The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of the Provost announced that Andrew Greenwood, PhD, is the recipient of the annual Teaching Excellence Award for tenure-track faculty. It is the most prestigious teaching award for an SIUE faculty member. Two additional faculty members were saluted for their teaching skills and accomplishments with Teaching Distinction ...
March 2019
Workout with Ludgina Goes Live April 1 with the Assistance of SBDC for the Metro East
29 March 2019, 9:40 AM
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at SIUE and East St. Louis proudly announces the launch of Workout with Ludgina, LLC.
Workout with Ludgina provides High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) online treadmill workouts at an affordable price. Her classes are designed for runners, joggers, walkers, or anyone who is interested in includin...
SIUE’s Valerie Vogrin, a Woman of Creative and Conscious Words, Wins Spokane Prize for Short Fiction
29 March 2019, 8:55 AM
If Valerie Vogrin, professor in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of English Language and Literature, had her way, women would be “absolutely intolerant” of corrupt conduct.
“I’m happy to think that maybe women are becoming less tolerant of bad behavior,” said Vogrin, winner of the Spokane Prize for Short...
SIU Trustees Approve Contracts for SIUE Campus Improvements
29 March 2019, 8:40 AM
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved contracts worth more than $4.7 million to provide infrastructure improvements for the Edwardsville campus at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Springfield campus. The board also gave project approval for improvements in the campus water system and for the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
The board a...
SIUE Advances Development of Digital Community Engagement Pathway
28 March 2019, 1:30 PM
In order to provide equal access to its most successful educational practices, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is developing the Digital Community Engagement Pathway (DCEP).
The program focuses on providing underserved students opportunity to address the world’s most pressing problems in applied settings as they fulfill their general education requirements...
SIUE’s Sandra Goodwin is the Illinois Head Start Teacher of the Year
28 March 2019, 12:18 PM
It wasn’t her first career choice, but Sandra Goodwin’s response to a need, and her desire to educate and empower others has earned the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start teacher high marks and the 2019 Illinois Head Start Teacher of the Year award.
“I was really shocked and humbled by it,” said Goodwin, hom...
Inclusive, Capable, Tenacious: Phenomenal Women Shine at SIUE
28 March 2019, 8:55 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s fifth annual Phenomenal Women’s Luncheon held Tuesday, March 26, honored 15 women, comprising faculty, staff, students and community members, for their incredible positive impact as people and leaders.
In honor of Women’s History Month, and hosted by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, the annu...
STEM Excitement Abounds During Science and Engineering Research Challenge at SIUE
27 March 2019, 3:40 PM
Aspiring scientists, inventors, medical professionals and more filled Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Morris University Center during the regional Science and Engineering Research Challenge (SERC) hosted by the SIUE Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach on Saturday, March 23.
The 35th annual c...
SIUE Discusses Ways to Lessen Implicit Bias during Annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit
27 March 2019, 10:41 AM
Personal accounts of prejudices, frank conversations about injustice and inequality, and strategies on how to lessen the effects of biases were discussed Friday, March 22 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Diversity and Inclusion Spring Summit, “Implicit Bias and Institutional Change: Who Am I at SIUE?”
“This conference is meant to buil...
East St. Louis Charter High School Students Make Connections at SIUE
25 March 2019, 4:25 PM
Explore new opportunities. Be prepared. Go the distance. Students from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) heard this advice and more during the Pre-Collegiate event, “Get Plugged In.”
“The event focused on connecting the students with faculty, staff and student leaders at SIUE as a way t...
SIUE URCA Program Celebrates Excellent Faculty Mentors and Students
25 March 2019, 4:05 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s unique Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) program is celebrating the extraordinary work of faculty mentors and students through four awards.
The URCA program encourages, supports and enables students to participate in research and creative activities at the undergraduate level. URCA Associates work on...
SIUE Alumnus Receives Teacher of the Year Award for Second Time
25 March 2019, 4:00 PM
SIUE alumnus John Marshall has been a lasting positive influence in the lives of his students at East Alton-Wood River (EAWR) High School for years.
He was once again honored as Teacher of the Year for his outstanding work as an educator at the Silver Medallion Academic Excellence Awards Banquet on Thursday, March 21. He earned the award once previously in 1999.
Marshall...
SIUE Alumna Earns Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching
25 March 2019, 8:55 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Catherine Ross-Cook is among 10 Illinois teachers to receive the prestigious Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. The annual award recognizes and honors outstanding teachers for their role in building a stronger, better-educated society.
Ross-Cook teaches at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor. She earned ...
