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Cleaning & Safety Inspections
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Wing
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Monday, Sept. 24th
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4:00-5:00pm
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3 North
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Wednesday, Sept. 26th
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11:00am-12:00pm
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1 South
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Wednesday, Sept. 26th
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2:00-3:00pm
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3 West
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Wednesday, Sept. 26th
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3:00-4:00pm
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2 South
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Thursday, Sept. 27th
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11:00am-12:00pm
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3 South
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Friday, Sept. 28th
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10:00-11:00am
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2 West
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Tuesday, Oct. 2nd
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11:00am-12:00pm
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2 North
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Wednesday, Oct. 3rd
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11:00am-12:00pm
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2 East
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Wednesday, Oct. 3rd
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3:00-4:00pm
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1 East
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Thursday, Oct. 4th
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11:00am-12:00pm
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1 West
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Thursday, Oct. 4th
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2:00-3:00pm
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3 East
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Members of the Residence Life staff will be entering your living unit between Monday, September 24, 2018 and Friday, October 5, 2018 to perform a regular cleaning and safety inspection. The purpose of these inspections is to check the conditions relative to standards required by University Housing. For further information please reference the University Housing Living Guide found at https://www.siue.edu/housing/pdf/SIUE-Housing-Guide-Final.pdf
Please note that if you are not home during your allotted time, both an RA and a Professional Staff member (Community Director or Assistant Community Director) will key into your room to do the inspection. There will be a note waiting for you upon your return stating whether or not you passed your inspection. If you have failed the inspection, the note will indicate the reason and you will be responsible for rectifying the situation within 48 hours. Your RA will be doing a follow-up with each of you. Each resident is responsible for cleaning the living unit, so please discuss this with your roommates/suitemates. Next week a schedule for each community will be shared, so you know the date and time of the inspections for your wing/building.
What are we looking for?
An RA and Community Director or Assistant Community Director will be looking for:
Policy Violations: Candles w/wicks, space heaters, extension cords, fire/safety violations, pets other than fish or approved support animals, university furniture outside on the balcony or patio, etc.
Clean Bathrooms – including:
- Clean shower
- Clean toilet (inside and outside)
- Clean floors
- Clean sink, counter, mirror
- Empty trash (not overflowing)
Clean Bedrooms – including:
- Clothes in closets and not all over the floor
- Desks and other furniture presentable
- Empty trash (not overflowing)
- No open food containers
- Clean floors
Clean Living Room/Dining Room- Including
- Dust all furniture and mop all floors including the hallway
- Sweep rugs/carpet
- Clean walls with a non-abrasive cleanser and a soft towel
Clean Furnace Closet (applicable to 400 side, 500 side has no access):
- Wipe down furnace and walls to eliminate dust
- Dust off the door to the furnace close, inside and out, and sweep the floor
- Do not use this area for storage
Clean Kitchen-including:
- Clean entire stove inside and out, top burners, broiler, over, and fan filter
- Do NOT place aluminum foil under drip pans or on the bottom of the stove as this is a serious fire hazard!
- Clean refrigerator inside and out
- Pull out stove, refrigerator, and moveable counter and thoroughly clean behind and under them
- Was all dishes and take out all trash
- Clean off all counter tops, including breakfast bar
- Clean floors, cabinets, walls, and other surfaces
General Housekeeping:
- All trash should be removed from the living unit, balcony or patio, and from around the living unit, including under the stairwell and in the breezeway
- Trash cannot be stored in the building
- Electrical outlets are fire hazards if left overloaded
- Extension cords or speaker wires should not be placed across traffic areas or under rugs
- There should be no decorations hanging from the ceiling, such as nets or paper
- Dressers, desk, and bed ends (except to bunk beds) may not be stacked in any way due to safety considerations
Residents are responsible for items in the storage closets
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University Housing Announcements |
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Brother 2 Brother meeting October 3rd at 6pm in Bluff Hall MFR
Brother 2 Brother is a program sponsored by University Housing focusing on providing support and resources to male residents of color. Through this program, men of color will be provided the opportunity to share their experiences in higher education (i.e. involvement, academics, and transition to new environments). Your experiences will be validated and you will have the opportunity to meet peers with similar and different identities.
RHA and University Housing Budget Review
Join RHA October 4 at 6pm in EH 284 for the annual Housing Budget review.
Looking for a great on-campus job?
University Housing Facilities Management (UHFM) has several positions still available. If you have a 2.3 GPA and are interested, please visit: https://www.siue.edu/studentemployment/ to apply.
Student Maintenance Workers have the option of working both during the week and up to 8 hours on the weekend. This position entails cleaning hallways, breezeways, offices, restrooms, and laundries plus recycling and trash removal.
