Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Ricky Lallish, program director of Water Pollution Control at the Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) in the School of Engineering, has been elected to serve as third vice president for the Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators (IAWPCO).
The organization was founded as the Illinois Sewage Works Association in 1935 and incorporated as the Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators in 1972. The pu...
SIUE men’s and women’s track and field accepted the Educational Group Award Saturday from the Metro-East Humane Society for their volunteer work with the program.
SIUE track and field has been volunteering at the MEHS Wag ‘N’ Walk since 2009, serving as course marshals and finish line workers. The award recognizes their support and commitment to the organization.
“We are honored to be recognized by and associated with MEHS,” said Head Coach Eileen McAllister...
SIUE’s Gretchen Fricke and Bob Skorczewski visited Northwest Normal University in mid-April. Fricke represented the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, while Skorczewski represented the Office of Admission. Read the summary on the NWNU website.
In 1969, Lawrence “Larry” Heitz became the first person to graduate with a master’s in business administration (MBA) from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Now a business executive and investor, Heitz has achieved great success by combining his education with a palpable work ethic and passion for business.
Heitz pursued his MBA at SIUE after receiving his bachelor’s in engineering from Purdue University. After earning his advanced degree, Heitz began applying fo...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host some 500 Special Olympics athletes Saturday, May 2, for the annual Spring Games. The competition is the largest area event of the year for Special Olympics Illinois Southwestern/Area 12.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch further details the event in this article.
In tune with World Trade Month, the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting “Go Global in the Digital Age: Taking on the International Market” from 12-2 p.m. Thursday, May 28 at SIUE’s Barnard Birger Hall.
Laurel Delaney, founder and president of Chicago-based GlobeTrade.com, is the guest presenter. According to ITC Director Silvia Torres Bowman, the session will educate business...
The CosmoQuest Virtual Research Facility at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville raised more than $37,000 for science education and research during the 2015 Hangoutathon and Global Star Party April 25-26.
Pamela Gay, SIUE research assistant professor, co-designed CosmoQuest as a way to engage the public in science, particularly after governmental funding cuts affected science education and research.
“We often say, it takes a village to raise a child, and a global community to raise ...
A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student’s recent trip to a poverty stricken country to help give children recreational play is one reason why he won this year’s Kimmel scholarship.
Neil Abegg, a junior majoring in Human Resource Management, received the scholarship Monday night at the Kimmel Leadership Awards Ceremony.
Abegg, of New Athens, will receive free tuition for one year, according to Michelle Welter, associate director for the Kimmel Student Inv...
Six mechanical engineering students and two faculty members from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will travel May 9-18 to Tongmyung University (TU) in Busan, South Korea for a Summer Capstone Design Camp.
At the camp, students will perform mechanical engineering capstone design projects, and learn skills in computer aided engineering (CAE) analysis, computer aided design (CAD) software and other manufacturing related topics, such as 3D printing.
A study conducted by researchers in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy addresses effective communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing (HOH) patients.
The study, published in the “Journal of the American Pharmacists Association,” indicates pharmacists’ ability to communicate with the deaf and HOH population will impact medication adherence and errors.
An article written by Rachel Lutz on PharmacyTimes.com further highlights the research.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan continued a statewide tour with a stop today at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to generate support for more stringent efforts to prevent campus sexual assaults. The summit was titled “Strengthening Campus Responses to Sexual Violence.”
More than 100 representatives from regional universities and colleges, and law enforcement agencies filled the Hickory/Hackberry rooms in the Morris University Center.
Engineering students from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville took part in a regional conference designed to help students compete in an increasingly demanding world. The competitions were held April 18 in New Orleans at the annual Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Region 5 Conference. Three SIUE teams competed in the categories of circuit design, robotics and ethics.