Air Fryer vs. Instant Pot: SIUE’s Mora and Student Feature Each on Show Me St. Louis
22 March 2019, 12:50 PM
SIUE’s Kathy Mora, PhD, RD, assistant professor of nutrition, and her Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities student Allison Lutz shared a glimpse into their research on Show Me St. Louis Thursday, March 21.
The two are researching the versatility and effectiveness of two popular pieces of cooking equipment: the air fryer and the Instant Pot. They shared a r...
IL SBDC for the Metro East Assists V8TV & Speed Shop Expansion in Red Bud
22 March 2019, 9:30 AM
When V8 Speed & Resto Shop and V8TV Productions, Inc. in Red Bud had the opportunity to expand its classic and muscle car restoration shop into the building next door, it reached out to the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for guidance and resources.
V8 Speed & Resto Shop and V8TV Productions...
Aspiring Educators Connect with Record Number of Prospective Employers During SIUE Education Career Fair
22 March 2019, 8:15 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Education Career Fair, hosted by the Career Development Center (CDC), featured a record 47 prospective employers from the bi-state area on Tuesday, March 19 in the Morris University Center Conference Center. Employers were eager to meet with young educators ready to make a difference.
“The Career Development Center w...
SIUE’s Successful Communities Collaborative Helps the City of Alton Envision More Bicycles Downtown
22 March 2019, 7:24 AM
On Saturday, March 23, two downtown blocks in the City of Alton will be transformed to demonstrate how two-way bicycle traffic would function.
Southern Illinois University Edwardville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) is hosting the “pop-up” event on East Broadway in collaboration with Alton’s proposed Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan,...
Beetner Family Endowment Supports SIUE School of Engineering Experiential Learning Opportunities
20 March 2019, 2:15 PM
Experiential learning opportunities build on knowledge gained in the classroom to enrich the student experience and prepare future leaders to shape a changing world. But, these co-curricular activities come with associated costs that can make it difficult for students to participate and compete in national opportunities.
Now, the Beetner family has contributed $35,0...
Taking the Time to Write it Out is Proving Beneficial for some SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School Students
20 March 2019, 12:23 PM
For 30 minutes, with only a pen, a notebook and unbridled imagination, students at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) brought to life aliens, vampires, lovelorn teenagers and more.
CHS’s Creative Writing Club is in its second full year of operation, facilitated by Valerie Vogrin, professor in the Department o...
Play in the Sun and Shine in Class During SIUE’s Summer Session
20 March 2019, 8:20 AM
Who says you can’t have the best of both worlds? Advancing in your studies and soaking in some summer sun are both possible via Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Summer Session.
SIUE offers nearly 1,000 summer classes, including more online courses than ever! Registration begins Monday, March 25 at siue.edu/summer/apply-or-register.
A variety of int...
SIU SDM Women’s Dentists Panel Highlights Professional Experiences
20 March 2019, 8:15 AM
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SDM) hosted its annual Women Dentists Luncheon Panel on Thursday, March 14 in Roller Hall on the SDM campus. Sponsored by the SDM chapter of American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD), the event focused on navigating careers and family with the topic “Design Your Life.”
The 50 attendees liste...
IL SBDC, HUBZone and Government Contracting Webinar April 16
19 March 2019, 4:40 PM
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC)/Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) network is hosting an informational workshop from 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 to promote, educate and provide resources to small businesses eligible to participate in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) ...
Explore the Possibilities at Graduate Admissions Open House and Become Inspired at Graduate School Research Symposium, April 1
19 March 2019, 11:15 AM
Prospective students and the general public are invited to learn more about graduate studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s joint Graduate Admissions Open House and Graduate School Research Symposium on Monday, April 1.
The Graduate Admissions Open House will be held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Pre-Function Room, adjacent to the Morris University Cent...
SIUE East St. Louis Center’s Project Success Students’ Hands Now a Work of Art
18 March 2019, 11:01 AM
Because hands can wield pain and destruction but can also bring comfort and love, celebrated fabric artist Edna Patterson-Petty led Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s (ESLC) Project Success students in developing a work of art made out of decorated hands.
The Pulitzer Arts Foundation of St. Louis commissioned SIUE alumna Patterso...
SIUE’s Onal Receives Hoppe Research Professor Award
18 March 2019, 9:25 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented its 2020-22 Hoppe Research Professor Award to the School of Engineering’s Sinan Onal, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
The Hoppe Research Professor Award recognizes and supports faculty members whose research or creative activities have ...
Fun, Learning and Pie Marked SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School’s First Pi Day
15 March 2019, 11:35 AM
The room was full of excitement and energy of the learning kind, as groups of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students gathered around tables with activities centered around pi.
