Booth Library will host "Race Chats in the Library: Mass Incarceration" from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, in the Center for Student Innovation on the first floor.
How can we better understand how to support healthy
and safe communities through an equitable approach that respects and protects
all citizens? Join our campus and community discussion of mass incarceration
and its impact on diverse communities.
Attendees will review a few short media segments
framing the issue and then are invited to participate in an open, guided
conversation.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required, and space is limited. A
limited number of spots will be available via Zoom for online attendees, as
well.
Register online here.
For more information on the Race
Chat, contact Steve Brantley at jsbrantley@eiu.edu.
EIU Housing and Dining Services will be honoring Cindy Sowers Thursday, April 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Lawson Hall Lobby. Cindy has recently retired from EIU with 35 years of service. Please join us for cake and punch to celebrate!
The Human Resource Department of Eastern Illinois University has an opening for a full-time Human Resource Representative. Duties will include:
Minimum qualifications for this position:
The Civil Service Examination for this classification is a credentials assessment. No participation other than the submission of applicant materials is required from qualified applicants. To apply, you may submit a completed application, resume, references, and transcripts online. The deadline for applications is March 31st.
EIU offers an excellent benefits package, including competitive employee insurance premiums as well as flexible options for medical coverage. Vision insurance is included at no cost and dental insurance is available. Eligible employees participate in the State University Retirement System, which offers medical insurance upon retirement. Tuition waivers are offered for continued educational goals, and a generous paid time off package includes at least 11 paid holidays, earned vacation, and sick time. AA/EEOE
PermalinkThe annual Staff Senate election will be held
April 26, 2023.
Any employee interested in running for a
position as staff senator may fill out the Nomination Petition on the Staff
Senate website. The deadline to submit a petition is April 5,
2023 at 3 p.m. Employee categories
eligible for election this Spring:
Eligible candidates must be employed at EIU
for one (1) year and must not be a member of President’s Council, Council of
Deans, or be represented by Faculty Senate.
Return the petition via campus mail or email to
Kim Pope, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, ktpope@eiu.edu
Call Kim at (217) 581-3328 if you have any questions
or need information on your category.
~Staff Senate Election Committee~
Join us for a literary celebration by creating a book-inspired diorama where all the characters are Peeps™! Booth Library's Peep™ Into a Book: The Peeples Choice Awards 2023 will kick off National Library Week activities this year.
Students, faculty, staff and area residents are encouraged to join in the fun by creating their own book-themed dioramas featuring Peeps™! In a shoebox or similar-sized box, create a diorama with the iconic Easter candies — Peeps™! — as the main characters.
All characters in the diorama must be made using Peeps™. Craft supplies and other objects can be used to complete the diorama, which should be connected to a book in its theme or content.
Students
are encouraged to make their Peep™
diorama at this year’s Panther Bash on April 15! Supplies will be provided.
Look for this activity in the Union from 7 to 10 p.m. (while supplies last). In
addition, a limited supply of Peep™ diorama starter kits for
students will be available to pick up at the library beginning April 10.
Peep™ dioramas can be dropped off at the library from 5-11 p.m. Sunday, April 16, at the Research Help desk on the main floor, or from 8-9 a.m. on Monday, April 17, in the Marvin Foyer on the north end of the building. Entries will be on display for public viewing and voting from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
All Peep™ entries are eligible to win one of three best-in-show prizes, determined by popular vote (the “Peeples Choice” Award). Honorable mentions also will be awarded. Prizes will be distributed during a reception at 4 p.m. April 17 in the library’s Marvin Foyer.
Those who plan to enter the contest are asked to register in advance. The deadline to register is 9
a.m. April 17.
More information about the Peep™ Into a Book event can be found on the library website. Questions may be directed to event organizer Michele McDaniel at mkmcdaniel@eiu.edu.
