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Remembering the significant contributions made by people of African descent is why Black History Month is important, according to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) freshman Zaraih Palmer.  

Palmer was part of the CHS Black History Month program on Thursday, Feb. 27 in the Multipurpose Room at the East St. Louis Higher Ed...

Negative preconceived ideas, feelings of isolation and virtually no exposure to black scholars are struggles that black students face in college classrooms at predominantly white institutions (PWIs), according to Timothy Lewis, PhD, assistant professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Political Science.  

Lewis, who specializes in i...

Throughout February, more than 260 students from Roxana South Primary School engaged in interactive oral health education sessions and received free non-invasive screenings from dental students at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SDM). The SIU SDM annually welcomes kindergarten and second grade students from local classrooms in celebration of N...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student publication The Alestle won 15 awards at the annual Illinois College Press Association’s (ICPA) Convention in Chicago, including second place in the general excellence category in its division. The Alestle is in the most competitive division in the ICPA awards, with almost half of the total members competing a...

The State of Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) has approved $408,742 for artwork in and around Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Science Buildings as part of the CDB’s Art-in-Architecture program.

The Illinois General Assembly created the Art-in-Architecture (AIA) program in 1977. It is administered by the Capital Development Board. The progra...

Which mode of exercise most effectively reduces cardiac fat in women? How can different modes of exercise improve cardiac function? These are among the questions Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Maria Fernandez del Valle, PhD, is asking through her research aimed at optimizing women’s health.

Fernandez del Valle is an assistant professor of exerci...

JewelRide, a client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has become a Medicaid approved provider, now offering their services to Medicaid recipients.

JewelRide launched in October 2019 and offers reliable, trustworthy, and affordable non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) to individu...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Gireesh Gupchup, PharmD, director for university-community initiatives and professor of pharmacy, has been named 2020 auxiliary board chair for the Southwest Illinois Division of United Way of Greater St. Louis. He succeeds Jay Korte, director of client relations at The Korte Company, who has held the chair position since 2...

Medical pioneers from St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Institute (CPCI) are collaborating with established clinicians and educators, and aspiring speech-language pathologists (SLP) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to offer high-caliber care for area children and adults.

Thanks to St. Louis Children’s Hospital&#821...

The computer science field is rapidly growing, presenting boundless career opportunities. But, males greatly outnumber females in the industry. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering Department of Computer Science (CS) wants to ensure females are a part of the field’s surging growth and success.

The Department will host SheCode from 10:3...

From performing reactions, evaporating solvents, looking at spectra, and taking melting points, undergraduate students in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) have the unique opportunity to help advance and discover new compounds with impacts on such diseases and disorders as Alzheimer’s and epilepsy.

With the direct oversight of ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) celebrated outstanding students, faculty and alumni for their academic excellence, service and leadership during its 14^th Annual Awards Banquet held Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the Morris University Center’s Meridian Ballroom.

The SOE recognized an outstanding junior, senior, graduate student, teacher...

 The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) and John A. Logan College (JALC) have announced an enhanced articulation agreement to provide a pathway for students to achieve a bachelor’s in nursing (BSN).

The SIUE and JALC path to a BSN allows students to complete their general education courses at JALC, earning an associate’s in ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate student Caleb Romoser isn’t waiting until after graduation to implement his advanced degree training. He’s using his new knowledge in real-time to make a positive difference in an area school district by helping to combat racism.

Romoser teaches Spanish in Belleville Township High School District #201. The edu...

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville held its eighth annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” Saturday, Feb. 15, in the SIUE School of Engineering building.

Approximately 250 girls from grades 5-8 attended the daylong event that offered exposure to the engineering field. Participants completed a total of five ac...

A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) student team achieved first place in the Student National Pharmaceutical Association’s (SNPhA) Regional Clinical Skills Competition. The duo edged out 35 other teams competing from the region’s 30 states during the 2020 SNPhA Regional Conference held Feb. 14-16 in Lexington, KY.

SOP third yea...

Great Value Colleges has selected the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Philosophy’s bachelor’s degree program as #1 in Illinois and among the nation’s Top 40 for affordability. For the complete rankings, visit greatvaluecolleges.net.

“It is impossible not to be energized by someone else taking notice of SIUE’s great col...

Swishing hoops, leaping dogs and launching marshmallows entertained an exuberant crowd of more than 3,000 local children attending Education Day on Thursday, Feb. 20 in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center.

The annual event is sponsored by Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery. It featured the Women’s Basketball te...

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) has invited Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dennis Bouvier, PhD, to enrich Academy Cadets’ academic experience as a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Computer and Cyber Sciences from June 2020-May 2021.

