Tag: "France"

French major turns lifelong dream into academic achievement

French major turns lifelong dream into academic achievement

Emily Koester’s love of the French language started while watching French films and listening to French music.
Senior Emily Koester, who is student teaching at Sperreng Middle School in St. Louis, recently earned the prestigious Hammonds Scholarship in January. (Photo courtesy of Emily Koester)
While growing up in the small, central Illinois town of Tolono, Ill., population […]

‘Provocation’ in Ferguson, Charlie Hebdo to be featured during Mass Communications Week 2015

‘Provocation’ in Ferguson, Charlie Hebdo to be featured during Mass Communications Week 2015

Mass Communications Week of 2015 will feature various panel discussions and include community leaders, media and activists to speak on incidents that arose in Ferguson, Ukraine and France this past year.
Mass Communication Week 2015 starts today and ends Friday to provoke discussion on recent topics pertinent to the media. Image courtesy of Ibroscheva.
A panel discussion titled […]

French exchange program provides cultural and educational growth for faculty, students

French exchange program provides cultural and educational growth for faculty, students

Foreign languages professor Debbie Mann and Unversité Catholique de l’Ouest professor Yannick le Boulicaut have exchanged teaching roles to add dimension to each of their programs. 20 years ago, the exchange program began between SIUE and the French university. Photo by Theresa San Luis
Faculty and student exchanges between SIUE and the Université Catholique de l’Ouest […]

New course gives international exposure

New course gives international exposure

Students in the Speech Communications Department will have first dibs on a new course being offered this summer at SIUE.
The new course is Speech Communications 419 Special Topics, International Public Relations, and is worth six credits to students who are accepted. Even though the course is in speech communications, it is open to students working […]

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