Wednesday, April 24, 2019

John Charles, SIU executive director for Governmental and Public Affairs, has agreed to come speak with SUAA members and the SIUE campus community:

Noon
Today
Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Room  

Charles will give an update on the legislative session and bills impacting pension, healthcare and higher education.

Enjoy the remainder of Earth Day events this week.

Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) Inaugural Water Symposium
1-5 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room
A collection of various SIUE departments, businesses, municipalities, organizations and students will gather to discuss the environmental, technical and social issues surrounding the world’s water supply. For free registration, email: mmaas@siue.edu. Donations to Give Me Water Lord are appreciated. 

Honey Suckle Pull 
9 a.m.-Noon and 1-4 p.m.
Thursday, April 25
The Gardens at SIUE
For more information, email bhanke@charter.net 

The keynote speaker for the eighth annual Art History Symposium is Dr. Lia Markey, director of the Center for Renaissance Studies. The Newberry Library “Giovanni Stradano’s Nova Reperta and the Renaissance Representation of Invention and Globalization.”

12-2 p.m.
Today
Art & Design West, room 1104

Student presenters:
Emily LeBaube, “Albrecht Durer’s Animals”
Casey Lee, “Altered Identities: Female Abstract Expressionists”
Serina Peña, “Michelangelo and Leonardo: The Anatomy of the Soul and The Anatomy of Man”
Sarabian Reid, “Jesuits in Rome: The Spiritual Exercises and Art”

The Office of International Affairs invites you to the International Student Graduation Celebration, hosted by the Offices of the Chancellor, the Provost and International Affairs.

This is a pre-commencement celebration free and open to all international students who will be successfully completing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Spring 2019. SIUE faculty and staff are welcome to join us.

3:15 p.m. - Check-in
3:30 p.m. - Program begins
Wednesday, May 1
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

Today is the last day to register to participate in the ceremony.

For more information and to register, please contact Gaby Renteria-Poepsel at grenter@siue.edu or call 618-650-3785.

Please join the Office of Enrollment Management for the April EM3 Update session.

9-9:50 a.m.
Thursday, April 25
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room
Primarily for Enrollment Management staff

9-9:50 a.m.
Friday, April 26
Science East Building, room 0222

Topics include:
Satisfactory Academic Progress by Katie Eilers, assistant director in the Office of Student Financial Aid
Tuition Discounting by Scott Belobrajdic, EdD, associate vice chancellor for Enrollment Management 

Join us to practice mindfulness and meditation. 

12-12:50 p.m.
Thursday, April 25
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?"
12-1:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 25
University Park, room 1127

In healthcare practice, cultural diversity has an impact on the interaction between caregivers and patients, which eventually influences 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.

Facilities Management would like to invite you to our open house:

2-4 p.m.
Thursday, April 25
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room

We will discuss and answer questions related to upcoming projects at each of the campuses that will be underway over the summer months, including:

• The reconstruction of Parking Lot A and Korte Stadium Parking Lot
• Starbucks update at the Morris University Center
• Sidewalks and valves
• LED retrofits
• Founders Hall
• A host of other current and planned projects

There will be no formal presentation, so feel free to stop in at any time.

Department of Historical Studies professors Dr. Bryan Jack and Dr. Erik Alexander will discuss Southern History on Screen: Race and Rights, 1976-2016:

4 p.m.
Thursday, April 25
The Cougar Store

The book, published by the University Press of Kentucky, was edited by Jack and features a chapter by Alexander.

The International Studies Day, Third Edition, will be held:

9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Friday, April 26
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

The program schedule is as follows:

9:30-10:30 a.m.
Event Participant Networking and International Studies Fair
Fair: Travel Study Opportunities for SIUE Students
Information by International Affairs at SIUE, European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Peace Corps, the Foundation for International Education (FIE), PINC International, etc. 

10:20 a.m.                  
Welcome address - Dr. Gregory Budzban, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences 

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.   
Keynote Address: From Soviet Propaganda to the Firehose of Russian Falsehood            

Scott M. Rauland, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State
Previously Senior Advisor, U.S. Helsinki Commission, and Consul General, U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg, Russia

12:15-1:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Businesses with an International Focus in Our Region
Misiker Mandefro, Global Seed Health Regulatory Lead, Bayer
Han Ko, USAKO Group
Tim Novak, Executive Director, World Trade Center of St. Louis
Silvia Torres Bowman, International Trade Center at SIUE 

2-3:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Nonprofits with an International Focus in Our Region
Ariel Burgess, Vice President of Client Services, International Institute of St. Louis
Phillip DeFord, World Affairs Council of St. Louis
Guillermo Rodriguez, Secretary, Council on Foreign Affairs, St. Louis Chapter
Yvonne Foo, OCA – STL Asian Pacific American Advocates
Dhiraj Kumar, Asha for Education 

4-5:30 p.m.
What I wish I Knew in College: Learn from Recent Graduates and Graduating Students of SIUE’s International Studies Program
Mattie Malone, International Studies Program Graduate
Rachel Thurston, International Studies Program Graduate
Yin Zhu Jin, International Studies Program Student
Brook Allen, International Studies Program Student 

Food will be served for breakfast at 9:30 a.m., lunch at 12 p.m. (noon) and refreshments at 3:45 p.m.

A Targeted Funded Initiative award from the College of Arts and Sciences supports International Studies Day.

Check out this exciting continuing education opportunity offered by Educational Outreach. 

Digital Humanities and the Undergraduate Experience Conference
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, April 26-27
Cost: FREE 

This is a two-day conference for students and professional practitioners of digital humanities work in undergraduate education.  

For more information and to register, please visit the educational outreach website.

Please stay tuned for the release of the Educational Outreach Summer Catalog! 

Dear University Community,

Please plan to attend the sequel to "Implicit Bias and Institutional Change: Who Am I at SIUE?" 

Part II: "Who Am I in Relationship to Others?"
10-11:30 a.m.
Friday, April 26
Morris University Center, Missouri Room

In this workshop, we will explore the impact of implicit bias on our day to day interpersonal relationships. This workshop is a continuation of our community exploration of implicit bias commenced at last month's Diversity Summit. It is an opportunity to advance your own self-work and to reflect with others about the effects of implicit bias at SIUE.

Please register for Part II, at https://siue.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6tm0timI2ZeVLcF.

Part III of our series on implicit bias will be Friday, Sept. 20. Please save the date!

Here is the latest news and information at SIUE.

• SIUE Introduces New Master’s of Public Health Degree Program

• Urban Planning Specialist Sandoval Mixes Equity with Sustainability during SIUE Visit

• SIUE’s Pembrook and Walker Receive ESGR Patriot Award

• SIUE’s Lubsch Named Fellow in Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group

For more news and information, visit SIUE News.