Archive for October, 2011

Visiting professor Jose Tojo

Visiting professor Jose Tojo

This semester, a number of SIUE students have had the opportunity to get to know visiting professor Jose Tojo, and in doing so have been able to learn more about Maroon theater and culture. 43-year-old Tojo is originally from Suriname but now a resident of the Netherlands where he works as an officer of the […]

Grinter speaks on China, Korea, Asia policies

Grinter speaks on China, Korea, Asia policies

Lawrence Grinter speaks to SIUE faculty, staff, and students about Asian issues.
In the global marketplace today, gathering knowledge about other people is an indispensable tool. SIUE faculty, staff, and students had the opportunity to learn about issues relating to Asia on the world stage this past week from an expert in the field.
With more than […]

Stan Ford

SIUE Alumnus Stan Ford inducted into 2011 Hall of Fame

Even thousands of miles away at a university in Austria, SIUE Alumnus Stan Ford said he applies his SIUE-learned knowledge straight to his own students.
Stan Ford, pianist and inductee into SIUE's 2011 Alumni Hall of Fame
This year, the university inducted Ford into its 2011 Alumni Hall of Fame for his accomplishments since obtaining his bachelor’s […]

Romantic Ruin

Sculpture Walk 2011

Last Friday Sculptor’s at Wagner (SAW) hosted their annual sculpture walk and dinner. The walk is part of SIUE’s Sculpture on Campus program that annually gives students the opportunity to create large scale works to be displayed over the course of the year on campus.
“It’s unique, it doesn’t happen any other place.” Thad Duhigg, professor […]

Downtown Bellville with the app running

No future in history?

Last summer, Tom Thomson and Rebecca Sibert-Johnston of the museum studies graduate program took historical studies to a modern medium.
Under the guidance of Jeff Manuel, assistant professor of historical studies, Sibert-Johnson and Thomson created an android app as an experiment in digital history. The goal of which was to display historical information in modern settings.
The […]

Opinions on the Academy

Opinions 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 professors.  The responses will be posted in this section in a straightforward Q and A layout.
This section is opinion based.
The editors of This Week In CAS are asking that you, the professors of CAS, […]

Arts and Issues - Zucchero

Arts and Issues – Zucchero

[ October 20, 2011; 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Arts and Issues – Zucchero

Morris University Center (MUC) – Meridian Ballroom

Adelmo Fornaciari, nicknamed Zucchero, is the tremendously talented singer and musician from Italy. A European sensation since the mid-1980’s, he’s sold 10 million albums around the world over a career that spans 4 decades. He’s earned a number of famous fans, many of whom he […]

Jazz Band Concert

Jazz Band Concert

[ October 19, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Jazz Band Concert

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Contact name: Audrey Tallant – email atallan@siue.edu, phone – 618-650-2790

 

Music from the Middle East

Music from the Middle East

[ October 19, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Music from the Middle East: A workshop and performance in cultural diplomacy and community engagement.

Morris University Center (MUC)

Hickory, Hackberry Room

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Please join us for an evening of music and a discussion of cultural diplomacy.

Pianist and cultural diplomat John Ferguson has performed and engaged culturally in over 110 nations since his founding of […]

Abu Ghraib Detainee Abuse Prosecution Lecture

Abu Ghraib Detainee Abuse Prosecution Lecture

[ October 19, 2011; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] Morris University Center (MUC)

Hickory, Hackberry Room

Michael Holley–the U.S. Army’s chief prosecutor in the Abu Ghraib Detainee Abuse Case–will present on the abuse case. Larry LaFond, associate professor of English language and literature and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) will facilitate the discussion.  Questions from the audience will be welcomed.

For information, […]

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