Thursday, July 25, 2019

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

 1-3 p.m.
Today
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.

Yoga for Beginners
5-6 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, through Aug. 13
Lovejoy Library, third floor
Cost: $10 per session 

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. 

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

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.

The Kimmel Student Involvement Center is seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help with a number of initiatives within its department, including but not limited to, serving as a student organization advisor, presenting at a Leadership Lunch, and helping with the new LEAD program.

If you do not yet know your schedule for the upcoming year, please still consider filling out the form as a starting point.

Please use this form to sign up. Feel free to forward this on to any graduate students, alumni or community partners who may be interested!

For more information, contact Melinda Daniels (melidan@siue.edu) or Sarah Laux (slaux@siue.edu) in the Kimmel Student Involvement Center at (618) 650‑2686.

Psychopharmacology: Straight Talk and Geriatrics, Pharmacotherapy and Issues with Polypharmacy

9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 9
Cost: $85 for attendees, $20 for students 

Dr. Matthew Clark and Dr. Chris Herndon will provide an overview of pain management practices in the elderly, methods for avoiding, detecting and treating substance use disorder in an older adult population, and finally germane topics in palliative/end of life care.  

Dr. James Lynch will present on Pharmacotherapy and the Geriatric population including topics such as a systematic approach to discontinuing medications, high risk prescribing, and other common problems with medications and the elderly. 

Six CEUs are approved for social workers and counselors upon completion of this workshop. 

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

Only a few department promotion tables remain for the 2019 Cougar Welcome Resource Fair.

The fair 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-Tuesday, 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.

We need you to make The SIUE Experience a success for incoming students!

Please consider volunteering to help welcome our new students. The first impressions they experience during this orientation program can have a lasting impact on their connection to SIUE.

We are looking for faculty and staff to accompany new students and student leaders on our new student “Cougars in the Community” service project. This activity puts our SIUE value of citizenship into action!

9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 17

We are providing service to seven community agencies in the St. Louis and Metro East area, including Arlington Wetlands, EarthDance Farms, Granite City Community Garden, Beverly Farm, La Vista CSA Farm, Community Hope Center and Willoughby Farm. Bus transportation from Lot B will be provided.

To volunteer for the service project, please click here.

Thank you in advance for your support!

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For more news and information, visit SIUE News.