September 2014
30 September 2014, 9:46 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Theater and Dance will open its 2014-2015 season with Carlo Goldoni’s A Servant of Two Masters.
A Servant of Two Masters opens on Wednesday, Oct. 15 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 19 at SIUE’s Dunham Hall Theater. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
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30 September 2014, 3:54 PM
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a grant worth $9,956,011 to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) initiative. The funding is co-administered by the Department of Labor and Department of Education.
Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez and Secretar...
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30 September 2014, 8:00 AM
Join hundreds of area residents in the Metro East Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Parking Lot A for this one-day signature fundraising event to benefit the American Diabetes Association. The Walk is partially sponsored by SIUE and the SIUE Foundation.
Register at www.diabetes.org/ or call 888-DIABETES....
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29 September 2014, 9:24 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville celebrated the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior at a reception in the School’s atrium Friday, Sept. 26. Prior to July 1, the School had simply been known as the School of Education.
“The name change is not simply cosmetic,” said Curt Lox, interim dean of the School. “The new name more accurate...
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29 September 2014, 9:15 AM
SIUE’s 2014 Discover the Gardens Day will be held October 12 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in The Gardens at SIUE. A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Tree Top pedestrian bridge will jump start the event. The new bridge connects the brand new ecologically-friendly parking lot to The Gardens attractions. This event is open to the university community, students and the gener...
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29 September 2014, 8:00 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering received $10,000 worth of donated materials through the Siemens Cooperates with Education (SCE) Program. The donation includes 12 sets of SIMATIC S7-1214C programmable logic controllers (PLC), STEP Basic V13 software packages, KTP700 7” color HMI operator panels, compact switches, ethernet cabl...
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29 September 2014, 7:00 AM
SSM Health Care nurses will soon be able to advance their education in the comfort of their own homes, thanks to a new partnership with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
The SIUE School of Nursing will offer an online, accelerated RN to BS in nursing degree to all SSM Health Care nurses beginning January 2015. The online program—comprised entirely of S...
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28 September 2014, 5:19 PM
SIUE women’s tennis and basketball, baseball, and men’s golf teams volunteered at the recent Glen Carbon Elementary School Fall Festival. The event was in conjunction with the athletic department’s “Community Matters” theme.
The teams helped set up the event and stayed throughout the day to help the festival run smoothly. They manned game t...
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28 September 2014, 1:32 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is mourning the loss of junior College of Arts and Sciences student Michael T. Stephens, of Troy, who passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville after a lengthy illness. The St. Louis native was 37.
Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, at Kurrus Funeral Home in Belleville. A memorial service follows imm...
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25 September 2014, 12:45 PM
Chancellor’s Report Video
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe gave her annual “State of the University” address this morning to the campus community. She reflected upon many accomplishments during the past year, expressed optimism over the state of the institution and also acknowledged the challenges that are ahead.
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25 September 2014, 12:33 PM
Students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have an opportunity to learn Arabic and Yoruba, thanks to two Fulbright scholars, one from Palestine and the other from Nigeria.
“At first and perhaps second glance, Arabic can look difficult, if not strange,” said Ahmed Bshara from Nablus in the northern West Bank. It reads from right to left and all the l...
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25 September 2014, 11:19 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Danice Brown is the first recipient of the Champion for Diversity Award. The honor was announced today during SIUE Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe’s annual State of the University address in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom.
The SIUE Champion for Diversity Award is presented to a faculty or staf...
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24 September 2014, 1:09 PM
Faculty members from all three SIU campuses, Carbondale, Edwardsville and Springfield, gathered in the SIUE Morris University Center Conference Center on Tuesday, Sept. 23, for the SIU Innovation Expo. The system-wide expo titled, “Making Better Megawatts, Mousetraps and Medicine,” was held to promote collaborative research and commercialization opportunities b...
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24 September 2014, 8:32 AM
The Illinois Education Research Council (IERC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has released a report describing Illinois public school districts’ use of the 5Essentials Survey and data.
Starting with the 2012-2013 school year, Illinois public schools were required to administer a biennial learning conditions and climate survey. This 5Essentials (5E) Sur...
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24 September 2014, 8:00 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is the site for the Higher Education Diverse Business Opportunity Fair (HEDBOF) on Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. The Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative (IPHEC) Purchasing Advisory Council (PAC) Diversity Working Group hosts the event.
Along with SIUE, other Illi...
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23 September 2014, 12:49 PM
SIUE students Brittany Im, Tiffany Hazel and Jordan Swanberg helped a local family escape a house fire earlier this month at the Homes of Center Grove. Edwardsville Intelligencer writer Matt Winte posted the story Tuesday, Sept. 16. Read it here. Im is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, Hazel is a senior in the School of Nursing and Swanberg is a junior in the S...