PermalinkEastern Illinois University is seeking candidates for a full-time Civil Service position of Admissions and Records Coordinator in the Graduate School. The Admissions and Records Coordinator works under the direction of the Dean of the Graduate School. Employees at this level represent the University to students and offices across campus and must provide a high level of customer service.
The Graduate School is responsible for determining the eligibility and admission of graduate student applicants. Interacting with internal and external constituents regarding admissions activities; interpreting policies, procedures, and/or requirements; creating, maintaining, analyzing, and interpreting official student academic records; and utilizing and maintaining data within electronic systems. The person in this position must be an individual of high integrity, possess a skill for attention to detail, and be able to make independent decisions and judgments based on applicable policy.
The Admissions and Records Coordinator will direct, and coordinate functions related to the following:
Required qualifications for this position are:
The Civil Service Examination for this classification is a credentials assessment. No participation other than the submission of applicant materials is required from qualified applicants. To apply, you may submit a completed application, resume, references, and transcripts online. The deadline for applications is April 3rd.
EIU offers an excellent benefits package, including competitive employee insurance premiums as well as flexible options for medical coverage. Vision insurance is included at no cost and dental insurance is available. Eligible employees participate in the State University Retirement System, which offers medical insurance upon retirement. Tuition waivers are offered for continued educational goals, and a generous paid time off package includes at least 11 paid holidays, earned vacation, and sick time. AA/EEOE
PermalinkThe HLC Quality Initiative committee at EIU is
inviting faculty and staff to participate in focus groups aimed at assessing
the culture of inclusion and belonging at the institution. We hope you will
consider participating in this second phase of data-collecting that will help
us better understand what our institution does well and how we can improve.
The focus groups are intended to build upon the results of the climate survey administered by the committee last semester as part of the strategic initiative for diversifying faculty and staff at EIU. This climate survey, the first in several years, was aimed at assessing how faculty and staff of different ethnic and racial backgrounds experience their workplace, including interactions with colleagues and students. The survey results offered
valuable feedback regarding the campus climate. These insights require deeper exploration in focus groups to identify ways to improve recruitment and retention of all faculty and staff.
The participants will be organized by affinity groups (white and underrepresented race/ethnicities) and will be given several question prompts to guide the discussion. Focus groups will be conducted over
Zoom and recorded. The committee will ensure that responses will be anonymous in the summary report and that participation in the focus group will remain confidential.
This round of the campus climate survey and the focus groups does not encompass the many other forms of diversity that deserve attention, such as (though not limited to) gender and sexual identity, religion, and physical and cognitive ability—identities that often intersect with racial and ethnic identities. This Quality Initiative focuses on faculty and staff of color because these identities are most visible on campus and they represent a form of diversity that we can track using federally-mandated data collection. The aim of the plan is to foster an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment at EIU.
If you are interested in participating in a focus group, please indicate your interest on this brief Qualtrics survey before end of day March 31: https://eiu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dmB1sdRrMH6dSlM
QI Steering Committee
Sace Elder,
Catherine Polydore, Angela Vietto, Jeff Stowell
Africana Studies Program Presents:
Black Lives Matter Speaker Series " Intersection of Black Lives Matter and Environmental Justice"
Speaker: Tonyisha Harris. Associate Director of Communication Partnerships, Action for Climate Emergency based in Chicago , Illinois
Friday, March 31
Place: Blair Hall Rm 3103. Time 1-2:30pm
Presentation is open to public
PermalinkFriends and Colleagues,
The semester may be drawing closer to an end but we are still busy in the Office of International Students and Scholars.
For the week of March 27th, we have many activities planned to connect our students with the greater campus community.
Please take a look at these upcoming opportunities to see if you might be available to spend some time with our students.
International Tea
Join us for an afternoon of refreshments and conversation as we invite members
of the EIU and Charleston community to afternoon tea.
(Booth
Library) from 1:30-3:30pm
Friends & Family Game Night
Join us for a night of fun as we play games from around the world and international trivia.
