School of Business

SIUE alumnus Dion Joannou, CEO of Accedian – a private company specializing in data analytics and service assurance that secures networks for 2 billion users worldwide – provided his insights on how the network kept the country afloat during the height of the Coronavirus crisis. 

Joannou earned a bachelor’s in business administration from SIUE in 1989. He was inducted into the 2019 SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame. Joannou played for SIUE men’s tennis from 1985-89, was a th...

Millpond Brewing & Incubator owner Bryan Schubert, client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has spent the past few months adapting his business amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic by transitioning from a brewery with a taproom and large outdoor beer garden, to selling 100% packaged beer vias, cans and growler fills.

Following the Stay-at-Home directive from Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Millpond ...

TheOther40 business plan competition offers Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students the opportunity to take a business idea through the stages needed to launch a product or service.

The SIUE School of Business hosted its 10^th competition in 2020, which concluded in May with an online video pitch. More than $10,000 in cash prizes were awarded to the finalists.

School of Business graduate student Emily Whelan achieved first place and $5,000 with Emily’s Concrete Engraving. Whela...

For the third consecutive year, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) student has earned a competitive $10,000 national scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholars Program.

Award recipient Stacee Durell, of St. Jacob, notes the scholarship will almost completely pay for her advanced degree, allowing her to make her dreams of becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) a reality.

“My rea...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and SIUE School of Business have partnered with NDC Multicultural Community Impact (MCI), the St. Louis SBEC and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis to host a small business lending virtual training series from 2-3 p.m. on Thursdays, June 4, 11 and 18.

The three-part financial webinar series, “Cash Reigns Supreme,” will provide small businesses with helpful ...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ruthann Redmon, client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and owner of Redmon Consulting, has launched DabblersCreatives, an online Etsy shop that sells handmade face masks.

Redmon has worked with the SBDC and Director Jo Ann DiMaggio May since January to grow both Redmon Consulting and DabblersCreatives, with a focus on marketing and networking.

“Jo Ann has helped ...

Small, locally-owned businesses are among the entities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent closures. To support its small business clients, the Illinois Small Business Development Center for the Metro East (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville quickly shifted its focus to providing COVID-19 resources, specifically funding-based, and helping businesses survive and pivot during the unprecedented pandemic.

“The Illinois SBDC for the Metro East at SIUE is here ...

Four SIUE alumnae are among the 2020 Alton YWCA Women of Distinction honorees. According to the YWCA, Women of Distinction are “dynamic women leaders who are making a difference in the Riverbend and embody our mission to eliminate racism and empower women.”

SIUE alumnae included:

• Wendy Adams, EdD, completed a bachelor’s and master’s in elementary education in 1998 and 2005, respectively. She later earned an education specialist degree in 2017 and a doctor of education...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook conferred degrees upon more than 2,400 graduates during the spring 2020 commencement exercises held virtually Saturday, May 9. Commencement is available at siue.edu/virtual-commencement.

Pembrook welcomed the graduates to the more than 112,000 SIUE alumni. “You represent a wide array of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and you’ve made SIUE a stronger institution,” he said. “Thank you for making...

Their commonalities are undeniably abundant. And, while they don’t have everything in common, the Stewart triplets from Edwardsville will share another major life milestone as they earn their undergraduate degrees from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business during the May 2020 commencement ceremonies being held virtually on Saturday, May 9.

The trio comprising Emily, Hailey and Olivia will join their older brother Jordan, a 2012 alumnus, in the SIUE Alumni Associ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will present an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters to Larry Heitz at the fall 2020 commencement exercises in December. Heitz will be acknowledged during the spring 2020 virtual commencement on Saturday, May 9.

Heitz is SIUE’s first student to graduate with a master’s in business administration from the School of Business. He has served as an executive in residence at SIUE for more than 10 years and is currently serving on the SIUE Foundation ...

When called into action, members of the National Guard and Reserves can always be relied on to offer help and support in a variety of ways. Units across Illinois have been deployed to assist as essential workers combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is proud to have 157 students who are active members of the National Guard and Reserves. Many of those students are currently spread throughout Illinois fulfilling their service duties, including freshmen Denver ...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, international travel and the trade marketplace have been hugely impacted with in-person trade missions appearing “unlikely for the foreseeable future.”

Illinois SBDC International Trade Center (ITC) at SIUE Director Silvia Torres Bowman shared her plans for virtual exchanges to ensure continued assistance to Southwestern Illinois manufacturers in the development of networks and partnerships.

The Illinois Business Journal detailed the ITC at SIUE’s ...

SIUE alumnus Patrick Hill has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer at Allsup, a nationwide provider of disability representation and return to work services.

Hall earned a bachelor’s in accountancy from the SIUE School of Business in 1999. Details on his promotion are available at TrueHelp.com.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville summer session 2020 offers a quality education that features flexibility and convenience. SIUE offers nearly 1,000 summer classes in a variety of formats.

Register now at siue.edu/summer/apply-or-register.

A variety of introductory general education and required upper-division classes are offered during summer session. Classes begin Monday, May 11.

“SIUE’s summer session courses reflect the same quality and excellent instruction our stud...