SIUE Spring Commencement Spotlights 1,957 Graduates

SIUE celebrated its 2017 Spring Commencement exercises Friday and Saturday as 1,957 students received their diplomas in the Vadalabene Center on campus.

Chancellor Randy Pembrook addressed the Graduate School, School of Business and School of Nursing students Friday night, followed by the Graduate School and School of Education, Health and Human Behavior graduates Saturday morning. The Saturday early afternoon ceremony included the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) followed in the late afternoon by the School of Pharmacy, CAS graduate students and the School of Engineering.

The student speakers were Mia Thoen Frogner, bachelor’s in business administration, Melissa Sue Beyer, master’s in psychology, LaShaunda Lenora Jordan, bachelor’s in mass communications, and Veronica Leigh Delgado, master’s in art therapy counseling.

Frankie Muse Freeman was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Friday night. SIUE emeritus professor and former administrator Johnetta Randolph Haley and renowned architect Gyo Obata were honored with the University’s Distinguished Service Award during Saturday’s events.

Attend the "Life To Go" Series Presentation on Benefits Choice

The Office of Human Resources' Life To Go Series Presents: “Benefits Choice: What to Know for the New Fiscal Year."

Noon-1 p.m.
Thursday, May 11
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room

Space is limited, so please RSVP by emailing Bonnie Brueggemann at bbruegg@siue.edu.

Benefits staff in the Office of Human Resources will offer this informational session on the State of Illinois insurance plans. It will include an overview of Benefits Choice (which ends May 31) and the new MyBenefits Marketplace.

A Q&A session will be offered during the last 15 minutes.

Alan Ox Highlights SIUE Lovejoy Library “Night in the Stacks” Fundraiser, May 13

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.

Don't Miss the SIUE East St. Louis After School Performing Arts Program's Spring Recital

You are cordially invited to attend the SIUE East St. Louis After School Performing Arts Program's Spring Recital!

7 p.m.
Thursday, May 18
SIUE's Dunham Hall

The After School Performing Arts Program in East St. Louis was founded by Katherine Dunham and has been an integral part of the community for decades. After a hiatus during the last five years, it has returned this year with approximately 25 students. The children are ages 6 to 17 and have been studying beginning piano and guitar, drums, bass guitar, African drumming and dance (Dunham technique, jazz, and hip hop). You will experience each of these at the recital.

Please come and show your support for our campus in East St. Louis.

SIUE East St. Louis Performing Arts Program staff includes director Jack Williams, and instructors Tyler Elder, beginning guitar, Venezia Manuel, jazz and hip hop, Mary Jo Pembrook, beginning piano and music theory, Greg Sallie, bass guitar, Gerald Sylla, African drumming and dance, and Esau Toombs, band performance, and executive director of the East St. Louis Center Jesse Dixon.

SIUE Men's Basketball Camps Begin June 3

Mark your calendars for SIUE Men's Basketball Camps.

SIUE employees can receive a $20 discount. There is also an “Early Bird Registration” discount for Day Camp until Monday, May 15.

Camp dates and registration is available at camps.jumpforward.com/siuembb.

Register Now for SIUE’s Odyssey Cosmic Investigators

9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday, July 17-28

In the Cosmic Investigators Odyssey Camp, students begin their journey of learning to navigate by preparing a star shapes and stories log book. Of course they will need to know the different types of telescopes, how they work, and build one to take home. Participants will explore our solar system, making moon craters, solar viewing, investigating edible rocks (meteors), conducting planet temperature experiments and building a pocket solar system. Along the way, students will participate in the Viking search for life experiments and look for life in the universe.

Campers and their families are invited to a star party with the River Bend Astronomy Club on the evening of Saturday, July 22 at the Shaw Sky Lab on SIUE's campus.

Registration costs for Odyssey Science Camps are $325, plus a $25 non-refundable application fee. Registration information is available at siue.edu/summer/camps.