The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville International Training Program in Pedagogy (ITPP) is strengthening global perspectives and promoting intercultural exchange across the University by way of 12 visiting scholars from China, who will spend the fall semester on campus.
The ITPP is in its fifth year, this semester hosting scholars from two Chinese universities, in...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students explored boundless opportunities to get involved on campus and volunteer their time and talents throughout the community during this week’s Student Organization Activities Fair and Volunteer Fair. Both events were coordinated by the Kimmel Student Involvement Center.
The Student Organization Activities Fair, held Mo...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville freshmen and transfer students were paid a special visit on Tuesday, Aug. 30 by approximately 70 faculty, staff and administrators who offered a personal welcome and words of encouragement during University Housing’s 12th annual House Calls event.
Volunteers, including Chancellor Randy Pembrook, Vice Chancellor for Student A...
Educators at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville believe it’s never too early to begin learning about science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM). That is why the SIUE Early Childhood Center (ECC) is co-hosting a second Early Childhood STEAM Conference for educators of young children on Monday, Sept. 19.
SIUE alumnus Kolawole Olatubosun is among a distinguished cohort of “impressive African thinkers” named to the Quartz Africa Innovators 2016 list.
Olatubosun, or Kola Tubosun, has gained international attention for his advocacy for and preservation of Yoruba, a language of his native country of Nigeria.
The writer and linguist earned a master’s in Engli...
Entrepreneurs and new business startups are invited to compete in the 2016 Metro East Start-Up Challenge (MESC), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s third annual regional business plan competition.
The Challenge is organized by the Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The purpose of the Challenge is to identify, encourage a...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Arts & Issues 2016-17 season features six events spotlighting nationally recognized performers and speakers. The series opens with Chicago Dance Crash’s newest production “Evil & Good” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 in Dunham Hall Theater on campus.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranks among the top 5 research universities in Missouri and Southern Illinois, according to the St. Louis Business Journal’s list of Largest Research Universities posted Friday, Aug. 19.
The rankings are based on research funding received in 2015, which totaled $34.38 million at SIUE. Also on the list are Washington Universi...
The themes of the summer for 14 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students were continuous learning and educational outreach to youth across Illinois and Missouri on the topics of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The freshmen and sophomore students participated in the Robert J. Noyce Scholarship Science and Math Grants. The grants are funde...
Hundreds of students packed Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Goshen Lounge in the Morris University Center on Wednesday, Aug. 24 for the annual Merchant’s Fair and Dairy Queen ice cream social.
Chancellor Dr. Randy Pembrook and City of Edwardsville Mayor Hal Patton participated in the event that demonstrated the strong relationship between SIUE and ...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering alumnus Scott Miller, PE, has been named vice president, engineering of MiTek, a global supplier of software, engineered products, services and equipment.
Miller earned a bachelor’s in civil engineering from SIUE in 1996.
His accomplished history with MiTek is detailed in a release titled “Scott ...
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 11th annual Give Kids A Smile Day from 7:30 a.m. to noon, Monday, Oct. 10 at the School’s main clinic in building 263, 2800 College Ave. in Alton.
A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus with a master’s degree in geography is putting his expertise – and his entrepreneurial talents – to work in his new board game business in downtown Edwardsville.
Otherside Games, located at 231 North Main St. in Edwardsville, opened Monday, Aug. 1, and is the brainchild of Alex Tidball. The 30-year-old ...
Dr. Cyril Pandarakalam, assistant professor in the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine has been appointed to serve on a National Board Dental Examination (NBDE) Part II test construction committee (TCC) for 2017. Pandarakalam is in the Department of Applied Dental Medicine and specializes in diagnostic sciences.
The Illinois State Dental Society (ISDS) Foundation has selected two Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) students Spencer Blackham and Sonny Song for $3,000 scholarship awards.
Fourth year dental student Blackham is from Palatine, and he received the David C. Shapiro Memorial Scholarship for senior dental students. Mount Vernon native Song, a ...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (VCSA) Jeffrey Waple has made multiple personnel moves to restructure responsibilities within the department as it enters the 2016-17 academic year. The goal of the restructuring was to capitalize on experienced, internal talent and address areas of focus that required greater attention to enhanc...
