Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019

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

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

Renew, Do and Chew Your Way to Your Best You
6-7:30 p.m.
Today-March 13
Cost: $49 

Being the best you is built on simple everyday choices. Getting back to the basics of wellness for better health, we will review the importance of addressing the whole you, to be the best you. In this course, you will learn simple mindfulness techniques for relaxation, ways to be active both physically and in the community, ideas to achieve better quality sleep and understanding more about what making wise food choices means. Join us and learn how to renew, do and chew your way to your best you! 

Making Kombucha
6-7:30 p.m.
Today
Cost: $49 

Kombucha is a variety of fermented, lightly effervescent sweetened black tea drink that is commonly intended as a functional beverage for their health benefits. In this course, you will learn the basics of how to make kombucha at home and be given a starter kit to take with you.

Dungeons and Dragons: Learn to Play
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, through March 5
Cost: $59 

Learn the basics of playing Dungeons and Dragons, the oldest and most popular role-playing game in the world! We start by learning how to create your own character, then learn the basics of play. The course includes a short adventure to get the hang of how the game works. The fifth edition of the game will be used. 

Conversational Japanese
7-8:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, through April 3
Cost: $89 

This course is designed to help students with little or no previous experience with the Japanese language. You will learn basic introductions, greetings and vocabulary used to describe common items and experiences. Pronunciation will be practiced, and basic Japanese conversation will be introduced along with learning about Japanese culture. No textbook is needed for the course. The instructor will provide handouts. 

Top 5 Steps in Buying a Home
6-7:30 p.m.
Thursdays, through Feb. 21
Cost: $20 

Learn the steps, timelines and financial requirements to buy like a pro in these two courses.

Art Therapy Conference: Creating an Inclusive Space by Dismantling the Sociopolitical Construction of Sexuality
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, March 30
Cost: $75; SIUE Faculty: 40; SIUE Student: $10

In this workshop, we will learn about the historical sociocultural construction of sex and gender that led to the two-sex binary model (male and female). We will also learn how inaccurate and harmful this model is as it does not include the biological and psychological reality of many. Even within the binary model, the sociocultural construction of 'female' sexuality has been physiologically inaccurate and harmful.

Increasing one's understanding and comfort with sexuality is vital for creating a space in therapy for all clients. Incorporating a sex positive approach in one's practice begins with increasing one's understanding and knowledge around sexuality, as well as one's awareness of internalized cultural biases and beliefs. Using art-making and dialogue, we will establish a space to learn about cultural messages and begin to open space for a healthier, more inclusive understanding of sexuality.

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

The American Red Cross will host a blood drive on campus:

11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Today
Bloodmobile, SIUE Hairpin

To schedule an appointment and for more information about blood donation eligibility, please visit redcrossblood.org and enter “SIUE” as the sponsor code. Walk-ins are welcome.

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

• History of National Pan-Hellenic Council
  7-9 p.m.
  Today
  Morris University Center, Conference Center

• Closing ceremony
  10 a.m.-12 p.m.
  Thursday, Feb. 28
  Morris University Center, Goshen Lounge

SIUE's Office of Student Financial Aid will post one scholarship or scholarship tip on social media every day during this month.

Please encourage students to apply for more scholarships, make them aware of various scholarships and inform of tips for the best applications.

Visit SIUE Financial Aid on facebook and Instagram: SIUEaid.

SIUE Counseling Services ends its workshop series on depression:

Session 3
12-12:50 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21
Student Success Center, room 0200 

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.

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

12-12:50 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21
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.

The Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice will present:

Wanqing Liu, PhD, associate professor, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Wayne State University in Detroit
"Cultural Competence for a Pharmacist: What does Genetics Tell Us?"
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21
University Park, room 1127

The seminar is sponsored by the Emeriti Foundation.

In healthcare practice, cultural diversity has an impact on the interaction between caregivers and patients, which eventually influence healthcare outcomes. Therefore, cultural competence is not only a knowledge base, but also an important skill to be developed for healthcare professionals, which is pivotal for providing individualized care to patients with diverse values, beliefs and behaviors.

While this training should be integrated into many courses of the PharmD curriculum, the pharmacogenomics education has a unique role in this process. We integrated cultural competence education in our pharmacogenomics course with three steps: awareness, understanding and integration.

We make students aware that patients heterogeneity in response to drug treatment is common, which could be attributed to many factors including culture diversity and genetic factors. We further emphasize the importance of understanding the biological and genetic basis of many culture diversity underlying the inter-patient variability in response to medication.

Such an understanding should be further integrated into the students’ professional practice to develop the skills for the evidence-based, patient-centric healthcare.

Pre-Career Fair Crash Course
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21
Student Success Center, room 1201

Does the career fair seem overwhelming to you? Then you need to attend this workshop to make the most of the upcoming career fair. Hear tips on how to dress, networking, what to do before, during, and after the career fair.

Please call the Career Development Center at 650-3708 to reserve your spot.

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics invites the University community to a research presentation by:

Dr. Kenneth Czuprynski, candidate for assistant professor
3-4 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 22
Science East, room 2204

The Campus Kitchen at SIUE is competing with more than 20 Campus Kitchens across the country to see which campus can “raise the most dough” in the Campus Kitchens Project “Raise the Dough” fundraiser.

The fundraiser runs through Friday, Feb. 22.  

The Campus Kitchen at SIUE relies solely on monetary and in-kind donations to continue fighting hunger and food insecurity in the St. Louis Metro area. We need YOU to help us! 

Support the Campus Kitchen at SIUE here. 

Please contact Sarah Laux at slaux@siue.edu for more information.

The schedule for Saturday Studio Art runs from Feb. 23-April 27. All sessions will be held in the second floor of the Art and Design West building on SIUE's campus.

There will be no class during SIUE's Spring Break on March 16. 

Studio instruction is once again offered for grades K-12. 

All classes are designed to stimulate creative growth. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in a variety of media and generating ideas for creative expression. 

Art teachers in Saturday Studio classes are becoming certified art education professionals, and are art education majors in the SIUE Department of Art and Design.

Please note the below classes:

Beginning Children's Class: grades K-1
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Art & Design West 2139
Fee: $85, Limit: 15 students

Primary Children's Class: grades 2-4
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Art and Design West 2144
Fee: $85, Limit: 18 students

Intermediate Art Class: grades 5-8
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Art and Design West 2140
Fee: $85, Limit: 15 students 

Advanced Art Class: grades 9-12
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Art and Design West 2206
Fee $85, Limit: 18 students

For registration and more information, contact:
Dr. Sangsook Park at 618-650-5825 or spark@siue.edu 
Eva Sedjo at 618-650-2824  or esedjo@siue.edu 

Visit the Saturday Studio website and flyer.

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. on Monday, Feb. 25 at the School of Dental Medicine on the Alton campus.

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.