Monday, July 24, 2017

For more information, check out this SIUE News Story.

Educational Outreach and the Department of Social Work will present:

"Alzheimer’s Disease: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow"
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday, July 28
N.O. Nelson Campus
Edwardsville
Register here.

This event will give six CEU’s to participants.

Workshop participants will: 

• Gain foundational knowledge of challenges and struggles dementia caregivers face
• Learn ways of engaging families affected by dementia in rural areas
• Observe specific tools and practices of creating community awareness and support for families affected by dementia
• Receive an overview of normal aging and dementia, versus Alzheimer’s disease
• Understand and develop strategies for responding to family issues, needs and involvement
• Learn past and current medications used to treat Alzheimer’s disease
• Learn whether some medications used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease are more effective at various stages of the illness
• Learn information about the Knight ADCR (Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center) Memory and Aging Project
• Learn information regarding clinical findings since the beginning of the program.

For more information, contact Cindy Cobetto at cgorsag@siue.edu or 618-650-2164.

University Housing needs faculty and full-time staff volunteers to assist with Move-In Day for first-year students on Thursday, Aug. 17.

Volunteers help welcome first-year students and their families to SIUE and direct traffic at each of the three first-year residence halls (Bluff, Prairie and Woodland).

If you would like to volunteer for this amazing process, show your SIUE pride and have fun while doing it, email Rex Jackson at rjackso@siue.edu by Friday, Aug. 4.

Works shifts are listed below. Please specify your first, second and third shift preferences.

• 8-9:30 a.m.
• 9:30-11 a.m.
• 11-12:30 p.m.
• 12:30-2 p.m.
• 2-3:00 p.m.

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

Returning students move into Evergreen Hall and Cougar Village on Saturday, Aug. 19.

Join the Kimmel Student Involvement Center for the annual Cougar Welcome Departmental Resource Fair:

10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Monday-Tuesday, Aug. 21-22
Morris University Center Goshen Lounge

Departments will have the opportunity to set up a table each day to inform students about your services, hand out information and etc. 

To participate in the fair (on one or both days) simply complete the form found here: getinvolved.siue.edu/submitter/form/start/131695. 

Space is limited, so submit your application today!