Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019

SIUE celebrates its annual Black Heritage Month with the following events/activities:

• Dancing with Dunham
  6-8 p.m.
  Today
  Dunham Hall

• Cultural Trip to the Griot Museum
  11 a.m.-2 p.m.
  Saturday, Feb. 9
  Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDl)

Throughout the month of February, the SIUE Black Heritage Month Committee is presenting information about selected people who have impacted black history and who are important to SIUE's history.

The below information was submitted by Daniel Shields, admissions counselor.

Thelma Mothershed Wair, who graduated with a master's in guidance and counseling from SIUE in 1972, was a member of The Little Rock Nine.

The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African American students who helped to end segregation in the U.S. by enrolling in the then segregated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.

After receiving her master's degree from SIUE, Mothershed Wair, the eldest of the Little Rock Nine, went on to teach and serve as a school counselor in the St. Louis and Metro East area for approximately 30 years before retiring.

In addition to receiving multiple honors and awards, in May of 2016, Mothershed Wair received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SIUE.

Read more in SIUE News.

SIUE Counseling Services presents a three-session workshop series on depression from 12-12:50 p.m. in the Student Success Center, room 0200 on the following dates:

Session 1: Today
Session 2: Thursday, Feb. 14
Session 3: Thursday, Feb. 21

Increase your understanding and knowledge about depression. Learn skills to recognize and manage symptoms.

Students are invited to attend the workshop series this semester. No RSVP is required.

For more information, contact SIUE Counseling Services at (618) 650-2842.

All graduating senior dental students must take a patient-based clinical licensing examination prior to being eligible to apply for a license to practice dentistry. 

We need your help in advance of this licensing exam to complete this requirement. You can help by participating in in a FREE dental screening.

FREE screenings will be offered from 5-7 p.m. at the School of Dental Medicine on the Alton campus:
Monday, Feb. 11
Monday, Feb. 25

A FREE dental screening, including select x-rays, will be offered to patients willing to participate and who are 18 years and older.

There will be NO CHARGE for the treatment you will receive during the Board Exam.

No appointment is necessary for the FREE screenings offered. Please bring a photo ID. Free parking is available in the patient parking area (off of Annex Street).

SIU SDM Main Dental Clinic is located at 1700 Annex Street (free patient parking off of Annex Street) in Alton.

For more information, contact the clinic at (618) 474-7000.

The Department of Biological Sciences will present:

Dr. Bruce Patterson, MacArthur Curator of Mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago
"Natural History and Voyages of Discovery: Axtell Memorial Lecture in Celebration of Darwin Day"
4-5 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 11
Dunham Hall Theater

Refreshments will follow the lecture. 

This annual lecture is given in February in celebration of Charles Darwin's birthday. Patterson has worked extensively on tropical mammals and is the author of "The Lions of Tsavo: exploring the legacy of Africa's notorious man-eaters."

The presentation is free and open to the public.

Did you know that although the general public cannot get a membership to the Student Fitness Center (SFC) on campus, SIUE faculty, staff, and their families have the option of joining? 

To showcase all that the SFC has to offer, the Department of Campus Recreation invites faculty and staff to take advantage of two days of free access:

6 a.m.-11 p.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday, Feb. 12-13
Student Fitness Center

We have a large variety of cardiovascular and strength equipment, a free weight room, an one-eighth mile track, free group fitness classes (yoga is normally $15/semester for members), courts for sports play and an indoor pool.   

You can ask for a free tour, a free equipment orientation, or just work out or play!  

Please stop by the Reception Desk with your SIUE ID and government issued ID (driver’s license) on Feb. 12 and/or 13 to sign a waiver. Then you can visit the SFC as much as you like over these two days!

A faculty or staff SFC membership is only $240 per year, and we have discounted membership rates for your spouse/partner and/or dependents as well. Various payment options are available.

Visit us at http://www.siue.edu/crec/ for an extensive list of amenities and programs available, or ask for a brochure at the Reception Desk. 

For more information, call 650-2348 or email Margaret Fredericksen at marfred@siue.edu.

For more information, contact Paul Dodson at 650-3695 or pdodson@siue.edu or visit Cougar Athletics.

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.

The Career Development Center will present the Spring Career Fair:

10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom

Wednesday, March 6 - College of Arts and Science, School of Business, and
ALL non-teaching degrees
Thursday, March 7 - School of Engineering

FREE professional LinkedIn headshots will be taken from 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Professional attire is required. Bring copies of your resume!

For a list of attending employers, visit the Career Development Center website.