Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Steve Varady, grounds equipment mechanic in Facilities Management is the recipient of the May Employee Recognition Award.
 
Please join us in congratulating Steve as the Employee of the Month:
Tuesday, May 30
2 p.m.
Grounds Department

You can also send Steve a congratulatory email at svarady@siue.edu.
 
“I am honored to be the recipient of the Employee of the Month Award. I would like thank Steve Brandenburg for his nomination, as well as Kert MacLaughlin and Robert Legate for their nomination support. I truly work with an outstanding crew of people. Whether it is battling snow during the bitter cold in the wee hours of the morning or grooming the grounds in all kinds of weather, the crew gives their all for the benefit of the University. SIUE is a not only a beautiful place to work but it is also a beautiful place for the students and the faculty. I am truly humbled and honored. Thank you very much.” -Steve Varady
 
“Steve is a great role model for our grounds employees, sharing positive stories of past issues and helping improve moral when issues arise. The people on the ground crew look to Steve for advice on everything from how to operate equipment to how to deal with some personal issues, and he is always ready to help with other grounds work when we have tight deadlines completing projects.” -Peter MacLaughlin, assistant superintendent of Grounds
 
Questions or comments should be directed to Jen Oates-Blair, joatesb@siue.edu or ext. 2127.

Register for Kindermusik Summer Camp Register by Friday, June 30 for the 2017 Kindermusik Summer Camp!
 
Kindermusik is a music and movement program with curriculum for children ages birth through seven years old. More specifically, Kindermusik classes provide a holistic musical and learning experience in the critical first years of young children and their families. This developmental program, guided by a proven methodology combining music and childhood development, provides opportunities to foster child-parent relationships and gain a lifelong love of music and learning. Kindermusik is great preparation for future Suzuki students as well! It is taught by a trained and licensed Kindermusik educator. The SIUE Suzuki Program presents "Kindermusik with Ellen Singh" which provides you with this program!
 
"Carnival of Music" for children ages 2-5

5:45-6:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, July 10-13
SIUE Early Childhood Center
 
Children are compulsive music makers. They hum while they play, sing along with music in the car and love the opportunity to use wooden spoons and pots from the kitchen as drums. That’s why they will absolutely love Carnival of Music. They will develop comfort with instruments and their ability to play them, increasing their likelihood of playing instruments as they get older. The music and activities in this unit will invite and expand their natural tendency to sing and move, allowing the development of a strong musical foundation for future enjoyment and pursuit.

First child registration fee is $75 with each additional child at $25 each. All class and digital at-home materials are included with the camp fee. One digital at-home materials package per family. The non-refundable class and digital at-home materials fee is due in full with registration form, and confirms your space in class.
 
At least one participating adult must accompany the enrolled children in the summer camp class. Please feel free to contact Ellen Singh with any questions, at esingh@siue.edu or ext. 2839.

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.