"The competition definitely helped prepare me for some ethical dilemmas I could encounter in my...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alums Robert andDonna Plummer havecommitted to help Stop Diabetes®by assuming the roles of corporate recruitment chairs for the 2015 Metro EastStep Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes event. The couple will host a corporate recruitment reception at the Holiday Inn Express in Edwardsville at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, to enlist support from other area business leaders.
Robert Plummer is president, and Donna Plummer is vice president of R.P. Lumber Co...
The Rolla Regional Robotics team from St. James, Mo., won the 2015 annual Greater St. Louis Botball Tournament on Saturday, April 25, at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Nineteen teams competed in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom before a crowd of more than 150 throughout the day.
Botball teams score equally in three categories of documentation, seeding rounds and the double elimination tournament. In each category, teams earn a score of 0.0 to 1.0. The Rolla Regional Ro...
SIUE alum Fred Akers was sworn in as Wood River’s new mayor on Monday, April 20. Alton Telegraph writer Nathan Grimm featured Akers in a story posted April 25. Read it here.
The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student newspaper, won second place in the annual awards given by the American Scholastic Press Association.
The ASPA’s annual review and contest for scholastic newspapers, yearbooks and magazines compares student publications at colleges, universities and high schools around the nation. Judges base their scores on page design, story layout, graphics, headlining, style, advertising and photography, content, creativity and edit...
According to The PhD Project, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Gregory Sierra, assistant professor of accounting in the SIUE School of Business, is one of just 52 male Hispanic-American accounting business school professors in the nation.
Pending approval from the SIU Board of Trustees, Sierra will be promoted to associate professor of accounting with tenure at SIUE.
Further details on Dr. Sierra’s accomplishments and involvement with The PhD Project were posted in this news...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Alumni Association annually awards scholarships totaling nearly $30,000. Fourteen students will take advantage of the association’s scholarship opportunities.
The Alumni Legacy Scholarship covers one-year of tuition and fees for an incoming freshman and a current SIUE student. Children, grandchildren, siblings and spouses of SIUE alumni are eligible for the scholarship.
The Alumni Association’s Board of Directors annually awards two leg...
Members of the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity partnered with University Housing Facilities Management (UHFM) to help prepare Cougar Village grounds at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for the spring season.
Among other things, five members of this year’s pledge class worked together to rake the basketball and tennis courts and distribute sand in the Cougar Village family playground.
Volunteering were Matthew Wiley, Patrick Miller, Colae Johnson, ...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Library and Information Services (LIS) is featuring a new digital exhibit that describes and celebrates the Rivers of America series of books. The series was one of the most successful publishing ventures of the 20th century.
“The series adapted a fine press printing aesthetic to a mass market product,” said Matthew Paris, education librarian at SIUE. “Each volume includes original maps and illustrations. The original editor ensured th...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus community on Wednesday observed its longest running annual event – Springfest.
The outdoor fair featured such traditions as a giant banana split in a canoe (sponsored by TheBANK of Edwardsville), Cougar karaoke and a cake walk (sponsored by University Housing).
This year's Springfest theme was Evengers. Springfest Week is sponsored by SIUE’s Campus Activities Board (CAB). For more information...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business students were honored for their academic achievements at the 11th Annual School of Business Scholarships and Awards Program on Tuesday, April 21 in the Morris University Center.
Scholarships totaling $90,000 were awarded to 77 students pursuing degrees in accounting, business, computer management and information systems, economics and finance, and management and marketing.
“Today we celebrate the exceptional academic achievemen...
Southern Illinois University President Randy Dunn visited the SIUE campus Tuesday, April 21. He delivered a budget update in the Morris University Center.
Jenna Gorlewicz, PhD, and assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been invited to present at the 2015 Engineering Disruption Leadership Summit. The Summit will be held September 28-29 in Arlington, Va.
“This invitation recognizes Dr. Gorlewicz’s contribution to the field of engineering,” said Hasan Sevim, dean of the SIUE School of Engineering. “The invitation came personally from the executive direct...