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23 September 2014, 11:58 AM
The NCERC at SIUE staff was in Washington, D.C., for the second-consecutive year to award Congressman Bill Enyart (D-IL) a “Fueling Growth” Award from Growth Energy in recognition of his commitment to the ethanol industry.
“From his work on the House Agriculture Committee to his staunch support of the Renewable Fuels Standard, Congressman Enyart has quic...
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23 September 2014, 11:58 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business has opened registration for its 2014 Project Management Symposium. The event is 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, November 21, at the Morris University Center on the SIUE campus. The annual one-day event focuses on cultivating the art and science of project management.
Project management professionals from more than...
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23 September 2014, 6:45 AM
SIUE track and field and cross country teams participated in the Wag N Walk 5K Run on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Sunset Hills Memorial Gardens in Glen Carbon. The service project benefits the Metro-East Humane Society.
The project aligns with the Department of Athletics’ “Community Matters” initiative. The student-athletes served as course marshals and fin...
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23 September 2014, 6:17 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is celebrating 2014 Homecoming with a weeklong series of events targeting current students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members. This year’s events begin Monday, Sept. 29, running through Sunday, Oct. 5 on the SIUE campus.
This year’s student theme is “Red, White and the E.” The schedule of events ...
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21 September 2014, 3:05 PM
After three years of playing tennis at SIUE and being so far from her home of Naples, Fla., Lindsey Raymond’s new roommate will help her feel as if she never left.
Mikey Raymond, her younger brother, became a member of the SIUE men’s tennis team, bringing a little piece of home with him to Edwardsville.
Although he did spend time looking at other schools, bot...
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19 September 2014, 2:57 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will honor seven remarkable graduates at the 2014 SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 3 in the Morris University Center. These alumni have achieved exploits in their respective fields, are role models and are testament to SIUE’s educational excellence. A cocktail reception in the MUC restaurant will begin at 6:30 p.m. Di...
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19 September 2014, 1:45 PM
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) in partnership with Team Smiles and the National Football League’s St. Louis Rams provided dental services to underserved students at Miles D. Davis Elementary School in East St. Louis earlier this month.
SIU SDM students, alumni and faculty, along with local dentists joined together to provide free co...
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19 September 2014, 10:58 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy students James Langley and Ray Jhala are the Wal-Mart/Pharmacy Times Respect, Excellence and Service in Pharmacy (RESPy) award winners for October and November 2014. The RESPy Award began as recognition for extraordinary humanitarian work in the community and has become a continuing salute to pharmacy students...
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18 September 2014, 2:51 PM
Just 15 months after customers’ unexpected crowd funding campaign to save their toy store, co-owner Shawnta’ Ray finds its tremendously gratifying to hear the business’ new name, Happy Up, coming from the mouths of children who shop there.
“Before the change no one ever said our name,” Ray commented. “Now we hear children of all ages sa...
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18 September 2014, 2:23 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) is a finalist for the 2014 Illinois Governor’s Sustainability Award. The winner will be announced Thursday, October 23, at the Chicago Hyatt Regency. Industry partners, local media and local government leaders are invited to attend the award ceremony in honor of the ERTC....
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17 September 2014, 7:00 AM
Southern Illinois University’s School of Dental Medicine is urging parents of qualified children between the ages of 3 and 13 to bring their children to this year’s Give Kids A Smile Day from 7:30 a.m. to noon, Monday, Oct. 13 at the School’s main clinic in building 263, 2800 College Ave. in Alton.
Free dental care, including examinations, X-rays, cleani...
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16 September 2014, 9:57 AM
Today, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville received the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
As a recipient of the annual HEED Award—a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding com...
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16 September 2014, 9:30 AM
As a result of rising textbook costs and the proliferation of Open Educational Resource (OER) materials, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is conducting a pilot program in order to gauge the feasibility of using OER as a no-cost or low-cost alternative to traditional textbooks.
Eleven faculty members from various disciplines worked with Information Technology Serv...
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16 September 2014, 7:00 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing will be hosting the United States Army for a scaled-down version of the Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH). The event will take place Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 22-23 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the School of Nursing atrium on the second floor of Alumni Hall.
The Army will have approximately five repres...
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15 September 2014, 7:00 AM
U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have refreshed their initial partnership to enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for the local 10-county Illinois region.
The organizations signed a second three-year Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) in July 2014, which enables USTRANSCOM, other...
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11 September 2014, 3:29 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students, faculty and staff shared their thoughts on September 11, 2001.
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11 September 2014, 9:59 AM
Campus Kitchens Video
An on-going service project to help address the nutritional necessities of those in need began Wednesday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
SIUE has partnered with The Campus Kitchens Project, headquartered in Washington, D.C., to help address local needs, said Sarah Laux, assistant director of Community Engagement at SIUE’s...
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11 September 2014, 7:00 AM
Students and staff from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center united with local and state Metro East representatives to reflect on the tragedy of September 11, to respect the gift of life and to resolve to make a difference.
