Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019

The Alumni Association is hosting a happy hour:

5-7 p.m.
Today
Old Herald Brewery & Distillery
Collinsville

Stop by after work for a great evening of mixing and mingling with fellow alumni. Light appetizers will be provided.

There is no cost to attend, but registration is strongly encouraged. Click here to sign up.

Hope to see you there!

The Cougar Store at SIUE is having a Back to School sale through Friday, Aug. 23.

Get 15 percent off of your total purchase of regularly priced SIUE imprinted items. 

Visit the store online at thecougarstore.com or call 650-3345. 

SIUE Campus Recreation is looking for volunteers to help with its 4th Annual Late Night Event, which draws more than 800 students.

7-10 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 23
Student Fitness Center, Student Activity Center

Any time commitment is appreciated. To volunteer and for more information, please contact kbeatty@siue.edu.

SIUE Educational Outreach presents Open Figure Drawing:

1-3 p.m.
Fridays, Aug. 23, Sept. 13 and 27, Oct. 11 and 25, and Nov. 1 and 15
Art & Design Building, room 2103
SIUE campus

Course fee is $8 per session.

Please register here.

Please mark your calendars and join us for the Annual Black Student Welcome Reception:

4:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 26
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom
Please RSVP via your SIUE email to SIUE_BFSA@siue.edu.  

Food and games provided.

Come meet our new and returning students, network with SIUE faculty, staff and community members, and enjoy a great evening!

Join us for the Fall 2019 Safe Zone LGBTQIA+ Student Welcome Reception.

4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 27
Morris University Center, Hickory-Hackberry Rooms

This event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Refreshments will be provided.

The primary purpose of this reception is to welcome new and continuing students, faculty and staff members who are members of our LGBTQIA+ community on campus. We invite all allies to attend and contribute to this effort. We will share the collective accomplishments of Safe Zone and its allies over the last year and will highlight what is to come.

The Madison County Regional Office of Education and the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) invite you and your students to a meeting about the Madison County Give 30 Mentoring Program.

SIUE Information and Training Meeting:
4-6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 5

OR

1-3 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 6
SIUE Lovejoy Library Friends’ Corner (main floor)

Stay for the first 30 minutes of the meeting to learn about Give 30. Stay for the rest of the meeting, if you are ready to register as a potential mentor and save time by completing mandatory training and fingerprinting right away.

SIUE students selected as Give 30 mentors will commit to spending 30 minutes per week visiting a local teenager who has been through a disciplinary process or is otherwise struggling. 

Instructor Taylor Donohoo will present the same information on each date.

The SEHHB will provide cookies and drinks.

For more information, visit Give 30 Mentoring Program.

Please inform students about the Cougar Career Closet Clothing Giveaway!

The giveaway helps provide students with professional attire needed for an interview, career fair, conference or networking event.

The attire was generously donated by faculty, staff, alumni and employers to help students succeed. 

9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
Morris University Center, Conference Center (second floor)

The giveaway is for SIUE students only and a Cougar Card is required for registration. Students will get a FREE PAD PORTFOLIO while supplies last!

There will be space to try on the clothes. Clothing supplies are limited.

For more information, contact the SIUE Career Development Center at 650-3708 or visit siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter.

The SIUE Office of Research and Projects will hold an information session regarding the FY2020 Hoppe Research Professor Award program and Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award program. Both faculty research grant programs will be discussed during the information session.

11 a.m.-Noon
Wednesday, Sept. 11
Graduate School Conference Room 

The Hoppe Research Professor Award is made to SIUE faculty members in recognition and support of their individual programs of research, exhibitions, performances, or other creative activities. These awards recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study. Recipients are expected to produce published scholarly works and externally sponsored grants or contracts. 

The Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Awards are made to tenure-track SIUE faculty members to recognize and support individual programs of research or creative activities. These Awards recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study, their respective school/department and to SIUE in general. Recipients are expected to produce published scholarly works/products and externally sponsored grants/contracts.

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