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A member of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s (SOP) pharmacy advisory board for 14 years, Chris Smith, of Springfield, has been an instrumental leader and advocate of the School. Smith has held various roles, including president and committee chair. His most recent role is that of an elite donor.

In December, he and his wife announce...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Office of Online Services and Education Outreach (OSEO) and Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East are among the participants in an upcoming event celebrating the aging population and their families.

The inaugural Love a Senior Day will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, June 10 at the Belle-...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s (SOP) Khushali Sarnot has been recognized nationally with the 2021-22 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Student Leadership Award. The award honors Sarnot’s interest in pharmacy practice in health-systems and her successful track record as a leader.

Sarnot’s exceptional attr...

As part of their development in becoming rising professionals contributing to society’s health and well-being, spring graduates of the nutrition program in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) Department of Applied Health finished their undergraduate journey by successfully completing research invest...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dennis Bouvier, PhD, professor in the School of Engineering’s Department of Computer Science, is the recipient of the 2022 Paul Simon Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award.

The highly competitive award is annually presented by the SIUE Graduate School to a faculty member who has a proven record of combining scholarship a...

Run towards your fear, not away from it. This was the advice given to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) Class of 2022’s 30 graduates by Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Jessica Harris, PhD. 

Harris offered the commencement address at the CHS outdoor graduation celebration held Friday,...

Students in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) Performing Arts program could feel the love as they danced and played for adoring and supportive family and friends Wednesday, May 18 on the stage of the Multipurpose Room in Building D at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus. 

The students presented an encore performance on ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions Director Todd Burrell was honored for his profound impact in higher education with his receipt of the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling’s (IACAC) highest award.

During the IACAC Conference held in Chicago in April, the organization’s first to be held in per...

Helping to broaden the scope of the needful and impactful work of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) is the goal of its new associate director, Keith Ware, EdD. 

“In my new position, I will make sure our Center continues to grow and develop in varying capacities that continue to shed light on the center participants, as w...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Chaya Gopalan, PhD, has received a Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Award presented by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB), supporting her international application of flipped classroom techniques.

Gopalan is a professor in both the SIUE School of Educati...

SIUE Information Technology Services (ITS) Associate Director of Learning Spaces in Academic and Client Support Services Mark Dorris, of Glen Carbon, realized a dream milestone by finishing in the top 15% of 30,000 racers at the 2022 Boston Marathon.

Dorris is a two-time SIUE alumnus, having earned a bachelor’s in computer management and information systems in 2004 ...

As part of an ongoing campaign to connect the Illinois farming community to mental health resources, Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II visited the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Thursday, May 12 for a press conference highlighting the Farm Family Resource Initiative (FFRI).

The F...

As you travel through Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Lovejoy Library, you will see that libraries are evolving to be utilized by students in new ways with technology, opportunities for greater collaboration and engagement, maker-spaces, and other possibilities.

Library and Information Services (LIS) is advancing under the direction of Interim Dean Eric ...

The fifth edition of International Studies Days at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, held virtually May 3-6, was as successful as previous editions in helping address important global issues. The series of events included senior assignment presentations, panel discussions on organizations with an international focus regionally and international education opportuni...

Each semester, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) program recognizes outstanding faculty mentors and student researchers through four awards.

The URCA program encourages, supports and enables undergraduate students of all disciplines to participate in research and creative activities under faculty mentor...

Throughout the year, dental students engage in intense and advanced research that brings them closer to their career paths. Following months of innovative and creative work, either individual or collaborative, Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) recognizes the global significance of such outstanding research at an annual event that features res...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police Department is stepping up enforcement for the Memorial Day “Click It or Ticket” campaign from May 13-31 to remind motorists to buckle up. “Click it or Ticket” focuses on safety education and law enforcement support to save lives.

“Seat belts have proven to be one of the best ways to save yo...

George Beck of East St. Louis finally snagged a job after filling out 22 applications. Rita McKnuckles and Eloise Taylor, both of East St. Louis, eagerly await their weekly Google Digital Skills class. These are just a few examples that prove how valuable the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Learning Resource Center (LRC) is, according to Tomoko Jo,...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) and the Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) School of Education are partnering with colleges and universities across the state to provide high impact tutoring that supports students whose learning has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Illinois Tutoring...