Love working outdoors, consider being a Student Grounds Worker which entails raking leaves, removal of landscape, picking up trash, equipment clean up, mulch placement, and snow removal. For this role you must have a valid driver’s license.
Report Facilities Issues Timely
University Housing Facilities Management (UHFM) is the unit assigned to the development and maintenance of University Housing facilities and grounds. UHFM hours are 7:00AM-3:30PM Monday-Friday and as needed they do address emergencies in evenings and on weekends.
In the event of any University Housing building or grounds related issues please report it right away. To report it Students need to initiate the repair by submitting a Maintenance Request to University Housing Facilities Management (UHFM). UHFM responds to student initiated repair requests as a first priority. For many issues the Student does not need to be present for UHFM to address the issue, so do not delay in reporting thinking you must be present when they come. To complete a work order, click HERE!!!
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Important Housing Information |
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Policies – YOU NEED TO KNOW!
As a resident of University Housing, you are responsible for knowing the information, policies, procedures, and deadlines that are contained in the University Housing Living Guide. To access the living guide, go to: http://www.siue.edu/housing/pdf/SIUE-Housing-Guide-Final.pdf
Overnight Guests
An overnight guest is defined as an individual who is visiting in any living unit past 2 a.m. The appropriate paperwork must be submitted to host an overnight guest. You must obtain a Residence Hall Overnight Guest Registration form from your front desk. The form must be completed and submitted either upon or prior to your guest(s) arrival on campus. You will need your roommate’s signature on the Residence Hall Overnight Guest Registration form. Please note, these signatures are verified by the staff and forgery of your roommate(s) signature constitutes a violation of the overnight guest policy and will result in disciplinary action. A maximum of two guests may be approved for the same night, with no more than two single guests in a single living unit per night. Guests will not be able to stay any more than three nights in a seven-day period in any University Housing area. If a guest stays for three nights in a seven-day period, a time period of no less than seven days, starting from the last day the guest was registered, must elapse before that same individual may be registered as an overnight guest again. Guests are not able to get around the three night by switching living units/housing areas or who hosts them. If this behavior occurs, the guest will be asked to leave University Housing and may not be allowed to return as an overnight guest in the future. The host(s) involved may also face disciplinary action. If the guest is a student, they may face additional disciplinary action.
Guest and Family Housing Occupant Policies
Residents are responsible for the actions of their guests (including financial responsibility for damages) at all times. Residents should inform their guests of University Housing policies and make sure they adhere to them. A guest is defined as anyone (friend or family member) who is not an assigned resident of the living unit they are visiting and is voluntarily allowed admittance by a contracted resident of that living unit. guests must be signed in at the front desk and must be escorted by their host at all times while in the living areas of University Housing. Guests include friends, parents and relatives. All guests high school age and above must leave a valid picture ID. A guest may not use a resident’s key or Cougar Card. Failure to properly register and/or escort visitors may result in loss of hosting privileges. Guests who violate University Housing policies may be asked to leave at any time.
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Around the "e" |
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Come to the Tutoring Resource Centerfor help with your math, science, and business questions!
Regular Tutoring Resource Center Hours are:
Monday through Thursday 8am – 7pm
Friday 8am – 3pm
Saturday 9am – 12 noon
Sunday 4pm – 7pm
Fall 2018 Safe Zone Ally Training
Safe Zone will be offering Ally Training for students on Friday, October 19th from 1:30PM-3:30PM in the Multifunction Room in Woodland Hall. The goal of training is to provide attendees skills and understanding for supporting the LGBTQIA community. Each student must pre-register to attend this training. Space is limited.
Students register at: Fall 2018 Student Safe Zone Training
What is Safe Zone?
Safe Zone is a community of people who:
- Will be understanding, supportive, and trustworthy if LGBTQIA people need help, advice, or just someone to talk to.
- Will not tolerate homophobic, heterosexist, cisgenderism comments and actions but will address them in an educational and informative manner.
- Have attended Safe Zone training and have information on campus and community resources.
Mission and Goals of Safe Zone:
Safe Zone's mission at SIUE is to develop a campus community of allies and provide support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and ally (LGBTQIA) students, faculty, and staff with the ultimate goal of developing SIUE as a safe and welcoming place for LGBTQIA people.
If you have any questions please contact Dr. Shelley Price-Williams at shewill@siue.edu
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Diversity Day |
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Diversity Day is October 16th!
