Category: Human Interest

Middle Eastern day connects students with culture, shatters stereotypes

Middle Eastern day connects students with culture, shatters stereotypes

Words and phrases used by western media to describe Arabs and Muslims do not exist among natives of the Middle East.
SIUE students participate in Dabke, a traditional group dance that varies by country in the Middle East. (Photo by Joseph Lacdan)
Members of the SIUE Arabic club and Saudi Student Association hand out brochures about Arabic […]

New CAS student senators hope to connect with classmates this fall

New CAS student senators hope to connect with classmates this fall

SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences student senators believe changes in the student government structure will give better representation to CAS students next fall.
Cody Osborne
Landon Montgomery
Haley Schlecht
Students were elected by direct vote from students enrolled in each college on candidates who were also enrolled in their respective colleges. This year’s CAS representatives are sophomore Cody […]

In remembrance: SIUE grad and local artist dedicates life’s work to Holocaust survival

In remembrance: SIUE grad and local artist dedicates life’s work to Holocaust survival

Agnes Pal’s love of art was born of curiosity and fondness for beautiful shapes nearly a lifetime ago.  She said she loved art since she was a child living in the Hungarian town of Mako, dreaming of artistic designs in her steel bed painted with the Seven Dwarves.
SIUE alum Agnes Pal, left, has created dozens […]

SIUE professor compares famous writer’s early work to internet bloggers

SIUE professor compares famous writer’s early work to internet bloggers

Americans may have been blogging, perhaps a century before the invention of the internet.
SIUE History professor Jason Stacy made a presentation on Walt Whitman in December. Stacy said Whitman's writing as a journalist is similar to the writing style of today's bloggers. (File photo)
According to SIUE history professor Jason Stacy, journalists of small daily and weekly […]

SIUE professor says female entrepreneurs played pivotal roles in Japanese culture

SIUE professor says female entrepreneurs played pivotal roles in Japanese culture

More than 20 years ago, SIUE professor Christienne Hinz sat in a café in Fukuoka, Japan, studying and observing how an elderly Japanese woman interacted with her customers.
SIUE history professor Christienne Hinz is studying the cultural impact of the social roles of working class Japanese women. (Photo courtesy of Hinz)
“Grandmother,” as the woman was known […]

SIUE Faculty Member Donates $100,000 To Biology Department

SIUE Faculty Member Donates $100,000 To Biology Department

On December 11, 2012 SIUE Faculty gathered to receive a generous donation from long time SIUE biology professor Ralph Axtell. The one hundred thousand dollar donation will be used to set up an endowment fund for the Department of Biological Sciences and help support research efforts in the Ecology and Organismal Biology Teaching Laboratory.
Axtell holds […]

Veteran’s Tribute scheduled for October 28th - November 1st

Veteran’s Tribute scheduled for October 28th – November 1st

Photo courtesy of http://blog.granicus.com.
The Politcal Science Department, Office of Educational Outreach, and ROTC has announced that SIUE will host a series of Veteran’s Tribute events from October 28, 2012 to November 1, 2012. The events will take place at the Museum located on the second floor of the Morris University Center. This is a first-time […]

Lobby Day 2012

Lobby Day 2012

Last Tuesday, February 21, 35 students, led by Gerald O’Brien, professor of social work, from the SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences Department of Social Work, embarked on an annual pilgrimage to Springfield, Ill. The trip to the state’s capital was for “Lobby Day,” an annual event where social work students are challenged to learn […]

Stellar Profile of Denise Donley

Stellar Profile of Denise Donley

“The STELLAR … program is designed to recognize, honor, and develop some of the star student achievers of our College. Our CAS STELLAR students will receive special recognition and support from the College to help them achieve their full potential in their academic program and beyond,” according to the STELLAR website. Nominations are not necessarily predicated […]

Stellar Profile of Jenna Schneider

Stellar Profile of Jenna Schneider

“The STELLAR … program is designed to recognize, honor, and develop some of the star student achievers of our College. Our CAS STELLAR students will receive special recognition and support from the College to help them achieve their full potential in their academic program and beyond,” according to the STELLAR website. Nominations are not necessarily predicated […]

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