Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Social Security Representative Scott Martin will be on campus to discuss how your benefits will be affected, if you receive a pension and the number of credits needed to receive benefits. Retirement estimation and Medicare information will also be available.

11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
Presentation begins at 11:45 a.m.
Today
Morris University Center, International Room
Drop-ins welcome

To view your latest Social Security statement, create an account at ssa.gov/myaccount/.

Sponsored by University Staff Senate.

Join the Department of Music for an evening of beautiful music performed by Mac Hinson, Angela Kim, John Korak, Marc Schapman, Marta Simidtchieva, Daniel Smithiger and Kris Pineda.

7:30 p.m.
Today
Dunham Hall Theater

The program includes:

• Music for cello and piano from the award wining CD "Bulgarian Sketches"
• The romantic Dichterliebe for tenor and piano by Robert Schumann
• The haunting Evergreen for solo marimba by Ben Finley
• The classic Rhapsody in Blue for trumpet and piano by George Gershwin
• The melancholic masterpiece Trio for clarinet, cello and piano by Johannes Brahms

General admission is $12. The cost for seniors and non-SIUE students is $9 and SIUE students with valid ID are admitted FREE.

Balloting will be done electronically beginning today and remain open until 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10.

Eligible Voters
Any civil service employee (excluding temporary, provisional and extra help) or administrative staff employee who is currently employed on the date of election is eligible to vote. Electronic ballots will be sent via University e-mail to all eligible University employees.

Positions Available
The following Staff Senator positions will be contested. Terms are for four years, commencing July 2019.

• Four (4) open seats for civil service: Negotiated and Prevailing classification

• Two (2) open seats for civil service: Open Range/Confidential, Managerial and Supervisory Exclusions classification

• One (1) open seat for administrative staff: Represented classification

• Two (2) open seats for administrative staff: Non-Represented classification

Additionally, seats specifically representing the Alton and East St. Louis campuses will be contested.

• One (1) open seat for the East St. Louis campus representing either the civil service: Negotiated and Prevailing, or administrative staff: Represented classification

• One (1) open seat for the Alton campus representing either the civil service: Negotiated and Prevailing, or administrative staff: Represented classification

Employees will only vote for candidates in their University constituency group. Employees assigned to the Alton or East St. Louis campuses will also elect campus representatives. If the number of eligible candidates is equal to or less than the number of contested seats, candidates will be declared elected by acclamation, and no ballots will be circulated to the full constituency.

Orchid Ensemble, highly acclaimed and unique musicians who blend a variety of musical styles to produce an intriguing and delightful sound experience for audiences worldwide, will perform:

7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 6
Center for Spirituality and Sustainability
SIUE campus

Orchid Ensemble was nominated to receive the annual Canadian musical award JUNO.

The trio consists of Lan Tung (Taiwan/Canada) on the erhu/Chinese violin, Dailin Hsieh (Taiwan) on the zheng/Chinese zither, and Jonathan Bernard (Canada) on percussion. The group blends ancient musical instruments and traditions from China and beyond, creating a beautiful new sound.

Read more in SIUE News.

Please join Chancellor Randy Pembrook and the vice chancellors for a Q&A:

9 a.m.
Monday, April 8
Conference Room 2074,
Building B
East St. Louis Center

As a reminder, these meetings are open to all faculty and staff. The chancellor invites you to ask questions, have a dialogue and/or express ideas that you might have.

If you would like to submit questions or suggestions to the chancellor in advance of any of the Q&A sessions, please send them to siue.edu/chancellor/suggestions/.

We hope you can attend, and we look forward to your questions.

The School of Dental Medicine invites the SIUE campus community to attend the 2019 SDM Research Day on Tuesday, April 9 on the Alton Campus. The day's events will feature a keynote address, a student table clinic competition and a vendor fair.

1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9
Auditorium of the Center for Professional Advancement, Building 280
SDM Alton campus

This year's keynote speaker is University of Washington’s (UW) Susan W. Herring, PhD. Herring is a professor of orthodontics and oral health sciences at the University of Washington School of Dentistry.

An opportunity to review outstanding student research will be available in Roller Hall, Building 263, immediately following the lecture presentation.

All guests are welcome.

The Department of Theater and Dance (DOTD) presents “Voices from the Front – Daughter, Son, and the War Within” by award-winning playwright Cassandra Medley.

7:30 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday, April 9-13

and

2 p.m.
Sunday, April 14
Metcalf Theater on campus

General admission is $15. The cost is $12 for SIUE alumni, faculty, staff, seniors and non-SIUE students; and free for SIUE students with a valid ID. 

Tickets are available by calling the box office at 618-650-2774 or visiting the Theater and Dance Box Office from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday in Dunham Hall. Tickets may also be purchased before a performance at the Metcalf Theater Box Office.       

For more information, please call 618-650-2774 or send a message at theater-tickets@siue.edu. For directions and parking, please visit the SIUE website at siue.edu\maps.

