Thursday, Dec.12, 2019

Got Your Six support dogs will be on hand to help offer calm during Finals Week:

9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.
Today, Dec. 12
Lovejoy Library

The Military Science Department cordially invites faculty, staff and students to the Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony:

4:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 13
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

The following cadets will be commissioned:

David A. C. Bricker, BS,  Business Administration
Jeston B. Brummet, BS, Industrial Engineering
Jeremiah H. Lovett, BS, Computer Management & Information Systems
Jesse C. Ulrich, BS, Nursing

Please RSVP to Cathy Harmon at charmon@siue.edu.

SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School's (CHS) annual Angel Tree giving campaign is underway.

This is your opportunity to make this holiday season a memorable one for the students at CHS.

As winter approaches, the CHS staff would like to ensure that all of its students experience the joy of the holiday season. This year, the goal is to give every CHS student a new sweatshirt and to give additional winter gear to the neediest students.

Unfortunately, our students have needs year round for things like school supplies and school uniforms. This year, please consider making a recurring donation that will help to make CHS students successful all year long.

Now through Friday, Dec. 13, we will be accepting donations to the Angel Tree giving program. Click here to donate to CHS Angel Tree online using a credit card.

We also accept cash or checks. Checks should be made payable to the SIUE Foundation and sent to Anne Moore, CHS treasurer, Campus Box 1049. Please drop off any cash donations to Moore in Alumni Hall, Room 1134.

The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion is in the process of developing a comprehensive calendar for the following cultural heritage and history months.

• Black Heritage Month (February) - Deadline to submit events is Friday, Dec. 13
• Women's History Month (March) - Deadline to submit events is  Friday, Jan. 31
• National Diversity Month (April) - Deadline to submit events is Friday, Jan. 31

If your department will be hosting an event that aligns with either of these months, we welcome you to include your event on our marketing calendar.

Please click this link for more information, and to submit your respective event. In doing so, it is important to note that some of these marketing calendars are time sensitive and some events will need to be submitted quickly.

Textbook Service would like to remind everyone that all textbooks must be returned no later than 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 to avoid the cost of books being charged to the student’s  account.

If it is raining when returning books, make sure you keep them dry as we cannot accept wet or damp textbooks.

Don’t wait until the last minute to return books!

Textbook Service Extended Hours:
Today – 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 13 – 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14 – 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Avoid the lines and help out the SIUE Cougar Cupboard and fellow students at the same time.
Bring at least five (5) canned food items (any items), and you can skip the line and head directly to the first available return station.

As an extra incentive, if you bring at least five (5) of the following high priority food items, not only will we allow you to skip the line, we also will re-shelve your books for you, too.

High priority food donation items are as follows:
• Canned Fruit
• Peanut Butter
• Pasta
• Rice
• Macaroni and cheese
• Canned Chicken
• Oatmeal
• Boxed Cereal

Regular business hours resume on Monday, Dec. 16 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.

For more information, please visit siue.edu/textbook/ or call 650-3020.

Be sure to catch The Cougar Store’s campus-wide sale that will run from today-Saturday, Dec. 14.

Save 25 percent off all regular priced SIUE imprinted items, excluding diploma frames, textbooks, regalia and already reduced merchandise.

The Friends of Lovejoy Library Good Buy Bookshop will hold a cookbook sale through Friday, Dec. 20. 

Buy three cookbooks for $2!

11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesdays and Thursdays
Lovejoy Library, lower level, room 0012 

Please join Chancellor Randy Pembrook and the vice chancellors for a Q&A at the School of Dental Medicine campus:

9 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Roller Hall

As a reminder, these meetings are open to all faculty and staff. The chancellor invites you to ask questions, have a dialogue and/or express ideas that you might have.

We hope you can attend, and we look forward to your questions.

Join us in congratulating Veronica Corradini, account Tech II in the Office of the Bursar, on her retirement!

2-4 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Rendleman Hall, Bursar’s Office Lobby, first floor

Cake and punch will be served!

The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) is hosting a donation drive for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.

Donations will be taken until Friday, Dec. 20 and can be dropped off:

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
CSDI
Morris University Center, second floor

Please join us as we prepare for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service project by donating items to help assemble winter care kits for homeless shelters and charities within the Madison County and St. Louis area. Items must be new.

