Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017

Please join us for a critical meeting of the SIUE Chapter of SUAA:

4:45 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center, Maple-Dogwood rooms

Learn about the latest proposals for pension reform and threats to SURS member benefits. Also, to be discussed will be vital information, especially for current SIUE staff. 

Speakers:

John Carr, SUAA attorney and lobbyist

Michael Hastings, state senator 19th District (Chicago area)

Linda Brookhart, SUAA executive director

We all need to be informed about pending legislation, and we cannot be complacent!

Some important questions that will be addressed:

1. What pension changes might be imposed on current Tier I employees (those first employed prior to January 1, 2011)?
2. Can the state tax pensions and other retirement income?
3. Can the state limit employee raises to the rate of inflation?
4. Can the state reduce the three percent automatic annual increases for pensions?
5. Can the state increase the deductible and co-pays for employee and retiree health insurance?
6. Can federal bankruptcy and state constitutional laws be changed to allow significant reductions in pensions and health care benefits?

Note: We have scheduled the time of this meeting to allow current employees to attend after work.

Refreshments will be provided.

We are pleased to announce that 2016 W-2’s are ready and available on-line through CougarNet (Banner Self Service)!

If you have already signed up to receive your W-2 on-line through CougarNet you may log in, view and print your W-2 for 2016 (and previous years if applicable).

• Select the Printable W-2 button at the bottom of the screen to print your W-2.
• Print multiple copies for submission to federal, state and local entities, if needed.
• Review Help Text (top right corner) for information on how to print an approved format for different web browsers and for a brief description of each of the codes that may be listed in Box 12 of your W-2.

If you did not sign up for this early on-line method, you may sign up now through CougarNet or a paper W-2 will be mailed to you at the end of the month.

Additional information is available through FAQ’s at humanresources or you may view the instructions on how to sign up and receive an electronic W-2 at ElectronicW2Retrieval. 

For more information, email payrollhr@siue.edu.

Lifelong Learning offers: “Finding the History in Your Home” presented by Mary Christine McMahon, CPHIMS certified, volunteer at the Glen Carbon Heritage Museum and certified professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems Strategy, Innovation and Integration.

10:30-11:45 a.m. and 1:15-2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Morris University Center, Hickory-Hackberry Room

The cost is $2 for Lifelong Learning members and $5 for the public.

As you are preparing for Spring classes, don’t forget the Career Development Center gives presentations on career-related topics!

A career counselor is able to visit your class to give presentations on topics including, but not limited to:

• Resumes                             
• Interviewing                  
• Networking                       
• Job Search
• Co-ops & Internships    
• LinkedIn                       
• Career Assessments       
• Preparing for a Career Fair
• Social Media                     
• Professional Attire & Etiquette

Presentations can be done 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, or by request. We will do our best to accommodate all requests. However, there will be times when we have limited staff availability.
 
Note: If you would like your class to use our services (i.e. mock interviews, assessments, resume approvals, etc.), please notify us in advance that your students will be making appointments, and indicate the class and assignment. This way we will be able to ensure we are meeting your and your students’ needs.
 
Please visit our website and click on “Faculty and Staff,” then "Request a Presentation" to complete the online form and schedule your Career Development Center presentation today!
 
If you have specific questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office directly at 618-650-3708 or tdugan@siue.edu.

Join the Career Development Center's Graduation Readiness Workshop Series: I’m Graduating, Now What?!

Sessions will be held:
4-5 p.m.
Thursdays
Student Success Center, room 0281 (Career Resource Center)

Topics and dates are as follows:

January 26 – Build a Successful Resume

February 2 – Networking Events and Career Fairs

February 9 – Job Search Assistance

February 16 – Interview Preparation

February 23 – Valuable use of Social Media

All students are welcome to attend all of the sessions. 

Space is limited. RSVP at SSC 0281 or 650-3708.

The next coffee and Q&A with Chancellor Randy Pembrook will be:

8:30 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 27
Morris University Center, Meeting Room A 

Pembrook will host another coffee Q&A:

9 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 31
East St. Louis Center, STEM Lab

The Alton campus Q&A will occur:

12:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Hoag Hall 

As a reminder, these meetings are open to all faculty and staff. The chancellor invites questions, dialog and an opportunity to express any ideas.

If you would like to submit questions or suggestions to the chancellor in advance, please send them to siue.edu/chancellor/suggestions/. 

Saturday, Feb. 4, SIUE Women’s Basketball will host the annual Pink Zone games to raise money and promote breast cancer research and awareness!

The women’s game begins at noon, with the men’s game following at 4 p.m. All proceeds from Pink Zone events benefit Susan G. Komen Missouri.

• In 2016, more than 240,000 cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women and 2,600 in men in the U.S.

• Every two minutes, one case of breast cancer is diagnosed in a woman in the U.S.

• In 1980, the five-year relative survival rate for women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer
(cancer confined to the breast) was about 74 percent. Today, that number is 99 percent.

• Early detection and effective treatment contributed to a 36 percent decline in breast cancer mortality (deaths) in the U.S. between 1989-2012.

• Currently, there are more than 3 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S.

• One in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.

For more information about the 2017 Pink Zone events, visit 2017 Pink Zone or contact Riane Greenwalt, director of Health Service, 650-2852 or rgreenw@siue.edu.