Monday, Sept. 30, 2019

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

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

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

Coffee With Cool Women: Katie Heaton discusses how a woman pitched the need for a library that changed lives
3-4 p.m.
Today
Peck Hall, room 2315B

Dr. Erin Heil, “Identifying and Protecting Female Victims of Sex Trafficking”
12-1 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4
Morris University Center, International Room 

Dr. Lindsay Ross-Stewart, “The Role of Media in Suppressing and Supporting Women in Professional Sports”
3-4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Morris University Center, International Room 

Rhonda Magee, MA Sociology, JD, “The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness”
3-4 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Peck Hall, room 1402
6-7 p.m. - Reception at Fuller Dome
7-9 p.m. - Talk at Fuller Dome 

Dr. Ashton Speno, “Adolescents, Sexualization and Sexting”
1-2 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 17
Morris University Center, International Room 

Coffee With Cool Women: Mary Grose
Pediatric ER nurse at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center and local organizer of Bring Your Own Glen-Ed
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 21
Peck Hall, room 3407 

Dr. Ezra Temko, “The Social Construction of Gender Quotas: Iowa's Successful Adoption of Gender Balanced”
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Morris University Center, International Room

Genealogy Research
6-8 p.m.
Tuesdays, Oct. 1-Nov. 5
Engineering Building, room 1140
Cost: $69 

Tracing family history is a fascinating journey. Learn about the genealogy research process and the way to interpret information through hands-on examples that help you dig deeper into your family’s past. Develop a strategy to accomplish your objectives, evaluate the results and share information with others. Make your family history come alive!

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

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.

Don't miss the Clothesline Project!

10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 1
Morris University Center, Goshen Lounge

The Macoupin Art Collective (MAC) will provide 15-minute T-shirt tutorials hourly to guide you through making T-shirts that share your support for domestic violence/sexual assault survivors or your views on ending domestic violence/sexual assault.

Call for Help will also be present!

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 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.

Please join faculty, staff and students as we continue our celebration of Latinx Culture Month.  

The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature are pleased to welcome Dr. Gioconda Guerra Perez, assistant vice chancellor for Diversity and Academic Inclusive Excellence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to SIUE.

Perez will give the presentation, "Supporting Undocumented Students."
2-3 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Morris University Center, CSDI

Perez will be the featured speaker during the Latinx Culture Month celebration dinner.
5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Morris University Center, Fixins' Restaurant

Please RSVP for one or both of the events at tinyurl.com/SIUELatinx. 

For more information, contact mroccia@siue.edu or tarmoor@siue.edu.

The campus community, especially faculty and students interested in global health research, teaching or service projects, are encouraged to attend the Global Health Speaker Event and Reception. 

4 p.m. – Presentations
6 p.m. – Reception
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Birger Hall 

This exciting opportunity is co-hosted by Michelle Cathorall, DrPH, MPH, associate professor and public health graduate program director, and Kathleen Vongsathorn, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Historical Studies, and made possible by an Emeriti Faculty Association Award. 

The event is intended to start a conversation among those interested in global health. The co-hosts invite individuals to come together, learn from each other and work on interdisciplinary collaborative projects. 

Featured speakers will include:

• Dr. Suzanne Maman, professor and co-leader of the MPH in Global Health at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
• Yolana Pringle, senior lecturer in Humanities at Roehampton University in England
• Rhonda BeLue, co-director of the Institute for Global Health and Well Being at Saint Louis University 

Beginning at 6 p.m., faculty and invited students from public health and historical studies can enjoy a meet and greet reception with the guest speakers. Appetizers will be served and a cash bar will be available.

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.

Culminating events for this year’s Sculpture on Campus program will take place Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 2-4.

The large-scale work of eight student artists (Sutton Allen, Allena Marie Brazier, Haley Clancy Inyart, Mikala Kozuszek, Joseph J. Ovalle, Lizzi Reinard, Abbi Ruppert and Vincent Stemmler) is on display across the SIUE campus.

Student artists will showcase and discuss their works at the Sculpture Walk:

4 p.m. - Walk begins
Friday, Oct. 4
Leave from outside the Art and Design East Building.

6 p.m. - Awards ceremony
Friday, Oct. 4
Art and Design West Gallery 

The guest juror for this year’s Sculpture on Campus program is Cal Lane, who will select the student award recipients.

Lane will be on campus from Oct. 2-4:
Noon - Public lecture
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Art and Design West, room 1104

Lane's "Sway" Art Exhibit Opening
7-9 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4
Art and Design West Gallery
10 a.m.- 2 p.m. - Regular hours for exhibit
Through Friday, Oct. 18

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.

Get your tickets now for the 2019 SIUE Staff Senate Scholarship Banquet.

5 p.m. -  Social hour begins
6 p.m. -  Buffet style dinner, including stuffed pork chops and fried chicken with assorted cheesecake. Please contact us with any specialty dietary needs. Open bar throughout with soda included
Thursday, Oct. 10
Morris University Center, Conference Center

Other features of the night include:

• A silent auction
• 50/50 drawing
• You must be present to win

If you or your department would like to make a donation to the silent auction, please contact University Governance in Rendleman Hall, room 0103 or at ext. 2770. 

The cost is $25 per person. There are no ticket sales at the door. Checks should be made payable to SIUE Foundation. The registration deadline is Wednesday, Oct. 2.

To purchase your tickets online, click this link. The Staff Senate will accept ticket purchases in person from  11 a.m.-1 p.m. Today-Wednesday, Oct. 2 in Morris University Center. The table will be located inside today and outside Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 1-2. 

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