Adrian Matejka, assistant professor of English language and literature, read poems from his collections in the Morris University Center bookstore Thursday, Jan. 27. He read several poems from a collection entitled Mixology. He also read from a collection of poems about Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion in 1908, 17 years after the Plessey […]
“I was working at a grocery store and realized that I liked public service, but I really didn’t care for selling lottery tickets,” said new Sciences and Health Sciences Librarian Jamie Conklin. “I thought about what I liked doing where I could also work with the public. I figured I liked reading, I liked information, […]
SIUE can now claim to have one of the largest campus nature preserves in the U.S., according to several SIUE faculty members.
Kurt Schulz, professor of biological sciences, is excited about the nature preserve, as are his fellow faculty members.
“This is entirely a winning proposition for the university. There are very few campuses that have […]
“I remember my junior year of high school… one day I stayed up till two in the morning studying … my father sees me and says, ‘Mohammed, this is a great jihad,” said Mohammad Khalil, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign assistant professor of religion, visiting professor of law. “I assure you he was not saying ‘this […]
Despite forecasts projecting at least eight inches of snow in Edwardsville, the turnout for the event to raise funds for the SIUE Wind Symphony at Neruda Restaurant was impressive.
Audrey Tallant, professor of music and chair of that department, was excited about the 70-plus people that turned out to support SIUE’s Wind Symphony.
“The event happened and […]
Chemistry professor Michael Shaw will receive the Paul Simon Teacher-Scholar Award March 30, 2011 according to an email release by SIUE Associate Dean Christa Johnson.
“The SIUE Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award is presented to a faculty member in order to recognize the role of the interdependence between research and teaching,” said Johnson.
The award is an […]
SIUE’s Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies is singing the praises of its new hire, Georgiann Davis, a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).
A quick perusal of Davis’ website, which details her extensive research and accomplishments, provides an explanation of the department’s enthusiasm. Davis, who starts at SIUE in fall […]
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a 2010 recipient of a National Science Foundation ADVANCE IT-Catalyst award. Catalyst awards are designed to “support … efforts to conduct institutional self-assessment activities, …in order to identify specific issues in the recruitment, retention and promotion of women faculty in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) academics within an […]
In institutions of higher education across the country, obtaining grants to fund efforts to investigate social phenomena, preserve important artifacts and explain social behavior is often high on the list of priorities. As Howard Rambsy, chair of black studies and associate professor of English language and literature, and Julia Hansen, associate professor and humanities librarian, […]
The largest collection of Manhattan Project documents and memorabilia, outside of the federal government, is housed at SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences, according to Denise DeGarmo, associate professor and chair of the political science department.
The collection is housed in Peck Hall in The Arthur V. DeGarmo, Jr. Research Room for the Study and Preservation […]
