Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019

Be sure to stop by for SIUE Day Rally Week and enjoy FREE offers and incentives.

10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Today
1st MidAmerica
Spin our prize wheel and enter for a chance to win a various prizes!

Wednesday, Oct. 9
The Reserve at Edwardsville
Stop by to say hello and enter to win a gift card and grab some FREE promo items!

Thursday, Oct. 10
Scott Credit Union
Visit our table, use our Snapchat Geo-filter and take home a special giveaway (while supplies last)!

Thursday, Oct. 10
Pearl Vision
Visit Pearl Vision to obtain $25 bonus towards a complete pair of eyeglasses or prescription sunglasses (valid only at Edwardsville location).

Thursday, Oct. 10
Bank of Springfield
Stop by the BOS table for a chance to win $50 gift card from Mike Shannon’s Grill, Artisan 222 Bakery or Wang Gang.

Thursday, Oct. 10
Axis Edwardsville
Stop by to learn more about our luxe apartments and receive FREE cups and t-shirts!

SIUE is proud to celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month throughout October! We hope that you will join us for these upcoming events celebrating Coming Out Week and future events throughout the month.

For more information email tarmoor@siue.edu or mroccia@siue.edu.

Please note these remaining events:

The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) is pleased to welcome renowned jazz musician Bryan Carter to SIUE as the featured speaker for the LGBTQIA+ History Month Celebration. 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 played with many notable artists including Wynton Marsalis, and served as the house drummer for NBC’s “Maya and Marty” starring Maya Rudolph and Martin Short. Light refreshments will be available. For more information about Bryan Carter, visit bryancartermusic.com 

Coming Out Cupcakes with CSDI
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Today
CSDI

Stop by and celebrate Coming Out Week with CSDI and cupcakes! Grab some free sweet treats and gather together to learn more about LGBTQIA+ History Month events.

National Coming Out Day
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 11
Morris University Center, Goshen Lounge

Please join us for an opportunity to tell your coming out story on National Coming Out Day! Students, faculty and staff are welcome to stop by the Goshen Lounge to share their story on one of the poster boards.

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.

Digital Credentials in Higher Education: Complete Waste of Time or Enhancing What We Do?
10:30 a.m.-Noon - Presentation
12-1 p.m. - Lunch and SIUE digital badging workshops
Thursday, Oct. 10
Center for Faculty Development and Innovation, southwest corner of the second floor of Lovejoy Library

Enjoy lunch from Panera and the opportunity to discuss your  badging idea with an industry expert. Please include an idea for badging in your discipline or department with your reservation.

Presenter: Brenda Perea, director of education and workforce strategies for Credly.
Sponsored by: The Office of Educational Outreach, with support from an Excellence in Undergraduate Education (EUE) award.

Alternative or micro-credentials such as digital badges are a growing education and employment trend, leaving faculty and higher education administrators to determine whether badging is the wave of the future or a poor use of university resources that will not benefit students. In this session, Perea will highlight key badging opportunities and challenges, specifically as it relates to digital badging at SIUE. Please don't forget to register.

Supporting Diverse Needs through Inclusive Design and Learner Preference
10 a.m.-Noon
Friday, Oct. 11
IT Training Room 0033B, basement of Lovejoy Library
Presenter: John Scott, product manager for Blackboard Ally. Prior to joining the Blackboard Ally team, John completed his PhD in learning sciences and new media at the University of California Berkeley, where he designed, taught, and researched online learning courses focused on collaborative learning, multimodal literacy, and Universal Design for Learning. 

Accessible content authoring is not only essential for students who use assistive technologies, but it also results in more usable, flexible content that can adapt to diverse student needs and devices. During the workshop, we’ll discuss some of the key terms and research around inclusive learning and Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and the different ways Ally’s alternative formats and instructor feedback help support those learning goals. Please don't forget to register.

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.

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 Clinic, Building D, Suite 2015.
10 a.m.- 2 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.

Depression Screening Day:
11 a.m.-1p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10

Morris University Center, Goshen Lounge

Come to the table in Goshen Lounge to complete a free screening tool about mental health with Counseling Services and the School of Nursing. Counseling Services staff members will be on hand to help interpret the results.

For more information, contact Lisa Thompson-Gibson at lithomp@siue.edu or 650-2842.