A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student spent his Saturday digging in the dirt and installing logs at Willoughby Farm in Collinsville, as part of the University’s annual commitment to community service.
SIUE’s fifth annual Citizenship in Action held Saturday, Aug. 20 closed out The SIUE Experience, which is an orientation program for new stud...
SIUE alumna Diane Wepking is the new principal at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Edwardsville. A seasoned administrator and educator, Wepking earned a bachelor’s in elementary education in 1980 and a master’s in educational administration in 2013, both from SIUE.
Details on her professional experience and excitement for her new role were detailed in an ar...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville reached its highest summer headcount since 2009 during the 2016 summer term. Led by a sharp increase in online enrollment, SIUE served 6,335 students, which represented an increase of 175 students (2.8 percent) over summer 2015 and 541 more students than summer 2014.
The Schools of Engineering (14.6 percent), Nursing (19.7 percent...
The Edwardsville City Council has approved a one-year lease agreement for The Gardens at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The agreement includes a $40,000 designation for fiscal year 2016-17 to maintain the 35-acre natural sanctuary located on the outskirts of SIUE’s campus.
Discussion of a lease agreement began after funding for The Gardens was negatively...
Four students from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy diversified their clinical experience during a five-week medical mission in Antigua, Guatemala from June 20-July 22, through the School’s Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE).
Participants included Class of 2017 PharmD candidates Thomas Kelly, of St. Louis, Decatur’s Re...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville welcomed more than 1,500 freshmen and their families to campus Thursday, August 18 for Move-In Day. The newest SIUE Cougars got settled into Bluff, Prairie and Woodland residence halls.
More than 550 student volunteers, dubbed Movers and Shakers, along with administrators and approximately 70 faculty and staff volunteers helped un...
Defending 2015 regular season champion, SIUE, has been picked to repeat as Missouri Valley Conference men’s soccer champions, in a poll of the league's head coaches.
In addition, three players were named to the MVC Preseason All-Conference team. Midfielder Ivan Gutierrez, forward Devyn Jambga and defender Austin Ledbetter are included among the 11-member team. Three...
With his usual magnetic style and grace, Dr. Eugene B. Redmond, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville emeritus professor of English, demonstrated his poetic prowess during a celebration marking his 40th year as East St. Louis Poet Laureate.
SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook welcomed Redmond supporters, who turned out Wednesday, Aug. 17 at the Elijah P. Lovejoy Libr...
Just one season ago, Kristen Torre was a senior on the SIUE volleyball team ready to make a mark in her final season in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Now Torre, a Highland native, will play professional volleyball in Germany. The 6-foot, 2-inch middle blocker, who was a two-time All-OVC honoree, signed a contract to play with ProWin Volleys in Saarbrücken, Saarland, a ...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is one of 90 universities nationwide, and the only in Illinois and Missouri, chosen to participate in the 2016 Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge.
The challenge is coordinated by Campus Recreation, and gives SIUE students, faculty, staff and surrounding community members an exciting opportunity to earn points for completing certain a...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will welcome students to campus for fall 2016 with events beginning Thursday, Aug. 18. Thousands of students, including 1,950 freshmen, will enjoy activities prior to the first day of classes, which begin Monday, Aug. 22, and afterwards.
University Housing’s Move-In Day will be from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday at Bluff, Pra...
For a group of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Upward Bound Program students, visiting various colleges proved to be important and exciting trips.
“I got to see firsthand those college campuses that I was most interested in attending,” said Dajanae Jackson, a student in Upward Bound EC, who is a senior at East St. Louis Senior High School. R...
Alumnus Ralph Korte earned a bachelor’s in business from the SIUE School of Business in 1968. The founder of The Korte Company built his construction firm into one of the nation’s top 100 Design-Build firms, according to Engineering News and Record.
The Korte Company is celebrating Ralph’s inspiring career with this video.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranks 116th out of 1,300 colleges nationally for the lowest student loan debt per borrower according to LendEDU. Among public institutions, SIUE ranks 54th nationally. Among all Illinois institutions, SIUE is second.
