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SIUE School of Business alumna Sharon L. Bennett has been appointed chief operating officer for Geodata IT in St. Louis.

Bennett was most recently with Express Scripts, serving as account director for Pharma Strategy and Contracting, and as senior manager for Pharma Contracting.

She earned an MBA from SIUE. Read more in stltoday.com.

It was the sights and sounds of the season, along with rhythmic dance, that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts students graciously presented during the annual holiday performance celebration on Thursday, Dec. 19. 

“We love being able to display our students’ hard work and talents during the holiday seas...

Wishing you and yours a very Happy Holidays from SIUE.

The offices of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will observe winter break beginning Dec. 23 and continue through Jan 1. Offices will re-open Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Students will remain on a semester break through Jan. 10, with classes resuming Monday, Jan. 13.

Jessie Mitsdarfer and Garth Reynolds were among students in the first graduating class of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business’s 100 percent online MBA program on December 14. 

Mitsdarfer, a cash receipts specialist for the University of Illinois Foundation, chose SIUE’s 100 percent online MBA program because of the convenience. &#...

Four Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) students recently returned from their international rotation in Mysore (Mysuru) and Ooty, India. 

Fourth-year (P4) students James Reimer, of O’Fallon, Caleb Braasch, of Edwardsville, Lauren Skarupa, of Decatur, and Catherine Gilmore, of Springfie...

Tiny’s Party Rental, LLC, a family-owned party rental business is now serving the Edwardsville area.

Owners Andrew and Maria Acheson have worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Business Specialist Marti Wieland since July to achieve their dream of opening a community-orien...

Silvia Torres Bowman, director of the Illinois SBDC International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and Ricardo Perez-Luyo, director of international business programs at Universidad de Lima in Peru, established strategic activities based on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) duly signed between the respective universities, during Per...

An “e” sculpture made its debut Tuesday, Dec. 17 in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Hairpin. Dave Thomas Design of Edwardsville created the seven-foot tall, seven-foot wide monument. SIUE alumnus Dave Thomas, who earned his bachelor’s in art and design from SIUE in 1972, is the owner of the design company.

“The sculpture is made o...

Dominic Dorsey, director of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s office of Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support (ACCESS), was appointed to chair the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s (IBHE) newly formed Disability Services Advisory Committee. The group will play a vital role in reviewing current policies and practices in serving s...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was not Kaylynn Woolfolk’s choice her first time around, nor was it her second time around. However, after twice being suspended from SIUE, the Chicago native decided to enroll at the University a third time – because she wanted to demonstrate something to herself and to others. 

Woolfolk will graduate with a mast...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple, PhD, has appointed Kara Shustrin as dean of students in the Office of Student Affairs. Shustrin will assume this role starting January 2, 2020.

The dean of students will combine the responsibilities of the associate dean of students/director of student conduct and associ...

It was readily apparent to see that Darryl Tyler was popular with the crowd who had assembled in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Learning Resource Center (LRC). However, the room full of women were not focused on the tall, stylish SIUE alumnus for his fashion sense alone – but for his vital business advice. 

Tyler, vice president/co...

Unwrap You with Coach Melody owner Melody McClellan has worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Director Jo Ann DiMaggio May since 2015 to grow her passion for health and wellness.

Based in O'Fallon, Illinois, Coach Melody’s goal is to educate and improve health outcomes. S...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook oversaw the 2019 fall commencement exercises Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13-14. Ceremonies in the First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center on campus for the 1,186 eligible graduates began Friday afternoon and concluded Saturday afternoon. All of the ceremonies can be viewed at siue.edu/tv.

“On...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has gone to the dogs – but in a good way. Four-legged friends are helping take some of the stress out of finals week for students by making themselves available for petting, hugging and a lot of smiling.

Got Your Six Support Dogs made its semester visit from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday, Dec. 9-12 in Lovejoy Librar...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Police Department added officer Ashley Narup Wednesday, Dec. 11. Narup’s addition continues the University’s quest to add both diversity to the force and individuals with connections to the Metro East.

Narup was sworn in by Chancellor Randy Pembrook. Vice Chancellor for Administration Rich Walker and Chief of P...

Cartoons, games and jokes were used to illustrate the importance of healthy nutrition as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville sociology and environmental science graduate students explained how fresh food would soon take root in The Tiny Children’s Garden designed for the Village of Washington Park. 

Students from Sociology 515, taught by Connie Frey Spurl...

One year after Southern Illinois University Edwardsville opened the first Motion Capture and Analysis Laboratory (MOCAL) in the Southwestern Illinois and Eastern Missouri area, the lab is now engaging in its first research study and is seeking participants.

The lab, which was funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentatio...

Accolades and affirmation were given to more than 100 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students who chose to participate in special graduation ceremonies during the past week. 

SIUE students were applauded in the following ceremonies:

• Rainbow Graduation, Monday, Dec. 2 in the Morris University Center, Oak/Redbud Room
• Black Graduation, Tuesday, Dec. 3 in ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple, PhD, has named Mallory Sidarous as director for University Housing. Sidarous has served as interim director since July 2019 and will assume her new role on January 2, 2020.  

Sidarous brings more than 11 years of professional experience in higher education to the po...

Intelligent.com has recognized the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Schools of Nursing (SON) and Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) for having Top 20 programs nationally in online nursing master’s degree and exercise science bachelor’s degree programs, respectively. 

SIUE was listed among hundreds of other competing institutions. Intell...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Hearthstone team has advanced to the semifinals of the Fall 2019 Hearthstone Collegiate Championship. The group is one of the SIUE Esport Club’s many varsity teams and is the first to make it to the semifinals in their respective game’s championship bracket.

“This is a huge deal for Esports at SIUE,&#8221...

Reading, writing and angelic donations? Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students can expect to experience all three – with the latter one arriving Thursday, Dec. 19. 

For the past month, CHS has been accepting donations and funds for its sixth annual Angel Tree giving campaign to benefit students. The donation ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville celebrated the new Harry Gallatin SIUE Golf Practice Facility with a ribbon-cutting today at Sunset Hills Country Club (SHCC) in Edwardsville.

The indoor practice facility is named in honor of legendary SIUE coach and supporter, the late Harry Gallatin, who envisioned a first-class facility that would increase student-athlete trai...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook will oversee the 2019 fall commencement exercises today and tomorrow, Dec. 13-14. Ceremonies in the First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center on campus for the 1,186 eligible graduates will be Friday at 2 p.m., and Saturday at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

SIU System Board of Trustees member John Simmons will ad...

SIUE alumnus Kevin Blankenship, PhD, has been named the 2020 Illinois Superintendent of the Year by the Illinois Association of School Administrators. Read more in the State Journal-Register.

Blankenship earned a doctorate in educational leadership from SIUE in 2017. He is the dual superintendent of Scott-Morgan CUSD #2 and Winchester CUSD #1.

The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Board of Trustees, at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Carbondale campus today, approved the budget for the SIU School of Dental Medicine’s (SDM) Advanced Care Clinic (ACC) on the Alton campus, along with an honorary doctor of humane letters to Lawrence B. “Larry” Heitz and a distinguished service award to Shir...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Winter Welcome student program will be the pilot event for the University’s Cougars Care Initiative.

Held in January, Winter Welcome’s purpose is to introduce new students to the SIUE community by holding informational sessions and socializing events, among other activities. Winter Welcome 2020 will be the firs...

Handmade jewelry, clothing, soaps, lotions, holiday decorations and more are on sale during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 48^th annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair. The fair runs from Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec. 3-4 in the Morris University Center Goshen Lounge. 

“I came specifically to find Hanna Herbals,” said Teresa Haas, IT technical as...

Eight Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) faculty and students were honored as finalists during the March of Dimes’ eighth annual Nurse of the Year Awards Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel.

Each year, the March of Dimes presents awards across 20 clinical and practice specialties to extraordinary nurses in the ...

When Corey Ragsdale, PhD, assistant professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Anthropology, learned about the newly developed Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis (CfAS) on human migration, he jumped at the chance to participate. For the first time in the field of anthropology, this committee is bringing together a group of eminent scholars...

Daniel F. Mahony, president of Winthrop University in South Carolina, has been selected to serve as president of the Southern Illinois University System. The SIU Board of Trustees will vote on his appointment during its December 5 meeting on the system’s Carbondale campus.

Mahony’s selection follows a national search advised by a committee representing the sys...

The latest technology, good grades and best wishes for family and friends were some of the requests Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students, staff and faculty asked Santa Claus for Christmas this year. 

The SIUE Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) hosted its second annual “Selfies with Santa” from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2 in the Mor...

Ample doses of turkey, ham, dressing and all the fixings were served with equally hefty amounts of fondness, fun and fellowship at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) annual Thanksgiving Day Meal Celebration. CHS students, staff and administrators gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 26 to celebrate before the holiday break.&...

For a first-grader, learning how to read can be intimidating. However, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student teacher devised a way to make budding readers more relaxed and self-assured. 

First-graders from Brittany Evans’ class read to “paw pals,” who sat quietly and offered no comments or corrections–only nonverbal support on Tu...

The Princeton Review has named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business as one of the best in the country for on-campus MBA for the 14th-consecutive year. The education services company features the School in the 2020 edition of its book, “The Best 248 Business Schools.”

“Along with our accreditation from AACSB (Association to...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business hosted more than 120 companies from the St. Louis region at the 2019 Project Management Symposium Friday, Nov. 22, in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom.

Approximately 450 individuals attended the symposium that provides a forum for St. Louis metropolitan area business decision-makers to ...

Wright Choice Counseling, Ltd., which offers telehealth online therapy specializing in couples, trauma and mental health counseling, will celebrate its grand opening on Sunday, Dec. 1.

Owner Jessica Wright has worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Director Jo Ann DiMaggio May s...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) hosted more than 150 attendees at its second annual ‪‪SIUE Energy Symposium Wednesday, Nov. 20 in the Dunham Hall Theater. The day focused on energy topics, and awareness of alternative and clean energy sources.

“The turnout was more than we anticipated, so our focus on creati...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Ken Witt, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and a team of researchers are seeking to renew a grant from the National Institute of Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as they focus on oral drug delivery for long-term use in combatting Alzheimer’s Disease.

Alzheimer’s disease is...

The National Development Council (NDC) is partnering with the Illinois SBDC for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to bring two valuable small business financial sessions to the area on Dec. 4 and 5.

On Wednesday, Dec. 4, local business owners and entrepreneurs throughout the region are invited to attend and participate in the financial workshop &...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering alumna Myesha McClendon was named to Crain’s Chicago Business 40-Under-40 earlier in November. Read more in chicagobusiness.com.

McClendon is vice president, east region at Milhouse Engineering and Construction, a Chicago-based firm that has been named among “Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest...

SIUE alumnus Steve Futrell was named a commissioner for St. Louis Regional Airport. The Madison County Board tabbed Futrell to serve until May 2021. He will complete the term of the late Dennis Dubbledee. Read more in The Intelligencer.

Owner of E-Rate Funding Solutions, LLC in East Alton, Futrell earned a master’s in education/instructional technology from SIUE in ...

Nothing can excite and set the mood for Thanksgiving, like participating in a turkey-baster, feather race. Well that was the aim of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Campus Activities Board (CAB). 

More than 200 SIUE students enjoyed a few hours of fun and games Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the University’s annual “Turkeypalooza” in the Mor...

More than 25 local restaurants served up soups and side dishes in delicious and creative varieties at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s first Empty Bowls fundraiser on Wednesday, Nov. 20 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. 

The SIUE Rotaract Club joined with the Metro East Community Rotary Club to offer The Empty Bowls Project 2019, whi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is providing a unique opportunity for students to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees in as little as five years for select programs beginning spring 2020. This accelerated option saves time and money by allowing students to complete two degrees with fewer individual courses.

SIUE students can earn up to 12 credit hou...

SIUE alumna Elizabeth (Elaine) Kane has been named assistant superintendent of educational services for the Alton School Board. Read more in advantagenews.com.

Kane earned a master’s Education/Elementary Education in 1998 and followed with an education specialist degree in educational administration in 2013 from the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior.

A...

As Thanksgiving nears, two faculty members of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Historical Studies and Native American Studies, provided an opportunity to discuss some of the historical facts surrounding the holiday. 

Robert Paulett, PhD, associate professor; and Rowena McClinton, professor, served as facilitators of the topic, “Unders...

It was a shopping-networking expedition that could result in needed products and services for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and will boost exposure for quality minority-owned retailers. 

Representatives from six minority and women owned companies set up displays during SIUE’s annual Diverse Vendor Spotlight Event on Thursday, Nov. 14 in the Morris U...

The statistics are not new. Neither is information. However, one health educator hopes at least one person will heed the message and stave off or better manage the chronic medical condition of diabetes. 

Margie Nahass, registered nurse, physician assistant, and health educator and advocate for the Christian Activity Center in East St. Louis, presented “Let&#821...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Jessica Hammel, of Carlyle, was recognized during the Lincoln Academy of Illinois’ 45th Annual Student Laureate Convocation on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Old State Capitol in Springfield. The annual event honors one senior from each of the state’s four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities for their excel...

Saint Louis Bank has named SIUE alumnus Justin Huneke as Metro East Community President. Read more in the Riverbender.com.

Huneke, son of former Cougars men’s soccer head coach Ed Huneke, earned a bachelor’s in business from the School of Business in 2002.

With nearly two decades of banking experience, Huneke most recently served as community bank president f...

SIUE alumna Quintina Fisher, a third grade teacher at Gordon Bush Elementary School in the East St. Louis School District, has received the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award in St. Louis.

Fisher earned a bachelor’s in elementary education from the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior in 2004. Read more about Fisher in the Riverbender.com.

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The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has announced its fall 2019 Research Grants for Graduate Students (RGGS) to 37 recipients.

The awards, valued up to $500 each, will support the research and creative activities of graduate students studying in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Schools of Engineering, Pharmacy, and Education, Health and Huma...

Last month, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville engineering students participated in two international construction competitions.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites Student Competition was held on Oct. 27 at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Cincinnati. While competing against 40 other universities, the SIUE engin...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing (SON) is offering a new mental health specialization next year. The new psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program will provide students with the required clinical competencies and theoretical foundation to deliver quality psychiatric mental health care.

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) provided $37,172 worth of free dental care to 70 veterans on Thursday, Nov. 14 during its second annual Veteran’s Care Day at the SDM’s main clinic in building 263, 2800 College Ave. in Alton.

“At the SIU SDM, it’s important that we meaningfully demonstrate how appreciative we are...

The Walmart Foundation has donated $1,000 to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound to help further the community-supported station’s impact in the Greater St. Louis and Metro East area. 

Stephanie Lewis, WSIE account executive, learned of the opportunity while networking with the EdGlen Chamber. She was able to secure an inter...

For the past 25 years, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Department of Music has been performing beautiful and masterful renditions and original musical works. The department will use its collective talents in celebration of CAS’ silver anniversary by presenting a Faculty Showcase Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 in...

Mostly everyone wants to be accepted – and for a group of Collinsville High School (CHS) students, parents, family members and guardians, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Upward Bound Program Acceptance Ceremony was especially sweet. 

Thirty-three students from the SIUE East St. Louis Center’s (ESLC) Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) progr...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Cory Sanftleben recently resumed operations at 4204 Main Street Brewing Co., the restaurant he founded in Belleville. 

Sanftleben is majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies, with a focus on biology and chemistry. 

Read more details in bnd.com. 

It is never too early to learn about and to start shopping for a college, which is why 35 high achieving freshmen and sophomores attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Pre-Collegiate Program’s college day Wednesday, Nov. 6 on the University’s campus. 

Fifteen students from the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) and 20 students from ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has announced the winners of the 2019 Visualizing Research Impacts (VRI) competition, which encourages SIUE scholars to show the results and impacts of their research to the public through images.

The recipients are Rodrick Whetstone, professor of graphic design in the Department of Art and Design, and Laura St...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Mary Weishaar, PhD, executive director of the Office of International Affairs, and Keqin Gu, PhD, distinguished research professor and chair of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering within the School of Engineering, recently returned from visiting partner institutions in China Nov. 4-8. 

The American...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earned a Silver Seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for having a 2018 campus voting rate between 30-39% in the 2018 midterm election. The award was announced on Nov. 12 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

“We are excited to honor SIUE in recognition of their intentional efforts to increase democratic engagement an...

James Robbins, program director of the Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center, worked alongside a group of volunteers on Monday, Nov. 11, on renovations to the Jennings High School pool area. 

Volunteers from VUB, the St. Louis County Police Athletic League (PAL) and the Jennings School District worked to re...

A Season for the Child (SfC), the family-oriented live theater season sponsored by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD), opens its 30^th season on Saturday, Dec. 7, with A Stageplay Holiday at 2 p.m. in the Dunham Hall Theater on the SIUE campus.              &#160...

SIUE Director of Athletics Tim Hall has extended men’s basketball Head Coach Brian Barone’s contract through the 2023-2024 season. Barone has served as the Cougars’ acting head coach since March 2019.

“I have spent significant time, since my arrival in early August, observing, watching, listening and asking questions – department-wide, but es...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) is hosting its second annual ‪‪SIUE Energy Symposium at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 in the Dunham Hall Theater. The day will focus upon energy topics, and awareness of alternative and clean energy sources.

“We have focused on creating an annual fall event to become the top-of-mi...

Learning activities, arts and crafts, exhibits, field games, and food led more than 250 people to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Early Childhood Center (ECC) 50th Anniversary Alumni Open House and Family Play Day on Saturday, Nov. 2. 

“It was a wonderful day. It was great to see so many past families and employees,” said ECC Director Rebecc...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Professor Xin Wang, PhD, has received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) St. Louis Section 2019 Outstanding Educator Award. Wang, an associate professor in the SIUE School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, accepted the honor at the IEEE Annual Awards Banquet on Satur...

Students, political scientists and historians will have easy access to research the long tenure of Congressman John Shimkus (R-15^th District-Collinsville) following the completion of his 24-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives. Shimkus and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook announced Friday, Nov. 8 that records, correspondence, ...

St. Louis Magazine has tapped SIUE School of Business alumnus Darryl Tyler among its 2019 Best Dressed St. Louisans. Read more at stlmag.com.

A vice president/commercial banking officer with Carrollton Bank, the 40-year-old Tyler earned a bachelor’s in business administration with a marketing concentration in 2003. He has served on the School’s Advisory Board ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus David Deets, superintendent of Harmony-Emge School District 175 in Belleville, has received the 2019 Herman Graves Award from the Illinois Principals Association (IPA). 

Sponsored by Horace Mann Companies of Springfield, the Graves Award was established in 1991 to recognize outstanding service to IPA. Graves was selec...

The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student newspaper, won two national awards during the 98th annual Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association (CMA) National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C.

The Alestle won first in the CMA Pinnacle Awards in the Best Portrait category and a second-place in the Best Newspaper Entertainme...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) held is fifth annual Dean’s Scholarship Gala Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Westin St. Louis. The SDM continued its annual tradition of awarding at least three Dean’s Scholarship Awards valued at $5,000 to deserving dental students. 

Since the Gala’s inception, the SDM has awarded 17 Dean&#82...

House of Ninjas, LLC, a family-owned ninja warrior obstacle course training facility for youth and adults, will celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 1334 Central Park Drive in O’Fallon.

Owner John Wilmas and his wife, Nicky, have worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwar...

Last month, eight Southern Illinois University Edwardsville exercise and sport psychology students attended and presented at the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) 34th Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon. The conference is the largest of its kind worldwide, and features over 100 workshops, lectures and panels for students and professionals alike.

Lindsay R...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Gerald O’Brien, PhD, professor in the Department of Social Work within the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), will present the annual William and Margaret Going Endowed Professorship public lecture at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 in the Morris University Center’s Maple/Dogwood Room.

O’Brien will present...

Calamities, tumults and grave injustices do not have to stain the soul and crush the spirit, according to Yusef Salaam, one of the “Central Park Five” wrongly convicted of the rape of “Central Park Jogger” Trisha Meili. Salaam talked about hope and purpose during his presentation on Monday, Nov. 4 at the Morris University Center’s Meridian Bal...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Psychology has teamed with Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 (ECUSD7) to train a doctoral psychology student, Chelsea Ritter, as a school psychology intern. This partnership was made possible by the Illinois School Psychology Internship Consortium (ISPIC), a program accredited by the American Psycholog...