You are invited to participate in the SIUE Inaugural Diversity Day on October 16th. SIUE Inaugural Diversity Day 2018 is a celebration of our institution’s past, present and future as it relates to advances in cultural-responsiveness and inclusion. This goal is encapsulated in the day’s theme, “From Awareness to Action, SIUE Shaping a Changing World.”
Designed with community engagement and participation across SIUE’s campuses in East St. Louis, Alton and Edwardsville in mind, this multi-event day will showcase the multitude of ways in which membership in the global community is core to our values and mission. You can see the event schedule on our website.
This educational day will include dance, art, presentations, posters and even cuisine representing the ethnic roots of our students. SIUE Diversity Day will be one for the books! We will have speakers from the metro-east region. In addition to efforts taking place on our campuses, we will engage surrounding communities through Cultural Literacy on-the-Move, a pop-up library that enables learning across the lifespan about similarities and differences in human identities and experiences. Please reserve your seat for the opening breakfast and the luncheon. Both events are FREE.
Please RSVP online here for the opening breakfast by October 8, 2018.
Please RSVP online here for the luncheon by October 8, 2018.
We hope you will join us for this historic day at SIUE!
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Student Academic Success Sessions |
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Career Development Center |
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Welcome back students! Please stop by and check out the Career Development Center located in the basement of the Student Success Center, room 0281. We can help you with your resume, cover letters, job search, LinkedIn accounts, graduate school personal statements/application, mock interviews, and much more.
Upcoming Fall 2018 Events:
October Career Fair
October 3rd CAS & Business & all non-teaching majors
October 4th Engineering
BOTH DAYS 10 am to 2 pm
MUC Meridian Ballroom
A list of employers can be found at www.siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter/students
LinkedIn Headshots from 12:30-1:30 p.m.
** Student Volunteers are needed for this event. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the CDC at 618-650-3708.
Mock Interview Prep Workshop**
October 18th
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Career Development Center
Mock Interview Day**
October 23rd
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Career Development Center
Health Careers Fair
November 13th
3:00-5:00 pm
MUC 2nd Floor Conference Center
A list of employers can be found at www.siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter/students
** Student Volunteers are needed for this event. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the CDC at 618-650-3708.
Financial Matters: Ask an Expert
November 14th
2:00 - 3:00 pm
2nd Floor MUC, Mississippi/Illinois
**Please call to register for these events!
SIUE Career Development Center
618-650-3708
careerdevelopment@siue.edu
www.siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter
Remember that you can search for full-time and co-op/internships on the Cougar Jobline.
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Volunteers Needed for Career Fairs |
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The Career Development Center has great volunteer opportunity for students to help at the career fair. This gives students a chance to network with employers before and after the career fair. Students get a chance to make that first impression or leave that lasting impression with employers. Students will be helping employers with a variety of tasks like helping employers in from the parking lot, walking employers to their career fair table, showing them where everything in located, and helping them pack everything up at the end of the career fair. Students may also help at the registration tables for employers and/or students.
The Career Development Center needs students for the below dates and times:
October Career Fair
October 3rd
8:30-10:30 a.m. and/or 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and/or 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
October 4th
8:30-10:30 a.m. and/or 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and/or 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Health Careers Fair
November 13th
1:15 to 3:15 p.m. and/or 4:15 to 5:15 p.m.
If you are interested in volunteering please contact Carrie Smolar at csmolar@siue.edu. Please put in the body of your email the date(s) and time(s) that you would like to volunteer. If you have any questions, please call the Career Development Center at 618-650-3708.
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Health and Safety Tips |
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Rave Guardian
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) now offers the Rave Guardian app for its students and their families. Rave Guardian is one of the best ways to not only improve personal safety, but also protect your friends by building a private safety network. This app provides instant communication with friends, family, campus safety, and even 9-1-1.
SIUE encourages all students throughout campus to utilize the app to network with friends and help increase overall safety and security of the entire student body. An important part of the Guardian app is that students can use it not only to keep themselves safe, but to help protect others. Even students who may not feel as if they need others to help keep them safe can utilize the app to be a guardian and help protect their friends.
Download Rave Guardian and Become a Guardian on Your Campus
Download Rave Guardian for Free The app is available for free on the Apple or Google app store.
Use Rave Guardian to Protect Yourself and Others
Set a Safety Time – Notify people you trust to check in on you if are alone or in an unfamiliar place.
Manage and Message Your Guardians – Invite family, friends or others to be your Guardian, and communicate with them within the app as needed.
Easy Emergency Communication – Call safety officials directly for help if you are in trouble and send text tips – including photos – if you see something suspicious.
Rave Guardian is a proven personal safety solution used on campuses across the country. To learn more, visit siue.edu/emergency.
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