Friday, May 3, 2019

Today is the last day of class! Please let students know they can take a break and play a free game of pool, courtesy of the College of Arts and Sciences:

Noon-3 p.m.
Today
Cougar Lanes 
Morris University Center

Spread the word so students can relax for a few hours, before digging into the books for finals this weekend!

Best wishes for finals week and for a great summer,
Gregory Budzban, PhD
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Campus Kitchen at SIUE is hosting a food drive through today to assist in restocking its food supply.

This food drive will collect dry and canned food donations that will be used to continue our efforts in creating balanced meals for those who are food insecure in the St. Louis Metro area.

Donations can be purchased for free delivery to Campus Kitchen at SIUE, by visiting yougivegoods.com/siue-2019. 

For more information, please contact Sarah Laux at slaux@siue.edu or Brittany Buchanan at bribuch@siue.edu. Your support and generosity is much appreciated!

This week on Segue, SIUE’s premier radio show that discusses the lives and work of the people on campus, College of Arts and Sciences Dean Greg Budzban interviews Maisha Moses, executive director at the Young People’s Project (YPP). The conversation between Budzban and Moses will air at 9 a.m. this Sunday, May 5, on WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound and siue.edu/wsie.

Founded in 1996, YPP uses math literacy work to help develop the abilities of elementary through high school students—regardless of ethnicity, gender or class—to succeed in school and in life, and in doing so involves them in efforts to eliminate institutional obstacles to their success.

Budzban and Moses will be working together at the YPP’s National Flagway Tournament on May 4 in Washington, D.C. at the National Math Festival. To play Flagway, students decode a sequence of numbers into a combination of colors, then run or walk to their color combination along a corresponding color-coded pathway on the Flagway structure.

The final open forum for the position of director of University Housing  will be held:

Travis Pierce
11 a.m.
Monday, May 6
Morris University Center, Mississippi Room

The campus community is invited to meet with finalists for the director of University Housing position. Resumes will be provided at the open forum.

Please fill out evaluation forms here and return by Thursday, May 9.

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

During SIUE Commencement ceremonies on Friday-Saturday, May 10-11, please plan accordingly for parking. Lot F will have limited parking for those not attending the ceremonies.

Faculty participating in the ceremonies are asked to arrive 20 minutes prior to the event start time.

To find answers in one simple place, visit the SIUE commencement page!

The Army ROTC cordially invites faculty, staff and students to the Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony:

3 p.m.
Saturday, May 11
Morris University Center, Hickory/Hackberry Rooms

The following will be commissioned as Second Lieutenants:

Taylor Anderson, B.S. , nursing
Leah (Wilson) Goodsell, B.S., sociology
Grant Hebenstreit, B.S., psychology
Yinzhu Jin, B.A., international studies
Deana Mrozowski, B.S., criminal justice
Austin Prevallet, B.S., political science
Jacob Stengel, B.S., criminal justice
Jared Wilson, B.S., business administration

Please RSVP to Cathy Harmon at charmon@siue.edu. 

SIUE Community, 

There has been some question across campus about the legitimacy of the SIU President Search Survey email. This is research that is in the best interests of our campus. We encourage you to participate. 

Your responses to this survey are important and will be used to aid in the presidential selection process. 

The survey should only take about 5-10 minutes to complete. All responses will be kept confidential and will not be associated with your e-mail address or name. 

The deadline to complete the survey is 11:59pm CST on Friday, May 17. 

If you choose to participate in this survey, please click on the following link: 
Take the Survey . 
  
Or you can copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser: 
https://siucpsyc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_blTsJRHhZ9BsbHv?Q_DL=3U9Uh4Z9l9UCNNP_blTsJRHhZ9BsbHv_MLRP_4MGKNnDa7gDVHMh&Q_CHL=email 

Your input is important. Receiving feedback from affiliates of SIU is crucial in the selection of the next SIU president.

Thank you in advance for your assistance in this process by completing the survey. If you have any questions, please contact us at arcmail@siu.edu. 

Sincerely,
Kristin Pankey, M.S. 
Applied Research Consultants 
Southern Illinois University 

The SIU Board of Trustees Diversity Excellence Award is an annual honor to an individual or group that encourages the SIU community to think and practice equity, diversity and inclusion in more creative and collaborative ways.

SIU System faculty, staff, students, and groups can be nominated for the award that will include $1,000 to continue their diversity efforts.

The deadline for the award is Friday, May 31.

Award recipient(s) will be asked to share their diversity efforts at the Diversity Excellence Lecture and Award ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at SIUC.

To nominate an individual or group, submit the nomination form by mail to SIU Board of Trustees, Diversity Excellence Award Selection Committee, 1400 Douglas Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901 or by email to wmcneese@siumed.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 Friday, May 31.

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.

Cougar Sports will host summer soccer camps for boys and girls at SIUE.

The camps will feature staff and players from both the SIUE men’s and women’s teams. Our goal is to create a fun and educational environment for campers of all levels.

For information about employee discounts, contact Assistant Coach Stephen Gorton at sgorton@siue.edu and visit SIUE Men's Soccer Camps.

We are looking forward to great summer here on campus, GO COUGARS! 

Here is the latest news and information at SIUE.

• NCERC at SIUE hosts American Chemistry Society Regional Meeting

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• SIUE Political Science Senior Prepared to Lead as Local School Board Member

• SIUE and Local Author Team for “Linking Literacy and STEM” Conference

For more news and information, visit SIUE News.