Archive for March, 2011

CAS Colloquium hits stride with “Thinking About America”

CAS Colloquium hits stride with “Thinking About America”

Today’s world shrinking faster than ever before.  With the rise of China and India as new world powers and the internal conflicts in the Middle East, it’s hard not to look at ones own country and think.  This year’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Colloquium at SIUE seeks to do just that.
“Being an American […]

Hicks selected to attend prestigious academy

Hicks selected to attend prestigious academy

With the constant growth and converging of mass media outlets and the advent of even newer and more interactive media-based technologies, being a leader in today’s field of mass communications and journalism can be a particularly challenging task.
Gary Hicks, department chair and associate professor of mass communications, is one of 15 mass communications professionals and […]

Romero, the media savvy dean

Romero, the media savvy dean

SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences can boast that at its helm is a dean who hosts a radio talk show, “Segue,” and now writes a newspaper column, “College Talk” – both designed to highlight the backgrounds, research and courses of CAS faculty members.
His weekly column in “The Edwardsville Intelligencer” is the newest media venture […]

SGCI conference makes a stop at SIUE

SGCI conference makes a stop at SIUE

On Thursday, March 17, SIUE’s Department of Art and Design hosted several demos, exhibitions and projects in conjunction with the 2011 Southern Graphics International Conference which took place in St. Louis at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University on March 16-19.
The Art and Design building – in tandem with the […]

Who gets the $1000? You decide!

Who gets the $1000? You decide!

The best student art of the year is on display right now in the Morris University Center gallery. How do we know it’s the best? There’s money on the line!
“The Office of Student Affairs, to commemorate the 50 years that SIUE has been around, came up with an art show to run five consecutive years, […]

Dean stays active in academic endeavors

Dean stays active in academic endeavors

A dean of a college has enough work to fill all the hours in a day and then some.  Pursuing his or her academic aspirations can sometimes fall by the wayside.  This has not been the case for Aldemaro Romero.
Romero, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at SIUE, authored a book entitled Cave […]

SIUE to add Cougar flair to SGCI conference

SIUE to add Cougar flair to SGCI conference

The 2011 Southern Graphics International Conference is set to take place in St. Louis at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University on March 16-19. SIUE will be hosting its own slate of events in conjunction with this major conference on March 17.
On Thursday, SIUE’s campus – in tandem with […]

Kendalls, Lanham honored by Friends of the Center

Kendalls, Lanham honored by Friends of the Center

The Friends of the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability at SIUE  honored the late John Kendall and his wife Kay, also deceased, with the Sustainability Leadership Award at their annual awards dinner, March 5th. The Kendalls helped create the Watershed Nature Center in Edwardsville.
“The Watershed tells two stories,” said […]

Lobby Day prepares future advocates

Lobby Day prepares future advocates

For social workers, being able to lobby for legislation that may remedy particular social and economic ills is a critical part of their professional purpose. For this reason, students majoring in social work at SIUE take part in an annual Lobby Day with the objective of improving their readiness to take on this aspect of […]

STELLAR - recognizing achievement and excellence in CAS

STELLAR – recognizing achievement and excellence in CAS

A new program is taking off at SIUE in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS).  STELLAR, which stands for Student Excellence and Achievement Recognition, was developed as a program that will assist CAS students who display potential at SIUE.
“The STELLAR … program is designed to recognize, honor, and develop some of the star student […]

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