Monday, April 15, 2019

SIUE requests the pleasure of your company at the annual Service Awards Ceremony to recognize and thank our service award recipients for their valued service to the University.

1:30 p.m. - Welcome reception
2-4 p.m.  - Program
Tuesday, April 16
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom 

To view a list of the 2019 Honorees, please visit the Service Awards 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.

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 SIUE Office of Educational Outreach invites you to attend the final spring 2019 Lifelong Learning Speakers Series on the SIUE campus.

Wednesday, April 17

10:30-11:45 a.m.
Dunham Hall, room 1109  – Morning Musical Sounds with the SIUE Piano Department, presented by Angela Jeong Hyun Kim, professor in the Department of Music

1:15-2:30 p.m.
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room – Constitutional Laws, presented by Tim Kalinowski, instructor in the Department of Political Science

Cost: $5 for general public, $2 for Lifelong Learning members and FREE for current staff, faculty, and students (with valid student ID). 

You don’t want to miss this last speaker series of the semester!

To view the fall brochure or to become a Lifelong Learning member, please visit our website or contact coordinator Eboni Buckels at 650-3233.

Graduate students from the Departments of Social Work, Art Therapy and Psychology will present the Sixth Annual Substance Abuse and Mental Health Symposium:

11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 17
Morris University Center, Goshen Lounge

Graduate students' projects will raise awareness about issues associated with substance abuse and mental health.

The symposium provides an opportunity for members of the SIUE and local community to engage with students about their projects.

Learn the best practices for using social media, how to use it in your job search and more.

RSVP by calling the Career Development Center at (618) 650-3708.

The Department of Criminal Justice Studies and the Criminal Justice Club will host a Criminal Justice Career Fair:

10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 18
Morris University Center, Goshen Lounge

More than 35 criminal justice agencies (law enforcement, probation, corrections, treatment, victim services and private security) will attend and talk with students.

Federal, state and local agencies will be represented from both Illinois and Missouri.

The SIUE University Museum and the Edwardsville Arts Center are presenting the exhibit, "Pieced: An Assemblage of Historic Quilts" through April 19.

Exhibit hours:
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday-Friday

11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday

Closed
Sunday-Tuesday

Edwardsville Arts Center
6165 Center Grove Road
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(On the Edwardsville High School campus)

This art exhibit features an assemblage of historic quilts that cover a century of American handwork. 

For more information, visit facebook.com/events.

The SIUE Safe Zone, the Kimmel Student Involvement Center, Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs will hold SIUE’s semi-annual Rainbow Graduation Celebration:

4-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 8
Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Rooms

The 2019 Rainbow Graduation Celebration is free and open to all LGBTQIA and Ally SIUE undergraduate, graduate and professional students who have earned their degree in Spring 2019.

If a student you know will be graduating and would like to participate or learn more about this event, please share the link, Rainbow Graduation. 

Registration should be completed by 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 to be included in the event.

After 19 years of dedicated service to SIUE, Julia Simms is retiring!

You're invited to celebrate with the Learning Support Services Department:

2:30-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 8
Morris University Center, Student Success Center
Room 0200, lower level

Do you have an outstanding employee that deserves recognition? Perhaps you have a member of your staff that consistently demonstrates excellence in their work. Then nominate them for the Employee of the Month award.

The Employee of the Month Recognition Program Award is an esteemed accolade bestowed on an employee who epitomizes the University’s core values in his or her daily work. These employees are engaged in accomplishing the mission of the University, upholding our University’s values and routinely exceed the call of duty.

Faculty, staff or students can make nominations, but the immediate supervisor must support the nomination. Employees in their current position for two years and who have not received the award within the last five years are eligible for nomination.

Nomination forms and additional details are available online at siue.edu/human-resources/faculty-staff/employee-recognition-program.

We encourage you to nominate your valued staff members and recognize their hard work and dedication to SIUE.

For more information, please contact Jen Oates-Blair at joatesb@siue.edu or 650-2127.

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