The William Graebe Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Lab at the CHS held its first Pi Day Festival on Thursday, March...
SIUE Alumna Norton Named President of New Jersey American Water
15 March 2019, 10:40 AM
American Water has named SIUE alumna Cheryl Norton as president of New Jersey American Water and senior vice president of its Eastern Division effective March 25. Norton replaces Deborah Degillio, who has been named chief customer officer of American Water.
Norton earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in environmental studies fr...
SIUE Alumna Renz Named CFO at Missouri Historical Society
15 March 2019, 10:35 AM
The Missouri Historical Society named SIUE alumna Christina Renz as its chief financial officer. She succeeds Benjamin Washington, who left the organization in July.
Renz holds bachelor's and master's degrees in accountancy from the SIUE School of Business, where she serves on the Accounting Advisory Board.
Renz was assistant vice president of finance...
SIUE Pharmacy Student Earns National APhA Scholarship
15 March 2019, 10:05 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) second-year student Brett Norvell, of Moro, has received the Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy Scholarship from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation.
The scholarship honors student pharmacists who have demonstrated academic excellence and a commitment to advancing the future of commun...
SIUE’s Arts & Issues Presents Dr. John Walker and his Discussion on “Solving Alzheimer’s”
15 March 2019, 9:44 AM
Can Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia be determined early? Can they be cured with a “multivariable” approach? Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus John Q. Walker, PhD, examines these things and more during the Arts & Issues’ presentation of “Solving Alzheimer’s” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 in Morris University ...
Parker & Co. Boutique Expands to West County Mall with the Support of the IL SBDC Metro East
14 March 2019, 4:00 PM
The Parker & Co. Boutique women’s apparel e-commerce business is expanding by selling clothing at Kindred in West County Mall.
Parker & Co. owner Sara Duguay has worked with the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville since late 2018. She has consulted continuously with SBDC Director Jo Ann Di...
Drury Development Corp.’s Warner Named 2019 Distinguished CLI Alumni
14 March 2019, 3:50 PM
Robert Warner, vice president of construction at Drury Development Corp., is the recipient of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2019 Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) Alumni Leadership Award. The ceremony was Friday, March 8 as a part of the CLI Alumni Day and Graduation celebration.
The CLI Alumni Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding graduate ...
SIUE Hosts Novelist Vu Tran and Poet TJ Jarrett at Literary Event
14 March 2019, 1:20 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s new Master in Fine Arts (MFA) in creative writing program will host award-winning novelist Vu Tran and poet TJ Jarrett Friday and Saturday, April 5-6. Both authors will read in The Cougar Store at the Morris University Center (MUC) followed by lively question-and-answer sessions.
“Bringing visiting writers to campus ...
Greenwood Receives SIUE’s Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award
14 March 2019, 11:30 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Andrew Greenwood, PhD, has been recognized with the Graduate School’s 2019-20 Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award for his significant research contributions to his field, the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and the University as a whole.
Greenwood is an assistant professor of musicology and graduate program d...
SIUE Spring Events Boost Enrollment Optimism
14 March 2019, 10:25 AM
Attendance at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Spring Previews for prospective students have administrators and admissions personnel optimistically looking at fall 2019 as a stabilizing impact upon overall enrollment.
Since the all-time enrollment of 14,265 in fall 2015, SIUE has dropped 984 students during the course of the state of Illinois budget crisi...
SIUE Hosts Higher Education Diverse Business Fair
14 March 2019, 8:52 AM
Marvin Woods and Viola Pancratz, co-owners of Project Controls Group, Inc. in St. Louis, were encouraged by the contacts they made at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Higher Education Diverse Business Fair on Wednesday, March 13.
Woods and Pancratz were among the more than 60 vendors from Missouri and Illinois who attended the third annual Diverse Busin...
Mt. Joy’s Rev. Jackson to Receive CSS Leadership Award
13 March 2019, 4:00 PM
The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting its 16th annual Leadership Awards Dinner at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 in the LeClaire Room on the N. O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville.
Each year the Center bestows two awards, one for Spirituality Leadership and one for Leadership ...
NCERC Grad Assistant Receives Scholarships from Renewable Fuels Association and National Corn Growers Association
13 March 2019, 9:05 AM
For the second year in a row, an NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student staff member was honored with scholarships from the agriculture and ethanol industries. NCERC Graduate Assistant Krista Russell was recognized twice in February, receiving the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) National Ethanol Conference scholarship, as well as the National Corn Gro...
