July 2015
31 July 2015, 11:46 AM
Sustainability literacy is critical knowledge that all incoming freshmen at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville need. Victoria Peters, SIUE Office for Sustainability intern, has created a literacy assessment instrument for the University.
“‘I realized that there was no effort on our campus towards understanding if our studen...
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30 July 2015, 4:20 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is introducing a master’s specialization in business analytics that will be available for the fall 2015 semester.
The specialization will be available for all School of Business graduate programs, including the MBA, accountancy, marketing research, CMIS, and economics and finance.
Business professionals who can make data-dr...
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30 July 2015, 1:36 PM
More than 70 first through 11th grade students attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s new STEAM summer camp option July 20-31. The students participated in a special art lab during the University’s Odyssey Science Camp that encouraged creative thinking as it related art-making processes to the camp’s science content.
The STEAM model encoura...
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30 July 2015, 11:43 AM
Students simulated a moon landing, were given a fictitious budget of $1 million and got a chance to meet zombies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Odyssey Science Camp. These were just a few of the creative science-related projects that students, ages seven to 15, participated in July 20-31.
“The summer camp is an opp...
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30 July 2015, 9:05 AM
The SIUE volleyball program is among the national recipients of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2014-15 season.
The award honors NCAA Division I institutions that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). SIUE is among 146 N...
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30 July 2015, 9:01 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Eastern Illinois University (EIU) are pleased to announce the launch of the Illinois Research Commons. The Commons is a new Open Access portal that showcases research and academic scholarship conducted at public universities in Illinois.
It makes the academic works openly accessible to scholars around the world. It also featur...
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29 July 2015, 10:25 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is introducing a master’s in integrative studies that will be available for the fall 2015 semester. The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved the program during June.
“Our society’s quickly changing pace is creating new career opportunities for individuals trained in multiple disciplines,” said Parv...
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28 July 2015, 1:45 PM
Students in the water treatment technology program at the Environmental Resources Training Center of the School of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville recently installed an advanced wastewater treatment process at their training center.
Under the guidance of their instructors Rick Lallish and...
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28 July 2015, 1:35 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business is bringing the World IT Project to St. Louis during August.
The World IT Project is a research initiative focused on learning about the impact of culture on information technology professionals around the world, including attitudes towards work, job satisfaction, techno-stress and job turnover.
The project...
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24 July 2015, 10:15 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy had four representatives invited to the Walmart Scholars Program at the annual American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) national conference July 11-15 in National Harbor, Maryland.
Clinical Associate Professors of Pharmacy Practice Dr. Lakesha M. Butler and Dr. Lisa Lubsch, along with 2015 pharmac...
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23 July 2015, 4:25 PM
A catastrophic earthquake and its aftershocks devastated the South Asian country of Nepal in April and May 2015. Media coverage of the country’s worst natural disaster has ensued, but it likely hasn’t included the perspectives of Nepali natives who live in remote villages and speak un- or under-documented languages.
With the help of a $70,287 RAPID award from ...
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23 July 2015, 4:02 PM
Within three days of opening its registration, more than 100 students had signed up for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts (ESLCPA) summer program.
The summer classes will end with a production at 6 p.m. Friday, July 24, in the Multipurpose Room of Building D at the East St. Louis Highe...
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22 July 2015, 11:15 AM
Southern Illinois University’s School of Dental Medicine is urging parents of qualified children between the ages of 3 and 13 to bring their children to this year’s Give Kids A Smile Day from 7:30 a.m. to noon, Monday, Oct. 12 at the School’s main clinic in building 263, 2800 College Ave. in Alton.
Setting Give Kids a Smile Day apart is free comprehensiv...
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22 July 2015, 11:14 AM
Melodies, rhymes and lyrics were measured out to young children on their level at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Kindermusik Summer Camp.
Several children, ages two through five, enjoyed four days of music and learning at last week’s summer camp at SIUE Early Childhood Center (ECC). The workshop was led by Ellen Singh, licens...
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22 July 2015, 10:55 AM
Eight SIUE tennis players have been honored by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) as Scholar-Athlete award winners. The Cougars men’s and women’s teams each had four representatives.