The Kentucky Derby is notorious for its showing of not only incredible horse racing, but also fabulous hats and fascinators brimming with color and flowers galore.

During the main event on Saturday, May 7, Rich Strike stunned audiences worldwide with its top finish at the 148^th Kentucky Derby. In preparation and anticipation of the big race, the Southern Illinois Universi...

TheOther40 business plan competition gives Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students real-world experience to develop business plans, pitch business ideas, and learn what it takes to launch a new business.

The SIUE School of Business and Entrepreneurs’ Club hosted its 12^th competition in 2022, which concluded on April 21. Eight finalists competed for $10,00...

For the decades of service to his faith and church, to communities near and far, to educational bastions and deserts, and to equity and justice, the Rev. Joseph A. Brown, PhD, will be honored during a Sankofa Celebration/Symposium and Mass from Friday-Sunday, May 13-15 at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC). 

The event serves as...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville continued its commencement exercises Saturday, May 7 with ceremonies honoring graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) and the School of Engineering (SOE). Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, led the conferral of degrees.

At the 9 a.m. ceremony, CAS student speaker Josie Pauley, who earn...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville launched a series of commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 6 celebrating the momentous achievement of 2,356 eligible graduates in the Vadalabene Center’s First Community Arena. Ceremonies will continue on Saturday, May 7.

On Friday, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, conferred degrees on grad...

The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is proud to have supported the spring 2022 opening of The Loading Bar in Edwardsville. Owner Ryan Wilson used his education and experience and practiced patience and resilience to make his business concept a reality.

Wilson earned a bachelor’s in bus...

Henry L. (Roddy) Roediger III, PhD, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during its May 2022 commencement exercises. The SIU Board of Trustees approved the presentation during its December meeting on the Carbondale campus. 

Roediger is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished Professor of psychology at Washingto...

In a quest to prepare students for excellent opportunities to thrive in their chosen career , Southern Illinois University Edwardsville avails its undergraduate learners a rigorous, mentored research and creative program to amplify their studies and foster a real-world research application. The result of such efforts is presented annually at the Undergraduate Scholars Show...

Students from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) are celebrating standout showings at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Region 5 Student Conference in Houston in April.

The IEEE is one of the world’s largest professional societies, with Region 5 ...

Wonder women, Black panthers and supermen were there – dressed with their own special flair, dancing, mingling and having a great time. “Superheroes” at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) participated in SIUE’s Faculty and Staff Appreciation (FSA) celebration on Wednesday, April 20 held for the first time on the E...

When College of Arts and Sciences senior Samantha Gallatin, of Machesney Park, came to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, she wanted to become a secondary education biology teacher.

After joining the GEOPATHS Scholars Program, however, her interests shifted toward geography, and she became inspired in pursuing a career as a researcher and professor at the collegia...

Helping students succeed, keeping them connected and providing lots of resources were a few things participants praised their program instructors for at their End of the Year and Awards Celebration. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center Collinsville’s Upward Bound Scholars Academy (UBSA) held its concluding ceremony on Thursday, April 28 at ...

As 10^th grader Mariah Fox’s name was called for yet another award, tears came to the eyes of her mother, Lectisha Muse-Fox, who later expressed much appreciation for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Upward Bound Math and Science (UBMS) program at Collinsville High School (CHS).

Fox was one of the more than 150 students, family members and friends who at...

As a leading provider of workforce training and hands-on learning in the United States, the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has published a Workforce Training & Education Report that summarizes various opportunities for students to learn outside of the classroom, as well as NCERC’s programs that train the ...

Year-round, women strive to make significant efforts to engender equal and equitable space wherever they are. Owing to their broader contribution to the immediate community and beyond, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Inclusive Excellence, Education and Development Hub (The Hub) recognized 17 Phenomenal Women, comprising faculty, staff, students and commun...