Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017

Show your spirit and honor of our students by joining the new parade to the Cougar Statue during the SIUE Experience!

Join us at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18 near “The Rock” in the Stratton Quad as we welcome the incoming class of 2021 with this parade. This new University-wide tradition will help send a heartfelt welcome to our newest Cougars, as they transition into the SIUE community. Feel free to bring “pom poms” and “welcome signs” to boost even more SIUE spirit!

Also, participate in the seventh annual Catch the Cougar Spirit Contest:
Wear SIUE apparel on Friday, Aug. 18, to support our new march to the Cougar Statue at 11:30 a.m.
As a special thank you, all faculty/staff participants will receive:
• Special discount on SIUE apparel (courtesy of the Cougar Store)
• A chance to win complimentary basketball tickets to a game of your choice for your department (courtesy of Cougar Athletics based on availability)

How to play along:
1. Appoint a Spirit Captain for your department. Register your department here.
2. Wear SIUE apparel on Friday, Aug. 18, and join us for the new parade to the Cougar Statue!
3. Take a group photo of everyone in your department decked out in their Cougar spirit gear. Creativity may be rewarded. Submit it to tarmoor@siue.edu by noon on Monday, Aug. 21.
4. Enjoy the fun, and help us welcome the class of 2021 with this awesome new tradition!

For more information, contact Tarsha Moore in the Office of Student Affairs at 650-2020 or tarmoor@siue.edu.

The first day of classes is right around the corner!

Student Affairs is coordinating Ask Me!, a program to welcome new students and assist them as they navigate campus. Volunteers are needed to stand in key locations across campus with an “Ask Me!” sign to answer questions and get students pointed in the right direction for their classes or to conduct business.

7:30 a.m.-Noon
Monday, Aug. 21

Please consider volunteering to help make a positive first impression and get the year started on the right foot.

If you can help, please sign up for your preferred time and location online.

Shifts are available in 30-minute time slots, and you are welcome to sign up for more than one shift. Please pick up/return your "Ask Me!" sign at the Cougar statue.

Conveniently located on University Park Drive on the Edwardsville campus, the new SIU School of Dental Medicine clinic provides a full scope of dental services, including preventive dentistry, cleanings, fillings, crowns and bridges, dentures, surgery, root canals and implant procedures. 

All insurance providers are accepted, including plans for state of Illinois employees. With a team of expert faculty and compassionate students, the SIU Dental Medicine Clinics offer appropriate care at discounted rates. SIUE faculty, staff and students students receive additional discounts. 

The School of Dental Medicine has been providing high quality dental care to the region for more than 40 years through its clinics in Alton, East St. Louis and Edwardsville. 

For more information, visit siue.edu/dental/patients, or call 618-650-5781 to make an appointment.