An online search of trending Christmas gifts shows fitness activity trackers are what many want to find under the tree this year. Multiple companies promote their particular monitor as the most accurate when tracking a person’s activity. But are they as accurate at tracking daily steps and energy expenditure as claimed?

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Dr. Stephen Hansen will serve as interim dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences effective Monday, Jan. 5. Hansen is a former dean of the SIUE Graduate School and history professor in the College of Arts and Sciences.

“Dr. Hansen is highly respected among the members of the University community and he has a long and devot...

A St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm, which has made more than $170 million in profits, has hired a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Karyn Miles.

Tarlton Corp. named Miles as marketing and business development associate. Miles holds both master’s and bachelor’s in speech communication from SIUE’s College ...

A room originally used for storage, then a cramped lab space, now houses an expansive exercise biochemistry and physiology laboratory, fostering research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior.

“It provides a great learning opportunity for students that set...

In keeping with the holiday season’s events, there was singing, dancing, drumming and more from students and parents of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Head Start/Early Head Start, the Performing Arts Program and the Charter High
School.

The 2014 Musical Winter Wonder Land was held Dec. 12 at the SIUE Head Start’s Discovery Center for L...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Mitsuru Shimizu, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, has co-authored an article that analyzes the “hard e” sound and its effects on behavioral patterns.

The Cornell-led studies, “Sounds That Make You Smile and Share: A Phonetic Key to ...

It’s the ultimate location for a “no-gravity control” experiment—space. When NASA launches its SpaceX Dragon rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville research project will be on board, traveling to the International Space Station.

The launch marks the end of the first of a two-year, nearly $40...

In honor of their achievements and dedication to the teaching profession, a number of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni received 2014 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards. They were among 99 local educators honored.

The recipients were selected by their schools’ administration. They now have the opportunity to apply for a Gold Star Grant from Emerson. ...

Achieving a bachelor’s degree in sociology was not a simple task for Tony Howard, but the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Upward Bound program helped make it a little easier.

“SIIUE TRIO Upward Bound (EC) counselors, college visits and financial aid workshops helped give me a better understanding of not only going to college but of graduating,”...

A little dog therapy helped Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students take the edge of off finals week.

Students stopped by the Morris University Center Goshen Lounge Monday to pet and interact with a couple of four-legged friends.

This is the second year that SIUE has partnered with C.H.A.M.P. Assistance Dogs of Florissant, Mo, to make the therapy dogs availabl...

More than 900 students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville received a free late night breakfast Sunday from SIU President Randy Dunn and SIUE administrators.

Pancakes, scrambled eggs, turkey sausage, bacon, pastries and juice were on the menu. The warm meal was served in support of students’ finals preparation.

This late night breakfast was the third of it...

More than 300 local children received holiday gifts Saturday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

The Student Government Office sponsored SIUE’s second annual Angel Tree in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.

SIUE “Angels” donated gifts and clothing to local families with children.

The Student Government Office operates out of SIUE&#...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe will oversee the 2014 Fall Commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 13. Ceremonies for the 1,159 eligible graduates will be at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday in the Vadalabene Center on campus.

Dr. Kelly Gable, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pharmacy, is SIUE’...

Hundreds of people enjoyed two days of shopping and browsing at the 43rd Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

On Dec. 3 and 4, local and student vendors displayed a wide range of crafts and merchandise in the Morris University Center Goshen Lounge.

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Considering some “bling” at the “Angie’s By Desi...

“FY 2015 Budget Review and Outlook for FY 2016” was the topic of Phillips’ discussion he gave to the University Planning and Budget Council and the University campus ...

Eight students and one professor from Tongmyong University in South Korea recently visited the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering as part of an exchange agreement.

The South Korean visitors were at SIUE from Dec. 8-10. Their visit was a result of SIUE Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe signing a memorandum of understanding in June with Tongmyong Univ...

Two faculty members from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) received international recognition recently for their outstanding research publications.

Dr. Fengxia Wang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was selected as the winner of the Best Presentation award at the 2014 International Conference on Motion and Vibration Co...

Faculty and students from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will collectively present a band concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec 3, in Katherine Dunham Hall theater.

This final concert of the semester will present the students and faculty of concert band, and wind and percussion studies, said John Bell, professor of music at SIUE and head of band activities at the...

Fall 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of Woodland Hall, which opened in August 1994, welcoming the first class of residential freshmen at SIUE. Nearly 10,000 residents have lived in Woodland Hall since the building opened.

One of many traditions in Woodland Hall is the annual Woodland Bowl, an event every spring. Woodland Hall is also on the University Frisbee golf course ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Theater and Dance will present two 1-act plays by famed English playwright, Caryl Churchill.

Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 through Saturday, Dec. 6. Matinee times are at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7. All performances will be in the Metcalf Theater on the campus of SIUE.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men’s and Women’s soccer teams were each honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) as top academic teams for the 2013-14 seas...

When it comes to getting around the campus and the area, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provides several travel options.

“Our alternative transportation involves a Bicycle Share Program, Madison County Transit buses and Zipcars,” said Kevin Adkins, SIUE Sustainability officer. “Using alternative transportation has a triple bottom line effect f...

It’s close to the end of the day and five of the 16 pre-school children are moving throughout the room and calling out Jacqueline Schubert’s name, almost incessantly. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start teacher patiently, loving and adeptly responds to each one.

“Yes, Jaden, what do you need?” asks the Region 5...

For fall 2014, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student diversity numbers are the highest in the institution’s history.

This year, 27 percent of all enrolled students at SIUE identified themselves as coming from groups traditionally underrepresented in U.S. higher education. This is the highest percentage of minority students on record dating back t...

Alexandria Hawkins, a fourth-year student in the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM), is one of four students nationally recognized for outstanding oral and visual presentations in the category of basic science research.

Hawkins appeared at the Hinman Dental Society’s 20th annual Student Research Symposium Friday, Oct. 31, at the Pe...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe and Associate Chancellor Venessa Brown dedicated the new Multicultural Center in the Morris University Center with a ribbon cutting Thursday, Nov. 20.  Watch the video.

“Today, we celebrate a key component of our University Diversity Plan and the opening of a Center that speaks to our values ...

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Paul Scheipeter finished a rebound with his left foot for his first career goal in the 81^st minute Thursday lifting SIUE to a 1-0 win over Northwestern in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament.

SIUE advances to a second round match up Sunday at California. Game time is slated for 3 p.m. CT.

“I...

Armed with photographs that seemed to come from a “Who’s Who” of jazz musicians and a bevy of knowledge on the players themselves, St. Louis photographer Roscoe Crenshaw demonstrated his chops to a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville audience Tuesday night.

The veteran photographer, journalist, jazz historian, editor, writer and poet presented his ...

The newly released Social Mobility Index ranked Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 70th among 539 top schools in the U.S. The ranking acknowledges schools for increasing access to higher education and producing graduates poised to make a positive impact in their communities.

“The Social Mobility Index ranking demonstrates that SIUE is focused on creating affo...

Students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville had the opportunity on Tuesday to participate in what seemed like unusual science projects.

A Weird Science display was held at the Morris University Center (MUC). Students made ice cream, hand sanitizer, cleaning solution and more.

The event was sponsored by the MUC, Chemistry Club, ASAP and SOS.

Pictured above is S...

Last weekend’s SIUE School of Engineering Open House was featured in a story in The Alton Telegraph posted Sunday, Nov. 16. Read Joey Wagner’s story here. The School hosted more than 600 people in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom before conducting tours in the Engineering Building.

The Missouri Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) has named Michael Busch as the winner of the 2014 Professional Engineer of the Year. The ‘98 graduate of the SIUE School of Engineering received the award at the annual fall board meeting.

Busch, a professional traffic operations engineer, has been in the public works engineering industry for 16 ye...

SIUE’s Construction Leadership Institute was highlighted Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Alton Daily News and WBGZ Radio. Listen to Chris Gordon, co-director of the CLI and chair of the Department of Construction in SIUE’s School of Engineering, discuss the need for highly skilled individuals in the construction industry. WBGZ radio personality Doug Jenkins posted th...

A freshman at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville achieved an honor earned by only one percent of Girl Scouts, all while recognizing successful alumni at her former magnet high school.

Dominique Williams, a Girl Scout who was working on her Gold Award project, created the first Hall of Fame at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School in St. Louis.

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The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing is mourning the loss of sophomore student Matthew Lucien Dierker, who passed away Saturday, Nov. 15, in a St. Louis hospital from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident in Carbondale.

The 33-year-old Dierker was a Libertyville native. He had earned bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and Spanish from S...

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon swore in 16 members of the Ferguson Commission Tuesday afternoon at the Missouri History Museum. Nixon formed the commission to address the social and economic conditions highlighted by protests after the killing of Michael Brown.

Among the group is Dr. T.R. Carr, professor and former chair of the Department of Public Administration and Policy ...

No gas required. As long as your vehicle is out in the sun, you will be ready to go. This may seem like something out of a science fiction book, but for members of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville solar car team, it is reality.

Christopher James Maske, the team’s director of development, is a junior majoring in engineering. Although cost and vehicle des...

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Jabari Danzy’s header in the 108^th minute of play lifted SIUE past Missouri State 1-0 in double overtime to capture its first Missouri Valley Conference championship Sunday afternoon at Bradley University’s Shea Stadium in Peoria. Danzy’s game winner vaulted SIUE into the NCAA Division I Men’s...

SIUE’s Cori Harris is one of six individuals selected to receive The Ohio Valley Conference’s prestigious Scholar-Athlete Award. The award is based on academic and athletic criteria/accomplishments achieved during the 2013-14 school year.

The award is the highest individual honor that can be earned by OVC student-athletes. It is given annually to three men and...

Fifteen Southern Illinois University Edwardsville undergrads preparing to teach mathematics or science have been named Noyce Scholars for 2014-15.

The SIUE Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, created with two grants totaling $2.2 million from the National Science Foundation, helps to recruit and prepare 60 science and mathematics teacher candidates over five years for work ...

Four nurses associated with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing were recognized at the Missouri March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards Ceremony Saturday, Oct. 25. The gala at the Renaissance Hotel in St. Louis honored nurses in 20 different categories.

The awards are given to honor nurses in the St. Louis metropolitan area who display str...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) is a finalist for the upcoming second annual 2014 St. Louis Regional Chamber Arcus Awards, presented by RubinBrown LLP. Finalists and event sponsors will attend the Arcus Awards Ceremony Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch.

The SIUE SON has been nominated for the Educational Att...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will have a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, for its new Multicultural Center in the Morris University Center. Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Narbeth Emmanuel and Associate Chancellor Venessa Brown from the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion will participate i...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) Advisory Board is now soliciting nominations for the 2015 Construction Leadership Institute Alumni Leadership. The award will recognize an outstanding graduate of the CLI program and honor the individual’s exceptional contributions to the building community through their leaders...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Alumni Association is partnering with the SIUE Office of Educational Outreach to present a travel opportunity to Budapest, Vienna and Prague during May 2015.

The trip begins on Friday, May 1 with a flight to Budapest, the capital of Hungary. Tour participants will spend three nights in Budapest before heading to Vienna, Austri...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Dance is celebrating 45 years of artistic expression and entertainment.

Dance in Concert 2014, which is an alumni concert, will open at 7:30 p.m. today. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. from today through Saturday, Nov. 15. The alumni reception will begin immediately following the concert on Saturday. A matinee showing is...

SIUE students were featured in reporter Derek Beigh’s story in The Pantagraph published Monday, Nov. 10. The story follows:

Edwardsville Mayor Hal Patton is proud to say Central Illinois native Brittany Evans and four friends disproved the adage “nothing good happens after midnight.”

“We could have lost a family of four from our community, (but)&#...

SIUE will face Kentucky in Lexington, for the first round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament. The game is set for Saturday at 6:30 p.m. (CT) at the Wendell and Vickie Bell Soccer Complex.

SIUE’s first round game will be broadcast on SEC Network+ and ESPN3.com.

Kentucky is the No. 3 seed in the region, boasting a record of 15-6. Kentucky lost in the Southea...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Teaching with Primary Sources Program (TPS SIUE) was recognized during a proclamation from Governor Pat Quinn and Secretary of State Jesse White to the Illinois Veterans and Community Classroom (IVCC) Project.

The proclamation honors the veterans, students and teachers who have participated in the IVCC Project and dec...

To the Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni and Friends of SIU:

It is with deep sadness that I share with you the news that Interim SIU Carbondale Chancellor Paul Sarvela passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening. Our hearts go out to his wife, Debbie, their son and daughter, and the other members of their family.

Over the past 28 years, Dr. Sarvela has served our University w...

SIUE won its first Ohio Valley Conference women’s soccer tournament title in a 3-2 overtime decision over Jacksonville State Sunday and earned a spot in the NCAA tournament.

“This team has risen to the occasion and has refused to give in,” said SIUE Head Coach Derek Burton.

The Gamecocks scored the first two goals of the game, leaving the Cougars with a...

In 2002, recent high school graduate Chris Mentz of Collinsville, first set foot on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus. After two years of taking computer engineering courses during the War in Iraq, Mentz decided to enlist as a soldier for the U.S. Army. His life was forever changed.

“I saw what was going on between 2001 and 2003 as far a...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is participating in discussions for the purpose of being more collaborative and resourceful in the communities they serve.

The effort, Community Engagement and Scholarship Dialogue sessions, was originally devised by Dr. Aminata Cairo, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. Also helping organize the initiative is D...

The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student newspaper, won a national award during the 93rd annual Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Advisers National College Media Convention in Philadelphia.

The Alestle was in the Top Ten for overall excellence in the Best Of Show—Four-Year Weekly Tabloid category, the most competitive of all the...

Mixtures of light and intense musical numbers are planned for tomorrow’s Faculty Recital at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Dr. James M. Hinson, professor of Music, will present a free recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Dunham Hall, room 1109. Hinson is also coordinator of Winds, Brass and Percussion in the Department of Music.

The program will feature two f...

In a student satisfaction inventory (SSI) during spring 2014 coordinated by higher education consultant Noel-Levitz, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville scored significantly higher as compared to comparison groups and is performing well for its students.

“SIUE undergraduate students are happy in statistically significant terms against our peer set,” said...

Former SIUE mass communications professor and department chairman Bill Ward passed away this morning. He was 85. His son, Jeff, posted the news on Bill’s Facebook page.

Ward was featured in The Alton Telegraph in a story by Doug Kaufman that was posted Friday, Nov. 7.

Professor Gary Hicks, current chair of the mass communications department, noted Bill Ward’s...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering students traveled to Downer’s Grove October 15-18 to participate in the annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region 3 Student Competition.

The SIUE Preconstruction Team placed second out of 11 teams. Team members included: Zach Carlson, Zach Coon, George Justice, Chad Kolmer, Mason Musick and...

