Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Cougar Volleyball Camps are in Session
Please Note the Educational Outreach Catalog
Celebrate Cathy Foland's Retirement, June 11
Drone Camp at SIUE, June 12-13
Congratulate Dr. Brad Hewitt on His Retirement, June 13
Summer Theater Festival
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Cougar Volleyball Camps are in Session

Cougar Volleyball Camps are being held in June and July for coed youth from grades K-12.

All camps will be held in the Vadalabene Center main gym.

All Skills (4-12th grade)
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Today

All Skills (4-12th grade)
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday, July 9-10

Cubs Clinic (K-3rd grade)
9-11 a.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday, July 9-10

Serving and Attacking (4-12th grade)
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thursday, July 11

Serving and Setting (4-12th grade)
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thursday, July 11

Elite Speciality (9-12th grade)
2-5 p.m.
Sunday, July 14

Elite Speciality (9-12th grade)
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Monday, July 15

Serving and Passing (4-12th grade)
9 a.m.-3 p.m. 
Tuesday, July 16

The SIUE Volleyball staff and student-athletes serve as camp clinicians at all camps. We want to help every camper grow at their own pace and learn more about the game of volleyball. We also love offering camps for all ages and skill levels at affordable, competitive prices for the surrounding community. Join us this summer! 

Contact Jordan Glass at joglass@siue.edu with questions. Registration is available at: camps.jumpforward.com/siuevolleyball.

Please Note the Educational Outreach Catalog

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

Please check out the Educational Outreach Summer Catalog to explore the new courses and opportunities that are coming soon! 

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. 

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. 

DIY Special: Build Your Own Wood Slab Coffee Table
6-7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, June 11-July 9
Cost: $239 

Learn the basics of building live edge slab furniture and wood finishing by building your own coffee table or bench. No experience necessary. Wood slabs will be selected in the first class, taken home and returned each week to make progress. Cost for wood slabs and steel legs is included in course cost. You will need an orbital (finish) sander at home to make progress between sessions. 

Cookie Decorating with Blackbird Bakery
6-8 p.m.
Wednesdays, June 12-19
Cost: $55 

In this two-part course with instructor, Emily Paul of Blackbird Bakery, you will learn how to make royal icing, mix colors, fill cookies using basic colors and wet-on-wet designs, and add additional decorations, including flowers and lace. At the end of the course, you will take home one dozen decorated cookies. 

Makeup 101: Basics, Tips, Tricks and Tools
4-6 p.m.
Saturday, June 15
Cost: $109 

Freelance makeup artists Ruthie and Mallory Kahl will teach you the basic steps to achieve a modern natural makeup application. Never can quite get your eyeliner right? Want to enhance or minimize some features? Are there brushes, sponges and products that you really aren’t sure how to use? You’ll be able to watch a live makeup tutorial with “The Kahldashians” and have them show step-by-step application and a Q&A session to answering your questions. Open to ages 13 and up. 

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. 

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

Celebrate Cathy Foland's Retirement, June 11

Please join us in celebrating Cathy Foland's numerous accomplishments during her 25 years of service to SIUE and its students, including 11 years as SIUE Bursar:

2-4 p.m.
Tuesday, June 11
Rendleman Hall, lobby outside the Bursar's Office
Refreshments will be served

Drone Camp at SIUE, June 12-13

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

Congratulate Dr. Brad Hewitt on His Retirement, June 13

Please join the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in honor of the retirement of Director of Athletics Brad Hewitt, PhD:

2-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 13
Lukas Annex Cougar Pavilion 
Refreshments will be served

Celebrate with us in thanking Dr. Hewitt for 30 years of service!

Summer Theater Festival

The 2019 Summer Theater Festival will present Shakespeare's "As You Like It," directed by guest director Ellie Schwetye:

7:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, June 21-22
Friday-Saturday, June 28-29
Metcalf Theater

and

2 p.m.
Sunday, June 23
Sunday, June 30
Metcalf Theater

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, non-SIUE students with a valid I.D. and children ages 10 and over. SIUE students with a valid I.D. are free.

Tickets are on sale at the Summer Theater Box Office, Dunham Hall, room 1042B. Box Office hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

To order by phone, call (618) 650-2774. For more information, visit siue.edu/artsandsciences/theater.

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