March 31 @ Arcola / Tuscola
Room
(MLK
Jr. Union Bldg.) from 6:00-8:00pm
Join us for the 2023 Office of International Students and Scholars awards ceremony to recognize our outstanding international student leaders and scholarship recipients.
April 05 @ Dvorak Hall and
Concourse
(Doudna
Fine Arts Ctr.) from 3:00-4:30pm
*Meeting Notification*
Radio/TV Center Advisory Board Meetings (Open to Public)
WEIU Conference Room, Buzzard Hall - 1521
12 p.m. | Thursday, April 6, 2023
NOMINATIONS ARE BEING SOUGHT for Eastern Illinois University's 2023 Faculty Laureate. Each year, this award recognizes a faculty member for excellence in teaching general education classes. Nominations and supporting materials should be submitted to Cindy Hutchison cmhutchison@eiu.edu, VPAA Office. The deadline for submitting nominations and supporting materials is 4 p.m., March 31, 2023
The Graduate Student Advisory Council, the Council on Graduate Studies and The Graduate School will be sponsoring the 2023 Graduate Student Exposition during the month of April. The exposition will include the Distinguished Graduate Student Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, April 11, at 4:30 p.m. in the Dvorak Concert Hall within the Doudna Fine Arts Center.
The Distinguished Graduate Student Awards Ceremony will recognize those students who have achieved excellence in graduate scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year, including the winner of the Robert and Kathryn Augustine Distinguished Master's Thesis Award, and winners of the Graduate Thesis Awards of Excellence, King-Mertz Research/Creative Activity Awards, Williams Travel Grants, the Distinguished Graduate Student Awards, and the Graduate School's prestigious Hamand Scholars.
Prior to the Distinguished
Graduate Student Awards Ceremony, the Graduate Expo Research Poster and
Digital Presentation Exhibit will take place in the main concourse of
the Doudna Fine Arts Center beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.
Be sure to visit the EIU Undergraduate Art Exhibition at the Tarble Arts Center. The exhibition opens with a reception on April 1 at 2:00 PM and closes on May 6.
Open to all EIU art students, this exhibition features jury-selected examples of undergraduate study in drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, metalsmiths/jewelry, sculpture, fashion design, digital art, and graphic design.
Exhibition Information: https://www.eiu.edu/tarble/undergradexhibition2023.php
Student Insurance provides the student worldwide protection, 24 hours a day. The Plan has a $100 deductible per diagnosis and pays up to 70% of eligible expenses for physician and hospital expenses, lab and x-ray, surgery, ambulance transport, physical therapy, maternity expenses, mental health and substance abuse issues. The Student Insurance plan also covers prescriptions at the Health Services on campus.
Unlike an HMO or PPO, the Plan does not have a network, giving students a choice in their care and provides coverage for treatment the student receives while they are at home, at school, and wherever they may travel. When you have other insurance, the Plan coordinates with the primary carrier. Student Insurance is an economical way to reduce or eliminate out-of-pocket expenses when family health plans do not cover 100% of medical costs because of deductibles, co-payment amounts, limitations on specific benefits, and out-of-network penalties. The Student Insurance Plan complements the family health plan. Most students find it beneficial to carry both, particularly if the family plan has a deductible and/or coinsurance.
You can find more information about the Plan at www.eiu.edu/studentinsurance
or by contacting our office at 217-581-5290. There are 2 short videos on the
website that do a nice job of explaining all about the Plan.
The Summer 2023 Student Insurance fee will be automatically assessed to
students enrolled in an on-campus program taking 9 or more hours; graduate assistants
under contract to the University; and international students enrolled in an
on-campus program taking 3 or more hours.
Students wishing to waive the Student Insurance Plan must complete the
Waiver Form available in their PAWS account, under the MyHealth tab. The
deadline to waive coverage for the Summer 2023 semester is May 23, 2023.
Student Insurance is available for the Summer 2023 term. The
coverage effective dates are 5/15/2023-8/13/2023. The cost for the coverage is
$87.45.
