Monday, Sept. 23, 2019

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

8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Today
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 our website.

Interested in learning how to swim? Join Campus Recreation for Adult Beginner Swim Lessons beginning today-Thursday, Oct. 17.

Registration can be completed at the Student Fitness Center Reception desk. Faculty and Staff registration fee is $20 for eight sessions.

Choose from two different levels and two days that fit your schedule of Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.
Level 1: Developing comfort in the water, 6– 6:50 p.m.
Level 2: Learning basic swimming skills, 7–7:50 p.m.

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 any questions, please contact Natalie Hawkins, assistant director of Recreational Programs at nrosale@siue.edu or 650-3242.

The ITSpotlight is an e-newsletter designed to keep SIUE up to date on the latest technology news and events on campus. Each month you will find articles ranging from useful devices, to valuable tech teaching tools, to vital tech best practices that can make your life better/easier. The most recent headlines include: 

• Adobe Creative Cloud
• TechSmith Relay Is Here!
• Apple iOS 13 New Features
• Turn Your Notes Into Excel Spreadsheets

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. 25
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Rooms

10:30-11:45 a.m. – Pro-Active Tax Strategies to Build Wealth presented by Joe Allaria, CFP Wealth Advisor, Carson Allaria

1:15-2:30 p.m. – Adventures in solo percussion presented by Daniel Smithiger, Instructor of Percussion; Director of Basketball Bands and SIUE Percussion

Cost: $5 for general public, $2 for Lifelong Learning members and FREE for current faculty, staff and students (with valid student ID).

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 650-3233.

Please join the College of Arts and Sciences for a retirement celebration in honor of Kathy Bettes, academic advisor.

2-4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Peck Hall, room 3117

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.

The Interdisciplinary Research and Informatics Scholarship (IRIS) Center is having an open house.

10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 27
Peck Hall room 2226

Come by the IRIS Center to learn more about what they have to offer, including support for digital research projects and help with using digital tools in classes. Pastries will be provided.

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.

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

Health Service has received its shipment of flu vaccine (Fluarix® Quadrivalent) and is pleased to offer flu vaccine to faculty, staff, retirees and students!

Health Service is able to provide flu shots to employees and retirees who are the primary insurer in a state sponsored insurance plan at no charge.

In order to receive the vaccine at no charge, employees must:
1.) Document the last four digits of your social security number
2.) Present your University ID 
3.) Present your state health insurance card

Retirees must:
1.) Document the last four digits of your social security number
2.) Present your state health insurance card

For employees not covered under a state health plan, Health Service is able to provide flu immunization at a cost of $35 (cash or check only).

SIUE students may receive the flu shot for $15. In order to receive the vaccine at this price,
students must:
1.) Present your University ID
3.) Provide payment in cash or check

Please plan to wear clothing for easy access to the upper arm injection site.

Walk-In Flu Shot Clinics will be available in the Lower Level of the Student Success Center. In order for us to continue to provide dedicated nursing service to our students during this time, we will use the meeting rooms close to our clinical office. There will be signs to identify the appropriate place.

Wednesday, Oct. 2:  9–11:30 a.m. and  1:30-3:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 7:  9– 11:30 a.m. and 1:30–3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 10: 9-11:30 a.m. and 1:30–3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 17: 9–11:30 a.m. and  1:30–3:30 p.m.

There will be a dedicated Flu Shot Clinic at the Alton Campus, Building 280, Room 1100
Tuesday, Oct. 1: 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m.

There will be a dedicated Flu Shot Clinic at the East St. Louis Campus, WE CARE Clinc, Building D, Suite 2015.
10 a.m.-12 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11

For more information on the importance and benefits of receiving a flu shot, please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website at https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/flu-season-2019-2020.htm.

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 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.

Be sure to attend the IT Career Fair for all technical majors from both the Schools of Business and Engineering:

10 a.m.-2 p.m.
12:30-1:30 p.m. FREE professional LinkedIn headshots 
Thursday, Oct. 3
Morris University Center, Conference Center (second floor)

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

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

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

The SIUE Police Department will present Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) class:

8:30 a.m. registration
9 a.m.-4 p.m. class
Saturday, Oct. 5
Morris University Center, Conference Center
Free of charge

This one-day course is for WOMEN ONLY (faculty, staff, students and their guests).

R.A.D. is a nationally certified self-defense program designed specifically for women. We will spend the day teaching different techniques on how to defend yourself should you ever be in immediate danger.

At the end of the day, we put an officer in a padded suit and allow the students to use the skills taught to defend themselves. This is done in a safe environment, and everything is completely optional.

Appropriate clothing would be tennis shoes, T-shirt with sweat pants or shorts. Bring money for lunch options in the Morris University Center or bring a sack lunch.

Please reserve your spot by contacting Officer Maria Ferrari at mnoto@siue.edu.

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.

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