Thursday, May 23, 2019

At its core, SIUE works to instill the values of citizenship, excellence, inclusion, integrity and wisdom within each of its students. Lifelong educator and SIUE alum John E. Cunningham exemplifies these values in several ways. As the guest on this week’s episode of Segue, SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook discusses Cunningham’s career and his passion for public service.

Cunningham earned a bachelor’s from SIU Carbondale and a master’s in educational administration from SIUE in 1976. He devoted his career to education, and served in numerous positions between the East St. Louis School District and Alton School District before his retirement in 2009. Throughout his career and in his retirement, Cunningham has always been an active member of various civic organizations.

The episode will air at 9 a.m. this Sunday, May 26, on WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound and on siue.edu/wsie.

Check out these exciting courses and continuing education opportunities offered by Educational Outreach this summer.

Genealogy Through a Cultural Lens
7-8:15 p.m.
Tuesdays, May 25-June 25
Cost: $59

In genealogy, you will choose an ancestor and look at records to find birth, marriage and death dates, as well as locations for your immediate family. You will look not only at how to access records (American civil, German church and Irish land records, for example), but how to put your ancestors in their historical context. Keeping your own family in mind, you will explore family structures through the following lenses to find records useful to you: Ireland, Senegal, former U.S. slaves, the United States, Germany and China. You will also learn about DNA testing. After the first Tuesday night at SIUE, you will drive yourself to three area libraries to take tours of their books and documents, use their computer programs, and learn how to contact researchers where your family lived.

Microsoft Excel: Beginner Level
6-8:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, May 28-July 2
Cost: $129

Designed for students with limited or no previous experience with Microsoft Excel, this course will introduce new users to Excel 2016 with an overview of Excel basics that provides a beginner-level foundation of the application. Elements covered in this course include creating and managing multiple worksheets, rearranging data, working with basic formulas and formatting, inserting charts and graphics, and sorting and organizing large amounts of data. A brief introduction to Windows is included. Basic mouse and keyboarding skills are required for this course. Textbook and online resource materials are provided.

Introduction to American Sign Language and Deaf Culture II
7-9 p.m.
Thursdays, May 30-Aug. 1 (No class on July 4 or 18)
Cost: $99

This course is a continuation of the Introduction to American Sign Language and Deaf Culture I. Fingerspelling will be more in depth to increase fluency and build on the foundation of the previously learned vocabulary. There will be an emphasis on demonstrating the knowledge of the rules of ASL, by correctly producing signs and facial expressions in more complex sentences. Information about Deaf Culture in America will be presented as well.

Beginning Spanish
6-7:30 p.m.
Mondays, June 3-24
Cost: $89

Are you looking to learn the Spanish language? Beginning Spanish is the perfect place to start as you will be introduced to the language, even if you have little to no knowledge of it!

Youth Introduction to Golf
Age 5-9:
10-11:15 a.m.
Monday-Thursday, June 3-6
Age 10-15:
10-11:30 a.m.
Monday-Thursday, June 10-13
Cost: $109

Golf teaches important social, mental and physical skills. Join our pros and learn the rules of the game, and how to putt, swing and chip. Please bring your own set of golf clubs.

Yoga for Beginners
5-6 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 4-July 9 (No class will be held on July 4)
Cost: $10 per session or $85 for all 10 sessions

Yoga for Beginners provides the fundamentals of practice for those getting started in yoga, as well as those with more experience who enjoy gentler movements. You will learn posture alignment, practice breath work through guided demonstration and reap the benefits of yoga, including improved balance, physical strength, flexibility, relaxation, increased energy and better digestion.

Open Introduction to Golf
6-7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, June 4-25
Cost: $139

Ever wanted to learn to golf? Join us as we learn the game in a mixed group setting. Let our pros teach you how to putt, swing and chip. This introduction will take place on the driving range, putting green, and on the course as we learn the fundamentals of golfing. Open to anyone age 16 and up. Please bring your own set of golf clubs.

