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Oberon and Puck bring the bayou to Dunham

Oberon and Puck bring the bayou to Dunham

Director Peter Cocuzza’s take on William Shakespeares ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is set in a Louisiana bayou, at an indeterminate time period some time in the last century. Sticking to the Shakespearian dialogue, but incorporating Cajun music and translating Duke Theseus into a governor or a fictional parish called Athens, the production had a contemporary […]

John Q. Walker Inducted into SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame

John Q. Walker Inducted into SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame

John Q. Walker was inducted into the SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame in early October. Walker received a bachelor of science in math studies at SIUE in 1976, then went on to get his baccalaureate in music and an master of science in computer science.
Inventor and entrepreneur, Walker co-founded Zenph Sound Innovations as well […]

SIUE student storm chasers see the big one

SIUE student storm chasers see the big one

Geography students from SIUE were on hand to see a monstrous storm system that later formed several tornadoes in the Oklahoma City area this past summer.

GEOG429, Storm Chasing and Assessment Field Study, allows students a first hand opportunity to learn respect and to be humbled by the power of nature. Associate Professor Mark Hildebrandt […]

The rhythm of Italy: CAS style

The rhythm of Italy: CAS style

The Uffizi, Michelangelo’s David, Santa Croce and the Boboli Gardens are mere imaginings to many SIUE students who may never have the experience of seeing, touching and smelling the grandeur that is Italy.
Every year, up to 15 students travel with Carole Collier Frick, professor of historical studies, to Italy to experience the art, architecture and […]

Mares' valuable criminal justice research grabs attention at Harvard

Mares’ valuable criminal justice research grabs attention at Harvard

Being invited by Harvard University to serve on a three-person panel addressing critical social issues is an accomplishment tailored for the résumé of the academician seeking to make a mark in his field. For Dennis Mares, assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice studies, the invitation to serve on a panel at the prestigious academic institution […]

Faculty provides opportunity that led to student internship

Faculty provides opportunity that led to student internship

There is no way that I will ever get to work with a world class researcher at SIUE. This is one thought that SIUE students may have on a regular basis.
Faith Liebl, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Christina Palka, junior biological sciences major, have proved this thought to be false. Liebl, a fairly fresh […]

Art and Design Students Think Big

Art and Design Students Think Big

The Sculpture Walk at SIUE is the culmination of months of work. Students applied in the spring to participate: they put together a resume, a budget, a plan and a ‘maquette’ (small model) and began a competitive process to get funding that is pretty close to the process professional artists go through all the time. […]

Prijedor: Lives from the Bosnian Genocide

Prijedor: Lives from the Bosnian Genocide

An exhibit featuring art and information: Prijedor: Lives from the Bosnian Genocide is available for viewing in the Morris University Center Gallery through Nov. 3. Information about the event may be found on College of Arts and Sciences: Galleries.
The following is from literature handed out at the opening reception on Tuesday, Oct. […]

Artist-In-Residence Returns for Concert

Artist-In-Residence Returns for Concert

Once celebrated as “the most remarkable child prodigy since Mozart” and “the first lady of the keyboard,” pianist Ruth Slenczynska was recognized by President Ronald Reagan as the first American woman to celebrate 50 years on the concert stage, according to SIUE Music Professor Allan B. Ho.
Ruth Slenczynska and the piano dedicated to her late […]

Hands On Day... for the Undeclared

Hands On Day… for the Undeclared

Undergraduate students who have not declared their major used to wander the University with little exposure to the vast majority of educational disciplines available to them at SIUE. The answer to this problem is Hands On Day, where the College of Arts and Sciences shows off its stuff.

Pre-med major Casey Moser and "bananna man"
“We’re extracting […]

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