SIUE alumnus Dewayne Staats, bachelor’s in mass communications from the College of Arts and Sciences, ’75, is among eight finalists for the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award.

The 67-year-old Staats is an East Alton native and a graduate of East Alton-Wood River High. He has broadcast Tampa Bay Rays games since its inaugural season 22 years ago ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Theater and Dance (DOTD) will present its longstanding series, “Dance in Concert,” which opens at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 in Dunham Hall Theater. 

This will be the series 50^th anniversary celebration. Performed by SIUE students with choreography by current and emeritus faculty, alumni, and g...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville held a town hall meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29,  to prevent underage drinking and substance abuse. The event was made possible with funding received from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The Communities Talk: Town Hall Meeting to Prevent Underage Drinking is a program through a SAMHSA init...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jeff Darabi, PhD, professor in the School of Engineering’s (SOE) Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is the 2019 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award recipient. He received the award Tuesday, Oct. 29 at the Graduate School awards ceremony in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroo...

Cover Me, of Edwardsville, is the winner of the Illinois SBDC for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 6^th annual Metro East Start-Up Challenge (MESC) business plan competition. CoverMe emerged from eight Southwestern Illinois-based entrepreneurs to claim the $10,000 first prize.

Tech entrepreneur Jeremy Packer has created CoverMe, an E-Gami...

Each semester, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) program recognizes excellent faculty mentorship and student work through four awards.

The fall 2019 Vaughn Vandegrift URCA Research Mentor of the Semester Award was presented to Darron Luesse, PhD, assistant chair and associate professor of the Department...

Inside and outside of class, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students can be seen studying and working on assignments on their new Chromebook laptops. It is the first time that CHS students have been able to use technology for their entire school day, courtesy of a $3.5 million gift from an anonymous donor. 

A portio...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Foreign Languages and Literature’s Olga Bezhanova, PhD, associate professor of Spanish, has been awarded the Medal for the Contribution to Ukrainian Art and Scholarship from the Ukrainian Academy of Literature and Art. She was recognized for teaching an interdisciplinary course on totalitarianism and Ukrainian a...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus Brian Ledford is celebrating his fifth Emmy Award for his work on “Presidential Libraries, Museums and More,” a feature that aired on KPLR-TV last year. On Saturday, Oct. 5, the award was presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Mid-American Region, which covers seven Midwestern ...

Bryan Schubert has opened Millpond Brewing and Incubator at 308 E. Washington St. in Millstadt. Schubert has worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Business Specialist Marti Wieland since April 2018 to successfully plan his microbrewery.

Schubert has been homebrewing for nearly ...

Recognizing the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s (SOP) ability and desire to serve the public, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) requested a partnership initiative to address the growing epidemic of opioid abuse among adolescents.

As a result, Jessica Kerr, PharmD, SOP interim associate dean, and Chris Herndon, PharmD, professor in the De...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School announced Patrick Ayres, Mary Pearson, PhD, and Roya Mazrouei as the recipients of the Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Awards and honorable mention award, respectively. Recipients were recognized at the Graduate School Awards Reception on Oct. 29 and received a $500 cash prize.

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The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School announced Konstantina “Nina” Stavroulaki and Saeed Onsorynezhad as recipients of the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Assistant (OTA) award at the master’s and doctoral levels, respectively. Stavroulaki and Onsorynezhad received their awards and a $500 cash prize at last night's Graduate School Awards...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) celebrated the grand opening of the state-of-the-art Fowler Student Design Center (FSDC) on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The FSDC was made possible by a generous $1.25 million gift from the Fowler Family, combined with other contributions from major donors such as Ed Grady and Ralph Korte.

 “As we...

The holidays are a time when family and friends gather together, and most times food is at the center. But for those who suffer from food insecurity, the holidays can intensify this need, which is why the Food Recovery Network at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is collecting donations for those in need. 

The Food Recovery Network, formerly the Campus Kitche...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) is teaming up with the Edwardsville Public Library to bring Health Careers Day to the residents of Edwardsville on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the library, located at 112 S Kansas St.

The event is open to all ages, and attendees will be able to speak to ind...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) students are celebrating first-place and runner-up finishes in the 2019 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Saint Louis Section Black Box competition hosted by SIUE on Saturday, Oct. 26.

SIUE students competed with teams from Washington University in St. Louis, and Missouri Universit...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook focused on change in his annual University Address Monday afternoon, Oct. 28 in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom. The presentation is available at siue.edu/tv.

Pembrook provided a brief overview of the many successes of the past year, including the University’s Carnegie reclass...

Beginning Wednesday, April 1, 2020, the grassroots organization Bring Your Own Glen-Ed is hoping to nudge people in the direction of reducing single-use plastic bags. Mary Grose, of Edwardsville and member of Bring Your Own Glen-Ed, was the guest speaker on Monday, Oct. 21 at “Coffee with Cool Women,” hosted by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Wome...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s nationally-recognized Graduate School gained nearly 300 applicants during its annual Open House on Wednesday, Oct 16 in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom.

Prospective graduate students received information on SIUE’s more than 140 master’s programs, post-baccalaureate certificates, specialis...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville STEM Center Director Sharon Locke, PhD, helped bring an understanding of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education to Indonesia during two weeks in October. She was invited to three institutions to present on the history and theory of STEM education, while providing hands-on learning activities for faculty members ...

A love for children, a need for educational credentials and a desire to reach a career dream is the reason one young woman enrolled in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) Workforce Development program’s child development associate (CDA) course. 

SIUE, in partnership with St. Clair County Intergovernmental Grants, Connectio...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Cougar Baja team completed its first competition of the year at the University of Louisville’s Midnight Mayhem, the world’s largest exhibition race for Baja SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) vehicles, in mid-September.

Midnight Mayhem is an annual exhibition race organized by UofL ...

The SIUE School of Engineering (SOE) will hold a grand opening for the state-of-the-art Fowler Student Design Center (FSDC) at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30. The FSDC was made possible by a generous $1.25 million gift from the Fowler Family, combined with other contributions from major donors such as Ed Grady and Ralph Korte.

SOE Dean Cem Karacal, PhD, will oversee the cer...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s (SOE) Joint Engineering Student Council (JESC) received the Most Outstanding Small Council Award at the National Association of Engineering Student Councils’ (NAESC) Midwest Regional Conference Oct. 19-20 at the University of Notre Dame. JESC President Holly Liebel, of Liberty, Mo., and ...

For the first time, pre-collegiate programming is being offered at Collinsville High School (CHS), under the direction of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) Upward Bound (UB) program. The new offering also creates a partnership between SIUE and Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 that has not previously existed. 

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SIUE Athletics joins the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the state’s top public institution in graduating student-athletes and tied for 13^th nationally, according to the NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report.

Five SIUE programs earned a perfect score of 100 percent in the latest GSR figures. The men’s golf, women’s basketball, soft...

Many hands drew, colored and dipped themselves into paint with one common purpose – to illustrate the importance of diversity. The hands belonged to students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cahokia Head Start Center. The reason was to participate in SIUE’s second annual Diversity Day on Tuesday, Oct. 15. 

“My center has participated in ...

The SIUE community is mourning the loss of student Michael Peel, who passed away last week from an ATV accident while in Greece. He was 24.

A Chicago native, Peel was a member of the Iota Pi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Although taking a semester off, he was a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in mass communications with a minor in b...

The Edwardsville Arts Center (EAC) is presenting a juried ceramic cup show, with the help of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s ceramics program. 

The opening reception of “Raise a Toast: An Exhibition of Ceramic Cups” was held Friday, Oct. 18.”  More than 70 artists applied online for the exhibit, and only 40 were selected to su...

For 50 years, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Early Childhood Center (ECC) has provided quality education to preschoolers by building trusting relationships with families and the community. 

The ECC is looking for former students and families to help celebrate its tradition of excellence during an Alumni Open House and Family Play Day to be held from 10:30 ...

JewelRide, a forward-looking transportation company serving the Metro East with a primary focus on non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), has opened in Edwardsville.

Owner Tapiwa Mupereki has worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Director Jo Ann DiMaggio May since August,...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Campus Recreation is hosting the 2019 Illinois Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (IIRSA) State Workshop Wed.-Thu., Oct. 23-24 at the Student Fitness Center. Approximately 100 professionals representing 20 different colleges, universities and community colleges from Illinois, Missouri and Kansas are expected to attend.

Joh...

Southern Illinois University’s School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) served 85 children between the ages of 3-13 at its 14^th annual Give Kids A Smile Day on Monday, Oct. 14 at the SDM’s main clinic. The volunteer dentists and staff provided $53,604 in preventive, restorative and surgical treatment for the children who participated.

Fun activities for children to...

More than 60 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students went through a few hours with their newly acquired identities, and more importantly, financial net worth, determining how to eat, shop, work, get to school, pay bills and survive.  

The School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) Department of Applied Health’s Nutrition Program and ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Pre-Collegiate Programs welcomed 21 students to campus on Thursday, Oct. 10 from SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) and Collinsville High School, according to Makesha Harris Lee, EdD, assistant director.  

During the first Pre-Collegiate event of the 2019-20 school year, juniors and seniors spent a full day at...

Eight Southwestern Illinois-based entrepreneurs and their innovative business concepts have been selected to move on to the final round of the Illinois SBDC for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 6^th annual Metro East Start-Up Challenge (MESC) business plan competition.

A total of 16 semifinalists completed and submitted their full busines...

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) will provide free dental care to veterans on Thursday, Nov. 14 during its second annual Veteran’s Care Day at the SDM’s main clinic in building 263, 2800 College Ave. in Alton.

“At the SIU SDM, it’s important that we meaningfully demonstrate how appreciative we are of our veterans...

Legendary cartoonist Charles Schulz once wrote, “happiness is a warm puppy.” Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Beth Wiemers, an elementary education instructor and field supervisor in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, decided to introduce something of that nature to her classroom on Wednesday, Oct. 9 when the subject for the da...

Five Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education Health and Human Behavior alumni were honored at the Illinois Principal’s Association Southwestern Region Fall Social and Awards Presentation held in early September. The awards were for their work as leaders in their respective school districts.

The recipients were:

• Scott Battas, MS ’08, At...

Prospective college students are invited to learn about available higher education opportunities as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosts the Illinois Regional College Fair (IRCF) Fair from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 in the Morris University Center.

The event is sponsored by the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC), in conjunction with...

Well-meaning people can unintentionally create isolation, inequities and even harm to those who are different from themselves, according to Howard Ross, leading social justice advocate and influential expert on identifying and addressing unconscious bias. 

Ross, founder of Cook Ross and best-selling author, was the keynote speaker on Tuesday, Oct. 15 during Southern ...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year $991,073 grant to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for the project “ADVANCE Adaptation: Toward an Inclusive Model of Excellence in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).” SIUE Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, is the principal investigator....

KMOV-TV reporter Steve Harris posted this story on the SIU School of Dental Medicine’s annual Give Kids a Smile Day on Monday, Oct. 14

Photo: Fourth-year SIU SDM student Jamie Terrill with a young patient.

Social justice advocate Howard Ross will serve as keynote speaker during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s second annual Diversity Day, under the theme “From Awareness to Action, SIUE Shaping a Changing World” on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Ross will speak during the Diversity Day luncheon from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Morris University Center’s (MUC)...

Several members of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s LGBTQIA+ community celebrated National Coming Out Day on Friday, Oct. 11. 

National Coming Out Day is held each year on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, held on Oct. 11, 1987. This year was the 31st annual celebration. SIUE’s observance of Na...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Upward Bound (UB) program will receive $5,000 in award money, thanks to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) winning the grand prize in the 2019 America’s Transportation Awards, which is the top honor for state departments of transportation. 

IDOT secured the prize because of its joint effort with th...

At first glance you might categorize her as Caucasian. However, if you look closer, listen more intently and observe longer, you will arrive at a different conclusion, and possibly a respect and appreciation for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Jennifer Hernandez, PhD. 

“I define myself as a Latina female who passes for a white woman in most set...

SIUE Athletics officially dedicated the Student-Athlete Nutrition Center Thursday, Oct. 10. The Nutrition Center was constructed inside the Cougar Pavilion housed inside the Lukas Athletics Annex.

Made possible through a philanthropic gift from Carol and Dr. Paul Nativi, the Nutrition Center is a self-service option for SIUE student-athletes offering choices including fru...

The subject of cultural appropriation will be discussed at the campus of Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) on Tuesday, Oct. 15 during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s second annual Diversity Day celebration. 

 The celebration will be held on all three campuses, which also includes Edwardsville and East St. Louis, a...

Food and drink – of various kinds, textures and origins – were available for the sampling at the annual Taste of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Thursday, Oct. 10 in the Morris University Center Ballroom. 

“Taste of SIUE allows us to solicit feedback from the University community about menu items to see what they would like to have offe...

One in three college students reports having symptoms in line with at least one mental health disorder, according to a 2018 World Health Organization study. Marked on Thursday, Oct. 10, World Mental Health Day is promoting global awareness and education of mental health. The day aims to bring attention to the reality of mental health and advocate against stigma.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Theater and Dance (DOTD) opens its 2019-20 main season with “She Kills Monsters,” written by Qui Nguyen, directed by SIUE’s Tress Kurzym and performed by SIUE students. Critics have called this show, “A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games.” 

“She ...

Recent Southern Illinois University Edwardsville master of arts graduate Patrick Ayres has received the 2019 Lewis E. Atherton Prize for his thesis “Embattled Conservatism: Hamilton Gamble and Conservatism in Civil War Missouri.” The prize is awarded annually by the State Historical Society of Missouri to the author of an outstanding thesis on a Missouri histor...

The words “new and improved” may seem cliché and trite in some instances, but they are the most accurate way to describe the progress at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s Learning Resource Center (LRC). 

LRC’s evolving story has become more compelling because of the advancements in recent years, according t...

Hundreds gathered on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on a crisp, pleasant and beautiful evening of Friday, Oct. 4 for the popular annual tradition, where SIUE student artists are leaders in a guided tour of their impressive, original large-scale artwork. 

The 18^th annual Sculpture Walk featured eight sculptures by the following artists:

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus Jacob Carlson was selected to participate in the first Rural Teacher Leader Collaborative. 

Carlson, a Civic Memorial High School English teacher, earned both his bachelor’s and master’s in English from SIUE in 2009 and 2018, respectively. 

Read the story in the RiverBender.com.  

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) third-year Emily Rousseau has been elected to the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists (SPPCP) board of trustees as the student trustee. 

“Student members make up 15 percent of the more than 300 SPPCP members, and it is vital that we have strong student representation on our governing...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) first-year students, along with students in the International Advanced Placement Program (IAPP) received the traditional coat of medical professionals, during the School’s 19^th annual White Coat Ceremony held Friday, Oct. 4 in the Hatheway Cultural Center at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey.

A series of events will be held this month to celebrate LGBTQIA+ History Month at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

“At SIUE, the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) and campus partners want to celebrate and educate the University community about the importance and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community,” said Miriam Roccia, assoc...

Several area high school students asked how difficult it is to overcome some negative perceptions of being an African American woman and how challenging it is to be a new father. They were participating in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Interdisciplinary Research and Informatics Scholarship (IRIS) Center’s Conversation Toward Brighter Future 2.0 progra...

“Do not let circumstances dictate your future.” Southern Illinois University Edwardsville international graduate student Westenior Valmera hasn’t just taken that phrase to heart, he’s using it to inspire and support Haitian children through a non-profit and scholarship program he created.

Valmera launched HAITI-ED: Haitians for Advancing and Improv...

Accelerate toward degree completion by enrolling in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s convenient winter session. More than 70 three-week courses will be taught entirely online to provide high-quality learning opportunities in an accessible format.

 Registration begins Monday, Oct. 28. This special session runs Dec. 16, 2019-Jan. 5, 2020. More informat...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has been named secretary for the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) as it installed its inaugural slate of officers, approved bylaws and created four working committees to address key statewide priorities during a Sept. 26 meeting of the IIN Council at Governors Stat...

Now, in addition to picking up their child from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start Discovery Center for Little Scholars, parents can also receive a bag filled with such things as diapers, toiletries and cereal. 

“​I wanted to begin a staff service project this year that everyone could participate in,” said Heidi Ei...

Attending and presenting research at a professional society meeting can be an inspiring and eye-opening experience for college students. In late August, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior and forensic chemistry student Darzanae Crite shared her research at the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Fall National Meeting.

“I have been to conferences be...

There are so many different types of salt and ways in which they are utilized in cooking. In addressing that challenge, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Kathy Mora, PhD, RD, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Health’s nutrition program, breaks down better salt on Show Me St. Louis.

View the segment that aired Thursday, Oct. 3, and get ...

Lakesha Butler, PharmD, clinical professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and president of the National Pharmaceutical Association, addressed the need for immunizations in the video,  “Immunizations: What You Should Know,” on the Pharmacists for Healthier Lives website’s n...

Young people and adults gathered on a vacant lot in Washington Park on Saturday, Sept. 28. Some brought black trash bags and shovels. Others carried coolers. All had a vision of the village’s first community garden being created in partnership with sociology and construction departments at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

“We have been in ongoi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville faculty, staff and invited students engaged in inspiring discussions surrounding the possibilities of global health research, teaching and service project collaborations during a Global Health Speaker Event and Reception held Wednesday, Oct. 2 on campus.

Michelle Cathorall, DrPH, assistant professor and public health graduate prog...

The SIUE community mourns the loss of Assistant Athletic Trainer Kristin Weller, who passed away Tues., Oct. 1, due to complications from a medical procedure. She was 25.

“Kristin was an extremely talented and dedicated athletic trainer,” SIUE Head Athletic Trainer Gerry Schlemer said. “She used her compassion and listening abilities to touch the lives o...

Last month, the First Lego League (FLL) Robotics Team at St. John Neumann School had an opportunity to spend an afternoon with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Civil Engineering (CE). The team consists of fourth through eighth graders interested in developing their skills in engineering and robotics.

St. John Neumann School’s program e...

Vast amounts of information have been generated about one of the country’s most celebrated U.S. presidents, much of which is housed in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM). In an effort to continue to advance the efforts of ALPLM, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has appointed Jessica Harris, PhD, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville interim assistant p...

For 50 years, international students have been welcomed, supported and celebrated at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. SIUE’s International Hospitality Program (IHP) applauded that fact and re-emphasized its mission at its 50^th anniversary, held Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Morris University Center, Conference Center. 

SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook, PhD,...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD) will present its fall fund raiser “FOTAD Dinner Theater” on Saturday, Nov. 2. The evening will include a buffet dinner and special live performance at Fixin’s Restaurant in SIUE’s Morris University Center. Doors open at 6 p.m., with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. foll...

SIUE international graduate student Westenior Valmera launched HAITI-ED: Haitians for Advancing and Improving the Impact of Educational Development in 2017, and has grown the non-profit into a successful endeavor that provides school supplies to Haitian children in need and helps them grow both personally and professionally.

KMOV reporter Steve Harris featured Valmera in ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dean Greg Budzban, PhD, today announced that he is stepping down effective July 31, 2020. He has served as dean since Aug. 1, 2015.

“The University community has been so appreciative of Greg’s leadership and collegiality,” said Denise Cobb, PhD, provost and vice chancellor for a...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Jerilyn Hassard has received the Women’s Transportation Seminar’s (WTS) 2019 Innovative Transportation Award. The award was presented by the WTS St. Louis Chapter to recognize Hassard’s work as project manager on the Martin Luther King (MLK) Bridge Approach Structure Replacement Project.

Hassard completed ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville continues to be a trailblazer in the Metro East and the state when it comes to constructing and operating cost-saving green buildings. SIUE recently received a Silver Certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for its Science East Building. LEED is a green building certification program used worldwide to...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is co-hosting the Southern Illinois University System Technology and Innovation Expo with its fellow campuses on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 1871 – Chicago Technology and Entrepreneurship Center. The Expo focuses upon health, wellness and innovation.

Two SIUE researchers are showcased. Kamran Shavezipur, PhD, assistant professor i...

Four hundred years ago, the first Africans landed in Old Point Comfort, Virginia. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Black Studies Program and the Office of the Provost presented its 1619 Commemoration recognition with an opening ceremony at noon Monday, Sept. 30 in the Morris University Center, Goshen Lounge. 

