Friday, April 12, 2019

Library and Information Services is offering a free Meditation and Mindfulness workshop:

9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday, April 13 (light lunch and tea will be provided)
and 
9-11 a.m.
Sunday, April 14
Lovejoy Library

Leading the sessions on establishing and deepening your mindfulness and meditation are:
Linda Markowitz, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Sociology
Wendy Weber, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning
Lisa Thompson-Gibson, counselor in Counseling Services

This workshop is open to all and is made possible by a grant from Trust for the Meditation Process, a charitable foundation encouraging meditation, mindfulness and contemplative prayer.

Register now at siue.libsurveys.com/meditation, or contact Marlee Graser at 650-5215, magrase@siue.edu. 

Beginners are welcome!

The Gardens at SIUE is described as a living laboratory dedicated to supporting the educational and research mission of the University. Comprising 36 acres, The Gardens is home to a variety of woodlands, ponds, gardens and facilities with a focus on renewable, recycled and sustainably-produced materials.

On this week’s episode of Segue, SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook visits with Marion Smithson, Advisory Board chairperson for The Gardens, to discuss its history, what you’ll find there and how to get involved. The duo’s conversation will air at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 14 on WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound and siue.edu/wsie.

After retiring as SIUE director of financial aid, Smithson placed her focus on volunteering at The Gardens and continues to coordinate, maintain, and develop landscapes for SIUE’s botanical space. 

The SIUE University Museum, in conjunction with the Edwardsville Arts Center, will present a Quilt Show and Tell event:

1-3 p.m.
Sunday, April 14
The Edwardsville Arts Center
6165 Center Grove Road
(on the Edwardsville High School campus)
Edwardsville

The University Museum invites students, staff, faculty and the general public to bring their handmade and heirloom quilts for an afternoon of display, sharing and conversation about quilts and quilting. Curators of the current exhibit “Pieced: An Assemblage of Historic Quilts” will speak as well.

Plese RSVP at Quilt Show and Tell or for more information, visit the EAC website.

The Kimmel Student Involvement Center, in partnership with the Edwardsville Rotary, is pleased to accept our final nominations for the SIUE Student Leader of the Month.

Individuals selected for this award will be recognized at an upcoming Rotary meeting and at the annual Kimmel Leadership Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 29.

SIUE students can be nominated by students, faculty or staff. No self-nominations will be considered. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis, and should be received by the 16th of the month to be considered for that month's award. Any nominees not selected for one month, will be considered for the following months. Awards will be given for September through April each academic year.

Candidates will be selected based on the following criteria:

• High academic standards
• Campus involvement and activities
• Service to others on and off campus
• Leadership within their academic area or within an organization
• Demonstrated ability to promote spirit and pride at SIUE

To submit an application, visit SIUE Rotary Student Leader of the Month on Get Involved.

We are also pleased to announce Megan Ormsby as the March Student Leader of the Month. Please join us in congratulating them if you see them around campus.

For more information, please contact the Kimmel Student Involvement Center at 618-650-2686.

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, all this week, 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!

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.

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