Monday, Dec. 4, 2017

Chancellor Randy Pembrook and the vice chancellors invite you to the Faculty and Staff Holiday Reception:

2-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 5
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom

Wishing you the very best for the holidays and the coming year!

The Office of Human Resources' Life To Go Series will feature “Yoga 101: Beginner Workshop,” presented by Campus Recreation:

Noon-1 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 5
Morris University Center, Missouri Room
Space is limited. Please REGISTER by emailing Bonnie Brueggemann at bbruegg@siue.edu 

Jennifer Payne, School of Business academic advisor and registered yoga teacher through Yoga Alliance, will guide attendees in learning basic yoga poses, connecting to your breath, and meditation techniques that will help manage stress and promote overall health.

This workshop is designed for beginners and those interested in incorporating mindfulness and meditation techniques into their daily lives.

Register, bring a mat, and join us as for a little yoga and meditation over the lunch hour. If you do not have a mat, some will be provided.

We recommend changing into comfortable clothes! This way, you can fully focus on the movement and mindfulness.

This event will be a great way to relieve stress from the holidays, stretch out sore muscles from wrapping presents, and take some time for yourself. We all deserve some relaxation!

Nina Whiteside, building service worker in Campus Recreation, is the recipient of the December Employee Recognition Award.

Please join us in congratulating Whiteside as the Employee of the Month:
6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 5
Student Fitness Center Lobby 

You can also send Whiteside a congratulatory email at nwhites@siue.edu. 

"I am blessed to work with so many delightful people, a mix of staff and students, at the Student Fitness Center of SIUE. The Fitness Center is full of inspiration, and it is that which keeps me going," said Whiteside."

“Nina is an integral part of keeping the building in a presentable state when parents, students, future students, members of the Fitness Center and guests enter," said Frederick Thompson, former coordinator of Facilities and Assessment
in Campus Recreation. "Nina’s dedication to her position contributes greatly to our goal and motto at Campus Recreation, which is to maintain “The cleanest building on campus!”

For more information, contact Jen Oates-Blair at joatesb@siue.edu  or 650-2127.

Plowsharing Crafts is coming to the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability (the Dome) on the campus of SIUE!

10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 7
Center for Spirituality and Sustainability
Parking available in Visitor Lot B

Holiday shop for handcrafted Fair Trade gifts from around the world.

For more information, call 650-3246.

The Department of Criminal Justice invites you to attend the sabbatical presentation of professor Matthew Petrocelli, PhD.

"Stop and Frisk: Understanding the Legal and Practical Parameters of a Terry Stop"
8-9 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 8
Peck Hall 0413

The SIUE Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and the SIUE Intercollegiate Athletic Department will once again be holding their annual Kids’ Night Out event:

6-10 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 8
Vadalabene Center Gymnasium

Enjoy a night to yourself, while your children enjoy a fun-filled evening with the SIUE student-athletes. Activities for the kids will include: board games, coloring, crafts, basketball, volleyball, movies, snacks, tag, kickball and much more!

Ages 4 and up are welcome to attend. The event is open to all. Please feel free to share with friends, family and neighbors!

The cost for the event is $20 for the first child and $5 for each additional child in the same family. If you bring a gently used/washed coat or new coat, the price will be $15 for the first child and $5 for each additional child in the same family. All coats will be donated.

Please RSVP to Brianna McCarthy at brimcca@siue.edu or at 650-3207. Please include the number of children, names and ages.

A Season for the Child (SfC)--the family-oriented live theater season sponsored by the SIUE Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD)—continues its 28th season with a holiday classic that tells an age-old story that has entertained children and families for decades.

2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 9
Katherine Dunham Hall Mainstage

The Nutcracker (the stage adaptation; not the ballet), by early 19th century author E.T.A Hoffmann, will be staged by the Imaginary Theatre Co., the traveling arm of the St. Louis Repertory Theatre.

Individual tickets for the Dec. 9 performance of The Nutcracker and the final show of the SfC 2017-18 season are $7 per person; children, $5; and are available through the SIUE Fine Arts box office, (618) 650-2774.

This has been a holiday fan favorite for FOTAD audiences for many years. The heartwarming centers on Marie, who is a little lonely after her family moves to a new town, but when her Godfather arrives with some mysterious Christmas Eve packages, she finds magic in very unlikely places. One of Godfather’s gifts is a wooden nutcracker that appears to be nothing more than a toy, but Marie soon discovers there may be more than meets the eye.

FOTAD, a support group for the SIUE Department of Theater and Dance, uses SfC proceeds to help fund merit awards for talented SIUE theater and dance students. Each year, FOTAD awards approximately $5,000 in merit scholarships to qualified students, also funding scholarships for new freshmen entering the theater and dance program.

FOX Sports Midwest will televise eight SIUE men's basketball games in 2017-18.

This marks the sixth consecutive year that FOX Sports Midwest, which features St. Louis Cardinals baseball and St. Louis Blues hockey, will serve as the television home of the Cougars.