Dr. Scott Bergman, associate professor in the Southern Illinois University School of Pharmacy, is collaborating with the Illinois Department of Public Health on a new statewide initiative to promote appropriate use of antibiotics in outpatient health care settings.
Antibiotics are often misused in outpatient and other health care settings, contributing to reduced effectiveness of these important drugs and making even common infections more difficult to treat.
Gary Mayer, PhD and assistant professor of computer science in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering, along with engineering students, visited Edwardsville’s Worden Elementary School in late March for its annual Space Day.
Worden hosts Space Day each spring to give fifth-grade students a variety of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) experiences.
Mayer and his students provided three separate groups of approximately 20 Worden students with...
Steven Huffstutler, director of Academic and Client Support Services, has been named interim chief information officer (CIO) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Huffstutler will officially assume his new duties on Monday, May 4.
Among his many achievements in 23 years of serving SIUE, Huffstutler helped choose and implement SIUE’s first learning management system. His professional accomplishments at the University include:
The implementation of a publishing platform at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is allowing the University to preserve and provide access to more of its faculty’s research. The initiative will aid in reducing the ongoing million-dollar expense of gaining access to research that’s been conducted at SIUE, but published by an outside company.
SPARK, Scholarly Publications and Repository of Knowledge, is an institutional repository that provides a central location to gather the...
An audience of 100 local social workers, probation officers, police officers, teachers and Drug Enforcement Agency representatives attended “Hooked by Prescription: The Rx Drug Epidemic,” a continuing education workshop on April 10 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Coordinated by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Social Work, speakers from the SIUE School of Pharmacy presented on prescription drug abuse and dependence.
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Edwardsville campus Thursday, April 16, approved four contracts to complete repairs and renovations on the Edwardsville campus. It also approved the City of Edwardsville to build a fire station on the SIUE campus.
The projects include:
Resurfacing Circle Drive on the SIUE campus
Piping and insulation services as needed for the NCERC at SIUE
Asbestos abatement and hazardous materials removal
High School seniors in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s TRIO Upward Bound celebrated their graduation from the program during a dinner Friday, April 24, at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus.
“For many of you, going off to college will be one of the most important times in your life,” said Yusuf Haqq, who holds a bachelor’s in political science and a master’s in public administration, both from SIUC. Haqq was the k...
Gregory Budzban, PhD, has been recommended as the new dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences. Budzban’s permanent appointment is contingent upon SIU Board of Trustees approval.
Budzban brings more than 25 years of academic experience, along with six years of professional experience from Martin Marietta Aerospace, to SIUE. He most recently served as chair of the department of mathematics and acting director of the STEM Education Research Center a...
After returning from a trip to space aboard a NASA rocket, the research of Darron Luesse, associate professor of biological sciences within the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences, was featured on Science Matters.
Luesse’s research focuses on how plants sense gravity, and how they respond to growing in its absence.
Science Matters is produced and hosted by Jim Kirchherr of the Nine Network of Public Media, and features the latest scientific research in ...
Middle and high school students will engage their minds and their robots when Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosts its annual Botball tournament on Sat., Apr. 25.
This is the 18th Botball season and the 13th year that SIUE will host the region’s tournament. Sixteen teams will be coming to the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom for the competition.
The event, coordinated through the KISS Institute for Practical Robotics, pits teams against one another in two-min...
A petition pledging Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students to recycle and requiring more from administration regarding sustainability goals was presented Friday by members of SIUE’s Student Organization for Sustainability (SOS).
SIUE Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Narbeth Emmanuel received the petition, totaling 1,185 signatures.
“I, ... hereby commit to engaging in sustainable practices and to become more knowledgeable about sustai...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville leaders today told Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee members that the proposed state budget cuts will have a significantly negative impact on the Metro East. The conversation took place during a meeting in the Morris University Center on campus.
“The 31.5 percent reduction in state funds proposed by the Governor’s budget would have a devastating effect on students, employees and our region,” said Julie Furst-Bowe, SIUE cha...
