Register by Today for Sustainability Workshop at Harris-Stowe State University

Mississippi Project VII: Infusing Sustainability Across the Curriculum
9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Friday, June 2
Harris-Stowe State University

This abbreviated workshop will explore how educators can meaningfully integrate sustainability into their classrooms. We start by taking a close look at the St. Louis region, but encourage participants to engage in local/global comparisons.

Participants will receive information on resources available that will help facilitate their own efforts to infuse sustainability into their curriculum. Participants will also have opportunities to extend research and teaching horizons across disciplines and create new networks with colleagues from around the region.

To register, please email Connie Frey Spurlock, cfrey@siue.edu. The deadline to register is today.

SIUE is one of 13 regional AASHE Centers for Sustainability Across the Curriculum.

For more information, visit Infusing Sustainability Across the Curriculum.

Danielle Lee Named National Geographic Emerging Explorer

SIUE’s Danielle Lee, PhD, a visiting assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biological Sciences, has been tabbed among 14 “world-changers” by the National Geographic Society.

She has been named to its 2017 class of Emerging Explorers comprised of “uniquely gifted and inspiring scientists, conservationists, storytellers and innovators who are changing the world.”

“I was in complete shock upon hearing of this incredible acknowledgement,” said Lee. “This means the opportunity to talk about my research on a grander scale. It boosts the credibility of my science activism and offers an international platform to demonstrate the importance of natural history in the sciences.”

Read more about Lee’s research in this SIUE news story.

Next Lifelong Learning Program, Beginning Japanese Conversation Class

Beginning Japanese Conversation Class
7-8:30 p.m.
June 14-July 12, Wednesdays
Register online

Summer Arts for Grades 1-12, Register Now

The Department of Art and Design invites registrants for its Dare to Think Different summer camps available for students grades 1-12.

Summer studio instruction is being offered for primary, intermediate and advanced students. All classes are designed to stimulate creative growth of students. Emphasis is on developing skills in the use of the media and in generating ideas for creative expression. Art teachers for these “Art Labs” are certified art specialists or in their final course work in the certification process.

Primary Art Lab (grades 1-2), Intermediate Art Lab (grades 3-5), Advanced Art Lab (grades 6-8)
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday, July 10-14, 17-21 and 24-28
Art and Design East

Costs to attend the above offerings are $75 per week. Campers can enroll for one or more weeks.

High School Art Lab (grades 9-12) - Metalsmithing and Jewelry
9-11:50 a.m.
Monday-Thursday, July 10-27
Art and Design East

The metalsmithing and jewelry offering is a three-week class, which costs $275. There is a 15 participant maximum.

For more information, contact Janet Hupp at jhupp@siue.edu or 650-3073.

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.

Get the Discounted Registration Rate for SIUE Summer String Camp

Get the discounted registration rate for the SIUE Summer String Camp! Sponsored by the SIUE Suzuki Program, this camp is for all string players from an early level through middle school/Suzuki book 4 level.

10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday, July 18-21
Dunham Hall

Students do not need to be Suzuki students to attend. We welcome all violinists, violists and cellists. Students will receive three classes a day plus an hour of lunch, concerts and fun activities. The week concludes with a Friday concert where we show off everything we have accomplished in just a few days. This is the perfect time of the summer to get a boost to summer practice and head start on the new school year.

We also offer an optional fiddle class (open to all instruments) and private lessons!

Full camp information and registration is available here.

Please contact Erika Lord-Castillo at 618-650-2839 or elordca@siue.edu if you have any questions.