Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019

Career Fair Crash Course
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Today
Student Success Center, room 1201

Does the career fair seem overwhelming to you? Then you need to attend this workshop to make the most of the upcoming career fair.

Hear tips on how to dress, how to network, and what to do before, during and after the career fair.

For more information and to reserve your spot, please call the Career Development Center at 618-650-3708.

Beginning Drawing
5-6:30 p.m.
Thursdays, Today-October 24
Art and Design West, room 2111
Cost: $89 

Think drawing is a gift that must come naturally? Drawing is a skill that can be developed with practice. You will learn how to draw with proper techniques, discovering how to represent what you see through studies in contour drawing, perspective, positive/negative space and value. With feedback from an expert instructor, you will improve your drawing and develop a deeper understanding of any subject you are trying to capture as an artist or designer. 

Intermediate Drawing
6:30-8 p.m.
Thursdays, Today-October 24
Art and Design West, room 2111
Cost: $89 

For those with some drawing experience, you will refine and expand your drawing and observation skills. 

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

Please join Chancellor Randy Pembrook and the vice chancellors for a Q&A:

9 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 20
Science East, Room 1256

As a reminder, these meetings are open to all faculty and staff. The chancellor invites you to ask questions, have a dialogue and/or express ideas that you might have.

We hope you can attend, and we look forward to your questions.

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: 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.

Please join the office of the Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support (ACCESS) for two upcoming events.

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 Center, 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.

On this week’s episode of Segue, SIUE’s weekly radio program exploring the lives and work of the people on campus and beyond, Chancellor Randy Pembrook interviews Shirley Portwood, professor emeritus in the Department of Historical Studies and former SIU Board of Trustees member.

This episode of Segue airs at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22. Listeners can tune in to WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound or siue.edu/wsie.

Portwood earned both her bachelor’s and master’s in history from SIUE before earning a second master’s and PhD in history at Washington University in St. Louis. Her teaching career began in 1972 at St. Louis Community College in Forest Park. She returned to SIUE in 1980, spending most of her career as a faculty member in the Department of Historical Studies.

Are you interested in learning how to swim? Join Campus Recreation for adult beginner swim lessons starting Sept. 23-Oct. 17. Choose from two different levels and two days that fit your schedule.

Level 1: Developing comfort in the water
Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesdays/Thursdays
6-6:50 p.m. 
Cost: $10 for students, $20 for faculty and staff

Level 2: Learning basic swimming skills
Mondays/Wednesdays or Tuesdays/Thursdays
7-7:50 p.m.
Cost: $10 for students, $20 for faculty and staff

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.

To register or for more information, please contact Natalie Hawkins at nrosale@siue.edu. 

The Public Health Department and Eta Sigma Gamma are hosting a Trivia fundraiser.

6 p.m. doors open
7 p.m. trivia starts
Friday, Sept. 27
Edwardsville Moose Lodge
7371 Marine Road
Edwardsville, IL 62025

You can bring your own food! There will be a cash bar, a silent auction, 50/50 drawing and more. 

Proceeds benefit ESG & the PBHE program to support professional development activities for students. 

Purchase tickets through PayPal or Venmo through this email Esgfundraisersiue@gmail.com.

The Office of International Affairs is excited to invite you to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Hospitality Program!

The event will be held during SIUE's Homecoming Week:
2-4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28
Morris University Center, Conference Center 

Since its inception, the International Hospitality Program at SIUE (IHP) has helped strengthen our international family, by pairing community members with SIUE international students as a “family away from home.”

For more information and to register, please contact Gaby Poepsel  at grenter@siue.edu.

The Office of Human Resources is proud to announce Cathy Harmon as the September 2019 Employee of the Month. Cathy is the ROTC Office Support Specialist in the Department of Military Science.

Please join us in congratulating Cathy as the Employee of the Month:
Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 
1:30 p.m. 
School of Business Dean’s Suite, 3rd Floor, Founders Hall room 3307

You can also send Cathy a congratulatory email at charmon@siue.edu.

Questions or comments regarding the Employee of the Month recognition award can be directed to Jen Oates-Blair, joatesb@siue.edu or ext. 2127.

The Honorary Degrees and Distinguished Service Award Committee invites nominations from the University community for consideration. All departments and schools are asked to consider and submit deserving nominations. 

Please visit siue.edu/ugov/faculty/welfare-council/hddsac/ for details on the criteria for submission and the nomination forms.

A list of former recipients is available for review on the University Archives website at siue.edu/lovejoy-library/archives/commence.shtml. 

Please note that current University employees are not eligible for awards. 

Nominations must be received no later than Tuesday, Oct. 1. Submissions should include the appropriate nomination form, along with biographical information.

For assistance in locating documentation that can stregthen the nomination, search librarians in Library and Information Services at siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/research_tools/librarians.shtml.

For more information, contact Juliet Kerico Gray at jkerico@siue.edu or a650-3129.

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.

The SIUE Career Development Center will host its annual October Career Fair:
Wednesday, Oct. 2 - College of Arts and Science, School of Business, and all non-teaching majors
Thursday, Oct. 3 - School of Engineering

Time and location for both days:
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
12:30-1:30 p.m. FREE Professional LinkedIn headshots
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

Professional attire is required, and please bring your Cougar Card for registration at the door. Don't forget copies of your resume!

A list of attending employers can be found on the CDC website: siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter/students/events.shtml.

For more information, please call the Career Development Center at 618-650-3708 or visit the website.

Please note that The E Today will not publish a Friday edition until Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.

Please plan submissions of your announcements and events to The E Today accordingly.

Thank you, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

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