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn visited Southern Illinois University Edwardsville late in the afternoon on Friday, Oct. 31. Quinn took time to kick off construction of the $23.5 million renovation of the Science Building East.

“The final phase of this world class project will get us one step close to opening one of the Midwest’s top science centers for higher educ...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) faculty member Dr. Robert Bitter was installed as a trustee of the American Dental Association’s (ADA) eighth district earlier in October. The installation took place during the ADA’s 155^th annual meeting in San Antonio.

“It is a great honor to have the opportunity to represent the dentists...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s Student Society of Health-Systems Pharmacy (SSHP) chapter has received the first Outstanding Professional Development Project Award from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The award-winning project was Augmenting Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) Through the Addition of...

The Environmental Resources Training Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has received the Governor’s Sustainability Award for significant achievements in protecting the environment, helping sustain the future and improving the state’s economy.

The Center was among the 24 Illinois institutions, organizations and companies honored at a ceremony i...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine Year 4 student Caleb King has received the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation Dental Student Scholarship. Only eight other scholarships were awarded nationally in 2014.

The purpose of the $5,000 scholarship is to recognize dental students who have an established commitment to community service, demonstrated academic exc...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved the renaming of SIUE’s Office of International Student and Scholar Services to the Office of International Affairs. The board acted at its regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom on the Edwardsville campus.

The office of international affairs...

“Farmers, researchers, business leaders, politicians, and many others have been working to build Illinois...

One of the nation’s most famous educators and bullying experts will speak about civility and self-respect Thursday, Nov. 20 on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Rosalind Wiseman is the author of the best seller, Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World, which was th...

The SIUE Ice Hockey Club will be hosting a Military Appreciation Day on Saturday, Nov. 8, at the East Alton Ice Arena. The Cougars entertain the Saint Louis Billikens at 4:15 p.m.

SIUE will wear special camouflage jerseys during the game and afterwards, individuals will be able to acquire the jerseys through a silent auction. A portion of the proceeds from the jersey sale...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved authorization for the Edwardsville and Carbondale campuses to enter into a four-year agreement with MidAmerican Energy Company for the procurement of electricity. The board held its regularly scheduled session on the Edwardsville campus at the Morris University Center Conference Center.

In addition to the f...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe signed a letter of affirmation with China’s Shenyang Aerospace University (SAU) on Tuesday, Oct. 28.  The two institutions signed an earlier agreement in China to collaborate in faculty and student exchanges as well as 2+2 programs for SAU students in the areas of mechanical engineering, compu...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Mike Shaw and Brad Noble have received a patent (U.S. Patent Serial No. 13/371,230 issued as patent no. 8845870) for their Digital Potentiostat Circuit and System.

Shaw is a professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Noble is an associate professor of electrical and computer eng...

Eight SIUE programs earned a perfect score of 100 percent in the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures released Tuesday, Oct. 28, by the NCAA.

The men’s tennis, men’s track and field, women’s basketball, women’s golf, softball, women’s soccer, women’s tennis, and volleyball programs all earned a perfect score.

The GSR for the gr...

On Saturday, approximately 250 students, staff and faculty from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville took up shovels, rakes and more to work on various community projects as part of the National Make a Difference Day.

SIUE volunteers worked at Willoughby Farm in Collinsville, Arlington Wetlands in Pontoon Beach, Granite City Community Gardens, Sunshine Cultural Arts ...

SIUE alum Drew Talbot is one of the final three contestants on the SyFy network’s competitive reality show “Face Off.” The 29-year-old Wood River native earned a bachelor’s in fine arts in 2007 from the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences. Read more about Talbot in a story posted Friday, Oct. 24, in the Edwardsville Intelligencer.

The Beta Alpha Psi International Honor Organization for Financial Information Students and Professionals has recognized the Beta Alpha Psi, Kappa Lambda Chapter at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as a Distinguished Chapter.

The Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) Board of Directors congratulated Mike Costigan, Ph.D., faculty advisor and accounting department chair, Susan Murra...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is introducing a bachelor’s in integrative studies that will be available for the fall 2015 semester. The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved the program earlier this month.

“This flexible, but rigorous interdisciplinary program is geared towards students who have diverse academic interests that span across dis...

Barry Mayor Shawn Rennecker earned a master’s in public administration from SIUE. The Jacksonville Journal-Courier highlighted Rennecker in a story posted Monday, Oct. 20. He was elected as a board director for the National Rural Economic Developers Association.

The SIUE women’s basketball team made community service a top priority Saturday, Oct. 18. After playing host to 75 youngsters at the Lil’ Cougar Clinic, the team volunteered at the Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome on campus.

In the morning, the Cougars partnered with Alton Memorial Hospital for the Lil’ Cougar Clinic. The 90-minute “mini-camp” pr...

Nearly 100 guests celebrated with the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) Friday, Oct. 4, at its 40th anniversary and Dean’s Scholarship Gala at The Westin St. Louis.

Proceeds from the Gala topped $100,000 and will support student scholarship assistance efforts at the SIU SDM. As a result, the first Dean’s Scholarship Awa...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will celebrate Native American Heritage Month during November by hosting Felix Solomon, an active member of the Lummi Nation, one of the Coast Salish tribes of northwest Washington.

The public is invited to an evening of song and art with Solomon on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 6 p.m., in SIUE’s Center for Spirituality and Sustainabi...

The poetic prowess of a 16-year-old Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Upward Bound student has captured the attention and praise of renowned wordsmith and lyrical master Dr. Eugene B. Redmond.

Desmond Porter, a junior at the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS), didn’t discover his love for verses and rhyme until entering high school.

“My par...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Arts & Issues hosted the multiple Grammy Award–winning American Chicano rock band from East Los Angeles, Calif., as part of its 2014-15 season.

The band performed their award-winning album, La Pistola y El Corazó, on Oct. 16 at the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.

Los Lobos performs a mix of rock, Te...

Prospective college students can learn more about the options available to them during the SIUE Illinois Regional College Fair (IRCF) Fair tonight from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom on campus.

The event, which is sponsored by the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC) in conjunction with SIUE, will present high school...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Weight Management Program has been changing people’s lives for the better since 2009. The program uses a holistic approach to cover all aspects of successful weight reduction and weight management, including nutrition, physical activity, and the emotional and cognitive aspects of behavior change.

Dr. Bryan Smith, assista...

The internationally recognized African-American a cappella women’s ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock®, will bring their Grammy Award-winning performance to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Thursday, Oct. 23.

The group, which is rooted in African American history and culture, entertains its audiences through song and American Sign Language.

Performi...

Caseyville-based graphic designer Justen Hong was recently recognized by two international publications for his creativity in logo designs. He earned a bachelor’s in graphic design from SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences and founded his company Visual Lure in 2001. Read the story posted on Friday, Oct. 17, at stltoday.com.

Researchers at The NCERC at SIUE hope to shed light on a new market for ethanol co-products with the webinar “DDGS and Aquaculture: ‘Reel’ Opportunities for Fishmeal Replacement.” The webinar is open to the public on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m.

Presented in collaboration with partners at SIUC and Iowa State University, the webinar will discuss ...

The economics and finance graduate program within the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business is ranked 12th in The Financial Engineer’s 2015 Financial Economics Rankings released this week.

It is always rewarding to see the hard work and dedication of our faculty and students recognized,” said John Navin, interim dean of the School of Bus...

Nearly 200 community leaders and business people attended the ninth annual SIUE Day community event Thursday, Oct. 16, in the School of Engineering atrium.

Juneau Associates, Inc., sponsored the affair. Charles Juneau, president, and Bill Baudendistel, vice president, represented the firm. Twenty-five percent of Juneau Associates’ staff is comprised of SIUE alums.

SIUE’s Curt Lox, interim dean of the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, will deliver the sixth annual Cheryl J. Cohen Lecture Tuesday, Oct. 28 at Western Illinois University.

The Cohen Lecture focuses on exercise physiology or sport psychology. Lox will present, “Public Health in an Age of Inactivity” at 7 p.m. in the University Union Grand ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Institute for Urban Research (IUR) will co-sponsor the 19th annual Regional Neighborhood Conference. The St. Louis Association of Community Organizations (SLACO) hosts the event Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Harris-Stowe State University Givens Campus. Creating resilient neighborhoods and a thriving region will be the conference...

SIUE School of Pharmacy student James Langley is featured in a Pharmacy Times story posted Wednesday, Oct. 15. Associate Editor Aimes Simone wrote of the former U.S. Marine’s commitment to community service. Read the interview here

Now through Oct. 27, the City of Highland is offering technology-based startups a chance to win big.

The 2014 Highland Gigabit Challenge – the city’s first – is a business plan competition offering more than $50,000 in prizes to its winners. Highland’s event partner is the Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center at Southern Illinois U...

SIUE hosted the Higher Education Diverse Business Opportunity Fair (HEDBOF) Wednesday, Oct. 15 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. The Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative Purchasing Advisory Council Diversity Working Group sponsored the event.

Along with SIUE, SIUC and the SIU School of Medicine in Springfield, seven other Illinois institutions too...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Theater and Dance opened its 2014-2015 season with Carlo Goldoni’s A Servant of Two Masters on Tuesday at the Dunham Hall Theater.

The play will run through Sunday. Show times through Saturday are at 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s matinee is at 2 p.m. All shows will be performed in Dunham Hall Theater.

Tickets a...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing hosts its annual Explore Academic Excellence Day on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 8 a.m. to noon. This event is for prospective undergraduate and graduate students. Pre-registration is highly recommended.

Check in will begin at 8 a.m. in the Morris University Center (MUC) followed by a welcome session in the MUC Me...

The “Be The Match® SIUE 5K” will take place Saturday, Oct. 25, on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus. Registration begins at 8 a.m., with the race at 9 a.m.

The event is cosponsored by Eta Sigma Gamma, the national health education honor society of the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, and the Be The Match® Founda...

Southern Illinois University’s School of Dental Medicine hosted more than 180 children between the ages of 3 and 13 during this year’s Give Kids A Smile Day Monday, Oct. 13 at the School’s main clinic in Alton. See the video.

Free dental care, including examinations, X-rays, cleanings, fluoride treatments, fillings and extractions, were provided by SIU S...

Educators at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville believe it’s never too early to begin learning about science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM). That is why the SIUE Early Childhood Center (ECC) is taking part in hosting the First Annual STEAM Conference for educators of young children.

EEC and the Early Childhood Education Program in the ...

Students, teachers and staff from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) will dress in pink and join others on Friday for the Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Assembly and Walk.

“I am proud of the senior class for spearheading this very important day and helping to bring to mind the critical need for breast cancer awareness,...

Pre-school children and staff at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start helped kick off a yearlong observance of the federal program’s 50th birthday in September.

SIUE Head Start/Early Head Start children and staff donned the program’s colors of red, white and blue to celebrate the 50th birthday of Head Start, according to G. Lyn...

The Princeton Review names Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business as one of the best in the country for the ninth-consecutive year. The education services company features the school in the new 2015 edition of its book, “The Best 296 Business Schools.”

“It is an honor to be a part of this prestigious list for the ninth-conse...

SIUE’s Mitsuru Shimizu, an assistant professor of psychology in SIUE’s School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, has led a research team that investigated the impact of our companions’ body mass index on our food choices.

The findings have been popping up in publications across the nation. Read the story here.

Continuing for its fourth year, seven Southern Illinois University Edwardsville health education and nursing students traveled to Ghana to fulfill their program requirements for internship and service learning. For five weeks, they assisted in the planning, implementation, evaluation of health programs, HIV testing and counseling.

Faculty member Faustina Blankson, instruc...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville offers new winter session courses beginning Dec. 15. The four-week courses are taught entirely online to provide accessibility for students during winter break. A list of courses is available at siue.edu/wintersession.

“Winter session can help students reduce the total time to earn a degree, especially when combined with sum...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Pamela L. Gay, an assistant research professor in the Center for STEM Research, Education and Outreach, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. She is one of three new members on the 12-person board.

Also elected to board with Gay are Gibor Basri, professor of astronomy at the...

Victory Media, the premier media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to the prestigious Military Friendly Schools^® list for the sixth-consecutive year. The 2015 Military Friendly Schools^® list honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the mos...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville honored 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.

The 2014 honorees listed by their college school:

School of Business:&...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Goshen Lounge was turned into a stage Wednesday for students who sang, danced and competed for the coveted title of karaoke winner.

Hundreds of students crammed the lounge and cheered for their favorite fellow student performers. Winning this year was Taylor Keel, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Picture...

The 2014 Madison County Youth Forum (MCYF), “Gearing Up for Health,” will be held Monday, Oct. 6 on the SIUE campus. An annual event, the MCYF gives students in Madison County a voice on relevant advocacy issues. This year’s topics are physical activity and nutrition.

Students, from schools across Madison County, will attend the forum to identify ba...

SIUE School of Pharmacy students Jessica Kerwin (P4), Jaymi Holloman (P4), Zac Hill (P3) and alternate Billee John (P4) will be participating in the live quarterfinals of the 2014 American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Clinical Pharmacy Challenge October 11-13.

The Challenge offers eligible teams the opportunity to compete in up to four online rounds. The top eight ...

Poster-sized photographs and poetry of the “Phenomenal Woman” herself, the late Dr. Maya Angelou, were on display Tuesday and Wednesday at Southern IllinoUniversity Edwardsville’s Lovejoy Library.

“Maya Angelou visited our campus in 2009. I wanted to do something to acknowledge her, now that she has passed away,” said Dr. Howard Rambsy, assoc...

Hundreds of students attended an October Career Fair Wednesday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

“I think this has been beneficial to me,” said Justin Wood, a SIUE senior majoring in finance and marketing. “I talked to Northwest Mutual, and they have a great internship program. I’m looking for employment, but if I get an internship, it ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Arts & Issues will continue its 2014-15 season with the Oct. 16 performance by the multiple Grammy Award–winning American Chicano rock band from East Los Angeles, Calif.

“We’re thrilled to have Los Lobos on campus this fall,” said Grant Andree, director of Arts & Issues.

Los Lobos will perform thei...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Pamela L. Gay, an assistant research professor, takes citizen science to Australia in early October.

During a two-week trip, Gay will participate in a myriad of activities ranging from public events to teacher professional development to a policy round table. All of the events will allow her to showcase SIUE-led STEM (scie...

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.

Tickets are $12 for a...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Fro...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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&#8...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students, faculty and staff shared their thoughts on September 11, 2001.

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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: &#...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 24^th 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Cutting-edge theater and dance will characterize XFest 2014, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Theater and Dance show, presented Sept. 10-13 in conjunction with the Arts & Issues series.

This year’s fifth season of XFest will have such offerings, in the order of appearance, as Split Knuckle Theatre of Storrs, Conn., Manual Cinema of Chicago...

Walking at a fast clip across the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville quad, clad in a short dress she made out of bandanas is freshman Bailey Allen.

