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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville researchers demonstrated how robots may shape the future of early learning during the 2017 Early Childhood Innovation Summit held June 26-28 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Stephen Hupp, PhD, professor of psychology in the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior, presented during the conference alongside student Ehren Wolfe, ...

For Cheryl Washington, sitting at a small round table in a small red chair is a result of identifying a goal and working to achieve it. Washington is working as an early childhood apprentice at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) Kindergarten Readiness Camp at Gordon Bush Elementary School in East St. Louis this summer. 

She and fou...

The International Trade Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, in partnership with The Southwestern Illinois Trade and Investment Council, will host “Export Needs and Trade Initiatives for Southwest Illinois: Lunch and Dialogue with the Business Community” on Tuesday, July 25.

The event will be held from noon-2 p.m. in the Morris University Cente...

Granite City native David Holloway and Edwardsville native Sean Severson never thought they would leave the country, let alone live outside of the United States. But their future plans changed while studying at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

In 2013, the two students embarked on a life-changing, 5-week study abroad trip to Hangzhou, China, led by Jason Yu, PhD...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach is partnering with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program at SIUE to offer a teacher workshop focused on the integration of STEM thinking in historical lessons.

The workshop was offered June 20-21 in Sprin...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Cheryl Norton has been named among the St. Louis Business Journal’s 2017 Most Influential Business Women, in recognition of her exceptional business leadership and community impact.

Norton is president of Missouri American Water, which provides high quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximatel...

The Edwardsville Glen Carbon Community Pool at SIUE’s Cougar Lake has opened after a month of piping issues delayed the pool’s season.

The pool was scheduled to open Memorial Day, but a leak developed in the water filtration system. The City of Edwardsville repaired the system and the pool officially opened Monday, June 26. The pool will be open all Fourth of ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville online master’s in healthcare informatics has been ranked sixth in the nation by affordablecolleges.com.  

Healthcare informatics professionals integrate the worlds of medicine and technology by combining their expertise in data management, patient care and information technology systems. The master’s in ...

The Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is collaborating with the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) to offer practical expertise to female small business owners looking to sell to corporations and the government. “Is Certification Right for You?” is a one-hour seminar designed ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Taking Action and Caring for the Community summer camp isn’t just teaching children what to think, it’s teaching them how to think for themselves and make the world a better place by tackling real-world problems through hands-on activities.

Students from grades 3-8 are participating in the new camp, running Jun...

The Highland Chamber of Commerce presented SIUE alumnus Joe Michaelis with the Bill Hardy Citizen of the Year award during its annual Membership Dinner and Awards Night held Tuesday, June 20.

Michaelis is the mayor of Highland. He earned a bachelor’s in physical education from the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior in 1974.

The Belleville News-Demo...

For the fourth consecutive year, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Safe Zone helped add to the color, exuberance and delight of St. Louis’ annual PrideFest Grand Parade. 

More than 35 SIUE faculty, staff, students and alumni contributed to St. Louis’ 38^th annual PrideFest activities, supporting and celebrating the LGBTQIA community. 

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With her braids pulled back, working gloves on and a large black trash bag in hand, Lundyn Roberson joined her fellow Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center Upward Bound classmates on Friday, June 23 in picking up garbage along St. Clair Ave. in East St. Louis. 

“Picking up trash is good for the community,” said Roberson, 17-year-...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 8^th annual Healthcare Diversity Summer Camp, held June 19-23, opened high school students’ eyes to the many career paths within pharmacy, nursing and dental medicine.

The camp is a collaborative effort, organized by the Schools of Pharmacy (SOP) and Nursing (SON) and the SIU School of Dental Medicine (SDM). It focuse...

The economics and finance graduate program within the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business is ranked 7^th in The Financial Engineer’s 2017 Financial Economics Rankings.

“It is always rewarding to have our program included among the prestigious schools on this list, and it is an honor to be recognized,” said Riza Demirer, PhD, and d...

The National High School Athletics Coaches Association has named SIUE alumna Lori Blade National Coach of the Year in girls basketball. She earned a bachelor’s and master’s in physical education from SIUE in 1988 and 1994, respectively.

AdvantageNEWS detailed her national recognition in an article posted Thursday, June 22.

Students from across Madison and St. Clair Counties spent June 19-23 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville shooting hoops and practicing math and physics skills during the We Got Game: NBA Math Hoops camp.

The camp was offered through the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) and the Office of Educational Outreach. During the interactive camp,...

SIUE alumnus Kyle Anderson has been named chief executive officer of the Greater Gateway Association of Realtors. Anderson earned a bachelor’s in political science from the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences in 2000.

The Illinois Business Journal detailed Anderson’s leadership responsibilities in an article posted Tuesday, June 20.  

SIUE’s Jocelyn DeGroot, PhD, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Applied Communication Studies, shared her expertise on coping with grief via social media in an article posted Thursday, June 1 on Prevention.com.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougar Theater Camp will present the production of Shrek the Musical, JR at 7 p.m. today on stage at Katherine Dunham Hall. 

Additional performances of the musical will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 17, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 18. 

General admission is $10 for adults and $7 for children under the age of 16. SIUE studen...

Penn State has named SIUE alumna Jennifer Stedelin senior director for strategic operations in the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology.

Stedelin earned a bachelor’s in economics and an MBA from the SIUE School of Business in 1994 and 2000, respectively. She served as associate vice chancellor for information technology at SIUE from 2008 to 2015.

