Archive for October, 2012

Dr. Allison Reiheld

Reiheld presents medical ethics and transgender issues at ASBH conference

From Oct. 18 to Oct. 21, Philosophy Professor and Bioethicist Dr. Allison Reiheld attended the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) conference in Washington, D.C., to present her paper, “‘She Walked Out of the Room and Never Came Back’: Is provider refusal to treat transgender patients a legitimate case of conscientious objection or a […]

SIUE chem club at Chemistry Week Demonstration

25th Annual National Chemistry Week

Last week marked the 25th annual celebration of National Chemistry Week. Sponsored by the American Chemical Society, Chemistry Week is dedicated to informing the public about the importance of chemistry in their everyday lives.
“It’s basic literacy,” Edward Navarre stated, “We all need to be literate in our language and our culture including the sciences.”
The week […]

SIUE PRSSA chapter named Star Chapter at national conference

SIUE PRSSA chapter named Star Chapter at national conference

SIUE PRSSA students from left: Heidi Wickenhauser, Natalie Pitzer, Sarah Rohner, Laynie Richardson, and Jeni Ross
From Oct. 12 to Oct. 16, five SIUE students from the University’s chapter of the Public Relations Students Society of America (PRSSA) attended the organization’s national conference in San Francisco. The students brought home the coveted Star Chapter Award, which […]

postmedieval does it again: ALPSP's Best New Journal of 2012

postmedieval does it again: ALPSP’s Best New Journal of 2012

Fall 2012 cover, Volume 3, Issue 3
postmedieval: a journal of medieval cultural studies, a scholarly journal co-edited by English Associate Professor Dr. Eileen Joy, won the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers’ (ALPSP) Award for Best New Journal of 2012.
This is the journal’s second award in just two years. In 2011, the journal won […]

Numbers on a Clothes line

SETO Presents: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

Last week the Student Experimental Theater Organization (SETO) presented a chaotic frenzy of audience participation, dangerous cans, and absent oranges with their production of the Neo-Futurist play, “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.”
Originally performed by the Neo-Futurist in Chicago on December 2, 1988 the play today is the longest running play in the […]

Sculpture on Campus 2012

Sculpture on Campus 2012

On October 12, 2012 SIUE sculptors were greeted with a perfect afternoon for their annual sculpture walk, a pleasant contrast to the previous year when artist and enthusiast alike braved the elements for the sake of culture. Rain or shine the sculpture walk is the yearly opportunity for SIUE’s Sculpture on Campus participants to formally […]

Ottoman history class utilizes SIUE Gardens and ENRICH for learning

Ottoman history class utilizes SIUE Gardens and ENRICH for learning

SIUE students at the Bakewell Ottoman Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden
On Oct. 10 and 13, Assistant Middle Eastern History Professor Dr. Steve Tamari presented students in his Ottoman History class opportunities for hands-on, experiential learning with trips to the SIUE Gardens and the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
In Tamari’s class, students have been learning about the […]

CAS hosts third International Faculty Reception

CAS hosts third International Faculty Reception

Clockwise, from left: Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe, Dean Aldemaro Romero, Dr. Saba Fatima, and Dr. Melissa Chan
On Oct. 18, the College of Arts and Sciences hosted its third annual International Faculty Reception in the third floor conference room of Peck Hall. The International Faculty Reception serves as a time for faculty from different parts of the […]

Political science students featured on Newschannel 5

Political science students featured on Newschannel 5

On Oct. 16, Newschannel 5 (KSDK-TV) multimedia journalist Grant Bissell interviewed two SIUE students who watched the presidential debate in the Morris University Center. The students, sophomore Political Science and History major Nasir Almasri and junior Political Science major Robert Wann III, were featured on the news that night following the debate.
A video of the […]

Laura Hanson Article Featured in Sondheim Review

Laura Hanson Article Featured in Sondheim Review

Laura Hanson of the SIUE Department of Theater and Dance was recently had her article, “A Rose by Any Other Name,” featured in the Sondheim Review. The piece examines two Saint Louis based Sondheim productions, one put on by an opera company and the other by a theater company, and in doing so questions where […]

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