Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019

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 
Today
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.

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

The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive on campus.

11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Today
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.

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.
Today
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 Boards and Commissions ”
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Morris University Center, International Room

Culminating events for this year’s Sculpture on Campus program will take place through 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'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 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.

On this week’s episode of Segue, SIUE’s weekly radio program exploring the lives and work of the people on campus and beyond, CAS Dean Greg Budzban interviews Chancellor Randy Pembrook. A budding tradition on the show has been to feature the chancellor at the beginning of the academic year to discuss what’s happening throughout the University.

This Segue episode airs at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6. Listeners can tune in to WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound or siue.edu/wsie.

The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion is excited to welcome renowned jazz musician Bryan Carter to SIUE as the featured speaker for the LGBTQIA+ History Month Celebration.

5:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 7
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Rooms

Carter will share his personal coming out story, and the role that jazz has played in teaching him about love and self-acceptance. Shortly after completing his musical training at The Juilliard School in New York City, Carter has played with many notable artists, including Wynton Marsalis. He served as the house drummer for NBC’s “Maya and Marty,” starring Maya Rudolph and Martin Short.

Light refreshments will be available. Please RSVP at tinyurl.com/SIUELGBTQIA.

Jeffrey Skoblow, PhD, emeritus professor of English, and Eric Ruckh, PhD, associate professor of history in the Department of Historical Studies and director of Honors Program, will read Allen Ginsberg’s "Howl" on one of the small knolls in the Main Quad. The pair will be joined by itinerant artists and musicians.

12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
SIUE Quad

Ginsberg wrote "Howl" in Berkeley, Calif. in 1954-1955, and read it for the first time at the Six Gallery in San Francisco on Oct. 7, 1955. Ginsberg’s reading of "Howl" is a signal moment in the history of American culture and letters. With this poem, Ginsberg aligns spirit and body, breadth and idea—“that’s the measure, one physical-mental aspiration contained in the elastic of a breadth”—to assault the madness of American culture and society (then and now), and redeem the holiness of the body and its manifold, myriad pleasures.

For some years now, we have been reading and re-reading Ginsberg’s "Howl." We hope many of you will join us.

For more information, please contact Ruckh at eruckh@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 nine-month appointment will receive two course buyouts each academic year (up to six credit hours total), services of a graduate assistant at 25 percent effort for nine months per year, and $1,000 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 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9.

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 is co-hosting the SIU 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.

Here is the latest news and information at SIUE.

• SIUE Mourns Loss of Athletics Trainer Kristin Weller

• Local Elementary Robotics Team Visits SIUE School of Engineering

• Gov. Pritzker Appoints SIUE’s Jessica Harris to Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Board

• SIUE’s International Hospitality Program Celebrates Golden Anniversary

• FOTAD Dinner Theater to Perform Love, Loss, and What We Wore at SIUE
  
  
• SIUE’s International Hospitality Program Celebrates Golden Anniversary

For more news and information, visit SIUE News.