Increased positive social behaviors, improved developmental skills among toddlers and favorable parental support are positive outcomes reported in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) Kindergarten Readiness Camp analysis. 

The ESLC released a report June 5 detailing the results of its 2016 pilot Kindergarten Readiness Camp, prior...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine’s (SIU SDM) Dr. Nathalia Garcia will participate in the American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) Enid A. Neidle Scholar-in-Residence program. The award was announced at the March 2017 ADEA Annual Session in Long Beach, Calif.

To obtain the award, Garcia had to propose a research project related to wo...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SIUE SOP) students Kaylee Poole and James Reimer have been appointed to serve on the Pharmacy Student Advisory Groups with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

“Serving on these Student Advisory Groups provides our students the opportunities to voice their opinions and guide the ASHP ...

Sixty high school students attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Engineering Camp are learning how engineering impacts society. They’re participating in a variety of interactive experiments, design projects and field trips.

Click here to view a video of the engaging camp!

“The things I like most about engineering are the hands-on part an...

Olympic legend and gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee presented a check and accolades on Wednesday, June 14 to the parents and grandparents who successfully completed a 10-week financial literacy course. In part the class was made possible by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start Program. 

“Financial literacy is extremely imp...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach, the Madison County Housing Authority (MCHA), and the Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities Foundation (MJCHF) have partnered to educate and inspire young females through STEM-related lessons.

“Take a piece of foil, put...

The Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) program has awarded $1,000 to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Rachel Davis for her environmental, analytical chemistry research. Davis, of Galatia, is a senior chemistry major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Sigma Xi GIAR grants are highly competitive, with just a 15 percent acceptance rate. The grants a...

The SIUE community is mourning the loss of Emma Caserotti, of Mt. Vernon, who died Sunday, June 11 as a result of injuries from an automobile accident. She was 18.

A Mt. Vernon native, Caserotti was a member of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority and would have been a sophomore entering SIUE’s College of Arts and Sciences.    

“Our thoughts and prayers ar...

Summer Showbiz 2017 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville offers a new sensory take on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. 

The Tempest – Something Rich and Strange, adapted and directed by Department of Theater and Dance Chair Chuck Harper, will be on SIUE’s Metcalf Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 23-Saturday, June 24 and from Friday, June ...

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced today the immediate addition of SIUE as an affiliate member in men's soccer for the 2017 season.

On Friday, June 2, the MAC announced SIUE as an affiliate member in men’s soccer and wrestling, originally anticipated for the 2018-19 academic season. However, the opportunity arose to immediately include SIUE within the MAC&#...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Administration Rich Walker has named Donna Meyer as interim director of facilities management.

Meyer, of Godfrey, has served as associate director of facilities management since 2012. She joined the SIUE staff after gaining extensive experience during her 24-year tenure with American Water Company of Illinois s...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Greg Budzban, PhD, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), has selected Jennifer Rehg, PhD, as associate dean of instruction, faculty development and academic programs. She assumes her new responsibilities on July 1, 2018.

Rehg is currently a professor in and chair of the Department of Anthropology. She joined the ...

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine has honored two students for their significant contributions to research and emerging leadership in the profession and community.

Fourth-year student Joshua Welborn, of Harrisburg, earned The Odontographic Society of Chicago Dr. Irwin B. Robinson Student-Researcher Award for 2017. Kevin Wolf, of Springfield, a thi...

Five members of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police Department participated in the Law Enforcement Torch Run® on Monday, June 5 to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.

Sergeant Mark Ferrell, Lieutenant Lisa Johnson, Dispatcher Kathleen Pont, Detective Phil Ragsdale and Sergeant Adam Severit all ran in the Torch Run, starting at TheBANK of Edwardsville,...

Metro East resident Lorie Nelson has captured first prize in the local InnovateHER Business Challenge and hopes to vie for a spot in the national competition this fall.

InnovateHER is a business plan contest organized by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The national competition is open to entrepreneurs and small business owners with products and services that...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook delivered the commencement address at the SIU School of Dental Medicine commencement ceremony Saturday, June 3, in the SIUE Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom. Fifty-one students received their doctor of dental medicine degrees during the ceremony that can be viewed online.

Pembrook encouraged the...

Because of her seemingly unending commitment to empowering and positioning underrepresented students to succeed at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Dr. Earleen Patterson, director of Student Opportunities for Academic Results (SOAR), is the 2017 winner of the Edwardsville Branch of the NAACP President’s Award.

Patterson will be awarded the distinction duri...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Director of Athletics Dr. Brad Hewitt has announced that SIUE has accepted an invitation to join the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as affiliate members in the sports of men’s soccer and wrestling beginning with the 2018-19 academic year.

During the 2017-18 school year, SIUE will remain in the Southern Conference in wrestling...

It’s a scavenger hunt of the sustainability kind that will hopefully prove to be both fun and informative for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville community, according to the co-creator of a new mobile application.

“I wanted to bring more awareness about sustainability accomplishments and advances at SIUE,” said Connie Frey Spurlock, PhD, associ...

Summer Showbiz 2017 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville offers the musical theater adaptation of Studs Terkel’s tribute to the American worker. WORKING the MUSICAL is a down-to-earth, yet elevating musical, that features songs based on real interviews with several of Americana’s work force with music by James Taylor, Craig Carnelia, Mary Rodgers, Micki...