Archive for March 17th, 2013

Awards from the 2013 SIUE Social work gala

The Department of Social Work Presents: The Seventh Annual Scholarship Gala

Saturday March 16, 2013 the SIUE Department of Social Work hosted their seventh annual scholarship gala. The evening included dinner, dancing, a silent auction, and a celebration of the hard working faculty, students, and alums from the social work department.
The annual gala raises funds for in-house scholarships for current SIUE social work students. The idea […]

Christopher Cummins

Christopher Cummins Delivers Probst Lecture

Monday March 11, 2013, Christopher Cummins delivered the annual Probst lecture for the department of Chemistry.
Specilizing in inorganic chemistry Cummins is currently a professor at MIT. He is the author of over 150 research articles and serves on the boards of many of the most important inorganic chemistry journals. Cummins has been re recipient of […]

Rita Levi-Montalcini

SIUE Honors Rita Levi-Montalcini for International Women’s Day

Last Saturday SIUE faculty and students gathered for a special celebration of the life of Rita Levi-Montalcini. Originally Montalcini was scheduled to give a special guest presentation on the date, however she passed away last December at the age of 103.
A noted neural scientist, Montalcini won the Nobel prize for medicine in 1986 with Stanley […]

OASIS Women's Center representative speaks out about domestic violence

OASIS Women’s Center representative speaks out about domestic violence

A woman is battered every nine seconds. One out of every three women is battered by a partner or ex-partner. And battering is the leading cause of injury for women – higher than muggings, car accidents and rapes combined.
Marcy Jacobs of the OASIS Women's Center spoke to roughly 30 students about domestic violence. She explored […]

History professor explores 18th Century trading among British, Native Americans, African-Americans

History professor explores 18th Century trading among British, Native Americans, African-Americans

History professor Robert Paulett presented his book, “An Empire of Small Places: Mapping the Southeastern Anglo-Indian Trade, 1732-1795,” last week at the University Bookstore.
History professor Robert Paulett gave a presentation last week at the University Bookstore about his first book, "An Empire of Small Places: Mapping the Southeastern Anglo-Indian Trade, 1732-1795." Photo by Kari Williams
“An […]

CAS adviser considers her role a 'joint effort'

CAS adviser considers her role a ‘joint effort’

Kathy Bettes has been a College of Arts and Sciences adviser for roughly two years, but has acted in an advising role for much longer.
Prior to joining the professional CAS advising staff, Bettes was a graduation officer in SIUE’s Office of the Registrar before the university transitioned to professional advising.
“A lot of times [students’] instructors encouraged them, […]

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