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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville nursing students are rallying around their former classmate Moneer Damra to raise funds that will help keep his legacy alive. Damra was tragically killed in January during a random act of gun violence off campus. The standout student and ROTC Cadet left an indelible mark on all with whom he associated.

The School of Nursing’...

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month across the nation, and the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police Department is urging drivers to drop their phones and focus on the road with a not-so-subtle reminder: “Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other.”

“It has become all too common to see people driving down the road while looking at their ph...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) celebrated distinguished students and shared its gratitude for donor support during its annual Honors Day program held Sunday, March 28.

At the virtual event, 62 scholarships totaling nearly $70,000 were awarded to 53 students. The SOE recognized students who achieved the fall 2020 Dean’s Li...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) and Carl Sandburg College (Sandburg) have agreed to offer an accelerated path to a bachelor’s in nursing (BS) that would allow students to complete their general education courses at Sandburg, earning an associate degree in nursing, and complete their baccalaureate nursing coursework online through...

The incredible contributions of inspiring women who embrace and promote diversity, equity and inclusion within their own lives and the lives of others were showcased during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s annual Phenomenal Women’s Celebration held virtually on Monday, March 29.

The 2021 Phenomenal Women honorees included 14 leaders from a competi...

The NCERC at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has named Jacqueline Pohlman as its director of business development and client relations.

Pohlman returns to NCERC after working at the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and leading its member relations efforts since November 2018. Prior to serving RFA, Pohlman was a specialist of commercialization at NCERC and led t...

For one highly successful St. Louis area entrepreneur, growing his business, Blue Stingray, meant making mistakes and learning what he valued. Now, Brian Rehg is able to share those lessons as a new board member of the Metro East Business Incubator (MEBI), providing valuable insight and mentoring to other local businesses and entrepreneurs.

Jo Ann DiMaggio May, director o...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville summer session 2021 offers a quality education that features flexibility and convenience. SIUE offers nearly 1,000 summer classes, including online and on-ground options.

Registration begins Monday, March 29 at siue.edu/summer/apply-or-register.

A variety of introductory general education, required upper-division classes and grad...

Original, electrifying and surprising musical performances that excite, entertain and even educate is a deserved reputation that the Grammy-Award-winning percussion quarter, Third Coast Percussion, holds. The Chicago-based group will delight audiences during a free concert presented by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Arts & Issues at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 31 on...

Creating, cutting and arranging pictures into patterns, completing math-related puzzles in the nick of time and answering questions arranged in a popular game format, were some of the activities that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students completed during their first virtual (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathe...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is donating Ramsey Solutions’ Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum to Belleville West High School, SIUE East St. Louis Charter School and Collinsville High School. Foundations in Personal Finance is the premier curriculum for teaching financial literacy to students. 

Personal finance expert Dave Ramsey created Fou...

Reaching and keeping Black students in a comprehensively supportive academic community in which they can flourish is entrenched into Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Quality Initiative (QI) goal of becoming an anti-racist institution. 

The University’s QI, an important part of its reaccreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC...

Fascinating research projects and excellent creative endeavors will be featured during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate Student Research Symposium to be held virtually Tuesday, April 6.

Hosted by the SIUE Graduate School, the annual symposium is a much-anticipated event for graduate students to share their research and creative projects with the camp...

Real-world applications are essential to college student development, specifically for those pursuing data sciences. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Center for Predictive Analytics’ (C-PAN) Data Science Internship (DSI) Program is providing students with the opportunity to gain applied experience in data analysis to prepare for their future careers ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Army ROTC Cadet Paige Hall has never let her hearing impairment prevent her from pursuing her dreams and standing out as a high achieving student and leader.

Hall is a junior pre-pharmacy major from Washington, Mo. She is currently a participating cadet, with hopes of being contracted upon a favorable medical review.

In a recent ...

In pursuit of the ongoing well-being of employees, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start administrators attended the National Center on Health, Behavioral Health and Safety’s (NCHBHS) virtual Staff Wellness Institute from Tuesday-Wednesday, March 23-24. 

“The overall wellness of staff remains a high priority, which is why w...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Legacy Leadership students fashioned a Little Free Library and donated it to the public on Saturday, March 20. The library, located near the entrance of The Gardens at SIUE, was created to encourage children and young adults to read, and to provide for those who may not be able to afford books, according to Project Leader Jaco...

Birthed and nurtured as a dancer in the dynamic, rhythmic world of Dunham Technique and driven to shape other dancers in the same legendary, compelling method, Ta’Shayla Montgomery now teaches in the same performing arts program, located in her hometown of East St. Louis, where she began her training at the age of nine.  

