CAS Colloquium – Wednesday
| March 23, 2011 |
MUC, Goshen Lounge
| 9:00-9:40am | Welcome and Opening Session
Aldemaro Romero, College of Arts & Sciences U.S.-Cuba Exchanges Since 1959 and Their Future: The Potential Role of the SIU System
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| 11:00am-12:30pm | Writing About America
Creative Writing faculty and graduate students from the Department of English Language & Literature: Allison Funk, Adrian Matejka, Jeffrey Skoblow, Daniel Boyt, Geoff Schmidt, Megan Hudgins, Valerie Vogrin, John Savoie, David Rawson, Ashley Luster, Stacey Lynn Brown
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| 12:45-1:45pm | One-Act Opera: Carlisle Floyd’s Slow Dusk
Marc Schapman, Music
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Hairpin Drive
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9:50am-12:45pm
(Tour bus will depart from the flagpole) |
East St. Louis History and Culture Bus Tour Andrew Theising, Director of the SIUE Institute for Urban Research, will conduct a driving tour of East St. Louis—which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year – including visits to the old National Stock Yards, the East St. Louis riverfront, historical sites in the city, and a review of newer development projects. Come see and learn about this city’s dramatic rise and fall. |
MUC, Oak/Redbud Rooms
| 9:50-11:00am | Walt Whitman Thinking About America
Jason Stacy, Historical Studies; Andrew Carver, English Language & Literature; Jessica DeSpain, English Language & Literature |
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| 11:15am-12:15pm | America’s Practical Bluestockings: Early National Women’s Reading & 19th-Century Authorship
Jill Anderson (Moderator) and English Language & Literature Students: Bonnie Brueggemann, Kayla Hays, Consuella Kelly, Rachel Pease, Caitlin Pinney |
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12:30-2:30pm |
America Divided: Examining Social & Economic Gaps I
Hsin-hsin Huang, Social Work Impact of War on American Iraq &Afghanistan Veterans: Contextual and Psychological Implications
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| Natalee Schwalb, Speech Communication; Sonia Zamanou-Erickson, Speech Communication
Effects of Social Gap and Digital Divide on Opportunities for American Under-Privileged Youth |
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Lakesha Butler, School of Pharmacy
Health Disparities of America
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| Wendy Shaw, College of Arts & Sciences
The Geography of U.S. Poverty: Selected Comments
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| 2:45-4:00pm | America Divided: Examining Social & Economic Gaps II
Gary Hicks, Mass Communications From ‘Snake Pit’ to ‘South Park’: The Changing American Face of Mental Illness
Angela Kaiser, Social Work Facilitating the Development of Bridging Social Capital in America
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MUC, Maple/Dogwood Rooms
| 10:00-10:30am | Dialectal Variation in America and Illinois
Kristine Hildebrandt, English Language & Literature; Larry LaFond, College of Arts & Sciences; Laura Wehmer, English Language & Literature
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| 10:45am-12:15pm | Is America Unique? A Roundtable Discussion on American Exceptionalism
Steven Hansen, Historical Studies; Jeff Manuel, Historical Studies; Jason Stacy, Historical Studies; Victoria Harrison, Historical Studies; Buddy Paulett, Historical Studies
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| 12:30-1:30pm | The Literature of 9/11
Catherine Seltzer (Moderator), English Language & Literature; Valerie Vogrin, English Language & Literature; Charles Berger, English Language & Literature; Anushiya Ramaswamy, English Language & Literature
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| 1:45-2:45pm | Racism in American Higher Institutions of Learning
Traice Webb, Counseling Services; Christienne Hinz, Historical Studies; Erin Murphy, Sociology and Criminal Justice
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| 2:50-4:00pm | Women Faculty in Higher Education
Leah O’Brien (Moderator), Chemistry; Allison Thomason, Historical Studies; Lynn Maurer, Political Science; Danice Brown, Psychology; Paul Pitts, Office of Institutional Compliance; Denise Cobb, Sociology |
Library
| 10:15-10:45am
3rd Floor Room 3021 |
The Richard Nickel Story
(video with Louis Sullivan presentation)
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11:00am-12:30pm 2nd Fl.- Sullivan Lounge |
Louis Sullivan & the Battle for America’s Architecture Carl Springer, English Language & Literature; Eric Barnett, University Museum; Ivy Cooper, Art & Design; and others
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| 12:45-1:15pm
3rd Floor Room 3021 |
Second Showing The Richard Nickel Story
(video with Louis Sullivan presentation)
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Abbott Auditorium (Library Basement, Room 0044)
| 2:00-3:30pm
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American Voices: Poet, Composer, and Performer (Musical Performance)
Emily Truckenbrod, Music; Linda Perry, Music; Emily Ottwein, Music
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| 3:45-4:45pm
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The Black Theatre Workshop Touring Ensemble (w/Kathryn Bentley, Theater & Dance)
August Wilson: American Playwright
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MUC, Hickory/Hackberry Rooms
| 1:45-2:45pm | Re-Thinking ‘America’ and Re-Mapping the United States – Poster Session
Buddy Paulett & Students of History 334a (The Westward Movement in American History)
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MUC, Hickory/Hackberry Rooms
7:00-8:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Ta-Nehisi Coates
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