“I’m just trying to wear the lightest clothes I can,” said Allen, who stopped briefly Tuesday in the 92-degree temperatures. The humidity levels, however, bumped temperatures up to feeling like 97.

Thousands of people were drawn Friday night to the intersection of Second and St. Louis streets in downtown Edwardsville as the City and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted their annual block party for students.

The festivities included carnival games, activities, tons of local food options and live music by That 80’s Band. SIUE students, faculty, sta...

For the 10th consecutive year, SIUE University Housing hosted House Calls this week in first-year residence halls for freshmen.

On-campus residents in Prairie, Woodland and Bluff halls received a “House Call” on Wednesday. The event is an official University welcome to students in their new home and allows them a chance to ask any questions they might have r...

SIUE and the city of Edwardsville welcome back students today with the 15th Annual Block Party. Music, food and fun are the order of the day starting at 6 p.m.

The University and the city host the annual event, which runs until midnight, at the intersection of Second and St. Louis streets in Edwardsville’s downtown. SIUE students, faculty and staff, and the communit...

Free dental screenings were conducted by volunteer oral health professionals in the Illinois Department of Public Health Wellness on Wheels mobile health van at the Illinois State Fair last week.

Fourth-year SIU School of Dental Medicine students Mark Hobbie and Vance Knauer, alongside Dr. Poonam Jain, director of community and preventative dentistry, were among those who...

The annual SIUE Merchant Fair and Ice Cream Social took place in the Morris University Center Goshen Lounge from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday. Each year, local businesses and vendors are invited to set up promotional booths and interact with students during the Merchant Fair. Businesses benefit from the exposure and students have the chance to become more familiar with the ame...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting an SIU system-wide Innovation Expo Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the Morris University Center Conference Center. “Making Better Megawatts, Mousetraps and Medicine” is the theme of the free event.

The expo supports long-term, sustainable innovation in collaboration with regional business and industry – from ide...

Attorney General of Illinois Lisa Madigan sat down with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe and other members of the SIUE staff on Monday, Aug. 18, to discuss the increase in financial abuses and loan servicing scams targeting current and former students.

The discussion at SIUE’s Morris University Center was prompted by Madigan as p...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior announced this week that both the undergraduate exercise science and graduate exercise physiology programs have received accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

SIUE’s undergraduate exercise science program is the o...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville launched a new partnership today with Zipcar, Inc., the world’s leading car sharing network, to offer a Zipcar sharing program on campus. The convenient transportation option is now available at an affordable rate 24 hours per day, seven days a week for SIUE students, faculty and staff ages 18 and older, as well as members of...

Approximately 1,800 fans will simultaneously pop the tops on cans of Pepsi. The Cougars and Hokies are set...

SIUE senior La’Derrick Ward finished eighth his first U.S. Track and Field appearance Friday at the Pan-American Festival in Mexico City.

Ward, who finished last season holding the longest NCAA Division I long jump, made it to the finals where he jumped 7.54 meters.

“I am very satisfied with La’Derrick’s performance at the Pan-American Festival,&#...

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In-coming freshmen gathered Friday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougar statue. More than 2,125 freshmen are registered for classes which represents a 9 percent increase over last year and an all-time high for the University.

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Solar Car Team placed 13th out of 20 total cars at the 2014 American Solar Challenge Formula Sun Grand Prix race during July in Austin, Texas.

The SIUE car, Black Nova, was judged on the number of laps and total time per lap. Overall, the team was awarded the Fastest Stop in the Dynamics Brake Test award. The award is based on...

A record number of volunteers worked all day Thursday to help a record incoming freshman class move into their residence halls at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. More than 2,125 freshmen are registered for classes which represents a 9 percent increase over last year and an all-time high for the University.

View video story here.

“The movers are great, an...

As the application deadline came to a close on June 30, the SIUE School of Nursing received a total of 102 applications for only 24 open positions in its first doctor of nurse practice (DNP) nurse anesthesia specialization cohort. The next step of the application process involves narrowing down the applicants to half before scheduling interviews.

“It will be difficu...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior welcomed 12 visiting scholars on Sunday, Aug. 10, from Northwest Normal University (NWNU) in Lanzhou, China, and Shenyang Aerospace University (SAU) in Shenyang, China.

The scholars will live on the SIUE campus during the fall semester and participate in the School’s Interna...

Senior member of SIUE’s men’s track and field team, La’Derrick Ward of Alorton was chosen as the U.S. representative in the men’s long jump for the Pan American Festival in Mexico City, Mexico Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15-16.

The USATF team will include one male and one female for 11 different events in throws, jumps, and distance. The selection is...

SIUE Director of Administrative Services Bob Vanzo was quoted in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article regarding the recycling process utilized in the repaving of the campus parking lots during the summer. Writer Bob Kelly focused on the recycling process in a story posted Friday, Aug. 8.  Read it here.

The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved a new undergraduate degree in nutrition at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville beginning Fall 2015.

The bachelor of science in nutrition, offered by the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, will focus on the study of foods and nutrients and their effect on the health of individuals, according to Dr. Eri...

SIUE alum Elizabeth Kaegy’s artwork is being featured at the Edwardsville Arts Center’s Dennis DeToye Student Gallery through Friday, Aug. 22. Edwardsville Intelligencer writer Julia Biggs featured Kaegy’s experience dealing with skin disease as her inspiration in a story posted Thursday, Aug. 7.

Kaegy earned a bachelor’s of Fine Art from SIUE&#821...

Several area educators interested in incorporating sustainability into the curriculum, in classrooms and in the community met Monday in a daylong faculty workshop at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Lovejoy Library.

One of the goals of the Mississippi Project IV: Green Curriculum, Green Campus, Green Community was “to help faculty explore the shif...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy students Yasmyn Knight and Kathryn Elzerman won the Division 1 Clinical Skills Competition at the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) national conference in Arlington, Va.

The 50-team competition involved writing a pharmaceutical care plan, presenting their drug therapy recommendation to judges, ...

The Ohio Valley Conference honored two SIUE athletics programs as recipients of the 2014 Team Academic Achievement Awards.

Women’s cross country and women’s golf, garnering the award for the second-consecutive season, finished with the greatest percentage of their student-athletes who achieved a grade point average of 3.25 or higher. Eight different OVC instit...

SIUE students Dalton Hinterscher and Shelby Flach are marketing a game app for Apple devices. Effingham Daily News writer Tony Huffman featured their Letter Rain – Get in the Game app in a story posted July 31. Read it here.

The Environmental Resources Training Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduated 24 students Thursday, July 31, from its one-year Water Quality Control Operations Program.

Included among the graduates were five women, the highest number of females ever enrolled in the program.  “It is good to see more females entering the field of water treatm...

Jesse Dixon, formerly the special assistant to the superintendent of the St. Louis Public Schools, is the new director of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center. Jerry Weinberg, associate provost for research and dean of the Graduate School, made the announcement earlier in July.

“I feel both honored and thrilled to be taking on this dir...

SIUE Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe announced that Jim Pennekamp will be adding director of The Gardens at SIUE to his duties effective Monday, Sept. 1. Pennekamp currently serves as special assistant to the chancellor for Regional Economic Development and executive director of University Park at SIUE.

An experienced economic development professional with more than 34 y...

NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville researcher Dr. Arun Athmanathan will present his findings on corn stover pretreatment methods at a U.S. Department of Energy conference this week in Washington, D.C.

“Arun’s selection for presentation at high-profile Department of Energy conference is a testament to the success of our postdoctoral fellowship p...

Students, staff and leaders were honored last week at the academic enrichment recognition and 50th anniversary celebration of the TRIO Upward Bound Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center.

The TRIO Upward Bound programs at the ESLC are “federally funded outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide service...

KSDK-TV’s (Ch. 5, NBC) daytime program ‘Show Me St. Louis’ visited Edwardsville for an episode that aired Friday, July 25. The Gardens at SIUE and Cougar athletics’ home, the Lukas Annex, were prominently featured.

Video of the segment is available online.

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has announced that SIUE is among the 25 top programs in the country in terms of collective grade point average. The rankings cover Divisions I, II and III. SIUE tied for 13^th in the NCAA with Upper Iowa. Both schools had a collective GPA of 3.69 for the 2013-14 school year.

The women’s golf team has had the highest...

Seven individuals and one team will be inducted into the Class of 2014 SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Morris University Center on campus.

This year’s honorees include wrestling’s Maurice Brown, women’s basketball Head Coach Wendy Hedberg, baseball’s Chad Opel and P.J. Riley, multi-sport standout Kathy (Going) Rogers (fiel...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled meeting today on the Springfield campus approved two administrative reorganization proposals on the Edwardsville campus.

The reporting structure for the East St. Louis campus will change from SIUE’s Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs to the Office of the Vice Ch...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled meeting today on the Springfield campus approved contracts worth more than $1.3 million to provide services and equipment to the Edwardsville campus.

Separate contracts were awarded for the Information Technology Services Computer Room renovation. Wissehr Electric, Inc., of Belleville, will mana...

The Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University annually selects individuals and/or institutions to receive the William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education. The 2014 individual recipient is Dr. Richard Millett, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professor emeritus of history.

The award recognizes&#16...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing received a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) Program grant worth $997,076 to support the School’s Student Nurse Achievement Program (SNAP).

SNAP is a successful, ongoing initiative that addresses the critical need to increase the numbers of divers...

Illinois has a long and highly documented history of exporting significantly more of its high school graduates to out-of-state colleges than Illinois higher education institutions are able to attract from outside the state.

“Many of the students who outmigrate tend to be among Illinois’ best students and are more likely to stay out of state upon graduation,&#8...

Lorie Nelson, founder and owner of Signature Virtual Assistance, knows that the Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center’s path crossed with hers at just the right time.

The entrepreneur credits the local SBDC and its director, Patrick McKeehan, with providing the right expertise on her marketing brochure. Thanks to the Illinois Metro East SBDC, says Ne...

Shannon Hennessey is the new director of Graduate Education at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Jerry Weinberg, SIUE’s associate provost for research and dean of the Graduate School made the announcement earlier in July. She assumed her new duties on Monday, July 14.

“As director of Graduate Education, Hennessey’s responsibilities include ...

Bringing financial equity to Illinois classrooms will not totally fix the problems in schools, State Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) told a group of Golden Apple scholars Tuesday night at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

“What is going to fix the problem is you folks,” Manar said. “You all have the tremendous ability to make a difference in t...

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SIUE hosted several members of Congress for a seminar on Human Trafficking in the United States, specifically in the Metro East, on Monday, July 14, at B. Barnard Birger Hall. Dr. Denise Degarmo, associate professor and chair of the SIUE Department of Political Science and Dr. Erin Heil, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice ...

The SIUE Office of Educational Outreach is partnering with the Main Street Community Center in Edwardsville to offer a unique three-part workshop on landscaping beginning Friday, July 19. Edwardsville Intelligencer writer Julia Biggs featured the collaboration in a story posted July 14. Read it here.

Approximately 190 students and 350 of their guests toured campus today at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s first Summer Preview.

“I learned how friendly and straightforward some of the professors are,” said Timothy Noble of Chicago. The senior at St. Patrick High School came to SIUE with his parents, James and Patricia Noble.

“I also go...

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) featured Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Kelly Gable on its website. Gable, PharmD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice within SIUE’s School of Pharmacy. She  is the first psychiatric pharmacist to be granted provider and prescriber status by the Mis...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start has awarded a cluster of grants worth $11,621,178 annually to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start Program. The five-year funding is known as “Birth to Five” programs, named for the ages of the children who will receive services through SIUE Head Start/Ea...

Loami native Travis Cox earned an SIUE degree in psychology on May 10. Since then, Cox has been trying something new each and every day. State Journal-Register writer Dave Bakke profiled Cox’s adventures in a story posted July 8. Read it here.

Henrietta Young has been selected as the new superintendent for the Brooklyn Unit School District 188. The Chicago native earned a master’s degree in educational leadership from SIUE’s School of Education after achieving a bachelor’s in English education from SIUC. Belleville News-Democrat writer Jamie Forsythe wrote about Young’s career in an artic...

Oates Associates announced that SIUE School of Engineering alum Tim Verheyen (2007) was named the 2014 Young Engineer of the Year by the St. Clair Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers (ISPE).

The award recognizes young members, who have made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession and their community. Verheyen assists with teaching eng...

SIUE professor Rik Hafer has compared states’ economic performance to their ranking on various measures of educational attainment. Hafer’s thoughts are featured in St. Louis Post-Dispatch business writer David Nicklaus’ column posted on July 8. Read it here. Hafer is a distinguished research professor in economics and finance within SIUE’s School of...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Jim Hanlon has been appointed director of the Institute for Urban Research. Jerry Weinberg, associate provost for Research and dean of the Graduate School, made the announcement Tuesday, July 1.

An assistant professor in the Department of Geography within SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences, Hanlon has served as ...

SIUE School of Engineering students and alums played a significant role when the Associated General Contractor’s (AGC) of St. Louis’ Construction Leadership Council volunteered to work on fixing a severe drainage issue Saturday, May 31, at the Epworth Children & Family Services Center on North Elm Ave. in St. Louis.

Three construction management students from ...

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) has honored three SIUE women’s golfers as All-American Scholars. Alison Gorman (Rockford), Molly Marcum (LeRoy) and Ashton Stair (Milton, Wis.) were honored for their respective academic performances.

Student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 to be recognized by the WGCA as All-Ameri...

SIUE School of Engineering students and alums played a significant role when the Associated General Contractor’s (AGC) of St. Louis’ Construction Leadership Council volunteered to work on fixing a severe drainage issue Saturday, May 31, at the Epworth Children & Family Services Center on North Elm Ave. in St. Louis.

Three construction management students fro...

One of the most beloved shows of all time, The Wizard of Oz, comes to life at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dunham Hall on Wednesday, July 16, as the final summer offering for Summer Showbiz 2014. Young Dorothy, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow.

One day a twister hits Dorothy’s Kansas farm and carries her away &#82...

For the second straight year, SIUE’s Safe Zone participated in the St. Louis Pride Festival and Parade during the final weekend in June. The annual event was held at Soldiers’ Memorial in downtown St. Louis.

The parade was one of dozens held around the country to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots, credited with launching the modern gay ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the City of Highland have agreed to partner on a pilot program focused on supporting small business owners and entrepreneurs. The program is intended to leverage the University resources to build upon the City’s already successful Highland Entrepreneurship Program (HEP) and recently deployed citywide gigabit level Interne...

Sally Mullen has been appointed director of Student Financial Aid at SIUE. Scott Belobrajdic, associate vice chancellor for Enrollment Management, made the announcement in late June.

Mullen earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from SIUE. She achieved a bachelor’s in social work 1982 and a master’s in Education Administration 1991.

Mullen ...

The National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) has accredited Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The four-year process came to a conclusion in early June.

