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End-of-the-year gifts are needed, valued and provided by real-life “angels,” according to three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students. 

CHS students A’Khyra Allen, Dannica Davis and Patrick Washington have been recipients of the CHS Angel Tree Campaign and fondly recall presents of yesteryear.&#1...

The Cougar Cupboard, a non-profit food pantry overseen by the Office of Student Affairs, has expanded by three Mini Cougar Cupboards on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Thanks to a generous grant from the Meridian Society, an auxiliary organization of the SIUE Foundation, the Mini Cougar Cupboards will be installed after Thanksgiving at three loca...

“Our Collective Responsibility: Confronting and Counteracting Anti-DEI Policies” is the topic of discussion for the Southern Illinois University (SIU) System’s next virtual Conversation of Understanding (COU) from 12-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 at https://bit.ly/SIUConversation. 

Anti-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion legislation has been introduc...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville congratulates Chris Gordon, PhD, associate dean of the School of Engineering (SOE), on his recent induction into Scott Air Force Base (SAFB) 2025 Class of Honorary Commanders. Gordon is one of 24 St. Louis Metro Area community leaders chosen for this role by the 375th Air Mobility Wing, the host wing of SAF...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is pleased to offer a tree program to honor and remember friends and relatives. The program is designed to assist SIUE with planting trees at the Edwardsville, Alton and East Saint Louis locations.

Donors can choose from a list of SIUE's approved trees such as maple, pecan and hickory, to have one planted in memory of a loved one....

Before leaving for their holiday break on Friday, Nov. 17, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students sat down to a school tradition – a meal of turkey, dressing and all the fixings. 

“We are grateful for every one of you. You are valued, and we see each of you,” said CHS Director Gina Jeffries, EdD, ...

Scholarship applications are open for the Industrial Engineering Program (IE) of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE). Scholarships offer a direct incentive for IE careers, which have a projected growth of nearly 39,400 hires during the next 10 years (BLS.gov, 2023). One-time scholarships are available for eligible first-year students and t...

On November 9, the SIU School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) offered free comprehensive dental care to area veterans in honor of Veteran’s Day. During SIU SDM Veteran’s Care Day, third and fourth-year dental students performed exams, cleanings and 84 teeth extractions while treating a total of 88 veterans. Their story appeared in Riverbender.com. 
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Illinois SBDC for the Metro East at SIUE announced the winners of its 10th Annual Metro East Startup Challenge. The 2023 business plan competition attracted around 40 entrepreneurs to compete for a portion of a $28,000 prize package.

Earth Candy, of Troy Illinois, was awarded the first-place prize of $10,000.  Earth Candy, owned by David Huniak and Joshua Dougl...

Empowered, esteemed and excited were a few of the student reactions to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Annual First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC), Wednesday-Thursday, Nov. 8-9 on the Edwardsville campus. 
 
“I enjoyed the Celebration greatly because there were a lot of opportunities to mingle with other people who shared my e...

For the 10th year in a row, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville received the 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award—a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrat...

A joyful processional of international flags carried by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville international student representatives brightened the Stratton Quadrangle on the SIUE campus on Monday, Nov. 13. SIUE has joined the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of State in celebrating International Education Week (IEW).

The SIUE Flag Ceremony, the offici...

Collinsville Water Treatment Plant Chief Operator Michael Crawford was featured in the Illinois Business Journal. Crawford is an SIUE alumus (2013) who graduated with a  bachelor's degree in speech communications, specializing in public relations, and a minor in political science, with a focus on international relations.

In the article, he shared his career path ...

“There’s power in the student voice and my presence here,” said Winter Racine, a second-year mass communications student in the College of Arts of Sciences (CAS), and a Senator for Students with Disabilities. “Advocacy can bring about transformation.” Racine was one of a number of speakers who introduced the fifth annual Ed Roberts Champions o...

The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student news organization, recently won several national awards during the 102nd annual Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association National College Media Convention. This year marks the most national awards for which The Alestle was nominated and received.

For the first time since the 1990s, The Ale...

Registration is now open for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s winter session for undergraduate and graduate students as well as visiting students in search of courses needed for their home institution. SIUE Winter Session offers a variety of accelerated three-week classes held entirely online December 18, 2023 through January 7, 2024.

"Winter session at S...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound will kick off its Jazzathon Week on Saturday, Nov. 11. The fundraiser will run until Sunday, Nov. 19 on the listener-supported radio station. 

“We are excited to bring our second Jazzathon to the airwaves,” said WSIE General Manger Jason Church. “Although we will be making the ...

Black children are more likely to live in communities with higher-than-normal limits of ambient air pollution and attend schools located near significant environmental pollutants. These bleak statistics were just a few of many shared by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jerrica Ampadu, PhD, RN, CCP, associate professor in the SIUE School of Nursing (SON) an...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is proud to continue its annual First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) on Wednesday-Thursday, Nov. 8-9 on the Edwardsville campus. 

“The First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) is an annual opportunity “to raise awareness, acknowledge and elevate our first-generation college student” said Darryl Che...

More better-paying jobs are needed in the Metro East, according to State Rep. Kevin Schmidt, R-Millstadt. Schmidt’s legislative office held a job fair that was available for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) staff and program participants and the public on Friday, Nov. 3 in Multipurpose Room on the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Educat...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville takes the lead in BYU's latest accounting education case rankings. Three individual SIUE faculty members also rank in the top 10 of individual researchers publishing educational cases.

“Creating these cases helps keep our faculty as well as our students up to date and helps us prepare our students for the accounting profession...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Distinguished Research Professor Riza Demirer, PhD, is among the list of the Top 2 Percent of Global Scientists. The recognition, which involves input from Stanford University, is based on metrics surrounding Demirer’s published research. 

“I am humbled and appreciative of being recognized for my work by Stanford ...

To a diverse crowd in the Meridian Ballroom of the Morris University Center, Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, spoke to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus community in his first State of the University Address at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 2.

The address opened with Barbara McCracken, PhD, president of the faculty senate, welcoming the full audience in att...

In an effort to brighten the holidays for some East St. Louis teens, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) has been raising funds to deliver holiday cheer to its students for the past 15 years through its annual Angel Tree Campaign. 

This year’s campaign is in full swing, with a goal of raising $15,000, accordi...