For more information, visit SIUE News. 

Register now for Spring 2019 Kindermusik classes!

Big Back Yard
Ages 1-2

Big back yards that include parks, playgrounds and yards of all shapes and sizes were made for play, play, and more play! Our bodies get a gross-motor "goose" when we go on a pretend adventure in our Big Back Yard.

Classes are:
10 a.m. Thursdays - April 18, 25 and May 2, 9

Tuition is $ 75 and is due by Wednesday, April 10.   

Wild Animal Park
Ages 1-2

Let’s take a trip to the Wild Animal Park! We’ll slither like snakes and pounce like leopards, encounter tiny tree frogs and enormous elephants, and visit amazing habitats that are high and low, hot and cold, dry and rainy. Then it’s time for the animals’ favorite activity, which they all do together. It’s the jungle hokey-pokey!  

Classes are:
11 a.m. Thursdays - April 18, 25 and May 2, 9 

Tuition is $75 and is due by Wednesday, April 10.

For more information, contact Ellen Singh, licensed Kindermusik educator, at 618-792-6190 or desingh@juno.com.

SIUE Faculty and Staff,

We are pleased to invite you to a celebration in YOUR honor! Please join us for the 2019 Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day: Beach Bash!

Wednesday, April 17
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom and patio
Bring your Cougar ID to check-in and wear your nametag

Free parking is available in lots B and C from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

A delicious lunch will be provided as well as entertainment, including tropical-themed games, a photo backdrop (to fool your friends as to your whereabouts), special musical offerings and plenty of fun, as we celebrate the end of another successful academic year.

You’re invited to wear floral shirts, flip flops, hats and other tropical apparel. SIUE gear and jeans are OK, too! We’ve also put in an order for tropical weather!

As always, many departments have generously donated great prizes for a random drawing, which will be on display by the entrance and announced following the event. You do not need to be present to win.

Additionally, during the week of April 8-13, the Cougar Store will be offering 25 percent off Cougar clothing that is not already on sale. As an added bonus, a limited edition, tropical design shirt will be available for purchase. Just present your Cougar ID to take advantage of the deal!

This year’s festivities will again include a photo montage of our departments. Your help in providing photos for the montage is appreciated. Please submit photos to kschmal@siue.edu by Friday, March 29. These can be photos from departmental events during the past year, or feel free to come up with something new and creative.

We hope you’ll take advantage of this opportunity to visit with us and your colleagues from all three campuses in a fun, relaxed, tropical atmosphere, as we celebrate all you do for SIUE.

Warmest wishes,
Randy Pembrook
Denise Cobb
Rachel Stack
Rich Walker
Jeffrey Waple

*For those supervisors with employees who have limited access to email, please pass this information along so they can join us.

The Staff Senate Scholarship will hold its annual scholarship banquet:
Thursday, April 18
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

5 p.m. - Social hour begins
6 p.m. - Buffet style dinner, including stuffed pork chop and fried chicken with assorted cheesecake for dessert
Thursday, April 18
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom
*Please contact us if you have any special dietary needs.
Open bar throughout the event with wine, beer, and soda included.

• Silent auction
• 50/50 drawing
• FY20 green parking permit drawing

All proceeds from the event benefit the Staff Senate Scholarship.

If you would like to be a part of the planning committee or would like to make a donation for the event, please contact Cindy Cobetto at 650-2164 or cgorsag@siue.edu

The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, in collaboration with the Diversity Day Committee, invites proposals for engagement sessions and Ed talks for the 2019 SIUE Diversity Day, which will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

The theme for Diversity Day is “From Awareness to Action, SIUE Shaping a Changing World.”

Engagement sessions are 60 minutes long and should be focused on a topic related to diversity, equity and/or inclusion. Proposals will be accepted until Wednesday, May 1.

Please see instructions for submitting a proposal.

An automatic message should be received by the primary session contact, upon submission of a proposal. If the contact does not receive this message (and it is not in their spam filter), please email vbrown@siue.edu.  

Diversity Day is a campus-wide experience that provides a platform for students, faculty, staff, alumni, retirees and the broader community to engage different groups, learn about similarities and differences, and celebrate diversity and inclusion at SIUE.

On behalf of the 2019 SIUE Diversity Day Committee, thank you for your commitment to a diverse and inclusive SIUE! Please encourage faculty, staff and students to submit proposals.

For more information, contact Venessa A. Brown, PhD, associate chancellor and chief diversity officer.

Here is the latest news and information at SIUE.

• Females Celebrated at SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School’s Women’s Conference

• SIUE’s Cannon Establishes Student Travel Scholarship through Planned Gift

• Scientific Discovery Abounds at SIUE’s Odyssey Science Camp, Register Now!

• SIUE School of Pharmacy Students Win Third APhA National Video Award

• Award-Winning Playwright Presents “Voices from the Front” at SIUE’s Metcalf Theater

For more news and information, visit SIUE News.