Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019

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
Today: 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.

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.

Please remind all students (high school seniors, returning students and graduate students), that the deadline to file for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) is today!

Be sure to file the 2020-21 FAFSA and use 2018 income information. Students and parents are recommended to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool.

FAFSA can be filed online at FAFSA.gov or on the app, myStudentAid.

For more information, visit FAFSA.gov or siue.edu/financial-aid.

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 today. 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.

Genealogy Research
6-8 p.m.
Tuesdays through 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.

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.

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

Wednesday, Oct.  2
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Rooms 

10:30-11:45 a.m. "Palestine and Palestinians," presented by Steve Tamari, PhD, professor, in the Department of Historical Studies

1:15-2:30 p.m. "Severe Storms," presented by Mark Hildebrandt, PhD, associate professor, in the Department of Geography

Cost: $5 for general public, $2 for Lifelong Learning members and FREE for current staff, faculty, 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 618.650.3233.

The American Red Cross will host a blood drive on campus from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. on the following days:

• Wednesday, Oct. 2 – Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Rooms
• Thursday, Oct. 3 – Bloodmobile, SIUE Hairpin 

To schedule an appointment and for more information about blood donation eligibility, please visit redcrossblood.org and enter “SIUE” as the sponsor code. 

Walk-ins are welcome.

The SIUE ROTC Cadet Club will host its fundraiser:

12-8 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Crazy Bowls and Wraps
6679 Edwardsville Crossing Dr.
Edwardsville, IL 62025

Twenty percent of all proceeds will benefit SIUE ROTC Cadet Club. 

For information, contact Bryan Sims at brsims@siue.edu or visit SIUE ROTC Cadet Club on Facebook.

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

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.

SIUE is co-hosting the Southern Illinois University System Technology and Innovation Expo with its fellow campuses:

2-5 p.m. Main program
5-8 p.m. After hours program
Thursday, Oct. 10
1871 – Chicago Technology and Entrepreneurship Center 
222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza, Ste. 1212.
Chicago, IL  60654

The Expo focuses upon health, wellness and innovation.

Two of SIUE’s researchers are showcased. Kamran Shavezipur, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in the School of Engineering, designs chemical and biological sensors. Ken Witt, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the School of Pharmacy, designs and evaluates drug candidates to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

Highlights include:

• Google’s Sarah Robinson discussing Machine Learning’s potential in healthcare
• Demonstrations of SIU’s technologies that impact on health and wellness in Illinois and around the world
• The Innovation Interchange, an industry research portal bringing the assets of the SIU and the University of Missouri Systems together as research problem solvers
• Discussion of hemp and cannabis business opportunities in Illinois as the legal landscape changes and new research initiatives at SIU campuses in cultivation and health

For more information and to register, visit tie.siu.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.

SIUE's second annual Diversity Day celebration, under the theme “From Awareness to Action, SIUE Shaping a Changing World,” will be held Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 14-15 with educational and active engagement sessions at the Edwardsville, East St. Louis and Alton campuses.

An opening reception will be held for community stakeholders from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14 in the Cougar Pavilion, located in the Vadalabene Center’s Lukas Annex.

Diversity Day events being held Tuesday, Oct. 15 will begin with an Opening Community Gathering and Welcome Breakfast at 8 a.m. in the Meridian Ballroom. The opening session will feature a School of Business alumni panel.

Registration for the opening breakfast and the luncheon is required at siue.edu/institutional-diversity-and-inclusion/diversity-day by today. Registration is encouraged for the engagement sessions.

Social justice advocate Howard Ross will serve as keynote speaker during the Diversity Day luncheon from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Morris University Center’s (MUC) Meridian Ballroom. Howard will highlight his life’s work and his highly-acclaimed book Everyday Bias, which raises readers level of insight and awareness of important issues surrounding unconscious bias.

Other activities include, but are not limited to:

• Diversity Day Community Fair: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the MUC Goshen Lounge
• Parade of Nations: 9:30-10 a.m. from the Meridian Ballroom to the Stratton Quadrangle
• Athletics, Art Hive and Multicultural Music: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Quad
• Taste of Diversity at SIUE: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the MUC Food Court and Fixins’ Restaurant
• Book Signing with Howard Ross: 1:15-2:15 p.m. in the Meridian Ballroom
• Community Service Project: 3:30-5:30. p.m. on the Quad

A complete schedule of events, including details on the array of engagement sessions, is available at siue.edu/institutional-diversity-and-inclusion/diversity-day.

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