Though all students graduating from the Southern Illinois University School of Pharmacy obtain a doctorate of pharmacy, some, such as fourth-year student Zak Vinson of Clinton, seek to advance their educations and careers through a residency program. Vinson has been accepted into the residency program at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, while 18 of his classmates have also received assignments.
“I decided to do a residency, because I see the progress that pharmacy, as ...
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved fee-related changes for the Edwardsville campus for the fall and spring terms of the 2015-16 academic year. The changes made during the board’s meeting on the Edwardsville campus included housing occupancy rates and the student fees for Information Technology, Textbook Rental and Intercollegiate Athletics.
Other fee changes were approved for the Student Welfare and Activity Fee (SWAF), Facilities, the Morris University Cent...
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved a five percent tuition increase for the 2015-16 Academic Year that will result in a $366 increase over last year for newly entering, in-state undergraduates on the Edwardsville campus. The board met on the Edwardsville campus.
With the increase, the annual tuition rate will be $7,662 for new, in-state full-time undergraduate students (15 hours per semester) entering fall 2015. Undergraduate students currently in a guaranteed tuit...
Young black men were selected to attend a two-day leadership conference on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
The first day of the conference involved 35 high school students from Edwardsville, East St. Louis, and St. Louis. The second day involved 45 college students from SIUE.
“The purpose was to bring black men together and get their views about the SIUE campus climate, to build relationships with black SIUE faculty an...
The Broadway play, Into the Woods, which is based on a book by James Lapine and includes a score by Stephen Sondheim, will open Wednesday, April 22 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Into the Woods, which has alsowon several Tony Awards, including Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress in a Musical, will run through Sunday, April 26 at SIUE’s Dunham Hall Theater. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville employees enjoyed a time of face painting, pig races, basketball pop-a-shot, free food and more at the annual Employee Appreciation Day on Wednesday.
More than 800 on the SIUE campus participated in festivities designed for their pleasure. Employees were treated to free food that included hamburgers, corn dogs, nachos, watermelon, popcorn and soft drinks in a carnival-type atmosphere.
SIUE freshman Jessica Gatlin is revitalizing the Fencing Club on campus. Edwardsville Intelligencer writer Matthew Gabalis wrote of Gatlin’s efforts in a story published Saturday, April 11. Read it here.
Whether it’s providing excellent customer service or spearheading an off-campus fundraiser to benefit a coworker, Jordan Mendez demonstrates stellar qualities, which earned her the Student Employee of the Year Award at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Mendez, a sophomore majoring in accounting in the SIUE School of Business, has worked in the Bursar’s Office since fall 2013. Some of the student worker’s office responsibilities include as...
With its year-long Water Quality Control Operations Program, the Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is poised to assist people facing uncertain employment situations.
“The water treatment industry is quite stable, and layoffs are rare,” said Paul Shetley, ERTC director. “People who enter the career usually stay until they retire. This is a great option for people impacted by downsizing and layoffs like those at U.S. Stee...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Alumni Association is partnering with the SIUE Office of Educational Outreach to present a travel opportunity to New York City during August 2015.
The trip begins Tuesday, Aug. 4, with departure from St. Louis Lambert International Airport and returning Saturday, Aug. 8. Tour participants will see three Broadway productions during their stay: “The Lion King,” “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night” and “The Phant...
High quality teaching substantially contributes to the success of students and schools, but there has been a great deal of recent debate about how to attract and retain high-quality educators. A new study by the Illinois Education Research Council (IERC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville adds to this discussion by examining relationships between the characteristics of new Illinois teachers and the distances they travel for teaching employment.
Last week, 16 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy students were inducted into the National Pharmacy Honor Society Rho Chi. Additionally, Dr. Miranda Wilhelm, clinical associate professor for the School, received the Rho Chi Faculty Achievement Award from SIUE’s Chapter of Rho Chi, Delta Beta.
