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The Department of Industrial Engineering (IE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted a networking night on Thursday, Feb. 23 connecting IE alumni, faculty and current students. 

“Networking events like this are an excellent opportunity for us to connect, exchange ideas and explore potential collaborations,” said Sinan Onal, PhD, associate pro...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s highest academic rank of Distinguished Research Professor was unanimously awarded to Kimberly Archer, DMA, professor in the Department of Music. Archer joins a prestigious group of tenured faculty members who have been recognized for their significant contributions to research and creative activities.

Archer joined the S...

Girls can do anything, engineering included. That was the theme of “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Saturday, Feb. 25. Over 130 local middle and high school girls attended the 11th annual event at SIUE’s School of Engineering (SOE) sponsored by the SIUE Chapter of Society of Women Engineers (SWE).&#16...

Cheri Mansfield, a dreamer and client of the Illinois SBDC for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has opened her dream café in Carlyle. Oh So Sweet Bakery and Café has created a place for a community to come together and enjoy the sweeter things in life with high-quality baked goods and beverages.

Mansfield began working with the Illi...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, named Andrew Gavin as the ninth director of athletics in the University’s history. Gavin comes to SIUE from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and will assume his new role on Monday, April 17. Gavin is expected to boldly lead SIUE Athletics and its student athletes to expand on success in c...

Most students know and love the music. Some are familiar with the moves, but it takes an experienced dance coach to teach them the masterfully choreographed numbers. 

McKinley Smith, hip-hop dance instructor for the SIUE East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts, enjoys harnessing spirited hearts and practicing eager feet to create rhythmic magic displayed on sta...

The compassion Sarah Andersen, lecturer in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Learning Support Services, has for her students is what makes her stand out as a SIUE “Difference Maker”. Andersen works with students in the Grade Recovery and Academic Sustainability Program (GRASP) program and supports their academic journey through graduation.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Museum Executive Curator Erin Vigneau-Dimick has co-curated an exhibition with artist Sun Smith-Foret currently on display at the Edwardsville Arts Center under the title, “Weave, Coil, Twine, Plait, Knot: Traditional and Contemporary Basketry.”

The exhibition brings together historic examples and ...

The Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Series featured Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Derek Houston, PhD, associate professor in educational leadership, in a recent webinar on Monday, Feb. 13.

Houston's current scholarship is centered at the intersection of quantification and criticalism which includes thinking deeply about the t...

Young. Gifted. Black. It is not an oxymoron or an exception to the rule. It is the norm more than people realize, said Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Timothy E. Lewis, PhD. The point was discussed during the 5^th Annual Political Science Black Sociopolitical Lecture Series (PSBSLS), “Young, Gifted and Black: An Un-American Declaration,” held W...

Take the notion that there can never be too much access to books, add to it an industrious want-to-be Eagle Scout, throw in the benefit of contributing to little minds and the result is a Little Free Library at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Early Childhood Center (ECC). 

“I wanted to have a positive influence on the minds of children,”...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is advancing in its role of leading a national effort to recover forgotten and little-known literature by women authors in digital environments. With the support of a $150,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant, SIUE’s Jessica DeSpain, PhD, is leading a team of 20 collaborators from across the country in the pr...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s University Housing held its fall 2022 Dean’s List reception on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Evergreen Hall. This annual recognition event recognizes University Housing residents who made the Dean’s List in the fall semester.

The Dean’s List is the most prestigious academic recognition SIUE students can receive fo...

The food and agribusiness sector of today and tomorrow is a dynamic and complex setting of economic and social opportunity, according to Steve Sonka, emeritus chaired professor of agricultural strategy at the University of Illinois. Sonka will speak at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) Speaker Series presentatio...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Cougar Baja team had a great showing at the Winter Baja competition held in January. The team’s newest car, Reeba #81, placed sixth out of 42 teams, an improvement from last year’s competition.

“I was happy to see that our cars are highly competitive competing against some of the best teams in the natio...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) has secured a $3.8 million grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as part of the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, Retention-Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academies (NEPQR-CFPA) grant.

Over four years, the project will focus on increasing the nursing workforce by prod...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) students received global recognition at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) 2022 Design Competition. The group received the Rising Star Award in the applied engineering challenge, ranking fourth internationally.

Those recognized included ASHRAE member...

When it comes to working while Black in U.S. colleges and universities with the average numbers coming in at a meager 6 percent, one may want to invest in a rabbit’s foot or a four-leaf clover. However, in her award-winning documentary short “clusterluck,” Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Candace N. Hall, EdD, reports there is a better wa...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business has been named one of the best on-campus MBA programs in the country by The Princeton Review for the 17th consecutive year. The education services company included SIUE on its list of Best Business Schools for 2023.

“The Princeton Review honor highlights the expertise of our faculty and their stu...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing (SON) has been awarded a $1,050,000 grant through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The project focuses on recruitment of students and faculty with emphasis on diversifying the nursing workforce and retention of pre-nursing and nursing students. In addition, revision of the SON cur...

Advances in the digital age are numerous and unparalleled – from medical diagnostics to space exploration and from special effects imaging for motion pictures to restoration of satellite images. Thanks to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Distinguished Research Professor Scott E. Umbaugh, PhD, the academic community can help make it all understandable. 

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 and Executive Order 9981, Military and Veteran Services at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will be hosting a series of events to mark this monumental milestone in American history.

The Women’s Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 [Pub.L. 80-625 Stat. 356], b...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Civil Engineering hosted the local MATHCOUNTS competition on Saturday, Feb. 4 on the Edwardsville campus. This year’s competition featured 60 students from seven local middle schools. 

“The Department of Civil Engineering has hosted the local MATHCOUNTS competition for the last three decade...

The passion for her students and the field of healthcare is what makes Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Myjal Garner, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, stand out as a “SIUE Difference Maker”. The School of Nursing (SON) instructor and family nurse practitioner at the SIUE We Care Clinic strives to ensure that her students feel supported and succeed in their ...

SIUEs Jie Ying, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Business’ Department of Economics and Finance, shared expert insight on liability versus full coverage car insurance in a recent WalletHub article. Read the article here.

Photo: Jie Ying, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Business. 

When George M. Johnson was entering this world, their aunt Sarah saw a headful of hair and ran out to tell everyone the baby was a girl. It was not. Much of Johnson’s life has been spent on a journey of finding themself, the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, journalist, executive producer and activist told students at the Southern Illinois Universi...

The National Corn to Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville enters its 20th year of operations in 2023 after two decades of leadership in the biofuels industry. After opening its doors in October 2003, NCERC has served as the primary location for innovation in the corn ethanol industry. Now, NCERC’s clients have evolved to incl...

SIUE researcher Shivendu Pratap Singh, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Business’ Department of Computer Management & Information Systems (CMIS), has a published article in the December 2022 edition of Service Business by Pan-Pacific Business Association.

The article is entitled “Overcoming bias against funding of female-led entrepreneurial initiati...

After relaunching under new leadership last fall, the Film Society in the College of Arts and Sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is off to a promising start this spring having hosted its first public screening of the 1955 Indian Bengali-language drama film Pather Panchali.

A club under the Department of Mass Communications, the Film Society is led by ...