“There are many people who do not know the ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville art therapy counseling graduate program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (caahep.org) upon the recommendation of Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE). SIUE is one of 12 accredited schools nationally to offer art therapy counseling.

The Accreditation Council...

Prospective students were inspired by the possibilities and encouraged to make an informed decision about enrolling at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during Transfer Visit Day held Friday, Sept. 20.

 The event offered 37 students a tour of SIUE’s beautiful, sprawling campus, shared current students’ perspectives, and provided information such a...

Just one week is left to vote for an Illinois Department of Transportation effort with Missouri as the top transportation project in the country. On the line is prestige and $5,000 in prize money that IDOT will award to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Upward Bound program.

“At IDOT, we take great pride in our mission to plan, build and maintain a m...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of Student Affairs has received a $260,000 grant for 2019-22 from the Department of Justice (DOJ) through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). It is the second DOJ grant, as the University received an initial $300,000 grant in 2016.

The grant will fund education and victim services for domestic violence and stalking. ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville honored eight remarkable graduates at the 2019 SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame ceremony, “A Night Among the Stars,” on Friday, Sept. 27 in the Morris University Center (MUC). These impressive alumni have made exceptional contributions in their chosen fields, in their communities and at SIUE through their leadership, character ...

According to AffordableSchools.net, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is among the top five most affordable bachelor’s in anthropology degree programs nationally. The methodology considered average cost of attendance and student-to-faculty ratio.

The College of Arts and Sciences houses the Department of Anthropology. AffordableSchools.net states, “One ...

As an advocate, activist, teacher and one-time politician, Ezra Joseph Temko, PhD, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, is driven by his commitment to community and desire to effect positive social change. 

One key way the professor believes change will come about is by pairing inclusion with diversity. &#...

In August, The New York Times Magazine dedicated an entire issue to exploring the history of slavery and mapping the ways in which it has touched nearly every aspect of contemporary life in the U.S. To reflect upon this, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Black Studies Program and the Office of the Provost are presenting “1619 Commemoration” at ...

Whether it is behind the scenes or out front on stage, a mother and daughter from Collinsville are proud to call Southern Illinois University Edwardsville home and invoke their Cougar Pride, especially during SIUE Homecoming Week. 

“SIUE Homecoming Week is important because it is tradition, and it is impactful to show the diversity of students representing our ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s nationally-recognized Graduate School will host its annual Open House on Wednesday, Oct 16. The event will consist of two identical sessions: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom. Register now at siue.edu/graduate-visit!

Prospective graduate students will receive infor...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) presented 74 students, comprising its class of 2023, with their professional white coats during the 15^th White Coat Ceremony held Friday, Sept. 20 in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom.

The official garment acknowledges the students’ important entrance into the Doctor of Pharm...

Nineteen golf carts, decorated in balloons, streamers and bedazzle, circled the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville quad and took off for other parts of the campus during the University’s annual golf cart parade on Monday, Sept. 23. The parade was part of the SIUE’s Homecoming Week events that run through Saturday, Sept. 28. 

“It’s a bea...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Living Architecture Regional Center of Excellence (LARCE) hosted researchers, inventors and industry advancers on Monday, Sept. 23 for the Midwest Regional Green Infrastructure Symposium.

The one-day event featured a Living Architecture Seminar with presentations and panel discussions on topics of policy advocacy, maintenance ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Program has been ranked sixth nationally by registeredNursing.org, a nursing advocacy organization. For the complete list, visit registerednursing.org/degree/dnp/.

“It is always gratifying when outside organizations recognize SIUE’s graduate nursing programs in s...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville welcomes the newest recipients of the University’s Meridian Scholarship to campus. This year’s incoming class of 20 Scholars is among the University’s most diverse, including students from Illinois and Missouri, as well as Tennessee, Oregon, Kentucky and Nigeria.

The Meridian Scholarship is the most prestigious s...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s annual Homecoming celebration will take place Monday-Saturday, Sept. 23-28. The University will host a weeklong series of events for current students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members.

The week will feature Uber Eddie, a chalk mural contest, royalty voting booth, karaoke, Cosmic Cougar Bowling, the 18^th annual ...

Whether aspiring to be a pediatric physician, intensive care nurse, wildlife rehabilitator, or otherwise, gaining experience in educating and communicating with young students and community members is valuable for an individual’s career preparedness.

This summer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Robert J. Noyce Teacher Scholarship program afforded t...

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee has named SIUE alumna Dalya Qualls director of corporate communications. Qualls earned a master’s in mass communications from SIUE in 2005.

Details on her career advancement were posted Friday, Sept. 13 in the Chattanoogan.

Personal curiosity inspired Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dave Jennings, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, to create an interactive learning application that connects science and art.

Sparked by the beauty of The Gardens at SIUE back in 2016, Jennings was curious to learn more, and also discover other areas and landmark...

SIUE’s Jason Murphy, PhD, instructor in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s Department of Psychology, was featured on WBGZ’s Let’s Talk program for a discussion on the intersection of psychology and business on Monday, Sept. 16.

Murphy shared insight on the use of psychological assessment for employee selection and development, beh...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville a $100,000 environmental education grant. The funding will support SIUE in its efforts to increase public awareness and knowledge regarding three critical clean water issues: regulated pollutants, emerging pollutants and biological contamination.

“We are excited to r...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has received the 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. SIUE joins a select group of 35 institutions that have earned the distinction for six consecutive years.

As a recipient of the annual HEED Award...

Intelligent. Communicator. Writer. African American. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Dalyn Terrell Wells used these few words to describe himself. While Wells says he is grateful of being a unique individual, he delights in being part of the SIUE community, which is comprised of many diverse people. 

 As SIUE prepares to observe its second annua...

When students came to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville this fall, they discovered enhancements and renovations to a campus, already known for its attractiveness. SIUE’s campus growth this year totaled approximately $9 million, according to Vice Chancellor for Administration Rich Walker. 

“We continue to make repairs, upgrades and additions to our...

Southern Illinois University’s School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) invites parents of qualified children between the ages of 3-13 to attend the 14^th annual Give Kids A Smile Day from 7:30 a.m.-noon on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 14 at the SDM’s main clinic in building 263, 2800 College Ave. in Alton.

Children qualified to participate in the event are those elig...

There was plenty of finger pointing and squeals, but it was done in amazement and joy. Students from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s (ESLC) Project Success program viewed their finished work of art on Friday, Sept. 13. 

Celebrated artist and SIUE alumna Edna Patterson Petty unveiled the quilt that the students too...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has named Timothy Staples, EdD, as director of the East St. Louis Center (ESLC), effective Monday, Sept. 23.

Staples’ energetic and engaging commitment to the University was recognized during his tenure as the interim director of the East St. Louis Center, a ...

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation has donated $1.5 million to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE). The three-year, $500,000 annual contribution marks the SOE’s largest gift to date, and further solidifies the nationally-recognized SIUE SOE as a top tier institution cultivating academically and technically prepared talent.

The d...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees yesterday extended Randy Pembrook’s contract as chancellor for the Edwardsville campus through June 30, 2023. He became the ninth chancellor in SIUE’s history in July 2016.

“SIUE is an outstanding university that continues to provide excellent and unique educational opportunities, while simultaneously ad...

A discussion on cannabis, which will soon be legal to use and sell in measured doses in Illinois, brought together a roomful of legislators, lawyers, law enforcement officials, community members and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) directors and staff members on Thursday, Sept. 12 at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus. 

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The NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted a presentation from The Boeing Company’s Joe Ellsworth, regional director of environmental strategy and integration, who presented “Boeing and Sustainable Aviation Fuels,” in late August.

Ellsworth also met with NCERC Director of Research Dr. Yan Zhang and Assistant Professor of Chemistry and ...

Water color paintings first sparked Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Sutton Allen’s passion for the arts at a young age. That passion intensified during visits to the St. Louis Art Museum, where the then teenager says he fell in love with 19^th and 20^th century European paintings.

Now, Allen, of Highland, is an aspiring artist pursuing a bachelor&#821...

Amidst the crunch of busy schedules, a homemade, healthy dinner can be difficult to accomplish. As an answer to that common obstacle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Kathy Mora, PhD, RD, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Health’s nutrition program, shared simple, baking sheet dinner ideas on Show Me St. Louis.

View the segment that a...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved the budget for the Greenhouse renovation and expansion, and contracts for various bus transportation services on the SIUE campus.

The board approved a $2,550,856 budget for the SIUE Greenhouse renovation and expansion, which will include adding a 1,500 square foot wing, plus a new 600 square foot head house...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s second annual Diversity Day celebration, under the theme “From Awareness to Action, SIUE Shaping a Changing World,” will be held Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 14-15 with educational and active engagement sessions at the Edwardsville, East St. Louis and Alton campuses.

“We are extremely excited for the powerful mes...

Photographs that depict the long and illustrious political, military and civic career of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Distinguished Alumnus and former East St. Louis Mayor Gordon D. Bush were unveiled during a reception in his honor held Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Lovejoy Library. 

“I have tremendous appreciation for this exhibit. It is a great honor and...

The NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Executive Director John Caupert hosted the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program Class of 2020 meeting in late August.

The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation (IALF) oversees the premier leadership program in Illinois, and has provided for and strengthened agricultural leadership since its founding in 1...

The history between the two has been long and beneficial. Both hold a mutual vision and desire to see their shared space grow and thrive. To that end, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) and the City of Edwardsville held their partnership kickoff celebration Monday, Sept. 9 in SIUE’s Lovejoy Library Friend&#82...

Throughout the past decade, the NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has spearheaded the establishment of the nutritional profile of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and their impact on animal feed.

NCERC Director of Research Yan Zhang, PhD, and SIU Carbondale Assistant Professor of Aquaculture Karolina Kwasek, PhD, are leading a new colla...

The days of using disability as a label for specific support services are gone at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Refreshed in name, space and accommodations is the University’s Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support (ACCESS) office.

“We always tell students, ‘If you think we can’t help, come talk to us anyway, becau...

The NCERC at SIUE Executive Director John Caupert hosted Congressman Mike Bost (IL-12) in late August as part of a congressional visit and to participate in a student research project.

Bost toured the NCERC’s demonstration plant and laboratories, noting significant upgrades to the Center's pilot plant in light of a recent client trial, and interacted with NCERC plan...

The Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville           is collaborating with accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP (CLA) and the Troy/Maryville/St. Jacob/Marine Chamber of Commerce to bring a special “Minimum Wage Updates for Employers” Workshop ...

The Madison County Regional Office of Education (ROE) hosted two information and training sessions on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5-6 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Lovejoy Library in hopes of gaining additional mentors to enhance the impact of its Give 30 Mentoring Program.

Now in its fourth year, the program’s concept of engaging community mem...

Take acrobatic-type movement, dance and theater, mix it with a strong dose of humor, a high level of spontaneity and a healthy portion of relevant subject matter – and the result is a creative feast known as Lucky Plush Productions of Chicago. This hybrid dance-theater company will perform at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Xfest’s 10^th anniversary at...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) will host a kickoff celebration of its newest community partner – The City of Edwardsville. A press conference and introduction meeting will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9 at SIUE’s Lovejoy Library Friend’s Corner.  

Featu...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) is celebrating a historic milestone as its fall 2019 enrollment has reached an all-time high with 1,778 students.

The SON’s enrollment features a 17% increase (54 students) in master’s and doctoral level candidates, totaling 374 students. The total does not include an additional 30 undeclare...

Congressional staff from across the nation visited the NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as part of the AgMazing Congressional Tour in late August. 

Sponsored by the St. Louis AgriBusiness Club, the AgMazing Congressional Tour highlighted agricultural progress and collaboration in Missouri and Illinois. The St. Louis region is vital to meeting the fo...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing (SON) record enrollment of 1,778 students highlights SIUE’s fall 2019 enrollment picture. SIUE’s first-year retention rate also reached a record high at 79%, as nearly 8 in 10 fall 2018 freshmen returned to the University for their second year.

SIUE welcomed 3,370 new students to campus for th...

“Bug guts are complex places. A lot of insects have complicated microbiomes that rival humans. Some have interactions with microbes that are important for agricultural and medical issues.”

There’s perhaps no better way to inspire a love for microbial ecology than through such relatable, understandable explanations, hands-on activities and exciting rese...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host fall Explore Days for the Schools of Nursing, Pharmacy and Engineering to offer current and prospective students opportunities for in-depth interaction with representatives from specific academic areas.

SIUE Explore Days include:

• School of Nursing: Saturday, Sept. 14
• School of Pharmacy: Saturday, Oct. 12
• School of E...

The NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville presented two exhibits at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur Tuesday-Thursday, Aug. 27-29.  

In the Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) tent, NCERC showcased renewable products made from corn to exemplify new uses in order to increase demand for the U.S. grown feedstock. Meanwhile, in another tent hosted by S...

It was a time for connections and commonality among students of the same ethnic background, sexual orientation/identification and military experience. It was also a time for them to be greeted by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville chancellor, administrators, faculty and staff, and to experience first-hand how the University is a welcoming, fun and safe place for all...

A serious threat looms large in the Metro East – and that danger is the “Killer Heat.” The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), along with other organizations, gathered on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to inform the public about the threat of extreme heat, and ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville community is mourning the loss of student Lucas Petersen, of Springfield, who passed away Saturday, Aug. 31. He was 18.

Petersen was a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Lucas Petersen’s family and friends as they face this tragedy,” said SIUE Chancellor Randy Pe...

Pawfect PupPort, LLC, a premier source for pet transportation, is now offering its services to select cities in Madison County. Owner Khiara Mills has worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Business Specialist Marti Wieland to help bring her joint passion for pets and drivin...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School Jerry Weinberg, PhD, has appointed Carrie Butts-Wilmsmeyer, PhD, as director for the new Center of Predictive Analytics (C-PAN). She assumed these new responsibilities on Aug. 26.

 C-PAN is a University-wide research center, consisting of collaborating SIUE facult...

A career of extraordinary talent and innovation. A leader in metalsmithing education. A mentor for artistic metal designs. These accomplishments and more have earned Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Art and Design Emeritus Professor Paulette Myers the Edwardsville Art Center’s (EAC) Patron of the Arts Award. 

“Being named Patron of ...

The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) alumna Diana (Jason) Isaacs, RPh, PharmD ’09 as its Educator of the Year earlier in August. The award honors a diabetes educator who has made a special contribution to the field of diabetes self-management and education through dedication, in...

The start of a new semester often produces nervous anticipation of the academic responsibilities to come. But, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, it also comes with vibrant campus activities that offer students a reprieve from the stress and build excitement for collegiate life.

The Wild, Wild Cougar Welcome, organized by the Kimmel Student Involvement Center...

Warm greetings, offers of support and encouragement for the year ahead could be heard throughout the residence halls at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Tuesday, Aug. 27 as more than 70 administrators, faculty and staff visited students during University Housing’s annual House Calls event.

Students in 29 wings, throughout the first-year residence halls o...

The Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is collaborating with the Illinois Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) to bring a specialized “Is WBE Certification Right for You” workshop to Edwardsville from 3-5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12 at Town & Country Bank in Edwardsville. This ses...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has named Kimberly Kilgore as manager of federal, state and licensure compliance in the Office of Educational Outreach. She assumed her new duties on Aug. 5.

Kilgore is responsible for ensuring the University’s compliance with existing and emerging state and federal authorization mandates, as well as regulations regardi...

After being classified as a master’s-large institution for most of its history, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was reclassified in January 2019 by The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education to the newly created doctoral/professional universities category. The classification upgrade is significant as Washington Monthly has ranked SIUE 115^th in its 2019 Nat...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and its Faculty Association (FA), an affiliate of the IEA/NEA (Illinois Education Association/National Education Association), have reached a collective bargaining agreement covering the period July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2022. The pact has been fully ratified and approved.   

“I want to thank the administra...

Six individuals and two teams will be inducted into the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2019 on Saturday, Oct. 12, at SIUE’s Meridian Ballroom in the Morris University Center.

The honorees include Deserea (Brown) Howard, Mark Hattendorf, J.B. Jones, Holly Noller, Amber Shelton and Mike Moore. The teams being inducted are 1982 men’s soccer and 2005-06 men&...

Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Purchasing staff were recognized for their cooperative engagement, knowledge and leadership at the Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative annual conference in Springfield in late July.

Shelly Albert, SIUE director of purchasing, received the IPHEC Lifetime Achievement Award. Purchasing Officers Starl...

Sixteen Southwestern Illinois-based entrepreneurs and their innovative business concepts have been selected to move into the second round of the Metro East’s 6^th annual business plan competition, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Metro East Start-Up Challenge.

More than 50 entrepreneurs expressed interest in the regional competition this year, according ...

Audiences will enjoy a wickedly bizarre, funny and thought-provoking production when YoungLiars presents “Whammy! The Seven Secrets to a Sane Self,” that will open Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Xfest’s 10^th anniversary. “Whammy!” Xfest’s inaugural production will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9 in SIUE’s Metcal...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville online master’s in healthcare informatics has been ranked sixth in the nation by affordablecolleges.com for the second consecutive time.

Healthcare informatics professionals integrate the worlds of medicine and technology by combining their expertise in data management, patient care and information technology systems.&#1...

How is voting like driving a car? Southern Illinois University Edwardsville faculty research fellow Jacob I. Wilson has the answer, and he’s using it as the basis for building civic engagement among student voters.

“Voting, like driving a car, is a learned behavior,” Wilson explained. “You can’t give a key to someone who’s never driven ...

A Wild, Wild Cougar Welcome is underway at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. During the first week of the semester, engagement activities are all around as students explore how they can become connected with campus life and the local community.

“I think it’s going to be a great year,” said senior Tyrone Johnson. “My plan is definitely to...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is introducing a Master of Science degree in nutrition and dietetics designed for students who desire a master’s, while gaining eligibility to become a registered dietitian and pursue careers as entry level dietitians.

The nutrition and dietetics program is offered through the Department of Applied Health in the School of Ed...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Marketing and Communications (UMC) graphic design team has received four University & College Designers Association (UCDA) awards.

The UCDA Design Competition recognizes the best of the exceptional design work by communication professionals to promote educational institutions (secondary, vocational or higher education), a...

The City of Edwardsville, home to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is ranked among the nation’s top 25 safest college towns by Safewise in its 2019 Safest College Towns list.

Ranked 21^st nationally, Edwardsville was No. 2 in Illinois and ranked ahead of all Missouri college towns. Deerfield, home to Trinity International University, was tops in Illinois an...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) is nationally recognized for its competitive, high-quality online nurse educator master’s program. The SON’s program ranks #1 in Illinois and #5 in the nation for affordability, according to Affordable Schools’ list of 25 Best Affordable Master’s of Nursing Education Online Degree...

Volunteers with Ask Me! signs spread throughout Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s campus on Monday, Aug. 19, as the fall 2019 academic year began. The faculty, staff and administrators greeted students and offered guidance to ensure a smooth start to the semester.

“Lovejoy Library is right over there,” said SIUE Admissions Counselor Ramó...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and Office of Educational Outreach is partnering with BJC HealthCare to offer a Bachelor’s of Liberal Studies degree that allows current medical laboratory technicians (MLT) to complete the program and obtain the medical laboratory specialist (MLS) credential.

The partnership fits into...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus was abuzz with energy as administrators, faculty, staff, alumni and community members motivated and celebrated the Class of 2023 with an inspiring academic Convocation ceremony and a vibrant Cougar Parade on Friday, Aug. 16.

“My first couple days at SIUE have been fun,” said freshman Dylan Kinell, of Mario...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville welcomed approximately 1,100 freshmen on Thursday, Aug. 15 for Move-in Day. The annual event has the campus bustling with activity and excitement for the Class of 2023’s academic journey. Those moving to campus are among the nearly 1,700 first-time freshmen attending SIUE.

Approximately 440 student volunteers, called Mover...

The Smithsonian.com has featured a beautiful time-lapse creation of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville junior Owen Reiser, which offers a unique, close-up view as “the leaves of deciduous trees undergo a dramatic color change.” Reiser, of Maryville, is studying mathematics and biology at SIUE.

The article’s writer, Emily Toomey, notes: “With...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Benjamin Webb, PhD, brought his expertise in exercise psychology, personal training, and strength and conditioning to Quanzhou, China, Aug. 6-11, where he helped train 60 Chinese scholars and practitioners who will serve as instructors of a certified personal trainer (CPT) preparatory course.

