Friday, March 24, 2017

The IRIS Center will hold its third annual Brown Bag session, "Aspects of Making an Online, Multimedia Map:"

2 p.m.
Today
Lovejoy Library, Third Floor Libary Conference Room

Brajesh Karna, web developer, computer science graduate student and graduate assistant for the NSF-funded Manang Languages Project, will give a brief overview of Google Maps. He will demonstrate various features of Google’s "My Maps," including layers, pins, drawing polygons and adding routes.

Bring a laptop to try it yourself! No web development experience is necessary.

For more information, visit SIUE IRIS.

The Philosophy Department is hosting the 40th annual Fritz Marti lecture, with Dr. John Heil as the guest speaker:

4 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center, Mississippi-Illinois Room

Each year, the department invites a renowned speaker to deliver a public lecture and to meet with faculty and students.

For more information on this year's speaker, visit Dr. John Heil.

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will host a blood drive on campus from 10:30 a.m.– 4 p.m. on the following days:

• Tuesday, March 28 - Blood Mobile, Quad
• Wednesday, March 29 – Blood Mobile, Quad

To schedule an appointment, please create an account at bloodcenterIMPACT.org  and use sponsor code 9828.

Please reference information regarding eligibility requirements and the donation process here

Students are invited to serve as a Cougar Guide for The SIUE Experience!

Students must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA and a minimum of 24 semester hours at SIUE by the end of Spring 2017 semester. Visit siue.edu/experience for the full position description and to apply online.

Applications are due by Friday, March 31.

The SIUE Experience is a chance to pay it forward, show Cougar spirit and pride, and positively impact new student success at SIUE!

For more information, contact Tarsha Moore, tarmoor@siue.edu.

Dr. Tia Brown McNair, vice president in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Student Success at Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), is the keynote speaker for the upcoming Continuous Improvement Conference, organized by the Faculty Development Council of the Faculty Senate and the Office of Academic Innovation and Effectiveness.

"High Impact Practices," a Continuous Improvement Conference:
8:30-9 a.m. breakfast
9-10 a.m. keynote speaker: Dr. Tia Brown McNair
10-10:10 a.m. Dr. Erin Behnen: high impact practices on our campus
10:10-10:20 a.m. Dr. Laura Pawlow: overview of URCA
10:20-10:30 a.m. break
10:30-12 p.m. two themed poster sessions: Diversity, Service and Global Learning and Online Technologies and Pedagogies
Morris University Center, Conference Center

For more information, visit Continuous Improvement Conference.

The Class of 2018 in the School of Pharmacy is pairing up with Senior Services Plus (a not-for-profit organization) in Alton to host a Black-light Bingo event.

5:30 p.m. doors open
6:30 p.m. bingo starts
Saturday, April 1
Senior Services Plus
2603 N Rodgers Ave
Alton, IL 62002

There are six to eight rounds of bingo with $100 cash prizes and two bonus rounds. Bonus rounds are $2 each with CASH prizes of $200.

There will also be a 50/50 raffle, a dessert silent auction, a silent “raffle” of donated baskets and gift cards, and a LIVE auction at intermission.

In addition to helping the Class of 2018, this fundraiser will fund an "associates in critical need" program for the staff at Senior Services Plus, which employs more than 300 people.

For more information, visit facebook.com/events.

SIUE's Department of Mass Communications will focus on the theme “Diversity among Adversity” for its 2017 Mass Comm Week:
Monday-Thursday, April 3-6.

The program features a series of talks, panel discussions, films, and Q&A sessions on controversies ranging from the place of the press in politics, journalistic coverage of minority groups, the refugee issue and emerging media trends.

A stellar cast of international and national academics, practicing journalists, filmmakers, and post-graduate students will share their expertise in a week that will dig into the challenging issue of diversity, conflict and inclusion.

Below are some speakers and events that will be featured:

Dr. Gary Hicks
"Media, Stigma and Mental Illness"
1:30-2:45 p.m.
Monday, April 3
Morris University Center, Maple-Dogwood Room

Professor William Recktenwald
"Is the Press Losing Its Credibility and Power?"
3-4:15 p.m.
Monday, April 3
Morris University Center, Maple-Dogwood Room

Rokhaya Diallo
Diallo is a French-Senegalese journalist, writer, award-winning filmmaker and activist for racial, gender and religious equality. She is a BET-France host and has produced and/or directed documentaries, TV and radio programs. She published Racism: A Guide, France Belongs to Us, France: One and Multicultural and How to Talk to Kids About Racism. 
5:30-8 p.m.
Monday, April 3
Morris University Center, Maple-Dogwood Room

