Monday, April 10, 2017

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and SIUE has several events taking place.

Pride Opening Event. The new Prevention Education and Advocacy Center (PEACe) for sexual violence prevention education will have a table at this event and will be providing information about sexual violence prevention.
Noon-2 p.m.
Today
Goshen Lounge

Voices Choices is a theater event in conjunction with Solid Lines. Solid Lines plays out scenes that they rewind and allow students to become participants who can change what happened.
7-9 p.m.
Today
Morris University Center, Conference Center

Silent Protest Against Sexual Assault in collaboration with our community partner Call for Help.
2-4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 18
On the Quad

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes community event w/SIUE involvement.
10 a.m.-Noon
Saturday, April 22
Lindenwood in Belleville

Denim Day is a day of recognition being held Wednesday, April 26.

For more information, contact Samantha Dickens, MSW, sexual assault prevention education, at sdicken@siue.edu.

Applications for the SIUE STEM Center’s FY18 faculty research fellowship program are due today.

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 today.

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

Kindermusik classes offered inlcude:

"Sing & Play" 4-week class for 1 and 2 year olds
Get ready to sing, play and move with your little one in this high-energy music class designed for children under two years of age. This new Kindermusik curriculum focuses on your child's beginning movements to help build the muscles your baby needs to walk, vocal development to help nurture your child’s speaking and singing voice. With a mix of both parent-child joint activities and child-focused activities, you’ll be able to join right in on all the singing and dancing while also getting the chance to observe how your older baby or toddler learns on her own. 

May theme: On the Town with Bear
Lace up your sneakers, we're going out on the town! We'll visit the city and see what there is to see, then head out into the country to check that out, too. Bear will, of course, go over the mountain and go a-yodeling, too. Come along! You never know what adventures you'll have when you're On the Town with Bear!

Tuition cost is $75 and is due by today for May classes.
May class dates and times:
10 a.m. Thursday April 20, 27 and May 4 and 11 

“Laugh & Learn” 4-week class for 2-4 year olds
Each week, we combine your preschooler’s natural love of music, storytelling, and imaginative play with age-appropriate activities that introduce early music concepts and foster independence, social and emotional skills, language growth and self-control. We also connect you with other parents who share in the wonder of parenting a preschooler.

May theme: Animals a-Dancing
Get ready for lots of ribbity-hopping, trumpety-stomping and oinkity-rolling! Animals a-Dancing uses the movements and sounds of frogs, elephants, and pigs to emphasize how many movements you can make with your body and how many sounds you can make with your voice. You will love moving every which way while singing the songs of our animal friends!

Tuition is $75 and is due by today for May classes.
May class dates and times:
11 a.m. Thursday April 20, 27 and May 4, 11 

For more information, contact Ellen Singh, program administrator and teacher or visit Kindermusik Winter-Spring 2017.

Come out for the Graduate Admissions Open House:

Wednesday, April 12
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Morris University Center, Oak/Redbud Rooms

Take the opportunity to learn more about:

• SIUE’s 70+ master’s programs, post-baccalaureate certificates, specialist degrees, doctoral degrees and cooperative doctoral programs
• Graduate admission requirements
• Financial support, including graduate assistantships and competitive graduate awards

Apply during the open house, and the $40 application fee will be waived!

Register for the open house today!

The Campus Activities Board's Springfest 2017 is scheduled for Monday, April 17-Thursday, April 20.

This year's theme is "Cougars in the Outfield."

One of the events will include a lip sync battle:
6 p.m.
Monday, April 17
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom 

In order to increase school spirit and morale, CAB has added a faculty and staff portion to the lip sync competition. Departments are being asked to enter a team into the battle. Your routine does not need to be long and can be from 45 seconds to one minute.

There will be a $50 prize for the winning department.

For more information, contact Casey Vaclavik at cvaclav@siue.edu.

Janice Sunderland, office support specialist in the Departments of Computer Management and Information Systems (CMIS) and Accounting, is the recipient of the April Employee Recognition Award.

Please join us in congratulating Janice as the Employee of the Month:
11 a.m.
Monday, April 24
CMIS Department
Founders Hall, Room 2310

You can also send Janice a congratulatory email at jsunder@siue.edu. 

“Wonderful events that come so unexpectedly are often those most cherished. Being selected as Employee of the Month is definitely one of those events," said Sunderland. "I am so fortunate to work with such outstanding faculty members in both CMIS and Accounting. They have been so kind and patient and always make me feel much appreciated.”

“I can think of no one who is more deserving of this award than Janice Sunderland," said Dr. Anne L. Powell, CMIS Department chair and professor. "Her prompt attention to problems, her great organizational skills, and her motivation to make the work lives of everyone around her easier, have made her the most outstanding office support specialist at SIUE.” 

For more information, contact Jen Oates-Blair at joatesb@siue.edu or 650-2127.