The Rho Chi Society seeks to advance pharmacy through intellectual leadership. Membership in the Rho Chi Society is accorded to the few who distinguish themselves by academic...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Library and Information Services (LIS) has published a new digital tribute to long-time SIUE campus photographer Charles Howard “Charlie” Cox, who passed away during December 2014.
Cox served as campus photographer from 1961-86, a period of time that encompassed the construction and opening of the Edwardsville campus, included the era of the Mississippi River Festival (1969-80), and spanned the University presidencies of John Rendleman...
Different ways to prevent obesity in teens was among the information presented Wednesday at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Health and Career Fair designed for the East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS).
“We want to bring awareness to the students about healthy BMI (body mass index),” said Abigail Wooley, SIUE nursing student. “If they have problems when they’re younger, it will lead to adulthood. We want them to make lifestyle chang...
Much conversation was directed at how to improve attitudes and conditions in light of last year’s Ferguson controversy during a panel discussion Tuesday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
About 30 people, including SIUE student groups, gathered for the “#LetsTalkFerguson: Understanding What is Happening” panel discussion led by Dr. Alyson Spurgas and Dr. Sandra Weissinger, both assistant professors in the Department of Sociology and Crimi...
On Thursday, April 9, at 2:15 p.m. CDT, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville carillon will chime in celebration of freedom and remembrance of the fallen. SIUE will join historic sites, public buildings, city halls, temples, schools, churches and others across the country to commemorate the symbolic end of the American Civil War. “Bells Across the Land - a Nation Remembers Appomattox” is an initiative coordinated by the National Park Service.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy students received national recognition at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) conference in San Diego, March 28. The School’s student chapter of APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) received an award for “Best Implementation of Generation Rx activities for Region 4.”
The Generation Rx Initiative is an educational program that increases public awareness of prescription medication abuse and...
Department of Civil Engineering faculty within the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering have been awarded four new research grants, totaling more than $275,000.
“These successful grants have brought further recognition to our faculty members for their excellence in research, and have enhanced the reputation of the Department ofCivil Engineering,” said Jianpeng Zhou, PhD and department chair. “In addition to supporting the expansion, development...
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – In front of a packed house of media and supporters, Jon Harris was formally introduced as SIUE's eighth men's basketball head coach.
Joined by his wife Heidi and children Hailey, Leah, and Jaxson, Harris addressed the room and answered questions from media members. Both Jon and Heidi were presented with custom Cougar jerseys by SIUE Director of Athletics Dr. Brad Hewitt.
"You hire someone because you like them, because you trust them, you know they are going to repre...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing has recently partnered with Hospital Sisters Health Systems (HSHS) to implement a fully online educational offering. HSHS nurses will be able to advance their education and obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing in as little as one year.
This online, accelerated RN to BS nursing program will be offered to all HSHS employees through a corporate partnership agreement with SIUE, allowing HSHS students to maximize their tuition ...
John C. Navin, PhD, has been recommended as the new dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business. Navin has served as interim dean since June 2013, and his permanent appointment as dean is contingent upon SIU Board of Trustees approval.
“Dr. Navin’s long-time service and excellent leadership will be critically important to the University moving forward,” said Parviz Ansari, SIUE provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. “Dr. Navin̵...
While most Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students took advantage of spring break to travel home and unwind or take exotic vacations, three groups of student ambassadors from hit the road and participated in alternative spring break. Sponsored by the Kimmel Student Involvement Center, the crews set out to perform community service work in Kansas City, Negril, Jamaica, and Roanoke, Va.
In Roanoke, the group’s work included demolition of a home, painting...
While most Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students took advantage of spring break to travel home and unwind or take exotic vacations, three groups of student ambassadors from hit the road and participated in alternative spring break. Sponsored by the Kimmel Student Involvement Center, the crews set out to perform community service work in Kansas City, Negril, Jamaica, and Roanoke, Va.
In Roanoke, the group’s work included demolition of a home, painting...