Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students with a passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) shared their excitement and engaged Illinois youth in STEM learning as Noyce summer scholars.
The students participated in the Robert J. Noyce Teacher Scholarship program. This program is funded by the National Science Foundation and provides $2,50...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) is marking its 20th anniversary this fall and will present the touring production of “Real Life” hip hopera at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Sept. 29 at the University’s Metcalf Theatre.
The late SIUE professor Lisa Colbert started the BTW in 1999 as an avenue for stud...
The memories captured in Granite City High School’s newspaper, “Granite High World,” during the years of 1935-1953 have now been found, digitized and made publicly available thanks to a collaborative effort among the Six Mile Regional Library District (SMRLD), Granite City High School Media Center Librarian Paul Macios, and Madison Historical: The Online ...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Theater and Dance will open its 2018-19 fall season with D.W. Gregory’s “Radium Girls” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 at Dunham Hall. The production continues at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 11-13 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14.
Peter Cocuzza, MFA, professor in the Department of Theat...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students are showing their school spirit this week as they engage in a weeklong series of Homecoming activities and events.
From getting free rides to class from Uber Eddie, a chalk mural contest and chili cook-off to a festive golf cart parade and bonfire, students joined together to celebrate being Cougars.
For the ninth-consecutive year, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is in Washington Monthly’s Top 100 for master’s universities in the nation. SIUE is fourth among 27 master’s institutions in Illinois on the national magazine’s list.
Unlike conventional college rankings, Washington Monthly evaluates an institution’s “contribution...
The Poynter Institute has selected Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student newspaper The Alestle as one of nine student media organizations nationwide for the second year of its College Media Project. The year-long initiative provides participants with free custom in-newsroom training, online seminars and support for a campus project.
LIBERTY Dental Plan has recognized the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) with its Center of Excellence Award for the second consecutive year. Judy Bowlby, LIBERTY senior manager of government programs, presented the award on the SDM’s Alton campus Tuesday, Sept. 25.
During the past three years, LIBERTY has worked closely with community...
Like most entrepreneurs, Unique Woodworks owner Timothy Smock has faced success and struggles throughout his business career. Now, he is faced with a fresh challenge of starting a venture in a new state.
Smock has learned what to do and what not to do after being his own boss. He has also discovered an enormous opportunity for his woodworking passion.
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), and its charitable arm, the Green Infrastructure Foundation (GIF) have named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as a Living Architecture Regional Center of Excellence (LARCE). SIUE is one of four higher education institutions in the nation to receive the honorable designation.
SIUE alumna Maria Blase has been appointed to Winnebago Industries, Inc.’s Board of Directors. She will sit on the Audit and the Nominating and Governance Committees.
Blase earned a bachelor’s in accountancy in 1992 and a master’s in business administration in 1993, both from SIUE.
Details on Blase’s appointment are available on MarketWatch.com.
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Research, Education and Outreach continues to be a leader in transformative STEM education programming and community engagement.
Its innovative strategies and best practices will be shared nationally as STEM Center Director Sharon Locke, PhD, has agreed t...
Faculty and students in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Pharmacy received multiple accolades from the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP) during its annual meeting held Sept. 13-15 in Chicago.
Carrie Vogler, PharmD, clinical associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, was honored with the ICHP Shining Star Award...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected MaKesha Harris Lee, EdD, as its first assistant director for pre-collegiate programs. During the 2017-18 academic year, the veteran SIUE academic advisor co-created and led the implementation of a 12-month pilot pre-collegiate program with SIUE’s East St. Louis Charter High School.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s collaboration with the City of Alton underscores the University’s commitment to high impact community engagement practices (HICEP). SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) and Alton announced its partnership during a kickoff event Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Cougar Pavilion in SIUE’s Vadalabene Center....
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted a Science Showcase Friday, Sept. 21 as it celebrated the $70-million renovation of the Science Building East. The renovation focused on teaching and research facilities in the Departments of Physics, Mathematics and Statistics, and the Center for STEM (science, technology, engineering a...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s annual Homecoming celebration will take place Monday-Saturday, Sept. 24-29. The University will host a weeklong series of events for current students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members, beginning with the Homecoming Kickoff at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24.
The week will feature Uber Eddie, a chalk mural contest, roy...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s International Trade Center (ITC), Small Business Development Center, and College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), along with TheBANK of Edwardsville and additional partners will host a conference on Friday, Oct. 5: “Immigrants in Our Midst,” that focuses on how to better serve U.S. immigrants’ financial, legal ...
Homegrown tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, red and green bell peppers, yellow summer squash and zucchini are among the fresh vegetables Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate student Shari Blakeslee has enjoyed eating this summer.
She didn’t have to go far to access the delicious health foods for her family. The new Beet Box Mobile Farmers Market brought the...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville $106,002 to coordinate a summer institute for school teachers concentrating on an 1845 autobiography by Frederick Douglass, an ex-slave who went on to become a significant advocate for justice and civil rights.
Howard Rambsy II, PhD, professor in SIUE’s Colleg...
Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been working with Sly Hedgehog Productions for over a year aiding in its growth and achievements in hosting interactive murder mysteries. Sly Hedgehog now has its own location in Alton in the Milton Schoolhouse.
Smiling brightly from the screen is a photo of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) senior Jasmine Whitley, surrounded by her host family in Karvia, Finland.
Whitley made history as the first student from the CHS to participate in a foreign study.
