March 2015
31 March 2015, 5:15 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s collegiate chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) won two awards during the 37th Annual American Marketing Association’s International Intercollegiate Conference (AMAICC) in New Orleans, March 19-22.
SIUE’s AMA chapter was recognized among the 207 chapters attending the conference by winning an awa...
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31 March 2015, 4:10 PM
Dr. Gireesh Gupchup, dean of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, announced winners of the Teachers of the Year and Scholarship Awards at the school’s annual awards ceremony March 18. The recognition comes as a result of votes cast by current students of the School.
“Teaching and scholarship endeavors are truly appreciated as the Schoo...
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31 March 2015, 3:30 PM
The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will hold its 12th annual Leadership Awards Dinner on Saturday, April 11, at 7 p.m. The event will take place at the LeClaire Room on the N. O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville.
The Center bestows two awards: Spiritual Leadership and ...
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30 March 2015, 3:05 PM
Jeffrey Waple, PhD, has been recommended as the new vice chancellor for Student Affairs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Pending approval by the SIU Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled May 14 meeting, Waple’s projected start date is Wednesday, July 1.
“Dr. Waple will provide outstanding leadership to our award-winning student affairs divi...
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30 March 2015, 12:35 PM
More than 250 students, grades 5-12, attended the 31st Science and Engineering Research Challenge (SERC) regional competition Saturday on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
The students displayed 205 projects in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. They were joined by more than 600 people, which included paren...
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30 March 2015, 12:09 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is participating in the Summer Food Service Program.
Meals will be provided to all SIUE East St. Louis Center Summer Program enrolled children free of charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, a...
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30 March 2015, 9:05 AM
In a letter of commitment presented to President Barack Obama at the White House Science Fair Monday, March 23, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering was among more than 120 U.S. engineering schools announcing plans to educate a new generation of engineers expressly equipped to tackle some of the most pressing issues facing society in the 21st...
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27 March 2015, 2:25 PM
Students participated in sporting activities, many from a slightly different approach, Tuesday on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at the Student Fitness Center.
SIUE students enjoyed taking part in the 8th Annual Cougar World Games and the Great Disability Challenge.
“The students participated in activitie...
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27 March 2015, 8:50 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is one of 10 colleges and universities nationwide being honored by University Business magazine in its Spring 2015 Models of Excellence recognition program.
Sponsored by Higher One, a leader in providing financial services and data analytics to more than 1,900 college and university campuses across the U.S., the Models of Excellen...
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26 March 2015, 3:50 PM
The Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois will honor Southern Illinois University Edwardsville among five higher educational institutions at its 2015 Salute to Southwestern Illinois Awards Dinner. Set for Thursday, April 2, at the Four Points by Sheraton in Fairview Heights, the celebration will pay tribute to the universities and colleges for their collective impact on...
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26 March 2015, 3:12 PM
Every four minutes a person is diagnosed with a blood cancer. That equals 15 persons an hour and 360 people a day, according to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Bailee Ronto.
That dire statistic is what caused Ronto to organize the SIUE chapter of Be The Match on Campus (BTMOC), which are college groups affiliated with the national Be The...
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26 March 2015, 2:20 PM
Two Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy students earned awards at the Spring Meeting of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists/Missouri Society of Health-System Pharmacists. More than 200 hospital pharmacists, faculty members, pharmacy technicians and students from Illinois and Missouri gathered at the event in St. Charles, Mo....
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26 March 2015, 10:45 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of the Provost announced that Wendy Fuchs, PhD, is the recipient of the annual Teaching Excellence Award for tenure-track faculty. It is the most prestigious teaching award that a faculty member can receive at SIUE. Six additional faculty members were saluted for their teaching skills and accomplishments.
Fuchs is an as...
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25 March 2015, 9:10 AM
Linda Forbringer, PhD, associate professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, presented to educators around the world in mid-March on the topic of supporting students who struggle with mathematics. Launched on March 16, the Voyager Sopris Learning Spring 2015 webinar series shares proven strategies, as well as n...
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24 March 2015, 3:55 PM
The North Central Association’s (NCA) Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has notified Southern Illinois University Edwardsville of its continued accreditation.
The final decision by the Institutional Actions Council was made March 9 and was officially delivered to SIUE Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe on March 16.
“We look forward to enhancing our ever-growing reput...
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24 March 2015, 3:02 PM
Many Americans don’t value water and think that it is infinite, according to a professor of law and best-selling author who will speak on April 2 on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Robert Glennon is the author of Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It, which was published in April 2009 by Island Press....
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23 March 2015, 5:02 PM
Three high school students are hoping their “trash” will win them praise from judges at the 31st Science and Engineering Research Challenge (SERC) regional competition on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
The East St. Louis Center Upward Bound Math and Science students will submit their entry, “Trash Can Ethanol,&...
