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Guest speakers to discuss group responsibility at Colloquium sessions hosted by Philosophy Department

Guest speakers to discuss group responsibility at Colloquium sessions hosted by Philosophy Department

Understanding the moral responsibility of groups and presenting an alternative view of a famous Western philosopher will be the topics discussed in the Philosophy Department’s Colloquium sessions.
Guest speakers Marcus Hedahl and James Mattingly will each host a lecture in Peck Hall.
Hedahl, a Leadership, Ethics and Law professor at the U.S. Naval Academy, will discuss the […]

CAS Colloquium: Panel addresses how humanities majors can find career niche

CAS Colloquium: Panel addresses how humanities majors can find career niche

Librarian Lora Smallman organized a panel discussion consisting of faculty, students and alumni who addressed how to find career paths following humanities studies. They shared their journeys as part of the College of Arts and Sciences Colloquium Series. Photo provided by Smallman
A panel of faculty, students and alumni addressed students during their discussion, “On the […]

CAS Colloquium proposals due Jan. 31

CAS Colloquium proposals due Jan. 31

Students and faculty interested in participating in the 2014 College of Arts and Sciences Colloquium have until Jan. 31 to submit proposals.
Associate Dean Larry LaFond said anyone in the university community is eligible, so long as proposals fit the theme “Thinking About Movement.” LaFond said the theme is broad so it can be approached from […]

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 […]

Aldemaro Romero presents his lecture "Who Was the Real Dawrin"

CAS Colloquium: Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Last Tuesday Christopher Pearson, Rick Essner, and Aldemaro Romero hosted a cross disciplinary lecture discussing Charles Darwin’s, “On the Origin of Species,” The three part presentation discussed the importance of Darwin’s work, the changes it underwent as it was developed, and the logic processes used by Darwin.
Essner’s presentation focused on how Darwin’s earlier observations didn’t […]

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 […]

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CAS Events Round Up

The College of Arts and Sciences has a busy schedule of events coming up between now and the end of the semester. Coming up this Monday and Tuesday is this year’s CAS Colloquium titled, “Thinking About the Book,” with a wide variety of lectures and events by SIUE faculty will look at the role of […]

David Kim and Ed Benyas performing together at Dunham Hall

SIUE-SIUC join for concert

[Video] Last Wednesday, the SIUE and SIUC orchestras came together for a combined concert. Put on by Arts and Issues, the concert was part of this spring’s CAS colloquium, “Thinking About Space.”
The combined orchestras played to a packed house. Ed Benyas from SIUC started off conducting for the evening with “Russian Easter Festival Overture” by […]

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