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Get Your Seasonal Flu Vaccines, First Clinic Today
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Health Service has received our shipment of flu vaccine, and we are pleased to offer flu vaccine to faculty, staff, retirees and students.
Employees covered under a State health plan:
Health Service is able to provide flu shots to employees and retirees who are the primary insurer in a State sponsored insurance plan at no charge. Employees must document the last four digits of your social security number, present your University ID and your state health insurance card in order to receive the vaccine at no charge. Retirees must present your state health insurance card and document the last four digits of their social security number in order to receive the vaccine at no charge.
Employees not covered under a State health plan:
Health Service is able to provide your flu immunization at a cost of $30 (cash or check) from SIUE Health staff.
Please plan to wear clothing for easy access to the upper arm injection site.
WALK-IN Flu Shot Clinics will be available in the Lower Level of the Student Success Center. In order for us to continue to provide dedicated nursing service to our students during this time, we will use the meeting rooms close to our clinical office. There will be signs to identify the appropriate place.
Today: 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 5: 9-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 6: 9-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 12: 9-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 13: 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m.
There will be a dedicated Flu Shot Clinic at the Alton campus:
Tuesday, Oct. 10: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
For more information on the importance and benefits of receiving a flu shot, please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website: cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2017-2018.
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Donate in American Red Cross Drive Oct. 3 and 4 |
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The American Red Cross will host a blood drive on campus:
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 3 and
Wednesday, Oct. 4
Morris University Center, Mississippi/Illinois Room
To schedule an appointment, and for more information about blood donation eligibility, please visit Red Cross and enter “SIUE” as the sponsor code.
Walk-ins are welcome.
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Attend the Successful Intellectual Property Licensing Practices Session, Oct. 4 |
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Learn what it means to license a technology or concept and how to negotiate an agreement that benefits both parties at the table.
Presenter: Rob Patino, Director of the SIU Office of Technology Transfer
Noon
Wednesday, Oct. 4
Morris University Center, Willow Room (next to Fixins’, feel free to grab lunch at Fixins’)
To RSVP, email siueresearch@siue.edu.
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Attend 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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Enjoy the 16th Annual Homecoming Chili Cookoff, Oct. 4 |
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Celebrate the 16th Annual Homecoming Chili Cookoff
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 4
Stratton Quadrangle
During Homecoming week student organizations will sell sample cups of chili for 50 cents, or bowls of chili for $2.
Campus Recreation will have a tent and will sell sample tickets during the event. Only cash will be accepted.
For more information, contact Phil Leyerer at 650-3274 or pleyere@siue.edu.
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Conversations @ STEM, Oct. 5 |
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Conversations @ STEM is a time for conversations about a variety of topics relevant to teaching and learning. Each session will have a different subject, and an open invitation for anyone in the SIUE community to participate, along with a few suggested articles for those who want to delve a little deeper.
Noon-1 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 5
Vadalabene Center, STEM Center, room 1304
The first conversation of the 2017-18 academic year will be about discussion groups themselves. What makes a good community and how is it maintained? In what ways can a strong community of practice benefit an academic department or administrative group? Bring your thoughts and hear others.
Next Conversations @ STEM:
Teaching Controversial Topics
Wednesday, Oct. 18
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Join the SIUE Alumni Association's Pre-Game Tailgate, Oct. 7 |
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SIUE alumni, get fired up for the SIUE vs. Bowling Green Men's Soccer game:
4-7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 7
Korte Stadium Lawn
Enjoy FREE:
• Food from local restaurants including Ravanelli’s, Bella Milano, Big Daddy’s, Wasabi and Jimmy Johns
• Beverages served from the Recess Brewing school bus
• Live music from alumni band, Trigger 5
• Luxury mobile video game truck
• Yard games
• Giveaways
There will also be special seating for reunion classes of ’67, ’72, ’77, ’82, ’87, ’92, ’97, ’02, ’07 and ’12.
The first 200 alumni to attend will receive a commemorative SIUE Homecoming glass.
Let us know you are coming by registering online today at siue.edu/alumni-tailgate.
Help spread the word to your friends by sharing the SIUE Alumni Homecoming Pre-Game Tailgate event on Facebook.
For more information, contact Cathy Taylor at 650-5176 or cattayl@siue.edu.
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Attend the Native Studies Cultural Series |
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The Native Studies Program welcomes the public to attend these event in conjuntion with the Arts & Issues Joanne Shenandoah concert:
Healing and Sound: A Workshop with Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida)
1 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 7
Center for Spirituality and Sustainability
$20 at the door
Columbus Day Observance at Cahokia Mounds, Honoring the First People of This Land
3 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 8
Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center
Presentation by representatives of the Iroquois/Six Nations-Haudenosaunee
Aboriginal Law and Justice, a presentation by journalist and author Doug George-Kanentiio (Mohawk)
7:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 9
Center for Spirituality and Sustainability
No Charge
Events are co-presented by SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences Native American Studies Program and the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability at SIUE.
For more information, contact Greg Fields, professor in the Department of Philosophy, at 650-2461 or gfields@siue.edu.
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Don't Miss the Cougars Unleashed Homecoming Run & Pancake Breakfast, Coming Oct. 7 |
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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 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!
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Kuali Research Workshops Offered Through the End of the Year |
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Don't Miss August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean" |
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August Wilson’s "Gem of the Ocean," directed by Kathryn Bentley, associate professor of performance, will be on stage:
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 11-14
and
2 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 15
Katherine Dunham Hall Theater
Tickets are general admission. SIUE students with a valid ID get in for FREE.
The cost to attend "Gem of the Ocean" is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, SIUE retirees, alumni, faculty and staff and non-SIUE students.
Tickets can be purchased by calling the Theater and Dance Box Office at (618) 650-2774 or visiting the Box Office in Dunham Hall, Room 1042B.
For more information, send a meage to theater-tickets@siue.edu.
Wilson's work is part of SIUE's Black Playwright Festival. Other events include:
"Sitting at the Feet of an Elder," Professor Emeritus Johnetta Haley shares her life story
1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Lovejoy Library, Friends’ Corner
Immediately following the Oct. 13 performance there will be a post-show discussion, “African American History and the Long Sojourn for Freedom,” which will involve the show’s director and cast. Dr. Jessica Harris, associate professor in the Department of Historical Studies and director of Black Studies at SIUE, will moderate the disscusion.
Enjoy a screening of “The Ground on Which I Stand,” a look at August Wilson, followed by a panel discussion.
The screening:
3 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 14
Katherine Dunham Hall Theater
All Festival activities are FREE.
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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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