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Gretchen Fricke Receives March Employee Recognition Award
Gretchen Fricke, director of student services in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, is the recipient of the March Employee Recognition Award.
Please join us in congratulating Gretchen as the Employee of the Month:
Monday, March 13
3 p.m.
Dean’s Conference Room, Alumni Hall Room 1137
You can also send Gretchen a congratulatory email at gfricke@siue.edu
“Thank you to everyone involved with the Employee of the Month program! Thanks also to Dr. Curt Lox for taking the time to write up a nomination and for his incredibly kind words. I consider myself incredibly lucky to work with such great students and colleagues.” -Gretchen Fricke
“In sports, we talk about the qualities of a true “superstar” and how this generally involves the following factors: natural talent, work ethic, persistence, attitude/motivation (desire to be great), and leadership. As such, I would absolutely describe Gretchen as a superstar-level leader in my school.” - Dr. Curt Lox, dean of the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior
Questions or comments should be directed to Jen Oates-Blair, joatesb@siue.edu or ext. 2127.
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Attend the Spring Career Fair Today and March 2 |
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The SIUE Career Development Center is hosting:
Spring Career Fair
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom
School of Business
College of Arts and Sciences
All non-teaching majors
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursday, March 2
Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom
School of Engineering
A list of attending employers can be found on the CDC website:siue.edu/careerdevelopmentcenter
Dress professionally and bring copies of your resume!
For more information about any of these events, please contact the Career Development Center at 650-3708 or careerdevelopment@siue.edu.
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Check Out Phi Kappa Phi's Book Exchange Today |
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The SIUE Chapter 203 of the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society continues its book exchange.
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Today
Peck Hall, first floor lobby
Members of the SIUE community are invited to bring a book, and then take one from the inventory available or get a coupon to use later. Book purchases can also be made for a nominal cost.
Future book exchanges are scheduled for Tuesday, April 4 and Wednesday, April 5, with the same hours and location.
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897, and is one of the nation’s oldest and most selective honor societies for all academic disciplines. Chapter 203 was established at SIUE in 1978. For more information, visit siue.edu/PKP/ or contact Chapter President Cindy Scarsdale at cscarsd@siue.edu.
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The Newman Catholic Community Offers Ash Wednesday Services Today |
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The Newman Catholic Community is offering two Ash Wednesday services:
Noon
Today
The Dome: Center for Spirituality and Sustainability
8 p.m.
Today
The Dome: Center for Spirituality and Sustainability
The Newman Catholic Community welcomes the SIUE community to join them for Ash Wednesday masses.
Bring a friend. All are welcome
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Please Note Today's and Other Diversity and Inclusion Events |
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Zero Discrimination Day
Today
Featured on social media and in the Embracing Diversity and Inclusion newsletter
Purim
Saturday–Sunday, March 11–12
Featured on social media and in the Embracing Diversity and Inclusion newsletter
Holi (Indian Festival of Colors)
Sunday–Monday, March 12–13
Featured on social media and in the Embracing Diversity and Inclusion newsletter
St. Patrick's Day: A Historical Overview
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursday, March 16
Peck Hall Display Table
International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Tuesday, March 21
Featured on social media and in the Embracing Diversity and Inclusion newsletter
Phenomenal Women's Luncheon
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 22
Morris University Center Maple/Dogwood Room
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Today is the Deadline to Comment on the Diversity Strategic Plan Draft |
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Please log into Blackboard and review the Diversity Strategic Plan Draft, which consists of Goals and Objectives proposed by the University Diversity Council, and also contains comments and ideas from the Summit.
Also included is a draft timeline for the movement of the Plan.
Please feel free to send comments to vbrown@siue.edu no later than today.
We look forward to seing you at the Town Hall Meeting on Monday, April 10.
To access the document on Blackboard:
1. Log in to Blackboard
2. Click on My Organizations
3. Click on Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Community and Online Training
4. On the left menu under Resources, click on Diversity Strategic Plan
There, you will see not only the Diversity Strategic Plan document, but also a timeline for how action will be taken. We are currently waiting on feedback from the various governance groups on campus: Student Government, Faculty Senate and Staff Senate.
Please share this with your friends and colleagues and gather feedback.
We want to make clear strides toward diversity and inclusion and change our campus culture and climate for the better.
Respectfully,
Venessa A. Brown
Associate Chancellor for Institutional Diversity & Inclusion
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MUC Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Register by March 3 for Decades Dash |
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The Morris University Center (MUC) invites students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public to help celebrate its 50th anniversary by enjoying special offers and participating in a week of engaging events, Monday-Friday, March 20-24.
Events include an indoor scavenger hunt, a 5K Decades Dash, a celebratory birthday party and more:
- Scavenger Hunt: Look for old photos with clues scattered throughout the MUC to earn prizes
- Begins at 9 a.m. Monday, March 20 in the Goshen Lounge, and runs through Tuesday, March 21
- Additional clues will lead participants to a grand prize that can be found in a special time capsule during the Decades Dash on Wednesday.
- Decades Dash: Race or walk throughout campus from 1967 to 2017
- Birthday Party: Celebrate 50 years of the MUC
- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, March 23 in the Goshen Lounge
Specials offers from Dining Services, Cougar Lanes and the Cougar Store:
- Cougar Store: buy one, get one 50 percent off throughout the week (exclusions apply)
- Dining Services: Center Court, Union Station, Fixins’
- Cougar Lanes: 50 cent bowling, 50 cent shoe rental
For more information, visit siue.edu/muc/.
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Shop Amazon and Support SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School |
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You can support the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) by simply shopping the following Amazon link: SIUE Charter School.