The survey demonstrates that undergraduate SIUE students, who choose to borrow, carry a very low amo...
The Illinois Education Research Council (IERC) has named Sosanya Jones, PhD, and an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, as its 2016-17 faculty research fellow.
Jones will be provided funding for her study on Incentivizing Diversity: Perceptions of the Implementation and Impact...
Thanks to a partnership that includes Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC), Madison County’s energy industry will be the subject of a study that will link economic and workforce development with education.
The study is being made possible by a new grant award under the Future of Illinois Workforce program...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s Lakesha Butler, PharmD, clinical associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, was installed as president-elect of the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA) during the organization’s 2016 convention held July 29-31 in Atlanta.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus Paul Millard has been promoted to chief credit officer at TheBANK of Edwardsville. Millard earned a bachelor’s in business administration with a focus in finance from the SIUE School of Business in 1993.
The RiverBender.com detailed Millard’s history with the company and his responsibilities as chief credit...
Students in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Upward Bound Program learned about the engineering industry in a July 20 workshop presented by former Upward Bound participant Sharon Byrd.
An engineer with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Byrd spoke about being a former Upward Bound student and her 25-year career with IDOT.
SIUE Chancellor Dr. Randy Pembrook recalled his student experience at SIUE and shared his aspirations for the University in a one-on-one interview with the Belleville News-Democrat’s Elizabeth Donald.
Sandvik Coromant Company has gifted mill and lathe tooling to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Departments of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering to advance instruction and learning.
Jay Stephens, territory productivity engineer with Sandvik Coromant, collaborated with John Deibert, lab manager for the Departments of Mechanical...
The Gardens at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a sprawling 35-acres of natural beauty situated on the edge of campus. It offers the region a sight not many communities can boast.
Due to budgetary constraints, the maintenance of the grounds has become entirely dependent on volunteers. A discussion with the City of Edwardsville is ongoing as to whether it will ...
Cem Karacal, PhD, dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering, did not become dean to be a status quo person. Instead, he intends to move the School forward with a progressive mindset and creative thinking that will prepare students for the emerging trends of the engineering industry.
Karacal has served the School in multiple capacities sin...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s radio station, in operation since 1970, has rebranded itself, revamped and expanded its format, and is working to become a self-sufficient piece of the University. Formerly known as WSIE 88.7, the station is now called The Sound and features not only jazz tunes, but also blues and R&B.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Dr. Randy Pembrook visited live with hosts Martin Kilcoyne and Randi Naughton on KTRS’s Martin Kilcoyne Show on Tuesday, Aug. 2.
Pembrook discussed his return to SIUE and the Metro East, his appreciation for the beautiful 2,660-acre campus and the significant growth the University has experienced since his days as...
SIUE’s Kyong Sup Yoon, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences, was quoted by TODAY Health and Wellness for his research on resistant head lice.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Randy Pembrook officially began his appointment as the University’s ninth chancellor on Monday, Aug. 1. During his first day, Pembrook was welcomed by SIUE mascot Eddie the Cougar, received his Cougar ID and shared greetings with faculty, staff and students around campus.
More than 80 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts students, ages 6-17, burst on stage Friday, July 29 with skill, confidence and excitement.
“In the tradition of the late, great Katherine Dunham, the SIUE East St. Louis Center presents its 31st Annual Performing Arts Summer Program,” said Jack Williams, ...
As her sustainability fellowship at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville comes to a close, Connie Frey Spurlock recalls some of the successes, individual gains and projects she helped facilitate over the past three years.
“I’ve had the pleasure of seeing quite a few students participate in both regional and national sustainability conferences,...
Cole Rosenberger, of Defiance, Mo., died Tuesday, July 26. He was 19.
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Rosenberger was a sophomore in the School of Engineering. He was also a member of the Sigma Rho Chapter of Kappa Sigma fraternity at SIUE. The fraternity has established a Go Fund Me account to assist the family with funeral expenses.
Loraine Brown has positively impacted countless lives with her bright personality and exuberant love for science during her 30 years as an instructor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Odyssey Science Camp.
Brown retired from teaching at Whiteside Elementary in Belleville a handful of years ago. This year, she says it’s time to bid farewell to the ...