Conversational Japanese
7-8:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, June 5-July 3
Cost: $89

This course is designed to help students with little or no previous experience with the Japanese language. You will learn basic introductions, greetings and vocabulary used to describe common items and experiences. Practice basic Japanese conversation and pronunciation while learning about Japanese culture. No textbook is needed for the course. The instructor will provide handouts.

End of Life Planning
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, June 5-26
Cost: $59

In our death-avoidant American culture, we rarely consider our own mortality beyond writing a will or naming beneficiaries. In this brief course, you will validate life and honor those you will one day leave behind. You will thoughtfully reflect on the value of creating a written plan that clearly states your wishes for your last days. Facing mortality is difficult, but also liberating. Together, we will explore the value in preparing this document. Our loved ones deserve it. Taught by a certified end-of-life doula, the course will culminate by writing or beginning our private and personal document only to be shared with the decision-makers we choose. This course is not depressing, but life-affirming.

Mastering the Job Search
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, June 5-26
Cost: $59

This career development course teaches how to construct a dynamite resume, execute a great cover letter, develop your job search skills (including networking and LinkedIn), and master interviewing questions.

Spanish for Health Professionals I
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Thursdays, June 6-Aug. 8
Cost: $149

Health professionals work with many different people, and communication is key. This course will introduce you to the basic vocabulary, grammar and idiomatic expressions needed to communicate in Spanish in a health professional context. Focus will be on the conversational skills needed to successfully communicate basic information with Spanish-speaking patients with limited English proficiency. Textbook and supporting materials are included in the cost of the course.

Beginning Drawing
5-6:30 p.m.
Thursdays, June 6-July 18 (No class will be held on July 4)
Cost: $79

Think drawing is a gift that must come naturally? Drawing is a skill that can be developed with practice. Learn how to draw with proper techniques, discovering how to represent what you see through studies in contour drawing, perspective, positive/negative space and value. With feedback from an expert instructor, you will improve drawing skills and develop a deeper understanding of capturing any subject as an artist or designer.

Intermediate Drawing
6:30-8 p.m.
Thursdays, June 6-July 18 (No class will be held on July 4)
Cost: $79

For those with some drawing experience, you will refine and expand your drawing and observation skills.

Real Estate: Top 5 Steps in Buying a Home
6-7:30 p.m.
Thursdays, June 6 and 13
Cost: $20

Learn the steps, timelines and financial requirements to buy like a professional in these two buyer courses.

National Food Safety Certification
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday, June 7
Cost: $89

This ServSafe® course, conducted by faculty from the nutrition degree program at SIUE, is for individuals preparing for the exam. After attending the ServSafe® course and passing the proctored, multiple-choice exam with a score of 75 percent or higher, you will receive a ServSafe® certificate. To receive and maintain certification, all individuals are required to pass a certification exam every five years. You will need to purchase the most recent edition of the ServSafe® Manager book with the online exam code. A link to purchase the book will be provided.

To register or for more information, please visit our new and exciting educational outreach website.

The Cougar Cupboard will operate under adjusted hours for the summer.

Beginning Tuesday, May 28, the Cougar Cupboard will be open on Tuesdays 2-5 p.m. through the end of June.  

Operation hours for July and August will be announced at a later date. Please share this information widely with students.

Questions and student referrals may be sent to cougarcupboard@siue.edu.

I am currently putting together a schedule of events for SIUE's Cougar Welcome. If your department/office has any welcome back festivities planned during the first two weeks of the fall semester (Monday, Aug. 19-Friday, Aug. 30).

Please complete this form by 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29 to be included in the printed schedule of events.

Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at 650-2686.

Alexa Bueltel, M.Ed.
Coordinator, Campus Life
Kimmel Student Involvement Center

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

Kelly Bersett
11 a.m.
Thursday, May 30
Morris University Center, Mississippi Room

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

Please fill out evaluation forms here and return by close of business Monday, June 3.

The SIU School of Dental Medicine will host a reception to honor Dr. Eric Langenwalter’s 32 years of service.

