Thirty Students Participate in Numerous Hands-On Nursing Activities During Residential Camp
It is possible that future nurses in the fields of critical care, community health, and mental health attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing’s (SON) IMAGINE (Increasing Mentorship and Graduation in Nursing Education) Summer Success Academy.
The residential summer camp, held from Tuesday, June 11 through Friday, June 14 on the Edwardsville campus, ho...
Southern Illinois University School of Nursing (SON) has announced a new partnership with Touchette Regional Hospital of Centreville. The joint venture provides eligible employees the opportunity to earn the Bachelor of Science in Nursing with online courses and services that allow nurses to juggle busy schedules and be successful in the virtual classroom.
“We’re thrilled about our new partnership with SIUE. This collaboration presents an exciting opportunity for our employees at To...
In April, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing (SON) celebrated its Scholarship and Awards Luncheon. This year marked the 17th year of the annual ceremony, which recognizes the shared achievements and aspirations of nursing scholarship recipients and their sponsors. Faculty and staff in the SON welcomed guests in the Illinois/Mississippi Room of the Morris University Center. The luncheon provided an opportunity for sponsors and students to connect and enjoy an afte...
On the afternoon of April 15 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus, parking lot 8, a Mass Casualty Simulation took place.
As part of the Care of Populations course, the community health students in collaboration with the mental health students and Mass Communication Department joined Edwardsville Fire/EMS, Air Evac Helicopter and other emergency response vehicles for the training exercise.
Robert Morgan, assistant fire chief of the Edwardsville Fire Department and Siyanbol...
Jessica Elizabeth Prost, a student in the School of Nursing's anesthesia program, died following a year-long battle with brain cancer on Friday, March 29.
The family will receive friends at the Schrader Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road, Ballwin, Missouri, Friday, April 5 from 2-8 p.m. A funeral mass will be celebrated at Incarnate Word Catholic Church, 13416 Olive Boulevard, Chesterfield, Missouri on Saturday, April 6 at 10 a.m.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville master's in healthcare informatics candidate Chase Horton has received the 2023-2024 Midwest Gateway Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Chapter Scholarship. The Midwest Gateway Chapter of HIMSS is an organization of regional healthcare technology professionals. The Chapter awarded Horton a scholarship in the amount of $5,000.
“Without the networking and mentoring from my SIUE faculty, I would not hav...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville mourns the recent loss of Anne Perry, RN, MSN, EdD, FAAN. Dr. Perry was a professor emerita from the School of Nursing and was also an SIUE alum receiving her EdD in 1991. Dr. Perry was a distinguished nurse and served the School of Nursing many years as a faculty member, chair, and Interim Dean.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Simone Williams, diversity and engagement librarian at Lovejoy Library and assistant professor, was part of a front-page article in the March 28-April 3 edition of the St. Louis American that featured the University event that brought Viola “Mother” Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, to campus on March 19.
Simone shared that Mother Fletcher, co-author with her grandson Ike Howard of “Don...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) will host the IMAGINE (Increasing Mentorship and Graduation in Nursing Education) Summer Success Academy from Tuesday-Friday, June 11-14 for high school students aspiring to pursue an occupation in nursing. The summer camp will be a time for participants to enjoy taking part in activities related to their career interests, all while envisioning themselves in the nursing profession.
Showroom ready, designed with wellness in mind and manufactured to take health on the road, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing’s (SON) WE CARE Clinic in East St. Louis displayed its new mobile health unit during a recent health fair.
The Clinic teamed with Kappa Alpha Psi, East St. Louis Alumni to present their first joint health fair on Saturday, March 9 on the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Campus in East St. Louis. More than 30 vendors from the...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Amy Kief, MSN, RN, instructor in Family Health and Community Health Nursing, SIUE School of Nursing (SON), is one of 50 nurses nominated for this year’s St. Louis Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards, presented by BJC HealthCare and Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing. Excellence in Nursing is supported by Saint Louis University Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing.
Kief’s nomination in the Educator Category for ...
In 2016, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing alumna Jenny Decker, ’06, made history as the first female and first solo kayaker to circumnavigate the Big Island in Hawaii. Now, Decker has her horizons set on solo circumnavigating the globe. This is her third attempt at doing so, after a number of setbacks and the Covid pandemic deterred her previous efforts. Decker knows how to handle setbacks though; she’s an intensive care traveling nurse with Charcot...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) Nurse Anesthesia Program held its sixth annual White Coat Ceremony on January 9, celebrating 32 members of the Class of 2026 entering the clinical arena.
“The original symbolism of the donning of the white coat dates back to the nineteenth century, when physicians desired to lend a more scientific approach to the practice of medicine. This coat represents all...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville lit up red with Cougar pride Thursday, April 20 in celebration of its second annual One Day, One SIUE Day of Giving. Raising more than $1.23 million exceeding the fundraising goal of $1 million dollars, SIUE set a new standard for alumni engagement and community partnership as the University defines its future.
“On behalf of the entire University, I want to thank you for your generosity and continued partnership,” said SIUE Chancel...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting its second annual One Day, One SIUE 24-hour day of giving on Thursday, April 20. The event will bring together the entire SIUE community–students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, friends and community partners–to raise money for top priorities across the University.
Beginning at midnight on April 20 and continuing all day, the community is encouraged to make a gift at siue.edu/oneday in support of the day’s $1,000,000 goa...