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My name is Tim Dickison. I have a BA of British and American Literature from Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL. I spent two years in Akzhaik, Kazakhstan as a Teacher of English in a Foreign Language. I am a second year graduate student in Mass Communications.

University adds 490 pieces of Sanchez’s art

University adds 490 pieces of Sanchez’s art

This past January, the SIUE University Museum added nearly 500 pieces of art from the  artist Emilio Sanchez. The addition of the collection was facilitated by Eric Barnett, director of the SIUE University Museum.
According to the Foundation website biography, “Emilio Sanchez was born in Camagüey, Cuba in 1921. He began his artistic training at the Art […]

Sigma-Aldrich to donate $150,000 to SIUE

Sigma-Aldrich to donate $150,000 to SIUE

A series of conversations, an mutually benefitting relationship, and a new science building has led to a significant contribution to SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) according to Craig Steiner, director of development for CAS, and Robert Dixon, associate professor and chair of chemistry. An agreement between SIUE and Sigma-Aldrich will lead to a […]

After the Academy book reading in MUC bookstore

After the Academy book reading in MUC bookstore

[Video]  A second book published by the office of the Dean of the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences saw its first public reading this past Thursday. Several of the contributors to the book, “After the Academy: Memories of Teaching and Learning in the Land of Lincoln,” were at the Morris University Bookstore to read […]

Eckert receives Fulbright, will study in Germany

Eckert receives Fulbright, will study in Germany

Soon, a SIUE College of Arts and Sciences alumna will be sharing her knowledge of English to school children in Germany. Kate Eckert, a senior set to graduate with a double major in historical studies and foreign language and literature and a minor in European studies, was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to spend nine […]

postmedieval awarded for best new journal

postmedieval awarded for best new journal

A journal seeking to redefine how medieval studies is approached in the modern academy has been awarded the Best New Journal in Humanities and Social Sciences by the 2011 PROSE Awards, according to a press release from its publisher Palgrave Macmillan.
The PROSE Awards are sponsored by the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American […]

Tamari returns from second of three conferences

Tamari returns from second of three conferences

Steve Tamari, associate professor of historical studies at SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences, just returned from the second of three conferences scheduled in nearly as many weeks. Tamari’s research focuses on ethnic and territorial identity before nationalism specializes in Ottoman Syria during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, a region called Bilad al-Sham, a […]

Cooper to do REU in applied mathematics

Cooper to do REU in applied mathematics

Angela Cooper, a senior mathematics major in SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences, will be traveling this summer to Northern Arizona University to participate in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. The REU is funded by the National Science Foundation, according to Cooper.
According to Krzysztof Jarosz, distinguished research professor and chair of the mathematics […]

DeSpain wins teaching distinction award

DeSpain wins teaching distinction award

The Teaching Excellence Awards Committee (TEAC) has named the 2012 winners for the Teaching Distinction Award (TDA). Jessica DeSpain, associate professor of English language and literature, was awarded the honor, along with the $500 cash prize.
The chair of TEAC, Denise DeGarmo, associate professor and chair of political science, stated that the winners of TDA were […]

Medicine in Action - conscientious objection in medicine

Medicine in Action – conscientious objection in medicine

This Friday, April 20, at 2:00 p.m. in Peck Hall 0405, the College of Arts and Sciences Philosophy Department at SIUE will host its final speaker. As part of the Medicine in Actions series, Holly Fernandez Lynch will talk to students and faculty about “Conscientious Objection in Medicine.” According to the Harvard website, Lynch is “a member […]

Van Eck tells audience the story of Wounded Knee

Van Eck tells audience the story of Wounded Knee

A large crowd of nearly 100 students, faculty and SIUE guests was treated to a multi-media presentation on Wednesday, March 28. Lani van Eck, a cultural anthropologist who cofounded Wounded Knee: The Museum in Wall South Dakota, gave a presentation about the massacre that happened in December of 1890. Van Eck was the Wednesday night […]

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