Monday, Aug. 5, 2019

We are looking for faculty and full-time staff volunteers to assist with Move-In Day for first-year students on Thursday, Aug. 15.

Volunteers help welcome first-year students and their families to SIUE, and direct traffic at each of the three first-year residence halls (Bluff, Prairie and Woodland) and at the entrance to Lot B.

If you would like to volunteer for this amazing process and show your SIUE pride while welcoming new students, please use the following link to sign up for a shift: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F084DA4A628A0F94-volunteers1.

Directions on roles and Housing staff who will assist you, will be sent out by Monday, Aug. 12.

For more information, email Rex Jackson at rjackso@siue.edu.

Thank you in advance for your assistance! 

Returning students move into Evergreen Hall and Cougar Village on Saturday, Aug. 17.

Beginning Guitar
6-8 p.m.
Mondays, Aug. 19-Dec. 9 (No class on Sept. 2)
Cost: $169 

Have you never played guitar before, but have always wanted to learn? Then we have the course for you! Beginning Guitar is designed to help you develop the basic skills and techniques needed to play the guitar. No previous playing experience is needed. A guidebook will be provided, but you will need to bring your own guitar. 

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.

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