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Minas Espresso Inc. owner Bruno Nobre has been a client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Director Jo Ann Di Maggio May since November 2017.

Born and raised on a coffee farm in Brazil, Nobre learned everything from his father and grandfather. He decided to st...

As a result of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s climate and sustainability efforts in the region, particularly through the School of Engineering’s (SOE) annual Energy Symposia, the University has been invited to join the Midwest Climate Collaborative (MCC) as a founding member. The invitation was extended on behalf of Northwestern University, Univers...

A common question among these high school male students has been about money – how to make it, invest it and develop financial stability. In response, stock investor Alfonso Pugh, of Denver, Colo., spoke virtually Friday, Jan. 21 to the Black Gentleman Entering Manhood (GEMs) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS). ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Master of Science in Kinesiology with a specialization in Exercise and Sport Psychology has been ranked 17^th in the nation on Sports Degrees Online’s 2022 Sport Psychology Master’s Program Rankings list. 

“It is an honor to be recognized among other reputable universities and programs,” said Be...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jeffrey Waple, PhD, has appointed Terrence S. McTier Jr., PhD, as the Interim Dean of Students, effective Monday, Jan. 24. The search for a permanent Associate Vice Chancellor/Dean of Students will launch in February.

“The Dean of Students role is critical to the institution, serving as an...

SIUE student-athletes have extended their academic success streak to 31 consecutive semesters with a cumulative grade point average above 3.0. During the fall 2021 semester, Cougar student-athletes posted a combined 3.436 GPA, the second-highest mark the department has earned. It is the fourth consecutive semester that SIUE student-athletes have earned above a 3.4 GPA.

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It started with the love and awe of a role model (wanting to mirror her sister’s characteristics and follow in her footsteps) that led the then four-year-old Kayona Brown onto a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for Performing Arts studio dance floor. 

It didn’t take long for the child to also become enamored with the world o...

Junior Courtney Vollmer, of Troy, is the recipient of the fall 2021 Faculty & Collective Bargaining scholarship from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Staff Senate.

“I would like to thank all the members of the Staff Senate for making this scholarship possible,” said Vollmer, an elementary education major from the School of Education, Health and Hu...

The distinction and award only add to what many at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and elsewhere believe and feel about Howard Rambsy II, PhD – that he is an illustrious educator with years of innovative scholarship, culturally-based research, creative teaching and substantial mentoring to his credit.

A faculty member in the College of Arts and Sciences&#8...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. life’s work helped spark a civil rights movement that changed the fabric of America and lit a flame for all the world to see.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joins the country on Monday, Jan. 17 in recognizing King on the federal holiday named in his honor. The University will be closed and invites employees to commemorate the da...

It only takes one educator to make a world of difference in the life of a student, according to Principal Baruti Kafele, award-winning educator and best-selling author. 

Kafele returned, via Zoom on Thursday, Jan. 13, to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) with inspiration to stay the course and look for ways to prog...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s (SOP) Lakesha Butler, PharmD, lent her expertise to a national committee charged with incorporating equity, diversity, inclusion and anti-racism (DEIA) into the Oath of the Pharmacist.

Butler, clinical professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and director of diversity, equity and inclusion for th...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Carol Colaninno, PhD, research associate professor in the SIUE STEM Center and adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology, has been named the first Sexual Harassment and Assault Reduction and Prevention (SHARP) Coordinator for the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) Executive Committee.

According to Cola...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 203 has been honored with the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi’s Circle of Excellence Gold Chapter recognition, the second-highest commendation a chapter can receive from the national organization.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (PKP) is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate ...

The SIUE Police Department made one impaired driving arrest and issued six citations during its holiday enforcement effort. Enforcement actions including one DUI arrest, three speeding citations, one expired registration citation and one stop sign citation.

Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in the effort to save lives by getting impaired drivers of...

Princeton Review has named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business as one of the best on-campus MBA programs in the country for the 16th consecutive year. The education services company included SIUE on its list of Best Business Schools for 2022.

“We are pleased with our continued recognition by Princeton Review as a Best Business School...

SIUE is mourning the loss of junior business student Jacksen “Jack” Warren, of Alton, who passed away Monday, Dec. 20. He was 21.  

A School of Business student, Warren was an active member of the Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity.

“Our deepest condolences to Jack Warren’s family and friends as we mourn the loss of a vibrant individual who had gr...

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) has developed two post-baccalaureate certificates focused on public health. Beginning in summer 2023, the Department of Applied Health will offer certificates in public health emergency preparedness infectious disease outbreaks and s...