Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019

The SIUE Career Development Center will host its annual October Career Fair:

Today - 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.

Today
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:

• Today – 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.

Culminating events for this year’s Sculpture on Campus program will take place today-Friday, Oct. 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 through Oct. 4:
Noon - Public lecture
Today
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

The SIUE ROTC Cadet Club will host its fundraiser:

12-8 p.m.
Today
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.

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
Today
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.

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.

Dr. Yun Lu, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Chemistry, will present his sabbatical seminar, "Toward the Understanding of the Role of Enzyme's Local Fast Motions in Catalysis:"

11 a.m.
Thursday, Oct.  3
Science East, room 1136

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

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

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.

Please join Dining Services for its annual Taste of SIUE Food Show:

11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom
(While supplies last!)

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. 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.

Plan to attend SIUE’s Graduate School Open House:

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

Meet program directors and faculty scholars. Talk to current students.

Learn more about:
• SIUE’s 140+ master’s programs, post-baccalaureate certificates, specialist degrees, doctoral degrees and cooperative doctoral programs
• Graduate admission requirements
• Financial support, including graduate assistantships and competitive graduate awards
• Our integrative studies program, which allows you to meet your career goals by integrating courses from two or three disciplines

The $40 Graduate School application fee will be waived for those who apply during the open house!

Learn more and register at siue.edu/graduate-visit or call 618-350-3705.

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For more news and information, visit SIUE News.