Students at SIUE had the opportunity to see an accomplished historian on Friday, March 23. John France, professor of crusader, medieval, and military history at Swansea University, and currently guest lecturing at West Point Academy.
Katie Sjursen, assistant professor of historical studies, stated that France’s talk was co-sponsored by the departments of anthropology, English language and […]
There is much discussion in today’s job economy about the value of education, in particular, a liberal arts education. While liberal arts detractors are trying to convince the world that there is no value to a liberal arts education, there is a council that is arguing the opposite just as hard along with a member […]
[Video] March 23rd and 24th, SIUE Opera Theater demonstrated their range in both musical ability and content with two one-act operas.
The evening began with a tragedy, “Suor Angelica,” by Giacomo Puccini. The opera, performed in the original Italian, tells the woeful tale of a nun who learns of the death of her illegitimate child. Stricken […]
[Video] Jeff Skoblow, professor of English language and literature, and Eric Ruckh, associate professor of historical studies, read 111 poems from a collection of Japanese death poems on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 to commemorate the lives lost in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Tohoku, Japan. The reading took place in the Stratton Quadrangle […]
Last week, on March 11th, marked the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. Two SIUE College of Arts and Sciences professors are marking that anniversary with a reading this Wednesday, March 21. At 12:00 in the Stratton Quad, Jeff Skoblow, professor of English language and literature, and Eric Ruckh, associate […]
SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences Departments of Public Administration – Policy Analysis (PAPA) and Economics recently put the final touches on a cost benefit analysis that will hopefully increase employment opportunities, recreational opportunities, and decrease emissions in the region, according to T. R. Carr, professor of PAPA.
T.R. Carr, professor of public administration and policy […]
[Video] March 1, 2012 the SIUE Concert Choir and the Choral Society performed at Center Grove Presbyterian Church. Their concert titled “The Music of Cuba and Latin America,” included songs performed by the SIUE Concert Choir on their trip to Cuba last December.
Leading the choir were Joel Knapp, SIUE Director of Choral Activities, and Carolyn […]
Wednesday February 29, 2012 The SIUE Wind Symphony and the St. Louis Brass Band performed together in Dunham Hall Theater.
The St. Louis Brass band, conducted by John Bell, professor of music at SIUE, is composed largely of high school and middle school band directors along with other enthusiast.
They kicked the evening off with four pieces: […]
Over spring break, Mohammad Yousef, assistant professor of SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences physics department caught some rays. Not being one to follow convention, Yousef did not head for Florida or Cancun but rather headed to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to visit Canadian Light Source, Inc. (CLS)
CLS provides “supermicroscopes” which allow nano-scale objects to be seen with atomic […]
Philosophers of science from around the region gathered at SIUE to discuss an array of topics from mirror neurons to fields and waves. The St. Louis Area Philosophy of Science Association (SLAPSA) held its fourth annual meeting at SIUE’s Center for Spirituality and Sustainability on February 25. The conference was well attended, according to Chris […]
