Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Marketing and Communications Department received 13 awards in the 32nd annual Educational Advertising Awards announced in late February. Higher Education Marketing Report sponsors the awards.
The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest educational advertising awards competition in the country. This year, o...
The Southwestern Illinois Trade and Investment Council, in collaboration with the International Trade Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is conducting its first Export Needs Assessment Survey for the region.
Tapping into the pulse of what southwestern Illinois-based manufacturers need to begin or enhance their exporting is the survey’s essence. Sil...
For 50 years, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and surrounding communities have enjoyed rich social, recreational, cultural, educational and developmental activities at the Morris University Center (MUC). In celebration, the MUC will host a week of engaging events, Monday-Friday, March 20-24, with special offers from Dining Services, Cougar Lanes and the Cougar St...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted the Southern Illinois Builders Association’s (SIBA) SAFETYCON Day on Monday, Feb. 27. The Association’s event welcomed approximately 110 professionals from the construction industry to campus for safety seminars.
“SAFETYCON Day provides an opportunity for those in attendance to hear presentations on silica...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville undergraduate and graduate students represented the Schools of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB), and Pharmacy (SOP) on a national stage, earning top prizes for their research activities. Five students were invited to present their scholarly work during the annual meeting of the Texas chapter of the American College of S...
The Building Illinois’ Bioeconomy (BIB) Consortium, a Department of Labor-funded workforce training and education grant led by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been awarded Focus St. Louis’ 20th annual What’s Right with the Region! Award for emerging initiatives.
The award annually honors 20 individuals, organizations or initiatives that pr...
A background loaded with opportunities to succumb to bleak statistics, the trauma of a first-hand account in the death of her mother, and struggles with her own physical health have not prevented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student Joshalynn Starks from realizing successes in school and life.
Starks, a senior majoring in social work with a 3.2 GPA, gre...
In a Black History writing contest designed to display ingenuity, aptitude and pride, three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center students won Amazon Kindle Fire tablets.
The SIUE East St. Louis Learning Resource Center, located at the SIUE East St. Louis Center (ESLC), held a writing contest for local youth to celebrate its reopening and c...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is adding SALUTE, the only national honor society dedicated to recognizing and honoring military and veteran students for their service and outstanding academic performance: Service – Academics – Leadership – Unity – Tribute – Excellence.
The program is made possible by a grant from the American Counc...
The SIUE men’s cross country team finished the 2016 season among the top three in academics nationally, according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Association.
To be considered for All-Academic honors, teams must have competed at any of the NCAA Regional cross country meets and also hold a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s American Concrete Institute student chapter has earned the designation of an ACI Excellent University for 2016. The award recognizes exceptional student participation in ACI-related activities.
“The School of Engineering Department of Construction has always fully supported the SIUE ACI stud...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Venessa Ann Brown, PhD, associate chancellor and chief diversity officer, has received the 2017 Giving Back Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education.
The Giving Back Award honors college and university administrators who go above and beyond t...
The innovative heat storage system, Solar Owl, designed by an SIUE School of Engineering undergraduate research team, has been featured in the industry blog Phase Change Matters.
The Solar Owl design team comprises Will Wilson, of Edwardsville, Morton native Michelle Zdanowski, Gerardo Rojo, of St. Louis, and Brandon Koyanagi, of Highland.
To date, hundreds of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students have raised $46,022 during the University’s fifth annual Dance Marathon to help children at Greater St. Louis Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
More than 370 people participated in the marathon on Feb. 18 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom that started at noon and ...
Geodata IT, LLC, led by president and CEO Justin Bennett, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus, has been named the 2017 Minority Owned Small Business of the Year for Eastern Missouri by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) St. Louis District Office.
Bennett earned a master’s of business administration, with a specialization in management infor...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville welcomed more than 800 prospective students and guests to campus Monday, Feb. 20 for Preview SIUE. A second spring program is scheduled for Friday, March 17. The spring Preview SIUE events combined will be the largest ever spring visit programs at the University.
The day-long program provided an opportunity for high school and tra...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jessica Kerr, PharmD, assistant chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and associate professor of pharmacy practice in the School of Pharmacy, is president-elect of the Illinois Pharmacists Association (IPhA).
“The membership of the Illinois Pharmacists Association has entrusted an excellent faculty memb...
Graduates of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Pharmacy class of 2016 have exceeded both state and national averages, boasting a first-attempt board pass rate of 91.9 percent on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Exam (NAPLEX). The graduates’ combined score was the highest board pass rate of any program in Illinois or Missouri, and exce...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD) will showcase A Night of Acting Scenes, Singing, and Mardi Gras Fun! at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Morris University Center Fixins’ Restaurant. Reservation deadline to buy tickets for the annual dinner theater is Tuesday, Feb. 21.
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s soccer team is back on the field as its 2017 spring season got underway Monday, Feb. 20. The team made school history during its 2016 fall season when it advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division I Tournament, demonstrating the tremendous talent and drive of its players.