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible AmazonSmile purchases directly to the SIUE Charter School when you shop using the above link. Please consider supporting SIUE Charter School on both your personal Amazon account and your SIUE Amazon business account.
SIUE Charter School operates the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School at the SIUE East St. Louis Center. CHS serves a total of 115 students in grades 9-12. It is a school of choice for families in the East St. Louis School District. Its mission is to prepare students, who are career and college ready upon graduation.
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Emeriti Faculty Association Deadline for Proposals, March 6 |
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The Emeriti Faculty Association is pleased to request proposals from SIUE tenure and tenure-track faculty for projects that strengthen the academic quality of programs and that enhance the reputation of the University.
The deadline for proposals is March 6, 2017. Application guidelines are available at siue.edu/emeriti/.
Eligible activities include, but are not limited to:
• Departmental colloquia that involve recognized outside experts
• Curricular development (disciplinary or interdisciplinary)
• Faculty exchanges, including international exchanges
• Scholar-in-residence programs
Ineligible activities include those supported elsewhere in the University, such as research, development of teaching skills and individual professional development.
For more information, please contact Jim Weingartner at jweinga@siue.edu, Richard Brugam at rbrugam@siue.edu or Charlotte Johnson at shypoke09@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events
Watch for the announcement of the Emeriti Faculty Association spring reception for the emeriti faculty, spouses and guests. It will be an opportunity to renew old friendships and receive updates on the activities of your Association. Free parking is available at Birger Hall. Hor d’ oeuvres and refreshments will be served.
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SIUE Staff Senate Election Filing Deadline, March 8 |
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The SIUE Staff Senate will hold its election on Wednesday, April 5.
Petition and Statement of Candidacy forms are available from the University Governance Office until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8 or online at siue.edu/ugov/staff/elections_staff_candidacy.shtml.
Eligibility for Candidacy is as follows: candidates for membership to the Staff Senate must be a permanent, full-time civil service employee or a full-time administrative staff employee on a continuing contract, with a minimum of two years of consecutive employment with the University at the time the candidate picks up the petition and the statement of Candidacy forms, and employed on the date of election. Petitions must be filed in person in the University Governance Office.
The following openings are available:
University Staff Senate Members – Term beginning Friday, Sept. 1
Three (3) members from the Negotiated and Prevailing (which will have three-year terms expiring in 2020).
One (1) members from the Open Range Classification (which will have a three-year term expiring in 2020)
East St. Louis Center, East St. Louis, Ill – Term beginning Friday, Sept. 1
One (1) representative from any of the following constituencies: Open Range Civil Service, Negotiated and Prevailing Civil Service, or Administrative/Professional Staff from the East St. Louis Center, East St. Louis (which will have a three-year term expiring in 2020)
University Staff Senate Panel Members – Terms beginning Friday, Sept. 1
Five (5) members from Negotiated and Prevailing Classification (which will have two-year terms expiring in 2019)
Six (6) members from the Civil Service Open Range Classification (6 of which will have two-year terms expiring in 2019)
Three (3) members from the Administrative Staff Classification; 3 Represented (which will have two-year terms expiring in 2019)
Election Calendar --
March 8 – Last date for withdrawal of candidates. Statements of Withdrawal must be made in person in the University Governance Office
March 8 – Last date for filing petition and Statement of Candidacy form
March 29 – Last date that all non-academic employees will be notified of the official list of candidates and their qualifications
April 5 - Date of election
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SIUE Alumni Association Trivia Night, March 11 |
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SIUE Alumni Association will host its annual Trivia Night:
6 p.m. doors open
7 p.m. Trivia begins
Saturday, March 11
SIUE Student Fitness Center Gym
Proceeds will support Alumni Association scholarships.
The cost is $200 per table of eight, which includes some beverages from Recess Brewing. Additional beverages will be available for cash purchase. You are welcome to bring your own snacks, but no outside beverages are allowed.
In addition to trivia, enjoy the silent auction, live auction, raffles and more!
First place table wins $500 and second place wins $250.
Register your table online, or call Cathy Taylor at (618) 650-5176.
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Nominations Open for the Honorary Degrees and Distinguished Service Awards |
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The Honorary Degrees and Distinguished Service Award Committee invites nominations from the University community for consideration by the committee. All departments and schools are asked to consider and submit well-deserving nominations.
Please visit siue.edu/ugov/faculty/hdegree/ for details on the criteria for submission and the nomination forms. A list of former recipients is available for review on the University Archives website: siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/archives/commence.shtml.
Please note that current University employees are not eligible for awards.
Nominations must be received no later than Wednesday, March 15. Submissions should include the appropriate nomination form along with biographical information. Subject librarians in Library and Information Services can provide assistance in locating documentation that can strengthen the nomination: siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/research_tools/librarians.shtml.
For more information, contact Juliet Kerico Gray at jkerico@siue.edu or 650-3129.
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Friends of Art Annual Art Auction, March 15 |
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The SIUE Department of Art & Design and the Friends of Art host the 40th Annual Art Auction:
6 p.m. doors open
7 p.m. Ahrens & Niemeier auctioneers will start the bidding
Wednesday, March 15
Art West Gallery, Art & Design West building
To view images of the artwork to be auctioned, visit the Friends of Art SIUE on Facebook or attend a preview in the gallery on Tuesday, March 14 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tickets are $7 for the general public and can be purchased at the door. Admission is free to all students, auction donors and members of the Friends of Art. Complimentary food will be provided, and a cash bar will also be available.
Read more about the upcoming auction in SIUE News.
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