Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017

Are you, or someone you love, still smoking? Are you interested in kicking the habit once and for all?

SIUE and the American Lung Association are offering a Tobacco Cessation course.

If you have any interest, join us at the information session:

11:45 a.m.
Today
Morris University Center, Board Room

Check out the HR benefits offered to SIUE employees regarding the Smoking CessationProgram. 

For more information, please contact Cathy Passananti at cpassan@siue.edu or Riane Greenwalt at rgreenw@siue.edu.

Counseling Services will present its  Brown Bag Series: 

"Cultural Competence for Faculty and Staff," presented by Courtney Boddie, director of Counseling Services
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 27
Morris University Center, Student Success Center room 1203

Bring your lunch and join in discussing strategies for cultural competence as a faculty or staff member. How are your skills in meeting the needs of our diverse student population? In what areas do you excel? Take time for reflection and consideration of how to move forward in your journey of competence.

For more information, please contact Counseling Services at 650-2842.

SIUE 101: New Employee Training scheduled for Friday, Oct. 27 is canceled.

The next session is scheduled for:
Friday, Dec. 1
Morris University Center, Maple/Dogwood Rooms

For more information, contact Human Resources at 650-2190. A registration reminder will be sent to new employees in early November.

The Gardens at SIUE invites the community to its first fall photo shoot days:

11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 28-29

Families should come to the upper parking lot off Arboretum Lane. Hay bales, pumpkins and mums will be out on the nearby lawn as background for photos. Visitors can take their own photos or Gardens volunteers will take them for visitors.

Each family will be limited to 10-15 minutes when others are waiting. There will be no professional photographers available, and there will be no charge for the assistance of our master gardeners and master naturalist volunteers. This will be a good opportunity for special fall photos, including ones of children in Halloween costumes.

For more information, contact TheGardens@siue.edu.

SIUE is introducing a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing beginning fall 2018.

A terminal degree for poets and fiction writers, the MFA qualifies students for careers in academia and writing-related fields. Unlike most programs in the country, the MFA at SIUE includes a service-learning component that encourages experiential learning.

Joel Hardman, PhD, chair of the Department of English Language and Literature, is extremely enthusiastic about the new program. “We are excited to be offering a new program with faculty who are committed to mentoring the next generation of creative writers through service learning,” he said.

Prospective students may begin to apply now. Applications close Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.

For more information, contact Professor Geoff Schmidt at geschmi@siue.edu. 

SIUE prides itself on giving, but how does it feel to know that some of our own students are struggling with food insecurity?

Your department has the opportunity to help our students.

The Sociology Club and Student Organization for Sustainability are working on SIUE's first Thanksgiving drive for students, which will result in a campus pantry for students in need.

As the holidays approach and classes end, hunger does not take a vacation for many SIUE students and their families.

The Thanksgiving Food Drive is seeking to provide those in need with a bag of groceries to help make a thanksgiving meal.

Please consider donating one or more of the below food items:

Instant mashed potatoes
Rice
Canned green beans
Canned corn
Canned spinach
Canned greens
Cranberry sauce
Gravy (packet or jar)
Stuffing boxes
Canned meats
Monetary donation for fresh produce

Donation sites will be determined. In the meantime, please contact Jalela Mitchell at jalmitc@siue.edu or Dr. Connie Frey Spurlock in Peck Hall, room 1213 or cfrey@siue.edu. 

All food donations are needed by Friday, Nov. 10.

The SIUE Student Government will sponsor its Third Annual Veteran's Day Luncheon:

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 9
Morris University Center, Second Floor Conference Center

Student Government invites all current active duty military and veteran students, faculty, staff and retirees to attend this luncheon. The event will include a fully catered lunch and keynote speaker.

We ask that all military and veterans please RSVP to attend, no later than noon Monday, Nov. 6.

The event is free to all active duty and veterans as a token of our thank you for your service. Space is limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.

Please register to attend.

For those who have any specific food needs, please email Ethan Massey at emassey@siue.edu.