Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Serdar Celik, PhD, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering in the School of Engineering, was invited to the World Energy Outlook 2017 in Istanbul in December 2017.
International Energy Agency Executive Director Dr. Fatih Birol shared the WEO 2017 release with world energy leaders, government officials ...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior mass communications major Marissa Williams has a knack for public speaking. It’s a talent she identified in high school, and one that has been fostered through her studies and student involvement activities.
Williams, a Chicago native, is the chair of the SIUE Campus Activities Board’s Black Heritage Month tra...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is the first in the nation to implement the early childhood scenario in a Virtual Learning Environment with the goals of increasing early childhood workforce capacity and capital by providing teacher practice in classroom management, pedagogy and content.
A $50,000 grant from the McCormick Foundation is supporting SIUE’s pil...
The SIUE community is mourning the loss of Noah Hays, of Waterloo, who died Thursday, Jan. 25 in Monroe County. He was 19.
Hays was a freshman in SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Noah Hays’ family and friends as they face this tragedy,” said SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook. “It is heartbreaking for every...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) is expanding its music, dance and cultural education to the Cahokia School District, with the help of the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences’ Targeted Funding Initiative (TFI).
For the first time, the ESLC will offer the Performing Arts Awareness Program that runs from Monday-Thursday, J...
From space, the Earth looks like a small planet without borders, which emphasizes the need for those living on it to work together, according to Dr. Guion “Guy” Bluford Jr., the first African American in space. Bluford will speak at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Arts & Issues presentation at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19 in the Morris University...
Calling all municipalities, agencies or businesses with great sustainability projects in need of innovative, cutting-edge thinkers. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) is looking to collaborate with a community partner during its inaugural year, which will run from fall 2018 through spring 2019.
The Belleville News-Democrat featured the innovative research of Lindsay Ross-Stewart, PhD, involving imagery-assisted virtual reality in an article posted today by Sports Editor Todd Eschman.
Now, Ross-Stewart has turned her focus to the medical arena to study the effects of imagery-assisted virtual reality on geriatric knee-replacement patients. She and James Daniels, M...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SIUE SON) and Kaskaskia College have announced a new partnership. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree track enables community college students to rapidly achieve their baccalaureate degree from the SIUE SON after attending Kaskaskia to complete an associate degree and the majority of their general educa...
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) continues to evolve to most effectively offer both superior patient care and high-quality clinical preparation for its students.
Its new Team-Based Clinical Program is achieving those objectives with increased mentorship opportunities and enhanced day-to-day operations.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host approximately 15 teams during the Botball Workshop set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17-18 in the Technology and Management Center (TC) located in University Park on the SIUE campus.
The teams are preparing for the 16th annual Greater St. Louis Botball Tournament to be held Saturday, April 14 in the Morris University Cen...
SIUE alumnus Rob Johnes has assumed ownership of Helmkamp Construction, an 80-year-old company based in East Alton. Johnes has served as president of the company since 2012 and is the first non-Helmkamp family member to become owner.
Johnes earned a bachelor’s in construction management from the SIUE School of Engineering in 1998. He joined Helmkamp Construction for...
Amid setbacks and challenges, Christopher Wense transitioned from the steel industry to the ethanol industry a few years ago. He now works full-time as an ethanol plant operations technician at the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at SIUE and firmly believes in the saying “everything happens for a reason” as he is finding great opportunity in hi...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) seniors asked questions about admission requirements, financial aid, dorm roommates and social activities at SIUE’s Pre Collegiate Program, hosted by the University’s Office of Academic Advising.
“It’s important that the Charter High School students identify...
SIUE alumnus Paul Abert has been named executive vice president, community bank president of Town and Country Bank. Abert earned a bachelor’s in business in 1988 and an MBA in 1993, both from SIUE. An article detailing his new leadership role was posted Friday, Jan. 19 on the RiverBender.com.
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting its sixth annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, in the SIUE School of Engineering building.
