Nick Hotze, president of the SIUE Marketing Association, has announced the kickoff of the Visionary Wealth Advisors (VWA) “Success Videos” contest. The SIUE Marketing Association is the campus chapter of The American Marketing Association (AMA).
“We are extremely excited to work with Visionary Wealth Advisors, a local investment company, on this contest,...
Rainbow Station Preschool & Daycare in Belleville is an ideal example of an existing business that tapped into the complimentary expertise available at the Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
In August 2016, owner LaDonna Tunstall approached the SBDC for expertise in how to expand her business and to l...
A historic look at a few East St. Louis neighborhoods, a chance to develop research and writing skills and a spotlight on young voices are a few ways I Am EStL, The Magazine is helping Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Upward Bound students take pride in their past, their community and themselves.
“We began a partnership with the I Am EStL, The Magazin...
Wishing you and yours a very Happy Holidays from SIUE.
The offices of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will observe winter break beginning Dec. 23 and continue through Jan 2. Offices will re-open Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Students will remain on a semester break through Jan. 8, with classes resuming Monday, Jan. 9.
Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni, Damon Harbison, David Ruby and William Stahlman, have been recognized on the St. Louis Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2017 list as “rising stars” in their respective professional fields. The industry leaders were among 450 nominees and were chosen with help from previous winners.
It was because: “She’s given me everything, when she had hardly anything,” that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Anthony Hettinger entered a radio contest to win a car for his adopted mother, Debbie Hettinger, a car. And he won!
Newell’s Auto Body in Decatur made it possible for Hettinger and a few family members to surprise D...
SIUE student Michael Hawkins is profiled by Belleville News-Democrat writer Teri Maddox in a story posted Dec. 21. The sophomore musical theater major in the College of Arts and Sciences has spent two years training, performing and traveling with Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
Photo: Michael Hawkins (courtesy Belleville News-Democrat).
Caseyville resident and veteran plumber James Dawley and his wife, Dawn, have begun their own residential and commercial plumbing business, AXIS Plumbing LLC. They successfully secured Small Business Administration financing, thanks to the Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Midwest Regional Bank.
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business’s Alex Kampwerth, of Breese, is building his resume with experience and accolades. The senior business administration student has been recognized by Northwestern Mutual as a Power of 10 intern.
His achievement is significant as he hopes to become a financial advisor upon graduation in May 2017. He is o...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business’s graduate specialization in business analytics has been tabbed 9th in the nation by Online MBA Today.
Beginning music and performing arts students from two programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) merged to bring their family and friends a melodic night of holiday cheer on Thursday, Dec. 15. SIUE Chancellor Dr. Randy Pembrook and his wife, Dr. Mary Jo Pembrook, piano instructor at the ESLC, concluded the recital with a special trea...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Dr. Randy Pembrook oversaw the fall 2016 commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 17. Morning and afternoon ceremonies for the 1,229 eligible graduates were in the Vadalabene Center on campus. To view the ceremonies, visit siue.edu/commencement/.
In his first commencement since assuming the chancellor’s role in...
SIUE alumnus Chris Slusser, of Wood River, has been appointed treasurer of Madison County by Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler. His administrative role with the county begins Wednesday, Dec. 21.
Slusser earned a bachelor’s in speech communication from the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences in 2003. His appointment and professional background were detailed in a RiverBender...
SIUE Chancellor Dr. Randy Pembrook appeared on KMOX Radio Wednesday morning, Dec. 14. KMOX personality Charlie Brennan visited with the chancellor about his first few months at SIUE and discussed a variety of topics.
Welcoming and mentoring new Indian students and helping others understand Turkish culture are a few reasons Galvin Misquith and Neslisah Bayraktar were awarded scholarships from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Office of International Affairs.
Misquith, of Karnataka, India is a junior in the School of Business. Bayraktar is from Istanbul, Turkey and...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing’s Deborah Horton’s educational and clinical journey has included a breadth and depth of experiences that fostered personal and professional growth, and uniquely prepared her for a future as a health professional.
Horton, of Springfield, will be recognized Saturday, Dec. 17 during SIUE’s commence...
SIUE alumnus Edgar J. Curtis has been named chair of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Curtis is president and CEO of Memorial Health System in Springfield.
He earned a bachelor’s in nursing from SIUE in 1975. An article posted Wednesday, Dec. 14 by WAND 17 further details Curtis’ chair appointment....
For Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Shayna Dixon, student involvement is an integral component of achieving success and satisfaction in college. A native of Alton, Dixon is pursuing a master’s in college student personnel administration (CSPA) with goals of building a career in such areas of higher education as student involvement, advising, admissi...
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate Student Award Committee selected Siyuan “Simon” Xing as the recipient of the University’s 2016 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Xing was honored at the annual Graduate Student Honor’s Day Luncheon in mid-November.
Sponsored by SIUE’s Graduate School, the award recognizes ...
Two faculty members from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing (SON) traveled to Haiti in November, on separate trips, but with a shared goal of providing primary care and helping meet the basic healthcare needs of local individuals.
Dr. Valerie Griffin’s and Ms. Chontay McKay’s experiences are also setting the groundwork for lead...