Students who are insured in Spring 2023, who desire Summer coverage and will not be enrolled in the Summer Term, may obtain coverage by submitting the Summer 2023 Enrollment Form available in their PAWS account, under the MyHealth tab prior to 5/14/23.
Students who enroll for 5 or more hours for the Summer Term may obtain coverage by submitting the Summer 2023 Enrollment Form available in their PAWS account, under the MyHealth tab prior to 5/23/23. Coverage is effective upon receipt of the enrollment form.
Student Insurance provides the student worldwide protection 24 hours a day. The Plan has a $100 deductible per diagnosis and pays up to 70% of eligible expenses for physician and hospital expenses, lab and x-ray, surgery, ambulance transport, physical therapy, maternity expenses, mental health and substance abuse issues. The Student Insurance Plan also reduces copays for prescription medications at the Health Services on campus.
Unlike an HMO or PPO, the Plan does not have a network, giving students a choice in their care and provides coverage for treatment the student receives while they are at home, at school, and wherever they may travel.
Student Insurance is an economical way to reduce or eliminate out-of-pocket expenses when family health plans do not cover 100% of medical costs because of deductibles, co-payment amounts, limitations on specific benefits, and out-of-network penalties. The Student Insurance Plan complements the family health plan. Most students find it beneficial to carry both, particularly if the family plan has a deductible and/or coinsurance.
You can find more information about the Plan at www.eiu.edu/studentinsurance
or by contacting our office at 217-581-5290. There are 2 short videos on the
website that do a nice job of explaining all about the Plan.
For
several years, Eastern Illinois University has used a
4.5-day summer workweek for many areas on campus to promote energy
efficiency.
For
this summer, the administration again asks employees, whose work assignments
allow, to compress their normal five-day workweek into a 4.5-day workweek.
Please be sure to turn off computers, lights, and personal air conditioning
units if you have them to help improve our energy efficiency.
Campus-wide summer office
hours will be in effect from Monday, May 8, through Friday, August 11,
excluding the holiday weeks of Tuesday, May 30, through Friday, June 2,
Tuesday, June 20 through Friday, June 23, and Monday, July 3, through Friday,
July 7.
When summer office
hours are in effect, all offices must be open Monday through Thursday between 8
a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. and on Friday from 8 a.m. until noon.
Due to
ongoing operational needs, offices including, but not limited to, University Police, Booth Library, and the Renewable Energy Center, will
keep regular business hours and remain open on Friday afternoons.
Holidays
will be observed on Monday, May 29, for Memorial Day, Monday, June 19 for
Juneteenth, and Tuesday, July 4, for Independence Day. For the holiday weeks of
May 30 - June 2, June 20 – June 23, and July 3, 5, 6 and 7, all offices must be
open for regular business hours from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Classes
scheduled to meet on Friday afternoons will be relocated to buildings where the
air conditioning will remain on.
Employees
are to work with supervisors to ensure that a 37.5-hour workweek is
accomplished. Each office is to change voice mail, signs, and other public
communication to reflect its summer hours. Regular business hours
will resume on Monday, Aug. 14.
If you
need to complete your flex schedule, please visit webappsprod.eiu.edu/flexschedules/login, This link allows you to
complete a request, obtain supervisor approval, and finally submit it to
Benefits for final approval.
Questions
may be directed to Human Resources at benefits@eiu.edu or by calling 217-581-5825.
Thank You!
Expanded Bereavement Leave Rights became effective January 1, 2023, which expand the ability to take leave without pay for certain losses. Employees may be eligible to take up to 2 weeks (10 working days) of unpaid leave for family losses or losses related to pregnancy or fertility. To read more about these additional rights, please visit the Illinois Department of Labor link. Human Resources is in the process of updating EIU's bereavement leave policy for non-negotiated employees, IGP 4, to reflect these changes.
