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Fritz Faerber lecturing at SIUE for Mass Comm Week 2012

Mass Comm Week 2012

April 16, 2012, Fritz Faerber kicked off Mass Comm Week with his lecture, “Journalism Without a Net.”
A ten-year veteran of salaried journalism, Faerber returned to freelancing five years ago. Since then he’s contributed to CBS, NBC, Fox News, CNN, National Geographic, and numerous other publications. Faerber shared his experiences starting out, strategies for marketing stories, […]

Cinderella, her wicked stepmother, and one of her wicked step sisters from SIUE's 2012 presentation of Cinderella: What you think you know is wrong

SIUE Presents: Cinderella

[Video] Last week SIUE’s Department of Theater and Dance hosted, “Cinderella: What You Think You Know is Wrong.” The play is a dark retelling of the classic fairytale, adapted and directed by freelance playwright and founder of The Hypocrities theater, Sean Graney.

 

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 […]

gallery goers at the Spring 2012 SIUE BFA exhibition

Casting a Wide Net: SIUE BFA Opening In Lemp Brewery

On April 21, 2012, the old Lemp brewery in Saint Louis got a taste of southern Illinois culture when SIUE’s spring BFA students opened their gallery show “Casting A Wide Net.” The show features work from: Rebecca Jerrels, Aaron Holderman, Aurora Bihler, Kim Buettner, Hunter Creel, Elizabeth Hill, and Kevin Tod.
This is the second showing […]

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 […]

Miller awarded teaching distinction award

Miller awarded teaching distinction award

The Teaching Excellence Awards Committee (TEAC) has named the 2012 winners for the Teaching Distinction Award (TDA). This year, the History Department found one of those winners in its ranks. Jennifer Miller, associate professor of historical studies, was awarded the honor, along with the $500 cash prize.
The chair of TEAC, Denise DeGarmo, associate professor and […]

Story Musgrave tells about Story and his story

Story Musgrave tells about Story and his story

[Video] Those that attended the keynote speaker on Tuesday, March 27 were given a ride through an incredible life. Story Musgrave gave a crowd of more than 100 a trip through his life. The theme of the 2012 College of Arts and Sciences Spring Colloquium was ‘Space.’
Story Musgrave, the astronaut, speaks to Story Musgrave, his […]

Spring Colloquium - Separation barrier

Spring Colloquium – Separation barrier

[Video] 2012’s College of Arts and Sciences Spring Colloquium saw an interactive installation exhibit that attracted a number of students and faculty to think about how walls are used as barriers in conflict zones. Through the hard work of a number of students and faculty, in the middle of Stratton Quadrangle, a formidable wall was […]

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