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SIUE Geography Student honored by Lincoln Academy for academic, extracurricular excellence

SIUE Geography Student honored by Lincoln Academy for academic, extracurricular excellence

Josh Pritsolas didn’t follow the traditional path to achieve his academic goals. But he said that didn’t make his path to success any less rewarding.
SIUE senior Joshua Pritsolas recently was honored by the Lincoln Academy in Springfield for his academic achievements. Pritsolas, who will graduate this month with a 4.0 GPA will attend grad school […]

SIUE professor featured on CSPAN history program

SIUE professor featured on CSPAN history program

SIUE history professor Robert Paulett took a bit of a departure from a traditional class last September.
SIUE associate professor Robert Paulette's lecture on British colonialism and the sugar production in the Caribbean was broadcast on the C-SSPAN program "Lectures in History." (Photo by Joseph Lacdan)
He spoke to his students in his U.S. History and Constitution […]

One drop event trickles down knowledge of water conservation to SIUE students

One drop event trickles down knowledge of water conservation to SIUE students

Sociology professor Connie Frey-Spurlock said the idea behind one drop water conservation fair was to raise awareness about sustainability, and one form of educating others about this was to let people know they use water in less obvious ways.
Connie Frey-Spurlock's Soc 590 class organized a one drop conservation fair in March. Frey-Spurlock said green jobs […]

Paulett reveals larger contexts of history through presentation of colonial cartographer

Paulett reveals larger contexts of history through presentation of colonial cartographer

On April 24, during a brown bag event, history professor Robert Paulett presented his research on William De Brahm, a German-born mapmaker and military engineer who emigrated to the British colonies in the 1750s.
History Professor makes connections with his research of German mapmaker De Brahm's life and American historical developments. Photo courtesy of Paulett.
Paulett published […]

Twelve members inducted into SIUE’s first Spanish honor society through ceremony

Twelve members inducted into SIUE’s first Spanish honor society through ceremony

In an ambient ceremony that included classical Spanish guitar music as a backdrop and candlelit readings of Spanish poetry, SIUE saw the induction of 12 members in the local chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, a new student organization on campus.
The first ever group of Spanish honor society members were inducted into the […]

Solares finds purpose amidst themes of chaos in Cuban women writers

Solares finds purpose amidst themes of chaos in Cuban women writers

During four trips to Cuba, Spanish professor Mariana Solares has met with and gathered literary information from a number of Cuban women writers. Last fall, she presented her research on two female novelists at an international women’s literary and linguistics conference held in Havana.
Solares said presenting her paper on chaos and insanity in “Delirium” by […]

Musicians designate day to celebrate the cello

Musicians designate day to celebrate the cello

To watch Cellobration students perform is like catching glimpses of their imaginations as they use bow-like wands on wooden vessels to convert notes into music. To hear them is like distinguishing between the varying effects created from light whispery harmonics to lower mulling sounds in the lower register of the cello to even chopping staccato […]

‘Into the Woods’’ transformative journey to enter Dunham Hall April 22

‘Into the Woods’’ transformative journey to enter Dunham Hall April 22

“Into the Woods” interweaves characters from the various Brothers Grimm fairy tale stories: “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Cinderella” and “Rapunzel” among others with transformations among cast members.
Alexis Ronan, Miles Tillman and Halley Robertson perform in SIUE's production of "Into the Woods." For ticket information contact the box office 618-650-2774 or toll free at 1-888-328-5168, extension […]

Mass Communications Week 2015 provokes discussion on media-related events

Mass Communications Week 2015 provokes discussion on media-related events

Discussions among students, faculty and panelists were stirred by the topics at hand—Ferguson protests and French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo– among others that engaged participants with new information or “provocation” regarding the media’s role at the 2015 Mass Communications Week, April 13-17.
Visiting speakers Stefan Bradley and John Doggette discussed their mediating roles in regards to […]

‘Provocation’ in Ferguson, Charlie Hebdo to be featured during Mass Communications Week 2015

‘Provocation’ in Ferguson, Charlie Hebdo to be featured during Mass Communications Week 2015

Mass Communications Week of 2015 will feature various panel discussions and include community leaders, media and activists to speak on incidents that arose in Ferguson, Ukraine and France this past year.
Mass Communication Week 2015 starts today and ends Friday to provoke discussion on recent topics pertinent to the media. Image courtesy of Ibroscheva.
A panel discussion titled […]

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