The importance of health and well-being for people of all shapes and sizes was just one of the crucial messages that Sonya Satinsky, assistant professor of health, sport and exercise sciences at the University of Kansas, brought to students at SIUE in her presentation last week.
“Health and well-being are multidimensional… so when we’re talking about well-being, […]
The role of America as an exceptional nation is one that will haunt the nightmares and dreams of scholars of today and for years to come. Five SIUE professors took on the challenge of discussing this topic at the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences Colloquium.
The discussion took place on Wednesday, March 23 and was […]
An event in the MUC bookstore is drawing a fairly large crowd. The English Language and Literature department has sponsored a series of events where authors are invited to come to campus and share their craft.
This past Monday’s event drew a crowd of more than 50 students, faculty and staff. The writers came from the […]
What can an American citizen learn about America that he or she doesn’t already know? A lot, if you were fortunate enough to attend the SIUE “Thinking about America” College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Colloquium this past week.
A colloquium is “an academic conference or seminar”, according to the New Oxford English dictionary. The SIUE […]
The 2011 College of Arts and Sciences two-day colloquium proved a significant reflection on American culture, values, history and education. The keynote speaker, Ta-Nehisi Coates, added to the colloquium’s wide range of intellectual reflection with his presentation – A Deeper Black: The Meaning of Race in the Age of Obama.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of "The Beautiful […]
With a playful air and a total lack of apology, the Langtson Hughes Project filled the Meridian Ballroom last Thursday. The performance was a stream-of-consciousness-like explosion of jazz, poetry and supporting video imagery. Hughes’ 12-part epic poem, “Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz” speaks of the struggle for freedom in the early 1960’s. The […]
There is a myriad of ways that a person could “Think about America” when examining this country. On Wednesday, March 23 the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Colloquium, two professors took very different approaches on the theme “America Divided: Examining the Social and Economic Gaps II.”
Gary Hicks, associate professor and chair of mass […]
The Department of Speech Communication is hosting its 3rd annual “An Evening with Speech Communication” on April 13 at 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Goshen Lounge.
The theme of this year’s event, which is being planned by a group of senior speech communication students in the public relations track who form the team Step […]
Today’s world shrinking faster than ever before. With the rise of China and India as new world powers and the internal conflicts in the Middle East, it’s hard not to look at ones own country and think. This year’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Colloquium at SIUE seeks to do just that.
“Being an American […]
With the constant growth and converging of mass media outlets and the advent of even newer and more interactive media-based technologies, being a leader in today’s field of mass communications and journalism can be a particularly challenging task.
Gary Hicks, department chair and associate professor of mass communications, is one of 15 mass communications professionals and […]
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