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The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) began the commencement season Saturday, April 30 in the Vadalabene Center’s First Community Arena. Provost Denise Cobb, PhD, and SOP Associate Dean Jessica Kerr, PharmD, conferred degrees upon 82 graduates in the Class of 2022.

SIUE commencement ceremonies will continue Friday-Saturday, May 6-7. ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students are among the recipients of the 2022 SIU System Distinguished Student Service Awards. Awardees were honored during the SIU System Board of Trustees meeting held Thursday, April 28.

During the meeting, Dianah McGreehan, chair of the award selection committee, announced the recipients and shared brief highlights of their ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2022 Bi-State Honor Band Festival will take place April 30-May 1 in Dunham Hall on the Edwardsville campus. The event is one of the most important outreach activities in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music and the most important for the band area.

Having been a part of the department for more than 25 ye...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering Associate Dean Chris Gordon, PhD, has received the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Regional Outstanding Educator Award. He was recognized at the ASC International Conference in April for his contributions to construction education, excellence in teaching, national and international service to the ASC,...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented its 2022-24 Hoppe Research Professor Award to Elizabeth McKenney, PhD, associate professor in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s Department of Psychology.

Her research project entitled, “Advocating for socially just multi-tiered systems of support: School psychologist...

First came the lesson, then the application and the result was freshly brushed and polished teeth. Bright Smiles Mobile Dental, of Swansea, concluded its services to more than 60 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students on Friday, April 22. 

“We have to report to the state regarding students’ physical, vi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is partnering with U.S. Bank to bring convenient banking services to the campus community via an on-campus branch located in the Morris University Center.

The U.S. Bank digital first advisory center is slated to open around July 1, 2022. It will include a customer engagement zone where bankers will provide one-on-one consultative ...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is partnering with regional business leaders to host the 1^st Annual Entrepreneurship Academy in a Day.

The program brings together the greatest minds in business to instruct, motivate and empower winning entrepreneurial endeavors. It will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat...

After learning by doing, accumulating 20 years of first-hand experience in the scrap industry, Douglas Francis launched his entrepreneurial journey with his company Alton Dock Works, LLC.

Since June 2021, he has been a client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville a...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) has doubled the number of awards and associated monetary total aimed at supporting student success through generous annual and endowed scholarships.

During its Scholarship and Awards Ceremony held Monday, April 11, SON administrators, faculty, staff, students and donors gathered to celebrate the distrib...

In East St. Louis, business activities are soaring, community members continue to engage one another meaningfully, and activists and educators continue to increase capacity building, joining hands with other people of East St. Louis to advance a community of their dreams. 

An upcoming Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Sankofa Lecture and Dialogue Seri...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville lit up red with Cougar pride Thursday, April 21 in celebration of its inaugural One Day, One SIUE Day of Giving, which raised more than $572,000 and set a new standard for alumni engagement and community partnership as the University defines its future.

“On behalf of the entire University, I want to thank you for your genero...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School is pleased to announce the spring 2022 Research Grants for Graduate Students (RGGS) award recipients.

The awards, valued at up to $500 each, will support the research and creative activities of 44 graduate students studying in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Schools of Engineering, Pharmacy, and Education...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) hosted its 2022 Honors Day convocation on Sunday, April 10 in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom, honoring 303 students with 357 scholarships and awards, marking the first live, in-person celebration since 2019.

SIUE’s largest single gathering outside of commencement recogni...

The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) hosted its 20th annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, April 1 at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville.

The ceremony celebrated the first-year cohort of 50 dental students representing the Class of 2025 and six International Advanc...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of Undergraduate Admissions hosted nearly 100 admitted students and family members during its annual Admitted Student Visit Day for multicultural students on Monday, April 11. 

According to Kelley Brooks, assistant director for campus visits in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, admitted students were invited...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced a new Digital Media Literacy Post-Baccalaureate Certificate within the Department of Mass Communications, which can be completed online in one summer. 

The program is designed for educators, librarians and media professionals who want to address questions about the impact of ...