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!)

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.

John Scott from Blackboard will be visiting campus from Thursday-Friday, Oct. 10-11 to increase awareness of Blackboard Ally and Universal Design for Learning.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to stop by the table to learn more about Ally, try it out and pick up some cool swag:
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10

John will host the workshop for faculty and staff, "Supporting Diverse Needs through Inclusive Design and Learner Preference."
10 a.m.-Noon
Friday, Oct. 11
Lovejoy Library, room 0033B 
Visit the workshop page to register.

SIUE Educational Outreach presents Open Figure Drawing:

1-3 p.m.
Fridays, Oct. 11 and 25; Nov. 1 and 15
Art & Design Building, room 2103
SIUE campus

Course fee is $8 per session.

Please register here.

One-hour open forums for the SIUE Strategic Plan are now scheduled throughout the coming weeks to present the campus community with draft goals, objectives and key performance indicators.

All forums will be held in the Morris University Center’s International Room, and campus community members are invited to attend and offer feedback toward editing and finalizing the draft statements. 

Goal #1
Increase the recruitment of a diverse student body ready for the rigorous challenges of higher education.
2-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11
10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25

Goal #2
Optimize high-quality curricular offerings and co-curricular opportunities to meet the needs of the region, engage students, and increase student persistence and graduation rates.
2-3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21
9-10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24

Goal #3
Deliver a unique mix of programs and services that focus on transformational student learning and development outside the classroom and enhance in-class learning.
9-10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18
10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31

Goal #4
Recruit, support, and retain a highly accomplished, high quality, student-centered, and diverse faculty, staff, and administration to achieve University goals and achieve excellence.
2-3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30
2-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1

Goal #5
Develop and strengthen collaborative relationships to effect positive changes in the University, region, nation and the world.
9-10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11
9-10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 4

Goal #6
Develop, maintain and protect University assets through sound economic practice.
9-10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17
2-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18

SIUE Women's Basketball will present the Lil' Cougar Basketball Clinic for girls in grades 1-6:

1-3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 13
First Community Arena at SIUE's Vadalabene Center

The cost is $10 and includes a T-shirt , basketball, picture with Eddie the Cougar and pizza party at the end. The first 50 people to register get in free. 

Please register by contacting Jay'nee Alston at jalston@siue.edu or calling 650-2791.

Campus Recreation’s Club Sports program is once again raising money and awareness for breast cancer research, a disease that severely impacts students and their families.

Special Club Sports pink T-shirts will be sold at various Club Sports events during the month of October.

The Sport Club Executive Council will vote at their next executive meeting to select a charity to donate the funds.

Please visit the SIUE Campus Recreation website for a detailed list of Club Sport Home events in October.

For more information on how to donate and/or purchase a Club Sports pink T-shirt, please contact Natalie Hawkins at nrosale@siue.edu  or 618-650-3242.

SIUE Safe Zone's next Ally Training for faculty and staff is set for:

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 21
Morris University Center, International Room
Space is limited so sign up early!
To register, please click here.

The deadline to register is 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14. 

For more information, contact Jennifer Hernandez at jennher@siue.edu or Nick Niemerg at nniemer@siue.edu.

Plan to attend SIUE’s Graduate School Open House:

11 a.m.-1 p.m. or 4:30-6:30 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.

SIUE hosts A Year of Mindfulness and Meditation.

The first of two speakers is Rhonda V. Magee, MA Sociology, JD:

3-4 p.m. - Discussion
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Peck Hall, room 1402

6-7 p.m. - Reception
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Center for Spirituality and Sustainability

7-9 p.m. - “The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness”
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Center for Spirituality and Sustainability

This event is sponsored by the Provost’s Office, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Sociology.

Please join Student Government for the annual Veterans Day Luncheon:

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday, Nov.  8
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom
RSVP before Thursday, Oct. 24 online or call 650-3818.

The luncheon will include a full course meal and a guest speaker.

Here is the latest news and information at SIUE.

• SIU SDM Students Receive Traditional White Coats

• SIUE Celebrates October as LGBTQIA+ Month

• SIUE IRIS Center Collaborates to Offer “Human Library”

• SIUE International Student Gives Back and Fosters Success through HAITI-ED

For more news and information, visit SIUE News.