Webb is an assistant professor...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host its fourth annual Cougars Unleashed Homecoming Run on Saturday, Sept. 28, with proceeds benefiting SIUE Alumni Association Scholarships for deserving students. Community members, students and alumni are encouraged to participate.

Hosted by the SIUE Alumni Association, Cougars Unleashed will feature 10K and 5K routes wind...

While student activity is quieter on campus through the summer months, faculty research continues full swing at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. This summer, the lab of Kyong Sup Yoon, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, was bustling with important activity as he hosted colleagues from South Korea’s Dongguk University.

It ...

Within the circle, feelings of hurt, anger and reflection were shared with open honesty, and were met with understanding and support. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) hosted “Coffee, Conversation and Dessert” on Friday, Aug. 9. The event dealt with the Netflix miniseries, “When They See Us,” crea...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has selected 10 recipients for 2019 Research Grants for Research Doctoral Students (RGRDS) awards. The RGRDS program awards small grants worth $1,000 on a competitive basis to support research/projects initiated and conducted by students of the SIUE education doctorate (EdD) programs, doctor of nursing practice ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Macee Weiss, of Sumner, plans to work in public health to put to use her passion for helping people. Recently, that supportive nature was reciprocated as she was named a recipient of the Green Charter Trust Scholarship.

“Third time’s the charm,” said Weiss, of her successful receipt of the scholarship. &#8...

The torrential morning rains did nothing to dampen the excitement as students strolled down a red carpet Monday, Aug. 12, and into their first day at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS). 

“Our students are the stars at the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School, and we wanted to treat them like it,” said Gin...

Twenty-four incoming freshmen were hailed as pioneers by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook, at the SIUE Summer Success Program’s (SSP) Closing Ceremony and Awards, held Thursday, Aug. 8 at Fixin’s Restaurant on campus. 

The Office of Retention and Student Success offered its inaugural residential program that ran from Jul...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) continues its pioneering advancement of the nursing profession across Illinois with its receipt of a competitive four-year $2.75 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for its innovative Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program.

The multi-faceted educationa...

Bravely sharing her story of overcoming a past traumatic experience, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior and Miss Southern Illinois 2019 Autumn Sanderson is inspiring strength and changing lives.

“I want to be a voice for the voiceless,” Sanderson said. “I encourage people to put themselves out there and share their story. Don’t be a...

First Community Credit Union has acquired the naming rights for the arena within Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Vadalabene Center for $2.3 million over the next 10 years. Beginning immediately, the facility will be known as First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center.

The partnership represents the largest corporate naming rights arrangement at SIUE....

Freda’s Fabulous Creations, LLC, which specializes in taking your imagination and turning it into a beautiful creation through decoration, celebrates its ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15 at the O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce. Owner Alfreda Banks has worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Souther...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook today introduced Tim Hall as the eighth director of athletics in University history in the Lukas Annex Cougar Pavilion. Hall arrives on campus after serving as director of athletics at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC).

“We are so excited that Tim Hall and his family have joined SIU...

A new academic year began Monday, Aug. 5 at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM). Aspiring dental professionals eager to make a positive impact are easing into their heavy course load, important research and clinical work by enjoying opportunities to get to know one another and learn more about campus services this week.

On Wednesday, Aug...

The advantages of banks over check cashing services, how to manage banking accounts, how to improve your credit score and how to establish and stick to a budget were some of the financial guidance participants received on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Learning Resource Center’s (LRC) Lunch and Learn workshop. 

B...

SIUE alumnus Anthony Smith has been named principal at the Center for Educational Opportunities School in Troy. Smith earned a bachelor’s in health education from SIUE in 1999.

Details on his professional background and new role are available on AdvantageNEWS.com.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is introducing a concurrent Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Science in healthcare informatics (MSHI) program.

Healthcare informatics merges computer technology and clinical expertise to effectively organize, analyze, manage and use clinical knowledge and data for problem-solving and decision-making. Knowing that these skills are ...

A fresh academic year is underway at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) as classes began Monday, Aug. 5.

The Class of 2023 is being welcomed into the tightknit, high-quality professional program through an orientation process including a meet-and-greet luncheon, presentations on support services and resources, and ample encouragement fo...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Xfest, one of the only university festivals of its kind, has garnered a positive reputation for presenting experimental, alternative and avant-garde performing artists from around the country. Xfest is celebrating its 10^th anniversary from Monday, Sept. 9-Friday, Sept. 13 by bringing back some of its favorite artists. ...

The Ralph Butler Band is the featured artist as Lovejoy Library’s “Night in the Stacks” annual fundraiser celebrates the Mississippi River Festival’s 50^th anniversary at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus.

Ralph Butler has long been one of St. Louis’ most popular entertainers and will focus on...

Internationally-acclaimed linguistics scholar, Kristine Hildebrandt, PhD, is expanding her impact on the revitalization of the world’s endangered languages with colleagues worldwide as president of the Endangered Language Fund (ELF). Hildebrandt is a professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English L...

They helped set-up tables, chairs and stations for backpacks, books, games, shoes, and clothing. Students from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s inaugural Summer Success Program (SSP) were pleased to be a part of the Saturday, Aug. 3 East St. Louis Health Fair and Back-to-School Giveaway, hosted by the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis. 

T...

SIUE alumnus and certified public accountant (CPA) Josh Andres has been promoted to principal of Scheffel Boyle CPAs.

Andres earned a bachelor’s in accountancy in 2006 and a master’s in business administration in 2008, both from the SIUE School of Business. He achieved his CPA designation in 2010.

Details on his specialization within the company and his profe...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville recently announced the receipt of funding from the Illinois Capital Development Board for the expansion of its Greenhouse.

In an article posted Sunday, Aug. 4, Edwardsville Intelligencer reporter Scott Marion detailed how the facility is currently used, the estimated renovation timeline, and the enhanced capabilities an expanded g...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted $1-million to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for the launch of a community project that will engage middle and early high school students in environmental citizen science.

The three-year grant supports the project, entitled “A Youth-Led Citizen Science Network for Community Environmental Assessment.”...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior exercise science major Chelsie Zajac, of Belleville, added a major achievement to her research portfolio when she secured the only undergraduate research poster presentation award during the 2019 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) conference held July 10-13 in Washington, D.C.

Zajac conducted her research...

Rising scholars and aspiring ecologists and archaeologists, showcased the culmination of an eight-week, intensive undergraduate research experience hosted by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, in collaboration with the Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, during the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Symposium held...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker visited the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Tuesday, July 30 where he signed House Bill 2239, designating both elected SIU System student trustees to be full voting members of the board. The signed amendment takes effect immediately.

The legislation was introduced by Rep. Katie Stuart (112^th district) and was sponsore...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville celebrates Sweet Katie Bees’ July expansion to a new location at 131 E. First St. in O’Fallon.

Owners Kate Hendrix and her daughter, Beth, are delighted to take their business to new heights by offering customers inclusive options for treats an...

There were applauds, shouts and cries of exaltations for jobs well done – and expectation of what is to come. Students in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) Cahokia-Madison and Upward Bound Scholar’s Academy (UBSA) were awarded with medals, ribbons and trophies acknowledging their commitment ...

It was a career activity of a slightly different kind. Students sat at tables as the interviewers, asking questions of doctors, nurses, lawyers, judges, engineers, educators, entrepreneurs and more. 

Thirty-one students and 35 professionals participated in a Career Day hosted by the SIUE East St. Louis Center Upward Bound’s Math and Science (UBMS) Cahokia-Madis...

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 beginning Jan. 10, 2020 on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus. SIUE is now accepting registrations for th...

From investigating forensic evidence and building, coding and battling robots to getting an up-close look at incredible birds of prey like owls and hawks, students attending the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville STEM Center’s Odyssey Science Camp are becoming enthralled with the possibilities of a future in STEM.

Odyssey Science Camp has a long history of ...

The City of Highland is pleased to bring the valuable small business expertise of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at SIUE to area entrepreneurs and business owners.

On Thursday, Aug. 22, entrepreneurs throughout the region are encouraged to attend the “Starting a Small Business in Illinois” workshop presented by SBDC Sm...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business Executive Education program is excited to announce its upcoming professional development courses and workshops.

Excel Fundamentals
Friday, September 20
Fee:  $125
8 a.m.-12 p.m.
SIUE Main Campus – Engineering Building             &#16...

After researching the program, Neshay Sanders thought it was too good to be true, and while she was nervous about leaving home, the Chicago native knew she could not pass up a chance to be part of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s inaugural Summer Success Program. 

“This is such a great program. You get six credit hours for free,” exclaime...

A fierce commitment to lifelong learning, a strategic management approach and a strong passion for seeking opportunities for intellectual engagement are just a few of the attributes that have helped Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Ronda Sauget achieve significant professional success.

Sauget, executive director and CEO of the Leadership Council Southweste...

Team Illinois Youth Police Camp, which meets on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, had its largest graduating class this year. 

The 15^th annual residency program was held from Sunday, July 14-Saturday, July 20. The camp offers guidance and support to youth, ages 13-17, who are under many societal pressures. It is coordinated by the Illinois Stat...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business is hosting 15 German students from its partner institute, Hochschule Hannover, for its intensive Summer Financial Institute (SFI) being held June 30-Aug. 3. The five-week program is designed to educate the visiting students with a basic understanding of North American financial and managerial accounting, corp...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will receive $5.7-million to fund three special projects, including replacement of the sand filters and a digester lid at the Waste Water Treatment Plant, water valve replacement across the Edwardsville and Alton campuses, and a renovation and expansion of the campus greenhouse. The projects will be managed by the Illinois Capital ...

With movie scores from “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park” and “Shrek,” to musical numbers like “Just My Imagination,” “Girl on Fire” and “Hedwig’s Theme (1992),” students from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Performing Arts Summer Enrichment Program displayed Hollywood-insp...

The last day of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center Upward Bound (UB) EC/BEM summer program was fun, enlightening, and packed with a video game demonstration, a successful blood drive, a step show and a luncheon awards ceremony. 

“We wanted to plan a day that would showcase our students’ talents, give them an opportunity fo...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s (SOE) solar car team received the battery pack design award at the 2019 Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) held July 1-8 in Austin, Texas.

As the American Solar Challenge (ASC) and FSGP are transitioning to featuring a 4-wheel class of
“cruiser” (a multi-occupant vehicle with doors) and a...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Terri Poirier, PharmD, MPH, FASHP, FCCP and professor of pharmacy practice and senior scholar in the School of Pharmacy (SOP), received the 2019 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Distinguished Teaching Scholar Award at the AACP Annual Meeting in Chicago on Sunday, July 14.

The criteria include candidates ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook today named Tim Hall as the eighth director of athletics in University history. Hall arrives on campus after serving as director of athletics at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and is expected to assume his new duties in August. The appointment is subject to approval by the SIU Board of ...

Two leading early childhood experts and faculty members in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) Department of Teaching and Learning have been competitively selected to serve as Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Faculty Fellows.

As Faculty Fellows, Stacie Kirk, PhD, professor and early childhood education progr...

It was surprising to watch students rein in their excitement during the summer program, listen and follow instructions, work together, and focus to complete a work of art.

Students, ages 5-14, from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s (ESLC) Project Success program participated in The Children’s Quilting Project: Healing through Ar...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved contracts for the Founders Hall Swing Space renovation, established open-service contracts to retain general contractor services and purchased the Blackboard course management software license for the Edwardsville campus during its regularly scheduled meeting on the Springfield campus.

The board approved co...

During its regularly scheduled meeting on the Springfield campus, the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees (BOT) today approved Mark Luer, PharmD, FCCP, as dean of the SIUE School of Pharmacy (SOP) and Robin Hughes, PhD, as dean of the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB).

Luer steps into the role after serving as interim dean si...

SIUE alumnus Bill Bass, an innovation coordinator for technology integration, information and library media in Missouri’s Parkway School District, is serving as president of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). In this role, he is leading his professional peers in helping to reshape educational experiences for students around the world.

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A team of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville mass communications students and alumni, under the direction of instructor Cory Byers, proved victorious at the St. Louis 48 Hour Film Project held in June.

The crew of 10 and cast of nine created Recipe for Disaster, a spy/espionage film. The short film took home awards for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Make Up and Grou...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate student Sydney Boschert, of Alton, has been named a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholar and will receive a $10,000 scholarship to be used in the 2019-20 academic year. Boschert is pursuing a master’s in accountancy (MSA) in the SIUE School of Business.

The SIUE accounting program is a qualified...

Queen Beedz, a client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville since 2017, celebrated its second anniversary on July 1, much to the delight of owner Susan Hackney.

Hackney started her jewelry business as a hobby, with the simple intention of making bracelets to fit her wrists - she never dream...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Miranda Buiter is one of three students nationally to serve on the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Assembly. Buiter is among the fifth cohort in SIUE’s College Student Personnel Administration (CSPA) program through the Department of Educational Leadership.

“This is a unique opport...

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) has honored four distinguished students with its annual Dean’s Scholarship. The SDM also announced the Dr. Larry A. Lowe Memorial Scholarship to two recipients.

The Dean’s Scholarship was created with the goal of rewarding academic merit, assisting with financial need and increasing student d...

In a long tradition of providing great jazz music for Southwestern Illinois and the Greater St. Louis region, WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is turning up the heat to the delight of its listeners, increasing its exposure and drawing more support.

The recent improvements are courtesy of WSIE’s new general manager, Jason Church, wh...

SIUE alumna Bethany Luebbers is one of three Ameren Illinois employees and 76 individuals nationwide being recognized as an “up and coming professional” on Public Utilities Fortnightly’s “Fortnightly Under Forty” list.

Luebbers earned a bachelor’s in civil engineering from the SIUE School of Engineering in 2012. She works as a supervisi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Art and Design West building is bustling with activity this summer as children grades K-8 are expressing themselves creatively through exciting art lessons in innovative media during Summer Arts camp.

Three Monday-Friday sessions of Summer Arts camp ran June 17-21, June 24-28, and are continuing July 8-12 with themes of 2-...

Higher education has expanded to become a more global endeavor with increased competition. That’s why Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Effie Hortis, assistant director of first year services in the Office of Academic Advising, believes institutions need to be global campuses that connect, network and share resources.

As appointed chair of the Nation...

Healing Naturally Boutique, LLC, an all-natural and organic skincare, clothing, and CBD oil boutique held its grand opening on Sat., July 6 in Lebanon. Owner Kili Green worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and business specialist Marti Guntren to successfully develop a business pla...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has named James Burgdorf as the associate director of financial affairs for Bursar Operations (SIUE Bursar), effective Tuesday, June 25. Burgdorf takes over the responsibilities of Cathy Foland, who retired June 30 after 25 years of service at the University, including 11 as SIUE Bursar.

Prior to joining SIUE, Burgdorf built an ex...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville sophomore Jessie Charpentier, of Edwardsville, fulfilled a lifelong dream this summer while studying abroad in Florence, Italy. The psychology major studied Italian renaissance history alongside six fellow SIUE students from May 21-June 21.

Charpentier says her desire for travel was inspired at a young age by the Lizzie McGuire Mo...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) hosted U.S. Senator Dick Durbin on Tuesday, July 2.

Durbin toured the SON’s WE CARE Clinic, located on the University’s East St. Louis Higher Education Campus. Clinic Director Ricki Loar, PhD, APRN, shared an overview of the comprehensive care provided by clinicians at the WE CARE Clinic. Sh...

SIUE’s Summer Arts Camp offers children a chance to explore their artistic talents through engaging activities using a variety of innovative media.

The Intelligencer’s Scott Marion visited the second of the camp’s three sessions to capture the summer fun. View his feature story here.

For Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Emily Fulton, conducting research through fish sampling and archaeological excavation are experiential learning opportunities she couldn’t let pass by.

Her curiosity toward analyzing how humans have used the river system over the last 2,000 years was shared by approximately 100 aspiring scientists and scholars f...

Wishing you and yours a very Happy 4th of July from SIUE.

The offices of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2019. Offices will re-open Friday, July 5, 2019. 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is providing options for Lindenwood University-Belleville (LUB) students, who are interested in transferring during the 2020 academic year after courses are discontinued at the LUB campus.

“SIUE is providing transfer credit for Lindenwood-Belleville students and an opportunity for those students to complete their studie...

SIUE alumnus Robert Werden was sworn in as Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools on Monday, July 1.

Werden earned a master’s in educational administration from SIUE in 2011.

The new leader was featured in an article posted Monday, July 1 in The Telegraph.

Keeping with its mission to engage, educate and empower Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars for life, the Alumni Association’s latest act of service includes the building and donation of a Little Free Library in Cougar Village.

“It is simple, giving back to the SIUE community is the reason many of those on our Board of Directors are serving,&#822...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) will receive $25,000 this year from Ameren in support of research equipment acquisition and research studies being performed in the SOE’s new Power Systems Lab, which is currently in development.

The Power Systems Lab will present potential areas of collaboration between Ameren and the SIUE SO...

On the journey to making WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville self-sustaining, its account executive applied for a scholarship to learn how to better position the station. 

Stephanie Lewis will attend the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference (PMDMC) Tuesday-Friday, July 9-12 in Dallas. The conference scholarship is given by...

Courtney Parker, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start mother,

admits to being highly engaged with the learning and schooling of her four girls. However, the Belleville woman was not expecting to advocate for Head Start parents across the state. 

Parker was chosen to participate in the Illinois Head Start Association (ILHS) Parent A...

With a commitment to and background in youth education and mental health, Precious Grimes is working to continue and enhance the quality programming of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s longstanding Project Success program. 

Grimes, Project Success director since January, believes the mission and goals of the program are need...

Among the students, ages 6-17, are first-timers and veterans. However, all enjoy being a part of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) for the Performing Arts’ summer enrichment program.

Hollywood is the theme of this year’s annual summer camp, which began June 3 and will conclude on Friday, July 19 with a performance at 6:30 p...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) Dean Mark Luer, PharmD, has appointed Joseph Schober, PhD, as the SOP’s director of graduate programs. Schober assumes the responsibilities as of July 1, succeeding Bill Neumann, PhD.

Schober is an associate professor in the SOP Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. His current SIUE research focuses...

Lakesha Butler, PharmD, clinical professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and president of the National Pharmaceutical Association, contributed to and was quoted in the nbcnews.com article, “How black pharmacists are closing the cultural gap in healthcare.”   

Butler ta...

“Ain’t it funny how life changes.” The lyrics of country star Thomas Rhett leave many people considering where they thought they may be someday and where they are now. It’s a fitting jingle for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Lindy Noel, and maybe even a line she’ll use to promote Rhett’s September concert scheduled at t...

Nurses are vital, highly skilled care contributors. But, for those nurses returning to practice after time away from bedside care, the transition can be challenging given the everchanging nature of healthcare.

To combat those challenges and ensure a smooth transition, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) has partnered with SSM Health to of...

An aunt who had a difficult time in childbirth. A grandfather who died after complications with diabetes. A family history of nursing. These are a few reasons that 35 high school students from Illinois and Missouri came to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s annual Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp.

The collaborative camp, held June 17-21, exposed students to...

Transgender voice therapy is a much-needed service, but accessing treatment can be difficult.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s accredited speech-language pathology and audiology program, housed in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, is doing its part to ensure transgender access to care by training its student clinicians to offer assessmen...

Jeremy Hall has taken over the Happy Hop Homebrew & Gourmet in Belleville. He and his wife, Susan, will be rebranding the shop with their own mark: Down the Hall Homebrew, Inc.

The Halls have been working with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) since April 2018. The collaboration beg...

Instead of sitting at home looking for ways to stay busy, a group of high school students from the St. Louis and Metro East areas is engaging in a free, learning opportunity that is building knowledge and offering hands-on research experience during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Environmental Science Summer Research Academy being held June 17-21 on camp...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will join 27 other institutions in the Truth, Racial Healing, Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers Summer Institute June 25-28 in Philadelphia on the Villanova University campus. More than 200 institutions will participate in the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ (AAC&U) various summer institutes.

The A...

The NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is now offering an 18-month, accelerated apprenticeship program as part of an effort with the Madison County Employment and Training Department.

The apprenticeship is designed to provide participants with the classroom skills and hands-on experience needed to succeed in a process operations industry, which includes bi...

There was a time when an East St. Louis teenager got off the school bus, he was never seen entering a home. One day, the bus driver followed him, and discovered that the youth and his mother were living inside a car. 