FOX Sports Midwest reaches nearly 6 million homes. This season, for the first time, FOX Sports South and FOX Sports Southeast will televise several of the games in the package, bringing SIUE basketball to as many as 12 million additional homes.

The remaining game schedule:

Sun. Dec. 10:      South Alabama at 2 p.m.
Tue. Dec. 19:      Chicago State at 7 p.m.
Thu. Jan. 11:       Belmont at 7 p.m.
Sat. Jan. 20:       UT Martin at 1 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 3:         Jacksonville State at 1 p.m.
Sat. Feb. 10:       Murray State at 1 p.m.
Thu. Feb. 22:       Austin Peay at 7 p.m.

10 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 11
Morris University Center, Meeting Room A

As a reminder, these meetings are open to all faculty and staff.

The Chancellor invites you to ask questions, have a dialogue and/or express ideas that you might have.

In addition to the great book bargains at the Friends of Lovejoy Library Good Buy Bookshop, there are also an eclectic mix of gifts that are priced 60-75 percent below retail price.

Harbour Lights, Lilliput Lane, The Danbury Mint, Hawthorne Village and Anchor Bay are just a few of the brand names of collectibles available.

The Bookshop will have its entire stock of gift items displayed in the light well of Lovejoy Library for your shopping pleasure.
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday-Thursday, Dec. 13-14 

Proceeds from sales will fund materials for SIUE students and patrons.

Please stop by and support the Friends of Lovejoy Library and the Good Buy Bookshop!

For more information, please contact the Library administration at 650-2711.

SIUE is introducing online organizational talent management courses that provide instruction and practical applications for incorporating industrial/organizational psychology into organizational decision-making. Enrollment is open now for the non-credit course modules that will begin in February. 

Topics include gathering high-quality survey data, analyzing and interpreting survey results, and designing structured interviews to improve the selection process accuracy. Courses are taught by Joel Nadler, PhD, associate professor of psychology in SIUE’s School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, an experienced professor and practitioner of industrial/organizational psychology,

For more information, contact otm.siue@gmail.com or visit siue.edu/educationaloutreach.

Register at siue.edu/educationaloutreach/register.

SIUE has a new series of non-credit courses on tap, catering to beer connoisseurs and microbrewers interested in the science of home brewing and distilling. 

SIUE is offering beer, wine and spirits 101 and 102, an online course and in-person lab, through a partnership between the NCERC at SIUE and faculty from the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. The online course, BWS 101, covers the basics of beer, wine and spirits history and brewing.

BWS 101 features open enrollment, with courses beginning Monday, Nov. 27 and will be administered in an online, self-paced format. Registration is $299. However, use coupon code SIUE100 to save $100 off the registration fee until January 1, 2018.

The second course is an in-person lab that will be administered on weekends on SIUE’s campus. Beer, wine, and spirits 102 is a series of four Saturday morning sessions, from 8 a.m.-noon, at the Biotechnology Laboratory Incubator (BLI) in University Park. Students will learn to create their own brewing products for personal consumption and participate in sampling sessions to study brewing products through sensory analysis. The schedule for the first session of labs begins on January 13 and ends on February 3. Registration for this course is $699. Students must complete beer, wine and spirits 101 prior to registering, and be at least 21 years old.

To register or learn more, visit siue.edu/educationaloutreach/Beer_wine_spirits or call Cathy McNeese in SIUE’s Office of Educational Outreach at 618-650-3208.

Read more about the new course at SIUE News.

Presenters are needed for the Spring 2018 Leadership Programming Series. The Student Leadership Development Program is open to any SIUE undergraduate or graduate student, and covers a variety of topics centered around leadership, communication and career issues.

We have two different programs we are looking to fill. If you are interested in serving as a presenter, please read below and then complete this form getinvolved.siue.edu/submitter/form/start/146410.

Leadership Lunches—will occur on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. throughout the semester (dates below)

Women’s Leadership Institute—February 20 from 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

We are interested in a wide range of topics. Listed below are topics that have been previously offered, but we are interested in other topics as well. Each session is between 45 minutes and 1 hour, and we ask that the sessions not just be a full lecture. We hope that there will be some sort of interactive portion with an activity, discussion, etc.

Cross Cultural Awareness	Professional Etiquette	Conflict Resolution	Effective Communication
Understanding the Org. Climate	Stress Management	Ethical Leadership	Civic Responsibility
Mindfulness in Leadership	Team Leadership	True Colors	Leading Your Peers
Keys to Leadership Success	Dealing with Change	Social Justice	Event Planning
Becoming a Successful Leader	Social Media	Interviewing Skills	Building Your Resume
Social Change Model of Leadership	Time Management	LinkedIn	Recruitment & Retention
Leadership Issues in the LGBT Community	Positive Psychology/Leadership	Sustainable Leadership	Creating Effective Incentive Programs