Tuesday, July 23, 2019

The Center for STEM Research, Education & Outreach invites you to attend the 2019 Research Experience for Undergraduates Symposium.

 1-3 p.m.
Thursday, July 25
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room

Funded by the National Science Foundation, 10 students from throughout the United States gained interdisciplinary research experience this summer at SIUE. At the symposium, they will present their original research that explores evidence of the Anthropocene in the Upper Mississippi River System. Read more about their experience here.

The symposium is open to faculty, staff, students and the general public. Refreshments will be provided.

For more information, please contact Carol Colaninno at  ccolani@siue.edu or ext. 2361.

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 contact that occurs between faculty and students both inside and outside the classroom, the more likely students are to develop in college and to 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 the 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 about the program, visit http://www.siue.edu/housing/living-learning/faculty-fellows.shtml. 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.

As a Faculty Fellow you can truly make it your own experience.  If you have questions please feel free to contact Rex Jackson at 650-4251 or rjackso@siue.edu.

Facilities Management would like to congratulate Carpenter Foreman Jeff Lesicko on  his upcoming retirement.

Lesicko has served the SIUE community for 19 years, and his expertise will be greatly missed. 

His last day is Wednesday, July 31. Please send good wishes and congratulations his way.

Here is the latest news and information at SIUE.

• SIUE’s Poirier Receives AACP Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award

• SIUE Selects Tim Hall as Director of Athletics

• SIUE Early Childhood Educators Named Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Faculty Fellows

For more news and information, visit SIUE News.