This story and dozens of others prompted Keith Ware, EdD, Southern Illinois University Edwarsdville East St. Louis Center’s Upward Bound (UB) EC/...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville celebrated a creative community partnership backed by external support by breaking ground today for the new Harry Gallatin SIUE Golf Practice Facility at Sunset Hills Country Club (SHCC) in Edwardsville.

The indoor practice facility and driving range is named in honor of legendary SIUE coach and supporter, the late Harry Gallatin,...

Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville leaders spent time in China during May strengthening bonds that will enhance diversity at SIUE as its faculty, students and staff continue to shape a changing world.  

SIUE Executive Director of International Affairs Mary Weishaar, PhD, School of Engineering (SOE) Dean Cem Karacal, PhD, and Keqin Gu, PhD, distinguished ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences is co-sponsoring the St. Louis Regional Women in Geospatial Technology Summit from 12:30-6 p.m., Thursday, June 27 at the T-REX Innovation Conference Center on Washington Ave. in St. Louis.

The half-day conference features the contributions of women, who are creating, using and promoting geospatial...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni Andrew Ahlers and Amina Musa are among 30 rising leaders named to the St. Louis Business Journal’s coveted 30 Under 30 Class of 2019. Honorees were selected from a competitive pool of 300 nominees for their dedication to advancing the local community.

Ahlers, a project manager for S.M. Wilson, earned a bachelor’...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Marketing and Communications Department (UMC) has received a CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Circle of Excellence Award for the SIUE Global Impact-Costa Rica extended video.

SIUE received a gold award in the category: video recruitment – long video. The CASE international awards pro...

Use a metal straw. Turn off the water when brushing your teeth. Shop local. These are things that will help make our planet more sustainable, according to Kennedy Profaizer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s intern for the Food to University Internship Network. 

“Sustainability is important, because lives depend on it,” said Profaizer, a s...

SIUE alumna Hannah Lukowski will open Chicken Salad Chick in Edwardsville next week. The grand opening marks the entrepreneur’s latest franchise endeavor, this one sparked by her former SIUE roommate and fellow alumna Ali Rauch.

Lukowski and Rauch both earned a bachelor’s in speech communication from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2008. Details on Lukowsk...

Entrepreneurs and new business startups are invited to compete in the 2019 Metro East Start-Up Challenge (MESC), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s sixth annual regional business plan competition.

The MESC is organized by the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at SIUE. The purpose of the Challenge is to identify, encou...

A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) team of three second-year students are celebrating their proud accomplishment of finishing as a finalist in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Clinical Research Challenge (CRC). The team offered strong showings through three rounds of competition to land among the final eight teams nationall...

Armed with 20 years of service to veterans with the goal of training them for academic and employment success, James Robbins is working to help advance Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program participants. 

 “Veterans Upward Bound prepares veterans of all eras for postsecondary education, ...

From California to Texas, Georgia to Pennsylvania, and back to Missouri, 12 master’s candidates in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s college student personnel administration (CSPA) program are completing competitive national internships, gaining real-world professional training and elevating their job prospects.

“This year, the college student ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) hosted U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13^th District) on Monday, June 18.

Davis toured the SON’s facilities in Alumni Hall, watched one of the simulation scenarios in the SON’s simulation lab, and spoke with students and faculty.

“Having the opportunity to showcase our School of Nursing to...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville University Honors Director Eric W. Ruckh, PhD, has named Ian J. Toberman as University Honors Program assistant director. Toberman currently serves as the academic advisor for SIUE honors students, guiding current students on their curricular, career and co-curricular plans.

The University Honors Program offers a small liberal art...

A future in engineering presents boundless opportunities to become an innovative, impactful leader. But, given the robust possibilities, it can be difficult for teens to decide which focus area they may enjoy most.

That’s why Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s (SOE) Summer Camp exposes high school students to the broad array of o...

Do you know a student, age 14-17, who is interested in the environment and research?

Encourage them to participate in a free, engaging learning opportunity this summer during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Environmental Science Summer Research Academy!

Registration is still open for the Summer Research Academy that will be held from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mo...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Greenhouse is a beautiful educational resource that continuously supports the University’s value of excellence and its emphasis on high-quality learning within and beyond the classroom.

Positioned behind the Science West building, the SIUE Greenhouse is filled with plants being groomed for use as a supplement to core c...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted a delegation Friday, June 7 from JSS Science and Technology University located in Mysuru, India. The JSS visitors included Vice Chancellor B.G. Sangameshwara, Engineering and Technology Dean T.N. Nagabhushan and B.S. Harish, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Information Science and Engineering.

SIUE Chancellor R...

Infinite Wellness Integrative Medical Center owner Dr. Ryan Cleland worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to successfully open his newest wellness center on Saturday, June 1 at 220 Evergreen Dr., Suite B in Glen Carbon.

Cleland has been in the medical and health industry for 13 yea...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach has announced its FY20 Faculty Research Fellows.

The competitive fellowship is granted to outstanding faculty with proposals aimed at innovating ways to engage students in STEM and improve undergraduate STEM learning. The FY20 f...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville places strong emphasis on supporting the mental health of its students and the campus community, including through Counseling Services, the University’s interdisciplinary iCARE initiative, Active Minds at SIUE, and by the training of faculty and staff who interact with students daily and educate the region’s future work...

SIUE alumnus Kaleb Johnson has been named chief of the Rochester Police Department. Johnson earned a bachelor’s in criminal justice studies from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2013.

Details on his new position are available in The State Journal-Register.

Whether shy and new to theater or a stage veteran, students grades K-12 are encouraged to “Let it Go” and use their creative talents to entertain and inspire during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Cougar Theater Camp being held June 3-14.

This year’s showcase performance of Frozen, Jr. is a student and crowd pleaser! Camp attendance is ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has named Robin L. Hughes, PhD, as dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) after a national search. The appointment is subject to SIU Board of Trustees approval, with Hughes slated to assume her ne...

Madison Communications has recognized four area educators through its “Teacher of the Year” program after a record 110 nominees garnered 15,000 online votes during a month-long period.

SIUE alumnus John Masinelli is among the award winners, and has received a pizza party and a $500 contribution to be used toward a student advancement project.

Masinelli is a h...

A Cahokia youth struggled with self-worth as a foster child. Today, the 20-year-old finds himself gainfully employed with a positive self-image and outlook. 

The transformation, in part, is due to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s (ESLC) Building Futures program, according to Director Danette Griffith. 

“Building Futu...

SIUE’s Dunham Hall is abuzz with activity during Cougar Theater Camp being held June 3-14. Participants from grades K-12 are busily preparing for their showcase performances of Frozen, Jr. scheduled for June 14-16.

Edwardsville Intelligencer reporter Scott Marion visited the set of Arendelle, and highlighted the Cougar Theater Camp in a news article posted Saturday,...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Madison County Community and Economic Development (MCCD) co-hosted the Metro East Economic Development Seminar for elected officials on Friday, June 7 on SIUE’s campus.

The goal of the seminar was to support economic development throughout the Metro East. It provided an opportunity for elected officials to come together ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has named Elza Ibroscheva, PhD, as associate provost, effective July 1. Ibroscheva’s primary responsibilities in the associate provost role will include academic planning, assessment and accreditation.

Her energetic commitment to the University was developed ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) year three students marked their transition toward becoming pharmacists at the School’s symbolic Pinning Ceremony held Thursday, April 18 in the Morris University Center.

Pins were presented to 82 students signifying their transition to Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences.

“This next phase ...

East St. Louis native Maracus Scott credits a high school computer teacher for saving his life, by teaching him computing skills that would set him on track for a prosperous future. Inspired by that technical gift, Scott set out for college at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville determined to succeed, despite any challenges.

“He was the first African America...

Two entertaining productions – one a beloved classic and the other a hit musical – will thrill audiences during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2019 Summer Theater Festival, opening Friday, June 21. 

Formerly Summer Showbiz, the Festival’s two plays will span the ages from Elizabethan, with William Shakespeare’s “As You...

Eight Southern Illinois University Edwardsville police officers ran through part of Edwardsville and the campus, but not as part of their patrols. The group ended its three-mile run Monday, June 3 at the University’s Cougar statue on campus as part of the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run® to benefit Special Olympics Illinois. 

The annual intrastate relay&#...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) emeritus faculty and SIUE alumnus Dr. Dennis “Denny” Savoca addressed 58 students who received their doctor of dental medicine degrees at the SDM’s commencement ceremony on Sat., June 1, in the SIUE Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. The commencement ceremony is available on siue.ed...

“I planted those yellow flowers, and they’re growing!” five-year-old Leah Sidarous said with excitement.

On Fridays throughout summer, Sidarous and her friends attending the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Early Childhood Center’s (ECC) summer school-age program are helping plant and maintain flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables on the ...

SIUE alumna Ashley Velez has been named executive director of Humility Homes and Services, Inc., which provides housing and support services.

Velez earned a bachelor’s in social work with a minor in psychology in 2008, and a master of public administration in 2012, both from SIUE.

Details on her leadership role are available on qctimes.com.

The Drone Club of SIUE is a new student organization that is quickly attracting interest among students eager to learn about and use the incredible autonomous vehicles.

Reporter Scott Marion with the Edwardsville Intelligencer detailed the Club’s activities and future plans in an article posted Sunday, June 2.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s new Military Tuition Rate offers active duty military, drilling reservists and drilling National Guard, the opportunity to receive a high-quality education at a discounted price.

SIUE’s Military Tuition Rate is equal to the maximum allowable benefit provided by the Department of Defense’s Military Tuition Assis...

He is Republican. She is Democrat. He is white. She is African American. He is from Illinois. She is from Delaware. However, that does not mean the representatives cannot work together for the good of the country. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13^th District) and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-at-large) ended their bipartisan tour of Davis' district Wednesday, May 29 at th...

Proficient, purposeful and personable are a few adjectives that describe Stephanie Lewis, account executive for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s radio station, WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound. They are also some of the reasons why the Metro Area Professional Organization (MAPO) honored Lewis with the Professional Businesswoman Award. 

MAPO is a non-profit org...

USA Today highlighted the success of the third Ilgaz Energy Symposium held in May and organized by SIUE School of Engineering’s Serdar Celik, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Celik introduced the symposium in May 2017 at the urging of Turkey energy professionals, with a focus on energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy poli...

The Village of Godfrey is collaborating with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to host the Social Media and Marketing Tools for Small Business seminar from 12-1 p.m. Wednesday, June 12 at Godfrey Village Hall, 6810 Godfrey Rd.

Please register in advance for the free seminar, by visiting il...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s (SOE) Sinan Onal, PhD, has earned national recognition from the most prestigious organization in the industrial engineering field for his work as the SIUE student chapter of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) faculty advisor.

Onal, an assistant professor of industrial engineering...

There will be singing, dancing, drumming and more at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts Enrichment Summer Camp being held Monday, June 3-Friday, July 19. Hollywood is the theme for the enrichment program. 

The summer camp is for students ages 7-17. It will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at the East St. Lo...

Students are engrossed in the story, but some of their little faces are pinched as they listen to New Shoes by Lynn Meyer.  

“Oh, we’ll do something different, Ella Mae, she says. We will make a picture for Mr. Johnson. Pencil and paper are over there, gal, Mr. Johnson says to momma,” reads Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Torie...

It’s both the challenges and rewards that go along with conducting research that fuel Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior biological sciences major Colleen Wagner’s drive and passion for biology and the medical sciences.

Wagner has proven her technical abilities and shown incredible potential as an undergraduate researcher in Susanne DiSalvo&#8217...

The offices of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. Offices will re-open Tuesday, May 28, 2019. 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Serdar Celik, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, held the third Ilgaz Energy Symposium on Monday, May 20 at historic Istanbul University in Turkey.

More than 60 energy professionals from academia, public institutes, the private sector, nonprofit entiti...

The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student newspaper, received a first place with special merit award in the annual honors by the American Scholastic Press Association (ASPA).

Former Editor-In-Chief Ryan Bieri and former Sports Editor Hannah Miller were also acknowledged with Outstanding Reporting for the story “University College Republi...

Rita Cook, of Alton, watched Jaris Waide, of Godfrey, grow up and live a robust and active life. 

So when the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna learned of the disabilities Waide suffered because of a severe asthma attack, Cook was eager to help Waide’s non-profit LungSmarter Foundation promote asthma education, and raise money for asthma-related ...

Jo Ann DiMaggio May, director of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, received two awards at the Illinois Entrepreneurship and Small Business Growth Association (IESBGA) Conference in Champaign held May 15-17 at the Hyatt Place Hotel.

Among seven Illinois SBDC Network Shining Star awards, Di...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) is gearing up for its 2019-20 partnership with the City of Edwardsville.

Edwardsville Mayor Hal Patton announced the city’s partnership with the SSCC at the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce Mayors’ Legislative Breakfast in late April. 

SSCC coll...

Since the start of their first year in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP), 82 students comprising the Class of 2020 have been on a collaborative mission to give back. They have been collecting medication bottle caps in order to recycle them and create a lasting gift for the School.

After capping their collection with 1.5 tons of lids, i...

Conversations about race, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, and other human identifiers and qualifiers will be expanding at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

 SIUE’s second year of Sustained Dialogue (SD) will offer additional educational opportunities, and reach more members of the University community, according to Jessica Ha...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine’s (SIU SDM) Eric Langenwalter, DMD, MS, is capping a lifetime of service to the SDM as he has announced his retirement in June 2019.

“Dr. Langenwalter has truly given much of himself to our school, for which he has been so devoted these many years,” said SIU SDM Dean Bruce Rotter, DMD, MS. “Con...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s online master’s of science in education with a major in instructional technology degree program is ranked 23^rd in the nation and 2^nd in Illinois for affordability, according to leading education research publisher SR Education Group.

The 120 Most Affordable Rankings lists featured on OnlineU.org represent online scho...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville psychology students taught the importance of forgiveness to middle and high school students at the Conversation Toward a Brighter Future conference held April 20 and May 2, and hosted by the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Foundation (MJCHF).

Seniors Ashley Monier, of Troy, and Abigail Haloftis, of Waterloo, led a short l...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Mark Luer, PharmD, FCCP, has been named dean of the School of Pharmacy (SOP). Luer has served as interim dean since July 2018. The appointment is subject to SIU Board of Trustees approval.

“The SIUE School of Pharmacy has continued its outstanding record of accomplishment during Dr. Luer’s service as interim de...

Barb Razer, owner of B&A Respirator Services, LLC has been a client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) since 2017.

SBDC Director Jo Ann DiMaggio May has assisted and provided Razer with referrals for website design, a list of network connections and helped with registering her LLC...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) emeritus faculty and SIUE alumnus Dr. Dennis “Denny” Savoca will address 58 SDM students receiving their doctor of dental medicine degrees at the SDM’s commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1, in the SIUE Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. The commencement ceremony can be ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville University Housing residents moving out this spring semester had the opportunity to donate excess food and goods before leaving campus, making for a lighter car ride home and a more sustainable May closing.

As in previous years, University Housing partnered with USAgain to collect textiles, including clothes and shoes, and with Co...

Research is being conducted everywhere we look, with curiosity and the pursuit of new knowledge offering an endless array of opportunities to generate important information and expand horizons.

One such example is the continuous monitoring of salt concentration in local water bodies in order to study effect on ecosystem, a research project led by Southern Illinois Univers...

The life instructions were clear, concise and motivational – chase your dreams. 

It was the sage advice given by 18-year-old Radricka Kelly-Oden, valedictorian and graduation speaker at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) 2019 commencement ceremony held Friday, May 17 in SIUE’s Morris University Center, M...

Hilary Scott-Ogunrinde, of St. Louis, was one of more than 60 people attending the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Minority Economic Empowerment’s informational meeting on funding opportunities for minority-owned businesses. 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Illinois Metro East Small Business Developme...

More than 30 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) students helped the Madison County Employee Wellness Committee meet its May wellness goals by providing important blood pressure screenings and education to 176 Madison County employees.

On Friday, May 3, the students, along with nine faculty pharmacists, visited nine Madison County facilities...

SIUE alumnus David B. Warning has been promoted to executive vice president-chief credit officer for Midwest BankCentre, a locally owned community bank.

Warning earned a bachelor’s in business administration/marketing from the SIUE School of Business in 1982.

Details on his promotion are available on constructforSTL.org, as well as in the St. Louis Business Journal...

The SIUE Honey Bee Association was featured on FOX2 for the sweet work it’s doing outside the classroom. Reporter Patrick Clark highlighted the student organization, led by faculty mentor Jake Williams, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, in a news story that aired Tuesday, May 14.

A room full of creatively shared stories, featured through a variety of mediums, brought a sense of community to those involved in the Conversations Toward a Brighter Future 2.0 program. A Summit featuring the creations of 62 students from eight participating local high schools was held Tuesday, May 7 at the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities (MJCH).

The National En...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved contracts to provide infrastructure improvements, technological support and recruitment initiatives for the Edwardsville campus during its regularly scheduled meeting on the Carbondale campus. The board also approved an alternate tuition rate for active military members to enhance their educational opportuni...

 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has joined the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN), a group of hubs across the state that aims to boost Illinois’ economy through entrepreneurship, research and workforce development. IIN now has 15 hubs, including all of Illinois’ public universities, and spans the entire state.

“SIUE is pleased to participa...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s John Savoie, a professor in the Department of English Language and Literature within the College of Arts and Sciences, earned first prize for his poem “Dream House” at the 93^rd annual Original Poetry Contest sponsored by the Wednesday Club of St. Louis.

Savoie was among the honorees at an awards ceremony h...

Delving into the questions of what makes us human and the nature of consciousness, coupled with the collaboration involved in the project, made the science-fiction production of “AreUR?” thought-provoking, captivating and enthusiastically received by audiences and cast members alike. 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Theater...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) students Casey Ernfelt and Ania Szyfer have been selected for the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Nurse Residency Program. The duo was among a group of 300 selected from an applicant pool of 5,000.

“Ania and Casey were both confident and dedicated students, who provided quality care for th...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing alumnus Edgar J. Curtis, FACHE, has been named among six recipients of the Order of Lincoln award from the Office of the Governor. The Order of Lincoln is the state’s highest honor for professional achievement and public service.

The Lincoln Academy of Illinois will honor the outstanding Illinoisans at its ...

The audience was attentive, questioning and supportive even to tears during the annual senior portfolio presentations of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students. 

Twenty-four graduating seniors shared the highs and lows of their high school careers on Thursday, April 25. Taking note were SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembro...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Kamran Shavezipur, PhD, has received the Graduate School’s Concept Commercialization Award for 2019. The award provides $15,000 through May 1, 2020.

An assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the School of Engineering, Shavezipur’s proposal was entitled “Pathogen Transport Modeled Biomimetic Sens...

SIUE School of Engineering alumnus Ryan Freeman will serve as president of PayneCrest Electric, Inc., one of the St. Louis area’s largest electrical contractors.

Freeman earned a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering with a minor in math studies from SIUE in 2001.

Details on his latest career advancement are available in the Illinois Business Journal.

SIUE’s Honey Bee Association is growing, with more students joining forces to learn about bees and help care for the honey bee colonies on campus.

The student organization, under the faculty advisement of Jake Williams, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, offers students hands-on opportunities that take learning beyond the classroom.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus Timothy Minnick has achieved some incredible, high-flying feats in his lifetime, some of which have gained national media attention.

A recent $10,000 win on the CBS reality television show Million Dollar Mile and a 2014 appearance on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior are a couple that stand out.

But, what many probably...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Educational Leadership graduated its seventh and most diverse class as 16 students earned the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Educational Leadership on Friday, May 10. The graduates received their doctoral hoods at a ceremony held earlier that day at the Morris University Center prior to the Graduate School comme...

SIUE alumnus Allen Dorsey Jr. has been hired as chief operations officer of Sivia Law. Dorsey earned both a bachelor’s and master’s in business administration from SIUE in 1988 and 1991, respectively.

Details on Dorsey’s new leadership position are available in the Edwardsville Intelligencer.

SIUE’s Dennis Mares, PhD, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ criminal justice program shared his expertise in a Wallethub article on “2019’s Best & Worst States to be a Police Officer.”

View the article here.

The SIUE Cougar Rockets student organization has taken off with great success, completing its first high-powered rocket launch on campus in November 2018.