For those wanting to advance their educational pursuits, the Southern Illinois University Edwardvsille Office of Educational Outreach will offer the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Test Preparation Classes for the first time.
“Several majors require students to have taken the GRE test to get into graduate school,” said Cathy McNeese, business administr...
More than 100 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students raised $23,657 during the St. Jude Up ‘til Dawn event, a fundraising program hosted nationally by colleges and universities to raise money for the kids of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The total raised was a record for the SIUE effort.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Janese Owens has contemplated her future for years, changing her major multiple times throughout her studies. But after much exploration, she is confident in her growth and future outlook as she prepares to walk across the stage and earn a bachelor’s in criminal justice from the College of Arts and Sciences during SIUE...
Dr. Pietro Sasso’s arrival as the program director of the college student personnel administration program (CSPA) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, comes extensive knowledge, substantial research and previous successes in the field. He is expected to use those assets to grow and enhance the graduate program.
More than 60 high school students were introduced to beginner programming during the inaugural weCode event hosted on Saturday, Dec. 3 by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science.
Participating students traveled from Metro East schools, as well as Missouri schools within St. Charles County and West St. Loui...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Club Sports teams demonstrated a commitment to citizenship throughout October and November, as participants worked together to raise nearly $2,000 in support of a variety of charitable causes.
“Our students continue to uphold the University’s value of citizenship,” said Keith Becherer, director of Campus ...
It was through exhaustive research, painstaking attention to detail, passionate ambition and skilled craftsmanship that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alum Gonzalo “Gonz” Jose Jove painted Missouri’s largest African American history mural.
Jove, who received a bachelor’s in sculpture from SIUE in 1979, spent the last 2-½ years...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted a delegation from Tongmyong University (TU), of Busan, South Korea, Monday-Wednesday, Dec. 5-7, during which administrators from the two institutions discussed expanding their strong academic collaborations.
A partnership between the institutions started in 2014 when a formal agreement was made to offer a 2+2 dual diploma p...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students Allie Sweatt and Katie Terziovski are among six $2,000 scholarship winners in the “Get to know m.e.” campaign.
Each candidate submitted an essay highlighting why they love living in the Metro East. All contestants were required to be a Metro East resident at the time of application, enrolled as a full-time stu...
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Carbondale campus today, approved the project budget for the first phase of replacing valves and fire hydrants on the Edwardsville campus. The board also approved planning to replace sidewalks and the natural turf at the outdoor recreation complex on the SIUE campus.
Dr. Robert Martin of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago is the featured speaker for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s annual Axtell Memorial Lecture in celebration of Darwin Day (Charles Darwin’s birthday). The presentation is 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy students received national accolades during the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists’ (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting including all Student Societies of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) held Dec. 3-4 in Las Vegas.
Fourth-year pharmacy students Abby Buchman, of Springfield, and Jessica Lorenson, of Chatham...
Like many individuals, Danny Smith has faced his share of battles and has struggled with ways of overcoming them. Thanks to expertise from the Illinois Metro East Small Business Development Center, Smith has founded a clothing and brand company, Built By Battle, to inspire others to tackle their battles and succeed.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Lakesha Butler, PharmD and associate professor of pharmacy practice in the SIUE School of Pharmacy, will become the chair-elect for the pharmacy practice section of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) in Summer 2017.
The AACP is the national organization representing pharmacy education in the Un...
If you asked Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student Zia Hasan Ansari what he wants most for the holiday season, he’d say world peace – starting with the end of the Syrian Civil War. But Ansari, president of the SIUE Muslim Student Association (MSA), and members of his group, along with students in the SIUE Arabic Club, were moved to assist in one tre...
SIUE’s Laurie Rice, associate professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences, has appeared twice internationally this past week discussing Twitter’s impact in the recent presidential election.
On “Chips with Everything at The Guardian,” Rice joins host Matt Shore and explores Twitter’s role in recent political movements, i...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences alumnus Priscilla Block, executive director of St. Louis ArtWorks, accepted the 2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award (NAHYP) on Tuesday, Nov. 15. First Lady Michelle Obama presided over a special ceremony at the White House. Block achieved a bachelor’s of fine arts from SIUE in 19...
SIUE School of Engineering’s Abdolreza Osouli, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, was featured on St. Louis Public Radio for his research on the effective management of stormwater runoff.
The project is funded by a multi-year grant through the Illinois Department of Transportation and involves SIUE engineering faculty members, doctoral ...
Learning to embrace one’s beauty – inside and out – is something Markia Ivy has believed in as long as she can remember. On Friday, Nov. 11, Ivy put her passion into action and opened Euphoric Beauty, a unique accessories and hair care product boutique in downtown Edwardsville, armed with expertise from the Illinois Metro East Small Business Development C...
Meticulous work is underway in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Morris University Center’s Goshen Lounge as crews are carefully removing the iconic Plumb-Bob. The piece has a storied history at SIUE, where it has hung for nearly 50 years. Upon removal, the large mobile will undergo restoration.
“Plumb-Bob is an original sculpture by the artist Yas...