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23 March 2015, 3:19 PM
Lisa Tate and Carolyn Jason were among some of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start staff members who were acknowledged at a recent state conference in Springfield, Ill.
Tate, program operations and instructional services coordinator, spoke at an Illinois Head Start Association (IHSA) conference luncheon as a Head Start alum. She...
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22 March 2015, 2:45 PM
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted more than 120 young girls at its third annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” Saturday, March 21, in the SIUE School of Engineering Building.
“We help young girls see that they can do in the STEM (science, technology, engineering a...
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19 March 2015, 2:05 PM
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Carbondale campus Thursday, March 19, approved contracts worth more than $4.1 million to complete repairs and renovations for two projects on the Edwardsville campus. It also approved planning for repairs in a third project estimated at $3.2 million
The projects include:
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19 March 2015, 1:25 PM
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Carbondale campus Thursday, March 19, approved a contract to remodel the student lab in the SIU School of Dental Medicine’s (SIU SDM) Dental Clinic Building on the Alton campus. It also approved planning for development of an Edwardsville campus dental clinic.
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19 March 2015, 11:50 AM
Curt Lox, PhD, has been recommended as the new dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior. Lox has served as interim dean since May 2014, and his permanent appointment is contingent upon SIU Board of Trustees approval.
Lox brings more than 20 years of academic experience with 19 of those at SIUE. The Orange County,...
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18 March 2015, 4:31 PM
University Housing residents at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville donated 3,256 pounds to USAgain and the program awarded them with a Certificate of Sustainability.
Last spring, University Housing partnered with USAgain (pronounced "use-again"). USAgain provides consumers with a convenient and eco-friendly option to dispose of excess clothing, which is diver...
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18 March 2015, 1:40 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe signed an agreement with Hong Kong University’s (HKU) SPACE Community College on Tuesday, March 17, to collaborate on 2+2 programs in business. It is the first international 2+2 partnership for SIUE’s School of Business (SOB).
“The new articulation agreement with Hong Kong University s...
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18 March 2015, 9:02 AM
Audiences will enjoy a musical journey spanning the Classical, Romantic and contemporary periods during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Faculty Chamber Music Showcase concerts on March 20 and March 22.
The first concert will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, in Dunham Hall Theater on the campus of SIUE, according to Dr. Le...
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17 March 2015, 5:00 PM
Three musicians from the Grammy-Award winning St. Louis Symphony played to an appreciative audience Monday in Dunham Hall Theater at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
The featured artists included Ann Choomack on flute, Allegra Lilly on harp and Chris Tantillo on viola.
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Ann Choomack plays her flute.
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17 March 2015, 4:40 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Indian Student Association is holding its annual Indian Week.
Monday, the Indian Student Association created a rice art display in the Morris University Center.
Today, a mock Indian wedding was held in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. Steve Tamari, associate professor in the Department of Historical...
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17 March 2015, 10:40 AM
Becky Spurgeon, president and chief financial officer of Interface Construction of St. Louis, is the recipient of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2015 Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) Alumni Award. The presentation was Friday, March 13, as a part of the CLI Alumni Day and graduation celebration in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.
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16 March 2015, 10:45 AM
When a career pharmacist and an MBA think in tandem, it may well produce a successful entrepreneurial venture.
It has with Melissa and David Epps. Retail pharmacist Melissa Epps and her spouse, David Epps, worked hard to achieve Melissa’s goal of owning an independent pharmacy.
Thanks to expertise from the Metro East Small Business Development Center, the Epps̵...
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15 March 2015, 1:20 PM
Nearly 200 budding scientists will be visiting the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus Saturday, March 28. The STEM Center is hosting the regional competition for the 31st Science and Engineering Research Challenge (SERC) from 8 a.m-4:30 p.m. at the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.
The regional SERC event brings 5-12th graders from 10 counties toge...
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13 March 2015, 9:23 AM
Historic student enrollment numbers, significant job growth and a substantial increase in regional expenditures are among the notable findings in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2015 economic impact report.
The University continues to thrive, boasting a total economic impact on the region of more than $514 million, a nine percent increase since 2010. For...
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12 March 2015, 4:02 PM
The families of Lauren Petersen and Lacy Siddall along with their attorneys Ted Gianaris of Simmons Hanly Conroy and Tom Long, of Sandberg Phoenix & Von Gontard PC, have partnered with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to produce a fire safety video in memory of SIUE students Lauren and Lacy.
The two women passed away from their injuries after their off-campus apa...
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11 March 2015, 2:45 PM
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SDM) provided free oral exams to 216 children during February as part of National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM).
The SDM Community and Preventive Dentistry Program invited local elementary school children to the Alton campus throughout February for free exams and comprehensive, fun and interactive ...