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Friday, May 31
Building 263, Roller Hall
2800 College Ave.
SIU SDM - Alton

Please take a few minutes and stop by to congratulate him, wish him well, sign the guestbook and have some cake and punch.

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.

Greetings SIUE Faculty!

University Housing invites you to volunteer with the University Housing Faculty Fellows program. The Faculty Fellows program is a collaborative effort between the Office of the Provost, the Office of Student Affairs and University Housing. 

Research has shown that the more interaction that occurs between faculty and students inside and outside the classroom, the more likely students are to develop in college and be satisfied with their college experience (Astin, 1993). Student development and satisfaction are in direct accordance with the SIUE Academic Affairs Imperative of Student Success and consequently retention. 

So, how can this benefit you? Benefits include:

• Opportunities to interact with students outside of the classroom environment and the traditional professor/student relationship
• Gaining a better understanding of life for today’s college students
• Documented community service toward tenure requirements
• Ability to share research with students and potentially recruit undergraduate research assistants
• Opportunities to demonstrate that learning is not limited to the classroom
• Opportunities to mentor our first year and upper class students

The mission described above may seem challenging, so we have created a simple way for faculty to incorporate involvement by allowing you to choose events that interest you and fit in your schedule. Participation in the Faculty Fellow program consists of approximately 10 hours per semester and can be achieved through the following commitments:

• Attending Faculty Fellow Orientation
• Assisting with Move-In in August
• Developing a communicative relationship with the Resident Assistants and Community Director of your assigned community
• Attending social events like bowling, BBQ’s, educational programs, lobby programs and community meetings
• Creating your own programs to engage with our residents

For more information, visit http://www.siue.edu/housing/living-learning/faculty-fellows.shtml and to complete the online application, please check out:  http://www.siue.edu/housing/living-learning/faculty-fellow-info.shtml (link to the application form is at the bottom of the page) or click here: Faculty Fellow Application.

For any questions, please contact Rex Jackson at 650-4251 or rjackso@siue.edu.

Chancellor Randy Pembrook and the Vice Chancellors request the pleasure of your company as they honor the retirees of SIUE

1:30-4:30 p.m.
Retiree Recognition and Program at 2:15 p.m. 
Monday, June 3
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

Come celebrate Mike Schultz, director of University Housing, for his 30 years of service:

2-4 p.m.
Friday, June 7
Evergreen Hall Multi-Function Room

The School of Engineering is hosting a Drone Camp for students ages 12-18:

8:45 a.m. Check-in
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Camp
Wednesday-Thursday, June 12-13
Engineering Building, SIUE campus
The cost is $250
Please register for Drone Camp.

Campers will:

• Learn about FAA regulations for piloting unmanned aerial systems
• Build, configure and experiment with drones
• Learn how to program drones to address specific challenges
• See drones in action
• Build a knowledge base to build upon after camp

John Charles, SIU executive director for Governmental and Public Affairs, spoke with SUAA members and the SIUE community on Wednesday, April 24 in the Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Rooms.

Charles gave an update on the legislative session and bills impacting pensions, healthcare and higher education.

If you missed the presentation, please visit siue.edu/suaa/chapter-activities/events-feed/past/04-24-19.shtml to view a video of the presentation.

John Jennetten, President
SIUE SUAA Chapter

There is still time to register for the SIUE String Development Camp!

This camp is open to all violin, viola and cello players who can read music on a Suzuki Book 2 level and up. Students do NOT need to be Suzuki students to attend.

All students will participate in orchestra, a chamber group matched to their playing level, receive private lessons and enjoy fun special activities throughout the week.

Camp hours:
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday, July 15-19
Dunham Hall

Final concert:
3 p.m.
Friday, July 19
Dunham Hall

Mikaila Seo and Vera McCoy-Sulentic are the camp directors.

Here is the latest news and information at SIUE.

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• SIUE Alumnus Savoca is Commencement Speaker for School of Dental Medicine

For more news and information, visit SIUE News