Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - Monthly Testing/Weather Emergency Siren

Tue, 06 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The 10 a.m. siren is a singular continuous tone used by the Coles County Emergency Management Agency to alert the EIU and Charleston communities about severe weather (e.g., a tornado) in the immediate area.

Please be prepared to take appropriate cover should you hear this siren sound outside the regularly scheduled testing period (10 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month).

Monday, October 07, 2013 - What Does Columbus Day Mean Now?

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Rolena Adorno studies Colonial Spanish American literature and history and the nineteenth century origins of Hispanism in the United States. She was appointed by President Barack Obama in November 2009 to serve a five-year term for the National Endowment for the Humanities and is currently the Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University. Her publications include: Guáman Poma: Writing and Resistance in Colonial Peru (1986), Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vace: His Account, His Life, and the Expedition of Pánfilo de Narváez (1999), and The Polemics of Possession in Spanish American Narrative (2007). Her works have been awarded prizes the Modern Language Association, the American Historical Association, and the Western Historical Association.

The Center for the Humanities and the Latin American Studies Minor present Professor Adorno's talk entitled 'Why Do We Celebrate Columbus Day?' addressing American and Latin American relations during the Mexican-American War, particularly as regards the development of American perceptions of Hispanism.

This event is a part of the programming for National Hispanic Heritage Month and the National Arts and Humanities Month.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - Accounting Day 2013

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Accounting professionals will visit campus to network with current Accounting students and provide panel presentations to students.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - Master Class: Living Longer, Stronger and Happier

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Peter Spiers has authored a new book entitled Master Class: Living Longer, Stronger, and Happier. Master Class reverse-engineers the lifestyle of some of the most hale and hearty older people in the world, the participants in Road Scholar’s educational travel programs, and lays out a holistic program, targeted at people on the cusp of retirement, for a life of engagement, enrichment and fulfillment. Master Classidentifies 25-30 core activities to which Masters are drawn, and explains why their blend of socializing, moving, creating, and thinking are a recipe for both successful aging and cognitive health. Master Classcarefully integrates the latest in academic and internal Road Scholar research, but the testimony of the Masters themselves makes the most compelling case for the lifestyle, and will motivate readers to get on the road to becoming Masters themselves. This is a Road Scholar presentation.

Location: SBLHS Education Center, Lincoln/Adams/Washington Rooms
Presented By: Peter Spiers 
Register by: June 19, 2013

Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - Monthly Testing/EIU Emergency (Non-Weather-Related) Siren

Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The 10:30 a.m. siren, recognized by its distinctive 'pulse tone,' is designed to alert the university community about potentially dangerous non-weather-related threats (e.g., an active shooter situation, bomb threat, hazardous material spill, etc.)  Students, faculty and staff hearing this tone (outside of a testing period -- 10:30 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month) should check their EIU-assigned e-mail accounts and/or EIU's Web site (www.eiu.edu) for important information.  Details concerning the emergency will be posted/updated as soon as they become available.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - History and Craft of Bookbinding Restoration

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Explore the history of bound and printed material, and the common problems books encounter due to misuse and damage over time. Learn how a book is constructed, as well as how to repair it when it becomes damaged. Observe some restoration techniques and try some hands-on projects. All materials for the class will be provided.

Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 16, 18, 23 & 25
Time: 1–2:30 p.m.
Location: SBLHS Education Center: Washington Room, July 16; Lincoln Room, July 18; 
   Adams Room, July 23 & 25
Presented by: Robert Bertrand
Cost: Academy Member: $$80; Non-member: $$160
Register by: July 9, 2013

Thursday, July 18, 2013 - History and Craft of Bookbinding Restoration

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - CATS Training Services - Microsoft Excel The Basics

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

CATS Training Services is offering Microsoft Excel the Basics on Thursday, Jan. 17, from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m.

Participants will learn to navigate the Microsoft Excel program. Topics covered include: navigating spreadsheets & workbooks, easy numerical computation, entering data, formatting dating, and printing charts.

Click here to register for this workshop.

You may also check out the registration site by going to the web address at: http://register.asapconnected.com/Default.aspx?org=1552

If you have any questions, please contact CATS Training Services at 581-8452 or by email at cats@eiu.edu.