Located in Colorado Springs, the USAFA’s highly ranked university offers more than 30 majors an...

College Factual’s 2020 Best Value Business Administration Schools report ranks Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business 12^th among 711 programs nationally and #1 in Illinois as “Best Value for the Money.” SIUE’s business administration program stands among the top 2% of all programs for value.

“Our faculty and staf...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) will engage 5^th-8^th grade students in discussions about prescription drug abuse, vaping and the associated dangers during “Locked in to Stay Out,” a free overnight education event from 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4 until 7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 5 in SIUE’s First Community Arena at the Vadal...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) students’ eyes were opened to the wide world of career possibilities within the dentistry profession beyond the clinic, with a focus on the significance of academia, diversity, inclusion, leadership and mentorship.

Funded by a grant from the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Gies Foundation,...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering alumna Dana Sigman and College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) senior Brett Bertok are one step closer to leading lives full of educated and impassioned global service.

The duo has completed the United States Peace Corps Prep Program to earn a spot among the top 400 applicants in a pool of 24,000 should they choos...

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Academic Relations Committee (ARC) has accepted Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business into its Internal Auditing Education Partnership Program (IAEP) program as an IAEP Internal Audit Foundation Program.

SIUE is the only university affiliated with the St. Louis Chapter of the IIA to receive the design...

It was a day of skill, wit, challenge, experimentation and fun that yielded a time of learning in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) that instructors hope will incite their students’ desire for learning well into the future. 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) held its first ...

Established international dentists are perfecting their skills and pursuing doctor of dental medicine (DMD) degrees through the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine’s (SIU SDM) competitive International Advanced Placement Program (IAPP).

The program launched in 2016, offering a unique opportunity for dentists who have graduated from an internatio...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of English Language and Literature Assistant Professor Tiana Clark has been named one of five finalists in the prestigious 2020 Kate Tufts Discovery Award for her poetry book, “I Can’t Talk About the Trees Without the Blood.”

The Kate Tufts Discovery Award is bestowed annually by Claremont Graduate Uni...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Theater and Dance Associate Professor and Black Studies program Director Kathryn Bentley has earned a 2020 Saint Louis Visionary Award in the Outstanding Working Artist category. The award celebrates Bentley’s acclaimed work in the arts both at SIUE and in the community.

“I am humbled to win this award,&#...

SIUE’s Danielle Lee, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Biological Sciences, shared her insight on dog domestication and what science says about dogs’ love in a NOVA documentary titled “Dog Tales.”

The documentary premiered Wednesday, Feb. 12 on PBS’s NOVA, the most-watched prime time science ser...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees, at its regularly scheduled meeting on the Edwardsville campus today, approved contracts totaling more than $7.4 million toward the School of Dental Medicine’s (SDM) Advanced Care Clinic (ACC) at the Alton campus.  

During its December 2019 meeting, the board provided budget and project approval for the $11.5 m...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today maintained the general student fee (GSF) charge for the Edwardsville campus for the fall and spring terms of the 2020-21 academic year. The board’s decision came at its meeting on the Edwardsville campus.

Instituted during the 2018-19 fiscal year, the consolidated GSF charges a consistent amount per credit hou...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved a tuition freeze for the second consecutive year for all new undergraduate students at SIUE, effective fall 2020. The board met on the Edwardsville campus.

Tuition for the 2020-21 academic year will remain $9,123 for new, full-time undergraduate students (15 hours per semester) entering fall 2020. Undergrad...

An integrated luggage system, a drone-based security system, a hydro-electric energy harvesting product - the next great startup idea may have been conceived on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Those were just three of five products pitched during the 3 Day Startup (3DS) hosted by the Schools of Engineering and Business Friday-Sunday, Feb. 7-9 in ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s commitment to service was on display for the third consecutive year as the School of Nursing (SON) took a 12-person team comprised of students and faculty to Costa Rica Jan. 4-11, where they saw approximately 850 patients in four days at different locations.

Valerie Griffin, DNP, SON assistant clinical professor and d...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has earned the 2020-21 Military Friendly^® School designation. The 2020-21 Military Friendly^® Schools list will be published in the May issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at militaryfriendly.com.

Institutions earning the Military Friendly^® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy in association with The American Diabetes Association is hosting the 14^th annual Free Diabetes Education Program at SIUE’s Morris University Center from 8 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29.

The annual free program provides lifesaving information and features topics related to both Type-1 and Type-2 dia...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for STEM Research, Education and Outreach will present a free planetarium show for the schools of two lucky winners of its Astronomy Essay Contest.