Dr. Francis “Frank” J. Sobkowski, the founding dean of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine, passed away on Friday, February 10, 2017 at the age of 83. His invaluable service, vision for success and legacy will live on in the minds of the students, who attend the School he worked so diligently to create, for generations to come.
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville entertained more than 250 students at its fifth annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the SIUE School of Engineering building.
Girls from grades 5-8 attended the daylong event that offered exposure to the engineering field. Participants completed a...
Students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) have been getting daily doses of inspiration from Metro East community leaders and neighbors during Black History Month.
“We wanted to let our students know that there are other African American young people fighting battles of their own and winning,” said Edit...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP), in collaboration with Alton Memorial Hospital, BJC HealthCare and the American Diabetes Association, screened 105 participants at the 11th annual Free Diabetes Education Program at SIUE’s Morris University Center Saturday, Feb. 11.
The annual free program provided information and featured topics...
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) showcased its renovated clinic in University Park on the Edwardsville campus today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The clinic is equipped to provide a full scope of dental services, including preventive dentistry, cleanings, fillings, crowns and bridges, dentures, surgery, root canals and implant procedu...
Beginning Friday, Feb. 17 student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (CKSIUE) will kick off a week-long “Raise the Dough” online fundraising challenge to benefit hunger relief efforts in the greater St. Louis Metro area.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Lewis and Clark Community College (L&C) have established a reverse transfer agreement. The Reverse Transfer Credit Program is an expansion of the institutions’ partnership to continue to help SIUE students who transfer from L&C to transfer credits back to L&C. This enables them to gain an associate’s from Lewis...
The Building Illinois’ Bioeconomy (BIB) Consortium, a Department of Labor-funded workforce training and education grant led by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host Building Illinois’ Workforce: New Skills, New Jobs in Bioeconomy and Advanced Manufacturing from 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, March 23 in SIUE’s Morris University Center.
When it came to meeting the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) requirements to become a “Center for Sustainability Across the Curriculum,” Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was already in motion.
Some of AASHE’s conditions included: increase sustainability content in college curriculum and ...
After six years of planning and fine-tuning her business strategy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus Breon Green has opened the doors on her new beauty supply business, Divine Immanence LLC, in Maryville.
A 2010 SIUE School of Business graduate in business, economics and finance, and a 2014 Webster University MBA graduate, Green’s long-term goal has ...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business accounting and business programs have received continued accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education and has been earned by less than five percent of the world’s business schools. SIUE is amo...
Elementary students are learning about the importance of oral health and receiving free oral screenings throughout February at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM).
The community offering, coordinated with area schools, is in celebration of National Children’s Dental Health Month. SIU SDM third year students are leading engaging educa...
A delicious and inviting display of Moroccan culture swept through Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Goshen Lounge on Thursday, Feb. 9 with sights, sounds and smells reminiscent of the north African country. The University community had a chance to drink mint tea, eat potato cakes and couscous, and watch electrifying performances by Addlife! World, a t...
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved a five percent tuition increase for all new and continuing undergraduate students at SIUE, effective fall 2017. The board met on the Edwardsville campus.
Tuition for the 2017-18 Academic Year will result in a $420 increase over last year for newly entering, undergraduates on the Edwardsville campus.
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved fee-related changes for the Edwardsville campus for the fall and spring terms of the 2017-18 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 Athlet...
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Edwardsville campus today, approved the project budget to replace sidewalks on the SIUE campus and awarded the contract to replace the flooring material in the 400 side of the single-student apartments in Cougar Village.
The sidewalk replacement estimated cost is $600,000 for pha...
SIUE alumnus and U.S. District Judge David Herndon will be inducted into The Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame in April. Herndon earned a bachelor’s in government from the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences in 1974.
His professional service and achievements were detailed in an article posted in the Madison-St. Clair Record on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
Timothy Sullivan, PhD, an instructor in the SIUE School of Business Department of Economics and Finance, was a key presenter during the City of Edwardsville’s Economic Forecast Breakfast held Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Wildey Theatre. Sullivan detailed the economic forecast for 2017 and future years.
The RiverBender.com highlighted Sullivan’s predictions in an art...
SIUE alumnus and School of Engineering advisory board member Jonathan Fowler, accepted the 2016 Business of the Year award on behalf of J. F. Electric Incorporated during the City of Edwardsville’s Economic Forecast Breakfast held Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Wildey Theatre.
Fowler earned a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from SIUE in 2010. J.F. Electric is a f...
A new cohort of eight Southern Illinois University Edwardsville undergraduates, who aspire to be math and science educators, have been named Noyce Scholars through the Noyce Math and Science Scholarship Programs. Through the program, the students will have the opportunity to participate in an enhanced curriculum and engage in a professional learning community.