SIUE Construction Leadership Institute Announces 2019 Graduates
13 March 2019, 8:30 AM
The Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville celebrated 35 graduates on Friday, March 8 as a part of the CLI Alumni Day and Graduation celebration. Developed by the SIUE Schools of Business and Engineering, the CLI provides the knowledge, skills and strategies that individuals and companies need in today’s challenging con...
Creative Game Projects Highlight SIUE’s 4th Annual eHacks Competition
12 March 2019, 4:20 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering Department of Computer Science hosted its 4th annual eHacks competition March 8-9 at the T-REX Innovation Center in downtown St. Louis.
Nineteen projects, completed by approximately 80 participants, were created and judged. This year’s competition featured numerous game projects, as well as projects...
SIUE Campus Recreation Connects with Local Community
12 March 2019, 9:00 AM
When Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Campus Recreation installed artificial turf fields on campus at the recreation complex, it planned on heightening engagement with the community and scheduling more events at the site. That vision is coming to fruition as external groups are signing up to utilize the state-of-the-art surface.
“With ...
A Season for the Child Presents Myth, Mystique & Magic, March 23
12 March 2019, 8:40 AM
A Season for the Child (SfC), the family-oriented live theater season sponsored by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD), will present its second production of the season: Myth, Mystique & Magic.
Myth, Mystique & Magic will be performed by StagePlay Learning at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23 in Dunham Hall Theater on the SIUE campus...
SIUE School of Pharmacy Students Among Top 20 Nationally
11 March 2019, 3:50 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) students continue to enhance their academic profile among the nation’s best in board pass rates and assessments.
The SOP Class of 2018 North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination® (NAPLEX) board pass rate was 97.3 percent, which was No. 1 in both Missouri and Illinois, and ranked 19th...
Global Academic Advising Organization Appoints Two SIUE Leaders
11 March 2019, 1:45 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Student Opportunities for Academic Results (SOAR) Coordinator of Student Retention Darryl Cherry and Academic Advisor Efrosini Hortis have taken leadership roles in NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising.
Both will serve two-year appointments: Cherry as chair of the First-Year Students Advising Community, and Hortis as...
City of Centralia Hosts IL SBDC for the Metro East on April 3
11 March 2019, 1:05 PM
The City of Centralia is pleased to bring a valuable small business resource to the area. The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East will host local business owners and entrepreneurs from throughout the region for staff introductions and one-on-one counseling sessions.
The event will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 at City Hall...
Students and Alumni put their Best Foot Forward at SIUE’s Spring Career Fair
8 March 2019, 11:39 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students and alumni once again had the opportunity to look for employment, internships, educational advancement and more during the SIUE Career Development Center’s (CDC) annual two-day spring Career Fair.
“It is important to keep hosting the career fairs to connect our students and alumni with employers,” ...
SIUE’s Arts and Issues and the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability Present Orchid Ensemble
8 March 2019, 8:50 AM
Blossoming for the first time on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is Orchid Ensemble, highly acclaimed and unique musicians who blend a variety of musical styles to produce an intriguing and delightful sound experience for audiences worldwide.
Orchid Ensemble, nominated to receive the annual Canadian musical award JUNO, will perform at 7:30 p....
SIUE’s College Student Personnel Administration Program Expands, Adds Value with External Partnerships
8 March 2019, 8:40 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s college student personnel administration (CSPA) master’s program is the largest in the region, and among the fastest developing and most innovative with its continual expansion of external partnerships that add value for its students and those being served.
“SIUE’s college student personnel administration...
SIUE Marketing & Communications Receives 13 Educational Advertising Awards
7 March 2019, 8:50 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Marketing and Communications Department received 13 awards in the 34th annual Educational Advertising Awards announced in early March. Higher Education Marketing Report sponsors the awards.
The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest, oldest and most respected educational advertising awards competition in ...
Science and Engineering Research Challenge at SIUE to Foster STEM Exploration
7 March 2019, 8:40 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research, Education and Outreach will host 5-12th grade students from across southern Illinois at the regional Science and Engineering Research Challenge on campus Saturday, March 23.
The 35th annual competition will be held from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Morris ...
SIUE Earns ACI Outstanding University Award for Student Activities
6 March 2019, 10:20 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Luke Snell Chapter of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) has been designated a 2018 ACI Outstanding University.
The award honors University student activities, using a point system based on participation in concrete-related activities and programs. SIUE joins 80 other institutions that received...
SIUE School of Business Among College Factual’s Top 25
6 March 2019, 9:25 AM
College Factual’s 2019 Best Value Business Administration Schools report ranks Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business 25th among 711 programs nationally as “Best Value for the Money.” SIUE’s business administration program stands among the top five percent of all programs for value.
“We are pleased to see that th...
