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Attend Today's Lifelong Learning Speakers Series
The SIUE Office of Educational Outreach invites you to attend the fall 2017 Lifelong Learning Speakers Series every Wednesday at SIUE.
Don’t miss today’s presentations:
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 jampacked 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.
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Faculty Development Book Club, Between the World and Me, Begins Today |
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Don't miss this faculty development event:
Between the World and Me (2015)
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Noon-1:15 p.m.
Today and Wednesday, Oct. 4
and
12:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 9
Lovejoy Library, Third Floor, Room 3021
Open to faculty, staff and students. Facilitated by: Dr. Jessica Harris, associate professor in the Department of Historical Studies, and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Denise Cobb.
We’ll provide the book, and it's yours to keep. Amount of pre-purchased books is limited.
Click here for more information about the book.
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Don't Miss the Study Abroad Fair, Sept. 14 |
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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 new Peace Corps Prep program.
For more information, visit siue.edu/study-abroad.
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Arts & Issues and SIUE Xfest Present Sidra Bell Dance New York |
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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.
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SIUE Speech-Language-Hearing Center Now Enrolling |
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SIUE’s Speech-Language-Hearing Center, located in Founders Hall, is now enrolling for the fall semester.
The Center offers clients two 50-minute treatment sessions per week with a graduate student clinician, under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist.
Current openings for this semester through Dec. 7, 2017 include:
Monday/Wednesday: 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m.
Tuesday/Thursday: 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5 p.m.
Description of Services: Provides speech-language evaluations and therapy for children, adolescents, and non-Medicare-eligible adults in the following areas: speech, language, voice, fluency, traumatic brain injury, transgender voice and accent modification for non-native speakers of English.
Tuition is $605 (payment plan available). Current SIUE Students: 50% Discount
Contact the Center to schedule an appointment or for more information:
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Poll Everywhere Now Available to SIUE Faculty |
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Poll Everywhere is a classroom engagement tool that lets students respond to instructor-created questions in class using their cell phones, tablets or laptops.
Faculty who are interested in learning more about Poll Everywhere are encouraged to attend one of these upcoming training sessions:
2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 26
Lovejoy Library, Room 0033 (lower level of Lovejoy Library)
2:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 20
Lovejoy Library, Room 0033
2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 9
Lovejoy Library, Room 0033
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Mark Your Calendar for the October Career Fair |
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The Career Development Center (CDC) will host the October Career Fair:
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 4 - College of Arts and Science, School of Business, and all non-teaching degrees
Thursday, Oct. 5 - School of Engineering
Meridian Ballroom
Professional attire is required and attendees should bring copies of their resume! Don’t forget your Cougar Card for registration at the door.
A list of attending employers can be found on the CDC website.
For more information, please call the CDC at 618-650-3708 or visit the website.
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SIUE Black Playwright Festival Celebrates August Wilson, Oct. 11-15 |
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The Department of Theater and Dance will host the SIUE Black Playwright Festival, Celebrating August Wilson.
The festival highlights include:
“Gem of the Ocean," directed by Kathryn Bentley, associate professor in the Department of Theater and Dance
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 11-Saturday, Oct. 14
and
2 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 15
Dunham Hall Theater
Immediately following 7:30 p.m performance
Friday, Oct. 13
Post Show discussion, "African American History and the Long
Sojourn for Freedom" with the director and cast moderated by Dr. Jessica Harris,
associate professor in the Department of Historical Studies and director of Black Studies.
1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Friends Corner, Lovejoy Library
“Sitting at the Feet of an Elder”
SIIUE Professor Emeritus Johnetta Haley shares her life story
3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 14
Dunham Hall Theater
Screening of “The Ground on Which I Stand” followed by panel discussion
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Special EUE Funding Available for FY18 |
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Provost Denise Cobb has made available funding for Excellence in Undergraduate Education (EUE) program projects to be completed in by June 30, 2018.
The priorities for this special program will be to fund support projects that pilot or implement high-impact practices (or high-impact community engagement practices) in programs and broad disciplines in which such practices are not common nor well-developed. Further information about high-impact practices can be found at aacu.org/leap/hips.
The processes and guidelines for this special EUE funding opportunity will follow those already established for the EUE program (see siue.edu/eue). The deadline to submit an online application is Friday, Oct. 13. Proposals will be reviewed and awards announced by Monday, Oct. 23. Proposals must include a timeline that assures full implementation and evaluation are completed by June 30, 2018.
Address any questions about potential projects and application procedures to Wayne Nelson, EUE coordinator, at wnelson@siue.edu.
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