João Sedycias isn’t familiar with pleasant, random strangers, such as the cashier at the grocery store who held a conversation with him about peach recipes.
Sedycias, the new chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature who moved from New Jersey recently, said he’s not used to the niceness of Midwest […]
No one can say that SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is not reaching out the the local community. In the past year, under the direction of Aldemaro Romero, Dean of CAS, three new media outlets have been added to the arsenal, This Week In CAS (TWIC), Segue, and College Talk.
These new […]
This Week In CAS (TWIC) officially launched on October 1, 2010 as a news hub for SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences. In the past 7 months, the editors of TWIC have been delighted to bring you the achievements of faculty and staff, the exciting events on the University’s vibrant campus and other information regarding the research […]
Andrew Neath, professor of mathematics and statistics, has undertaken a research project, “Statistical Model Selection and the Theory of Social Choice,” that is expected to have a significant impact on the way researchers use and understand statistics and scientific decision making.
The importance of Neath’s work is evidenced in his newest honor – SIUE’s Hoppe Research […]
Aminata Cairo, assistant professor of anthropology, and Jose Tojo, artist, perform a play at SIUE.
The “In the Tradition of Katherine Dunham Series” was the brainchild of Aminata Cairo assistant professor of anthropology, and Catherine Bentley assistant professor of theater and dance.
The series began in February of 2010 with a Department of Theater and Dance workshop […]
In journalism, winning a Pulitzer Prize is one of those “often sought – rarely achieved” moments that marks a high point in a career. An SIUE Mass Communications graduate stands at the top of her field, Pulitzer Prize award in hand.
On Tuesday, April 19, Paige St. John was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism. […]
Faculty members from SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences will have the opportunity to travel across the globe as experts who interact with foreign audiences to discuss American policies, society and culture.
Twelve CAS faculty members have been selected by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Information Programs to participate in the U.S. Speaker […]
SIUE’s Student Success Center roof is turning green. How green? The green portion of the roof covers about 16,000 square feet. Even several of the SIUE geese are loving it.
The roof of the SSC is part of a system of experiments that can also be found on the Engineering building, the chancellors patio on Rendleman […]
Carolina Rocha, assistant professor of foreign languages and literature, will have the opportunity to travel to the University of Florida to conduct research using their Latin American collection this summer.
Rocha–who has been at SIUE since 2008–is the recipient of the competitive Library Research Travel Grant from UF’s Center for Latin American Studies.
“It was a competition […]
Andrew Neath, professor of mathematics and statistics, is the 2011-12 recipient of the Annette and Henry Baich Award for his project “Statistical Model Selection and the Theory of Social Choice.”
The prestigious award, according to SIUE’s Web site, is given annually to the most outstanding STEP (Seed Grant for Transitional and Exploratory Projects) grant proposal for basic […]
