Author Archive for Sheena Butler

The rhythm of Italy: CAS style

The rhythm of Italy: CAS style

The Uffizi, Michelangelo’s David, Santa Croce and the Boboli Gardens are mere imaginings to many SIUE students who may never have the experience of seeing, touching and smelling the grandeur that is Italy.
Every year, up to 15 students travel with Carole Collier Frick, professor of historical studies, to Italy to experience the art, architecture and […]

Mares' valuable criminal justice research grabs attention at Harvard

Mares’ valuable criminal justice research grabs attention at Harvard

Being invited by Harvard University to serve on a three-person panel addressing critical social issues is an accomplishment tailored for the résumé of the academician seeking to make a mark in his field. For Dennis Mares, assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice studies, the invitation to serve on a panel at the prestigious academic institution […]

New faculty member’s research may help war veterans

New faculty member’s research may help war veterans

The unique perspectives that Hsin-hsin Huang, assistant professor of social work, brings to her field are a source of excitement for SIUE’s Department of Social Work, which acquired the Taiwan native at the beginning of the 2010 fall semester.
Huang, who has been in the United States for 20 years, received her master of science in […]

And the Emmy goes to... SIUE

And the Emmy goes to… SIUE

Three former SIUE students, Alex Trepka, Preston Gibson and Brent Roth, took home an Emmy Award at the 2010 Emmy Mid-America Awards in St. Louis on October 9.
The alumni, who were accompanied by Cory Byers, instructor of mass communication, received the Emmy in the category of Student Production-Non-News Program for their work “Academic Integrity.” The group, […]

Johnetta Haley Scholars host 'public thinking event'

Johnetta Haley Scholars host ‘public thinking event’

Students and faculty discuss social issues at "public thinking event." Photo by Howard Rambsy.
With the aim of encouraging more creative and intellectual engagements on campus, participants in the Johnetta Haley Scholarship program host a monthly “public thinking event” in the Goshen Lounge in the Morris University Center.
The first “public thinking event” hosted by the group […]

Social work professor's article 'best conceptual article of 2009'

Social work professor’s article ‘best conceptual article of 2009’

Gerald O'Brien, professor of social work.
The important implications for social work contained in the research of Gerald O’Brien, professor of social work, was recently recognized by the Journal of Social Work Education.
O’Brien’s article, “Metaphors and the Pejorative Framing of Marginilized Groups: Implications for Social Work Education,” describes the importance of metaphors within the political arena […]

Theater student on her way to becoming successful playwright

Theater student on her way to becoming successful playwright

Sara Fehrmann is continuing to make great progress toward becoming a successful playwright.
Sara Fehrmann, a 21-year-old senior and theater history literature criticism major, has been putting pen to paper in an effort to produce plays, books and other written creations since she was 6 years old.

For the St. Louis native, her recent achievement – having […]

Anthropology alumnus appointed circuit judge

Anthropology alumnus appointed circuit judge

On October 1, Michael Cook, an anthropology alumnus, began his new appointment as resident Circuit Judge of St. Clair County in the 20th Judicial Court.
Cook garnered much success in the legal field since graduating  from SIUE in 1994 with a bachelor of science degree in anthropology.
 
The CAS alumnus was appointed to the bench in 2007 as […]

Politically inspiring black women highlighted

Politically inspiring black women highlighted

Condoleezza Rice
The Black Studies program hosted its Politically Inspiring Black Women exhibition in Peck Hall on Sept. 18.
With the goal of broadening conversation about African American ideas and racial equity, the exhibit featured 28 “political or inspiring black women” and was specifically targeted at female students enrolled in an orientation course at SIUE.
Associate Professor Howard Rambsy, chair […]

Poet Allison Joseph pulls from "agony stash" to inspire

Poet Allison Joseph pulls from “agony stash” to inspire

Poet Allison Joseph reads to an audience in the Morris University Center's bookstore. Photo by H. Rambsy.
When a poet speaks of a personal “agony stash” as the source of inspiration for much of her literary work, her audience can expect a stirring poetic experience.
SIUE’s Department of English Language and Literature hosted the London-born poet, Allison […]

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