Approximately 250 girls from grades 5-8 are expected to attend the daylong event that offers exposure to the engineering field. P...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police Officer Dylan Koke has received the “Life Saving Award” from the Southwestern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission (SILEC) and the Southern Illinois Police Chief’s Association (SIPCA) for helping save the life of a choking college student last year at Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC).
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted the Southern Illinois Builders Association’s (SIBA)/ Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program’s (SICAP) SIOSH/SafetyCon Day on Monday, Jan. 22. The event welcomed approximately 250 professionals from the construction industry to campus for safety seminars, a keynote presentation and vendor fair.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $846,416 to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to launch programming that will integrate computational thinking (CT) in after-school, student-centered learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to strengthen minority girls’ learning, and potentially alter career intentions and preparati...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville junior psychology major Stephanie Olivares, of Highland, has been awarded $2,000 from the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation (ILLCF).
According to the ILLCF, scholarships are presented to “deserving young people of good character and high academic achievement … to help them achieve their educational objectiv...
SIUE alumnus Lt. Mike Fillback has been appointed to the rank of Major/Deputy Chief at the Edwardsville Police Department.
Fillback earned a bachelor’s in business administration/finance from the SIUE School of Business in 1996 and is currently pursuing a master’s in public administration and policy analysis at the University.
The Friends of Art along with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Art and Design will host their 4lst annual Art Auction at 7 p.m. Friday, March 16. The auction will be held in the Art West Gallery located in the Art and Design West building on the SIUE campus.
The 2018 auction will offer original artworks donated by faculty, visiting artists, alum...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has named Jessica Harris, PhD, as interim assistant provost, effective January 1, 2018. She will serve in the role through next year or until the successful completion of a search to fill the position permanently. A full search for the permanent position will ...
“Education is a blueprint for success” was the motivating and reverberating message of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 17 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.
“Education saved my life, because it provided me with options, opportunities, the c...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Associate Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion Venessa Brown, PhD, today introduced the University’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan Goals for 2018-25 at the Morris University Center Conference Center.
“I am enthusiastic about and encouraged by the Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, because it addresses i...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with Alton Memorial Hospital, BJC HealthCare, is hosting the 12th annual Free Diabetes Education Program at SIUE’s Morris University Center from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.
The annual free program provides information and features topics related to both Type-1 and Type-2 diabetes...
In recent years, some of the more thoughtful, inspiring and progressive developments at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have the fingerprints of Jessica Harris, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Historical Studies, all over it. That is according to Howard Rambsy, PhD, professor in the Department of English Language and Literature.
SIUE student-athletes finished the 2017 fall semester with a combined grade point average of 3.309. That marks the 23rd consecutive semester that SIUE student-athletes have exceeded a 3.0 GPA.
“Just when I think it can’t get any better,” said Director of Athletics Brad Hewitt, PhD, “Our student-athletes and our great staff: These are the people who...
Desiree Tyus not only knows the importance of connecting the dots in community service, but the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) new staff member uses her expertise and collaborates with others to provide assistance to the most vulnerable.
Tyus, director of Youth Programs at the ESLC, will receive the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...
Shawn Roundtree, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) social worker and athletic director, was chosen to be the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. University staff humanitarian winner.
Roundtree will receive his award at the University’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 17 in the Mo...
Civil Rights legend Frankie Muse Freeman, who received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from SIUE during its May 2017 commencement exercise, passed away Friday, Jan. 12, in St. Louis. She was 101.
Freeman spent her lengthy career advocating for civil rights issues that have had a lasting impact at the local, regional and national levels.
Internationally renowned concert pianist and former Southern Illinois University Edwardsville faculty member Ruth Slenczynska performed brilliantly before a crowd of 350 in sold-out Dunham Hall Tuesday night Jan. 9, and instructed eight students in master’s classes with an attentive audience of approximately 100 the next afternoon on the SIUE campus.