Edwardsville Intelligencer reporter Scott Marion featured the growing organization in the second of a two-part series of articles on space-related student organizations at SIUE. Read the story here.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook, PhD, conferred degrees upon 2,601 graduates during the spring 2019 commencement exercises Friday and Saturday, May 10-11 at the Vadalabene Center. All ceremonies are available on siue.edu/tv.

Pembrook congratulated the graduates on their hard work, persistence, and focus that propelled them to degree c...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) is creatively connecting with high school students in the region to inspire and share the possibilities within the pharmacy profession with the launch of its new Rxcellence program.

Through the program, current pharmacy students are visiting high school classrooms to engage students with a greater unde...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s exciting present and promising future is due in part to its glorious past. The third annual Golden Graduate Reunion is one way of celebrating those who have helped make the University great. SIUE alumni who graduated 50 or more years ago have been invited to attend this celebration in their honor.

SIUE will welcome back ap...

In the Metro East, where can you find an array of fabulous hats, boundless energy, great fun and a love for supporting community work? The answer is the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Meridian Society’s annual Meridian Derby.

The eighth annual Meridian Derby was held Tuesday, May 7 at Fairmount Park Racetrack’s Top of the Turf in Collinsville. Appro...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) recognized 25 nurse anesthesia doctoral candidates for the hard work they have put into preparing for their clinical training with a White Coat Ceremony held Friday, May 3 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.

The registered nurses from the Midwest region are specializing in the practice of...

Senior English and German double major Robin Cummins hopes to one day inspire budding scholars in the same way her excitement for research surrounding the medieval period has been fostered during her undergraduate studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

The Casey native will celebrate the finale of her undergraduate career during the College of Arts and Scie...

 At first sight, the small, demure English teacher could pass for a student herself. However, Bridget Nelson has earned high marks as a teacher with her Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students, because of her commitment and care to them and their education. 

“Ms. Nelson is a stellar example of an excellen...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy student Brentsen Wolf has received a research fellowship for 2019-20 from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Gateway to Research Scholarship Program. Wolf is studying DNA mutations in the tumor cells of breast cancer patients.

According to Wolf, approximately 1 in 8 American women will d...

The SIUE Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) student organization was highlighted in the Edwardsville Intelligencer Friday, May 3 by reporter Scott Marion.

The article is the first in a two-part series Marion is writing on space-related student organizations at SIUE.

It’s not a 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday job. It pulls at the heart-strings, bringing abundant highs and difficult lows. Teaching is a worthy professional calling for those who want to do good, be a support system and develop learners into leaders.

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) is celebr...

SIUE alumna Amy Golley is among the 2019 YWCA of Alton Women of Distinction honorees.

An Alton native, Adams earned a bachelor’s in special education in 2002 from SIUE. She has served the community through her work with a number of organizations, including the Elijah P. Lovejoy committee and the Empowered 2B Me program at Alton High School.

Alton Telegraph writer V...

A little rain couldn’t dampen the excitement surrounding a field trip to Edwardsville’s Watershed Nature Center on Tuesday, April 30. Educators brought samples of the Center’s beautiful landscape indoors to allow 15 young girls from Madison to engage in scientific exploration.

The girls, grades 5-8, are participating in the Urban Gardening program led by...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Woodland Hall resident Abigayle Orndorff has received the 2019-20 James R. Anderson Housing Scholarship. The Flanagan native is a freshman studying nursing.

The James R. Anderson Housing Scholarship is presented annually to an academically motivated student who has a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and demonstrated civic lea...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville inducted six University Housing residents into the Red Storm Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) on Sunday, April 28.

The NRHH recognizes top leaders who exhibit outstanding leadership and service in University Housing. The six students join more than 150 University Housing residents to have been inducted since ...

Great contributions in leadership and service were celebrated at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2019 Kimmel Leadership Awards Ceremony. 

A total of 59 students, individuals and groups received accolades during the 29^th annual celebration held Monday, April 29 in Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom. 

“The Kimmel Leadership...

Perhaps it was the silent ‘p’ of psychology that made it seem like a magical area of study and first sparked the educational interest of a young Shanique Brown, jokes the now accomplished industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist and academic.

Brown, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna of the I/O psychology master’s program, turned that...

The St. Louis American Chemistry Society (ACS) Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group and Chromatography Discussion Group hosted a joint regional meeting Thursday, April 25 at the NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Alexander Giachetti, a forensic toxicologist with the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s office, explained how his team utilizes Shimadzu ...

The Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA) honored Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) alumna Diana Isaacs, RPh, PharmD as a distinguished Under 40 award recipient for professional achievements and vision in the practice of pharmacy at its 141^st Annual Conference held in mid-April in Columbus.   

Isaacs has advanced diabetes patie...

“Right now, people across the country are ready for a new generation to step up and lead.” Granite City native Zack Nunn is ready to put his words into action.

Nunn will graduate from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Saturday, May 11 with a bachelor’s in political science from the College of Arts and Sciences. He has already added a major l...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior Department of Teaching and Learning hosted the state-wide College Instructors of Reading Professionals (CIRP) Early Career Conference on Saturday, April 27.

CIRP members and Early Career Award winners attended the conference that centered on the topic of “Linking Literacy an...

 Life in East St. Louis – as experienced and written by a few students at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School – will soon be on stage. 

“This year, the students decided to write their own scenes about life in East St. Louis,” said Kathryn Bentley, associate professor in the Department of Theate...

Responding to the need and request of a community member and his family, Rebecca Harper, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s Learning Resource Library Center (LRC) director, held the instructional and encouraging session, “Tech Apps and Autism.” 

The workshop was held as part of the LRC’s Lunch and Learn series on...

High school students entering grades 9-12 will be inspired to pursue an entrepreneurial future by learning the steps to transform an innovative idea into a successful business venture during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Summer Entrepreneurship Academy (SEA).

Hosted by the SIUE School of business, the SEA will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) and Rend Lake College (RLC) have agreed to offer an accelerated path to a bachelor’s in nursing (BSN) that would allow students to complete their general education courses at RLC, earning an associate’s in nursing, then complete their baccalaureate nursing coursework online through SIUE.

Stu...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) international studies program hosted the third edition of International Studies Day on Friday, April 26 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. The annual event engages the campus community in international affairs and promotes global career opportunities.

“We hope attendees ...

More than 180 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students from 30 degree programs showcased their Senior Assignments and Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) to the campus community during the annual Undergraduate Scholars Showcase held Thursday, April 25 in the Morris University Center (MUC).

The showcase highlighted the depth and variety of SIUE&...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior nursing major Paige Niepoetter aspires to become a life-changing cancer researcher. Given her drive and the applied experiences that have developed her passion for research, Niepoetter is positioned to achieve her dream of becoming a surgical oncologist specializing in breast cancer.

As a nursing student at SIUE, the Centra...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s popular integrative studies undergraduate program has exceeded growth expectations by more than doubling its original enrollment goals in its first four years.

The program launched in 2015 with a target of 50 majors by its fifth year. Remarkably, SIUE now supports 102 integrative studies majors, with 47 students eligible t...

Jim Gillentine has been awarded the 2019-20 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Employee Degree Completion Award. A five-member faculty committee selected Gillentine from a pool of seven candidates. 

The Degree Completion Award program is administered by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration. The program is designed to allow employees t...

SIUE alumna Dana Adams is among the 2019 YWCA of Alton Women of Distinction honorees from the Edwardsville area.

Adams received an SIUE Presidential Scholarship and earned a bachelor’s in biological sciences/medical sciences with a minor in psychology in 1989.

Edwardsville Intelligencer writer Vicki Bennington posted this story on April 24.

The YWCA of Alton hosts...

Water is a unifying, life-giving resource and is something everyone needs to survive. This underlying  message was the reason that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) held its inaugural Water Symposium on Wednesday, April 24 at the Morris University Center. 

“Regardless of how you look at water, ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) is celebrating the many achievements of current students and an aluma following the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP)/Missouri Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) joint meeting held March 29-30 in Collinsville.

Earning recognition for their outstanding research were:

• Blake...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Springfest 2019, held April 22-25, offered students an upbeat opportunity to get involved and celebrate camaraderie as the spring semester draws to a close.

The annual celebration is coordinated by the Kimmel Student Involvement Center’s Campus Activities Board. This year’s theme was Under the Big Top, and fe...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School is pleased to announce the spring 2019 Research Grants for Graduate Students (RGGS) award recipients.

The awards, valued at up to $500 each, will support the research and creative activities of 43 graduate students studying in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Schools of Engineering; Pharmacy; and Education...

Students enrolled in academic courses as part of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) completed a year of real-life community development projects in partnership with the City of Alton. 

The yearlong partnership brought together students from seven different disciplines with the goal of advancing local resilience a...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Beth Garcia, of Mascoutah, has been awarded a Boren Scholarship to study at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea, from August 2019 through June 2020. A senior majoring in international studies and English, Garcia will study Korean language and culture.

Prestigious Boren Scholarships are provided by the U.S. National Secur...

SIUE alumna Theresa San Luis Teller returned to campus on Tuesday, April 23 to present “Tuning Out Stigma,” a personal story of perseverance supported by valuable mentorship. She offered remarks and shared her talents as a pianist at the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability.

While at SIUE, Teller formed a bond with mentor Lora Miles, former associate vic...

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) has received a $2 million grant from the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF). The SDM will build a medical operating suite with general anesthesia capabilities for children with special dental care needs within a new Graduate Programs Patient Clinic. 

The grant will allow the SIU...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) had much to celebrate at its 12^th Annual Scholarship Luncheon, including dramatic growth in enrollment and program development, thriving global initiatives and national recognition for its high-quality programs and value.

SON Dean Laura Bernaix, PhD, RN, highlighted those accolades and more during the e...

Several faculty, staff and students went on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Morris University Center rooftop outside Fixins’ Restaurant, but it was not to lift their spirits or seek sunrays. The crew began planting vegetables in SIUE’s Rooftop Teaching Garden on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, in hopes of supplying produce for the University’s ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is introducing a new master of public health (MPH) degree program offered through the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s (SEHHB) Department of Applied Health. The first cohort will begin in fall 2019.

The MPH is an interdisciplinary program that addresses the health of worldwide populations, covering the five c...

From hundreds of colorful miniature toys, gadgets and non-descript items, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students fashioned several sustainable communities, per instructions of urban planning specialist Gerardo Sandoval, PhD. 

Sandoval, an associate professor in the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University of Oregon, spoke to ...

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented The Patriot Award to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook, PhD, and Vice Chancellor for Administration Rich Walker on Monday, April 22. The award recognizes supervisors and managers nominated by a National Guardsman or Reservist employee for support provided directly to the nomina...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s (SOP) Lisa Lubsch, PharmD, BCPPS, AE-C, has been named a Fellow in the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG).

A clinical professor in the SOP Department of Pharmacy Practice, Lubsch is also a clinical pharmacy specialist at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. She provid...

Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center Upward Bound students won the Outstanding Engineering Award during the 17th annual Greater St. Louis Botball Tournament held Saturday, April 13 at the SIUE Student Fitness Center. It was the Judges’ Choice award, presented to the team deemed to have the most creative or reliable robot design. ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has offered unique experiences in undergraduate education and American culture to three international students during their semester long stay through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD).

During the spring 2019 semester, Veranika Kukushkina, of Belarus, Wen Shu...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Theater and Dance (DOTD) concludes its 2018-19 Main Season series with “AreUR?” This science-fiction cautionary tale will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, April 24-27 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 28 in the Dunham Hall Theater. 

The play is reminiscent of Isaac Asimov’s &#822...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) and Shawnee Community College (SCC) have agreed to offer an accelerated path to a bachelor’s in nursing (BSN) that would allow students to complete their general education courses at SCC, earning an associate’s in nursing, then complete their baccalaureate nursing coursework online through SI...

College Factual’s 2019 Best Value Nursing Schools report ranks Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing (SON) 21st among 500 programs nationally as “Best for the Money.” SIUE also ranked second among the 20 schools in Illinois.

SIUE improved its ranking position 16 slots over the previous year’s #37 ranking. The SON is in...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Cougar Baja team concluded another successful competitive academic year at a Baja SAE® event hosted by Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tenn.

Baja SAE® consists of competitions that simulate real-world engineering design projects and their related challenges. Engineering students...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s largest academic unit, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), recognized distinguished students and the profound impact of donor generosity during its annual Honors Day held Sunday, April 14 in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom.

More than 335 awards, valued at more than $186,000, were presented to nea...

Increasingly high enrollment, rising academic qualifications of applicants, and a nearly 100 percent placement of graduates in engineering fields were among the major highlights Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) Dean Cem Karacal, PhD, shared with prospective students during the School’s first Admit Day held Friday, April 12.

Admit...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus Peter Maer will receive the Interfaith Alliance Walter Cronkite Faith and Freedom Award along with Judge William Webster on Tuesday, May 21 in Washington, D.C. The Interfaith Alliance Foundation presents the Cronkite Award to individuals, who through their brave and selfless acts, have defended religious liberty and improve...

Warm N Cozy Quilting, client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has won the 2019 “Illinois Family-Owned Small Business of the Year” award from the Small Business Administration (SBA).

The SBA annually honors small businesses and small business advocates nationally, who are c...

In keeping with its tradition of celebrating children’s first teachers and those who help create an effective learning environment, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start held its 36th Annual Parent Training and Recognition Luncheon on Friday, April 12, at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville. This year’s the...

An interdisciplinary effort, spearheaded by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students, and supported by the School of Engineering and numerous community donors, proved successful on a Michigan racetrack April 5-7.

The SIUE School of Engineering student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) placed among the best in the nation at the Human ...

The Ada Lovelace team, from the Wabash Valley of Terre Haute, Ind., won the 17th annual Greater St. Louis Botball Tournament held Saturday, April 13 in the activity gym at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Student Fitness Center. Greenville (Ill.) High School was runner-up with Edwardsville High School finishing third in the nine-team field.

This year’s ...

Kristen Woods, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville junior majoring in corporate and organizational communications, unknowingly greeted Student Employee of the Year officials and well-wishers with the same politeness and efficiency she routinely displays as a general office clerk in the Kimmel Student Involvement Center. 

It was only after a bouquet of red and...

Being the first person in her family to graduate college, in part because of the guidance and help of a government-funded TRIO program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Yvonne Maldonado Hart knows the value of and need for such opportunities. 

It is one reason that drew Hart to the SIUE East St. Louis Center’s Upward Bound (UB) Scholar’s ...

From the art studio to the biology laboratory, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Haley Gouchenour, of Rockford, creatively combined her interests to prepare for a career in dentistry.

Gouchenour is slated to graduate in May from the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) with a bachelor’s in biological sciences and a studio art minor. Next, she wil...

The Friends of Lovejoy Library honored 12 students at its 25^th annual High School Writers’ Contest awards banquet Wednesday, April 10 in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Morris University Center. 

During the past 25 years, approximately 300 area high school students have received awards in the categories of non-fiction, poetry and fiction. The ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business celebrated academic achievement and recognized the value of donor support at its annual Scholarships and Awards Program held Wednesday, April 10 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.

More than 100 students received scholarships valued at more than $200,000. School of Business Dean Tim Schoenecke...

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) demonstrated its commitment to student and faculty research during its 2019 Research Day program held Tuesday, April 9. The event annually highlights the important role research plays in the daily practice and continual advancement of the dynamic profession of dentistry.

“Our profession is constant...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s value of citizenship is in action throughout East St. Louis as residents are motivated to engage in their community’s rich history and actively contribute to its future growth.

The inspiring call to action is being led by Suman Mishra, PhD, associate professor and graduate program director in the College of Arts and ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business junior Matthew Healy, of Mason, is among 135 students nationwide to receive a study abroad scholarship from the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA).

The FEA granted a record $406,000 in scholarships to its 2019-2020 FEA Scholars with the mission of increasing access to international education. Healy received $5,000 ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting nine teams for the 17th annual Greater St. Louis Botball Tournament to be held Saturday, April 13 in the activity gym at the SIUE Student Fitness Center.

The theme this year is medical response, and the specific tasks have to do with locating injured cubes and bringing them to toy ambulances. 

The teams have been ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences’ Criminal Justice Studies program and the Criminal Justice Club will co-sponsor a Criminal Justice Career Fair from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 in the Morris University Center’s Goshen Lounge.

The Criminal Justice Career Fair will feature more than 35 agencies representing law ...

It’s lunch time at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start’s Lovejoy Center, and the pitter patter of little feet are amplified just a bit too loud. Parent Lateyka Vaughan steps to the office door and gives directives in a pleasant, but firm tone. 

“I can hear running. We walk inside, and please use your inside voices,&...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business economics and finance major Margaret Doolin, with Port Doolin Investments, captured first place in the 2019 “TheOther40” Business Plan Competition.

The School of Business hosted the competition for the ninth year, and held its final pitch event on Monday, April 8 in the Morris University Center.

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A team of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy students have returned from an immersive clinical and cultural experience in Antigua, Guatemala, feeling excited about and prepared for the mission ahead of them as doctors of pharmacy.

Five students participated in a five-week Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) from mid-February to mid-March...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) presented more than 50 scholarships valued at more than $45,000 to a number of outstanding students during its annual Honors Day program held Sunday, April 7 in the Morris University Center.

In addition to the scholarship awards, fall 2018 dean’s list recipients were recognized for their acade...

Four Southern Illinois University Edwardsville undergraduates have taken the same research theme and explored it in different mediums to produce original scholarly contributions. The students presented their research projects highlighting the representation of Latina/o in film on Saturday, April 6 at the Spanish Saint Louis Symposium hosted by Saint Louis University.

The ...

Rainy weather couldn’t dampen the excitement and activity at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s Ladies Night Out: Heart Health and Wellness Expo held Thursday, April 4 at The Weingarten in Belleville.

Organized by the School of Pharmacy’s American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), L...

Lying flat on his back, not able to move and with a drain in his head, jazz musician Lee Roth, of St. Louis, asked the hospital chaplain for what he believed would assist in his healing. Upon receiving the boombox, Roth tuned the dial to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound. 

“When you’re sick and in the intensive care ...

SIUE alumna Lisa Safarian, a prominent leader in the agriculture industry, has been elected to serve on the National 4-H Council Board of Trustees.

Safarian, of O’Fallon, Ill., earned a bachelor’s in business administration and a master’s in business administration from SIUE in 1988 and 1991, respectively. She is president of Bayer’s Crop Science N...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Morris University Center’s Goshen Lounge was overflowing with scholarly excitement as students from SIUE Graduate School’s myriad programs showcased their research at the Graduate School Research Symposium on Monday, April 1.

The annual event celebrates the research efforts and accomplishments of students, featurin...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is announcing the pending retirement of Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Brad Hewitt, PhD, who will leave the department effective June 30 after nearly 17 years in that role.

“April marks 30 years since I first stepped onto the SIUE campus,” said Hewitt. “I could not have known then the impact this instituti...

Speech and language skills are vital for social and academic competence. Early detection and intervention are key to ensuring children receive the help they need to achieve academic success and maintain successful relationships.

That’s why the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Speech-Language-Hearing (SLH) Center, housed in the School of Education, H...

Students from the Luke Snell Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville took first place for cost category in the Mortar Workability Competition at the 2019 ACI Concrete Convention and Exposition held March 24-28 in Quebec, Canada.

Participating SIUE students included chapter president Dalton Brookshire, of Nokomis, and v...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s (SOP) Miranda Wilhelm, PharmD, along with co-editor Cortney Mospan, PharmD, introduced the newly revised “Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs Quick Reference” at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting held March 22-25 in Seattle.

A clinical associate professor in the SO...

The students and faculty of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) transformed two city blocks in Alton into a bike lane for a day on Saturday, March 23.

To demonstrate what the City of Alton’s proposed Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan would look like, with temporary paint, the team created a depiction of what t...

Women – in all of their glory, complexities and struggles – were lauded and discussed during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) mini-conference, held Friday, March 29. 

“We wanted to both celebrate and bring attention to the issues that have affected women in history and those that are stil...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Kevin Cannon, PhD, associate professor and chair of the College of Arts and Sciences’ (CAS) criminal justice studies program, will leave a lasting legacy at the University. He has created a planned gift of $150,000 through life insurance that will establish an endowed student travel scholarship.

The CAS Broadening Ho...

Scientific adventure awaits students entering grades 2-7 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Odyssey Science Camp!

