Geography students from SIUE were on hand to see a monstrous storm system that later formed several tornadoes in the Oklahoma City area this past summer.
GEOG429, Storm Chasing and Assessment Field Study, allows students a first hand opportunity to learn respect and to be humbled by the power of nature. Associate Professor Mark Hildebrandt […]
The Uffizi, Michelangelo’s David, Santa Croce and the Boboli Gardens are mere imaginings to many SIUE students who may never have the experience of seeing, touching and smelling the grandeur that is Italy.
Every year, up to 15 students travel with Carole Collier Frick, professor of historical studies, to Italy to experience the art, architecture and […]
Being invited by Harvard University to serve on a three-person panel addressing critical social issues is an accomplishment tailored for the résumé of the academician seeking to make a mark in his field. For Dennis Mares, assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice studies, the invitation to serve on a panel at the prestigious academic institution […]
There is no way that I will ever get to work with a world class researcher at SIUE. This is one thought that SIUE students may have on a regular basis.
Faith Liebl, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Christina Palka, junior biological sciences major, have proved this thought to be false. Liebl, a fairly fresh […]
The Sculpture Walk at SIUE is the culmination of months of work. Students applied in the spring to participate: they put together a resume, a budget, a plan and a ‘maquette’ (small model) and began a competitive process to get funding that is pretty close to the process professional artists go through all the time. […]
The unique perspectives that Hsin-hsin Huang, assistant professor of social work, brings to her field are a source of excitement for SIUE’s Department of Social Work, which acquired the Taiwan native at the beginning of the 2010 fall semester.
Huang, who has been in the United States for 20 years, received her master of science in […]
Three former SIUE students, Alex Trepka, Preston Gibson and Brent Roth, took home an Emmy Award at the 2010 Emmy Mid-America Awards in St. Louis on October 9.
The alumni, who were accompanied by Cory Byers, instructor of mass communication, received the Emmy in the category of Student Production-Non-News Program for their work “Academic Integrity.” The group, […]
The Kenyan ambassador to the United States visited Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Friday in an effort to improve upon the long-standing relationship between his country and the University. Between 20 and 30 Kenyans graduate from SIUE annually.
Photo courtesy of the White House, Pres. Obama and Amb. Odembo
“We want to enhance our capacity, particularly in […]
“What do Neitzsche, James Dean, Baudelaire [and] Jim Morrison have in common? — All of them are surrounded by an aura of rebellion and all of them seem to document in their lives the trajectory of intense rebellion and premature catastrophic end” said Professor Martin Schwab.
“No wonder the image of the comet comes up when you […]
Beginning next week, there will be a new section on This Week In CAS.
In the continued effort to promote CAS and its role in the academy, the new section will focus on the academy.
Each week, the editors will choose an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education. An interview will be conducted with several CAS […]
