School of Business

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business’ Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) chapter hosted its Meet the Firms event on Tuesday, Sept. 7. The annual recruiting and networking event attracts public accounting firms, corporations and government agencies, and has a proven history of success as numerous students have secured internships and full-time employment.

The event offers students an opportunity to establish face-to-face relationships with industry recruiters in a more casual...

The southern Illinois region has long needed a customized, action-oriented export training initiative to put local businesses on the international map. Now, five regional businesses have benefited from such an opportunity, EXPORT NOW.

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, with financial support...

Landmark graduate enrollment, the largest first-year class in six years, increasing diversity and growing international attendance highlight Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s strong fall 2021 enrollment picture. 

SIUE’s overall enrollment grew 1.2% (150 students) to 13,010 for fall 2021. The University welcomed 1,992 first-year students in fall 2021. Master’s and doctoral degree program enrollment reached 3,043 students, the largest total in 44 years. Plus, inte...

SIUE alumnus Spencer Seggebruch was featured in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for his upcoming participation in the Gateway Cup, a series of four cycling races through four neighborhoods in St. Louis.

In 2013, Seggebruch earned a bachelor’s in math from the College of Arts and Sciences and a bachelor’s in business administration from the School of Business.

After a knee injury ended a lifetime of playing hockey, Seggebruch decided to take up cycling. Ten years later, he won a nationa...

Students were treated to good food, enthusiastic energy, V.I.P guests and more during this week’s Student Welcome Receptions at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

A time of celebration and fanfare, hosted by the Inclusive Excellence, Education and Development (The Hub), greeted the following students: Hispanic/Latinx on Monday, Aug. 30; LGBTQIA+ on Tuesday, Aug. 31; Black on Wednesday, Sept. 1 and AAPI on Thursday, Sept. 2. 

“The Student Welcome Receptions are de...

College Factual has ranked the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing and School of Business among its Best Value Colleges for 2021.

College Factual’s Best Value Colleges for Nursing reviewed 649 institutions that offer a bachelor’s in nursing and ranked SIUE 11^th in the nation and #1 in Illinois. College Factual looked at nursing schools that offer a high-quality educational experience at a price lower than expected. When calculating average cost, College Factu...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is officially part of the Illinois Community Navigator Program through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). The affiliation raises awareness for federal and state grant and loan programs, especially in the underserved business community. 

Targeted businesses include women, minority and rural veteran-owned businesses who may find it challengin...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will honor nine remarkable graduates at the 2021 SIUE Alumni Hall of Fame ceremony, A Night Among the Stars, on Thursday, Sept. 23. The impressive alumni have made exceptional contributions in their chosen fields, in their communities and at SIUE through their leadership, character and hard work.

 “Those selected for the Alumni Hall of Fame represent the best of SIUE,” said Andrew Ravanelli, PhD, SIUE Alumni Association president. &#822...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jie Ying, PhD, assistant professor of finance in the School of Business, earlier this week provided expert commentary on “Cheap Car Insurance in Illinois” on wallethub.com.

Ying gives advice to consumers regarding COVID-19’s impact on demand for car insurance, the fairness of setting premiums by age, gender, occupation and whether an individual is a college student.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s Aeronautical Center, women aviators make up only 7% of the total pilot population. To bring awareness to women in aviation and inspire young female pilots, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Anni Huang participated in the 2021 Women’s Air Race Classic.

Huang, of Belleville, graduated from SIUE in 2013 with a bachelor’s in accountancy and international business administration. In 2014, she earned an MBA from...

The St. Louis Business Journal selected Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business alumna Kim Grbac as a recipient of its 2021 Business of Pride Awards Outstanding Ally honor, which celebrates people who work to make the region a more inclusive place for the LGBTQIA+ community.

A St. Louis native, Grbac earned a bachelor’s in business administration from SIUE in 1990 and achieved a master’s in human resources from Washington University in St. Louis leading to a car...

