Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Please join the SIUE and SIUC Alumni Associations for an opportunity to reunite with former classmates and connect with staff.

SIUE Springfield Alumni Reception
5:30-7:30 p.m.
5:30-6:30 p.m. SIU President Randy Dunn and the SIU Board of Trustees are present
Today
Springfield, IL
Register online today.

There will be live music. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available.

Please help us spread the word by sharing our Springfield Alumni Reception facebook event!

For more information, contact Cathy Taylor at cattayl@siue.edu.

Amie Reed, specialist candidate in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, is one of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's (ASCD) 2017 Emerging Leaders. 

Reed was one of 46 educators selected nationwide.The Emerging Leaders program recognizes and prepares young, promising educators to influence education programs, policy, and practice on both the local and national levels.

For more information about those selected, visit Emerging Leaders class. To view the entire list of educators, visit Class of 2017.

Summer Showbiz presents The Addams Family, a New Musical

7:30 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, July 14-15, July 21-22
2 p.m. Sunday, July 16 and 23
Dunham Hall Theater (near Parking Lot E)

General admission is $15 adults and $12 for seniors; non-SIUE students; and SIUE retirees, alumni, faculty and staff. SIUE students with a valid I.D. get in free, while supply lasts.

For more information, contact the Summer Showbiz Box Office at 618-650-2774, located in Dunham Hall, room 1042B or send a message to theater-tickets@siue.edu.

The Graduate School is pleased to announce that Dr. Diane Cox has joined us as Director of Grant Development.

Cox will oversee the pre-award functions within the Office of Research and Projects. Cox comes from the Riverview Gardens School District in St. Louis, where she oversaw grant funds in excess of $16 million as the Director of Federal Programs.

Cox has 26 years of experience serving within educational institutions and has 25 years of experience adjunct teaching, most recently at Lindenwood University.

She earned her PhD in educational administration from the University of Missouri–Kansas City.

You can contact her at 650-5886 and diacox@siue.edu for help in pursuing external funding to support SIUE activities.

Please join us in welcoming her to SIUE!

Please join Assistant Professors Melissa Burel, Lora Smallman and Marlee Graser to learn about their recent study on SIUE international students:

1 p.m
Tuesday, July 18
Third Floor Conference Room
Lovejoy Library

In response to a growing international student population on campus, Burel and Park were awarded a CARLI grant to study the experiences of international students both on campus and in the library.

The study was conducted over the 2015-2016 academic year utilizing a mixed-methods approach including a survey, interviews and photo diaries. Smallman, Graser and Lynn Fields joined the team in the summer of 2016 to analyze and interpret the data.

Burel, Smallman and Graser will travel to Atlanta in November to present on this project at the Southeastern Library Assessment Conference. 

Faculty and Staff:

Presenters are needed for the Fall 2017 Leadership Programming Series. The Student Leadership Development Program is open to any SIUE (undergraduate or graduate student) and covers a variety of topics centered around leadership, communication and career issues. We have three different programs to fill:

• Leadership Lunches—will occur from 12-1 p.m. Wednesdays throughout the semester (dates below)
• Student Organization Leadership Orientation—a leadership conference for student organization leaders (more than 300 students will attend)—Saturday, Sept. 23
• Diversity and Leadership Institute—a mini-conference centered on topics of diversity, inclusion and cross cultural awareness—Tuesday, Oct. 17

We are interested in a wide range of topics. Listed below are topics that have been previously offered, but we are interested in other topics as well. Each session is between 45 minutes and one hour. We ask that the sessions are not just a full lecture, but have some sort of interactive portion such as an activity or discussion.

Effective Communication
Professional Etiquette
Conflict Resolution
Cross Cultural Awareness
Understanding the Organizational Climate
Stress Management
Ethical Leadership
Civic Responsibility
Team Leadership
Mindfulness in Leadership
True Colors
Leading Your Peers
Keys to Leadership Success
Dealing with Change
Social Justice
Becoming a Successful Leader
Social Change Model of Leadership
Event Planning
Creating Effective Incentive Programs
Positive Psychology/Leadership
Recruitment & Retention
Sustainable Leadership
Social Media
Interviewing Skills
Building Your Resume
Leadership Issues in the LGBT Community
Time Management
LinkedIn

The folllowing dates and times are available for fall:
Wednesday Sept. 6 — 12 p.m.
Wednesday Sept. 13 — 12 p.m.
Wednesday Sept. 20 — 12 p.m.
Saturday Sept. 23 Morning **see note below
Wednesday Sept. 27 — 12 p.m.
Wednesday Oct. 4 — 12 p.m.
Wednesday Oct. 11 — 12 p.m.
Tuesday Oct. 17 — 4:10 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 6:20 p.m. **see note below
Wednesday Oct. 18 — 12 p.m.
Wednesday Oct. 25 — 12 p.m.
Wednesday Nov. 1 — 12 p.m.
Wednesday Nov. 8 — 12 p.m.
Wednesday Nov. 15 — 12 p.m.

**On Saturday, Sept. 23, we will host our Student Organization Leadership Orientation. This is a required program for all of our student organizations—they must send two representatives. We have a keynote speaker first, and then there are two different sets of breakout sessions where we cover a variety of topics including leadership, group dynamics and also just resources for student groups. We have about 300 student leaders attend this program every year. Twelve breakout presenters are needed for that morning.

**On Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 4-7:30 p.m., we will host a Diversity and Leadership Institute. This program will be open to 75 students, and they will attend three total breakout sessions covering various topics centered around issues of diversity, multiculturalism, etc. Anyone interested in presenting during any of the three session times (4:10 p.m., 5:20 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.) would need to be able to cover a topic such as this.

To sign up for a presentation and for more information, contact Michelle Welter at mking@siue.edu.