Monday, March 6, 2017

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 -- 

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.

SIUE Arts & Issues and the SIUE Departments of Chemistry and Physics will present NASA Astronaut Dr. Mae C. Jemison, who will speak about “Exploring the Frontiers of Science and Human Potential.” 

Jemison, who became the first woman of color to travel in space, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. 

General admission is $20 for adults, $15 for SIUE staff, faculty, retirees, alumni and seniors 65 and older; and $10 for students of any school. Tickets can be purchased at artsandissues.com, by phone at 1-866-698-4253 or at the Morris University Center (MUC) Welcome Desk. SIUE students are admitted free, courtesy of the Office of Student Affairs. SIUE students can obtain tickets at the MUC Welcome Desk.

For more information, read the SIUE News story.

Volunteer judges are needed for the regional Science and Engineering Research Challenge (SERC) at SIUE.

8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 18
Morris University Center

More than 250 regional students from grades 5-12 participate in the SERC. Projects take advantage of a child's natural curiosity, stimulate the imagination and encourage independent critical thinking, all while enabling students to understand that science is an integral part of life. The competition helps students advance their thinking, confidence and interest in STEM.

To be successful, the SERC requires more than 200 judges. Experience in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) is preferred, but not required. Judges training, a continental breakfast and light lunch will be provided on the day of the event.

Click here to register as a volunteer judge!

For more information, please contact STEM Resource Center Manager Colin Wilson at colwils@siue.edu or 650-3500.

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
  • 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 beginning at the MUC
  • Event details at facebook.com/decadesdashSIUE/
  • To register, visit finallapracing.com/siuedecadesdash5k/
• 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/.