Tuesday, June 11, 2019

The American Red Cross will host a blood drive on campus from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. on the following days:

• Wednesday, June 12  – Bloodmobile, SIUE Hairpin
• Thursday, June 13 – Bloodmobile, SIUE Hairpin 

To schedule an appointment, and for more information about blood donation eligibility, please visit http://www.redcrossblood.org and enter “SIUE” as the sponsor code. 

Walk-ins are welcome.

The campus community is invited to attend open forums for each of the candidates interviewing for the Manager for state, federal and program licensure position.

Please consider attending at the dates and times below to learn more about each of the candidates.  This position will be key in helping the university continue growth in distance education.

• Stacey Foster
  2:30 p.m.
  Friday, June 14
  Peck Hall, room 2411

• Angela White
  10 a.m.
  Wednesday, June 19
  Peck Hall, room 2411

• Adam Colvin
  2:30 p.m.
  Wednesday, June 19
  Peck Hall, room 2411

• Kimberly Kilgore
  10 a.m.
  Thursday, June 20
  Peck Hall, room 2411

Evaluation forms will be available at each of the open forums or may be filled out online using a survey delivered through Qualtics.

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! 

DIY Special: Build Your Own Wood Slab Coffee Table
6-7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, Today-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. 

Yoga for Beginners
5-6 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, through 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.

Beginning Drawing
5-6:30 p.m.
Thursdays through 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 through 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.

SIUE's Safe Zone, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, will host a booth at PrideFest 2019 to support the community and tell visitors about the great things at our University.

We need volunteers to staff our booth and help give away spin-the-wheel prizes. This is a fun event, and the energy at the festival is exciting and positive.

We also invite you to represent SIUE by walking with us during the parade from 12-2 p.m. Sunday, June 30. We also will staff a float in the parade this year.

Visit the event website for festival information at pridestl.org/pridefest.

We need volunteers in our festival booth for increments of one hour on Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30. Use the links below to sign up as a volunteer in the booth and/or to participate in the parade.

For more information, contact Shelley Price-Williams at shewill@siue.edu or Mary Sue Love at marlove@siue.edu. 

Please sign up at:

BOOTH VOLUNTEER: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BAEAD2FA0F58-pridefest2

PARADE WALKERS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A4BAEAD2FA0F58-pridefest3

Please share this information with students and the SIUE community.

Cougar Volleyball Camps in July are 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.
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.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Cougar Welcome Resource Fair for SIUE departments. This is a great opportunity for SIUE offices/departments to promote their services and answer questions students may have.

The Resource Fair will be held:
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 19-20
Morris University Center, Goshen Lounge

Please complete the application here: https://siue.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0vOk9QjuzpUYx01. 

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Deadline to apply is Friday, August 9.

For more information, please contact Alexa Bueltel at albuelt@siue.edu or 650-2686.

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• SIUE School of Pharmacy Holds Symbolic Pinning Ceremony for Class of 2020

• SIUE Alumnus, Staff Member Recalls Support System that Helped Him Succeed, Seeks to Pay it Forward

For more news and information, visit SIUE News.