The interactive day-camp transforms young learners into explorers, voyagers, math movers and shakers, super sleuth crime investigators and geared up robotics programmers.

Odyssey Science Camp, led by the SIUE Science, Technology, Engineering...

A team of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) students won the Most Humorous PharmFlix video award at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting held March 22-25 in Seattle. The 10^th Annual APhA-Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) PharmFlix contest was themed “Celebrate 50 years of APhA-ASP: Embracing our Professio...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Theater and Dance (DOTD) presents “Voices from the Front – Daughter, Son, and the War Within” by award-winning playwright Cassandra Medley. The production runs from 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, April 9-13 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14 in the Metcalf Theater on campus. 

The production invol...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Mass Communications once again invited a plethora of industry professionals to share their insight for its annual Mass Comm Week festivities March 25-29. This year’s theme was “Amplifying Many Voices.”

Mass Comm Week kicked off Monday, March 25 with the “First Amendment Free Food Festival,...

Members of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Constructor’s Club used their building skills and knowledge to make a positive impact on families in need over spring break.

Thirteen students partnered with Habitat for Humanity to volunteer their time in Walton County, Florida from March 8-15. This marked the fifth consecutive y...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of the Provost announced that Andrew Greenwood, PhD, is the recipient of the annual Teaching Excellence Award for tenure-track faculty. It is the most prestigious teaching award for an SIUE faculty member. Two additional faculty members were saluted for their teaching skills and accomplishments with Teaching Distinction ...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at SIUE and East St. Louis proudly announces the launch of Workout with Ludgina, LLC.

Workout with Ludgina provides High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) online treadmill workouts at an affordable price. Her classes are designed for runners, joggers, walkers, or anyone who is interested in includin...

 If Valerie Vogrin, professor in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of English Language and Literature, had her way, women would be “absolutely intolerant” of corrupt conduct.

“I’m happy to think that maybe women are becoming less tolerant of bad behavior,” said Vogrin, winner of the Spokane Prize for Short...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved contracts worth more than $4.7 million to provide infrastructure improvements for the Edwardsville campus at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Springfield campus. The board also gave project approval for improvements in the campus water system and for the Waste Water Treatment Plant.  

The board a...

In order to provide equal access to its most successful educational practices, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is developing the Digital Community Engagement Pathway (DCEP).

The program focuses on providing underserved students opportunity to address the world’s most pressing problems in applied settings as they fulfill their general education requirements...

It wasn’t her first career choice, but Sandra Goodwin’s response to a need, and her desire to educate and empower others has earned the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start teacher high marks and the 2019 Illinois Head Start Teacher of the Year award. 

“I was really shocked and humbled by it,” said Goodwin, hom...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s fifth annual Phenomenal Women’s Luncheon held Tuesday, March 26, honored 15 women, comprising faculty, staff, students and community members, for their incredible positive impact as people and leaders.

In honor of Women’s History Month, and hosted by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, the annu...

Aspiring scientists, inventors, medical professionals and more filled Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Morris University Center during the regional Science and Engineering Research Challenge (SERC) hosted by the SIUE Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach on Saturday, March 23.

The 35^th annual c...

Personal accounts of prejudices, frank conversations about injustice and inequality, and strategies on how to lessen the effects of biases were discussed Friday, March 22 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Diversity and Inclusion Spring Summit, “Implicit Bias and Institutional Change: Who Am I at SIUE?”

“This conference is meant to buil...

Explore new opportunities. Be prepared. Go the distance. Students from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) heard this advice and more during the Pre-Collegiate event, “Get Plugged In.” 

 “The event focused on connecting the students with faculty, staff and student leaders at SIUE as a way t...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s unique Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) program is celebrating the extraordinary work of faculty mentors and students through four awards.

The URCA program encourages, supports and enables students to participate in research and creative activities at the undergraduate level. URCA Associates work on...

SIUE alumnus John Marshall has been a lasting positive influence in the lives of his students at East Alton-Wood River (EAWR) High School for years.

He was once again honored as Teacher of the Year for his outstanding work as an educator at the Silver Medallion Academic Excellence Awards Banquet on Thursday, March 21. He earned the award once previously in 1999.

Marshall...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Catherine Ross-Cook is among 10 Illinois teachers to receive the prestigious Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. The annual award recognizes and honors outstanding teachers for their role in building a stronger, better-educated society.

Ross-Cook teaches at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor. She earned ...

SIUE’s Kathy Mora, PhD, RD, assistant professor of nutrition, and her Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities student Allison Lutz shared a glimpse into their research on Show Me St. Louis Thursday, March 21.

The two are researching the versatility and effectiveness of two popular pieces of cooking equipment: the air fryer and the Instant Pot. They shared a r...

When V8 Speed & Resto Shop and V8TV Productions, Inc. in Red Bud had the opportunity to expand its classic and muscle car restoration shop into the building next door, it reached out to the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for guidance and resources.

V8 Speed & Resto Shop and V8TV Productions...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Education Career Fair, hosted by the Career Development Center (CDC), featured a record 47 prospective employers from the bi-state area on Tuesday, March 19 in the Morris University Center Conference Center. Employers were eager to meet with young educators ready to make a difference.

“The Career Development Center w...

On Saturday, March 23, two downtown blocks in the City of Alton will be transformed to demonstrate how two-way bicycle traffic would function. 

Southern Illinois University Edwardville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) is hosting the “pop-up” event on East Broadway in collaboration with Alton’s proposed Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan,...

Experiential learning opportunities build on knowledge gained in the classroom to enrich the student experience and prepare future leaders to shape a changing world. But, these co-curricular activities come with associated costs that can make it difficult for students to participate and compete in national opportunities. 

Now, the Beetner family has contributed $35,0...

For 30 minutes, with only a pen, a notebook and unbridled imagination, students at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) brought to life aliens, vampires, lovelorn teenagers and more. 

CHS’s Creative Writing Club is in its second full year of operation, facilitated by Valerie Vogrin, professor in the Department o...

Who says you can’t have the best of both worlds? Advancing in your studies and soaking in some summer sun are both possible via Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Summer Session.

SIUE offers nearly 1,000 summer classes, including more online courses than ever! Registration begins Monday, March 25 at siue.edu/summer/apply-or-register.

A variety of int...

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SDM) hosted its annual Women Dentists  Luncheon Panel on Thursday, March 14 in Roller Hall on the SDM campus. Sponsored by the SDM chapter of American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD), the event focused on navigating careers and family with the topic “Design Your Life.”

The 50 attendees liste...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC)/Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) network is hosting an informational workshop from 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 to promote, educate and provide resources to small businesses eligible to participate in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) ...

Prospective students and the general public are invited to learn more about graduate studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s joint Graduate Admissions Open House and Graduate School Research Symposium on Monday, April 1.

The Graduate Admissions Open House will be held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Pre-Function Room, adjacent to the Morris University Cent...

Because hands can wield pain and destruction but can also bring comfort and love, celebrated fabric artist Edna Patterson-Petty led Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s (ESLC) Project Success students in developing a work of art made out of decorated hands. 

The Pulitzer Arts Foundation of St. Louis commissioned SIUE alumna Patterso...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented its 2020-22 Hoppe Research Professor Award to the School of Engineering’s Sinan Onal, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.

The Hoppe Research Professor Award recognizes and supports faculty members whose research or creative activities have ...

The room was full of excitement and energy of the learning kind, as groups of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students gathered around tables with activities centered around pi. 

The William Graebe Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Lab at the CHS held its first Pi Day Festival on Thursday, March...

American Water has named SIUE alumna Cheryl Norton as president of New Jersey American Water and senior vice president of its Eastern Division effective March 25. Norton replaces Deborah Degillio, who has been named chief customer officer of American Water.

Norton earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in environmental studies fr...

The Missouri Historical Society named SIUE alumna Christina Renz as its chief financial officer. She succeeds Benjamin Washington, who left the organization in July.

Renz holds bachelor's and master's degrees in accountancy from the SIUE School of Business, where she serves on the Accounting Advisory Board.

Renz was assistant vice president of finance...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) second-year student Brett Norvell, of Moro, has received the Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy Scholarship from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation.

The scholarship honors student pharmacists who have demonstrated academic excellence and a commitment to advancing the future of commun...

Can Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia be determined early? Can they be cured with a “multivariable” approach? Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus John Q. Walker, PhD, examines these things and more during the Arts & Issues’ presentation of “Solving Alzheimer’s” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 in Morris University ...

The Parker & Co. Boutique women’s apparel e-commerce business is expanding by selling clothing at Kindred in West County Mall.

Parker & Co. owner Sara Duguay has worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville since late 2018. She has consulted continuously with SBDC Director Jo Ann Di...

Robert Warner, vice president of construction at Drury Development Corp., is the recipient of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2019 Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) Alumni Leadership Award. The ceremony was Friday, March 8 as a part of the CLI Alumni Day and Graduation celebration.

The CLI Alumni Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding graduate ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s new Master in Fine Arts (MFA) in creative writing program will host award-winning novelist Vu Tran and poet TJ Jarrett Friday and Saturday, April 5-6. Both authors will read in The Cougar Store at the Morris University Center (MUC) followed by lively question-and-answer sessions.

“Bringing visiting writers to campus ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Andrew Greenwood, PhD, has been recognized with the Graduate School’s 2019-20 Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award for his significant research contributions to his field, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and the University as a whole.

Greenwood is an assistant professor of musicology and graduate program d...

Attendance at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Spring Previews for prospective students have administrators and admissions personnel optimistically looking at fall 2019 as a stabilizing impact upon overall enrollment.

Since the all-time enrollment of 14,265 in fall 2015, SIUE has dropped 984 students during the course of the state of Illinois budget crisi...

Marvin Woods and Viola Pancratz, co-owners of Project Controls Group, Inc. in St. Louis, were encouraged by the contacts they made at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Higher Education Diverse Business Fair on Wednesday, March 13. 

Woods and Pancratz were among the more than 60 vendors from Missouri and Illinois who attended the third annual Diverse Busin...

The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting its 16th annual Leadership Awards Dinner at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 in the LeClaire Room on the N. O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville.

Each year the Center bestows two awards, one for Spirituality Leadership and one for Leadership ...

For the second year in a row, an NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student staff member was honored with scholarships from the agriculture and ethanol industries. NCERC Graduate Assistant Krista Russell was recognized twice in February, receiving the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) National Ethanol Conference scholarship, as well as the National Corn Gro...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering Department of Computer Science hosted its 4^th annual eHacks competition March 8-9 at the T-REX Innovation Center in downtown St. Louis.

Nineteen projects, completed by approximately 80 participants, were created and judged. This year’s competition featured numerous game projects, as well as projects...

When Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Campus Recreation installed artificial turf fields on campus at the recreation complex, it planned on heightening engagement with the community and scheduling more events at the site. That vision is coming to fruition as external groups are signing up to utilize the state-of-the-art surface.

“With ...

A Season for the Child (SfC), the family-oriented live theater season sponsored by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD), will present its second production of the season: Myth, Mystique & Magic.

Myth, Mystique & Magic will be performed by StagePlay Learning at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23 in Dunham Hall Theater on the SIUE campus...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) students continue to enhance their academic profile among the nation’s best in board pass rates and assessments.  

The SOP Class of 2018 North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination^® (NAPLEX) board pass rate was 97.3 percent, which was No. 1 in both Missouri and Illinois, and ranked 19^th...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Student Opportunities for Academic Results (SOAR) Coordinator of Student Retention Darryl Cherry and Academic Advisor Efrosini Hortis have taken leadership roles in NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising.

Both will serve two-year appointments: Cherry as chair of the First-Year Students Advising Community, and Hortis as...

The City of Centralia is pleased to bring a valuable small business resource to the area. The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East will host local business owners and entrepreneurs from throughout the region for staff introductions and one-on-one counseling sessions.

The event will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 at City Hall...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students and alumni once again had the opportunity to look for employment, internships, educational advancement and more during the SIUE Career Development Center’s (CDC) annual two-day spring Career Fair. 

“It is important to keep hosting the career fairs to connect our students and alumni with employers,” ...

Blossoming for the first time on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is Orchid Ensemble, highly acclaimed and unique musicians who blend a variety of musical styles to produce an intriguing and delightful sound experience for audiences worldwide. 

Orchid Ensemble, nominated to receive the annual Canadian musical award JUNO, will perform at 7:30 p....

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s college student personnel administration (CSPA) master’s program is the largest in the region, and among the fastest developing and most innovative with its continual expansion of external partnerships that add value for its students and those being served.

“SIUE’s college student personnel administration...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Marketing and Communications Department received 13 awards in the 34th annual Educational Advertising Awards announced in early March. Higher Education Marketing Report sponsors the awards.

The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest, oldest and most respected educational advertising awards competition in ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach will host 5-12^th grade students from across southern Illinois at the regional Science and Engineering Research Challenge on campus Saturday, March 23.

The 35^th annual competition will be held from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Morris ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Luke Snell Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) has been designated a 2018 ACI Outstanding University.

The award honors University student activities, using a point system based on participation in concrete-related activities and programs. SIUE joins 80 other institutions that received...

College Factual’s 2019 Best Value Business Administration Schools report ranks Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business 25th among 711 programs nationally as “Best Value for the Money.” SIUE’s business administration program stands among the top five percent of all programs for value.

“We are pleased to see that th...

The Luke Snell American Concrete Institute (ACI) Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Student Chapter proved victorious in the ACI Illinois Chapter’s Fiber Reinforced Concrete Bowling Ball competition held Saturday, Feb. 9 in Elmhurst.

According to the ACI Illinois Chapter, the objective of the concrete competition is to demonstrate the benefits of fiber use in...

Built By Battle, LLC (BXB) has been a client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville since 2015.

Owner Danny Smith created BXB to offer quality t-shirts, baseball tees, tanks, and sweatshirts for both men and women. When an individual wears the BXB apparel, it’s a message that battles h...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Dennis Bouvier, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, is co-author of a computer science paper deemed #4 most influential in recent history by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE).

In celebration of the AC...

When the book opened and the reader began, “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere . . .,” Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start preschoolers sat in rapt attention. 

In celebration of the nationwide Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday on Friday, March 1, SIUE Head Start and the...

For the purpose of supporting and retaining black students, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) held its inaugural Scholarship Gala on Sunday, Feb. 24 in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom. The Gala raised more than $4,000. 

“The purpose of our Scholarship Gala was to engage black faculty,...

SIUE alumnus Jason Henderson has been named the new Edwardsville District 7 superintendent of schools.

Henderson currently serves as assistant superintendent of Triad Community Unit School District 2. He will assume his new role in Edwardsville following the retirement of Lynda Andre at the end of the school year.

Henderson earned a master’s in education, secondary...

SIUE alumna Cathy Hamilton is the new economic development director for Granite City.

Hamilton earned a bachelor’s in speech communication, with a specialization in public relations, from SIUE in 1997. She also achieved a master’s in public administration from SIUE in 1998.

Details on her plans for Granite City were posted Thursday, Feb. 29 on AdvantageNews.c...

The SIUE American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter participated in the 2019 Saint Louis Science Center SciFest Engineering Expo on Saturday, Feb. 23. Chapter members demonstrated a small shake table model with instrumentation and described to visitors fundamental structural engineering concepts that engineers need to consider when designing buildings and b...

SIUE Women’s Basketball and SIUE Pink Zone joined forces to raise awareness and funds for Susan G. Komen Missouri for the seventh consecutive year. This year’s effort raised $7,800 to fight breast cancer.

Fundraising events were capped by the women’s and men’s basketball teams as they played UT-Martin on Saturday, Feb. 16 in the Vadalabene Center. ...

Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 has named SIUE alumnus Brad Skertich as its new superintendent of schools effective the 2019-20 school year.

Skertich earned a master’s in education/education administration from SIUE in 2001. Read more about Skertich in an Alton Telegraph story published Tuesday, Feb. 26.

From marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and warning Malcolm X weeks before his assassination, to working with Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress, to helping illuminate and preserve black antiquity in his native town of East St. Louis, 83-year-old Reginald Petty is a seasoned civil rights leader, activist, educator, author, historian and former Peace Cor...

Marvin Johnson, senior director of Integrated Services Management at Johnson & Johnson, Inc., spoke to an audience at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Tuesday, Feb. 19 and delivered a resounding message for African American men facing hardships and dilemmas in corporate America – adapt and overcome. 

It was the caveat around which Johnson measured o...

Southeastern Illinois College (SIC) and the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) have agreed to offer an accelerated path to a bachelor’s in nursing (BSN) that would allow students to complete their general education courses at SIC, earning an associate’s in nursing, then complete their baccalaureate nursing coursework online throug...

Emmanuel Eneyo, PhD, joined the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville faculty in 1989 as an assistant professor in industrial engineering and advanced through the ranks. 

Eneyo served as the program director for industrial engineering from 1999-2005. In 2000, the manufacturing engineering program was added to industrial engineering, causing the unit’s title...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville online master’s in healthcare informatics has been ranked 18^th nationally by onlinemasters.com in its 2019 Best Online Master’s in Health Services Programs.  

Healthcare informatics professionals integrate the worlds of medicine and technology by combining their expertise in data management, patient care and i...

More than 100 people showed their various dance moves on Saturday, Feb. 23 for the purpose of raising money for Southern Illinois University Ewardsville’s seventh annual dance marathon. 

The University raised a total of more than $40,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in the St. Louis area, which is part of the nationwide “For the Kids...

SIUE psychology professors Drs. Jeremy Jewell and Steve Hupp played a Myth vs. Truth game on Show Me St. Louis to promote their books Great Myths of Adolescence and Great Myths of Child Development.

The eye-opening books offer important guidance for teens, parents, psychologists, educators and others by shattering stereotypes and debunking widely held misconceptions relat...

What began as a random roommate pairing via Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Housing has transpired into a successful business venture for two sophomores pursuing bachelor’s degrees in computer management and information systems (CMIS) from the School of Business.

Julian Smith, of Anna, and Diego Espinoza, of Round Lake, connected quick...

With a life goal of providing future generations with a better world, Ozge Ozisiklioglu consistently seeks global opportunities to prepare herself to achieve that mission.

A sophomore in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s dual degree program with Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Ozisiklioglu calls herself privileged to have acc...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s college student personnel administration (CSPA) graduate program, housed in the Department of Educational Leadership, will host a Visit Day on Friday, March 22 for prospective students considering a career in higher education.

Visit Day will begin at 8 a.m. with current CSPA students welcoming visitors in Parking Lot B and...

In a way to acknowledge the plethora of African Americans who have positively impacted and made invaluable contributions to the country, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Black Heritage Committee chose to highlight several great Americans, including renowned dancer, choreographer, educator, anthropologist and social activist Katherine Dunham. 

Dunham ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach is a national leader in developing and implementing transformative STEM education programming and community engagement initiatives.

By welcoming Henriette Burns, of St. Louis, to their expert team for a yearlong (with renewal op...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Outreach and Education has announced the winners of its planetarium show essay contest.

The contest called for students grades 3-8 to answer the question: Should Pluto be reclassified as a planet? Three independent judges rated entries based on four c...

Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering students received $1,500 scholarships at the 62^nd annual Illinois Professional Land Surveyor’s Association (IPLSA) Conference Friday, Feb. 8 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield.

Austin Mattingly, a junior from Marshall, is majoring in construction management with a land surveying specializati...

The Monroe County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is pleased to bring a valuable small business resource to Southwest Illinois. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will present a seminar on customer discovery and the competitive advantage from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13.

Local business ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student newspaper, The Alestle, won 14 awards at the Illinois College Press Association’s Convention held Saturday, Feb. 16 in Chicago.

The awards spanned a range of categories, including in-depth reporting, design, multimedia, special supplements, photography, sports writing and headline writing.

“Earning awa...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Police Department has added four officers to increase its squad to 44. All of the new officers have direct ties to either SIUE or the Metro East.

The officers were sworn in Wednesday, Feb. 20 by Vice Chancellor for Administration Rich Walker. Chief of Police Kevin Schmoll also participated in the ceremony. 

“We...

Elaborate and meticulously crafted braids, cornrows, twists, “locs” and Bantu knots are just a few ways African women wore their hair in their native countries, according to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Makesha Harris Lee, EdD, assistant director for Pre-Collegiate Programs. 

Harris Lee presented “Black HAIRitage” to SIUE ...

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) is hosting nearly 300 local children throughout February in honor of National Children’s Dental Health Month.