Eric Peterson, Joe Volbracht, Becca Grandidier, Siarra Price and Charles Delaney
Mass Communications Graduates Panel: "What I Wished I Learned Before I Graduated"
2-3:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 4
Morris University Center, Maple-Dogwood Room

Dr. Sarah Kendzior
Ask the Expert
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Wednesday, April 5
Morris University Center, Maple-Dogwood Room

First Amendment Free Food Festival
SIUE students will have the chance to trade their First Amendment rights for free pizza and soda.
Sponsored by: SIUE Mass Communications, The Alestle (the award-winning SIUE student newspaper), and the St. Louis Area Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists College Media Association
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 5
Dunham Hall Patio

Cory Byers and Ashley Seering
Film Screening: "Renewed" and "Sanctuary"
Q&A following
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 5
Morris University Center, Maple-Dogwood Room

Gary Broome
National and International Coverage of Refugees
3-4:15 p.m.
Thursday, April 6
Dunham Hall, Room 2007

Dr. Jack Shaheen
A is for Arab
During the week of events, Dr. Shaneen's critically acclaimed exhibit "A is for Arab" that captures, displays and visually deconstructs the stereotypes of Muslim and Arabs in the Western world will be on display in the Dunham Hall Theater foyer.

More information about the exhibit and the importance of Dr. Shaheen's archives at New York University can be found at A Is For Arab

The exhibit was made possible with the generous support of SIUE's Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion.

7-8:15 p.m.
Thursday, April 6
Dunham Hall Theater

For a detailed events schedule and additional information, visit Diversity Amidst Adversity or contact the SIUE Department of Mass Communications.

All events are free and open to the public.

Everyone is invited to attend the final business pitch presentations for "TheOther40" Business Plan Competition:

12:30-3 p.m.
Friday, April 7
Morris University Center, Mississippi-Illinois Rooms

"TheOther40" is a business plan competition open to all SIUE students, and gives students the opportunity to showcase their business ideas. The objective is to provide students with the resources, skills and incentives to launch their businesses. More than $10,000 in cash and in-kind support will be awarded to the top three students or student teams.

This final phase of the competition is the business pitch, which is a Shark Tank-like presentation of the entrants’ business plans to our judges, who will choose the top three based on each student's/student team's presentation, business plan and executive summary.

For more information, contact Kristine Jarden, faculty advisor for the Entrepreneurs Club, at kjarden@siue.edu or 650-2668.

The SIUE STEM Center announces its FY18 faculty research fellowship program.

This is a competitive fellowship, open to tenure-track or tenured faculty members, to engage in undergraduate education research aligned with the mission of the STEM Center to innovate ways to engage students in STEM. The successful applicant will be a faculty fellow with the STEM Center beginning in summer or fall of 2017, during which time the applicant will conduct a faculty-initiated research project.

To support the faculty member’s research, the STEM Center will pay for one course release during the academic year, and upon completion of the project, the fellow will be funded for travel to one state, regional or national conference to present the findings of the study.

More information and application details are at siue.edu/stem/faculty.

Applications are due Monday, April 10.

Contact Sharon Locke, STEM Center Director at slocke@siue.edu or 650-3065 with questions.

Join the SIUE Alumni Association for an alumni happy hour:

5-7 p.m.
Thursday, April 20
Schlafly Bottleworks
7260 Southwest Ave.
Maplewood, MO
Register today

This is a great opportunity to see friends, network and meet more alumni in the area. Two free drink tickets will be provided.

For more information, contact Cathy Taylor at cattayl@siue.edu or 650-5176.

The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion has extended the registration deadline for its inaugural Culture Tour!

On Thursday, April 20, participants will travel to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield for a tour to engage in the rich cultural heritage of Illinois.

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend. Boarding the bus will begin at 8 a.m. and the bus will return by 1:30 pm.

Lunch and tour tickets will be provided at no charge to registered/selected participants.

Space on the bus is limited to 50 attendees. 

You can register online here.

St. Louis entertainer Alan Ox is the featured artist for Lovejoy Library’s “Night in the Stacks” annual fundraiser:

6 p.m.
Saturday, May 13
SIUE campus

Ox will be performing songs of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Nat King Cole in classic crooner style. The 1818 Chop House will provide dinner with a cash bar. A silent auction will include items from performers of the Mississippi River Festival and will be available on Lovejoy’s first floor.

Individual tickets are $55, and seating is limited. Tables of 8 are available for $400. Learn more about the event, view the auction catalogue and obtain tickets online at siue.edu/lovejoylibrary. Parking is free in Lot A.

Revenue from the event will support Lovejoy Library’s collection development.

For more information, contact Jeff Brown, director of development for Library and Information Services, at jefbrow@siue.edu or 618-650-2714.