Supplies needed:

Winter Care Items

• Hats
• Gloves
• Scarves
• Socks
• Mini laundry supplies
• Mini first aid kits
• Mini sewing kits
• Oral care items
• Blankets
• Non-perishable food items
• Toiletries

School Supplies

• Pencils
• Pens
• Notebooks and notebook paper
• Markers

Arts and Crafts Items for Children

• Puzzles
• Coloring books
• Art supplies
• Games and playing cards

For more information, contact Tarsha Moore at tarmoor@siue.edu.

Faculty and staff can book a holiday party at Cougar Lanes through Friday, Dec. 20.

• Cost for 25 people: $75
• Cost for 25-50 people: $125
• Cost for 50+ people: $175

Price includes bowling, shoe rental, ping pong and pool. Catering is available at an additional cost. Call 618-650-5263 to make a reservation.

SIUE Suzuki Strings program presents the following classes for children starting in January.

Starting Monday, Jan. 6, Laugh and Learn (Level 3) Class:

• Themes: make believe and home sweet home
• Developmental appropriate curriculum for parents and children, ages 1.5-3 years
• Eight-week class
• Weekly 45-minute class
• Includes two digital materials with songs, activities, instrumental music, lyrics and more
• Tuition: $150 by Sunday, Jan. 5
• Mondays at 6 p.m.: Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27 and Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24

Starting Thursday, Jan. 9, Village (Foundations) Class:

• Theme: Cock-a-doodle-Moo!
• Developmental appropriate curriculum for parents and babies, ages newborn to 18 months
• Class of no more than 12 babies with parents
• Eight-week class
• Weekly 45-minute class that includes new and unique parent and baby activities
• Includes at-home materials such as a picture book with farm animals and the sounds they make and Cock-a-doodle-Moo, a CD of the songs heard in class, a sunshine jingle instrument, and a set of art banners for the nursery wall
• Tuition: $135 by Sunday, Jan. 5
• Thursdays at 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m.: Jan. 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 and Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Starting Thursday, Jan. 5, Our Time (Level 2) Class:

• Theme: Away we go!
• Developmental appropriate curriculum for parents and toddlers, ages 18 months through three years
• Ten-week class
• Weekly 45-minute class
• At home materials including a CD featuring songs from class, two interactive story books, Shiny Dinah and Giddy-Up!, to develop literacy skills, a home activity book, and two harmonicas designed for toddlers
• Tuition: $160 by Sunday, Jan. 5
• Thursdays at 11 a.m.: Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 and March 5, 12

For more information, visit suzukiece.com and siue.edu/suzuki or contact the SIUE Suzuki Strings Program at suzukiprogram@siue.edu or 618-650-2839.

Seed grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) provides seed funding on a competitive basis to SIUE faculty and staff to support research and creative activities. Seed funding is intended to encourage faculty to initiate new research directions or new research projects. Seed grant funding is not intended to sustain or supplement current research programs but rather to:

• Help junior faculty undertake pilot projects that will aid in establishing their careers as independent investigators and enable them to successfully apply for extramural funding
• Help established faculty perform transitional and exploratory research, particularly on novel or pioneering ideas, to determine project feasibility, and to develop preliminary data to support extramural applications.

Pending availability of funds, funding is for one fiscal year (July 1-June 30) and is awarded by budget line item. All line items must be allowable costs. Awards will not exceed $16,000; typical awards range from $5,000 to $10,000.

Proposals must be submitted electronically to siueresearch@siue.edu by 4:30 p.m. on February 21, 2020.

Please visit the STEP website for full eligibility, workshop details and more.

An additionally $1,000 will be awarded to the best STEP application out of the pool of eligible proposals. Details will be provided in the electronic application materials. For further information about eligibility, please visit the Annette and Henry Baich Award website.

The Office of Retention and Student Success has announced that applications are now open for the 2020 SIUE Summer Success Program.

This five-week program is open to a select cohort of newly admitted first-year students who have identified as first generation and/or low-income students.

The program works collaboratively with students to engage in an ongoing transition process from high school to college, focusing on fostering academic excellence, leadership, meaningful academic and social connections, and personal development.

The deadline is Friday, May 1.

For more information, visit Summer Success Program. 

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