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.
A dean of a college has enough work to fill all the hours in a day and then some. Pursuing his or her academic aspirations can sometimes fall by the wayside. This has not been the case for Aldemaro Romero.
Romero, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at SIUE, authored a book entitled Cave […]
A new program is taking off at SIUE in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). STELLAR, which stands for Student Excellence and Achievement Recognition, was developed as a program that will assist CAS students who display potential at SIUE.
“The STELLAR … program is designed to recognize, honor, and develop some of the star student […]
Colleges and universities are more than classrooms. The best are centers of research, innovation, and culture. Many of them seek a method that will allow them to showcase different aspects of their institution. SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences is debuting just such a technique in the form of a radio show, a push by […]
Due to inaccurate portrayals through different media sources, it may be accurately stated that most people do not understand many mental illnesses and disorders. Autism is one such order that is often misrepresented throughout the media.
SIUE hosted a speaker whose lifelong work may represent the single greatest frontal assault on these misunderstandings. Sponsored jointly by […]
Unlearning behavior that is systemic and inherent in the system is no small feat. Four speakers tackled the task this past week at SIUE.
The Philosophy Department hosted several speakers from SIUE and other organizations on Friday, February 25 in Peck Hall on the SIUE campus. The talk, moderated by Alison Reiheld, assistant professor of philosophy […]
Southern Illinois University is building an academic relationship with Cuba, according to Aldemaro Romero, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at SIUE. Romero began consideration of the project when he realized several SIUE faculty members with ties to Cuban educational institutions.
“When I came to SIUE, I found there were a number of faculty […]
SIUE will expand the Geography Department in the fall of 2011. According to Wendy Shaw, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of geography, Stacey Brown recently signed a contract to join the faculty at SIUE.
Stacey Brown joins SIUE geography department. photo courtesy of Brown.
Brown is originally from Healdton, OK., a […]
Thursday afternoon brought a little rebellion to the Morris University Center in the form of a teach-in.
CAS student Ben Baker Skypes with teach-in audience about the situation in Egypt.
International Programs, the Middle East and Islamic Studies Initiative, and the Arabic Club collaborated in the hopes of cutting through the news inundating SIUE students and the […]
Students walking through Peck Hall Friday afternoon had the opportunity to experience Chinese culture in the form of a small New Year Celebration.
Susanna Lu (right) works with a student on chopstick techniques while Dean Romero (center) reflects on the Chinese New Year.
The Foreign Language Department, in order to promote more information about Chinese culture and […]
A piece of the University Museum at SIUE will be on its way to Arkansas Monday, February 14, according to Eric Barnett, director of the University Museum.
Headpot that will be on display in Arkansas from the SIUE University Museum. picture courtesy of the University Museum.
Mary Anne Parker of the Parkin Archeological State Park of Parkin […]
