Archive for January, 2011

Women's studies takes on social justice issues this spring

Women’s studies takes on social justice issues this spring

The range of topics for events being hosted by the Women Studies program this spring is diverse. With events that cover issues such as masculinity in American films to issues of environmental preservation, Linda Markowitz, director of women’s studies and professor of sociology and criminal justice studies, and other women’s studies faculty plan to educate […]

Hildebrandt, LaFond study Southwestern Illinois dialects

Hildebrandt, LaFond study Southwestern Illinois dialects

There are very few studies conducted in Southwestern Illinois when it comes to dialects. Professors at SIUE are changing that. Kristine Hildebrandt, assistant professor of English language and literature, and Larry LaFond, associate dean of SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences and associate professor of English language and literature, are tackling the dialects with the help of undergraduate […]

Hsin-hsin Huang, assistant professor of social work, and Kristina Schiber, social work graduate student, role play a typical simulated client lab scenario.

Learning comes alive in simulated client labs

SIUE’s Department of Social Work may be one of the only social work departments in the country that offers students an opportunity to gain practical experience via simulated client labs, according to Larry Kreuger, department chair and professor of social work.
Hsin-hsin Huang, assistant professor of social work, and Kristina Schiber, social work graduate student, role […]

Poetry reading brings crowd to Morris University Center's bookstore

Poetry reading brings crowd to Morris University Center’s bookstore

Adrian Matejka, assistant professor of English language and literature, read poems from his collections in the Morris University Center bookstore Thursday, Jan. 27.  He read several poems from a collection entitled Mixology. He also read from a collection of poems about Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion in 1908, 17 years after the Plessey […]

Grocery job helped science librarian find her way here

Grocery job helped science librarian find her way here

“I was working at a grocery store and realized that I liked public service, but I really didn’t care for selling lottery tickets,” said new Sciences and Health Sciences Librarian Jamie Conklin. “I thought about what I liked doing where I could also work with the public. I figured I liked reading, I liked information, […]

SIUE now has protected nature preserve

SIUE now has protected nature preserve

SIUE can now claim to have one of the largest campus nature preserves in the U.S., according to several SIUE faculty members.
Kurt Schulz, professor of biological sciences, is excited about the nature preserve, as are his fellow faculty members.
“This is entirely a winning proposition for the university. There are very few campuses that have […]

Islam, terrorism and Osama bin Laden

Islam, terrorism and Osama bin Laden

“I remember my junior year of high school… one day I stayed up till two in the morning studying … my father sees me and says, ‘Mohammed, this is a great jihad,” said  Mohammad Khalil, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign assistant professor of religion, visiting professor of law. “I assure you he was not saying ‘this […]

Fundraising event at Neruda a total success

Fundraising event at Neruda a total success

Despite forecasts projecting at least eight inches of snow in Edwardsville, the turnout for the event to raise funds for the SIUE Wind Symphony at Neruda Restaurant was impressive.
Audrey Tallant, professor of music and chair of that department, was excited about the 70-plus people that turned out to support SIUE’s Wind Symphony.
“The event happened and […]

Michael Shaw to accept the Paul Simon Teacher-Scholar award

Michael Shaw to accept the Paul Simon Teacher-Scholar award

Chemistry professor Michael Shaw will receive the Paul Simon Teacher-Scholar Award March 30, 2011 according to an email release by SIUE Associate Dean Christa Johnson.
“The SIUE Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award is presented to a faculty member in order to recognize the role of the interdependence between research and teaching,” said Johnson.
The award is an […]

Sociology department enthused about new faculty member

Sociology department enthused about new faculty member

SIUE’s Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies is singing the praises of its new hire, Georgiann Davis, a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).
A quick perusal of Davis’ website, which details her extensive research and accomplishments,  provides an explanation of the department’s enthusiasm. Davis, who starts at SIUE in fall […]

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