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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville volleyball has been recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) with the USMC/AVCA Academic Team Award. The Cougars finished the 2019-20 academic year with a 3.506 combined grade point average (GPA). SIUE is one of 227 Division I women’s programs honored by the AVCA.

“We are so proud of our team fo...

Highlights of lessons learned and rewards for learning exploits took center stage at a summer awards ceremony hosted by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s Collinsville Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) program. UBMS held its Zoom Showcase and Awards Banquet on Thursday, July 23. 

“Our summer awards program highlighted...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougar tennis team received the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)  All-Academic Team award for the second time in as many years under head coach Adam Albertsen.

Five Cougars made the ITA Scholar-Athlete list including Jill Lambrechts, Vanessa Reinicke, Caitlyn Sporing, Lara Tupper and Melissa Vizcardo.

“I am...

The DREAM Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville invites the public to a live recording of its first podcast in a new series titled Blacktivism in the Academy.

“Sankofa, which in conventional translation means “go back and fetch it,” “return to your past,” and “it ...

As confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Madison County mount to more than 1,800 with up to 75 new cases per day, accessibility to testing is essential to ensure the health and safety of the area. To meet that critical need, institutional collaborators are partnering to bring free testing to various communities twice weekly via Madison County Mobile Testing.

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From learning more about COVID-19, to critical thinking regarding racism, to preparing for college, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s Upward Bound (UB) EC/BEM program students delved into these topics and more during Zoom sessions during the summer. 

The sessions, which began Monday, June 15, ended Friday, July 24 with program pa...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple, PhD, has amplified the leadership of Courtney Boddie, PhD, director of Counseling Services, with the added role of Associate Dean of Students for Diversity and Inclusion. 

Boddie is a respected campus leader with extensive experience and academic expertise in the areas of min...

Imagine less gun shootings and fewer violent exchanges among young people in East St. Louis and the surrounding area. The thought doesn’t have to be an imaginary one, if grant writers from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Teens Against Killing Everywhere (TAKE) get their way. 

SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) is working with TAKE in...

The first day of kindergarten is exciting and memorable, and the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start program wants to make sure its students are equipped for a successful year. 

“The inaugural SIUE Head Start Virtual Kindergarten Readiness Summer Program will help students and families better transition and excel during the thrilling year ahead...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) Board of Directors has elected a new president. Willis Young, who retired as assistant director of the East St. Louis Charter High School in July 2019, is heading up the 13-person board, effective July 9, 2020.

“I am honored and pleased to have been chosen as board of director...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected Matt Brown as director of purchases following a national search. Brown assumed his responsibilities effective July 1.

Brown brings a wealth of procurement experience in the state of Illinois, most recently as a portfolio manager with the Department of Central Management Services. His experience also inc...

On the surface it may seem like a minor thing – a signature from a medical doctor. But when you don’t have ready access to one, your financial means are limited and your disability restricts your mobility, the “small” thing is huge. 

Once Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate student, Larrisha Tidwell, learned of the barrier facin...

The joy of dancing. The thrill of theater. The love of teaching art. The pleasure of culinary arts. These things and more can be experienced if a person has the desire and commitment to pursue a career in the arts. 

Students from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center Collinsville’s Upward Bound Scholars Academy (UBSA) program listened ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing’s premier programming is again being nationally recognized. EduMed’s 2020 ranking of Best Online Master’s Programs in Nursing Education tabs SIUE’s completely online nurse educator program #1 in Illinois and #7 in the nation.

EduMed’s ranking methodology considers programs with pro...

A trendsetting pair of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville May 2020 graduates didn’t waste any time utilizing their education and experience to launch an entrepreneurial endeavor.

Madeline Zuber and Beckie Scanlan each earned a bachelor’s in applied communication studies (ACS) with a focus on public relations. They are co-founders of SocialCast Media, a ...

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees today approved Lis Pankl as dean of SIUE Library and Information Services (LIS) following completion of a national search. Pankl will assume the role effective Monday, Aug. 3.

“The library is the academic ‘heart’ of a campus, supporting scholarship, faculty and staff development, and community engagement...

SIUE alumnus Christian K. Lee has a photo essay entitled “Cancelled Prom” featured in Rolling Stone Magazine. See the photographs in this slideshow.

Lee earned a bachelor’s in mass communications from the College of Arts and Sciences in 2018.

See an interview with Lee regarding this project on youtube.com.

Lee’s work first drew public acclaim in ...

It was partly due to a whim that the Army veteran had to look like the character of Van Pelt in the 1995 Jumanji movie, but it was mostly the desire to help students that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Patrol Officer Larry Bowles forwent shaving his face for the entire month of June. 

Bowles won first-place in the Mustache Mayhem contest designed to raise ...

Being successful is learning how to adapt and excel in the face of difficulty and change, and this year is providing some excellent opportunities, said MaKesha Harris Lee, EdD, assistant director for Pre-Collegiate Programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

Harris Lee opened the second year of the SIUE Summer Success Program (SSP) on Monday, July 6....

The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host a webinar featuring Jim Scheurich, PhD, at 1 p.m. (CT) Thursday, July 16. Scheurich is an anti-racist, community activist scholar committed to addressing the institutional and structural inequities and injustices within educational a...

Treated to lunch by your college professor? Why not? It’s 2020, and things certainly are different. 

In an attempt to continue caring for students during the pandemic, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Candace Hall, EdD, is meeting in person and online with her students over lunch, and at her expense. 

“It is crucial for me, both as ...

Despite people’s best efforts, sometimes mistakes happen. Unfortunately, that was the case when the names of approximately 70 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduates were inadvertently left out of the May 2020 Virtual Commencement ceremony.

Understanding the disappointment those students felt, SIUE administrators took it upon themselves to divide and c...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Madison ​Community Unit School District 12 have announced a new partnership beginning this summer. SIUE is providing a series of graduate courses aimed at preparing district teachers to engage in reflective practices improving their effectiveness and helping increase mastery of student learning. In turn, tr...