Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017

The SIUE Office of Educational Outreach invites you to attend the fall 2017 Lifelong Learning Speakers Series every Wednesday at SIUE.

This Wednesday, Sept. 13, the Lifelong Learning Speakers Series presents: 

Harold W. See, Delyte W. Morris, and the Future of SIUE
10:30 a.m. - 11:45a.m. 
Morris University Center, Hickory/Hackberry Room

Digging SIUE: 10,000 years of Archaeology on the SIUE campus
1:15 p.m. - 2:30p.m.
Morris University Center, Hickory/Hackberry Room

Cost: $5 for general public, $2 for Lifelong Learning members and FREE for alumni and students (with valid student ID)

You don’t want to miss this exhilarating semester jam packed with presentations that are sure to inform and educate!

To view the fall brochure or become a Lifelong Learning member, please visit our website or contact coordinator Eboni Thompson at ext. 3233.

The Goshen Market will host SIUE Welcome Day.

8:30-11:30 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 16

A free bus will circle campus, including Cougar Village, to pick up anyone who would like to go downtown to the market. Students will receive free coffee and donuts.

The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion would like to invite the SIUE community to nominate a faculty or staff member for the SIUE Champion for Diversity Award.

This award is presented to a faculty or staff member who has demonstrated an exemplary level of dedication to SIUE’s mission of fostering equal opportunity, positive interactions with students, staff and faculty, and someone who respects and values differing backgrounds and points of view within SIUE.

Nominations are open and should be received by Monday, Sept. 18.

The Champion for Diversity Award will be recognized annually during the December Commencement and will consist of a plaque and $500 donated to a University diversity and inclusion project of the recipient’s choice.

The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) will host an open house for Southern Illinois University system faculty and students.

The theme is “Open for Collaboration” and will feature discussions on the work faculty and staff are doing in biofuels research through grants and sponsored projects, which create opportunities for student learning and faculty engagement.

9:30-11:30 a.m. - Morning session dedicated to faculty attendees, with presentations from Provost Denise Cobb and members of the NCERC staff
1-3:30 p.m. - Afternoon session for students, including presentations from NCERC engineers and scientists
Wednesday, Sept. 20
NCERC, 400 University Park Drive

Both sessions will feature tours of the state-of-the-art NCERC facility, and highlight its various internship, graduate assistantships and student-worker opportunities.

Please join the Morris University Center in recognizing Jim McDermott for his years of service to SIUE at a special retirement reception.

2-5 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 22
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room

The Office of Admissions is currently looking for student volunteers to join our Tour Ambassador program!

These students are responsible for conducting campus tours for prospective students and families and often serve as one of the first points of contact for the university.

Applications are due by 4:30 p. m. Thursday, Sept. 26 and can be dropped off at the Office of Admissions, Rendleman Hall, Suite 2101.

For more information, contact Anna Schuh at aschuh@siue.edu. 

The Honorary Degrees and Distinguished Service Award Committee invites nominations from the University community for consideration by the committee. All departments and schools are asked to consider and submit well-deserving nominations, particularly of individuals who show a connection or a commitment to the SIUE community.

Please visit Faculty Senate for details on the criteria for submission and the nomination forms. A list of former recipients is available for review on the University Archives website: siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/archives.

Please note that current University employees are not eligible for awards.

Nominations must be received no later than Friday, Sept. 29. Submissions should include the appropriate nomination form along with biographical information. The subject, "librarians in Library and Information Services" can provide assistance in locating documentation that can strengthen the nomination: see here. 

For more information, contact Juliet Kerico Gray at jkerico@siue.edu or 650-3129.

The SIUE Alumni Association invites you to be a part of the second annual Cougars Unleashed Homecoming Run & Pancake Breakfast!

This race offers distances of 5K and 10K, as well as a 1-mile fun run. The race routes are paved and showcase SIUE’s scenic campus. After the run, stay for a world-famous Chris Cakes pancake breakfast. Not a runner? Come for breakfast and to cheer on our participants!

For a limited time only, SIUE faculty and staff can receive an additional $5 off by using promo code SIUESTAFF17 (case sensitive) at checkout.

Cougars Unleashed Homecoming Run
9 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 7
Birger Hall Parking Lot

Cost: 5K $30, 10K $40, $5 off for SIUE alumni, FREE for SIUE students

Register by Sept. 16 and receive a commemorative glass. Register by Sept. 23 to be guaranteed a race shirt.

Register online at runsignup.com/cougarsunleashed. 

We also have volunteer opportunities available. If you would like to help on race day, visit our online volunteer sign up site.

Follow the Cougars Unleashed Homecoming Run on Facebook and help spread the word by sharing our event!