This Month In CAS

A Message from the Dean

As we complete another semester and the year draws to a close, we congratulate all of our students who graduated this past weekend! As always, it was a wonderful ceremony.
Commitment to Research Prepares Biology Student for Grad School, Future Career

When December 2019 graduate Monica Berviller prepares to enter the SIUE biology graduate program this spring, she will be able to use her extensive research experience as an undergrad to provide the foundation for her graduate-level research projects.
SIUE Partners with Educator to Cultivate Tiny Children’s Garden in Washington Park

Sociology students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have been turning their knowledge into action this semester by helping the Village of Washington Park build a community garden.
Alumna Uses International Studies Degree to Make Her Mark on the World

After only six months in the workforce, alumna Diana Sussman Tockstein (’19) is already putting her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies to good use as the development coordinator for Junior Chamber International.
Department of Applied Communication Studies Welcomes Visiting Scholar

The SIUE Department of Applied Communication Studies is hosting Guosong Shao, PhD, associate dean of the College of Media and Communication at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, as a visiting scholar this school year.

A Message from the Dean
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Commitment to Research Prepares Biology Student for Grad School, Future Career
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SIUE Partners with Educator to Cultivate Tiny Children’s Garden in Washington Park
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Alumna Uses International Studies Degree to Make Her Mark on the World
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Department of Applied Communication Studies Welcomes Visiting Scholar
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Ragsdale Joins International Committee to Study Human Migration

When Corey Ragsdale, PhD, assistant professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Anthropology, learned about the newly developed Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis (CfAS)

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A Message from the Dean

Dear Colleagues, Welcome back to another edition of This Month in CAS! It has been a few months since we’ve produced an issue of TMiC,

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Dance in Concert Celebrates 50 Years

To honor Dance in Concert’s legacy at SIUE, the Department of Theater and Dance hosted a 50th anniversary celebration with five performances on Nov. 13-17.

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O’Brien Presents 2019 Going Lecture

Jerry O'Brien, PhD, professor of social work, presented a thought-provoking look into the history of eugenics and how it relates to current and future genetic

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Message from the Dean

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A Message from the Dean
As we complete another semester and the year draws to a close, we congratulate all of our students who graduated this past weekend! As always, it was a wonderful ceremony.

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Program News

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Cultivating Imagination in Adam Cleary’s Summer Writing Camp
On June 10, Session 1 of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Summer Writing Day Camp kicked off. Now in its 37th year, the camp has provided an opportunity for youth to develop basic writing skills and participate in a full and

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Scholarly Activities

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Sutton Allen Spends Summer in NY at Important Residencies
Earlier this year Sutton Allen was published for his experimental body of artwork in the peer-reviewed NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA). Allen works primarily in oil and his past series, exhibited in the Annual Juried Student Exhibition,

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Human Interest

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Dr. Suman Mishra’s Campaign to Assist Residents in Revitalizing East St. Louis
“Life shouldn’t be about survival. It should be about something a little more than that, and I think we could evolve past the point of just surviving.” —East St. Louis Resident Once the third-largest city in the state of Illinois with

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Happenings

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Governor J.B. Pritzker Visits SIUE: Giving a Voice Back to Students
“Student voices matter for the future of the state of Illinois.”—Governor J.B. Pritzker Representative Katie Stuart & Governor J.B. Pritzker Changes are well on the way for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with legislation that will give voices back to the students of

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Faculty News

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Department of Applied Communication Studies Welcomes Visiting Scholar
The SIUE Department of Applied Communication Studies is hosting Guosong Shao, PhD, associate dean of the College of Media and Communication at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, as a visiting scholar this school year.

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Other Recent Articles
Department of Music, Opera Edwardsville Collaborate to Bring Opera to Local Schools

Thanks to a partnership between the SIUE of Music and Opera Edwardsville this fall, more than 1,000 local elementary students have experienced opera in the form of a beloved children’s story: “Pinocchio.”

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