Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019

Please mark your calendars for the following Student Welcome Receptions:

SafeZone Student Reception:
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center, Hickory/Hackberry Rooms

Asian/Pacific Islander Student Reception:
4-6 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 28
Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion

Veterans Student Reception:
5-7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 28
Morris University Center, Hickory/Hackberry Rooms

Latinx Student Reception:
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 29
Morris University Center, Hickory/Hackberry Rooms

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

• Wednesday, Aug. 28  – Morris University Center, Mississippi Room
• Thursday, Aug. 29 – 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.

SIUE is introducing a Master of Science in nutrition and dietetics designed for students who desire a master’s, while gaining eligibility to become a registered dietitian.

Students graduating with a master’s and passing the registered dietitian exam can pursue careers in clinical dietetics, community and public health, consulting, private practice, the food and nutrition industry, food service, food management, research and education, sports and wellness nutrition, or corporate wellness.

The program has a specialization in sports nutrition. 

For more information, contact Zuercher at 618-650-5801 or jzuerch@siue.edu, or visit siue.edu/nutrition-dietetics.

Fall Groups for students interested in a group therapy experience are currently forming. The groups that will be offered this semester are: 

Mindful Mondays: Mondays 1-2:30 p.m.
Focus on improving overall wellness by discussing and practicing coping skills, mindfulness, self-care and distress tolerance skills. 

Survivors of Silence: Tuesdays 1-2:30 p.m.
(Facilitated by a Call for Help Counselor)
Gain empowering, confidential and free support for survivors of sexual violence. 

Understanding Myself and Others: Wednesdays OR Fridays 1-2:30 p.m.
Gain support and learn more about yourself, by giving and receiving interpersonal feedback from a variety of group members and leaders. 

Powerful Minds: Fridays 10-11:30 a.m.
Learn and apply cognitive-behavioral techniques that can help in managing stress, anxiety and depression. Identify and decrease unhelpful thought patterns. 

Students can discuss the process of joining a group by calling Counseling Services at 650-2842. Students interested in Survivors of Silence are asked to contact Call for Help directly at 618-397-0975 to set up a brief screening appointment. 

Additional information can also be found here: siue.edu/counseling/student-services/therapy-groups.shtml.

Yoga for Beginners
5-6 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 3-Oct. 3
Lovejoy Library, third floor
Biotechnology Laboratory Incubator, University Park
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. 

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

Stand up Paddle Board Yoga returns to Campus Recreation:

6, 7 and 8 p.m.
Tuesday-Thursday, Sept. 3-5
Vadalabene Center Indoor Pool
Sessions are 45 minutes in length.

Faculty, staff and Student Fitness Center members can reserve a board for just $10. Space is limited. Registration is available at the Student Fitness Center reception desk.

Please bring your SIUE ID card.

Please note, access to the Vadalabene Center Indoor Pool is FREE for faculty and staff. Campus Recreation requires a signed liability waiver form. Please visit the Student Fitness Center Reception Desk.

All participants at the Indoor Pool are required to check-in with the lifeguard on duty and swipe their SIUE card for access.

For more information, contact Natalie Hawkins, assistant director of Recreational Programs at nrosale@siue.edu or call at 618-650-3242.

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.

The Graduate School is now accepting nominations for The Distinguished Research Professor.

The Distinguished Research Professor rank recognizes faculty members who have made an outstanding contribution to research or creative activities as a result of their continued commitment to scholarship beyond the period of their promotion to professor. Recipients of the Award will be recognized with the rank of "SIUE Distinguished Research Professor" for the duration of their tenure at SIUE. The recipients will be officially listed as “Distinguished Research Professor of [name of academic discipline].”

Recipients of the rank of “Distinguished Research Professor” will receive a $1,000 increase in their academic year base salary. They will also be provided with one semester of Assigned Time for Research, at a time to be negotiated with their department chair and school/college dean. Additionally, recipients of the “Distinguished Research Professor” rank will receive a medallion to be worn with their academic regalia, and their names will be placed on plaques displayed in Rendleman Hall.

Application portfolios are due to the Graduate School on Monday, Sept. 9 by 4:30 p.m.

For eligibility and more information, please visit the Distinguished Research Professor website.

The Graduate School is seeking applications for the Hoppe Research Professor Award.

The Hoppe Research Professor Award is designed to support a significant and discrete portion of a faculty member's larger research agenda.

Pending availability of funds, the Hoppe Research Professor will be appointed for a two-year period. A Hoppe Research Professor Award recipient on a 9-month appointment will receive two course buyouts each academic year (up to 6 credit hours total), services of a graduate assistant at 25 percent effort for nine months per year and $1,000 total in support lines. If the Hoppe Research Professor Award recipient is on a 12-month appointment, the awardee will receive services of a graduate assistant at 50 percent effort for 12 months and $4,000 each year in support lines, student wages or a graduate assistant.