Men’s players selected were Jack Desse, Matthew Hutchinson, Nicolas Vincent and Patrick Gaffigan, while Haley Ilcewicz, Kali Donner, Mia Frogner and Sierra Hal...
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22 July 2015, 10:50 AM
Students ranging from seventh grade through college drew crowds last week as they sang, dance and acted in their final performance of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Music Department’s summer workshop.
Forty students participated in the 2015 SIUE Musical Theatre Workshop. “Treble with a Cause: SIUE Musical Theatre”...
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21 July 2015, 8:32 AM
Students in the Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) program spent part of their summer learning biology, algebra, Chinese and more while getting acclimated to college life at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Forty ninth-graders from the SIUE East St. Louis Center’s Upward Bound Math and Science program came to the Univers...
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20 July 2015, 10:56 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Science and Engineering Research Challenge (SERC) is the recipient of a $20,000 donation from Monsanto Fund.
The regional competition has been hosted on the SIUE campus since 1984. It provides local 5-12th graders an opportunity to showcase their skills and demonstrate enthusiasm in the areas of science, technology, engineerin...
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17 July 2015, 4:35 PM
East St. Louis middle school students are looking at their city through a camera lens, capturing images that help provide a deeper understanding of the culture and history embedded in their local streets. Their photographs will be one portion of a website that includes content-rich digital maps the students are creating through Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleR...
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17 July 2015, 1:41 PM
Students ages 11 to 13 were at the controls of Sphero robots during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s robotics camp held July 13-15 in Mascoutah. The camp encouraged creative learning and activity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) through programming and design.
The three-day camp was hosted by the SIUE Center for Science, Technology, Eng...
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17 July 2015, 8:50 AM
O’Fallon, Ill. residents Kate Hendrix and her daughter, Beth Hendrix, are nearing the third anniversary of their home-grown, home-baked business, Sweet Katie Bee’s Cupcake & Coffee Bar.
The idea to open a cupcake business was borne from the Hendrix women’s long-time love of baking and coffee brewing, according to Kate. “Our idea for the bakery/caf&...
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16 July 2015, 1:25 PM
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Springfield campus Thursday, July 16, approved a construction contract and a computer leasing program for the Edwardsville campus.
The board approved a $558,883 contract to Christ Brothers Asphalt, Inc., of Lebanon to repair and replace sidewalks and inner roadway areas within Cou...
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16 July 2015, 12:40 PM
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved Gregory Budzban, PhD, as the new dean of SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences. Budzban will assume his new duties effective Monday, Aug. 3.
Budzban (BUDS-ban) brings more than 25 years of academic experience, along with six years of professional experience from Martin Marietta Aerospace, to SIUE. He mo...
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16 July 2015, 10:40 AM
SIUE’s STEM Resource Center played a key role in the Edwardsville District 7 Summer Zone program for school children.
Representing the STEM Resource Center, Elisabeth Knierim directed six SIUE students who served as interns under a NOYCE grant. STEM sessions took place during the morning hours twice per week.
Julia Biggs posted the story in the Edwardsville I...
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15 July 2015, 8:26 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Mary Weishaar, PhD and associate dean in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, has been named the executive director of International Affairs, effective July 15.
As executive director, Weishaar will provide University-wide leadership for all activities and initiatives that support the advancement of SIUE̵...
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14 July 2015, 11:15 AM
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. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville announced today that it is now accepting registrations for the 2016 session of ...
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13 July 2015, 11:58 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Zenia Agustin, PhD and professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has been appointed director of the University’s new integrative studies master’s program. She will also lead the undergraduate program.
“Dr. Agustin played a pivotal role in the development of the undergraduate integrative s...
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13 July 2015, 7:50 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing has been awarded a three-year grant worth $1,085,903 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This interdisciplinary grant provides funding for the School of Nursing, along with the SIUE Schools of Pharmacy and Dental Medicine, and the SIUE Department of Social Work, to greatly expand the ...
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10 July 2015, 11:33 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville researchers are harvesting delicious produce that’s been grown in special mesh “GroSoxx” placed on a campus rooftop.
The goal of the rooftop garden is two-fold: to aid in research, as produce is being grown in three different types of soil, and to produce vegetables that are served and enjoyed on campus. The proj...
