SIUE 
The Department of Chemistry and the
Chemistry Club
Announce the 28th Annual William J. Probst Memorial Lecture
Dr. Bassam Z. Shakhashiri
William T. Evjue Distinguished Chair
for the Wisconsin Idea
& Professor of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Ð
Madison
Thursday, April 15, 2004
4:00 pm, Science Building, Room 1105
The pursuit of knowledge in all fields and at all
educational levels is especially nurtured, and valued, in the United States and
in several other parts of the World. Creating new knowledge and training others
to do the same are the hallmarks of our institutions of higher education.
When only training rather than education occurs at graduate and undergraduate
institutions both students and the institutions fall short in their
responsibilities to each other and to society. Teachers, and those
professors who teach, greatly influence the attitudes and behavior of those
they contact in the classroom and in other settings. Effective teachers
of science immerse themselves and their students in developing observational
skills, in learning how to formulate questions, and in gaining insights of
concepts, principles, and the practices of their disciplines. In doing so
they teach and develop skills, disseminate knowledge, and convey their own
attitudes toward science. Effective teachers promote learning and use lectures,
discussions, and grades to create nurturing environments to enable students to
fulfill their human potential.
Additional
Probst Lecture Events Include:
"Science Is Fun"
Bassam Z.
Shakhashiri
Thursday,
April 15, 2004
7 p.m.,
Meridian Ball Room, MUC
Thursday,
April 15, 2004
2 p.m. Meridian Ballroom,
Morris
University Center
Funded By:
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, SIUE Office of the Provost, College of Arts &
Sciences, Graduate School, Department of Chemistry, and Student Activities Fees
For further information contact the
SIUE Department of Chemistry at
(618) 650-2042