Accreditation is achieved through both self-study and peer review processes. The comprehensive evaluation process began in 2011. The next comprehensive review is scheduled during the 2021-22 acade...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alum Elizabeth Sheley is among the St. Louis Business Journal’s 30-Under-30 honorees for 2014. The awards recognize the future leaders of the region and those who someday might appear on the cover of the Business Journal. See the complete list.

With the help of 10 judges (past 30-Under-30 winners), the St. Louis Business Jou...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Pui-Ling “Melissa” Chan, assistant professor of environmental sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the SIUE 2014 Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award. The SIUE Graduate School presents the award to tenure-track faculty members whose scholarly activities have the promise of mak...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine fourth-year student Alexandria Hawkins was selected by the American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) to receive the 2014 Colgate Research Award for showing academic distinction and demonstrating excellence in research.

Hawkins is one of only 10 students nationally to receive the $500 award. The winners will be lis...

SIUE’s STEM Center is assisting with the Edwardsville District 7 Summer Zone program through June into July. Edwardsville Intelligencer writer Julia Biggs described the STEM Center’s role during the eight-week Zone program in an article posted June 27. Each week, SIUE representatives lead activities that touch on various STEM fields.  Read the story.

SIUE senior art student Jessica Belangee is featured in the Edwardsville Arts Center through July 11. Edwardsville Intelligencer writer Julia Biggs wrote about Belangee in a story posted June 14.

The Illinois Education Research Council (IERC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been awarded a two-year, $500,000 grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation and a two-year $50,000 grant from the Wallace Foundation.

The McCormick Foundation grant will allow the IERC to examine the initial implementation of Illinois’ new policy for redesigning princ...

Little Shop of Horrors, one of the longest-running Off-Broadway shows of all time, will open Wednesday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

The hilarious musical comedy will come to the SIUE Dunham Hall stage at 7:30 p.m. from Thursday through Saturday. Two matinee shows have been set for 2 p.m. Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29.

The spoof of 1950s sci-fi...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees has confirmed Dr. Laura Bernaix as interim dean of the SIUE School of Nursing effective July 1. The Board met in a special session Tuesday, June 24, at B. Barnard Birger Hall on the SIUE campus.

Bernaix, a professor and associate dean of academic programs in the School of Nursing, replaces Dr. Anne G. Perry who will ...

The St. Louis Suburban Journals reports that U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) honored SIUE alum Dr. Ed Hightower on the floor of the U.S. House to congratulate the Edwardsville School District 7 superintendent on his upcoming retirement. Hightower is also a former member of the SIU Board of Trustees. Read the story.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe traveled to Beijing, China during the week of June 16 with a goal of establishing educational collaborations with Minzu University of China (MUC) and the Communication University of China (CUC).

Furst-Bowe met with officials at both universities including the MUC Vice President Dr. Song Min and the dire...

The Scouting Alumni Association of the Boy Scouts of America selected SIUE alum Rick Bragga, of Richmond, Va., as the 2014 National Alumnus of the Year Award recipient. Bragga earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mass communications from SIUE in 1977 and ’82, respectively.

Ed Pease, national alumni committee chair, presented the award May 23 at...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville announced today that it is officially changing the name of its School of Education to the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior. The name change is effective Tuesday, July 1.

The new name more accurately reflects the breadth of the School’s academic program offerings. The School offers undergraduate and graduate deg...

SIUE alum Matt Herndon is the Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (IAHPERD) Middle School Teacher of the Year. Herndon has taught physical education to 6^th-8^th graders at Lewis & Clark Junior High School in Wood River for the past 16 years.

Herndon will be honored at IAHPERD’s state awards reception Thursday, Nov. 20, at Pheasant...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Melodie Rowbotham presented her research “The Impact of Faculty Development on Teaching Self-Efficacy, Teaching Skills and Retention” during The Teaching Professor Conference in Boston May 31.

Rowbotham is an associate professor in the SIUE School of Nursing and is coordinator of Faculty Development. She is...

A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student acknowledges that it may be easier to grab a bag of chips as a snack than to wait for broccoli to grow in a garden.

“But putting in the work is so worth it,” said Melissa Hillman, a senior majoring in biology sciences: ecology, evolution and environment. “And fresh vegetables are so much better for yo...

High school students from across the region and as far away as California concluded the second of two sessions Friday, June 20, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2014 Engineering Summer Camp. The SIUE School of Engineering’s popular residential camp brought 71 high school students to campus during two week-long sessions. Approximately 35 students p...

In 10 years, a former Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center student plans to have his company’s name in one other country besides the U.S.

“Eventually, I see my company (2Dots Electronics) being like another Apple Inc.,” said Brandon Rice of East St. Louis. Rice was a four-year participant of the Upward Bound BEM Program at the ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is participating in the Summer Food Service Program.

Meals will be provided to all SIUE East St. Louis Center Summer Program enrolled children free of charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and the...

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), in partnership with the Illinois Center for Transportation and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is introducing the Traffic Incident Management Training Program.

“The online program is designed for emergency responders, including transportation workers, police, fire and towing and recovery crews,” said...

SIUE student-athletes have reached another milestone – 16 consecutive semesters (eight years) with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) better than 3.0.

SIUE student-athletes completed the 2014 spring semester with a 3.095 grade point average. Among the 228 SIUE student-athletes, 66.7 percent completed the term with a GPA of 3.0 or above and 29 percent finished th...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’ Melissa Mace will participate in the fifth annual EducationUSA Forum in Washington D.C. from June 23-25.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the EducationUSA Forum will bring together 550 university representatives with over 60 EducationUSA regional educational exper...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2014 Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp was featured in the Belleville News-Democrat last week. Writer Jamie Forsythe posted the following story

Thursday, June 12:

Hands-on health care camp highlights medical careers

With two pharmacists as parents, Edwardsville High School senior Philip Siganga, 17, says he’s destin...

When it comes to the overall institutional campus climate score for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville made the honor roll.

SIUE’s LGBT-Friendly Campus Climate Index rose to 4.5 out of 5 stars.

“SIUE continues to strive for excellence and to create a diverse and inclusive campus community and th...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe has appointed Chad Martinez as director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, Access and Title IX Coordination. He assumes his new duties effective July 3.

Martinez arrives on the SIUE campus after serving as an equity officer in Saint Louis University’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity ...

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has appointed Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe to the Board of Overseers for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Board members serve three-year terms without compensation.

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellenc...

SIUE’s Jatavia Wright closed out the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championship Friday with an 18^th-place finish in the triple jump at the University Oregon’s Heyward Field.

The junior from Miami Gardens, Fla., leaped 41 feet, 5.25 inches (12.63 meters) on her first jump of the competition.

“You put it out all you can on the first jump,...

A select group of area high school students visited Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Pharmacy Thursday, June 12, during SIUE’s 2014 Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp. The week-long camp concludes today.

Students have participated in the residential summer camp that exposed them to potential careers in the areas of nursing, dental med...

La’Derrick Ward earned SIUE’s best finish at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships Thursday with fourth place in the long jump at the University of Oregon’s Heyward Field.

Ward, a junior from Alorton, used his second jump to eventually secure fourth overall. He leaped 24 feet, 9.75 inches (7.56 meters).

“It was a good meet,&#...

Saturday, June 14, marks Flag Day, the federal holiday that commemorates the adoption of the United States flag. The observation of the holiday offers a moment to recognize the hard work of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville staff members who provide day-to-day care for the flags on campus.

Since the SIUE campus was established in 1957, operating engineers have...

A select group of area high school students heard lessons about CPR, the human anatomy and dentistry at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2014 Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp.

Students have participated all week in the residential summer camp that exposed them to potential careers in the area of nursing, dental medicine and pharmacy. Participating in...

The award-winning SIUE School of Engineering Solar Car Team received a nearly $8,000 donation and sponsorship from Drytac Corporation. A Hot Press™ Heated Glass Top Vacuum Press was donated to aid the team with solar array encapsulation, a sealing process which increases the solar cell panel’s strength and protects it from external elements.

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Jay Knight rolled into the Hairpin at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville early this morning on his bicycle. The alum stopped at SIUE as part of his efforts to raise $100,000 for sick children and pay homage to his friend and fallen soldier, Lance Corporal Johnny Strong.

Knight left SIUE headed to St. Louis Children’s Hospital, accompanied by Dean Bennett. The...

The freshly brewed aroma of success is wafting through a new coffeehouse in Granite City thanks to top-notch business expertise provided by the Metro East Small Business Development Center.

Kool Beanz Café, 1316 Niedringhaus Avenue, opened Tuesday, April 15, as a much-needed addition to the city’s new downtown arts and entertainment district. Founder and Granit...

SIUE’s Braxton Klavins ran his second fastest 400-meter race of the season Wednesday, but did not qualify for the finals at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Oregon’s Heyward Field.

The junior from Lake Zurich ran 46.40 seconds in the third of three semifinal heats. He finished fourth in the heat and 16^th overall. T...

SIUE Athletics earned a national award Tuesday for its promotion last fall when Cougar men’s soccer fans broke a world record for the most Pepsi NEXT cans opened at one time. See the video.

The award was announced at the annual National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) workshop. SIUE had been one of three finalists with Long Beach State Uni...

The outdoor track and field season finale begins Wednesday with three SIUE student-athletes competing for an NCAA Division I Championship at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field in Eugene.

Braxton Klavins (400 meters), La’Derrick Ward (long jump), and Jatavia Wright (triple jump) will be challenging for individual national titles in their respective events...

Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn surprised a group of high school students Monday on their first day of the 2014 SIUE Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp. Dunn also toured and met with officials at SIUE’s NCERC, the SIUE School of Pharmacy, and the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability.

Dunn welcomed the 16 junior and senior high school students...

Keynote speaker Dr. Paul F. Kattner, an orthodontist with Kattner Orthodontics in Waukegan, Ill., addressed the 2014 graduating class at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine commencement Saturday, June 7. The ceremony was held in SIUE’s Meridian Ballroom in the Morris University Center and can be seen on siuetv.

Fifty students received a doctor...

Sixteen junior and senior high school students from the metropolitan area are on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus this week to take part in the 2014 SIUE Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp.

“The primary purpose of the residential camp is to expose minority high school students to healthcare careers that are offered at SIUE,” said Dr. Lakesha ...

SIUE Athletics Hall of Famer Bob Meyers will enter the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Women’s Tennis Collegiate Hall of Fame this fall.

Meyers will be among six Class of 2014 inductees. The enshrinement ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 15, at the College of William and Mary in Willamsburg, Va.

The other honorees will be Northwestern University&#82...

For almost two months, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alum has been riding his bicycle about 55 miles every day, with a 70-pound bike trailer in tow. And if all goes according to schedule, Jay Knight expects to arrive in Edwardsville Sunday night.

“It seemed wrong not to do something to exemplify the good things about his life and to honor him in one fi...

A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) alumna recalls when her late grandfather’s homework requirements consisted of her reading the dictionary and performing well on coursework.

A loving, motivating and cultivating environment is what helped steer Chasity Bre’Shay Love-Nkansah to academic excellence. Her most rece...

Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Construction Management students are recipients of Associated General Contractors (AGC) Education and Research Foundation scholarships. AGC awards the $2,500 renewable scholarships to students attending Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) accredited s...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine student Erin Syzdek has received the 2014 Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy (PFA) Scholarship.

The Palatine native is a third year student. The $1,000 award recognizes a dental student who has demonstrated great potential for developing into an outstanding leader in the profession and in the community. Th...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Psychology is the recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) Departmental Award for Culture of Service in the Psychological Sciences.

“For our department’s service activity to be nationally recognized by our discipline’s flagship organization is truly gratifying and exciting,&#822...

SIUE’s La’Derrick Ward, Jatavia Wright and Braxton Klavins qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which take place June 11-14 in Eugene, Ore. The Cougars competed in the West Preliminaries at the University of Arkansas’ John McDonnell Track during the weekend.

A junior from Alorton, Ward qualified for in the long jump by...

Kelly Gable, Pharm.D., associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is the first psychiatric pharmacist to be granted provider and prescriber status by the Missouri Department of Mental Health.

Gable is currently the only pharmacist in Missouri authorized to function as a psychiatric prescriber on community menta...

Stephanie Bargiel, a senior in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences, is the 2014 Kimmel Scholarship recipient. The annual scholarship recognizes a student who exemplifies leadership through community engagement and service while achieving academic excellence.

The scholarship was awarded by the Kimmel Student Involvement Center at the ...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a second patent within months to Ronald E. Worthington, PhD, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Pharmacy.

The more recent patent, issued in March, represents the second of two related inventions aimed at preventing contamination by bacteria t...

SIUE remained in the top 50 of the Regional Universities Mid...

Maya Angelou, world-renowned poet, award winning author, civil rights activist and actress, died Wednesday morning. She was 86.

The author of the highly influential “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” was found dead in her Winston-Salem, N.C., home. Angelou, who was also known as “America’s Poet,” rose above her own early abuse to give voice...

Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville faculty members are participating in a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to improve the quality of life for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

The title of the grant is Transplatin: A Novel Agent to Mitigate Cisplatin Toxicity. The five-year grant began in July 2013 and runs through June 2018.

The drug c...

Dr. Paul F. Kattner, an orthodontist with Kattner Orthodontics in Waukegan, Ill., will be the keynote speaker at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 7.

Fifty students will receive a doctor of dental medicine degree at the event in SIUE’s Meridian Ballroom in the Morris University Center. The ceremony will...

Dr. Curt Lox, professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, has been named interim dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education (SOE). Lox replaces Dr. Bette Bergeron, who resigned to assume duties as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Southern Connecticut State University.

Lox, who will officially begin his ...

Juan Farrow, a member of the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame, entered the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame in an induction ceremony Wednesday, May 21 in Athens, Ga.

The Class of 2014 includes coaches Billy Chadwick of Mississippi, Kalamazoo College’s Timon Corwin and James Wadley of Oklahoma State. Players inducted are USC’s Matt Anger, Alex K...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy was one of four training sites selected by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation for the 2014 Pain and Palliative Care Traineeship program. Dr. Chris Herndon, associate professor of pharmacy practice, is the faculty lead for the SIUE campus training site.

The ...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine student Nicholas Varney was honored during April for his individual academic achievements.

Varney, a second year student from Springfield, earned the Irwin Robinson Research Award worth $500 from the Odontographic Society of Chicago Research and Education Foundation. The purpose of the award is to grant directly ...

Swansea resident Todd “Dutch” Eschman is batting a thousand as the first-place winner of a regional business plan competition that is driving his entrepreneurial venture toward success.

Eschman, 44, is the sole proprietor of Old Dutch Classic Bats (dutchbats.com), a manufacturer of custom bats for vintage baseball players. Vintage baseball is a rapidly growing...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Rend Lake College have cemented an agreement to ease engineering students’ academic transition from their first two years through their final two.