This spring semester, the newly restructured Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Sustainability Action Group (SAG), will begin dialogues across campus to discover interests and identify collaborations that will unify and energize the University community to reach more sustainability goals.
“The University’s sustainability group is transitioni...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple, PhD, is introducing the Bias Incident Response Protocol beginning this semester.
The program outlines an organized response to bias incidents that occur within the SIUE community involving students, faculty and staff, and introduces the Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT). The pr...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Police Department has added three officers to its squad, bringing the total number of sworn officers to 43. The officers were indcuted Wednesday, Jan. 10 by Chancellor Randy Pembrook, with Vice Chancellor for Administration Rich Walker and Police Chief Kevin Schmoll also participating in the ceremony.
SIUE alumnus Jack Klobnak has published a book entitled “Mr. and Mrs. Medal of Honor.” Klobnak earned a bachelor’s in mass communications from the College of Arts and Sciences in 1973.
His new book and ties to the Edwardsville community were detailed in anarticleposted Wednesday, Jan. 10 in The Telegraph.
The Trenton Education Center, Kaskaskia College invites local and regional business owners and entrepreneurs to meet the staff of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to participate in one-on-one counseling sessions. The event runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31 at Kaskaskia College...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple, PhD, has announced Dominic Dorsey as director of Disability Support Services. Dorsey will assume his new responsibilities on Monday, Jan. 29.
Dorsey arrives at SIUE after serving as associate director of adaptive and educational services at Indiana University Purdue University in ...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Earleen Patterson, director of the Student Opportunities for Academic Results (SOAR) Center, will keynote the 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Day Program for the Edwardsville community beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15.
The program will take place at Mt. Joy Missionary Baptist Church, 327 Olive Street, in Edwardsville. ...
With a projected high of 40 degrees, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s spring semester got off to a chilly start on Monday, Jan. 8. But, thanks to the Office of Student Affairs and campus community members, students were guided to their buildings efficiently and offered a hot chocolate treat for warmth.
Volunteers were spread throughout campus displaying &...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Library & Information Services (LIS) has published a new digital collection, The Edwardsville Library of 1819, that sheds light on the intellectual and cultural history of Edwardsville and its early citizens.
John C. Abbott, the founding director of SIUE’s Lovejoy Library, loved local history. As an academic libraria...
Seeing, hearing and reading how to do something is, of course, imperative for generating new knowledge, but research has shown that working hands-on through active learning techniques is especially effective for the retention of information.
Knowing this, and to ensure innovative leadership in teaching and learning, Sinan Onal, PhD, assistant professor in the Southern Ill...
The SIUE School of Nursing WE CARE Clinic staff adopted 56 children, ages 18-months to 5-years, at the SIUE Discovery Center Head Start/Early Head Start on Tuesday, Dec. 19 for Christmas.
Staff members Megan DeGroot, Kate Simons, Jerri Parker and Ellen Levey along with providers Dr. Linda Omondi, FNP, and Dr. Kim White, PHCNS-BC dressed as elves, while Marcus Minnis (SIUE...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is offering a non-credit course beginning in February for individuals interested in becoming certified personal trainers.
The course will provide the knowledge, practice and experience required to be successful in this growing field. The fitness profession offers flexible hours, full- and part-time careers, and supplemental income...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Huaibo Xin, DrPH, program director and associate professor of public health in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s Department of Applied Health, has achieved the 2017 Outstanding Immigrant Health Professional Award.
The non-profit organization Health for All presents the award annually. It recognizes...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will offer a new online master’s in criminal justice policy beginning fall 2018. The program will provide advanced study in the core areas of criminal justice operations for practicing professionals and those planning a career in criminal justice.
The program combines a strong foundation in theory and methods with rel...
Rochester, Ill. sits just outside Springfield, and is perhaps best known for its strong high school football program. But, that’s not Rocket Nation’s only accolade.
Students at Rochester High School are also presented with great academic opportunities, including a strong science curriculum that graduates say inspired them to pursue higher education in a scie...