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Despite dealing with unprecedented circumstances and academic adjustments, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student-athletes have once again risen to the challenge of achieving high academic success.

For the 28^th semester in a row, SIUE student-athletes have earned a combined grade point average better than a 3.0, extending their impressive streak to 14 total y...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has undergone major operational changes as the institution has worked to ensure everyone’s health and safety amid challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the campus closed and downsized operations, individuals deemed essential to keep campus functioning have demonstrated their pride and devotion to the University ...

The New York Times has published Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jocelyn DeGroot’s, PhD, op-ed “What Should You Say When Someone You Know is Grieving?”

DeGroot is an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Applied Communication Studies. In the article, posted Thursday, May 28, she shares her research...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and SIUE School of Business have partnered with NDC Multicultural Community Impact (MCI), the St. Louis SBEC and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis to host a small business lending virtual training series from 2-3 p.m. on Thursdays, June 4, 11 and...

The Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) colony at Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico is one of the world’s most useful primate resources in biomedical and anthropological research. Established in 1938, the colony provides a unique opportunity to study health history, and genetic and environmental effects on bone and tooth development, aging, and pathology.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start staff members are creatively focusing on wellness as they navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recently, staff from each of the Head Start/Early Head Start Centers participated in a series of SIUE/STL Art Hives hosted via Zoom where they used artistic expression to connect, relax and decompress.

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ruthann Redmon, client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and owner of Redmon Consulting, has launched DabblersCreatives, an online Etsy shop that sells handmade face masks.

Redmon has worked with the SBDC and Director Jo Ann DiMaggio May since Janua...

The cancellation of all Southern Illinois University Edwardsville-sponsored events through Saturday, Aug. 8 amid the COVID-19 pandemic means a slew of arts, science and sports camps are off the calendar for many families.

But, a couple SIUE camps, including Writing Camp (July 6-17) and String Development Camp (July 13-17), have been able to reimagine their offerings and w...

Small, locally-owned businesses are among the entities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent closures. To support its small business clients, the Illinois Small Business Development Center for the Metro East (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville quickly shifted its focus to providing COVID-19 resources, specifically funding-based, and helping ...

Seven Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Intercollegiate Athletics programs were honored earlier on May 12 by the NCAA for earning multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR) in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport.

Cougar men’s golf, men’s track, softball, women’s cross country, women’s tennis, women’s track and volleyball were...

Four SIUE alumnae are among the 2020 Alton YWCA Women of Distinction honorees. According to the YWCA, Women of Distinction are “dynamic women leaders who are making a difference in the Riverbend and embody our mission to eliminate racism and empower women.”

SIUE alumnae included:

• Wendy Adams, EdD, completed a bachelor’s and master’s in elementar...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Felix Lee, PhD, and Tim McPherson, PhD, have received the Graduate School’s Concept Commercialization Award for 2020. The award provides $14,600 through May 1, 2021.

Lee, professor of industrial engineering in the SIUE School of Engineering, and McPherson, professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the SIUE School of Ph...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been awarded $499,113 from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a collaborative project involving the University of Illinois (U of I) and industry partners. The researchers aim to create a new modeling technique that will improve agricultural production systems...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of the Provost, the academic deans, and Emeriti Faculty Association (EFA) have selected Steve Hansen, PhD, as the inaugural speaker for the “One More Thought …” lecture series. Hansen will present a campus lecture in conjunction with a fall semester reception for new faculty hosted by the EFA and the ac...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Foundation combined with the Office of Student Affairs in April to implement the Student Emergency Assistance Fund (SEAF) in response to student needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative has already raised more than $45,000.

SIUE recently received funding through the federal stimulus package The Corona...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus Aaron Heil is the Riverview Gardens School District (RGSD) 2020 Teacher of the Year. The Alton native is a middle school art teacher at Central Middle School (CMS).

Heil has taught in the Riverview Gardens district for seven years. He earned bachelor’s in both studio art in 2009 and art education in 2012 from SIUE&#8...

Leading up to its May 2020 commencement ceremonies, held virtually on Saturday, May 9, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted an array of specialized graduation celebrations online through its Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI).

The annual events launched Monday, May 4 with the Latinx Graduation Celebration. The Black Graduation Celebration was he...

The thought-provoking and eye-catching works of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) candidates are now on display in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Art and Design’s MFA and BFA Virtual Exhibition.

Each spring, the creative talents of BFA and MFA candidates are showcased in...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has awarded its spring 2020 Research Grants for Graduate Students (RGGS) to 44 students.

The awards, valued at up to $500 each, will support the research and creative activities of graduate students studying in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Schools of Engineering, Pharmacy, and Education, Health and Hum...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook conferred degrees upon more than 2,400 graduates during the spring 2020 commencement exercises held virtually Saturday, May 9. Commencement is available at siue.edu/virtual-commencement.

Pembrook welcomed the graduates to the more than 112,000 SIUE alumni. “You represent a wide array of backgrounds,...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of the Provost has announced that SIUE will offer four fully online degree completion programs in fall 2020 that will complement existing undergraduate programs. 

Following the successful growth of the University’s quality online programs, including the MBA, the RN to BS and the new master’s in criminal...

With the May 2020 completion of her doctor of pharmacy degree, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) graduate Deja Finley has achieved a childhood dream. Since she was 13, the pharmacist has aspired to “impact the world in a positive way through math and science.”

“Pharmacists are among the most trusted professions, and I k...

With the May 2020 completion of her doctor of pharmacy degree, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) graduate Deja Finley has achieved a childhood dream. Since she was 13, the pharmacist has aspired to “impact the world in a positive way through math and science.”

“Pharmacists are among the most trusted professions, and I k...

Every week, 115 sack lunches are gathered and packaged by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville junior Lexi Reinders, and her friend Shannon Strom, for Peoria area residents.

As COVID-19 leads to and amplifies hardships for many, Reinders decided to be a difference maker for the betterment of her community. After seeing a call for volunteer help from the JOLT Foundati...

Their commonalities are undeniably abundant. And, while they don’t have everything in common, the Stewart triplets from Edwardsville will share another major life milestone as they earn their undergraduate degrees from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business during the May 2020 commencement ceremonies being held virtually on Saturday, May 9.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) May 2020 graduate Kathleen Antos is making history as she completes her degree, while putting her compassionate care and technical skills to critical use amid a global pandemic.

Antos, of Crest Hill, will earn a bachelor’s in nursing from the SON during SIUE’s May 2020 commencement ceremonies, b...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) has been named a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2020 Inspiring Affinity Group Award. SIUE is among 38 institutions nationally that will be profiled in INSIGHT Into Diversity’s July/August issue.

The award is presented to progra...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville early childhood education major Megan Gugliotta knows the field of education is not typical right now as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a dramatic, rapid shift to online learning. But, as she prepares to celebrate the completion of her bachelor’s during the May 2020 virtual commencement ceremony, she remains firm in her des...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented the 2020-21 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award to Therese (Terri) Poirier, PharmD, MPH, FASHP, FCCP, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Senior Scholar in the School of Pharmacy (SOP).

The award annually recognizes an SIUE faculty member who has shown significant contributions to original...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is ranked 9th nationally among YourLocalSecurity’s 2020 Safest College Campuses in America among institutions with more than 5,000 students. SIUE was No. 2 in Illinois and ranked ahead of all institutions in Missouri.

“We are proud of SIUE’s commitment to safety, and the collaboration of the SIUE Police Departmen...