Rend Lake’s Board of Trustees approved the “2+2” agreement with SIUE May 13. RLC is located in Ina, approximately 70 miles southeast of SIUE.

S. Cem Karacal...

After years of struggles, determination and faith, Crystal Nesbit graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with two degrees. Her most recent one, this month, was a master’s in curriculum and instruction from the SIUE School of Education.

Her scholastic journey, which was suspended at times because of illness, family ties and child rearing, is recount...

Dr. Robyn Berkley, associate professor of management and marketing in the SIUE School of Business, was featured in WalletHub’s recent study examining the best and worst cities to work for a small business. Berkley was included in the Ask the Experts section of the online report where she speaks to the benefits and risks of working for a small business. Launched ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) graduating seniors, at their 2014 commencement ceremony Friday night, were told that they are just “warming up” for greater success.

Dr. Howard Rambsy II, associate professor in the SIUE Department of English Language and Literature, gave the commencement address at Our Lady o...

An Nguyen is a first-generation college student scheduled to arrive at SIUE as a freshman this fall. Read her inspirational story in the Rockford Register Star.  Writer Corrina Curry posted the profile Friday, May 15.

“Everything Changes:” First-generation collegians lauded in Rockford

By Corina Curry
Rockford Register Star
Posted May 15, 2014 @ 9:12 am...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Student Government has selected Madeline McCune as the 2014 recipient of Senator of the Year Award. The award is presented annually to a student senator who demonstrates excellence, goes above and beyond their duties, and serves as a strong advocate and role model for students.

McCune, a sophomore in the School of Business, w...

SIUE’s Leslie Van Leishout, coordinator of theater education and director of Cougar Theater, was featured in an Alton Telegraph story posted May 12. Telegraph writer Vicki Bennington describes Van Leishout’s successful theater and dance summer camps’ impact on students. Read it here.

Seven Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing students offered triage services to those in need during a Remote Area Medical (RAM) community health clinic held May 2-4 at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis. The seven senior nursing students are members of the RAM Volunteer Corps, along with Caitlin Phelan, instructor of nursing.

RAM...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduated its second class of students to earn the doctor of education (EdD) in Educational Leadership Saturday, May 10. The 11 graduates received their doctoral hoods the previous day at the Morris University Center on campus.

All of the graduates have significant school leadership positions in the bi-state region. They include:

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduated its second class of students to earn the doctor of education (EdD) in Educational Leadership Saturday, May 10. The 11 graduates received their doctoral hoods the previous day at the Morris University Center on campus.

All of the graduates have significant school leadership positions in the bi-state region. They include:

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Tim Jacks, Ph.D., was named the School of Business Professor of the Year by the student organization Emerging Leaders Improving Through Experience (ELITE). Jacks is an assistant professor of computer management and information systems.

The accolade came Wednesday, May 7. Jacks was one of 51 faculty members from the Sc...

The last few years of high school were full of trials and testing so much so that Ramhad Walker of East St. Louis wanted to quit. But the 19-year-old thanked the staff of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School for not giving up on him.

Walker was one of 35 graduating seniors who completed his 2014 Senior Exit Portfolio Presentations l...

The Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group awarded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Lisa Lubsch its 2014 Presidential Citation for service during its annual meeting May 2 in Nashville. Lubsch, PharmD, is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at SIUE’s School of Pharmacy.

The PPAG is celebrating its 35^th year and has nearly...

SIUE earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Softball Tournament with a convincing 12-1 victory in six innings in the 2014 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship game in Jacksonville, Ala.

The Cougars (30-21) became the first SIUE team to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament in the Division I era. The Cougars will play Alabama in Tuscaloosa at 6 p.m. Friday. on ESPN3. S...

More than 500 Special Olympics athletes from southwestern Illinois competed during the last weekend in April at the annual Spring Games at SIUE’s Korte Stadium. At the same time, approximately 45 Special Olympians took advantage of the Special Smiles program managed by the SIU School of Dental Medicine.

The SIUE Athletics Department partnered with Special Olympics f...

A meandering journey involving learning, issues of life and death, family and faith led Crystal Nesbit to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. During that trip, Nesbit learned what happened to a degree deferred.

“I believed God had a plan for me,” she said. “I believed I would finish my degree.”

Nesbit will graduate Saturday with a master&...

Commencement Video – 6:30 p.m. , 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe oversaw four 2014 Spring Commencement exercises during the weekend in the Vadalabene Center on campus. The festivities began with the Graduate School, School of Business and School of Nursing students receiving their degrees Friday ...

The CosmoQuest team at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville kicked off a 36-day fundraiser April 26-27 with a 36-hour Google Hangout-on-Air broadcast. This “Hangoutathon” raised more than $24,000.

CosmoQuest is a virtual research facility that allows the public to aid researchers mapping the solar system using NASA imagery in an environment rich with lear...

Three SIUE teams were among those receiving public recognition awards for top academic performance from the NCAA Wednesday. The SIUE men’s cross country, women’s tennis and women’s soccer squads were among the 24 Ohio Valley Conference programs that were honored.

“We are extremely proud that SIUE’s student-athletes’ commitment to our va...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved fee-related changes for the Edwardsville campus for the 2014-15 academic year. The changes made during the board’s meeting on the Carbondale campus included the student fees for Housing occupancy rates, Information Technology, Textbook Rental and Intercollegiate Athletics.

Other fee changes were appro...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today confirmed Dr. Parviz Ansari (Pair-VEEZ An-SAR-ee) as the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs for the Edwardsville campus. The board approved the appointment at its regularly scheduled May meeting at SIUE’s Morris University Center.

“Dr. Anne Perry and the search committee did an excellent jo...

It might have been an easier job to pick a winning horse Tuesday than to select two top hat contenders out of the nearly 160 women who came to the Meridian Derby at Fairmont Park Racetrack in Collinsville. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Meridian Society sponsors the annual Derby at the Top of Turf clubhouse.

“I want to congratulate the Meridian Soci...

SIUE’s La’Derrick Ward was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Male Field Athlete of the Year as voted by the league’s track and field coaches.

Ward, who has been ranked No. 1 nationally after posting a long jump mark of 26 feet, 3 inches (8.00m) at the Gateway Invitational, has been setting the pace for the Cougars all year. He won the OVC outdoor lo...

This fall, Zipcar is coming to campus for all 18-and-older SIUE students, faculty and staff. Zipcar is car-sharing, an alternative to bringing a car to school, that gives members 24/7 access to vehicles parked right on campus.

Rates start at $7.50/hour or $69/day with gas, insurance and 180 miles per day included to go wherever you want to go.

Members can reserve cars on...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of the Provost announced that Kelly Gable, PharmD, is the recipient of the annual Teaching Excellence Award for tenure-track faculty. It is the most prestigious teaching award that a faculty member can receive at SIUE.

Gable is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the School of Pharmacy. Sh...

Joaquin Berrocal, assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Language and Literature at SIUE, is a finalist being considered for the 2014 STA Travel – Start the Adventure Award by the GoAbroad Innovation Academy.

The Academy is made up of a selective group of international education professionals working to advance the understanding of what is possi...

Gillespie native Adam Schmidt is the recipient of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Summer 2014 Dual Admission Academic Award.

All students entering SIUE through dual admission programs are eligible for the award. Schmidt is currently a student at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey.

The SIUE Office of Educational Outreach administers the award, and ...

On Monday, May 5, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students took a break from the stress of final exams and received a little puppy therapy. From 10 a.m.-1 p.m., nearly 250 students stopped by the Morris University Center Goshen Lounge to connect with therapy dogs and, for at least a few minutes, breathe a little easier.

The finals week tradition, which began fou...

A team of 13 mechanical engineering students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville won third place in the endurance category at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ Human Powered Vehicle Challenge April 11-13 in Orlando, Fla.

More than 30 teams vied in the international competition. SIUE’s finished product–a three-wheeled, steel-framed,...

Campus administrators helped provide nourishment for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students during Finals Study Break.

Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe, among other administrators, served more than 750 students breakfast from 8-9 p.m. Sunday in the Morris University Center Court Area. Students enjoyed a meal of pancakes, hash browns, bacon, ham, fruit, pastries, ...

Highland News Leader writer Mark Hodapp featured SIUE School of Pharmacy students in a story posted Wednesday, April 30. The SIUE students have taken the program’s drug awareness program into junior and senior high schools in Madison and St. Clair counties.

The article follows:

Students Warned of Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse

It’s hard to talk about her...

Courtney Gross, Residence Housing Association (RHA) president at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, was chosen to be a 2013-2014 SIUE Outstanding Student Leader.

Gross was recognized Wednesday at the Kimmel Leadership Awards Ceremony. The Outstanding Student Leader award recognizes a maximum of 10 students who have significantly enhanced the quality of campus life...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and The Belleville News-Democrat honored those who made outstanding contributions in leadership and service during Wednesday’s 2014 Kimmel Leadership Awards ceremony.

The SIUE Kimmel Student Involvement Center recognized exceptional students, staff, faculty and community persons. Stephanie Bargiel, a senior in the College of...

The SIUE Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, in collaboration with Intercollegiate Athletics, held a Town Hall Meeting Wednesday on underage drinking prevention for Alcohol Awareness Month.

The discussion, held in the Goshen Lounge, also coincided with the national movement to prevent underage drinking.

Guest speakers, including University students, staff an...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe will oversee the 2014 Spring Commencement exercises on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10. Ceremonies for the 2,231 eligible graduates will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Vadalabene Center on campus.

Newly installed SIU President Dr. Randy Dunn will participate in his first commencement ceremonies by s...

SIUE Student Body President Alex Hillery and External Affairs Officer Tre Martin were featured in an Alton Telegraph story posted May 1. Writer Brett Luster wrote about the student leaders welcoming feedback about student life on campus. Read the article.

Students spin the prize wheel during the Springfest celebration.

The Stratton Quadrangle was full of students enjoying food, fun and games April 21-26, as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville celebrated Springfest. Dating back to the 1960s, Springfest is the longest running annual tradition...

At the Athletics Academic Awards banquet Tuesday, April 29, SIUE Athletics honored Cougar student-athletes for their accomplishments away from the playing surface. Scott Credit Union was a presenting sponsor of the event in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.

Awards were presented to a wide variety of individuals representing SIUE’s 18 sports.

The Ohio ...

Dr. Randy J. Dunn visited Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Thursday on his first official day as President of Southern Illinois University. View the video here.

“This is my dream job, being president of the SIU system,” Dunn said at a press conference in the Morris University Center Mississippi/Illinois Rooms. “I’m a native of Illinois, ...

Conny Mueller Moody, assistant deputy director of the Office of Health Promotion with the Illinois Department of Public Health, visited SIUE’s Vadalabene Center Wednesday. She spoke to a group of mostly students about the state’s new Medical Cannabis Pilot Program.

Moody, along with Kristyn Budd, SIUE Health Education intern, informed the audience about the ne...

A vintage baseball bat manufacturer and a grain-to-glass distiller captured first and second place in the Metro East Startup Challenge, the first regional business plan competition conducted for entrepreneurs in Southwestern Illinois.

Plucked from a diverse array of Metro East startups, sole proprietor Todd “Dutch” Eschman, founder of Old Dutch Classic Bats in...

The North Central Association’s (NCA) Higher Learning Commission (HLC) visited Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in mid-March. SIUE met all of the accreditation and compliance standards required in the HLC’s Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP).

The HLC conducts Quality Checkup visits to institutions during the fifth or sixth year in every seven...

More than 100 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students from 38 various departments and programs displayed their work Tuesday at the 2014 Senior Assignment Showcase at Morris University Center.

The Showcase included multi-media and poster presentations, readings and live dance performances. The program has received national attention. Each Senior Assignment is un...

Seniors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville were recently selected to showcase their outstanding scholarship and involvement in campus life.

Twenty-two students received SIUE’s 2014 Senior Standout Awards on April 22 at the Morris University Center.

The award recognizes those graduating seniors who have demonstrated impressive knowledge and shown a commitm...

Singing karaoke, enjoying ice-cream, harnessed jumping on a giant trampoline and learning more information about how to save the Earth highlighted Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Springfest 2014.

Springfest, organized by SIUE’s Campus Activity Board (CAB), offered a Student Organization Fair today. The fair, which continues Thursday, allows SIUE ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, School of Nursing and Department of Speech Communication hosted a two-day interprofessional education (IPE) seminar during March.

The second annual “Culturally Competent Communication Seminar” was designed for sophomore nursing students and second year pharmacy students to learn about culture in...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach was recently invited to present a documentary video highlighting their work at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) annual conference in Boston April 3-6. See the video.

The five-minute video features interviews with...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing’s Dr. Andrew Griffin was honored with the 2014 Daniel D. Vigness Federal Political Director Award by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). Griffin was recognized Monday, April 7 during the organization’s Mid-Year Assembly in Washington, D.C. He is the director of the SIUE Nurse Anesthe...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business named MBA student Anni Huang, of Maryville, as the recipient of the Enterprise Holdings Student Organization Leader of the Semester Award. She received the award Thursday, April 10 at the Scholarship Luncheon in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.

The scholarship is awarded to student leaders who...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Carbondale campus Thursday, April 17 approved contracts worth more than $1.5 million to complete two separate projects on the Edwardsville campus:

• Road resurfacing that would include Hairpin Drive, a portion of North University Drive and access to the University cross country ru...

Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis (R, 13^th District) visited the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus Monday, April 21. Davis toured the School of Pharmacy facilities in University Park.

School of Pharmacy Dean Gireesh Gupchup introduced Davis to Dr. Mark Luer, associate dean of Professional and Student Affairs, and Dr. Lakesha Butler, clinical associate profe...

Funeral arrangements are now set for SIUE sophomore Adam Joseph Collins, who died in an accident Saturday, April 19. He was 21.

A Taylorville native, Collins was a sophomore in the School of Business. A complete obituary is available in the Taylorville Daily News.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, at Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville. Funeral serv...

The Daniela Rus Team from Wabash Valley in Terre Haute, Ind., won the 2014 annual Greater St. Louis Botball Tournament on Saturday, April 12 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Twenty-one teams competed in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom before a crowd of more than 150 throughout the day.

This year’s theme was assistive robotics. Building on...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Collegiate Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) traveled to New Orleans April 10-12 for the 36^th Annual AMA International Collegiate Conference (ICC). The SIUE Collegiate Chapter won the award for Outstanding Community Service.

AMA sent eight SIUE School of Business students, who are current or future e...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy student Kimberlee Kabbes has been selected as one of only a few nationwide for her peer leadership and academic excellence.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the ASHP Research and Education Foundation have chosen Kabbes (Class of 2016) as one of 12 recipients across the U.S. for a 2013-2014 A...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students will not see a tuition increase for the 2014-15 Academic Year. The SIU Board of Trustees today moved to maintain the 2013-14 tuition rate which works to the advantage of prospective students and their families. The board met on the Carbondale campus.

