Friday, Feb. 10, 2017

1 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Vadalabene Center
Men's Basketball vs UT Martin
TV: Fox Sports Midwest

2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Vadalabene Center
Women's Basketball vs UT Martin

7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Vadalabene Center
Women's Basketball vs Austin Peay*

6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16
Men's Basketball vs Murray State
Murray State University
TV: ESPNU 

2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25
Vadalabene Center
Women's Basketball vs Eastern Illinois*

7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25
Vadalabene Center
Men's Basketball vs Eastern Illinois*
TV: Fox Sports Midwest

*Conference event

Saturday Studio Art Workshop are set for:
Saturdays, Feb. 11-April 22
No classes March 11 or April 1

Studio instruction is once again being offered for grades K-12 students.

All classes are designed to stimulate creative growth. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in a variety of media and in generating ideas for creative expression.

Art teachers in Saturday Studio classes are becoming certified art specialists and are art majors in the Department of Art and Design.

All sessions will be held in the Art and Design West building on SIUE’s campus.

Classes offered are listed below:

Beginning Children’s Class: grades K-1
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Art and Design West, room 2139
Fee $75

Primary Children’s Class: grades 2-4
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Art and Design West, room 2140
Fee $75

Intermediate Art Class: grades 5-8
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Art and Design West, room 2144
Fee $75

Advanced Art Class: grades 9-12
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Art and Design West, room 2206
Fee $75

For more course information, visit Saturday Studio.

For registration information, contact Janet Hupp at 650-3183 or jhupp@siue.edu. For program information, contact Kiersten Smith at 650-2824 or kiesmit@siue.edu.

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

The Cougar Career Closet will host a clothing giveaway:
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 13
Morris University Center Conference Center
(There will be areas for you to try on the clothes.)

The Cougar Career Closet Clothing Giveaway is designed to help provide students with professional attire needed for an interview, a career fair, a conference or networking event. The attire was generously donated by faculty, staff, alumni and employers.

The giveaway is for SIUE students only. Don't forget your Cougar card for registration.

Clothing supplies are limited and based on donations received. Stop by and pick up gently used professional attire for your next career event.

Please note these Dining Services Valentine’s Day specials:

Beginning 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Morris University Center, lower level Center Court

SIUE's Department of Theater and Dance will present Alan Ball’s, Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, directed by professor Peter Cocuzza:

7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15-Saturday, Feb. 18
2 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 19
Dunham Hall Theater

General admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, SIUE retirees, alumni, faculty and staff and non-SIUE students.  SIUE students with a valid I.D. get in free.

For tickets and more information, contact the Theater and Dance Box Office at 650-2774 or Dunham Hall, room 1042B.

SIUE Dance Marathon, a non-profit organization, is raising money through the sale of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to benefit Children's Miracle Network hospitals in the Greater St. Louis area.

The cost is $8 per dozen. Checks can be made out to SIUE Dance Marathon. 

To order doughnuts and for more information, contact Carmen Huddleston at siue.dm.faculty.alumni@gmail.com. 

Doughnuts will be delivered:
Beginning at 9 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16
To specified SIUE departments 

Students are on the front line of recognizing distress among their peers. Distress can lead to anxiety, depression, poor academic performance, and even a weaker immune system.

Being an observant friend and effective listener can have more of a positive influence than one may realize. SIUE has an online training simulation that will assist students to better identify, support, and refer stressed friends to support services on campus. 

Students can complete Kognito training for FREE, print a certificate of completion and bring it to the iCare table to choose a free prize. 
1-4 p.m. 
Thursday, Feb. 23
Outside of Auntie Anne's, Morris University Center

or

11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24
Outside of Auntie Anne's, Morris University Center  

For more information, contact Lisa Thompson-Gibson, lithomp@siue.edu. 