The cost for the course releases is shared with the school/college. The Graduate School will fund up to one three-hour course buyout per year. In order to develop an appropriate scope of work, applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss the intended course releases with the school/college before submitting an application. Additional course buyouts above the two funded by the award is a negotiation point to be discussed between the applicant and the school/college.

Applicants must submit a Completed Proposal (Cover Pages, Project Summary, Narrative, References, External Funding Summary CV, Appendix [optional]) and Cover Sheet to their Department Chair. Application materials are available on the Hoppe Research Professor Award page. Please check with your department for their deadline.

Ranked applications are due to the Office of Research and Projects by Wednesday, Oct. 9 by 4:30 p.m.

Join us in celebrating one of SIUE's most distinguished alumni, and former mayor of East St. Louis, Dr. Gordon D. Bush '70 '71. A photographic installation depicting Bush's many accomplishments will be unveiled at this reception in his honor.

4-6 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Lovejoy Library, second floor

Light hors d'oeuvres will be served. Free parking available in Lot A.

Please RSVP no later than Monday, Sept. 2 by emailing Laura Scaturro at lscatur@siue.edu.

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.

Laugh & Learn (Level 3)
Ages 1 ½-3 years
Themes: “Around the Farm and Animals a-Dancing”
6 p.m.
Mondays, Sept. 9-Oct. 28
Tuition: $150 due by Sunday, Sept. 1 

Put on your overalls and boots—it’s off to the barnyard for some farm-time fun! You’ll discover plants, animals, songs, sounds and games, as you have fun exploring all there is to do Around the Farm.  And then … get ready for lots of ribbity-hopping, trumpety-stomping and oinkity-rolling!  Animals a-Dancing uses the movements and sounds of frogs, elephants and pigs to emphasize how many movements you can make with your body, and how many sounds you can make with your voice. 

“Village” (Foundation) 
Ages birth to 1 ½ years
Theme: Do-Si-Do
10 a.m.
Thursdays, Sept. 12, 19, 26, and Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24
9 a.m.
Saturdays, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, and Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26
Tuition: $135 due by Sun. Sept. 1

Pick up your baby and dance. Dance the Charleston, the Tango and the Cha-Cha, and learn why dancing with your baby helps develop vital learning skills—from head-to-toe. In this class, play a variety of baby appropriate instruments, a dance with fun props.

Our Time (Level 2) 
Ages 1 ½ -3 years 
Theme: Wiggles & Giggles
11 a.m.
Thursdays, Sept.  5, 12, 19, 26, and Oct. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and Nov. 7
10 a.m.
Saturdays, Sept, 7, 14, 21, 28, and Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26 and Nov.  2 and 9
Tuition: $160 due by Sun. Sept. 1

The more than 30 songs, 15 dances, and eight different instruments create these unique music activities, designed to reflect the importance of movement in the life of a toddler.

Sing & Play (Level 1)
Ages 1-3 years
Theme: On the Town with Bear
6 p.m.
Mondays, Nov. 11 and 18 and Dec. 2 and 9
11 a.m.
Thursdays, Nov. 14 and 21 and December 5 and 12
10 a.m.
Saturdays, November 16 and 23 and Dec. 7 and 14 
Tuition: $ 75 by Friday, Nov. 15

Lace up your sneakers, we're going out on the town! We'll visit the city and see what there is to see, then head out into the country to check that out, too. Bear will, of course, go over the mountain and go a-yodeling, too. Come along! You never know what adventures you'll have when you're On the Town with Bear.

All classes will be held on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at SIUE in partnership with the SIUE Suzuki Program. Classes are 45 minutes. Class times are subject to change due to enrollment numbers. 

Tuition includes all class fees and high-quality at-home materials package. The non-refundable class fee is due in full with registration form and confirms your space in the class. At least one participating adult must accompany the child(ren) in all classes. Do not bring non-enrolled siblings

The Department of Political Science will host the Constitution Day presentation, "The First Amendment and Speech on College Campuses."

12-1 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
Morris University Center, Missouri Room

The event will feature a discussion about the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as applied to free speech on college campuses.

The Graduate School is accepting entries for The Visualizing Research Impacts (VRI) Competition.

The VRI competition is designed to encourage SIUE scholars to show the results and impacts of their research to the public through images. The image can be a photo, drawing, painting, collage, etc.  Scholars can create the image themselves or collaborate with someone to create the image. 

All entries must be submitted by close of business on Tuesday, Oct. 1. 

It is open to SIUE faculty, staff and students who are currently involved in a research project or creative activity at SIUE. 

Prizes will be awarded for (1) Best Representation of Research Impact ($1,500) and (2) Most Creative Representation of Research Impact ($1,500). 

For complete details and to submit an entry, visit siue.edu/funding/internal-funding/visualizing-research-impacts.shtml.

Here is the latest news and information at SIUE.

• SIUE and Faculty Association Reach Agreement

• SIUE Athletics 2019 Hall of Fame Class Announced

For more news and information, visit SIUE News.