A collection of historical facts, like famed black history figures W.E.B. DuBois and Ida B. Wells coming to East St. Louis after the 1917 Race Riots, were presented Tuesday, Feb. 7 as part of the weeklong grand opening activities of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Learning Resource Center.
The American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) has selected Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Gireesh Gupchup, BPharm, PhD, FAPhA, dean of the SIUE School of Pharmacy (SOP), for its Outstanding Dean Award.
The award recognizes school or college of pharmacy deans who have made significant contributions to APhA-ASP chapters an...
Research on the history of the myth of Main Street America has earned Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jason Stacy, PhD, the University’s 2017 William and Margaret Going Endowed Professorship Award.
“The Going Award is the most distinguished award in the College of Arts and Sciences,” said College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) De...
Shelley Price-Williams, PhD, coordinator of Student Services and Transitions in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business, was elected as the Advising Graduate and Professional Students Chair for NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising.
Price-Williams will assume her leadership role at the end of the 2017 NACADA Annual Conferenc...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Women’s Basketball and SIUE Pink Zone joined forces to raise awareness and funds for Susan G. Komen Missouri, contributing more than $7,000 toward a cure.
Fundraising events were capped by the women’s and men’s basketball teams as they played Jacksonville State on Saturday, Feb. 4 in the Vadalabene Center. Breast...
After focusing on early intervention with students in the city of St. Louis, speech pathologist Maggie Block is now providing individualized therapy for Edwardsville-area clients through her practice, Metro East Therapy Inc.
Block’s practice analyzes, investigates, addresses, treats and helps to prevent an array of disorders related to speech. These disorders exist ...
What happens when a group of women show up in the same place at the same time and in the same outfit? Find out when Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball opens at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dunham Hall Theater.
The comic production runs from 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15-Saturday, Feb. 18. The matinee show is at 2 p.m. Sunday, Fe...
Two Southern Illinois University Edwardsville faculty, a graduate student and five alumni are among the artists whose work will be featured in the exhibit “Louis’s Legacy: Artists Respond to Louis Sullivan” running February 10-March 17 at the Edwardsville Arts Center. An opening reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been ranked 80th among all public institutions nationally for Best Risk-Reward for College Students in Lendedu.com’s second annual College Risk-Reward Indicator (CRRI) study. SIUE is third among Illinois state schools.
Risk is defined as the average student loan debt per borrower. Reward is defined as the avera...
The SIUE University Marketing and Communications Department received seven awards from the 2016 Collegiate Advertising Awards competition. SIUE enhanced its standing from a year ago when it received five total awards, including four gold for the 2015 competition.
With entries judged on creativity, layout/design, typography, production, quality and overall effectiveness, S...
A new Southern Illinois University Edwardsville community partnership program is offering local public libraries assistance in designing mobile-friendly websites, brand management and marketing assistance, and a robust set of non-credit small business and leisure learning classes.
Public libraries have long been the backbone of public education, creating stronger, smarter...
During February, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) will join hundreds of educational institutions to participate in Student Engagement and Philanthropy Month, a global initiative designed to increase student understanding of philanthropy and grow engagement on campuses.
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Constructors Club in the School of Engineering has earned third place in the 2016 Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Outstanding Student Chapter Contest. The award symbolizes dedication to the enrichment of construction education through community service.
SIUE students will give a 10-minute presentatio...
A cadre of local business minds will offer practical expertise to small business owners at “All Systems Go,” a three-hour session aimed at arming companies with the necessary tools and operational resources to successfully launch their companies. The symposium is 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, March 9 on the second floor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville̵...
Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate students, each pursuing a master’s in healthcare informatics, have been named health informatics scholarship recipients by the Illinois Rural Health Association.
Beth Barrier, of Troy, Westfield native Angela Campbell, and Tamera Schumer, of Salem, each received a $1,000 scholarship for the 2017 spring semeste...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville held a kickoff celebration for Black Heritage Month on Wednesday, Feb. 1 in the Morris University Center’s Goshen Lounge, coordinated by the Campus Activities Board and the Black Heritage Month committee. The month’s theme is “Uplift, Build, Remember.”
The opening celebration began with junior Taylor Robins...
The St. Louis Regional Chamber has yet again honored Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in its Arcus Awards program. This year, the University’s Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp is a finalist in the Inclusion and Talent Attraction category.
The fourth annual Arcus Awards, presented by RubinBrown LLP, will honor companies, organizations and institutions ...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s spring enrollment of 13,276 students is the second-largest spring enrollment in the University’s history. Traditional undergraduate enrollment has reached an all-time spring semester high of 11,022 students. Overall university enrollment declined by only 70 students (0.52 percent) from last spring’s record total...
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) is hosting an Open House from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 to showcase its renovated clinic on the Edwardsville campus.
The clinic is equipped to provide a full scope of dental services, including preventive dentistry, cleanings, fillings, crowns and bridges, dentures, surgery, root canals and ...