Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017

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.
Today
Morris University Center, Hickory-Hackberry Room

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

11:30 a.m.
Today
Vadalabene Center
Women's Baskeball vs Tennessee State*

7 p.m.
Today
Vadalabene Center
Men's Basketball vs Tennessee State*

1 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28
Vadalabene Center
Wrestling vs Gardner-Webb*/South Dakota State

8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 30
Nashville, Tenn.
Men's Basketball at Belmont
TV: CBSSN

*Conference Event

Please note the upcoming on-campus interview for the first finalist for the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs position.

The Search Committee has been working diligently to identify candidates from a highly competitive applicant pool. The first candidate is Dr. P. Denise Cobb, who currently serves as SIUE Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

You can see her complete biography and curriculum vitae on the Provost Search website, siue.edu/provost-search/candidates/cobb.shtml.

Please plan to attend Dr. Cobb’s open forums, which will be held on the Edwardsville, Alton, and East St. Louis Center campuses:

11 a.m.-Noon
Thursday, Jan. 26
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room

8-9 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 27
School of Dental Medicine, Building 280 (CPA 2)

10-11 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 27
East St. Louis Center, Building B, Rooms 2083/2084

The Search Committee will appreciate your involvement and feedback. For your convenience, we will have a confidential Qualtrics survey for online feedback and comments for each finalist. The feedback survey for Cobb may be accessed at https://siue.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cDeJbaaPRgwg2SF. It will open on Thursday, January 26 and will close on Monday, February 20.

Please feel free to contact me or any member of the Search Committee with any questions or comments. Thank you for your assistance and participation in the process.

Anthony Cheeseboro, PhD
Associate Professor, Historical Studies
Chair, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Search Committee

The URCA program is now recruiting for the 2017-2018 URCA Associate class.

URCA Associates are a small group (10 students at most per year) of upper-level students who develop their own student-led project and then complete that project under the guidance of a faculty mentor over the course of an academic year. (Note: This is separate from the URCA Assistant program where many more students work on faculty-led projects for one semester.)

If you know of students who may be interested, please encourage them to visit the URCA website, What is an URCA Associate? They can find information regarding benefits, eligibility and how to apply.

The application process requires students to submit a detailed proposal, and the deadline is noon Friday, March 17.

Interested students may want to attend an informational meeting held by current Associates Shaelyn Grant and Daniel Miller:

3-4 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 26
Alumni Hall, room 0406

All associates need a faculty mentor. If a student approaches you about mentoring, we hope you will consider. Mentors must be full-time, tenured or a tenure-track faculty members working in an academic unit. First-time associate mentors are required to attend a brief, introductory meeting to review their responsibilities.

Being a faculty mentor for an URCA Associate provides:

• Opportunities to mentor a junior or senior level student
• Recognition for sponsoring an associate
• Participation with a community of undergraduate scholars

For more information, contact Laura Pawlow, PhD, URCA coordinator, at 650-2608, lpawlow@siue.edu.

SIUE Volleyball is hosting three Winter Clinics. Clinics are open to girls and boys in grades 4-12.

You can purchase all three clinics for $125 or purchase clinics individually for $45.

Sunday, Jan. 29 - fundamental skills
Sunday, Feb. 12 - serving and attacking
Sunday, Feb. 26 - serving and passing

Clinics are held from from 4-6:30 p.m. in SIUE's Vadalabene Center.

Register online at SIUE Volleyball.

The Newman Catholic Community is launching its new Faculty/Staff Brown Bag Lunch Series with CAS Dean Greg Budzban and his short presentation, “Balancing Faith and Reason: Religion in a Scientific Age.”

Noon
Monday, Jan. 30
Fuller Dome: Center for Sustainability and Spirituality

The Newman Catholic Community would like to engage the spiritual lives of the faculty and staff on campus. All faculty and staff are invited to bring their lunch to the Dome for the presentation and engage in conversation.

Dr. Robert Martin of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago is the featured speaker for SIUE's annual Axtell Memorial Lecture in celebration of Darwin Day (Charles Darwin’s birthday).

The presentation, "Human Reproduction - from Primate Origins to Darwinian Medicine" will be at:
4 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 30
Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom

The SIUE Departments of Biological Sciences, Psychology, and Anthropology, and the Biology Student Club are sponsoring the event.

Following the lecture, there will be a reception at the University restaurant, Fixin’s, with light food and a cash bar.

For more information, read SIUE News.

The SIUE Meridian Society is seeking proposals for funding (up to $5,000) for an SIUE Community-based project.

The Meridian Society is looking to fund projects that demonstrate a collaborative effort between an SIUE unit and a community organization. SIUE college, schools, major units, departments and organizations (including student organizations with an SIUE account) are invited to apply for the 2017 Meridian awards.

The Meridian award application/proposal must be submitted and received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Electronic submissions are preferred to meridiansociety@siue.edu. 

Mail submissions to:
Meridian Awards
c/o Meridian Society at SIUE Foundation
Campus Box 1082
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1082

For a copy of the application, please visit Meridian Awards.

For more information, contact Julie Babington at 650-2378 or meridiansociety@siue.edu. Also visit, Meridian Society.

Come practice your networking skills with employers and alumni:

4:30-5:30 p.m. (optional FREE Professional LinkedIn headshot)
5-7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Morris University Center, Second Floor Conference Center

Workshop presentation begins at 5:30 p.m. with a practice networking reception afterwards.

Dress professionally and RSVP today: Career Development Center, 650-5708. 

For more information, visit the Career Development Center.