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11 March 2015, 10:35 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business part-time master’s of business administration program is ranked in U.S. News & World Reports 2016 edition of Best Graduate Schools. SIUE improved 31 slots in the rankings to No. 153 from a year ago.
SIUE tied with seven other institutions at 153: Iowa State University, New Mexico State University...
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10 March 2015, 4:02 PM
The SIUE School of Nursing is ranked among the top nursing schools in U.S. News & World Reports 2016 edition of Best Graduate Schools. It is the first time that SIUE’s growing School of Nursing (SON) has broken into this particular rating.
“It is an honor to be included among the top 25 percent of nursing graduate schools, and the credit goes to our extremely ...
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9 March 2015, 6:30 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s National Science Foundation (NSF) “I-Corps™ for Learning” team received the Top Team Recognition Award in late February at the final meeting of the 24 teams in California.
The team is comprised of Jenna Gorlewicz, assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering in the SIUE School of Engineeri...
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9 March 2015, 3:48 PM
Advance your education, while still enjoying the summer sun, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Enroll in convenient summer classes, or participate in one of many exciting camps and activities on campus. Registration is now open for Summer Session 2015.
SIUE offers more than 700 summer courses, with more online instruction than ever before. Most summer classes ...
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6 March 2015, 5:12 PM
Words of encouragement, songs of inspiration and dances of praise were offered Friday as part of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) black history program.
More than 30 CHS students presented various acts as part of the program. Also, a longtime Charter High School staff person was hono...
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6 March 2015, 11:14 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Art and Design West Building was featured in last month’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch for being one of many reasons Illinois again tops the country in being environmentally responsible and resource efficient in construction.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch pictured SIUE’s Art and Design West Building and noted that it ...
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6 March 2015, 10:47 AM
Dave Barry, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author, columnist and humorist, will be on stage at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Wednesday, March 18.
Barry, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983-2005, will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom.
One of Barry’s many quotes: “If...
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5 March 2015, 2:37 PM
Most of the world’s population must walk for how long to fetch water? The answer: three hours.
Participants learned helpful, interesting and pertinent information at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s first Water Conservation Fair on Wednesday, March 4.
The campus community had the opportunity to visit the booths of: Office of Sustainabil...
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5 March 2015, 10:49 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Marketing and Communications Department received eight awards in the 30
th annual Educational Advertising Awards announced February 25.
Higher Education Marketing Report sponsors the awards.
The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. This year, ov...
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4 March 2015, 5:02 PM
The Alestle won 13 awards at the annual Illinois College Press Association conference in February. The Alestle earned four first-place awards, placed in six other categories and earned three honorable mentions in competition with 37 Illinois colleges and universities.
The Alestle competed in 18 categories against 13 non-daily student newspapers on campuses with more than ...
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4 March 2015, 5:02 PM
The Alestle won 13 awards at the annual Illinois College Press Association conference in February. The Alestle earned four first-place awards, placed in six other categories and earned three honorable mentions in competition with 37 Illinois colleges and universities.
The Alestle competed in 18 categories against 13 non-daily student newspapers on campuses with more than ...
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4 March 2015, 3:22 PM
A candlelight vigil, to honor three slain Muslim American students, was held Monday night on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
The SIU School of Dental Medicine and SIUE sponsored the event that commemorated the lives of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu –Salha, who were killed at the University of North Carolina in C...
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2 March 2015, 4:36 PM
Five former SIUE student-athletes have been lauded for their efforts as prep and collegiate wrestlers.
Mark Kristoff, Kip Kristoff and Don Stevens will be inducted into the NCAA Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame in March. Stevens, Mark Hattendorf and Al Sears were welcomed into the Illinois Wrestling Hall of Fame in late February.
Mark Kristoff was a national champion a...
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2 March 2015, 2:43 PM
Campus Kitchens at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville raised more than $1,000 in its recent online Raise the Dough campaign.
SIUE received $1,072 through the national online fundraiser from Feb. 20-27, according to Sarah Laux, assistant director of Community Engagement in SIUE’s Kimmel Student Involvement Center.
The money will be used, among many other thin...
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2 March 2015, 11:08 AM
SIUE alum Amanda Buldtman Shelby is the new women’s basketball head coach at John A. Logan College. She will assume her new duties April 1. The 35-year-old Metropolis native played four years for the Cougars before graduating in 2002 with a bachelor’s in biological sciences. Read more about Shelby in the
Southern Illinoisan.
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2 March 2015, 11:08 AM
Hundreds of participants joined in dance marathon Saturday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to help raise funds and awareness for St. Louis children’s hospitals.
Approximately $43,000 was raised at SIUE’s Third Annual Dance Marathon, according to Sarah Laux, assistant director for Community Engagement at SIUE’s Kimmel ...
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