Author Archive for Natalie Lapacek

Dr. Bruce Russell of Wayne University presenting his paper at the IPA conference, with commentator Dr. Sharon Street participating via Skype

Crane, Victor attend IPA conference

On Friday Nov. 2, and Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, the Illinois Philosophical Association (IPA) held its annual conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Two SIUE philosophy professors were in attendance at the regional conference: Philosophy Department Chair Dr. Judith Crane, as President of the organization and chair for the keynote speaker, and […]

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian book cover, courtesy of www.heardmuseumshop.com

November’s novel for Year of the Book: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian

November’s novel for the department of English Language and Literature’s Year of the Book is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie.
The Absolutely True Diary is a young adult novel about 14-year-old Arnold Spirit, Jr., who lives on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. Arnold is a talented cartoonist, and because […]

Lawrence Meinzen's Helmet from World War II

SIUE hosts first annual Veteran’s Tribute

From Monday, Oct. 29 to Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, SIUE hosted its first Veteran’s Tribute in the Art Gallery at the Morris University Center. The tribute featured various events to pay homage to those who have served and fought for the United States including speeches, discussions, displays of artifacts, and writing notes of appreciation to […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Native American curator Ahlberg Yohe speaks at SIUE

Native American curator Ahlberg Yohe speaks at SIUE

On Wednesday, Oct. 10, Dr. Jill Ahlberg Yohe, a Mellon Fellow Curator of Native American Art at the Saint Louis Art Museum, came to SIUE to deliver a presentation entitled “Navajo Weaving in Curatorial and Ethnographic Practice.” The event was sponsored by the University’s Native American Studies program. Ahlberg Yohe came to the University to […]

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