AdvisorSmith tapped upon the expertise of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Yohan Choi, PhD, when it needed insight on startup funding for students. Advisorsmith is an online publication focused on small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Choi is an assistant professor of entrepreneurship and strategy in the Management and Marketing Department of the SIUE School of Business. In the story, he discussed timing in the search for funding, how investors evaluate startu...

The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), has approved Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Quality Initiative (QI) Proposal. SIUE’s QI is an institutional change effort focused on improving retention and graduation rates of Black students, and will launch during the fall 2021 term.

As part of HLC accreditation requirements for universities, SIUE is required to identify and implement a large-scale quality initiative between years five and nine of the decennial accreditation cycle...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jie Ying, PhD, assistant professor of finance in the School of Business, earlier this week provided expert commentary on “How to Start Saving and Investing” on moneygeek.com.

Ying gives investing advice to beginners, tips for those living paycheck to paycheck, plus pros and cons of using an investment app vs. a financial advisor. 

SIUE’s Riza Demirer, PhD, professor in the School of Business Department of Economics and Finance, and fellow researchers are making international headlines for their findings on green investment bonds. 

Learn more in this article, entitled “Looking to Bonds for Volatility Protection? Going Green May Be Golden,” posted on Yahoo.com on Friday, June 11. 

The Illinois SBDC International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is offering free business development opportunities for regional companies looking to expand their sales in South America.

Upcoming opportunities include:

• Export Opportunities in South America webinar: 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, June 22
  • Reserve a free, virtual seat by contacting international-trade-center@siue.edu
• 2021 Virtual Trade Mission to South America: Sept. 20-27 (Peru, Colombia and Chile)...

SIUE alumna Niki Allen, senior vice president of technology at Kohl’s, shared insight on technology’s role in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives during a LinkedIn Live panel discussion, entitled “The DEI Imperative: How Tech Enables Organizational Values.”

Allen earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the SIUE School of Business in 2004. “Companies like Kohl’s have an obligation to represent the communities they serve,” ...

It will soon be impossible to tell what is real and what is fake. To help provide insight into an alarming media trend, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business is the academic host for the International Telecommunications Society (ITS) webinar “Deepfakes: The Coming Infocalypse with Nina Schick” at 9 a.m. (CT) Tuesday, June 29.

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) mean that by scanning images of a person, a powerful learning system can create new ...

The final three St. Clair County and East St. Louis area caterers and foodpreneurs have been selected to move into the closing round of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s inaugural East St. Louis food industry business plan competition.

Numerous entrepreneurs expressed interest in the local competition, according to Jo Ann Di Maggio May, director of the Illinois SBDC for the Metro East at SIUE and Challenge coordinator, and Ali Vlahos, SIUE Learning Resource Center program coordi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Alicia Plemmons, PhD, has established herself among U.S. legislators, policy groups and community leaders as a go-to expert with research-backed insights related to the economic impacts of regulation, particularly in healthcare.

Plemmons, assistant professor of economics in the SIUE School of Business and undergraduate economics program director in the College of Arts and Sciences, has advised legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives and...

JewelRide, a client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been awarded Madison County’s Community Development COVID-19 Block Grant to provide transportation to the Madison County community to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Removing barriers, such as transportation issues, increases access for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine to help protect themselves, their families, and the community,” ...

Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is an elective program that prepares university students with the tools, training and experiences to help them succeed in any competitive environment. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s ROTC Cadet Oluwatobiloba Adeniyi is a first-generation student dedicated to learning these skills while furthering his career in both engineering and business.

Adeniyi, of Nigeria, serves as an SMP (Simultaneous Membership Program) Cadet in the Illinois N...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Laurie Wolff, an economics and finance instructor in the School of Business, will receive the 2021 NASBITE International Trade Educator of the Year Award at its annual conference on Thursday, May 20.

NASBITE Executive Director Michael Borgers said Wolff is being recognized for her life-long advocacy for global trade and global business education. The selection committee acknowledged that Wolff has been instrumental in guiding many activitie...