As a result, the annual tuition rate will remain $7,296 for new, in-stat...

Faculty, staff and students participated in a brisk walk today at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as part of SIUE’s annual Chancellor’s Walk.

View video here.

Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe joined about 50 people who left the SIUE Cougar statue and headed northeast to the Prairie Portal Garden at The Gardens at SIUE. The Chancellor’s Walk is held...

This fall, Zipcar is coming to campus for all 18-and-older SIUE students, faculty and staff. Zipcar is car-sharing, an alternative to bringing a car to school, that gives members 24/7 access to vehicles parked right on campus.

Rates start at $7.50/hour or $69/day with gas, insurance and 180 miles per day included to go wherever you want to go.

Members can reserve cars on...

Director Peter Cocuzza is producing “The Wizard of Oz” this summer at SIUE’s Dunham Theater. His search for a dog to play Toto was featured on St. Louis Public Radio’s website. Writer Nancy Fowler posted the story Monday, April 14.

A world-renowned French physicist will share his expertise Thursday, April 24 with Southern Illinois University School of Engineering students and colleagues.

Xavier Leoncini, Ph.D., is a full professor at Air-Marseille University near Marseille, France. He will speak on “Self-regularization in Systems with Long-Range Interactions” from 2-3 p.m. in Engineering...

The Crystal S. Wenzel Track and Field Suite was formally named and unveiled Monday, April 14 at the Charles and Mary Lukas Athletics Annex on the SIUE campus.

SIUE Intercollegiate Athletics celebrated the generous gift made to the track and field program in a ceremony followed by a luncheon in honor of Wenzel.

“I cannot even express how significant of an impact it ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy visited more than 40 local businesses during its “Roll Up Your Sleeves, Edwardsville” during Friday afternoon, April 11.

In a citywide wellness event, teams of 2-3 pharmacy students and one faculty pharmacist visited Edwardsville businesses and performed blood pressure screenings for more than 30...

The NCERC at SIUE has added another researcher to its roster with the addition of Dr. Parisa Fallahi, a postdoctoral fellow who specializes in ethanol co-products research.

“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Fallahi to the NCERC’s research team,” NCERC Director John Caupert said. “Parisa’s wealth of expertise in the food and feed industries, bot...

Holly and Jim Lovell have successfully channeled their military family experience and love of art into a thriving startup business that showcases the talents of more than 65 area artists.

The Tiadaghton House (tie-a-dotten) features arts, antiques and American crafts. It is located within a two-story, turn-of-the-century red brick property in historic downtown Lebanon. Th...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville STEM Center researchers received the Best Paper Award at the 6^th International Conference on Computer-Supported Education. The event was held April 1-3 in Barcelona, Spain.

The conference is an annual event dedicated to discussion of new educational environments, best practices and case studies on innovative technology-based learn...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville public relations students devised a successful, comprehensive direct-mail campaign that reached more than 40,000 alumni as part of their senior assignment.

SIUE has been featured in U.S.News & World Report among the nation’s top schools, including Brown, Princeton and Stanford for six-consecutive years for its Senior Assignm...

The SURS Pension Reform Presentation at Dunham Hall from Wednesday, April 9 is now available on the Human Resources website under Benefits.

SIUE Student Government representatives traveled on Wednesday, April 2, to Springfield for Lobby Day. Approximately 30 SIUE students traveled to the Capitol where they met SIU President Glenn Poshard, SIUE Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe and students from SIUC.

Lobby Day is an annual event that allows students the opportunity to speak with state legislators and advocate for c...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students Amanda Arns, Sarah Lindsay, Tabitha Todd and Bryson Weaver were saluted Monday, April 7, as winners in “The Other 40” Entrepreneurship Competition. The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO), an SIUE School of Business student organization, hosted the fourth annual pitch competition at the Morris Un...

SIUE softball Head Coach Sandy Montgomery won the 900^th game of her illustrious 26-year career Wednesday afternoon as the Cougars defeated Saint Louis 4-1 at the Billiken Sports Complex.

Montgomery is the 39^th head coach in the history of NCAA softball to reach the 900-win plateau and has earned all of her wins at SIUE.  Her 900 wins rank 15^th among active NCAA Divis...

More than 1,000 faculty and staff members of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came out Wednesday to enjoy their Annual Appreciation Day.

The picnic lunch was held in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.

The festivities included a free lunch and such fun activities as “green screen” photo stations and random drawings.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville continued Student Appreciation Week on Wednesday.

A variety of celebrations and recognitions were held across the three campuses in honor of the work that students do for the University. The National Student Employee Association (NSEA) celebrates
National Student Employee Week from April 6-12.

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Student Nicole...

The Friends of Lovejoy Library will host its inaugural Trivia Night from 7-10 p.m. Friday April 25. Lovejoy Library’s second floor will provide a unique setting for an entertaining evening.

The trivia competition will feature 10 rounds of general knowledge questions created by the Keepers of the Flame of Knowledge. A silent auction and attendance prizes consisting o...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is proud of its student workers and has named Yas’Meen Bonner as the 2014 Student Employee of the Year.

“Yas’Meen has proven herself to be an invaluable resource to our staff,” said James Davis, of Textbook Services, who nominated Bonner.

Bonner, a junior in the SIUE School of Business, is a student floor ...

A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student garnered national accolades from the American College Personnel Association and received the Outstanding Graduate Student Staff Award.

Clarissa Greguska, assistant community director in University Housing, recently received the ACPA award. This national honor is presented to a graduate student who exemplifies excellent l...

The Edwardsville City Council approved the appointments in mid-March of 11 individuals to the new Edwardsville-SIUE Community Destination Group. Edwardsville Intelligencer writer Matt Winte wrote about group’s make-up in a story posted April 5. Representing the chancellor’s office, executive assistant Kim Durr leads the SIUE contingent.

Southern Illinois University’s School of Dental Medicine is once again in the national spotlight as three students have captured national research awards.

A student research fellowship from the American Association for Dental Research belongs to  Casey Ritchhart, first-year SDM student. Ritchhart, who is mentored by Anita Joy, BDS, Ph.D., assistant professor an...

Right now, only dirt can be seen on the one-quarter acre of land for students at The Gardens at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

By next month, sprouting up will be rows of bush beans, green beans, English peas, kale, spinach, sugar beets, potatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon and more, according to Wolf-Mark Veverka, president of Natural Connections, the SIUE studen...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center kicked off its East St. Louis birthday celebration last night with a Gospel Show.

A capacity crowd of approximately 250 enjoyed performances by:

• SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School Gospel Choir

• The Discovery Center for Little Scholars Head Start class

• Anointed Hands Mime Minis...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s $52 million Science Building West has received the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) stamp of approval as a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Silver-level project for its energy-friendliness.

LEED Silver is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies a...

The SIUE club cricket team won the Veritis Cup March 13-14 in Texas. The event is considered the national championship of club cricket. The title came with a $1,500 prize.

In the first round, defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville by 10 wickets, University of North Texas-Arlington by 25 runs and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor by 30 runs.

During the Super Six Stage, SIUE dis...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education will introduce a master’s in education in College Student Personnel Administration for fall 2014. The program will be housed in the Department of Educational Leadership’s existing Educational Administration program.

The new program will serve students holding a bachelor’s with a career int...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy students Jessica Kerwin and Emily Donahue have won second place in a national patient counseling competition.

The students competed at the Student National Pharmaceutical Association’s regional meeting held March 14-16 in Columbus, Ohio. Kerwin serves as a delegate for the SNPhA’s local chapter.

A t...

 The story of one woman’s captivity in Iran is part of the topic to be presented at the last Spring International Speaker Series on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwarsdville.

Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., will speak from 10-10:50 a.m. Monday, April 7 in the Morris University ...

Tonight’s Arts and Issues debate between James Carville and Alberto Gonzales has been postponed.  The event was scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.

Because of travel issues related to this morning’s severe weather and the forecast for additional severe weather to move thr0ugh the area this evening, the event is postp...

On Tuesday, April 2, U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) recognized SIUE’s Dr. Andrew Griffin for his community service and work with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA).

Griffin is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing, director of nurse anesthesia and interim chair for the Department of Primary Care and Health Systems Nursing.

He...

Six Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering construction management students successfully competed at the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Spring 2014 Convention in Reno, Nev., March 27. The SIUE team finished fourth in the Concrete Bowling Ball competition and 11th place overall.

SIUE competed against 31 teams from Canada, Ecuador, Mexico, P...

A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville team of seniors introduced the Family Earth Festival to more than 140 Granite City residents Saturday, March 29.

Inventive Solutions is a group comprised of College of Arts and Sciences seniors taking a public relations course. They were required to simulate a PR firm to plan and execute a campaign involving events with communit...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy students participated in service learning projects in March resulting in the education of more than 9,000 grade school children in Madison and St. Clair counties.

Eighty first-year (P1) pharmacy students participated by creating and communicating nutrition-based wellness messages for children enrolled in pr...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been selected among more than 30 institutions as a Promising Place to Work in Student Affairs (PPWSA) in 2014. The Center for Inclusion, Diversity & Academic Success (iDEAS) at Ohio State University conducted the national study.

The PPWSA national study is a collaborative project between the American College Personnel Associat...

SIUE students heard what it takes to become a globetrotting Foreign Service Officer working for the U.S. Department of State Thursday, March 27 as part of the campus’ annual Global Awareness Week.

Four foreign policy advisors and three other foreign affairs experts representing U.S. Transportation Command, Air Mobility Command, and Military Surface Deployment and Di...

A student-faculty civil engineering research team within Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Engineering has won the Illinois Center for Transportation and the Illinois Dept. of Transportation’s 2014 High Impact Project Award.

The recognition, which comes as the School of Engineering’s second in three years, is based on the team’s...

SIUE’s “Homework Hotline” was featured during KSDK-TV’s morning show on Monday, March 31.  The local NBC afffiliate’s Dana Dean reported the story.

Students in grades 6-8 can call and receive free help with their math homework during evening hours.

The program was launched Feb. 10 and was developed in collaboration with the Illinois Soc...

Former SIUE faculty member Adrian Matejka received an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for his last poetry collection “The Big Smoke.” He taught creative writing at SIUE from 2007-12.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch writer Jane Henderson wrote of Matejka’s achievement in a story posted March 27.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business graduate students have won the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Interuniversity Cup for the third-consecutive year. The competition was held Wednesday, March 26 at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac.

The ACG Cup is a case study competition organized to provide business students with mergers and acquisitions, i...

The SIUE Constructors Club spent Spring Break (3/9-12) in Washington, Ill., providing volunteer aid as the community continues to recover from last year’s devastating tornado.

Mason Musick, a senior School of Engineering student from Lincoln, wrote a description of the group’s experience:

We helped out in Joplin, Mo., after a tornado devastated that town, and...

Hundreds of students participated in 7th Annual Cougar World Games and the Great Disability Challenge Tuesday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Students enjoyed a myriad of games and contests as part of the SIUE Global Awareness Week.

Watch video here.

The Cougar World Games highlights various cultures, backgrounds and ethnicities. It became a part of Globa...

Illuminated paintings, glass mosaics and clay birds are a few hand-made items at a children’s exhibit at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

The art work is part of the SIUE Early Childhood Center’s Fourth Annual Children’s Art Exhibit in connection with the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) Week of the Young...

SIUE’s Arts & Issues Series hosts its final event of the season when James Carville and Alberto Gonzales come together for a one-time debate Thursday, April 3. Carville is America’s best-known political consultant, while Gonzales is a former U.S. attorney general. The duo will square off in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom at 7:30 p.m.

St...

Transforming passion into profit that gives back to “those who serve” is one of the best ways to describe Code 3 Spices.

The two-man spice rub business, which launched in Maryville in late 2012, is the brainchild of Chris Bohnemeier – a barbecue enthusiast, grill master and former IT professional- and his long-time friend and fellow BBQ aficionado Mike R...

Various speaker presentations, panel presentations, performances and events are part of Global Awareness Week 2014 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Kicking off the International Speaker Series on Monday was Lucy Wanjiru of the United Nations Development Program, Bureau of Development Policy Gender Team.

Wanjiru, a programme specialist on gender and environ...

Two pre-doctoral students at Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine have been awarded honors for academic excellence.

Adam Fritzgerald, a third-year dental student, is the American Association of Public Health Dentistry’s third-place winner in its annual Pre-doctoral Dental Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Health Dentistry...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted a graduation ceremony Friday, March 7 for the Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) Class of 2014. Twenty-four freshly minted CLI grads attended the event at the Morris University Center on the SIUE campus.

“The CLI program attracts a variety of high potential individuals, and the group this year was no exception&#8...

The following is an except from a story by Edwardsville Intelligencer reporter Matt Winte that was posted on Saturday, March 22:With an eye towards the future, the Edwardsville City Council approved the creation of a new board, which will have members from both the city of Edwardsville and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

The council heard the second reading of ...

Dixie Engelman, dean emerita of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences and associate professor emerita of speech pathology and audiology, is being honored with the University’s Distinguished Service Award.

SIUE will present the award to Engelman at the University’s Spring 2014 Commencement on May 10.

Engelman has been a com...

The SIUE Department of Theater and Dance will present the play, The Caretaker, at the James F. Metcalf Theater, located just west of the SIUE Student Fitness Center.

Curtain times are 7:30 p.m., March 21-22, and March 26-29, and 2 p.m., Sunday, March 23, 30.

The Caretaker, Pinter’s 1960 classic, chronicles the peculiar relationships between a tramp and two brothers...

A former U.S. attorney and one of America’s best-known political consultants will converge on stage at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 3, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for a night of political debate.

Alberto Gonzales, past White House counsel to President George W. Bush, will face-off with James Carville, “The Ragin’ Cajin,” known for he...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center will celebrate East St. Louis’s birthday with a journey through local history. The Center will also honor celebrities, culture and art of the past, present and future while reintroducing the Center’s Performing Arts program to the East St. Louis community.

An array of festivities is planned for th...

Dr. Keith W. Dickey, emeritus associate professor and director of continuing education and alumni services in the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM), was awarded fellowship in the International Pierre Fauchard Academy Feb. 20 during the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter meeting.

Currently, there are 61 dentists in Illinois who have receiv...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy will host “Roll Up Your Sleeves, Edwardsville” during the afternoon of April 11.

It is a citywide wellness event, where teams of 2-3 pharmacy students and one faculty pharmacist will visit Edwardsville businesses to perform blood pressure screenings for employees. Twelve teams will cover the city...

Dr. Nathalia Garcia, periodontist from the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM), is a principal investigator for the project titled “Biomarkers of Periodontal Disease Progression.” She is seeking 60 volunteers to take part in clinical research.

The multi-center study is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A total of 5...

Alton attorney and philanthropist John Simmons will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Southern University Illinois Edwardsville. The degree will be bestowed upon Simmons at SIUE’s spring commencement exercises May 9 at the Vadalabene Center on campus.