“We reflect, remember and respect the lives that were lost and changed forever,” said Anita Brandon, director o...
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11 September 2014, 12:17 AM
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville an Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) grant. The three-year grant is valued at $846,000.
“Digital East St. Louis” will offer information technologies (IT), computing experiences and role models to underserved middle-school youth in an ou...
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10 September 2014, 5:43 PM
SIUE senior Christian Lee is the Alestle’s photo editor. USA Today writer Dan Reimold featured Lee’s work photographing the recent protests in Ferguson. The story was posted Sept. 9 on college.usatoday.com.
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10 September 2014, 2:35 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosts its annual Graduate School Fair October 23. Prospective graduate students can receive information about graduate programs, graduate admission requirements, graduate student services and financing a graduate education, including graduate assistantships and competitive graduate awards.
The Council of Graduate Schools notes: &#...
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9 September 2014, 1:36 PM
Success in the highly competitive building industry requires exceptional leadership, management and communication skills. The innovative Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) has packaged those skills into a convenient, accelerated, nine-week program. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville announced today that it is now accepting registrations for the 2015 session of ...
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9 September 2014, 4:01 AM
U.S. News & World Report ranks Southern Illinois University Edwardsville among the best Regional Universities Midwest for the 11th consecutive year and among the top 15 public universities in that category. The listing is in the magazine’s “Best Colleges of 2015” issue that was released today.
SIUE remained in the top 50 of the Regional Universities Mi...
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8 September 2014, 2:01 PM
For the first time, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has climbed into Washington Monthly’s Top 40 for master’s universities in the nation. SIUE is first among all master’s institutions in Illinois on the national magazine’s list.
Unlike conventional college rankings, Washington Monthly evaluates an institution’s “contribution t...
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8 September 2014, 6:00 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Mark McKenney, associate professor of computer science in the School of Engineering, was selected as one of 17 new CyberGIS Fellows to promote cyberGIS (geographic information science and systems) education.
The National Science Foundation-supported CyberGIS Project has selected 13 projects led by 17 researchers across...
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6 September 2014, 3:22 PM
Spurred by a commitment to make and sell wines, David and Susan Wesa have turned their dream into reality with the opening of The Winery at Shale Lake near Williamson.
This family-oriented travel destination includes a vineyard, winery, large cabins, bed-and-breakfast-style cottages, horse stables, fishing and trails. Approximately 40 miles northeast of downtown St. Louis...
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5 September 2014, 2:41 PM
Two staffers at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville were selected as “Angels in Adoption” by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI).
Jesse Langston, building mechanic for Facilities Management; and his wife, Shrylene Langston, assistant director of the SIUE East St. Louis Center, will be honored at an awards ceremony and gala on Sept. 1...
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5 September 2014, 6:00 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. During the next five years, the SIUE Noyce Math Scholars program will graduate and certify 24 secondary mathematics teachers to serve in high-needs rural and urban communities in southwestern Illinois.
The program provides funding for scholarships, stipends and ...
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4 September 2014, 1:30 PM
Former SIUE pitcher Spencer Patton has been added to the Major League roster by the Texas Rangers.
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 24th round of the 2011 First Year Player Draft, Patton was traded to Texas in July. The right-hander becomes just the fifth former player in school history, and the first since 2009, to ascend to the major leagues. Patton will join th...
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4 September 2014, 1:20 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville welcomed professor Andrew Peterson from Fachhochschule Mainz – University of Applied Sciences located in Mainz, Germany on Thursday, Aug. 14, to discuss international cooperation with SIUE’s Department of Construction.
Peterson is the director of the international civil engineering study program at Fachhochschule Mainz...
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4 September 2014, 7:01 AM
Prospective college students can learn more about the options available to them during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Illinois Regional College Fair (IRCF) Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The fair runs from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom on campus.
Sponsored by the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC) in con...
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4 September 2014, 6:01 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe will present “Preparing Women for College and University Presidencies” on Sunday, Sept. 7, at the sixth World Women University Presidents (WWUP) Forum being held in Beijing, China.
Furst-Bowe was invited to speak by the Organizing Committee of the WWUP Forum and Communication University of C...
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2 September 2014, 5:08 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Fall 2014 semester features a record freshman class of 2,126 students. Those first-year students contributed to a record full-time student body of 10,979 students or 220 (two percent) more full-time students than one year ago. Overall enrollment grew to 13,972 or one percent (122 students) more than last fall.
The freshman...
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2 September 2014, 7:00 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing will be offering Legislative Night 2014 Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 6-9 p.m. at the N.O. Nelson Building in Edwardsville. The event will examine current and upcoming legislative issues in the Illinois General Assembly related to nursing and health care.
The featured speaker is Debbie Broadfield of Capitol Edge ...
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