Archive for November 14th, 2011

Art and Design Turkey Feast

Art and Design Turkey Feast

This week the SIUE department of art and design will be hosting their 35th annual turkey feast. Events run from Tuesday the 15th to Thursday the 17th. The festivities will include art demos from 9am to 5pm Tuesday through Thursday.
A lecture from visiting artist Beth Cavener Stichter on Wednesday at 5pm. Finally the event will […]

Blankson, Brown attend minority recruitment conference

Blankson, Brown attend minority recruitment conference

Colleges and universities across the country look for ways to diversify their student population. A diverse student population is central to many aspects of a well rounded education. SIUE is pursuing an active role when it comes to a diverse student population.
Recently, Isaac Blankson, associate professor and chair of speech communications, along with Vanessa Brown, […]

Sou’wester presses on after losing ‘stalwart friend’

Sou’wester presses on after losing ‘stalwart friend’

The literary journal of SIUE, Sou’wester, has been publishing for more than 50 years now. Many of those years were under the direction, in one way or another, of Fred Robbins.
Fred Robbins waves his hat as he walks through a pasture with one of his hunting dogs. photo courtesy of Avdoian.
“As many of you know […]

New course gives international exposure

New course gives international exposure

Students in the Speech Communications Department will have first dibs on a new course being offered this summer at SIUE.
The new course is Speech Communications 419 Special Topics, International Public Relations, and is worth six credits to students who are accepted. Even though the course is in speech communications, it is open to students working […]

Media Literacy Week hits SIUE

Media Literacy Week hits SIUE

Last week marked the fifth annual media literacy week. An initiative of Gateway Media Literacy Partners Inc, (GMLP), the week marks a series of lectures held around the Saint Louis area to discuss the importance of media education in society. The lectures help to promote the GMLP’s goals of improving media literacy in the Saint […]

Teaching GIS to EHS

Teaching GIS to EHS

Last Monday, Edwardsville high school students took to the campus with gps units at the ready. The students are part of the new advanced placement geography course being taught for the first time this semester. The course has been organized through a joint effort between Edwardsville high school and SIUE’s Geography Department.
“Most people really don’t […]

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