Simmons, who graduated with honors from SIUE in political science, earned his Juris Doctor from S...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host the 7th Annual Cougar World Games Tuesday, March 25, from 4-7 p.m. in the Student Fitness Center on the SIUE campus. Part of SIUE’s Global Awareness Week, Cougar World Games will challenge, inspire and bring together diverse communities among SIUE students.

The Cougar World Games is a special event designed to...

The SIUE women’s club basketball team won the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Regional tournament the weekend of March 7-9. The Cougars earned a fourth-consecutive bid to the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Championship tournament.

SIUE scored impressive wins over the University of Nebraska, and the University of Wisconsin before defeating...

SIUE junior La’Derrick Ward made history Friday, March 14 by placing sixth in the men’s long jump at NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. He became the first two-time D-I All-American in school history.

The Alorton native took sixth in the long jump with a mark of 25 feet, 5.25 inches. The mark was a school record ...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine’s (SIU SDM) new and expanded presence in Alton earned an Award of Achievement from Pride, Incorporated, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to community beautification.

The award recognizes the construction of the School’s Multidisciplinary Simulation Laboratory and adjacent space, an 18,000-square-fo...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Hospice Volunteer Initiative donated more than $1,500 to Hospice of Southern Illinois on March 11. Last fall, the “Hands for Hospice 5K Race” was held on the SIUE campus to raise money to further enrich Hospice’s volunteer program and to educate the community on their health care services.

“The Hospice ...

Creating and employing a strategy to balance historical preservation with economic development is the topic of a panel discussion that includes Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jeff Manuel. He is an assistant professor from the Department of Historical Studies with the College of Arts and Sciences.

“Marketing Our Heritage? Cultural Conservation and ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host India Night 2014 on Friday, March 21, from 5-8 p.m. in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. This event, sponsored by the SIUE Indian Student Association, will immerse guests in Indian culture through traditional cuisine and entertainment.

India-inspired dishes will be served to guests. Everything from a m...

With more than 700 classes to choose from and more online classes than ever before, now is the best time to “dive in” and enroll in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Summer Session. It’s a smart move that could mean a chance to attend classes with an even lower student-teacher ratio than usually offered (17:1) at SIUE.

According to Dr. Ch...

Shabangi was born on October 28, 1965, in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
He taught at SIUE for 14 years.

The first visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, March 21, at the First Baptist Church of Maryville, 7110 State Route 16...

A team of scientists working with the CosmoQuest virtual research facility (CosmoQuest.org) has demonstrated that it is possible for everyday people to map the Moon with the same quality as a group of experienced professionals.

These crowd-sourced results are being published in the journal Icarus and highlight the ability of citizen scientists to advance planetary resea...

Join us March 24-29 for Get Your Business Online Week, when the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Google partner to get the businesses in the Metro East region online and growing (www.gybo.com/gybo-week).

Today, 97 percent of Internet users look online for local products and services, yet 55 percent of American busin...

On the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville sits a four-foot tall, two-tier fiber glass birthday cake. The cake is one of 250 throughout the bi-state region, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis.

SIUE was chosen to be one of 250 places of distinction in the 15-county region and is part of the “Cakeway to the West” c...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering doctoral student Ikechukwu P.N. Ohu was one of 107 students awarded a Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois (DFI) Program Fellow for the 2013-2014 academic year.

The Illinois Board of Higher Education awards the fellowships to increase the number of underrepresented faculty and staff in Illinois i...

Kev Marcus and Wil B will explode on stage playing a fresh fusion of classical music, rock, R&B, pop and hip hop from their stringed instruments on Monday, March 17 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Black Violin, the American duo from Florida, will give a high energy performance at 7:30 p.m. in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. Marcus plays the v...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has pledged to double the number of students studying abroad over the next five years as a lead partner in the Institute of International Education’s Generation Study Abroad initiative, announced earlier this month.

Committing to specific, measurable actions to achieve this ambitious goal, SIUE joins a host of other well-ren...

SIUE’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is making an impact locally. Alton Telegraph writer Brett Luster featured the Center in an article posted March 11.  Director Patrick McKeehan manages the Center which  is housed within the SIUE School of Business.

Photo: SIUE SBDC  Director Patrick McKeehan.

The Higher Education Marketing Report awarded six Educational Advertising Awards to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in late February. Selections were made from a pool of approximately 2,000 entries spanning more than 1,000 colleges, universities and secondary schools from the United States and several foreign countries.

SIUE awards include:

• SIUE “Me&#82...

SIUE’s Eddie the Cougar is now an Ohio Valley Conference champion.

Fans, students, faculty and alumni of #SIUENation helped Eddie the Cougar gather 3,440  of the 11,000 votes cast in the 2014 OVC Mascot Challenge. The results were announced during the OVC Men’s and Women’s Tournament at Municipal Auditorium.

“We congratulate SIUE’s Eddi...

SIUE’s La’Derrick Ward was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference Male Field Athlete of the Year as voted by the league’s track and field coaches.

Ward, who has been ranked No. 1 nationally after posting a long jump mark of 26 feet, 3 inches (8.00m) at the Gateway Invitational, has been setting the pace for the Cougars all year. He won the OVC outdoor lo...

Hard-working co-owners Shawnta’ Ray and Rick Harmon are living examples of entrepreneurs who can toughen up when life throws them a steep challenge. They also know how to “Happy Up,” which is why – eight years ago – they incorporated their toy store business under that moniker.

The duo’s successful business, which currently includes sto...

The Alestle staff recently won eight awards during the Illinois College Press Association’s (ICPA) annual college media conference. The event was in Chicago Feb. 21-22.

The Alestle won second place for general excellence, a category in which the staff had not placed since 2009.

“It was exciting to see The Alestle recognized in all the categories in which they...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has collaborated with the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers Foundation (ISPEF) to launch the “SIUE Homework Hotline.”

The hotline is available for students in grades 6-8. They can call and receive free help with their math homework Sunday through Thursday evenings from 7-10 p.m.  Tutors can be reached at ...

Dr. Nathalia Garcia, periodontist from the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM), is a principal investigator for the project titled “Biomarkers of Periodontal Disease Progression.” It is a multi-center study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will award more than $1.2 million to SIU SDM for its contribution to the...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s sustainability officer and sustainability fellow both gave a presentation on Monday at the 9th Annual Smart and Sustainable Campus Conference in Baltimore. The conference will end tomorrow.

“We have achieved a lot in the area of sustainability for any campus, let alone one of our size,” said Kevin Adkins, Unive...

SIUE Alumni Association Hall of Fame member Gib Singleton passed away on Friday, Feb. 28 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The renowned sculptor earned a bachelor’s in art and design from SIUE in 1967. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010.

Writer Bruce Krasnow profiled Singleton in the Santa Fe New Mexican.

For more information on Singleton, visit gibsi...

The SIUE Center for STEM Research, Education and Outreach celebrated its new temporary home in the Vadalabene Center Tuesday, March 4 with an open house. The Center recently moved from its previous home in the School of Engineering’s original building, which is undergoing renovations.

A wide variety of visitors included students, faculty, staff, visitors from the ...

Middle and high school students will engage their minds and their robots when Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosts its annual Botball tournament on Sat., Apr. 12.

This is the 17^th Botball season and the 12^th year that SIUE will host the region’s tournament. Twenty-one teams will be coming to the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom for the c...

Fifteen Southwestern Illinois-based entrepreneurs and their innovative business concepts have been selected to move into the second round of the Metro East’s first regional business plan competition.

Organized and launched by University Park at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the SIUE Metro East Start-Up Challenge seeks to identify, foster and reward entr...

The nurse anesthesia (NA) program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing has been approved to transition from a master’s degree program to a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program in May 2015.

SIUE’s DNP NA program has received all university approvals and recently received approval from the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesi...

Dr. Anita Joy, assistant professor in the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, has been named the 2014 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Council of Students, Residents, and Fellows/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Junior Faculty Award recipient.

This national accolade recognizes excellence in teaching, research and service to a faculty member who has he...

Yesterday approximately 80 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women of different faiths and backgrounds went through their day wearing a Muslim headdress called a hijab.

The silent, colorful cultural experiment was part of the Muslim Student Association’s Hijab Day Challenge at SIUE. On Wednesday and Thursday in the Morris Student Union, the student group tal...

Due to the Winter Storm Watch for Sunday, India Night 2014 has been postponed until Friday, March 21. The event had been scheduled for Sunday, March 2, at 5 p.m. in the Morris University Center.

Tickets purchased for March 2 can be used on March 21. Also, those same tickets turned in at the door on March 21 will be used in a drawing for an IPAD mini. So hold onto your tic...

American Diabetes Association Metro East Manager Rawnie Berry congratulated SIUE Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe earlier this week for the University’s contribution to the success of the 2013 Metro East Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes.

SIUE was a Platinum Sponsor of the October 5 event. Furst-Bowe spoke at the Walk Day’s opening ceremony. SIUE staff managed a publ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville administrators are enthused about the institution’s role in the $320 million Digital Lab for Manufacturing announced Tuesday by President Barack Obama. The Digital Lab is an applied research institute that will both develop and demonstrate digital manufacturing technologies, and deploy and commercialize those technologies acr...

CLI Advisory Board Chairman Jim Frey (Alberici Corp.) and program co-director Chris Gordon, associate dea...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) announced in early February that the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing received a 2014 Nursing School Expansion Grant. With a value of $255,848, the Expansion Grant will provide financial support to help fund the School of Nursing’s Accelerated Online RN to BS program.

The IBHE’s Expansion...

In a year or so, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Jessica Harris hopes her newly written book will make a good and lasting contribution to 20th Century African American history. She is an historical studies assistant professor in SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences.

The book will be the result of Harris’ winning the Woodrow Wilson National...

People around the world have the opportunity to contribute to a vegetable rooftop garden project at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. An SIUE collaborative research team is seeking financial support for the project by garnering donations via online crowdfunding.

The project team has posted the Veggie Rooftop Garden project on superiorideas.org to initia...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) hosted nearly 150 middle school-age girls for the second annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. The event was Saturday, Feb. 22, in the SIUE School of Engineering Building and offered young girls exposure to the engineering field.

The program drew almost 50 more participants than last ...

The Friends of Art, along with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Art and Design, invite the public to the 35th Annual Art Auction on Thursday, April 3 at Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville.

The 2014 auction features original artwork, which may be previewed at 6 p.m.  Gary Niemeier of Ahrens & Niemeier auctioneers will start th...

The Friends of Art, along with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Art and Design, invite the public to the 35th Annual Art Auction on Thursday, April 3 at Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville.

The 2014 auction features original artwork, which may be previewed at 6 p.m.  Gary Niemeier of Ahrens & Niemeier auctioneers will start th...

SIUE will host Africa Night from 5:30-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. The event is sponsored by the African Student Association. It is part of SIUE’s month-long celebration of Black Heritage Month themed, “Breaking Barriers: At the Crossroads of Freedom.”

The event will provide attendees with an exciting...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville African Students Association (ASA) is continuing its observance of African Week at the University.

“Prior to now, we used to have an ASA night but we thought of having a week that will contribute to students’ academic and career development, while also bringing some of Africa’s culture and tradition to SIUE,&#8...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Candace Perkins received the Dr. Cleveland Hammonds Jr. Memorial Scholarship at the 54th Anniversary Alumni Celebration & Awards Showcase of the Mathews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club of St. Louis. The ceremony was held Saturday, Feb. 15 at the St. Louis Airport Hilton.

A St. Louis native, Perkins is a junior in ...

A Season for the Child (SfC), the family-oriented live theater season—presented by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD) —will end its 24th season with Cinderella, Or The Story Of Bigfoot at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 22.

Cinderella, or the Story of Bigfoot will be stagedin SIUE’s Katherine Dunham Hall by Curtains...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Office of Educational Outreach will present “Turkey’s Challenges” and “Oh Canada: Hockey, Beer and Health Care…eh,” tomorrow as part of its ongoing Lifelong Learning series.

SIUE School of Engineering Dean Hasan Sevim will talk about his native country, Turkey, from 10:30-11:45 a.m. Wedn...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s popular International Speak Series continues from 10-10:50 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 with “The Syrian Civil War: Stake and Consequences.”

Dr. Adam Garfinkle, scholar and author, will speak in SIUE’s Morris University Center Redbud-Oak Room. Garfinkle is from the Hans Arnold Center with the American Academy ...

Dr. Temple Grandin, inspiration, advocate and hero for the autistic, will give her presentation: “Different Kinds of Minds” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. Grandin will appear in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom as part of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Arts & Issues 2013-2014 season.

Grandin has gained worldwide recognition fo...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing graduates first time pass rate average on the annual National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) exceeded state and national averages.

SIUE’s 2013 posted pass rate was 89 percent, compared to the national pass rate of 83 percent and the Illinois pass rate of 85 percent.

In April...

After 10 days of voting during which nearly 40,000 individual votes were cast, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was awarded a grant to bring a Campus Kitchen to campus. SIUE was among five universities to receive a $5,000 startup grant during the first ever Launch Grant Video Competition hosted by the Campus Kitchens Project. The grant, sponsored by the Sodexo Fou...

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted a grand opening this afternoon for its new Engineering Building Annex. The new structure is part of a $14.2 million expansion and renovation for the School of Engineering.

SIU President Glenn Poshard joined SIUE Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe and School of Engineering Dean Hasan Sevim to cut the ribbon.

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today selected Dr. Randy J. Dunn as the eighth president of the SIU system.

Dunn is presently president of Youngstown (Ohio) State University where he assumed those duties in July 2013. He was selected after a five-month national search.

“Congratulations to Dr. Dunn on his appointment,” said SIUE Chancellor J...

More than 1,700 high school students and family members visited the SIUE campus during Presidents Day weekend to participate in four programs.

Friday, 194 Meridian Scholar finalists and 301 of their guests attended the annual Meridian Scholarship Interview Day in the Morris University Center. This year’s program doubled in size to accommodate twice as many scholars....

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Fifty years ago, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, and “The Beatles” turned America upside down.

When it comes to “Beatle” knowledge, some Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students showed they knew a lot, while others, not so much.

Southern Illinois University ...

While it was great for Cougar women’s basketball fans to see a win against UT Martin at the second annual Pink Zone game Saturday, Feb. 8th, the real excitement was that $7,518 was raised for the St. Louis affiliate of Susan G. Komen.

“SIUE’s Pink Zone initiative is a wonderful way to support the fight against breast cancer,” said Helen Chesnut, Su...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees yesterday at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Edwardsville campus approved budgets worth nearly $5 million to complete three separate projects on the Edwardsville campus:

• Expansion of the student fitness center (SFC) weight room and renovation of the Vadalabene Center (VC) south entrance at an estimated cost of $2...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing began offering an accelerated registered nursing (RN) to bachelor of science (BS) program in January 2014. This 100 percent online program will replace the previous hybrid RN to BS program.

