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A Mato Mosaic

A Mato Mosaic

 
Over the last semester, a group of SIUE students have had the opportunity to learn more about Maroon culture theater under the guidance of of visiting professor Jose Tojo. Last week they were given the chance to show off the fruits of their labor in “A Mato Mosaic.”
The work is a combination of American theater […]

SIUE says farwell to Patrick Riddleberger

SIUE says farwell to Patrick Riddleberger

Just prior to Thanksgiving break, on November 18th,SIUE faculty gathered to give thanks for and remember Patrick Williams Riddleberger.  Held in the University Center for Spirituality and Sustainability the memorial featured fond stories and speeches from Riddleberger’s co-workers, family, and friends.
Steve Hansen, right, with the late Patrick Riddleberger, left, in 2010. photo courtesy of historical […]

Beth Stichter working on a large scale Rabbit Sculpture at SIUE

Beth Cavener Stichter visits SIUE

As part of SIUE’s 2011 Turkey Feast, Beth Cavener Stichter visited the art department of SIUE for a three day demo.
Stichter spent her time at SIUE showing students how she makes a completed art piece from start to finish, in this case a human sized seated rabbit figure. Day one focused on armature design and […]

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 […]

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 […]

Véronique LaCapra

Coffee with Véronique LaCapra

Last Wednesday Véronique LaCapra from St. Louis Public Radio sat down to coffee with a group of SIUE students. The meeting was part of the women’s studies program’s “Coffee With Cool Women” series, the goal of which is to allow students to converse with professionals in a casual environment.
Students had the opportunity to talk to […]

SIUE's Dance in Concert

Dance in Concert 2011

Next Wednesday marks the opening night of the annual “Dance in Concert” performance at SIUE. The show features a collection of dance pieces from guest choreographers from the St. Louis area as well as a the work of SIUE faculty. Also featured are the winners of this years student choreographer award.
Work on the concert typically […]

Goshen Lounge Flash Mob

Goshen Flash Mob

 Last Wednesday at noon two hundred plus students broke out in synchronized dance in SIUE’s Goshen lounge. The group was a flash mob organized by dance professor Kristen Best-Kinscherff and students from SIUE’s theater and dance program.
The initial decision to create an on campus flash mob for SIUE’s students to strut their stuff was made […]

The Cast of SIUE's Rita

Rita

Marc Shapman, Richard Ladd, Kyrstan Langer, Daniel Wertz, and John Gross
Last Friday and Saturday the SIUE Opera Theatre presented Gaetano Donizetti’s Rita. This short comedy set in eighteenth century Turin was written in 1841 and first performed in 1860 after the death of it’s creator. This production of Rita was directed by Marc Schapman with […]

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