“It was my first time out of the country, and my first time o...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has received the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. SIUE joins a select group of 30 institutions that have earned the distinction for five consecutive years.
“The work of diversity and inclusion at its core is about making sure that every student enrolled at SIUE feels a sense of belonging, knowing that this is a place that’s safe for their growing, learning and development, and that’s our goal.”
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s new Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) is...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) is partnering with the City of Alton, for its inaugural year launch.
The project is driven by the 15-year comprehensive plan of public improvements in Alton. The SSCC’s Alton project will run for a year, starting fall 2018 through spring 2019. SIUE and Alton officials signed a part...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering has announced its receipt of the largest single cash investment in School history, a generous $1.25 million gift from the Fowler Family, which in combination with other contributions, will allow for the completion of its state-of-the-art Student Design Center.
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved Tim Schoenecker, PhD, as dean of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business, and Steve Huffstutler as associate vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer (CIO) for the SIUE campus, during its regularly scheduled meeting on the Edwardsville campus.
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved naming rights for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Fowler Student Design Center. The board also approved contracts to complete the second floor build-out in the Fowler Student Design Center.
First, the board recognized the Fowler family’s $1.25-million gift, ...
SIUE’s Jocelyn DeGroot, PhD, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Applied Communication Studies, shared her expertise on “how technology impacts the grieving process” in a NOVA Nextarticle posted Wednesday, Sept. 12 on PBS.org.
Nathalia Garcia, DDS, MS, associate professor and section head of periodontics in the Department of Applied Dental Medicine at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine appeared at a congressional briefing on July 19 hosted by the American Dental Education Association. The session examined how Title VII funding of the Public Health Services Act is critical...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) will host a Science Showcase from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21 as it celebrates the $70-million renovation of the Science Building East. The renovation focused on teaching and research facilities in the Departments of Physics, Mathematics and Statistics, and the Center for STEM (science, techno...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Arts & Issues, in cooperation with SIUE Xfest, is opening its 2018-19 season with an explosive display of African American dance, storytelling and universal themes that merge the traditional and modern in performances by Chicago’s Deeply Rooted Dance Theater (DRDT). DRDT will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14 in SIUE&...
The Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is collaborating again this year with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to offer a Tax Symposium from 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19. The continuous education credit (CEU) opportunity is designed for certified public accountants and bookkeepers to ...
U.S. News & World Report ranks Southern Illinois University Edwardsville among the best Regional Universities Midwest for the 15th consecutive year and among the top 15 public universities in that category. The listing is in the magazine’s “Best Colleges of 2019” issue that was released today.
SIUE was featured at number 72 in this year’s rankings ...
“We are in the best business in the whole world. We are in the kid business,” said award-winning author and educator Stacey Bess to approximately 200 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start staff members on Thursday, Sept. 6. Bess was part of Head Start/Early Head Start’s opening session in the Multipurpose Room Theater at th...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has announced the winners of its 2018 Visualizing Research Impacts (VRI) competition, which encourages SIUE scholars to show the results and impacts of their research to the public through images.
A panel of alumni selected the work of Brigham Dimick and Katrina LaCombe from 15 faculty and staff entries that de...
The Associated General Contracts of America (AGC) Education and Research Foundation has presented scholarships to three deserving Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering undergraduates studying construction management.
Junior Thomas Massey, of Jerseyville, earned the Byron and Janice Farrell Scholarship. Senior Daniel Guajardo, of Chicago, received...
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine commends Steve Doran, DMD, for earning the 2018 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Illinois Wesleyan University.
Doran achieved his doctor of dental medicine at the SIU SDM in 1983, and is an oral surgeon in Bloomington.
Details on his alumnus recognition are available at IWU.edu.
Frank Warren, creator of the popular PostSecret blog, will speak in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Meridian Ballroom at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12 as a culmination of PostSecretU, the suicide prevention conference being held on campus.
In an effort to create an open and safe forum for students to express secrets, regrets, fears, desires, tal...
From learning the language of Luganda and embarking on a wildlife safari to observing physical and occupational therapy sessions and helping children with disabilities with class lessons, three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville speech language pathology students gained cultural perspective and a broadened view on communication disabilities during their five-week su...
Thanks to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 88.7 WSIE FM The Sound, the Edwardsville High School Tigers’ football games, both home and away, are being broadcast every Friday night during the season.
“We are excited to serve our community by delivering Edwardsville High School football games to the public,” said WSIE General Man...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Serdar Celik, PhD, appeared on the nationally broadcast show “Green Radio,” hosted by Dr. Levent Yalcin in Turkey.
Celik, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, spoke about his highly successful Ilgaz Energy Symposium, which he first organized in...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville welcomed 3,634 new students to campus for the fall 2018 semester including 1,706 new first-time, full-time freshmen, 1,240 new transfer students and 688 new graduate and professional students. Total overall enrollment of 13,281 trails last year by 515 students (3.7 percent).
“SIUE had its two largest graduating classes in ...
This fall, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is participating in the Great Stories Club, a program run by the American Library Association (ALA) and funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). SIUE will partner with St. Vincent Home for Children in the program.
Shadrack Msengi, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning in S...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the surrounding communities came together to collect books for charity and simultaneously arrange the “longest line of books,” breaking the Guinness World Record!
The impressive attempt occurred on September 8, 2017, International Literacy Day. This year, SIUE is celebrating the collaborative world record achieve...