Friday, Sept. 6, 2019

The Office for Accessible Campus Community & Equitable Student Support (ACCESS) invites you to nominate an SIUE community member, who you feel goes above and beyond to promote and defend accessibility throughout the SIUE campus community, both in and outside of the classroom, and should be recognized as a Champion of Accessibility.

The criteria for student nominees are as follows:

• Actively engage with the ACCESS office and also participates in ACCESS-related events activities
• Promote of accessibility, inclusion, awareness, and equity for themselves and their peers
• Demonstrate commitment to the concept that all people, regardless of the nature or degree of an individual's disability, have the right and obligation to become full and contributing members of society
• Vigorously dispels negative stigma and stereotypes related to students with disabilities and the ACCESS office

The criteria for faculty/staff nominees are as follows:

• Help remove barriers for students with disabilities for full inclusion and participation in programs and services
• Cooperate in promoting acceptance and awareness for students with disabilities in all aspects of the University and community life
• Advocate for the civil rights of students with disabilities in order to increase their participation in the SIUE community
• Demonstrate commitment to the concept that all people, regardless of the nature or degree of an individual's disability, have the right and obligation to become full and contributing members of society
• Make contributions in addition to normal job requirements or when the achievements of students with disabilities are not likely to be recognized by other organizations
• Significantly improve or enhance the quality of the higher educational experience in ways that make a substantial difference for a student with a disability

We are accepting nominations for students and/or student organizations, faculty and staff of the SIUE campus community. Nominations must be received by noon today.

To nominate an Accessibility champion, please click the link below:
https://siue.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bObkBXb96NmCpCJ

To register for the Ed Roberts Champions of Accessibility Dinner, please click the link below:
https://relay-ccon.foundation.siue.edu/ccon/events_activities.do?event_id=DS19D

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:
1-3 p.m.
Today
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 information.

The SEHHB will provide cookies and drinks.

For more information, visit Give 30 Mentoring Program.

Registration for Saturday Youth Swim Lessons at the Student Fitness Center ends today.

There are six, 45-minute sessions
10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 14 -Saturday, Oct. 19
Vadalabene Center Indoor Pool

Capacity for each class is 25 participants. SIUE students can register their child for $45, and SIUE faculty and staff can register their child for $60.

Parents and/or legal guardians must register their child for the swim lesson program.

For more information, please contact Natalie Hawkins, assistant director of recreational program, at nrosale@siue.eduor 618-650-3242.

Please note the below list of events planned by the Women's Studies Program for this month.

#MeToo and Islamophobia
Prof. Fatima will talk about what it means to use an intersectional lens in our conversations surrounding #MeToo. She will discuss why hijab snatching within particular contexts is sexual harassment, and why the dynamics between non-Muslim America and Muslim Americans matter in our conversations on #MeToo.
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Today
Peck Hall, room 141

SIUE Campus Activities Board will host Cougar Kid's Saturday - Kidpalooza:

12-2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 7
The Quad

Enjoy a time of fun for children, students, faculty and staff.

For more information, visit Kidpalooza.

On this week's episode of Segue, SIUE's weekly radio program exploring the lives and work of the people on campus, Greg Bubzban, College of Arts and Sciences dean, interviews Jill Schreiber, the incoming Department of Social Work chair.

This episode of Segue airs at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8. Listeners can tune to WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound or siue.edu/wsie.

Schreiber was hired as a faculty member at SIUE in 2013. Previously, she taught and studied social work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she earned both her master's and doctorate in social work.

Nursing Career Fair
11 am.-1 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 9
Morris University Center, Second Floor Conference Center

Please encourage students to stop by to network with employers about open positions or see an employer presentation.

Employers will present throughout the event on best tips for resumes, navigating online applications and interview tips.

Stop by to hear recruiters talk about what they look for from candidates and get tips on how to stand out in your job search!

Professional attire is required. Bring copies of your resume!

A list of attending employers can be found on the Career Development Center's website at siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter/students/events.shtml.

SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) Kick-Off Event with City of Edwardsville
1-2:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 9
SIUE Lovejoy Library Friends Corner

Join the SCC to celebrate the kick-off of our partnership with The City of Edwardsville. In 2019-20, our students and faculty will be working with the city on improving parking downtown, development of a conceptual design and management strategy for the new sports complex, and promote natural conservation strategies and pro-environmental behaviors.

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 Graduate School will present a Sponsored Project Internship Informational Meeting:

1-3 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 13
Rendleman Hall, Provost Conference room 3117
Q&A to follow

Whether you currently have sponsored project internships or not, come and learn about the best practices associated with internships managed as sponsored projects (i.e., they have an SIUE grant account) from the Office of Research and Projects (ORP) and your colleagues.  

Please RSVP at https://siue.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5irNJsTxkiGMSnb.

SIUE Educational Outreach presents Open Figure Drawing:

1-3 p.m.
Fridays, 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.

The office of the Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support (ACCESS) will hold its grand opening:

2-4:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20
Student Success Center, room 1202

Inaugural Ed Roberts "Championship of Accessibility" Dinner
6 p.m .
Thursday, Oct. 24
Morris University Meridian Ballroom
General admission is $50, students $25 and VIP $75
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit siue.edu/access/.

This event will feature awards presented to campus champions of accessibility, comedic entertainment provided by Lucas Waterfill, a live band, a plated dinner and a keynote address by Sara Minkara, CEO of Empowerment Through Integration.

College of Arts and Sciences Dean Greg Budzban is the guest speaker for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium:

"Introduction to Algebraic Probability via Markov Chains?"
3-4 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20
Science East Building, room 3360

Much of modern mathematics involves the use of algebraic methods to shed light in areas of classical analysis, and probability theory is no exception.

Markov's chain theory provides an intuitive pathway into the techniques of algebraic probability. This talk will provide an introduction to algebraic probability and present a conjecture concerning an unsolved problem in temporally non-homogeneous Markov chains.

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For more news and information, visit SIUE News.