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When students came to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville this fall, they discovered enhancements and renovations to a campus, already known for its attractiveness. SIUE’s campus growth this year totaled approximately $9 million, according to Vice Chancellor for Administration Rich Walker. 

“We continue to make repairs, upgrades and additions to our beautiful campus,” said Walker. “The work is an ongoing investment in our University and our students.”&#1...

There was plenty of finger pointing and squeals, but it was done in amazement and joy. Students from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s (ESLC) Project Success program viewed their finished work of art on Friday, Sept. 13. 

Celebrated artist and SIUE alumna Edna Patterson Petty unveiled the quilt that the students took weeks to complete this summer. The Children’s Quilting Project: Healing through Art was made possible through a grant...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has named Timothy Staples, EdD, as director of the East St. Louis Center (ESLC), effective Monday, Sept. 23.

Staples’ energetic and engaging commitment to the University was recognized during his tenure as the interim director of the East St. Louis Center, a role he assumed in October 2018.

“It is with excitement and genuine hope that I welcome Timothy back to the East St. L...

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation has donated $1.5 million to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE). The three-year, $500,000 annual contribution marks the SOE’s largest gift to date, and further solidifies the nationally-recognized SIUE SOE as a top tier institution cultivating academically and technically prepared talent.

The donation will be used to support the renovation of the school’s atrium into a collaborative student workspace. The techn...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees yesterday extended Randy Pembrook’s contract as chancellor for the Edwardsville campus through June 30, 2023. He became the ninth chancellor in SIUE’s history in July 2016.

“SIUE is an outstanding university that continues to provide excellent and unique educational opportunities, while simultaneously addressing the needs of our various communities and constituencies. I say that as a proud alumnus, as well as chancellor,&...

A discussion on cannabis, which will soon be legal to use and sell in measured doses in Illinois, brought together a roomful of legislators, lawyers, law enforcement officials, community members and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) directors and staff members on Thursday, Sept. 12 at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus. 

“We’re here to let you know what’s coming in 2020 about House Bill 1438, which regards the use of cannabis i...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s second annual Diversity Day celebration, under the theme “From Awareness to Action, SIUE Shaping a Changing World,” will be held Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 14-15 with educational and active engagement sessions at the Edwardsville, East St. Louis and Alton campuses.

“We are extremely excited for the powerful messages and action items that will be conveyed throughout our 2019 Diversity Day programming,” said Venessa Brown, PhD, a...

Photographs that depict the long and illustrious political, military and civic career of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Distinguished Alumnus and former East St. Louis Mayor Gordon D. Bush were unveiled during a reception in his honor held Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Lovejoy Library. 

“I have tremendous appreciation for this exhibit. It is a great honor and a blessing,” said Bush. “It further inspires me to keep going. I’m hoping that others will see that, and t...

The history between the two has been long and beneficial. Both hold a mutual vision and desire to see their shared space grow and thrive. To that end, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) and the City of Edwardsville held their partnership kickoff celebration Monday, Sept. 9 in SIUE’s Lovejoy Library Friend’s Corner. 

“Edwardsville is a special place for both the community and the campus,” said Edwardsville Ma...

The Madison County Regional Office of Education (ROE) hosted two information and training sessions on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5-6 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Lovejoy Library in hopes of gaining additional mentors to enhance the impact of its Give 30 Mentoring Program.

Now in its fourth year, the program’s concept of engaging community members to mentor at-risk youth in local middle and high schools for 30 minutes a week has flourished, as have the youth served....

Take acrobatic-type movement, dance and theater, mix it with a strong dose of humor, a high level of spontaneity and a healthy portion of relevant subject matter – and the result is a creative feast known as Lucky Plush Productions of Chicago. This hybrid dance-theater company will perform at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Xfest’s 10^th anniversary at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 in Dunham Hall. 

Lucky Plush will present “Rink Life,” which portrays and demo...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing (SON) record enrollment of 1,778 students highlights SIUE’s fall 2019 enrollment picture. SIUE’s first-year retention rate also reached a record high at 79%, as nearly 8 in 10 fall 2018 freshmen returned to the University for their second year.

SIUE welcomed 3,370 new students to campus for the fall 2019 semester including 1,667 new first-time, full-time freshmen, 1,047 new transfer students and 656 new graduate and...

A career of extraordinary talent and innovation. A leader in metalsmithing education. A mentor for artistic metal designs. These accomplishments and more have earned Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Art and Design Emeritus Professor Paulette Myers the Edwardsville Art Center’s (EAC) Patron of the Arts Award. 

“Being named Patron of the Arts was a big surprise, because I had retired already,” said Myers, of Maryville, who retired from SIUE in 2013. &...

The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) alumna Diana (Jason) Isaacs, RPh, PharmD ’09 as its Educator of the Year earlier in August. The award honors a diabetes educator who has made a special contribution to the field of diabetes self-management and education through dedication, innovation and sensitivity in patient care.

“My passion for diabetes education began in the SIUE School of Pharmacy,&#82...

After being classified as a master’s-large institution for most of its history, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was reclassified in January 2019 by The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education to the newly created doctoral/professional universities category. The classification upgrade is significant as Washington Monthly has ranked SIUE 115^th in its 2019 National University Rankings of 395 doctoral institutions.

SIUE was fourth among Illinois public institutions, behind the Unive...