects that have the potential for contributing to improvements in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching and learning at SIUE. Projects that will develop, test and study innovative instructional practices with the potential for replication across departments are especially encouraged. 

Details are available at siuestemcenter.org/stem-research-fellowship

Applications are due Monday, March 25 and award(s) will be made by Friday, April 1.