A farm-to-table café, June’s Breakfast + Patio (June’s), is now open at 430 S Main St. in Shiloh. The locally-owned restaurant is located in a beautiful, must-see 1905 farmhouse that was converted into a hotel for a brief period. Now, it is one of the most remarkable locations in town.

Co-owners Jonathan Welzbacher and Liz Lingelbach Welzbacher sought sup...

The Princeton Review has named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing (SON) as one of the best in the country for its online Master of Science in nursing program, marking the first time the SON has been included on the list. 

“Online nursing school master’s programs have become as rigorous as their on-campus counterparts,&#822...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police Department is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police and more than 200 law enforcement agencies throughout the state to remind motorists to “Drop It and Drive” during Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April.

“Texting while driving puts everyone on th...

Negative narratives, bad perceptions and stereotypical typecasting about the Illinois town is why former and current East St. Louis residents wanted to tell their own stories about their city. 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center hosted “Meet the Authors: A Look at East St. Louis Throug...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s (SOP) Lakesha Butler, PharmD, has received the Distinguished Achievement Award in Pharmacy Service from the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).

Butler serves as the SOP’s inaugural director of diversity, equity and inclusion. She is committed to bringing about necessary changes in diversity, e...

It has become another divisive subject in American politics and culture, so much so that legislation and other measures have been taken in more than 40 states to ban or restrict the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT). 

This recent body of scholarship interrogates the role of race and racism in society and how it impacts U.S. systems and structures. Southern Illin...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been nationally-recognized as a 2022-23 Military Friendly® School. The University’s “Gold” designation emphasizes its commitment to successfully connect the military and civilian world through its Office of Military and Veteran Services.

The Military Friendly® Schools survey is the longest-running m...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has named Cathy Taylor, MPA, interim vice chancellor for University Advancement and CEO of the SIUE Foundation, effective Monday, April 11. 

Taylor is senior director of Constituent Relations and Special Projects. As a longtime advancement team member, she brings great understanding of Foundation systems, and has demonstrated...

The 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, former Afghanistan Peace Corps director and strategic planning consultant has seen many parts of the world like France, China, Belgrade and Moscow. But for Walter Blass, one of the best places to be is in front of a class teaching – and he will travel the globe to do it. 

Blass arrived in Springfield on Sunday, April 3 for hi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting its first One Day, One SIUE 24-hour day of giving on Thursday, April 21. This event will bring together the entire SIUE community–students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners–to raise money for worthwhile causes across the University. The day will culminate with an evening celebration on the SIUE...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been named a Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) in the bronze category by the League of American Bicyclists.

The designation, through 2025, comes after a thorough review focused on five criteria: equity, engineering, education, encouragement, and evaluation and planning. The honor recognizes SIUE’s cyclist-welcoming envir...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) students at Collinsville High School (CHS) got a better understanding about how the stomach works, and how drugs are absorbed into the system. 

SIUE’s School of Pharmacy (SOP), in its first time partnering with UBMS, introduced an experiment and presentation on Thursday, March 31 dur...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville today announced plans to participate in the Summer Food Service Program.  

Free meals will be made available to all children 18 years of age and under, and to persons over 18 years of age who are enrolled in its summer program.  

Meals are made available to all eligible participants without regard to race, col...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Criminal Justice Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences will host its 2022 Criminal Justice Career Fair from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, April 14 in the Morris University Center’s Goshen Lounge. The original scheduled date in February was postponed due to inclement weather.

“The Department of Crimin...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD) will present its annual Dinner Theater fundraiser on Tuesday, April 19.

Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. followed by an exclusive preview of “Rent” produced by the College of Arts and Sciences’ Departments of Theater and Dance and Music. This will be the final rehearsal and an...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Army ROTC Cadet John Galinski has been selected to participate in the highly-competitive Cadet Professional Development Training (CPDT) at West Point this summer. A sophomore in the School of Business, Galinski will be participating in Cadet Field Training (CFT) to reinforce his knowledge of military skills be introduced to the aca...