Monday, Sept. 9, 2019

SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) Kick-Off Event with
The City of Edwardsville
1-2:30 p.m.
Today
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 note the below list of events planned by the Women's Studies Program for this month.

Welcome International Women
12-1:30 p.m.
Today
Student Success Center

Panel about Women in Science: Dr. Zenia Agustin, Dr. Danielle Lee, Dr. Sarah Luesse and Dr. Susan Morgan.
3-4 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Morris University Center, International Room

The showing of Brooklyn (2015) Nominated for 3 Oscars. An Irish female immigrant who travels alone to the United States in the 1950s.
5-7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 12
Morris University Center, Maple Dogwood Room

A chapter discussion of Melissa Gates’ recent book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World.
3-4 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 16
Peck Hall, room 3407
Please email siuewmst@gmail.com for a pdf.

Coffee With Cool Women: Mercedes Collado, program manager for the Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation and president of the Latino Roundtable.
11 a.m.-Noon
Wednesday, Sept. 18
Peck Hall, room 3407

Coffee With Cool Women: Katie Heaton discusses how a woman pitched the need for a library that changed lives
3-4 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 30
Morris University Center, International Room

Stop by the Beet Box Mobile Farmers Market on the Quad this fall!

Noon-1:30 p.m.
Tuesdays through the end of October

Fresh vegetables, including tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and more, will be available for purchase. The Beet Box accepts cash or card. Customers can also use their Illinois Link Card.

Details on the Beet Box’s weekly stops are available on the Goshen Market Foundation’s Facebook page.

The market on wheels is among the initiatives supported by SIUE’s food sustainability consortium, a constellation of courses, projects and services related to agricultural education and food access.

The SIUE Office of Educational Outreach invites you to attend the fall 2019 Lifelong Learning Speakers Series every Wednesday on the campus of SIUE.

Wednesday, Sept. 11
Morris University Center, Mississippi-Illinois Room 

10:30-11:45 a.m. – "Impact of Weather on Road Safety," presented by Alan Black, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Geography

1:15-2:30 p.m. -- "The History and Art of Early Post Cards," presented by biology emeritus professor Richard Keating, PhD. 

The cost is $5 for the public, $2 for Lifelong Learning members and FREE for current staff, faculty and students.

You don’t want to miss this exhilarating semester, jam-packed with presentations that are sure to inform and educate! 

To view the fall brochure or to become a Lifelong Learning member, please visit our website or contact coordinator Eboni Buckels at 618.650.3233.

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’s Diversity and Inclusion Summit, “Implicit Bias and Institutional Change: Who Am I at SIUE?” will host Part III: 

"Who Am I in the Delivery of Services: Implicit Biases Inside and Outside of the Classroom"
10-11:30 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 20
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room

In this workshop, we explore how implicit bias impacts the work we do with students, and consider strategies for combating our biases to support student success.

Please register for Part III here: https://siue.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_39Oh7lItlWa5WRv.

This is the third installment in our Implicit Bias series, leading up to Diversity Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

The Graduate School is accepting nominations for the Outstanding Thesis Award. 

The deadline to submit materials:
4:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 16

Students who earned a master’s degree during the fall 2018, spring 2019 or summer 2019 are eligible. Two awards will be given annually - one for a doctoral student and one for a master's student. Recipients will receive a cash award of $500.

The winning thesis may be forwarded by the University to the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools “Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award” competition.

Find full details about the program and nomination procedure at siue.edu/graduate-students/awards/outstanding-thesis-award.shtml.

Please email nomination materials to the Graduate School by the deadline. 

Nominations will be reviewed by the Graduate Student Award Committee, and the awards will be presented at the Graduate School’s Fall Graduate Awards Reception.

The Graduate School announces the opening for submissions for the National Science Foundation Advanced Informal STEM Learning (AISL) competition.

The AISL program seeks to:

• Advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments

• Provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences

• Advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments

• Engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments. 

The AISL program supports the following projects: (1) Pilots and Feasibility Studies, (2) Research in Service to Practice, (3) Innovations in Development, (4) Broad Implementation, (5) Literature Reviews, Syntheses or Meta-Analyses, and (6) Conferences.

Please email your Notice of Intent to Marc Kinnear by Friday, Sept. 13. The NSF deadline for submission is Wednesday, Nov. 6. NSF allows each institution to submit only three (3) proposals. 

For more information about the AISL program and full deadline details, please click 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 1203

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.

The SIUE Living Architecture Center of Excellence will host the Midwest Regional Green Infrastructure Symposium and Exhibition:

8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 23
Morris University Center

The symposium will feature expert speakers on design, research and policy including:

• William Retzlaff, PhD, distinguished research professor of biological sciences and associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences
• Susan Morgan, PhD, professor of civil engineering and associate dean in the SIUE Graduate School
• Serdar Celik, PhD, 2018 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar and professor in the School of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering

Also scheduled is a day of training on green roofs:
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Green Roof Professional Training Session

For more information, visit https://www.siue.edu/green/professional-development/symposium.shtml.

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.

The Office of Human Resources would like to invite new employees to attend the next session of SIUE 101, New Employee Training:

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 27
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room

This informative and interactive session provides training for new employees on topics such as campus safety, student affairs and the SIUE student, academic affairs, ACCESS, Equal Opportunity, Access & Title IX and more.

We will also conduct a Q&A on employee benefits and CougarNet.

Attendees will be provided lunch.

Please work with your department supervisor to ensure coverage and availabilty for attending.

If you are a new employee and would like to attend, please register at this link.

Here is the latest news and information at SIUE.

• “Rink Life” Rolls into SIUE Xfest on Sept. 10

• SIUE and Edwardsville Community Leaders Launch a Hometown Alliance

For more news and information, visit SIUE News.