Students grades 3-8 are invited to write an essay answering the question: What Experiments Should Be Part of the First Human Mission to Mars?”

Essays are due by Satur...

International travel and service are life-changing experiences for those aspiring to shape a changing world. Embarking on such a journey as a college student is perhaps the best time in life to gain cultural experience and undergo personal transformation. But, funding such expeditions can prove challenging.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior public health ma...

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SDM) faculty member Dr. William Seaton received the Greater St. Louis Dental Society’s (GSLDS) Award of Merit at the Society’s Annual Installation of Officers and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 25 at The Legends Country Club in Eureka, Mo.

In 2007, Seaton became a full-time SDM faculty member after 25 ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s LaShatá Grayson is casting aside personal doubt and growing as a leader, all while pursuing her passion for student advocacy, accessibility and development, as a graduate student in the College Student Personnel Administration (CSPA) program.

“I previously worked as an elementary special education teacher, but...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students welcomed an anonymous donor on Wednesday, Feb. 5 in their first gymnasium, which was made possible by a generous gift. 

“Your gift makes such a difference, and one thing we value at SIUE is partnerships,” said SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook. “You can see how ...

With a focus on quality and affordability, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville foresees a promising incoming freshman class, according to early data for the fall 2020 recruitment cycle.

SIUE freshman applications for fall 2020 have reached an all-time record of 10,860 students. The previous high of 10,735 applications occurred at the end of the recruitment cycle i...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of Admissions is celebrating National School Counseling Week Feb. 3-7 by bringing treats and posters to a variety of regional schools and their counselors. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) annually sponsors the event each February. 

“SIUE is actively recognizing the significant role that schoo...

It takes bold leadership and sound, research-based insight to foresee what grand challenges may unfold in the future. In an attempt to get in front of and counteract those potential challenges, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched its inaugural 2026 Idea Machine Contest: “a competition to help set the U.S. agenda for fundamental research in science and engi...

Kindred Hospital of St. Louis’ gift to keep children warm was something that warmed the hearts of staff and administrators at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start Discovery Center. 

Hospital representatives visited the Discovery Center on Thursday, Jan. 30 and donated 17 coats and three sets of gloves. 

“We operate b...

The Friends of Art and the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Art and Design will hold their 43rd annual art auction at 7 p.m. Friday, March 20. The auction will be held in the Art West Gallery located in the Art and Design West building on the SIUE campus.

Since l977, the Friends of Art, a non-profit, self-supporting organization, has assisted the SI...

A Season for the Child, the family-oriented live theater season sponsored by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD), will present THE EVER AFTER, by Nathan Hartswich, on Saturday, Feb. 29, at 6:30 p.m. in SIUE’s Dunham Hall Theater. The performance time has been updated from 2 p.m. as originally scheduled.

The production w...

Pride, excitement and interest drew people to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s opening ceremony of Black Heritage Month, themed “Black and Unified,” on Monday, Feb. 3 in the Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom. 

“I am unapologetically black 365 days a year, and 366 days in a leap year,” said Dominic Dorsey, director of...

Such current events topics as the Coronavirus, the presidential impeachment trial, Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly offer ample content for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dr. Timothy Lewis’ political science classroom discussions.

Lewis, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, specializing in identity politics. He is ...

In the pharmaceutical world, ensuring safety in the way in which prescription drugs are distributed and understanding their adverse effects, is of the utmost importance for patient protection.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) Clinical Assistant Professor Fred Gattas, PharmD, BCNP, FAPhA, will share his expert knowledge on the topic of pha...

If a university is committed to diversity, how is that communicated to faculty and hiring committees? How does the school talk about diversity as an asset model versus a deficit one? 

These were just a few of the many questions posed by Cynthia Neal Spence, PhD, associate professor at Spelman College and director of the UNCF/Mellon Programs, who spoke Friday, Jan. 31...

In every community there are dark, sordid, heart-breaking stories no one wants to tell, but must be brought to light to help combat the pungent reality of human and sex trafficking. 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Educational Outreach co-hosted a Human Trafficking Awareness Seminar with the Troy Tri-Township Library and Troy-Maryville Chamber on We...

While she’s unsure of exactly what her future holds, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Amanda Jondro is certain: “I want to keep standing up for those who do not have a voice.”

After earning a bachelor’s in psychology from the SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior in December 2019, the St. Jacob native is now in Ethiopi...

Interested in pursuing a fulfilling career of inspirational student development? Attend the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s College Student Personnel Administration Program’s (CSPA) Visit Day being held Friday, March 6 and consider the possibilities of a career in higher education.

The full-day event begins at 8:15 a.m. in Evergreen Hall on the SIU...