Students will be able to complete this accelerated program in as short as one year (three semesters) or at a slower prog...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today considered fee-related changes for the Edwardsville campus. The changes considered during the board’s meeting on the Edwardsville campus included the student fees for Housing occupancy rates, Information Technology, Textbook Rental and Intercollegiate Athletics.

Other fee changes were proposed for the Student ...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today considered a five percent tuition increase for the 2014-15 Academic Year that would result in a $366 increase over last year for newly entering, in-state undergraduates on the Edwardsville campus. The board met in the Morris University Center on the Edwardsville campus.

With these increases, the annual tuition rate ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Jack Glassman will present “Super Lasers: How Lasers Work and What They’re Used For,” during three upcoming Teen Science Cafés.

The events are hosted in part by the SIUE Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach. Glassman, associate profes...

Entrepreneurs and new business start-ups are invited to compete in the Metro East Start-Up Challenge, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s first regional business plan competition.

The Start-Up Challenge is sponsored by University Park at SIUE and the Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The Challenge seeks to identify, reward and support entr...

Dr. P. Ann Dirks-Linhorst, associate professor in SIUE’s Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies, will present the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Going Lecture at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 in Peck Hall, room 2304.

She will be joined by two panelists to present “Mentally Ill Offenders and the Criminal Justice System: What Do We Know, and How...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted a delegation from Tongmyong University Wednesday, Feb. 5 as the two institutions prepare to implement their dual diploma program.

Two TU faculty members led the group. Dr. Daewoo Choi, professor of electrical engineering and director of the TU Engineering Education Innovation Center, and Dr. Kookhyun Kim, chair and professo...

The Illinois Water Environment Association (IWEA) has presented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Azadeh Akhavan Bloorchian with the 2013 Best Technical Presentation Award.

Akhavan Bloorchian presented “Survey of Green Infrastructures for Sewers Overflow Reduction in Metropolitan St. Louis” during the 2013 WaterCon in Springfield. While working...

The Illinois Water Environment Association (IWEA) has presented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Azadeh Akhavan Bloorchian with the 2013 Best Technical Presentation Award.

Akhavan Bloorchian presented “Survey of Green Infrastructures for Sewers Overflow Reduction in Metropolitan St. Louis” during the 2013 WaterCon in Springfield. While working...

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Darryl C. Cherry has only been at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) for a month, and he is already strategizing on how to propel the TRIO Upward Bound programs to the “next level.”

“I want to take advantage of those who came before me, like Elven Davis and Barbara Sams, who helped to develop the progr...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host a grand opening for its School of Engineering Building addition Tuesday, Feb. 18. SIUE Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe, Interim Provost Ann Boyle and School of Engineering Dean Hasan Sevim will cut the ribbon at 1 p.m.

The event signifies the completion of the expansion phase of the $14.2 million expansion and renovation to ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing will host an Explore Academic Excellence Day on Saturday, Feb. 15. The open house will run from 8 a.m.-noon in the Morris University Center. It is open to anyone interested in pursuing a nursing career.

Information sessions offer an excellent opportunity for discussions regarding an SIUE nursing degree or pro...

For the fifth consecutive season, the SIUE women’s soccer program has earned a Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

The Cougars posted a cumulative 3.34 grade point average during the fall 2013 semester.

“We are proud to be recognized once again this year by the NSCAA,” SIUE Head Coach Derek Burton said. &...

SIUE alum Adam Young has been named to the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America People’s Choice Top 30 Sportscasters Under 30. Young is the play-by-player announcer for Cougars women’s basketball and assists Joe Pott with the Cougars’ men’s basketball broadcasts.

Read about Young in the Belleville News-Democrat.

Photo: Adam Young (right) works w...

Overcoming adversity is one of the many strengths for SIUE women’s basketball players Valerie Finnin and Miranda Brandt.

While talking about their lives, Finnin, a senior at SIUE, and Brandt, a freshman, shared that both of their mothers battled breast cancer. While both moms are doing well today, it was a difficult experience for both.

According to the Susan G. Ko...

Nearly 150 dean’s list members and their families attended the reception, which included a mix of campus ...

Pictured are Ann Lillard, left, and, Michael Palmer. Both are SIUE graduates. The couple is married and own Code Red Education of St. Louis.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alum Michael Palmer credits his liberal arts education for his capacity to think outside the box, leading him to launch his business, Code Red Education.

Code Red, which was started in M...

Zachary “Zach” LeCuyer, 23, of Edwardsville, died Saturday, Feb. 1. He was a junior in the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences.

A visitation will take place from 3-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at Herr Funeral Home, 501 West Main Street in Collinsville.

An obituary is available through the Belleville News-Democrat online. Online condolences may be made through Herr Fu...

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Major Ken Wilson spoke Tuesday at the MLK Birthday luncheon in the Morris University Center.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville welcomed speaker ROTC Major Ken Wilson to “Breaking Barriers: Building Blocks of the Dream,” the University’s 31st celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Wilson delivered warm rema...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Regional Science Olympiad’s team-based activities will take place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, across the SIUE campus.

More than 20 area middle- and high-school youth will take part in events that will foster science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning.

“Science-focused activities wil...

Actor and author Hill Harper will deliver a self-empowerment message Feb. 19 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Harper, who portrays “Dr. Sheldon Hawkes” in the hit CBS drama series CSI: NY, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public...

Sixty Triad (St. Jacob) Middle School students visited the Southern Illinois University School of Engineering last week.

Jenna Gorlewicz, assistant professor in mechanical and industrial engineering, introduced the group to the Intelligent Mechatronic, Haptic and Robotic Systems (IMeHRS) lab. They were able to test demonstrations of various research projects involving med...

The LehrerDance Co., directed by Jon Lehrer, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Dunham Hall Theater.

Approximately 30 dancers from various dance studios in the area formed a community group. Lehrer, who has rehearsed with the dancers for the past week, taught one of his choreographed dance routines to the group.

LehrerDance, an inspiring and innovative profession...

Pictured is the SIUE Charles and Mary Lukas Athletics Annex.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has certified Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Charles and Mary Lukas Athletics Annex, located adjacent to the Vadalabene Center, as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver building.

It is the third structure on the SIUE campus&#...

SIUE basketball fans can join the women’s team in the Pink Zone to help create awareness and raise funds for breast cancer research.

A week of events culminates with a Saturday, Feb. 8 game at 4 p.m. against UT Martin. Funds raised from the week’s events will be donated to the St. Louis affiliate of Susan G. Komen.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate student Sarah Gillespie was featured in the Tuesday, Jan. 28 issue of the Journal Gazette & Times Courier newspaper.

Gillespie, who is studying and teaching art at SIUE, will have her artwork featured in galleries in Illinois and Missouri throughout February.

The complete article is available online.

Tomorrow’s line up of Lifelong Learning events through Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Office of Educational Outreach includes a discussion on maintaining your brain and a review of the Underground Railroad Quality Code.

The first event, “Maintaining your Brain,” featuring Darrell Coons, Illinois outreach coordinator from the Alzheimer&...

SIUE’s Chandler Vandenberg is the Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce Young Professional of the Year. Vandenberg is the assistant director of annual giving within University Advancement.

Vandenberg’s primary responsibility is to manage the University’s Student Call Center. A Glen Carbon resident, he also works to enhance the university’s o...

The SIUE Black Theater Workshop (BTW) will present And the Verdict Is . . . A Campus Response to the Trayvon Martin Case at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, 7:30 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 1, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 at the Metcalf Theater.

Admission is free and open to the public.               &#...

This morning, in the 22-degree temperatures, many students could be seen walking briskly in and out of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Morris University Center.

“I’m not worried about how I look when it’s cold,” said Scott Stewart, a freshman majoring in computer science. Stewart was dressed for the below-freezing weather in a shirt, ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus Michael Palmer was featured Wednesday, Jan. 22, on KSDK News Channel 5.

Palmer, whose company, Code Red, received Arch Grants funding last fall, was interviewed about curriculum he developed to help people—particularly St. Louis area youth—gain computer coding skills to fill lucrative, high-demand technology jo...

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville again is offering young girls exposure to the field of engineering.

Girls from grades 5-8 are invited to attend “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2014.” The daylong event will take place from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in the SIUE School of Engineering Building.

This ye...

Emily Koester, a sophomore French major at SIUE, is the recipient of this year’s MLK Scholarship. She will be honored Feb. 4 during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration on campus.

Tuskegee Airmen will be guests at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Tuesday, Feb. 4, during a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration.

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An SIUE Department of Athletics mentoring program, now in its third year, continues to pay dividends not only for local middle schools, but also SIUE student-athletes.

SIUE student-athletes engage in monthly mentoring conversations with students from Edwardsville Liberty and Lincoln Middle Schools. The goal of the community service initiative is to open a dialogue on rele...

The NCERC at SIUE Research Director Dr. Sabrina Trupia will present her findings on the use of sweet sorghum as an ethanol feedstock this week at an international conference in Orlando.

The Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Association invited Trupia to deliver her presentation, “Sweet Sorghum Inclusion Rates in Ethanol Production,” during its annual conference Jan. 23-25...

A New York dance company that is artistic, athletic and humorous is coming to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

The LehrerDance Co., directed by Jon Lehrer, will explode onto the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 in Dunham Hall Theater. Also performing under the direction of Lehrer will be a community group consisting of students from area dance studios. The ...

Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis (R, 13^th District) visited the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus Tuesday, Jan. 21. Davis toured the School of Business facilities, including the Cougar Business Resource Center and the International Trade Center.

School of Business Interim Dean John Navin and Davis discussed a variety of issues such as economic development,...

A team of faculty members from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) has received a nearly $225,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to investigate alternative solutions for controlling storm water run-off.

Dr. Abdolreza (Reza) Osouli, assistant professor in the SIUE Department...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Director of the International Trade Center Silvia Torres Bowman has been designated a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP). The National Association of Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE International) awarded the high credential on Jan. 13.

Torres joins an elite, worldwide group of only 1,664 p...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville seeks comments from the public regarding the University in preparation for its periodic evaluation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, its regional accrediting agency. SIUE will host a site visit beginning Wednesday, March 19, 2014.

SIUE has been accredited by the Commission since 1969. The Commissi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Michele Beatty and Stacy Skelton, both School of Nursing instructors, have received Nurse Educator Fellowship Program Awards.

Beatty and Skelton teach in the Department of Primary Care and Health Systems Nursing. They are among 22 nursing faculty in Illinois colleges and universities selected by the Illinois Board of Highe...

Anthony Wilmington, a senior at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS), is sitting in his free hour reading the first chapter of Psychology (10th Edition in Modules) by D.G. Myers.

The textbook is for the SIUE course, Foundations of Psychology, taught by Dr. Andy Pomerantz, a professor of psychology through the School ...

The SIUE School of Pharmacy’s Dr. Lisa Lubsch has been appointed to lead the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group-University (PPAG-U) initiative. As part of her role beginning in spring 2015, Lubsch will direct section leaders from 15 areas of expertise in the field of pediatric pharmacy.

“I have had the pleasure and honor working my way through the ranks of the ...

The International Hospitality Program (IHP) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is seeking donations of gently used and new items to welcome the campus population of international students and help them adjust to life in the United States.

“The need for items is great at this time,” said Dr. Ron Schaefer, director of the SIUE Center for International ...

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn today announced a capital investment of more than $1.7 million to renovate Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s chiller plant.

The project is part of Quinn’s $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now! Program, which will support more than 439,000 jobs over six years. The SIUE project is part of Quinn’s commitment to create jobs and dri...

The NCERC at SIUE is expanding its research team with the addition of Dr. Arun Athmanathan, a postdoctoral fellow specializing in cellulosic and advanced biofuels research.

“Following a national search that generated candidates from premier research institutions across the country, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Athmanathan to the team,” NCERC Director John Cau...

For his invention to protect against bacterial contamination, specifically in industrial processes, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Dr. Ronald Worthington was awarded a U.S. patent.

Worthington is a faculty member in the School of Pharmacy. His invention relates to compositions and methods. His work obtained United ...

Entrepreneurs and new business start-ups are invited to compete in the Metro East Start-Up Challenge, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s first regional business plan competition.

The Start-Up Challenge is sponsored by University Park at SIUE and the Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The Challenge seeks to identify, reward and support entr...

Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, pictured, spoke at SIUE in October. She will return Jan. 22 to present “Winners and Losers: Women in the Arab Spring” as part of the SIUE International Speakers Series.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Center for International Programs welcomes a new roster of professionals for its spring installment of the Internatio...

“We are excited to be partnering with a variety of different campus entities to ...

SIUE Intercollegiate Athletics is relishing a new milestone. Cougar student-athletes have compiled 15 consecutive semesters of a cumulative grade point average (GPA) better than 3.0.

SIUE student-athletes completed the 2013 fall semester with a 3.097 GPA. Among the 265 SIUE student-athletes, 60.9 percent completed the term with a GPA of 3.0 or above and 31.3 percent finis...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing Community Nursing Services Clinic is responding to the changes in the national health care system. Its East St. Louis clinic’s business and care model is evolving to meet the needs of its patients and adopting a name change. Effective immediately, the nurse-managed, primary care clinic in East St. Louis ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy Professor Timothy B. McPherson published the textbook “PharmDceutics: Applied Biopharmaceutics for Clinical Pharmacists” in 2012. The text was positively reviewed in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, Vol. 77, Issue 8.

Reviewer Dr. Venkata K. Yellepeddi says that while ‘the targe...

Undergraduate students looking for an exciting storytelling opportunity through National Geographic and the U.S. Department of State are encouraged to explore the options available through a new Fulbright Student Program. The application deadline for those interested is Feb. 28.

The National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship is open to U.S. citizens and provides ...

Today marks the last day to register for “Get Fiscally Fit with Financial Experts”—a program being presented from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13 by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Alumni Affairs and the Office of Educational Outreach. The event will take place in the special events room in SIUE’s B. Bernard Birger Hall.

Susan Young, a certified...

U.S. News & World Report highly ranked Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing in their Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs list released on Jan. 8. The School was ranked 65^th among the top 95 schools nationally. View the complete rankings.

The School of Nursing’s online graduate degree programs include a post-master’s doctor of n...

The SIUE Kimmel Leadership Center has officially changed its name to the Kimmel Student Involvement Center. The name change is effective immediately and indicates the center’s efforts to increase awareness of the wide variety of leadership, campus life and volunteer opportunities available to all SIUE students.

“The new name is a better reflection of the compr...

Julie Zimmerman Holt, Ph.D., has been named the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2014 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award recipient. Holt is a professor in the Department of

Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences.

The highly competitive award is given annually to a faculty member who has a proven record of combining scholarship and teaching. I...

“We were excited about the opportunity to host a clinic for Special Olympians,” said SIUE women’s basketball Head Coach Paula Buscher. “We feel it is ...