Monday, Sept. 11, 2017

SIUE's Guinness World Record Attempt a Success
Don't Miss the Study Abroad Fair, Sept. 14
Arts & Issues and SIUE Xfest Present Sidra Bell Dance New York
Save 10 percent on SIUE Dining Services Purchases
Take Advantage of These ITS Training Services
Please Welcome Visiting Scholars from China

SIUE's Guinness World Record Attempt a Success

Volunteers helped create the line of books that stretched across SIUE’s campus for the Guinness World Record attempt.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville may soon be a Guinness World Record holder for “longest line of books!”

While results await official confirmation from Guinness Book of World Records, a remarkable effort was made on Friday, Sept. 8, International Literacy Day, as the campus and surrounding communities joined to create a path comprising 21,048 books stretching nearly three miles.

View a video of the effort here.

“Literacy is the great equalizer between all people,” said organizer Stephen Hupp, PhD, professor of psychology in the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB). “I can’t imagine much of a better cause than helping promote literacy not just in this community, but across the world.”

“This world record attempt is a beautiful representation of SIUE’s values,” added SEHHB Interim Dean Paul Rose, PhD. “To see armies of students gathered, reflecting on literacy and children’s needs, and using teamwork effectively to complete a monumental project like this makes our University proud. At SIUE, we believe in powerful learning experiences that engage the community and enhance the places that we live.”

For more details on the successful effort, read this SIUE News Story.

Don't Miss the Study Abroad Fair, Sept. 14

Students are encouraged to explore the opportunities during the Study Abroad Fair.

11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 14
Goshen Lounge

Students can meet faculty leading SIUE travel-study programs and representatives from SIUE's study abroad partners. They will also learn about financial aid for study abroad and about the brand new Peace Corps Prep program.

For more information, visit siue.edu/study-abroad.

Arts & Issues and SIUE Xfest Present Sidra Bell Dance New York

7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 15
Dunham Hall Theater

Sidra Bell Dance New York is rapidly gaining an international reputation for work that reveals aspects of the human condition through a distinctly female lens.

Bell's creations have been described as “brainy, exuberant, and audacious” by the San Francisco Chronicle. She’s received many international commissions and has produced more than 100 new works seen throughout the U.S. and around the world.

Check out the other Xfest performances at siuexfest.com.

Save 10 percent on SIUE Dining Services Purchases

Want to save 10 percent on your SIUE Dining Services purchase? Use Cougar Bucks!

It is fast and easy to set up and use. 

Go to siue.edu/cougarcard
Click on “Add Money to Cougar Card” 
Login to GET
Enter your e-ID and password
Under Quick Links click “Add Funds”

For more information, contact cougarcard@siue.edu

Take Advantage of These ITS Training Services

There are several ITS training sessions and workshops scheduled for the upcoming weeks and months.

Check out the calendar here.  

Additionally, in an effort to become more efficient and flexible, ITS continues to produce and offer more self-paced, interactive online training. Some of these resources are available via the training page linked above and others are available in the ITS Knowledgebase.

More online training will be produced and announced as it becomes available.

For more information, contact itstraining@siue.edu.

Please Welcome Visiting Scholars from China

Ten scholars are participating in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s International Training Program in Pedagogy (ITPP).  They will observe courses in the SEHHB, as well as the Schools of Business and Engineering, and the College of Arts and Sciences. 

For more information, please contact Dr. Yuliang Liu, Dr. Huaibo Xin, Dr. Tom Lavallee, Gretchen Fricke or Dr. Mary Weishaar.

From Sichuan University of Science and Engineering:

Yumei Chen is a lecturer in the School of Automation and Information Engineering. Her research interestes include control theory and control engineering. 

Guanglin Liu is a lecturer in the School of Education and Psychological Sciences. His research interests focus on attitudes and social cognition and occupational health psychology. 

Xiaohua Shao is a lecturer in the School of Fine Arts. Her research interests include clothing culture and fashion marketing.

Jing Wang is an associate professor in the School of Automation and Information Engineering. Her research interests include signal and information processing and engineering applications of microwave technology.

Xiang Feng Zeng is an associate professor in the School of Management. His research interests include industrial transformation, regional economic development and housing policy.

From Northwest Normal University:

Lixia Feng is an associate professor of Computer Science and Engineering. Her research interests include database application technology and intelligent information processing. 

Hongzhi Long is an associate professor in the College of Education. Her research interests include preschool bilingual education and preschool game research.

Lyuhua Niu is a professor in the College of Law. She studies national jurisprudence and legal anthropology, especially in the Tibetan Customary Law.

Zhiyan Teng is an associate professor in the College of Education. Her research interests include international comparative education, ethnic education and school bullying.

Fei Xu is a lecturer in the College of Social Development and Public Administration. Her research interests include family and child welfare services, social security and public welfare and services for minorities.