SIUE Takes Top Prize at ACI Illinois Chapter Concrete Bowling Competition
6 March 2019, 8:25 AM
The Luke Snell American Concrete Institute (ACI) Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Student Chapter proved victorious in the ACI Illinois Chapter’s Fiber Reinforced Concrete Bowling Ball competition held Saturday, Feb. 9 in Elmhurst.
According to the ACI Illinois Chapter, the objective of the concrete competition is to demonstrate the benefits of fiber use in...
SBDC for Metro East Client Built By Battle Expands Product Offerings
5 March 2019, 5:05 PM
Built By Battle, LLC (BXB) has been a client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville since 2015.
Owner Danny Smith created BXB to offer quality t-shirts, baseball tees, tanks, and sweatshirts for both men and women. When an individual wears the BXB apparel, it’s a message that battles h...
SIUE’s Bouvier Co-Authors #4 Most Influential Computer Science Paper
5 March 2019, 1:30 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Dennis Bouvier, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, is co-author of a computer science paper deemed #4 most influential in recent history by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE).
In celebration of the AC...
SIUE’s East St. Louis Head Start/Early Head Start Teams up with Gateway Chapter of Links for Read Across America Day
5 March 2019, 9:58 AM
When the book opened and the reader began, “From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere . . .,” Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start preschoolers sat in rapt attention.
In celebration of the nationwide Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday on Friday, March 1, SIUE Head Start and the...
SIUE’s Black Faculty and Staff Association’s Inaugural Scholarship Gala to Benefit Black Students
4 March 2019, 2:06 PM
For the purpose of supporting and retaining black students, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) held its inaugural Scholarship Gala on Sunday, Feb. 24 in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom. The Gala raised more than $4,000.
“The purpose of our Scholarship Gala was to engage black faculty,...
SIUE Alumnus Jason Henderson Named Edwardsville District 7 Superintendent
4 March 2019, 9:42 AM
SIUE alumnus Jason Henderson has been named the new Edwardsville District 7 superintendent of schools.
Henderson currently serves as assistant superintendent of Triad Community Unit School District 2. He will assume his new role in Edwardsville following the retirement of Lynda Andre at the end of the school year.
Henderson earned a master’s in education, secondary...
SIUE Alumna Named Granite City Economic Development Director
4 March 2019, 9:40 AM
SIUE alumna Cathy Hamilton is the new economic development director for Granite City.
Hamilton earned a bachelor’s in speech communication, with a specialization in public relations, from SIUE in 1997. She also achieved a master’s in public administration from SIUE in 1998.
Details on her plans for Granite City were posted Thursday, Feb. 29 on AdvantageNews.c...
SIUE ASCE Student Chapter Participates in 2019 SciFest Expo
1 March 2019, 5:15 PM
The SIUE American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter participated in the 2019 Saint Louis Science Center SciFest Engineering Expo on Saturday, Feb. 23. Chapter members demonstrated a small shake table model with instrumentation and described to visitors fundamental structural engineering concepts that engineers need to consider when designing buildings and b...
SIUE WBB Pink Zone Presents $7,800 to Komen Missouri
1 March 2019, 2:15 PM
SIUE Women’s Basketball and SIUE Pink Zone joined forces to raise awareness and funds for Susan G. Komen Missouri for the seventh consecutive year. This year’s effort raised $7,800 to fight breast cancer.
Fundraising events were capped by the women’s and men’s basketball teams as they played UT-Martin on Saturday, Feb. 16 in the Vadalabene Center. ...
SIUE Alum Skertich Named Collinsville Superintendent of Schools
1 March 2019, 1:50 PM
Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 has named SIUE alumnus Brad Skertich as its new superintendent of schools effective the 2019-20 school year.
Skertich earned a master’s in education/education administration from SIUE in 2001. Read more about Skertich in an Alton Telegraph story published Tuesday, Feb. 26.
SIUE East St. Louis Center Audience Gets a Glimpse of Black History through the Experiences of Reginald Petty
1 March 2019, 10:38 AM
From marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and warning Malcolm X weeks before his assassination, to working with Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress, to helping illuminate and preserve black antiquity in his native town of East St. Louis, 83-year-old Reginald Petty is a seasoned civil rights leader, activist, educator, author, historian and former Peace Cor...
SIC and SIUE Combine for Accelerated Bachelor of Nursing
1 March 2019, 7:50 AM
Southeastern Illinois College (SIC) and the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) have agreed to offer an accelerated path to a bachelor’s in nursing (BSN) that would allow students to complete their general education courses at SIC, earning an associate’s in nursing, then complete their baccalaureate nursing coursework online throug...