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News from the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior
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SEHHB Winter 2023 Alumni Newsletter
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- Award-Winning Documentary Shines Light on Successful Hiring Initiative
- Public Health Program Earns CEPH Accreditation
- Psychology Faculty, Alumni Featured in the NASP Communiqué
- Snipes Recognized as ACPA Diamond Honoree Class of 2023
- CHS STEAM Day Features Candy Canes, Gingerbread and Slime
- Alumni News and Events
- Personal and Professional Development
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Award-Winning Documentary Shines Light on Successful Hiring Initiative
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Candace Hall, EdD, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and co-program director for Higher Education and Student Affairs, debuted her 24-minute documentary short, "clusterluck," at SIUE on Thursday, Feb. 2. Hall and the film's director, Cami Thomas, won a prestigious Award of Recognition from the IndieFEST Film Awards for the documentary.
“This documentary short, ‘clusterluck,’ captures the intentionality of recruiting Black faculty to SIUE,” said Hall. “It explores the creation of an intentional community to support Black faculty toward thriving and experiencing joy at the institution. This film is a digital visualization of my research on Black faculty experiences in academe and encourages higher education leaders to reimagine recruitment and hiring practices necessary for diversification of the professoriate. I am hopeful this work shows the world what is possible for Black faculty when recruitment is done with care and intentionality.”
Learn more about the film.
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Public Health Program Earns CEPH Accreditation
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The SEHHB's undergraduate and graduate public health programs have received the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accreditation. The CEPH is an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. To become accredited, programs must undergo a rigorous multi-year review.
“We pursued CEPH accreditation for our students, and now they can be assured that their public health training is rooted in the highest standards in public health education,” said Alice Ma, PhD, MPH, CHES ®, assistant professor of public health and graduate program director. “This accreditation affirms our high-quality programs that can be recognized by employers and doctoral programs.”
SIUE’s undergraduate program received the initial CEPH accreditation in 2015. The master’s program, having earned accreditation this year, now makes SIUE one of 151 public health programs nationwide that are CEPH accredited.
Learn more.
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Psychology Faculty, Alumni Featured in the NASP Communiqué
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Sarah Conoyer, PhD, NCSP, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, along with three former psychology students, have been featured on the front page of the most recent edition of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Communiqué. Alumni Julann Scheibal, Katelyn Houba and Mikayla Duncan-Ebner were Conoyer’s assistants through the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities program, leading to the creation and future publication of the featured article.
“The article discusses how school psychologists and trainees are engaging in social media, the ethical issues concerning social media use and how school psychology supervisors and trainers can support professional growth through the ethical use of social media,” Conoyer explained. “One of the key features of the article is that we provide a sample exercise for how school psychologist supervisors can discuss various types of posts or consultation that can happen within social media platforms with their supervisees and how to relate that back to our ethical code of practice.”
The SIUE team collaborated on the article with colleagues from Eastern Illinois University. Their hard work paid off, as the publication was sent to the entire NASP membership which includes approximately 25,000 individuals.
Learn more and view the article.
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Snipes Recognized as ACPA Diamond Honoree Class of 2023
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J.T. Snipes, PhD, assistant professor of educational leadership and co-program director for Higher Education and Student Affairs, has been honored as one of the American College Personnel Association’s Diamond Honorees Class of 2023. The honoree program recognizes dedicated individuals who have outstanding and sustained commitment to higher education through student affairs and student development.
“Often times, the work that we do as university faculty goes unheralded and unrecognized,” said Snipes. “It means the world to me that my colleagues here at SIUE and around the country see value not only in my labor but in my personhood as well.”
Snipes worked in higher education administration for 15 years and his previous research interests focused on religion and spiritually in higher education, African American collegiate students and critical race theory in education. He currently is pivoting his research focus toward affect, abolition and pedagogy.
Learn more.
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CHS STEAM Day Features Candy Canes, Gingerbread and Slime
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SIUE East St Louis Charter High School (CHS) students had their minds engaged in how to code candy canes and make fake snow, had their fingers shaping slime, and their hands molding bath bombs during the school’s fourth annual STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) Day in December.
“STEAM Day has been a highly successful and requested day,” said Liza Cummings, PhD, CHS STEM instructional coordinator and STEAM Day planner. “The students enjoy the scholarly creativity, and it is a day to learn and experiment with things outside of the box.”
“It’s been a good activity and fun,” said CHS senior Matthew Hicks, who built a catapult out of pencils, masking tape, popsicle sticks and rubber bands. “It’s fun to explore something different outside of our regular classes.”
Learn more.
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Club Sports Alumni Weekend
April 14-16
This reunion weekend is an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow club sports alumni. Events will take place in the Student Activities Center, Outdoor RecPlex and East Alton Ice Arena and include free food, drinks, giveaways, and reconnecting with fellow club sports alumni, family, and friends!
Register today!
Golden Graduation Reunion Weekend
May 5-6
Celebrate your 50-year reunion with fellow SIUE alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago. This milestone is an incredible opportunity for you, our Golden Graduates, to celebrate your time on campus and your lasting commitment to SIUE. We look forward to welcoming you back to campus to celebrate your 50-year reunion, relive days gone by and make new SIUE memories.
Register today!
Save The Date for One Day, One SIUE
Thursday, April 20
Mark your calendars and join us for our 2nd annual 24-hour Day of Giving and Evening Campus Celebration featuring students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and community partners. Check your email and siue.edu/give for more details soon!
Save The Date for Black Alumni Reunion Weekend
April 21-23
Mark your calendars and come home for the SIUE Black Alumni Alliance’s 2nd Black Alumni Reunion Weekend! Revitalized in 2022, the Black Alumni Alliance exists to celebrate the presence, purpose and achievements of Black students, alumni and friends. If you would like to get involved with or learn more about the Black Alumni Alliance, email siuealumni@siue.edu to be connected with the Alliance's leadership. Check your email and siue.edu/alumni for more Reunion Weekend details soon!
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Personal and Professional Development
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Discover new opportunities with SIUE Online Services and Educational Outreach as we explore a variety of new personal and professional courses! Please visit our website at siue.edu/educational-outreach to peruse, stay updated, and register for all the Personal, Professional, Lifelong Learning, Educard and various other offerings OSEO is presenting!
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School of Education, Health and Human Behavior
Alumni Hall Room 1137, Campus Box 1049
Edwardsville, IL 62026
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