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10 July 2015, 10:10 AM
This year’s honorees include baseball Head Coach Gary Collins, women’s basketball’s second all-time leading scorer Terri Evans, wrestling national champions Kip Kristoff and Mark Kristoff, softball All-Americans Valerie McCoy and Erin Newman, men’s soccer’s fourth all-time leading scorer Joe Reiniger, and friend of the program Tim Tighe, a mem...
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10 July 2015, 8:23 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior Dean Curt Lox emphasizes the School’s diverse academic departments as its main strength. According to Lox, the School’s unique academic courses, combined with its long tradition of community outreach offer students a quality education.
Lox joined SIUE in 1996 as a faculty ...
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9 July 2015, 5:15 PM
Five SIUE women’s golfers have been honored as All-American Scholars as announced by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA). Madison Frerking (Blue Springs, Mo.), Alison Gorman (Rockford), Molly Marcum (Leroy), Brittney Jostes (St. Charles, Mo.), and Ashton Stair (Milton, Wis.) were honored for their academic performance.
Student-athletes must h...
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9 July 2015, 4:00 PM
Everyone’s favorite ogre will be onstage at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dunham Hall Theater starring in SHREK the Musical! The hilarious fairy tale adventure opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 10.
SIUE Summer Showbiz brings all the beloved characters you know from the Oscar-winning film to life on stage and proves there’s more to the story t...
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9 July 2015, 3:12 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s newly renovated Science Building West has earned a Technology Award from the St. Louis Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
Coveted within the industry, ASHRAE Technology Awards celebrate efficient energy use in buildings and environmental system performance. Th...
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9 July 2015, 2:35 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business (SOB) has added the University of Torino, Italy to its exchange partners. The first set of exchange students should arrive on the Edwardsville campus in Spring 2016.
The exchange agreement is for students and faculty with the University of Torino School of Management and Economics, and the SOB.
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9 July 2015, 10:01 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Kathleen Dwyer is one of 108 teachers nationwide to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Dwyer earned a master of science in education from SIUE in 2001.
Dwyer teaches at Maplewood Richmond Heights High School in Maplewood, Mo. As part of this honor, she will receive a $10,000 a...
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8 July 2015, 1:15 PM
The Madison County Bar Association has contributed $1,000 toward the Matt Melucci Fund for Italian Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The fund honors the late Matt Melucci.
“The donation from the Madison County Bar Association to the Matt Melucci fund is a timely contribution that is much appreciated,” said Dr. Thomas Lavallee, chairma...
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8 July 2015, 9:54 AM
A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville project fostering professional development among teachers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) continues to thrive. The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has awarded $340,000 to the Students Learning Science Through a Sustained Network of Teachers project.
The project originally began more th...
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6 July 2015, 4:08 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing student Forrest McClellan’s professional goal is to work as a registered nurse with the geriatric population. Helping support her ambitions is the School’s Student Nurse Achievement Program (SNAP).
“I like to be around the geriatric population, and I find them easy to talk to,” said McClel...
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6 July 2015, 10:49 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start Belleville, Bluffview, Cahokia and Lovejoy Centers have received Gold Circle of Quality designations from ExceleRate Illinois. The designation celebrates early learning providers who meet or go beyond the highest quality of early childhood education standards.
ExceleRate Illinois is a statewide quality ...
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6 July 2015, 9:00 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville faculty, staff, students and the regional business community gathered on the SIUE campus May 28 to hear from GlobeTrade Founder Laurel Delaney on how to prepare their organizations and clients to succeed in markets abroad.
The event, coordinated by Illinois International Trade Center (ITC) Director Silvia Torres Bowman, was in cel...
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6 July 2015, 8:57 AM
Researchers at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are harvesting carrots from a rooftop garden as part of an experiment by the SIUE Department of Biological Sciences. The sweet-tasting vegetables are being grown in special mesh tubes with three different compost mixtures. Along with being used for research, they provide fresh produce for those eating at Fixins Resta...
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1 July 2015, 8:10 AM
As of Wednesday, July 1, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will implement the Illinois law that prohibits smoking and all tobacco related products into its policies and procedures.
SIUE will observe the Smoke Free Campus Act on its Edwardsville, East St. Louis and Alton campuses.
“SIUE is ready to comply with state law as of July 1,” said Vice Chancel...
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