PermalinkStudents: Grab a friend and come to the library to study or get that research paper or project done! Your friends at Booth Library have planned two Write Night & Study Buddies events, from 6-8 p.m. on March 27 and April 4.
At these events, there will be plenty of research, study and writing help from librarians, the Writing Center, TRiO and other student support offices.
Activities will take place on the first floor of the library, in the Atrium and the Center for Student Innovation. Don't forget to bring your snacks!
For more information, contact Amy Odwarka, aodwarka@eiu.edu or (217) 581-6006.
PermalinkKatniss or Arya? Okoye or Storm? Who do YOU think is the most Kick-Ass Heroine in fiction? Help us crown the 2023 Kick-Ass Heroine champion by taking part in Booth Library's March Book Madness bracket competition!
March Book Madness is similar
to NCAA March Madness except that Kick-Ass Heroines will be competing instead
of basketball teams. Our library staff has chosen the Top 16 match-ups
featuring heroines from various literary genres.
Here’s how to play: Beginning
March 1, see the Top 16 bracket in a special display on the library’s main
floor. Grab a bracket and choose the winners of each pairing, then add your
name and email address and drop it in the box before 11:59 p.m. on Sunday,
March 19.
Round 1 of online voting will
take place from March 20-26 as the Top 16 heroines are narrowed down to the
eight, then to four (online voting March 27-April 2), and then the championship
match-up (April 3-4). The final round of voting on April 5-6 will declare the
2023 Kick-Ass Heroine Champion! Everyone is encouraged to vote in each round!
Stop by the March Book
Madness display often to see the updated bracket after each round of voting,
and watch the library website and Booth Library social media (Instagram,
Facebook and Twitter) for information on how to vote online.
Brackets with the most
accurate predictions will be entered into a raffle for a copy of the book
featuring our Kick-Ass Heroine champion!
For more information on March
Book Madness, contact Kirstin Duffin at kduffin@eiu.edu, or call 217-581-7550.
The Center for Student Innovation at Booth Library is offering an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to learn more about technology in a hands-on workshop series.
These workshops are free, and they will take place in the CSI on the first floor of Booth Library. Registration is recommended but not required.
Digital Sandbox
The Digital Sandbox series offers sessions on data wrangling, text analysis and spatial storytelling. These are taught at an introductory level and are intended for those who have little to no knowledge of the subject. These workshops are open to students, faculty and staff. Register for these workshops at https://www.eiu.edu/booth/csi/digitalsandbox.php.
CSI Technology Workshops
3D printers, podcasting stations, VR equipment -- the Center for Student Innovation has lots of stuff and we want you to use it! But how do you get started?
The CSI
regularly hosts workshops to introduce you to the technology we have available
for your use. The workshops listed below will give you everything you need to
know to get started with specific technologies in the CSI. Sign up for these
workshops at https://www.eiu.edu/booth/csi/equipment_workshops.php.
Genre-bending, crossover trio Empire Wild will be performing with our own Eastern Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 6 p.m. in the Doudna's Dvorak Concert Hall. Empire Wild will be performing some of their original works with the Eastern Symphony Orchestra. This group fuses the sounds of pop, folk, Broadway, and more into their songwriting and composition. Their debut EP "Paper Session" features all original songs, highlighting the trio's unique sound and instrumentation. Based in NYC, they have brought their signature mix of original music, inventive covers, and twists on the classical canon to audiences across the country.
Tickets are on sale now at www.doudnatix.com or you can always call our box office at (217) 581-3110. Groups of 4+ save $5 per ticket.
After a successful first year, Spring Fest will return Thursday, April 20, 2023 at noon and run through Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. This year's festival will feature different vendors, food trucks, activities, and performances! As always, on Friday, April 21st at noon the Doudna will announce the next season, and with the 2023-2024 season marking our 15-year anniversary. It’s going to be an exciting one! Make sure to come out April 20 - 22, 2023 and enjoy quality performances, kids activities, shopping, and a whole lot more.
For a full list of activities go to www.eiu.edu/festival.
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