Welcome to the November 2018 issue of This Month in CAS!
Much of the spotlight this month falls on our outstanding students, both current and former.
The College of Arts and Sciences is extremely proud that two of the top Graduate School honors have been awarded to our students. Jacob Miller, a graduate student in microbiology, recently […]
“The precise center of the Edwardsville miniature Earth is only four thousand miles distant from the real Earth’s center.”
–R. Buckminster Fuller, Geoview
An art-print by R. Buckminster Fuller
While known for many ideas and inventions, R. Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller is most widely revered for his geodesic dome constructions around the world. Fuller was more than an architect […]
“Applying biology in an artistic way really helps to connect worlds together that we otherwise try to compartmentalize”–Dr. Brittany F. Peterson
How can you make bacteria more approachable? Dr. Brittany F. Peterson in the Department of Biology sought out to do just that in her Microbiology course (Biology 350). Utilizing an assignment developed by Dr. Susanne […]
“My mission is to make the program accessible to those that would not otherwise have the opportunity.”–Dr. Patricia “Gussie” Klorer
P. Gussie Klorer, PhD, HLM, ATR-BC, LCSW, LCPC
A generous gift was made by Dr. Patricia “Gussie” Klorer who retired last year from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Art Therapy Department. Klorer was the first director of the […]
“Through this project, I hope people can appreciate learning about things they don’t know about.”–Jacob Sebok
Alumnus, Jacob Sebok
During his final year at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Anthropology major, Jacob Sebok, invested much of his time and energy into creating a digital archive for the endangered languages of Nepal. Sebok started working with linguistics specialist, Dr. […]
“The ultimate goal for our research center is to promote green infrastructure in urban and suburban environments and to train our students in emerging technologies.”–Dr. Bill Retzlaff
From September 24-28, CitiesAlive held their 16th Annual Green Infrastructure Conference in Brooklyn, New York. The conference is North America’s leading forum for discussing green building infrastructure and features presentations, […]
“If you go into a class wanting to learn a concept, the grade will follow.” –Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller, a graduate student in microbiology, recently received the University’s 2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. The award is designed to recognize and reward graduate assistants for their outstanding performance in teaching and instruction.
Miller, a graduate student in […]
“What we’re doing is taking spatial and temporal information and using it to make more informed decisions.”
Joshua Pritsolas
The Graduate School announced Joshua Pritsolas as recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Thesis Award for his contributions to the field of Geography. Filling a huge gap in the literature, his research involves modeling and mapping agricultural crop yield […]
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