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In times past, students participating in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s spring break activities involved them putting their hands and feet to good use for the community. This year, students engaged their minds and hearts in order to better learn about poverty, race and empowerment in St. Louis and the Metro East area. 

Several students participated in SIUE’s first Virtual Alternative Spring Break, a three-part series held Saturdays, March 27, April 3 and 10, accord...

A longstanding Collinsville-based manufacturer of industrial ink jet printers and other products is expanding its exporting to three additional countries, thanks to funding and expertise via the Illinois SBDC International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Marsh Shipping Supply Co., LLC (MSSC) – the maker of industrial printing, marking, sealing and stenciling products – has been exporting its products for decades to more than 250 distributors worldwid...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for STEM Research, Education and Outreach is thrilled to present guest speaker Dr. Ebony McGee for an important conversation on what it means to be racially marginalized, while minoritized in the context of learning and achieving in STEM higher education and in STEM professions.

The presentation will take place from 2-4 p.m. Friday, April 16 via Zoom. Register at: https://siue.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TqwMB2EpR1S_tWC95zGaMw.

McGee is an a...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville nursing students are rallying around their former classmate Moneer Damra to raise funds that will help keep his legacy alive. Damra was tragically killed in January during a random act of gun violence off campus. The standout student and ROTC Cadet left an indelible mark on all with whom he associated.

The School of Nursing’s Student Nurse Association (SNA) is among many groups and individuals across campus raising funds to support the Moneer Damr...

Original, electrifying and surprising musical performances that excite, entertain and even educate is a deserved reputation that the Grammy-Award-winning percussion quarter, Third Coast Percussion, holds. The Chicago-based group will delight audiences during a free concert presented by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Arts & Issues at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 31 on the ensemble’s YouTube channel. The ensemble will interact live with the audience via YouTube Chat throughout the prem...

Reaching and keeping Black students in a comprehensively supportive academic community in which they can flourish is entrenched into Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Quality Initiative (QI) goal of becoming an anti-racist institution. 

The University’s QI, an important part of its reaccreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), was the backdrop of SIUE’s 2021 Virtual Diversity and Inclusion Spring Summit, “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Rec...

Fascinating research projects and excellent creative endeavors will be featured during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate Student Research Symposium to be held virtually Tuesday, April 6.

Hosted by the SIUE Graduate School, the annual symposium is a much-anticipated event for graduate students to share their research and creative projects with the campus community. And, thanks to a positive outcome of the need to go virtual, broader community members can explore their presen...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Legacy Leadership students fashioned a Little Free Library and donated it to the public on Saturday, March 20. The library, located near the entrance of The Gardens at SIUE, was created to encourage children and young adults to read, and to provide for those who may not be able to afford books, according to Project Leader Jacob Meier.

“Developing and installing the Little Free Library has been a humbling and memorable experience,” said ...

Birthed and nurtured as a dancer in the dynamic, rhythmic world of Dunham Technique and driven to shape other dancers in the same legendary, compelling method, Ta’Shayla Montgomery now teaches in the same performing arts program, located in her hometown of East St. Louis, where she began her training at the age of nine.  

Montgomery is the assistant director and dance consultant at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) for the Performing Arts...

SIUE alumna Niki Allen, senior vice president of Technology at Kohls, has been named among the Top 100 Women in Tech as part of the 2021 Tech Inclusion Conference being held March 23-25.

Allen earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the SIUE School of Business 2004. Learn more about Allen’s professional success at techinclusionconference.com/2021/speakers.

Small businesses in southern Illinois are invited to take a strategic look at the world and create a plan to expand their business internationally with guidance from industry leaders during the new, virtual, action-oriented series EXPORT NOW.

EXPORT NOW is presented by the Illinois SBDC International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, in partnership with the Southwest Illinois Trade and Investment Council, LR International and the Illinois District Export Council.

The Madison County Health Department administered COVID-19 Pfizer vaccinations to more than 400 Alton residents on Monday, March 8.

The clinic was executed by a team of civic leaders and workers, with assistance from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Successful Community Collaborative (SSCC). SSCC students aided in accepting calls and adding local seniors to the vaccination list. 

“Today was another great for day for Alton senior residents who received their first vaccin...

