Author Archive for Tim

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.

Faculty Writer’s Read Series fills void

Faculty Writer’s Read Series fills void

Students and faculty in SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) have access to an invaluable resource. The Faculty Writer’s Read Series, sponsored by the Stacey Brown, assistant professor of English language and literature and series creator and curator, gives faculty members an opportunity to show off their writing and gives students a chance access to […]

Chan brings NIEHS experience to SIUE

Chan brings NIEHS experience to SIUE

SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences added a skilled researcher to the Environmental Sciences ranks last semester. Pui-Ling ‘Melissa’ Chan, assistant professor of environmental sciences, came onboard last semester.
Chan, originally from Malaysia, spent a number of years at the Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan, pursuing her doctoral degree, as well as two years of post-doctoral […]

Rambsy examines literary and cultural history in new book

Rambsy examines literary and cultural history in new book

What is the connection between the Harlem Renaissance and the Hip-Hop movement of the 80’s and 90’s? According to Howard Rambsy, associate professor of English Language and literature in SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), it is the Black Arts Movement of the 1960’s and ’70’s.
Cover art of The Black Arts Enterprise and the […]

River Bluff Review seeks creative writing and art

River Bluff Review seeks creative writing and art

Cover art from the 2011 edition of the River Bluff Review. photo courtesy of SIUE's Department of English Language and Literature.
Art and creative writing students still have a chance to be a part of the 20th edition of the River Bluff Review (RBR), according to Valerie Vogrin, associate professor of English language and literature. The deadline […]

Bio-Ethics stimulates discussion on disabled

Bio-Ethics stimulates discussion on disabled

Sara Goering. photo courtesy of The University of Washington.
Friday, Jan. 27, the latest installment of the Philosophy Department’s Medicine in Action series stimulated frank questions from the audience on the quality of life paradox in lives of people with disabilities. The speaker, Sara Goering, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Washington spoke on […]

CAS development director develops donations

CAS development director develops donations

Craig Steiner, photo courtesy of Steiner.
SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) has a new development director tasked with developing different income streams for the College. Craig Steiner, CAS development director, brings a wealth of experience with him to the position.
Steiner, born and raised–and now raising his children–in Swansea, Ill, began his ‘career’ with SIUE […]

Bio ethics and quality of life

Bio ethics and quality of life

Sara Goering. photo courtesy of The University of Washington.
“Medicine in Actions: A Bio-Ethics Speaker Series” will host another speaker this Friday, January 27. The event will be held at 3:00 in Peck Hall room 0405.
The series is hosted by the Philosophy Department and is funded by a grant from the Excellence in Undergraduate Education. The […]

CSI effect increases SIUE’s minor enrollment

CSI effect increases SIUE’s minor enrollment

Arguments about the reality of CSI television shows can be heated. Is it real? Is it not? However, there is one argument that is easy to settle. SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) has seen a dramatic upswing in students interested in studying the field of Forensics Science. This may be due to what […]

Springer's book looks to Luther and Aesop

Springer’s book looks to Luther and Aesop

Writing about the classics is certainly no small task. Reaching deep into classical studies and linking Aesop’s fables with Martin Luther’s 16th century reformation would almost seem monumental. SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences Carl Springer, professor of English language and literature, has succeeded in this task with a book that was published last October […]

Museum objects inspire haiku's and exhibition

Museum objects inspire haiku’s and exhibition

The SIUE University Museum spread into the Edwardsville community this past Friday with what Museum Director Eric Barnett is calling an artistic dialogue. Barnett helped to create an art exhibit in the Edwardsville Art Center, located at Edwardsville High School, with assistance from Edwardsville high school English teacher Dixie Patrow and her students.
According to Barnett, […]

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