Archive for September, 2011

Rosser presents research on the ‘science glass ceiling’

Rosser presents research on the ‘science glass ceiling’

Sue Rosser, provost at San Francisco State University, lectured SIUE attendees and the public Wednesday about her research, titled “Academic Women and their Struggle to Succeed: The Science Glass Ceiling.” The National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE Grant sponsored the lecture.
Sue Rosser, SFU provost
Rosser received her doctoral degree in zoology and has served as provost and vice […]

Punctum Books - a new reality

Punctum Books – a new reality

Academic publishing has a set way of working–from submissions to publishing and editing to peer-review–the system of academic publishing has been a difficult path for everyone, including academics and students alike. An SIUE College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) professor is working with a group of like-minded individuals to create a publishing company that will […]

Upcoming faculty music showcase highlights quirky talents

Upcoming faculty music showcase highlights quirky talents

This semester’s Faculty Showcase of the Department of Music will feature more than just the popular classical pieces of music on instruments such as the piano and saxophone. Some of the faculty will also be performing music on unusual instruments.
The event, which will be begin at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 in the Abbott Auditorium in […]

CAS day called on account of rain

CAS day called on account of rain

 
Last Friday at approximately 12:34 pm the sky over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville broke out in a sudden downpour. On the quad, faculty from all over the Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CAS) could be seen scurrying for cover, their arms full of colorful posters, candy, and expensive lab equipment. This was not the sudden […]

Horney talks health

Horney talks health

Students filled the College of Arts and Sciences conference room in Peck Hall Wednesday for the women’s studies department’s first “Coffee with Cool Women” event of the semester.
The “cool woman” guest of the hour, Jennifer Horney, talked with students about the public health profession and gave them insight on their future careers.
Horney, currently deputy director […]

Coffee with Cool Women

Coffee with Cool Women

[ September 21, 2011; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] Women’s Studies presents Coffee with Cool Women, with Dr. Jennifer Horney, deputy director at the UNC Center for Public Health Preparedness in the CAS Conference Room, Peck 3117. Horney studied economics as an undergraduate and earned an MA in art history before returning for an MPH and a Ph.D in epidemiology.  She is now the deputy director for […]

Academic Women and Their Struggle to Succeed: The Science Glass Ceiling

Academic Women and Their Struggle to Succeed: The Science Glass Ceiling

[ September 21, 2011; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] SIUE and the Office of the Provost welcome a public lecture by Provost Sue Rosser of San Francisco State University, sponsored by the ADVANCE Grant from the National Science Foundation. The lecture will take place in the Maple/Dogwood rooms at the Morris University Center. Rosser has interviewed some of the finest female scientists regarding their […]

Jazz Band Concert

Jazz Band Concert

[ September 20, 2011; 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] SIUE Jazz band performs at the Dunham Hall Theater.

O’Brien awarded grant to research metal molecules

O’Brien awarded grant to research metal molecules

Usually, a married couple’s “big project” consists of something such as repainting the outside of the house or renovating the basement.
For Leah O’Brien, professor of chemistry at SIUE and her husband, James, also a professor of chemistry at University of Missouri – St. Louis, the “big project” will consist of observing certain bonding properties […]

On campus field school - a priceless tool

On campus field school – a priceless tool

Few schools can boast an archeology site that is on campus and is used on a regular basis to give undergraduate students a graduate school experience.  SIUE can boast, and with good reason.
The summer field school, conducted by the Anthropology Department of SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), is an instrumental tool for the […]

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