Archive for February 7th, 2011

ADVANCE speaker comes to SIUE - Monday and Tuesday

ADVANCE speaker comes to SIUE – Monday and Tuesday

Dr. Laurel Smith-Doerr, associate professor of sociology at Boston University, will be on the SIUE campus presenting two lectures on gender and science.
Smith-Doerr recently completed a two-year assignment at the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a program director focusing on two topics: Science, Technology and Society; and Ethics Education in Science and Engineering, according to […]

DeGarmo awarded as humanitarian

DeGarmo awarded as humanitarian

Denise DeGarmo, department chair and associate professor political science, will be officially awarded with the SIUE Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award, Tuesday, February 8, 2011.
“The selection committee was impressed with the range of service contributions that [DeGarmo] has provided as well as the leadership role you have assumed in [DeGarmo’s] service activities,” according […]

GSSWA keeps community outreach consistent

GSSWA keeps community outreach consistent

SIUE’s Graduate Student Social Work Association (GSSWA) has made its effort to support and uplift those in the community a never-ending commitment. The organization’s most recent event was a successful recreation drive for Community Living, a nonprofit organization in Saint Charles, Mo.
GSSWA Chair Tracy Mathias poses with some of the items collected during the organization's […]

Geoff Schmidt’s fiction wins award

Geoff Schmidt’s fiction wins award

Publication is the aspiration of any academic. Sometimes, in creative writing, it requires letting a manuscript gather a little dust to help it come together. Geoffrey Schmidt, associate professor of english language and literature at SIUE, discovered this fact, and hopes to help students learn from his experience.
Schmidt said he had set the collection aside […]

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