Academic adviser Danette Griffith originally expected to have a career working with children, but found advising to be her calling.
“[In the beginning of my advising career] I was actually able to work with the adviser who advised me…,” Griffith said. “I’ve really enjoyed it because I think I can really relate to it.”
Griffith, who has […]
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 […]
The people of Mali, Africa have the same dreams and goals as Americans, according to Jenifer Pilz Coulibaly, coordinator of foreign language labs at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Jenifer Pilz Coulibaly, coordinator of foreign language labs at the University of Missouri-Columbia, spoke to students last week at SIUE about her volunteer efforts in Mali, Africa. Photo […]
SIUE alumnus Katie Leslie was awarded the Women in Archaeology internship from the Center for American Archaeology, located in Kampsville.
Leslie, who majored in anthropology, said she was “very excited” when she found out she was offered the internship. She will be assisting high-school age students and adults in supervising their field procedure, along with public […]
Elizabeth Massie landed her first job with the TLC network, worked on the first episode of “Toddlers & Tiaras” and had her career foreshadowed by Diane Sawyer.
Writer/producer Elizabeth Massie spoke about her career last week as part of the Women's Studies program's Coffee with Cool Women series. Photo by Kari Williams
Massie, who worked as a […]
Economics and finance department chair John Navin recently presented research on tax exportation.
Tax exportation, according to Navin, is how state and local governments “design their tax system so that the taxes are paid by people who don’t live there.”
Navin presented his research earlier this month in Carbondale to the SIU Carbondale economics department, as well […]
Speech communication students gained hands-on experience through helping a local politician campaign for the April 9 election.
Frank Miles "rented" members of SIUE's Public Relations Student Society of America to help on his campaign for Edwardsville township supervisor. Miles donated $200 to PRSSA for "renting" the students. Photo courtesy of Stacey Howard
Three students, who are all […]
He went through four contested races before making his way to Congress. He represented both SIUE and SIU Carbondale during his time in office. And now he is giving back to the people in his community.
Former congressman Jerry Costello spoke to SIUE students and area residents last week as part of a lecture series with […]
Philosophy professor Bryan Lueck has always been interested in the idea of dignity.
Philosophy professor Bryan Lueck
As such, that concept has been the focus for much of his research and the topic for his presentation last month at the Northeast Modern Language Association conference in Boston.
Lueck said he chose to study dignity because it is a […]
Two political science students recently received scholarships from the department.
Valerie Ozment
Junior Valerie Ozment and sophomore Gabriela Zamfir received the Gordon D. Bush Political Science Scholarship and Evelyn Bowles Scholarship, respectively.
Ozment she was excited to hear she was selected for the award.
“It made me feel very humble and to know that I’m blessed to have people […]
