Chancellor

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, recently appeared on “Listen, St. Louis with Carol Daniel.” His in-depth interview was the opening episode of the show’s Black History Month programming and is distributed by Nine PBS. 

Minor and Daniel discussed the Chancellor’s personal academic journey, challenges in higher education when it comes to college admissions, financial decision-making for students and families when investing in the...

With the publicity still fresh surrounding Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s fall enrollment growth despite challenging national trends, SIUE Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, gave an encouraging address, thanking students, faculty, staff, and administrators for achieving the monumental feat.    

Minor delivered the University Budget Update on Thursday, Sept. 4 in the SIUE Morris University Center’s Legacy Room to a crowded audience. Minor opened his remarks by applauding...

Mahony Talks with SIUE Chancellor James T. Minor and SIUC Chancellor Austin Lane

A doctor? A lawyer? A university chancellor? Though the third option is not one that most young people readily think of as a profession, Southern Illinois University (SIU) System President Dan Mahony, PhD, delved into the experiences and explored roads that led two successful men to their careers as administrators in higher education. 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) Chancellor James T. Minor,...

SIUE Chancellor James T. Minor Extols the Value of the Pathway Program and Shares the University’s Commitment   

Governor JB Pritzker and Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly, alongside representatives from public Illinois universities, recently announced new partnerships that advance educational opportunities for troopers and officers and build an even stronger law enforcement agency. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Eastern Illinois University, Governors S...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, shared financial information that touted the University’s remarkable influence in the Southern Illinois region and St. Louis Metropolitan area, such as the more than $1.3 billion of economic impact that includes the benefits of 12,178 jobs, the generation of $144.4 million in taxes and the alumni power of $516.3 million. 

Minor released the University’s Economic Impact Report, which is made up of 2023 fisca...

Instructors to Enrich SIUE’s Objectives

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected its inaugural cohort for the Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, according to Vice Chancellor for Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Jessica C. Harris, PhD. 

In efforts to enhance its mission, vision and values, SIUE launched the Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in 2023, created by Harris and headed up by her office. The Fellows, who are appointed ...

The Program Welcomed its Largest Class of Incoming First-Year College Students

The message that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, shared with students of the SIUE Summer Success Program (SSP) during the program’s sixth Annual Closing Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 9, was one filled with affirmation and hope. 

“We expect you to succeed here at SIUE,” Minor said warmly to a crowd of students in the Mississippi/Illinois Rooms of SIUE’s...

At the July 11 Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees meeting, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, reported on the University’s record fundraising year, spurred on by the annual ONE DAY, ONE SIUE fundraiser, which raised $2,344,574 from more than 2,000 donors. The total amount of the April 18 event surpassed the goal, set by the SIUE Foundation, of $1.3 million. 

“We established a very ambitious goal and we did not know exactly how...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of Undergraduate Admissions hosted more than 100 students, parents and family members during its annual Admitted Student Visit Day for multicultural students on Monday, March 25. Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, and SIUE admissions staff welcomed students from the Metro St. Louis area and from the Chicago area with information sessions and campus tours.

Admitted students experienced an academic fair with participation from the foll...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, and Vice Chancellor for University Advancement and SIUE Foundation CEO Connie Collins, CFRE, will gather faculty and staff, students, alumni, friends and community partners for the third annual ONE DAY, ONE SIUE day of giving. The celebration that offers donors an opportunity to “Give Today and Own Tomorrow” will be hosted on the Edwardsville campus in the Meridian Ballroom, Morris University Cen...