To take the Students At Risk course, follow the instructions below:

• Go to: kognitocampus.com/login
• Create a new account by starting in the top right corner where it says "Don't have an account? Click Here."
• Use enrollment key: SIUe16
• Follow the on-screen instructions
• Choose your course and click "LAUNCH"

If you experience any technical difficulties, please email support@kognito.com.

World-renowned architect Louis H. Sullivan (1856-1924) will be the inspirational focus of a film screening and a free full-day conference at SIUE.

The Louis H. Sullivan Architectural Ornament Collection at SIUE is the largest known collection of physical ornaments from Sullivan constructions. The events will feature this unique academic resource and showcase its significance to individuals interested in architectural history, design and preservation.

Register here for: “Louis Sullivan Architectural Ornaments at SIUE Conference: Bringing the Past to Life in the 21^st Century.”

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24
Sessions at SIUE’s Morris University Center, Lovejoy Library, and the Edwardsville Arts Center

The free day-long conference will provide attendees with an increased awareness of SIUE’s collection, an understanding of the vital role played by Richard Nickel in the existence and documentation of the Louis Sullivan architectural ornament collection, and a greater knowledge of past and current efforts made to preserve these, and other Chicago historic and cultural artifacts and buildings.

Keynote speakers include Mark Richard Smith, John Celuch, Inlandesign director and first curator of the SIUE Sullivan Collection, and Ward Miller, executive director of Preservation Chicago.

Registration is limited to 100 with the deadline Friday, Feb. 17. Free parking is available for the first 50 non-SIUE registrants. The conference is sponsored by the SIUE Graduate School Conferences and Workshop Program, Friends of Lovejoy Library, SIUE’s Arts & Issues and Preservation Chicago.

Registration to the conference will also include the opportunity to purchase half-price tickets to Arts & Issues’ presentation of “Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture." Student attendance is free but tickets are required.

For program information and event details, visit the Sullivan Conference webpage, or contact Therese Dickman at tdickma@siue.edu or 618-650-2695.

Arts & Issues' presents “Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture,” a feature-length documentary about the revolutionary and brilliant Chicago architect. 

7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Dunham Hall Theater

Film director, Mark Richard Smith, will introduce the film and discuss Louis Sullivan’s legacy and show footage of SIUE’s extensive Sullivan collection afterward.

Tickets to attend the film may be purchased at artsandissues.com, the Morris University Welcome Desk or by calling 1-866-698-4253.

SIUE’s 5^th annual Dance Marathon is five weeks away.

The students of Dance Marathon of SIUE challenges everyone to donate $5. Your money will help children at Greater St. Louis Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals to receive the best treatments and care available.

To donate, please visit dancemarathon. The marathon will begin at noon, Saturday, Feb. 18 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.

For more information, contact Carmen Huddleston, faculty/staff outreach chair, at siue.dm.faculty.alumni@gmail.com. 

The SIUE School of Business Executive Education program is excited to announce its upcoming project management courses and workshops.

Spring 2017 Foundations of Project Management
Fridays, Feb. 24, March 3, March 17, March 24, and March 31
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Founders Hall

Learn the basics and best practices of project management and prepare for the PMP® certification. Successful completion awards the 35 educational hours required for the PMP® certification exam.

For more course and workshop information, visit SIUE News.

Find out how a master’s in College Student Personnel Administration from SIUE can help advance your career in higher education at an upcoming information session.

Register here and learn more about this high-quality program from:
10 a.m.-Noon
Saturday, Feb. 25
Morris University Center, Mississippi Room on the second floor

Housed in the Department of Educational Leadership within the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, the College Student Personnel Administration (CSPA) program provides an educational opportunity for student affairs employees or anyone interested in pursuing a career in higher education or student affairs.

The program will prepare graduates to assume entry- to mid-level student affairs or higher education administration positions in two-year or four-year public and private institutions. Occupations in this category include directors and other positions in multiple areas in colleges and universities, such as financial aid, advising, service learning, Greek life, residential life and international programs.