Tag: "College of Arts and Sciences"

Diversity attracted Garrison to CAS advising

Diversity attracted Garrison to CAS advising

SIUE’s diversity was one of the most attractive reasons for academic advisor Carol Garrison to bring her talents to the university.
“Certainly, there’s more transfer students,” Garrison said. “That’s really been quite a difference from the other place[s] I’ve been. People come from Illinois, but not all over the place. So, some are coming from very […]

STELLAR Student profile: Tom Teague

STELLAR Student profile: Tom Teague

Junior applied mathematics major Tom Teague dreams of working for NASA one day, and his experiences at SIUE, including being a recipient of the College of Arts and Sciences STELLAR Student Award, could help him reach that goal.
Photo courtesy of Tom Teague
Though he does not have a “specific career path” in mind, Teague said he […]

Alumna returns to SIUE in advising role

Alumna returns to SIUE in advising role

SIUE alumna Brandi Hudson spent time in the health education field, but her love for students and SIUE brought her back to her alma mater roughly four years ago as an academic adviser for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Photo courtesy of Brandi Hudson
“I’m from this area. I actually graduated from SIUE, of course, I […]

Annual CAS Hands On Day scheduled for Sept. 17

Annual CAS Hands On Day scheduled for Sept. 17

Identifying bones. Major pong. Instrument petting zoo.
Chancellor Furst-Bowe and Dean Romero checking their heart rates after various stimuli at the Biology booth.
These are just a few of the many activities intended to show students what a major or interdisciplinary minor in the College of Arts and Sciences can offer. They are also part of the […]

CAS Colloquium: Professors explore Native American literature

CAS Colloquium: Professors explore Native American literature

Four professors explored Native American literature as part of the College of Arts and Sciences Colloquium earlier this month.
Anthropology professor Cory Willmott discusses "The Song of Hiawatha" during the College of Arts and Sciences Colloquium, which was themed "Thinking About the Book."
History professor Rowena McClinton discussed “Minding the Writer’s Spirit,” focusing on the time period […]

Retired SIUE librarians explore the evolution of the book

Retired SIUE librarians explore the evolution of the book

From the first known pictograph to present-day eBooks, two former SIUE librarians discussed the evolution of the book – and what comes next – last week as part of the College of Arts and Sciences Colloquium.
Charlotte Johnson, a retired SIUE librarian, discussed the evolution of the book as part of the College of Arts and […]

CAS adviser considers her role a 'joint effort'

CAS adviser considers her role a ‘joint effort’

Kathy Bettes has been a College of Arts and Sciences adviser for roughly two years, but has acted in an advising role for much longer.
Prior to joining the professional CAS advising staff, Bettes was a graduation officer in SIUE’s Office of the Registrar before the university transitioned to professional advising.
“A lot of times [students’] instructors encouraged them, […]

University adds 490 pieces of Sanchez’s art

University adds 490 pieces of Sanchez’s art

This past January, the SIUE University Museum added nearly 500 pieces of art from the  artist Emilio Sanchez. The addition of the collection was facilitated by Eric Barnett, director of the SIUE University Museum.
According to the Foundation website biography, “Emilio Sanchez was born in Camagüey, Cuba in 1921. He began his artistic training at the Art […]

Sigma-Aldrich to donate $150,000 to SIUE

Sigma-Aldrich to donate $150,000 to SIUE

A series of conversations, an mutually benefitting relationship, and a new science building has led to a significant contribution to SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) according to Craig Steiner, director of development for CAS, and Robert Dixon, associate professor and chair of chemistry. An agreement between SIUE and Sigma-Aldrich will lead to a […]

After the Academy book reading in MUC bookstore

After the Academy book reading in MUC bookstore

[Video]  A second book published by the office of the Dean of the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences saw its first public reading this past Thursday. Several of the contributors to the book, “After the Academy: Memories of Teaching and Learning in the Land of Lincoln,” were at the Morris University Bookstore to read […]

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