Prairie Hall Newsletter

Study Tables!

Prairie Hall Study Tables are Tuesday nights from 5:30-7:30pm and Thursday nights from 6:00-8:00pm in the LRC (next to the MFR).  Each time you attend study tables, you’ll be entered into a drawing for one of four $100 Amazon gift cards!  The more you study, the more chances you’ll have to win!     

#SIUERoommateChallenge         

Continue participating in the #SIUERoommateChallenge with your roommate for a chance to win gift cards to local area businesses! There will be a new task Monday-Friday and the more tasks you complete, the more entries in the prize drawing! Go to the front desk with your roommate after each task completion to earn an entry into the drawing.

Brother 2 Brother meeting September 20 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 Mud Volleyball Tournament

Sign up your team now for the Residence Housing Association’s 13th Annual Mud Volleyball Tournament on September 15 at 11am at the Prairie Hall Mud Volleyball Court.  Sign up by logging into Involvement@SIUE through the Kimmel webpage https://getinvolved.siue.edu/organization/rha

Roommate agreements are due this Saturday September 15!!

Make sure you have completed yours through Roompact.  Ask your RA if you're unsure!  

Overnight Guest Registration Wavier Forms will be available at your front desk starting Tuesday, September 11 at 12pm!  If you and your roommate have completed your roommate agreement form you may fill the waiver out and not have to get each other's signature for overnight guests for the rest of the semester! You must still complete an Overnight Form….you just won’t have to worry about getting your roommate’s signature!

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!!!

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.

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

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater performs Friday, September 14^th at 7:30pm in Dunham Hall Theater. FREE tickets to SIUE students at the MUC Welcome Desk! Deeply Rooted has been called Chicago’s answer to Alvin Ailey.

Cougar Career Closet

Do you need professional attire for your next interview, career fair, internship, or networking event?

Cougar Career Closet

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.

MUC 2^nd Floor Conference Center

First 350 students receive a free pad portfolio

We have space for you to try on the clothes!

The Cougar Career Closet Clothing Giveaway is to help provide students with professional attire needed for an interview, career fair, a conference, or networking event.  The attire was generously donated from faculty, staff, alumni, and employers to help students succeed!  Please stop by to pick up gently used professional attire for your next career event! 

Don’t forget your cougar card ID for registration!  *Please note that clothing supplies are limited and based on the donations received. FOR SIUE STUDENTS ONLY!

 If you have any questions, please contact the SIUE Career Development Center at 618.650.3708

www.siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter

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:

Cougar Career Closet Clothing Giveaway

September 11^th

11:00 am – 3:00 pm

MUC 2^nd Floor Conference Center

FREE slightly used professional attire

Limited Supplies: Free Pad portfolio

Pre-Career Fair Crash Course**

September 19^th

2:30 - 3:30 pm

SSC 1201

October Career Fair

October 3^rd           CAS & Business & all non-teaching majors
October 4^th           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 18^th

3:00 - 4:00 pm
Career Development Center

Mock Interview Day**

October 23^rd

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Career Development Center

Health Careers Fair

November 13^th

3:00-5:00 pm

MUC 2^nd 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
2^nd 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.

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 3^rd
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 4^th  
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 13^th

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.

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.