Every Monday and Friday, third-year students lead educational activities centered on proper hygiene and diet, while fourth-year students conduct screenings under the supervision of licens...

SIUE School of Business alumnus Dion Joannou is the newly appointed chief executive officer of Accedian, the market leader in Network Performance Management Solutions. Joannou has also been named a board director.

Joannou earned a bachelor’s in business administration with a concentration in marketing from the SIUE School of Business in 1989.

While at SIUE, Joannou...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has announced the Rosemarie Archangel, Ellen Sappington, and Stephen L. and Julia Y. Hansen Innovation and Excellence in Graduate Education Endowment for the benefit of the School.

The endowment was established through generous gifts from Drs. Rosemarie Archangel, emerita graduate dean and professor emerita of ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville invites businesses and agencies to participate in “Making Connections,” a higher education diverse business fair, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 in the Morris University Center on campus.

“Making Connections” will feature information on how to do business with SIUE, and other State of Illinois publi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Laura Wolff, instructor in the Department of Economics and Finance, was featured in a WalletHub article about credit card late payments. 

To read the article, click here.

Noted actor and activist Mike Farrell will portray the scientist whose research on carbon dioxide (CO2) gave the world its first early warnings of global warming, during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Arts & Issues presentation of “Dr. Keeling’s Curve” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 at Dunham Hall Theater on campus. 

Farrell, who st...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougar Baja Team had one of its two cars make a successful run at Michigan Tech’s annual Blizzard Baja Saturday Feb. 16 in Houghton, Mich.  

Senior Joe Trautman, president of the SIUE Baja Team, combined with 11 teammates to see their No. 94 car finish 11th overall in a field of 36 cars.

“We had a full day of...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus Hank Niemerg is dedicating 10 months of service, relating to community and spirituality.

Augustinian Volunteers are recent college graduates who feel called to spend a year in service to others while living in an intentional community, and committing to personal and spiritual development.

“The Augustinian Volunteer ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s (SOE) Department of Construction is an award-winning program with a strong reputation for producing successful graduates prepared to shape an evolving industry with indelible global impact.

In 1979, the firm foundation of the program was set in stone, rather placed in concrete, by world-renowned c...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has increased graduate student enrollment for the spring 2019 semester and recorded its best fall-to-spring retention rate for new freshmen. Other highlights include increased international enrollment and a record for online enrollment for a spring semester.

Graduate enrollment grew 177 students (10 percent) more than spring 2018 ...

Nursing School Hub has ranked the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing among its 2019 Top 25 nationally for both its online Accelerated Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science (RN to BS) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs.

SIUE is ranked 19th in the RN to BSN programs. See the complete rankings at nursingschoolhub.com/best-online-rn-to-bs...

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted more than 200 young girls at its seventh annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” Saturday, Feb. 16, in the SIUE School of Engineering building.

Girls from grades 5-8 attended the daylong event that offered exposure to the engineering field. Participants completed a to...

After just over one year of its inception, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) captured the Illinois Council on Continuing Higher Education’s (ICCHE) Innovative Initiative Award. 

Mary Ettling, director of the Office of Educational Outreach, accepted the award Thursday, Feb. 7 at the ICCHE Conference at ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Marketing and Communications Department received seven awards in the 2018 Collegiate Advertising Awards competition. SIUE matched its standing from each of the past two years when it also received seven total awards.

Entries are judged on creativity, layout/design, typography, production, quality and overall effectiveness. SIU...

SIUE alumnus Kurt Schroeder, P.C officer and attorney at Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, is the Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce 2018 Citizen of the Year. He earned a bachelor’s in business administration in 1980 and followed with an MBA in 1981.

The award recognizes an individual member of the Belleville community for outstanding contributions and service in edu...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Theater and Dance opens its 2019 spring semester performances with “DANCE IN CONCERT” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Dunham Hall Theater on campus. The evening of dance continues at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 21-23 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. 

Enjoy a night of new works created ...

Signature Medical Group (SMG) has appointed SIUE alumna Lisa Hearn as its new chief financial officer (CFO). She earned a bachelor’s in accountancy from the SIUE School of Business in 1990 and became a certified public accountant shortly thereafter.

Hearn joined SMG in November 2017, and has served as assistant CFO. In her new role, she will oversee SMG’s enti...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved a tuition freeze for all new undergraduate students at SIUE, effective fall 2019. The board met on the Edwardsville campus.

Tuition for the 2019-20 academic year will remain $9,123 for new, full-time undergraduate students (15 hours per semester) entering fall 2019. Undergraduate students currently in a gua...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved fee-related changes for the Edwardsville campus for the fall and spring terms of the 2019-20 academic year. The changes made during the board’s meeting on the Edwardsville campus involved raising the General Student Fee (GSF) by 2.9 percent.

Instituted during the 2018-19 fiscal year, the consolidated ...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Edwardsville campus today, approved SIUE to renovate an aspect of its Student Success Center (SSC) and the Morris University Center (MUC) Starbucks.

The SSC’s $525,000 renovation includes expanding the Office for Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support (AC...

The annual Southern Illinois University Edwardsville University Housing’s Dean’s List Reception was held Tuesday, Feb. 5 in Evergreen Hall. The event recognized University Housing residents who made the fall 2018 Dean’s List.

Campus administrators, faculty members and housing staff members joined recipients and their families during the celebration of st...

A new, free resource at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is offering students access to professional attire to boost their confidence and support their success at career fairs and other business-related opportunities.

The Career Development Center’s (CDC) Cougar Career Closet is now available in the Student Success Center. After hosting annual events, the...

As a freshman at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Hayley Smith’s attention was captured by an advertisement for an international travel-study in Ireland. However, due to financial restrictions, the Decatur native assumed such a study abroad experience would forever be out of reach.

But now a junior, Smith has proven herself wrong. She is one of five studen...

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting its seventh annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 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....

Nine-year-old Coriana Lampkins, of East St. Louis, was shocked to see that a Hawaiian Punch soft drink had turned an eggshell bright red. Her surprise, turned curiosity, stemmed from an experiment she was conducting during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville-led initiative, Exploring Global Challenges: A STEM+C Curriculum for Minority Girls.

The experiment aimed...

The red carpet to success for Aristocrats Boutique owner Felicia Frey began when she joined the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) at the SBDC Day Open House in Highland in September 2018.

Frey attended the exclusive workshop of “Starting a Small Business in Illinois,” and sh...

Madison Historical: The Digital Archive and Online Encyclopedia for Madison County will now be available on the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), a massive national online archive of more than 33 million photographs, documents, videos, and audio recordings from hundreds of universities, libraries, and archives throughout the United States. SIUE’s Madison Hist...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted approximately 15 teams during the Botball Workshop on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10 in the Morris University Center (MUC) on the SIUE campus.

The teams are preparing for the 17th annual Greater St. Louis Botball Tournament to be held Saturday, April 13 in the MUC’s Meridian Ballroom. The workshop is an opportunity fo...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering will participate in the annual SciFest Engineering Expo at the Saint Louis Science Center Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 23-24 in celebration of National Engineers Week (EWeek). The event educates people about the diversity and importance of engineering by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering...

As motivation for African Americans to engage in good health choices, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Goshen Lounge was transformed into an informational and recreational area of sorts, complete with yoga, double-dutch and strength training exercises. 

SIUE Black Heritage Month events continued Monday, Feb. 11 with a Health Awareness Fair. 

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Gerald O’Brien, PhD, professor in the Department of Social Work, is the recipient of the College of Arts and Sciences’ (CAS) 2019 William and Margaret Going Endowed Professorship Award.

The distinguished award honors faculty who fundamentally connect their scholarship to their teaching and transform students&#8...

Four Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students were among six recipients of $2,000 scholarships in the 2018 Get to Know Metro East annual essay contest. Area college students were tasked with completing an essay outlining what they love most about the Metro East.

Three of the SIUE awardees are juniors: College of Arts and Sciences student Clayton Aden, of East Al...

A group of veterans spent the morning at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) learning about a host of educational opportunities available to them, how to obtain those benefits and how to best navigate their way to success. 

ESLC’s Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program presented a Free Application for Federal Student Aid&#160...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) celebrates its 20^th Anniversary with the opening of the “Black in My Day” production at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8 at the Metcalf Theater on campus. 

“In recent years, the narrative in America has shifted dramatically,” said play director Greg Fenner, who received his...

A business expo and musical celebration kicked off Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Black Heritage Month on Friday, Feb. 1. 

This year’s theme is “Our Powerful Purpose.” Amelia Williams, a senior majoring in biological sciences, is the Black Heritage Month Campus Activities Board (CAB) chair. Kimberly Pope is the graduate assistant ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host Fresh Check Day to “check-in” on the mental health and wellness of its students from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12 in the Morris University Center Goshen Lounge. The Jordan Porco Foundation created the concept designed to bring entire campus communities together to support student mental health.

The Gosh...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dean Greg Budzban, PhD, is again demonstrating his strong support of faculty innovation by providing monetary support for 25 new faculty-proposed projects via the CAS Targeted Funding Initiative (TFI).

The CAS TFI utilizes funding acquired through the College’s Winter Session courses and is...

A Holistic Approach (AHA) in Glen Carbon provides the community and surrounding areas with methods to improve lives through stress reduction. Holistic means focusing on the client as a whole. It utilizes teamwork and taking a comprehensive look at how to support each individual through massage, oils, wellness education, yoga and meditation.

New owner Kendra Sweezey-E...

The breadth and span of African American history is as old as the first civilizations and as current as the young faces listening to Eugene B. Redmond, PhD, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville emeritus professor of English and East St. Louis Poet Laureate. Redmond spoke about the brilliancy, beauty and battles of African Americans during SIUE’s Black Heritage M...

A beloved educator in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s art therapy counseling graduate program has never faltered from her mission of making a positive difference in the lives of students.

The program’s first director, now professor emerita, Patricia “Gussie” Klorer, PhD, ATR-BC, LCSW, LCPC, has contributed $25,000 to the SIUE College of...

Queen Beedz, a client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville since 2017, will now have its jewelry available at Restoration Alley DIY Studio & Handmade Market in Ellisville, Mo.

Queen Beedz owner Susan Hackney is thrilled to be able to work together with Restoration Alley owner Jennah Jahn, ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s commitment to service was again on display as the School of Nursing took a nine-person team comprised of students, faculty and an alumna to Costa Rica Jan. 5-12, where they saw nearly 1,000 patients in four clinic days at four locations.

Valerie Griffin, DNP, assistant clinical professor and director of the Family Nur...

As a host institution of the Fulbright program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville welcomed Visiting Fulbright Scholar Wajdi Balloumi, of Tunisia, to serve as a teaching assistant in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, and attend courses beginning in August 2018.

The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant P...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Athletics again offered thrilling basketball competition and interactive learning opportunities at its annual Education Day held Thursday, Jan. 31.

The event, sponsored by Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery, brought more than 1,700 students from Metro-East schools to the Vadalabene Center to cheer on the SIUE Women’s Basketball...

SIUE will host the Innovators Educational Foundation’s Solar Car Annual Conference Friday-Sunday, Feb. 1-3.

FOX2 News reporter Patrick Clark featured the SIUE School of Engineering's solar racing car ahead of the conference that will bring 20 teams from across the country and Canada to campus. View his report here.

Each year, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville recognizes one faculty member who demonstrates the humanitarian qualities and philosophy of nonviolent social change such as those enunciated and demonstrated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

In honor of his scholarship and service, Myron W. Jones, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ D...

To best discuss, learn and understand American history, the antiquity of African Americans is an undeniably vital and interwoven piece of the multi-fabric of this country, according to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Timothy E. Lewis, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science. 

As Black History Month begins in America, SIUE cel...

Colorism: It is as old as colonialism, pervasive as racism and remains in effect today. The benefits and consequences of “passing as white” were illustrated and discussed during the closing of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week. 

Cassandra Medley presented a portion of her play, “Noon Day Sun,” Th...

The United Way of Greater St. Louis has named SIUE alumna Michelle Tucker as the organization’s next president and chief executive officer, effective April 2. The Edwardsville Intelligencer posted the story on Wed., Jan. 30. Read the story at Intelligencer.com.

An East St. Louis native, Tucker earned a bachelor’s in English from SIUE and a master’s in bu...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) alumnus Ron Riggins, DMD, has been named to the Delta Dental of Illinois Board of Directors.

Riggins earned a doctor of dental medicine from the SIU SDM in 2000. The Telegraph detailed his role as a board member in an article posted Tuesday, Jan. 29.

On her ascent up the corporate ladder, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Rebecca Cornatzer has never shied from taking opportunities. She emphasizes each experience’s ability to positively develop one’s character and career.

The director of human resources at S.M. Wilson & Co. is being recognized for her vital leadership and outstanding HR achie...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) is hosting the Innovators Educational Foundation’s Solar Car Annual Conference Friday-Sunday, Feb. 1-3.

More than 190 students and advisors for solar car teams from around the United States and Canada, and possibly Australia, will attend. The conference focuses on the 2019 solar car compe...

The Greater St. Louis Area Council for the Boys Scouts of America will host its annual University of Scouting event at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Vadalabene Center (VC) on Saturday, Jan. 26. More than 500 scouts and 300 adults are expected to attend and receive training for all levels of scouting.

The University of Scouting is designed to provide kn...

G. Christine Taylor, PhD, vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Alabama, witnessed a cross burning in her neighborhood, was among the first to integrate an all-white elementary school at the age of five, and was welcomed and empowered by her white first-grade teacher to learn and succeed. These experiences and more fu...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Interdisciplinary Research and Informatics Scholarship (IRIS) Center is advancing its valuable work in a new location on the second floor of Peck Hall (room 2226).

The Center specializes in helping students, faculty and community partners with digital humanities and social sciences projects and initiatives. Its new space is do...

U.S. News and World Report has ranked the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SIUE SON) among the top 60 in its 2019 Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs list released January 14. The SIUE SON improved 31 spots from a year ago to 53rd among 179 schools nationwide and is the top rated public institution in Illinois.

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SIUE alumnus Tyler Yungck, BS exercise science 2014, has opened Revive Chiropractic in Edwardsville. Intelligencer reporter Julia Biggs profiled Yungck in this story posted Dec. 19.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Cougar Fest: Merchant and Volunteer Fair connected area businesses and non-profit organizations with students on Tuesday, Jan. 22.

Students learned about the products and mission of area merchants, and engaged with representatives about volunteer opportunities.

“We’ve benefited from large groups of SIUE volu...

The first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. service project at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) included a unity walk around campus, a call to action, and a poster contest illustrating influential and successful East St. Louisans. 

More than 50 SIUE students, including those from Collegiate 100, Black Girls Rock and Delta Sigma Thet...

The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education has upgraded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to the newly created doctoral/professional universities category. SIUE was previously considered a master’s-large institution.

“This new categorization better reflects the powerful array of programs that SIUE offers and distinguishes it from many regional master&...

SIUE alumnus Brad Goacher, vice president and chief operating officer at Alton Memorial Hospital, has been named chairman-elect of the RiverBend Growth Association (RBGA) Board of Directors.

Goacher earned a master’s in business administration from SIUE in 1998.

The RiverBender.com detailed his professional career in an article posted Friday, Jan. 18.

The St. Louis Regional Chamber announced that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s iCARE program is a finalist in the sixth annual Arcus Awards Ameren Corporate Citizenship Award category. The award is for enhancing the quality of life and making positive changes that impact St. Louisans across the social, cultural and economic spectrum through philanthropic g...

Do you know the journey, processing and environmental costs involved in getting the corn, green beans or carrots to your plate? Members of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s new sustainability group, From the Ground Up, want to inform you. 

“People are becoming more aware of what they put in their bodies,” said Shea Walker, co-president wit...

For several parents and grandparents, it was as though the Christmas season was extended. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start Discovery Center for Little Scholars gave free car seats to 16 preschoolers on Wednesday, Jan. 16. 

The gift was made possible by the Illinois State Police and two anonymous donors. 

“I’m so ...

SIUE Director of Athletics Dr. Brad Hewitt has named Cale Wassermann as the eighth SIUE men’s soccer head coach in the program’s storied history. 

Wassermann comes to SIUE after serving as recruiting coordinator and assistant coach at Michigan State for the past four seasons. He assisted in all facets of the men’s soccer program, including summer ca...

The SIUE School of Business Executive Education program has announced its 2019 professional development courses and workshops. 

To register, call Kristine Jarden at 618-650-2668 or Deanna Lotter at 618-650-5440 or visit: siue.edu/business/executive-education/index.shtml.

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SIUE alumnus Tom Emery is giving the public a fresh look at Abraham Lincoln by sharing lesser-known stories from the President’s life in his new book: “Moments in Lincoln’s Life.”

Emery earned a master’s in business administration from SIUE in 1995. He is a freelance writer and historical researcher.

Details on Emery’s book were featur...

Two clients of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tech Fusion and JB’s Smartphone Repair, decided to share space for their respective businesses with a ribbon cutting on Friday, Jan. 4.

Tech Fusion owners Julian Smith and Diego Espinoza met JB Smartphone Repair’s Josef Bosnyak ...

Being an African American woman can be hard. But when burnout is added to the mix, it can seem even more so. Tiana Clark, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville assistant professor in the Department of English Language and Literature, shares her feelings and struggles of burnout from a black woman’s perspective. 

Read “This Is What Black Burnout Feels ...

The research title says it all: “Improve Remote Education Using Telepresence Robots with Social Capacities.” The associated possibilities for educational advancement are endless.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Mingshao Zhang, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, continues his development...

Anyone connected with SIUE, who had to drive on area roadways during last Friday’s snowstorm, certainly has an opinion about St. Louis area drivers and their winter driving capabilities. KMOX Radio featured research from SIUE’s Alan Black, assistant professor of geography in the College of Arts and Sciences, who compared St. Louis to more than a dozen cities su...

SIUE basketball players Cam and Kelsie Williams are twins, and their story was featured on KSDK-TV Sunday, Jan. 13. They're both playing for the Cougars while remembering their late father. View Josh Helmuth’s report.

Two Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni are among the rising leaders named to the St. Louis Business Journal’s exclusive 40 Under 40 Class of 2019. The annual list showcases St. Louis area movers and shakers in both business and the community.

Among the honorees are alumni Lissa Johnson-Lewis and Ryan Perryman. Johnson earned a bachelor’s in busin...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has equipped Empyre Laundry with the expertise to successfully launch its first laundromat in East St. Louis. Empyre Laundry’s ribbon cutting takes place from 9:30 -11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 3600 State St.

Empyre Laundry owner Maria Jones has b...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students were greeted by friendly faces, offered direction to classes, assisted in finding their textbooks and surprised with delicious hot chocolate as the spring 2019 semester kicked off on Monday, Jan. 14. The Office of Student Affairs coordinated the warm welcome.

“Being greeted this morning really shows the warmth of ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus David T. Jones is changing lives by putting his education in clinical child and school psychology to important use as commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) in Philadelphia.

Jones earned a bachelor’s in psychology in 1987, and a master’s in clinical chi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Marc Hohlt, a senior chemistry and international studies double major, will spend the spring 2019 semester in Heredia, Costa Rica thanks in part to a generous grant from the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship Fund through the U.S. State Department.

“As a Gilman recipient, I look forward to helping others realize their ...

The St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame has announced legendary former SIUE softball Head Coach Sandy Montgomery will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in February at the Illinois Enshrinement Dinner.

“Sandy Montgomery is one of the four pillars that created the SIUE Athletics’ culture and tradition of excellence,” SIUE Athletic Director Bradley Hewitt said. &...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Associate Provost and Graduate School Dean Jerry Weinberg, PhD, has named Jill Smucker as director of graduate education. Smucker assumed her new duties at the turn of the New Year.

 In her role, Smucker is responsible for administration of programs and services for graduate students, expansion of the master’s degree in...

The SIUE Suzuki program continues its positive national reputation as a premiere music program dedicated to string instruction for children ages 3-18.

The RiverBender.com recapped the program’s successful December Ensembles Concert and detailed the program’s history in an article posted Wednesday, Jan. 9.

In a new book dedicated to “teens everywhere who are working to understand who they are and how they fit in the world,” two Southern Illinois University Edwardsville psychology professors use evidence-based science to shed light on 50 widely held misconceptions related to adolescence.

Great Myths of Adolescence offers important guidance for teenagers, parents,...