Additionally, we offer one-on-one training session in your office! Please contact us at 581-8452 or by email at cats@eiu.edu to schedule an appointment.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - Writing Center Opens for the Fall Semester

Wed, 21 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Writing Center reopens for the Fall semester. 

Thursday, July 25, 2013 - History and Craft of Bookbinding Restoration

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Thursday, July 18, 2013 - Writing Center Closes for the Summer

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

The Writing Center closes for the summer. 

Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - Monthly Testing/EIU Emergency (Non-Weather-Related) Siren

Tue, 06 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - Monthly Testing/Weather Emergency Siren

Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Please be prepared to take appropriate cover should you hear this siren sound outside the regularly scheduled testing period (10 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month).

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - Power, Poverty and Public Health: Lessons from the Tuskegee Study

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

In 1932, the U.S. Public Health Service began a 40-year observational study of untreated latent syphilis among the black men of Macon County, Alabama. These men and their families were deceived about the intent of the study, and were denied treatment even after penicillin was available. The social and racial injustices of Tuskegee should alert us to the continuing inequities among vulnerable populations in health care settings today.

Presented By: Linda Ruholl
Register By: July 3, 2013

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - History and Craft of Bookbinding Restoration

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - Better Grades in Less Time

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Practical advice to help maximize the time spent studying and increase exam scores.

Tuesday, September 03, 2013 - Monthly Testing/Weather Emergency Siren

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Please be prepared to take appropriate cover should you hear this siren sound outside the regularly scheduled testing period (10 a.m. the first Tuesday of each month).

Tuesday, September 03, 2013 - Monthly Testing/EIU Emergency (Non-Weather-Related) Siren

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Wednesday, September 04, 2013 - Islamic Gardens: The Meaning of Beauty

Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Dr. D. Fairchild Ruggles of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, with additional appointments to the School of Architecture, Program in Art History, Women's Studies Program, and Medieval Studies Program. She trained as an historian of Islamic art and architecture, and her first body of research examined the medieval Andalusian landscape as a complex working system in which culture and ideology were inseparable from agricultural practice and economy, water management, and systems of representation. She is the author of two award-winning books on gardens: Gardens, Landscape, and Vision in the Palaces of Islamic Spain (2000), and Islamic Gardens and Landscapes (2008).

The Center for the Humanities presents Dr. Ruggles' lecture entitled 'Islamic Gardens: The Meaning of Beauty'. Her talk will expand on the ideas raised by the 2013 EIUReads! selection, The Submission by Amy Waldman, which discusses the selection of a Ground Zero Memorial.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - Student Investment Society (SIS) Meeting

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Weekly Student Investment Society (SIS) meeting.

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Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - Monthly Testing/Weather Emergency Siren

Monday, October 07, 2013 - What Does Columbus Day Mean Now?

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - Accounting Day 2013

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - Master Class: Living Longer, Stronger and Happier

Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - Monthly Testing/EIU Emergency (Non-Weather-Related) Siren

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - History and Craft of Bookbinding Restoration

Thursday, July 18, 2013 - History and Craft of Bookbinding Restoration

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - CATS Training Services - Microsoft Excel The Basics

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - Writing Center Opens for the Fall Semester

Thursday, July 25, 2013 - History and Craft of Bookbinding Restoration

Thursday, July 18, 2013 - Writing Center Closes for the Summer

Tuesday, August 06, 2013 - Monthly Testing/EIU Emergency (Non-Weather-Related) Siren

Tuesday, July 02, 2013 - Monthly Testing/Weather Emergency Siren

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - Power, Poverty and Public Health: Lessons from the Tuskegee Study

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 - History and Craft of Bookbinding Restoration

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - Better Grades in Less Time

Tuesday, September 03, 2013 - Monthly Testing/Weather Emergency Siren

Tuesday, September 03, 2013 - Monthly Testing/EIU Emergency (Non-Weather-Related) Siren

Wednesday, September 04, 2013 - Islamic Gardens: The Meaning of Beauty

Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - Student Investment Society (SIS) Meeting