Montgomery is the assistant direct...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville online master’s in healthcare informatics program has been ranked 3rd nationally by intelligent.com in its 2021 Best Master’s in Health Informatics Programs. The SIUE program also was designated “best online program.”

Healthcare informatics professionals integrate the worlds of medicine and technology b...

While COVID-19 has thwarted numerous in-person engagement opportunities, individuals continue to serve through reimagined outreach efforts. The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) demonstrated its ability to pivot and provide during National Children’s Dental Health Month (NCDHM) in February.

Throughout the month, 38 third- and fourth-ye...

The Edwardsville Rotary Club named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences senior Megan Walsh, of Toledo, Ill., the February SIUE Rotary Student Leader of the Month.

The anthropology major was nominated by Susan Kooiman, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and faculty advisor for the SIUE Anthropology Club, for her out...

As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues nationwide, misinformation is swirling, leaving individuals confused and concerned about its administration. Now, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) experts are dispelling common myths and easing concerns.

“Vaccination is an important tool to protect oneself and others from the virus that caus...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is adopting the Common Application, joining all 12 of Illinois’ public universities in utilizing the application to attract students to the array of academic opportunities available on their respective campuses.

As prospective students apply through the Common App, they will choose from a list of colleges and universities th...

SIUE alumna Niki Allen, senior vice president of Technology at Kohls, has been named among the Top 100 Women in Tech as part of the 2021 Tech Inclusion Conference being held March 23-25.

Allen earned a bachelor’s in business administration from the SIUE School of Business 2004. Learn more about Allen’s professional success at techinclusionconference.com/2021/s...

SIUE graduate student Karagan Romoser is serving as the Edwardsville Public Library’s second social work intern. The opportunity is positive for all involved, including Romoser, the SIUE social work program, the library and its patrons.

Edwardsville Intelligencer reporter Scott Marion details Romoser’s role at the Edwardsville Public Library in an article post...

Jie Ying, PhD, assistant professor of finance in the SIUE School of Business is the featured expert in recent online articles focusing on insurance. He shared his insight on recommended coverage amounts, liability-only car insurance and how the auto insurance business model works.

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For the purposes of keeping preschoolers on track, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start program opened in-person services on Wednesday, March 10. Six of the seven managed SIUE Head Start Centers have at least one classroom open for in-person services, according to Carolyn Jason, interim program director. 

“SIUE Head Start/Ea...

Every year, ROTC Cadets nationwide are considered for a spot in the U.S. Army’s 17 branches based on evaluations of academic, leadership and physical performances. Three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Army ROTC Cadets have been named Army Aviation Officers after participating in the competitive 2020 assessment process.

SIUE seniors Elijah Blecha, Kevin Ke...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Director of Athletics Tim Hall has announced the addition of Venessa A. Brown, PhD, to the Intercollegiate Athletics staff.

Brown, who has been a longtime supporter of Cougar athletics, will become the first associate athletics director for diversity, equity and inclusion, and chief diversity officer. Brown is tasked with putting ...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Director Jo Ann DiMaggio May have worked with client Kimberly St. Clair to grow OTEKA SOLUTIONS, a launching pad for innovative solutions that solve global problems.

After working in corporate America for more than 30 years, St. Clair decided it was ti...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) Class of 2021 students are #1 nationally as scores for the 2020 Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment (PCOA) have been released.

The 2020 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) reporting cohort contained 14,110 students from 142 schools and colleges of pharmacy. The average overall score for...

Small businesses in southern Illinois are invited to take a strategic look at the world and create a plan to expand their business internationally with guidance from industry leaders during the new, virtual, action-oriented series EXPORT NOW.

EXPORT NOW is presented by the Illinois SBDC International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, in part...

By highlighting the stories of those once enslaved in Southern Illinois, an upcoming Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Sankofa Lecture and Dialogue Series presentation will examine the history and long-lasting effects of slavery in the state.

The ongoing series features robust conversations surrounding the history of slavery and its lasting legacies, and i...

SIUE’s Library and Information Services continues to expand its creative offerings to promote wellness, enhance learning and serve as a “third place” for students. Newly installed Nap Pods on the third floor of Lovejoy Library provide a quiet place for individuals to rest and recharge.

FOX2 News reporter Patrick Clark visited campus to learn about the ma...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Sally Boutelle will be a featured panelist at Starfish by Hobson’s COVID Pandemic virtual conference on Thursday, March 11. Starfish helps colleges and universities achieve increases in retention rate, exceed graduation rate goals, and set the standard for student academic success.

