Archive for September 22nd, 2013

Nobel Prize recipient will discuss discoveries of the universe through NASA telescope mission

Nobel Prize recipient will discuss discoveries of the universe through NASA telescope mission

Nobel Prize Winner Dr. John Mather is the 15th William C. Shaw Memorial Lecturer Photo Credit: NASA/GSFC/Pat Izzo
John Mather, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2006 and current senior astrophysicist for NASA, will present the William C. Shaw Lecture.  His talk on Thursday, Sept. 26 will be titled “History of the Universe […]

Coffee with Cool Women features local principal emphasizing the importance of nurture in education

Coffee with Cool Women features local principal emphasizing the importance of nurture in education

Edwardsville Principal Tanya Patton shared perpsectives from her career during Coffee with Cool Women discussion
Tanya Patton said she takes the time to learn the names of all 315 students–as a kindergarten through second grade school principal in Edwardsville.
“It is important to the environment that I want to create- that I know who my students are. […]

Students gain teaching experience through SIUE Foreign Languages program, collaboration with Edwardsville YMCA and elementary schools

Students gain teaching experience through SIUE Foreign Languages program, collaboration with Edwardsville YMCA and elementary schools

Tyler Yurish, an SIUE student who taught foreign languages classes last year, anticipated the end of year school presentation.
While some children spend their time playing, others remain in the classroom learning new languages – and SIUE students were the instructors.
Foreign languages professor Debbie Mann coordinates the program in cooperation with Natasha Howard, arts and humanities […]

Speech communication major wins Miss Amazing Pageant's 'miss division'

Speech communication major wins Miss Amazing Pageant’s ‘miss division’

Senior speech communication major Tiffany Eickhoff is amazing – Miss Amazing, to be exact.
Senior speech communication major Tiffany Eickhoff recently won the 'miss division' of the first national Miss Amazing Pageant. Photo courtesy of Tiffany Eickhoff
Eickhoff, who has cerebral palsy, recently won the “miss division” of the first national Miss Amazing Beauty Pageant – a […]

Schreiber, Plocher add field work experience to social work department

Schreiber, Plocher add field work experience to social work department

Jill Schreiber and Mary Plocher, the newest faculty members in the social work department, bring their real-world experience to the classroom to prepare the next generation of social workers.
Jill Schreiber (left) and Mary Plocher (right) are the newest faculty members for the social work department.
Schreiber, who has a master’s in social work (MSW) from the […]

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