Archive for September, 2010

Theater student on her way to becoming successful playwright

Theater student on her way to becoming successful playwright

Sara Fehrmann is continuing to make great progress toward becoming a successful playwright.
Sara Fehrmann, a 21-year-old senior and theater history literature criticism major, has been putting pen to paper in an effort to produce plays, books and other written creations since she was 6 years old.

For the St. Louis native, her recent achievement – having […]

Anthropology alumnus appointed circuit judge

Anthropology alumnus appointed circuit judge

On October 1, Michael Cook, an anthropology alumnus, began his new appointment as resident Circuit Judge of St. Clair County in the 20th Judicial Court.
Cook garnered much success in the legal field since graduating  from SIUE in 1994 with a bachelor of science degree in anthropology.
 
The CAS alumnus was appointed to the bench in 2007 as […]

Politically inspiring black women highlighted

Politically inspiring black women highlighted

Condoleezza Rice
The Black Studies program hosted its Politically Inspiring Black Women exhibition in Peck Hall on Sept. 18.
With the goal of broadening conversation about African American ideas and racial equity, the exhibit featured 28 “political or inspiring black women” and was specifically targeted at female students enrolled in an orientation course at SIUE.
Associate Professor Howard Rambsy, chair […]

Poet Allison Joseph pulls from "agony stash" to inspire

Poet Allison Joseph pulls from “agony stash” to inspire

Poet Allison Joseph reads to an audience in the Morris University Center's bookstore. Photo by H. Rambsy.
When a poet speaks of a personal “agony stash” as the source of inspiration for much of her literary work, her audience can expect a stirring poetic experience.
SIUE’s Department of English Language and Literature hosted the London-born poet, Allison […]

Jumping frogs hard landings

Jumping frogs hard landings

Frogs belly flopping and face planting is not just funny to watch. It is interesting science with major implications. Just ask the world of biology. Right now, the buzz is all about these belly flopping and face planting frogs.
Talk escalated when Dr. Rick Essner, from SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biological Sciences, […]

World-class pianist wows music majors

World-class pianist wows music majors

Haochen Zhang works, hands-on, with SIUE student
“To see someone like that and know… our piano teacher could bring them here is pretty amazing,” said piano performance major Melissa Ray.
“I think our whole piano studio was here tonight,” said music education major, Linsey Boczek.
The two SIUE undergraduates were visibly excited after hearing pianist Haochen Zhang, the […]

The Smiling Lincoln passed by hundreds each week

The Smiling Lincoln passed by hundreds each week

A young Abraham Lincoln, beardless with a slight smile on his lips, watches diligently as people pass under his nose in the front foyer of Lovejoy Library on the SIU Edwardsville campus.
The “Abraham Lincoln” painting is known affectionately as the “Smiling Lincoln.” It is so overlooked that even those who work next to it often […]

SIUE Art & Design Video Promo

SIUE Art & Design Video Promo

Check out this video promo for the Art & Design Department at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville!

SIUE Art & Design from Joel Anderson on Vimeo.

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