Representatives from both 4-year an...

The Madison County Health Department administered COVID-19 Pfizer vaccinations to more than 400 Alton residents on Monday, March 8.

The clinic was executed by a team of civic leaders and workers, with assistance from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Successful Community Collaborative (SSCC). SSCC students aided in accepting calls and adding local seniors to t...

The District 7 Board of Education named SIUE alumnus Patrick Shelton, PhD, as the newest superintendent of schools on Monday, March 8, according to the Edwardsville Intelligencer. He will assume his new district responsibilities on July 1.

Shelton earned a master’s in education and a doctorate in educational leadership from SIUE.

Shelton is currently the assistant ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Staff Senate awarded spring 2021 Faculty for Collective Bargaining scholarships to freshman Noah Tungett and sophomore Courtney Vollmer. 

“I am grateful for this scholarship, because it will help me in my pursuits at SIUE, said Tungett, a history major in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) from Bethalto. “...

As the COVID-19 pandemic threatened college students’ first-year experience, students, faculty and staff at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville sprang into action and devised a creative plan to provide new students with a support system centered on near-peer mentoring.

The Cougar Connectors program, inspired by the Honors Student Association (HSA) peer-to-peer...

Prospective students are invited to explore the possibilities of a fulfilling career inspiring student development in higher education. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College Student Personnel Administration (CSPA) program is hosting a virtual open house from 12-1 p.m. Friday, March 19.

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Speak with program faculty a...

Black women and their melodic inspiration and remonstration have been a strong, riveting and constant soundtrack in response to pain, struggle and oppression, as far back as Africa, according to Tammy Kernodle, PhD, distinguished professor of music at Miami (Ohio) University in Oxford and president of the Society for American Music. 

Kernodle discussed “Black W...

The SIUE School of Nursing has partnered with the Madison County Health Department and East Side Health District to assist at COVID-19 vaccination clinics.

KMOV4 featured the important efforts of SIUE nursing students in helping “be a big part of the solution” to the pandemic.

The story aired Wednesday, March 3. View it here.

The National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Foundation awarded a professional registration scholarship to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Assistant Director of Recreational Programs Natalie Rosales-Hawkins to attend the NIRSA Annual Conference and Campus Rec & Wellness Expo in a virtual format.

“NIRSA was excited to bring the latest cam...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) continues to expand its robust curriculum with a new medicinal chemistry specialization within the Pharmacology and Neuroscience cooperative PhD Program that will launch in fall 2021.

The medicinal chemistry specialization is offered in collaboration with the Department of Pharmacology at the SIU Schoo...

With a fierce motivation to ‘Do It Like Damra,’ Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Army ROTC Cadets put their physical and mental skills to the test Feb. 20-21 at the Northern Warfare Challenge in La Crosse and Fort McCoy, Wis.

The competition annually tests 5-person teams in physical and mental endurance, mountaineering and mountain warfare techniques,...

SIUE alumnus Brandon Bell has been named Chief Executive Officer of the Edwardsville YMCA.

Bell completed a bachelor’s in exercise and wellness from the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior in 2008.

Details on his professional background and excitement to return to Edwardsville were posted Tuesday, March 2 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer. View the artic...

Caterers and restaurant entrepreneurs are invited to showcase their talents in the 2021 East St. Louis Café of Champions Challenge, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s first food industry business plan competition.

The opportunity is huge as the winning caterer or restauranteur receives the opportunity to operate their food business on the SIU...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s high-performance computing resources will be enhanced for the benefit of computationally intensive research and education activities, thanks to a $395,580 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Campus Cyberinfrastructure program.

SIUE Information Technology Services’ (ITS) Daniel Chace, deputy c...

Area high school students showed up for various sessions that included an unvarnished, inspirational message about mental health, tips about campus life and academics, instruction on how to finance a college education and how to adopt coping skills through a pandemic, during the third annual Student-2-Student (S2S) Virtual Engagement Conference, hosted by the Southern Illi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Marketing and Communications Department received 11 awards in the 36th annual Educational Advertising Awards announced in late February.

The Educational Advertising Awards is the largest, oldest and most respected educational advertising awards competition in the country. This year, more than 2,000 entries were ...

Faculty and staff mentors play a vital role in student performance and development while providing a solid foundation for graduates to enter the workforce after completing their degree. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) is working to further develop its mentorship program through a project funded by the Graduate School’s Innovatio...