Prospective students are invited to explore the possibilities of a fulfilling career inspiring student development in higher education. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College Student Personnel Administration (CSPA) program is hosting a virtual open house from 12-1 p.m. Friday, March 19.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Speak with program faculty and current students
• Hear about the CSPA program at SIUE
• Learn about the admission process and financial support, including ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) continues to expand its robust curriculum with a new medicinal chemistry specialization within the Pharmacology and Neuroscience cooperative PhD Program that will launch in fall 2021.

The medicinal chemistry specialization is offered in collaboration with the Department of Pharmacology at the SIU School of Medicine. It prepares students for the complex and multidisciplinary approach needed for discovery of the next generatio...

SIUE alumnus Brandon Bell has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Edwardsville YMCA.

Bell completed a bachelor’s in exercise and wellness from the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior in 2008.

Details on his professional background and excitement to return to Edwardsville were posted Tuesday, March 2 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer. View the article here.

Faculty and staff mentors play a vital role in student performance and development while providing a solid foundation for graduates to enter the workforce after completing their degree. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) is working to further develop its mentorship program through a project funded by the Graduate School’s Innovation and Excellence in Graduate Education (IEGE) grant program.

The program supports new initiatives aimed at enhancing the qua...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) celebrated the academic excellence, service and leadership of students, faculty and staff during its 15th Annual Awards Banquet, held virtually on Thursday, Feb. 25.

“The advancement of the SIUE School of Engineering is propelled by the outstanding contributions and accomplishments of our students, faculty, staff and alumni,” said Dean Cem Karacal, PhD. “We are proud to celebrate their incredible work, a...

Illinois State Sen. Rachelle Crowe, D-Glen Carbon, toured the Fuller Dome Center for Spirituality and Sustainability (CSS) on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus on Monday, Feb. 22 to gain information in order to promote the Center and provide assistance. 

Crowe, who represents the 56^th District in the Metro East and is the vice chair of the newly formed Senate Tourism and Hospitality Committee, was invited by CSS Director Ben Lowder, who shared CSS’s mission, vision...

A change in perception, narrative and values – among other things – is needed to create a new educational mindset and system that will unapologetically nurture and encourage Black males. Tyrone C. Howard, PhD, and his son, Jaleel R. Howard, presented the virtual seminar, “Radical Care to Support Black Boy Joy in School,” to administrators, instructors and other stakeholders of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) on Friday...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate Admissions will host its spring open house and visit program virtually at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday, March 25. Prospective students are invited to explore the possibilities of an advanced degree.

Each one-hour virtual session will include:

• A brief overview of graduate studies at SIUE
• Information about the admission process and financial support, including scholarships and graduate assistantships
• The opportunity to talk to faculty and lea...

The paradox for women of color in being seen, yet unseen was the topic of the virtual webinar, “Visibly Invisible: The Sociopolitical Reality of Black Women,” presented by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Political Science’s Sociopolitical Lecture Series on Wednesday, Feb. 17. 

The panelists included Ella Jones, Ferguson mayor and founder of Community Forward, Inc.; Sharon Johnson, PhD, professor and dean of the School of Social Work at the Univ...

Effective mentorship plays a pivotal role in the success of graduate students, as supportive mentorship relationships are linked to student retention, degree completion and early career success. 

That’s why the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has centered its new Innovation and Excellence in Graduate Education (IEGE) grant program’s inaugural funding on projects that enhance the quality and effectiveness of graduate student mentorship.

“Transfor...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is partnering with the Southwestern Illinois Trade and Investment Council (SWITIC) to host a virtual roundtable conversation on “Selecting the Right Logistics Partner and INCOTERMS 2020.”

Southern Illinois businesses are encouraged to participate in the free discussion being held via Zoom from 10:30 a.m.-Noon Thursday, Feb. 25. Register via email at i...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) has pledged to safely engage in COVID-19 vaccine administration, a commitment made by more than 220 schools of nursing nationwide and led by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

“We are proud to join this national commitment to keep our communities safe,” said SON Dean Laura Bernaix, PhD, RN. “This initiative underscores the critical role schools of nursing play in immunization efforts.&...

Researchers, parents and practitioners may soon be privy to interesting and revealing data related to tween television programming, specifically its portrayals of gender and race.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Ashton Speno, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Department of Mass Communications, has earned the SIUE Graduate School’s 2021-22 Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award in support of her research on this understudied topic.

The...