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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, conferred Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degrees upon 55 graduates of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) during their commencement ceremony held Saturday, June 1 at the First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center on the Edwardsville campus.

The Class of ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is proud to announce the forthcoming EPIC-N Conference, hosted by the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities – Network (EPIC-N), a nonprofit association with members around the globe. Dedicated to uniting the human capital of universities with local governments and communities, EPIC-N and its member pr...

SIUE softball standouts Grace Lueke, Sydney Baalman, Anna Henderson, Jenna Herron and Kelsey Ray were named Academic All-District as selected by College Sports Communications, which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.

All individuals had to have competed in at least 50 percent of games and achie...

When the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway the weekend of June 1 and 2, three competitive cars from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) will be on display on the Raceway’s STEM Lane. NASCAR fans and race attendees will experience up close the award-winning vehicles and the stu...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Katherine Ealey is assisting in the development of grant writing and helping other college students navigate the mechanics of grant writing. It is an opportunity she credits by being a student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

“SIUE is a great place for education and development,” said Ealey, a...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is located in the city of Edwardsville that just received a high ranking for being most affordable and safe. As mentioned by both KMOV’s First Alert 4 news broadcast and the Belleville News-Democrat, the report in the finance publication GoBankingRates ranks the Midwestern city third in its list of top 15 safest and afforda...

 
Fifty Golden Graduates crossed the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville commencement stage on Friday, May 3 in the First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center. During this special occasion at the 131st commencement, the Class of 1974 wore golden regalia and received gold-plated medallions in a celebration led by Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, Dan Mahony, P...

“I thought it was really inspiring to see so many women creating such incredible things,” said one of the many attendees of the 12th annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. “It is great that SIUE is promoting girls in engineering.”

On February 14, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville continued to d...

The Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville celebrated 34 graduates of its program Friday, March 8 as a part of the CLI Graduation celebration. Developed by the SIUE Schools of Business and Engineering, the CLI provides the knowledge, skills and strategies that individuals and companies need in today’s challenging constr...

Tyler Unterbrink, Vice President of Operations at the Korte Company, is the recipient of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2024 Construction Leadership Institute (CLI) Alumni Leadership Award.

The CLI Alumni Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding graduate who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and service to the St. Louis area building community.

The Metro Area Professional Organization (MAPO) held its 14th annual Honors Awards Banquet last Saturday in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Meridian Ballroom at the Morris University Center. Lealia Williams was honored with a Serving Humanities award for her efforts in education and Cougar Cupboard. Williams received her bachelor’s in sociology from SIU...

The 2023-2024 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville academic year was an award-winning occasion for University Housing.

Early in the spring semester, the Of The Month (OTM) Regional winners were announced by the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH) for February and March. Five of University Housing’s nominations received region...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Veterans Upward Bound (VUB), in partnership with the City of Florissant, The Kaufman Fund and Florissant area veterans service organizations, will host a Resource and Job Fair from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 at the John F. Kennedy Community Center, 315 Howdershell Road, St. Louis, Mo. 

More than 40 vendors will be avai...

Four SIUE Cougars have landed on the All-Ohio Valley Conference baseball team.

Lucas Spence picked up a First Team selection as an outfielder while infielder Ryan Niedzwiedz, outfielder Daniel Gierer and pitcher Joseph Martin each earned spots on the All-Freshman team.

Entering the OVC Championship, Spence leads the league in hitting with a .382 batting average, which ...

One lucrative workforce trend in the U.S. today is the demand for laboratory technicians, and several Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Upward Bound (UB) students have positioned themselves to take advantage of it. 

Five seniors from the SIUE East St. Louis Center’s TRIO UB EC/MLC (East St. Louis, Charter/Madison, Lovejoy, Cahokia) program graduated o...

Bestselling author and commencement speaker, Nic Stone, gave the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) 2024 graduating class five words that could be fashioned into survival weapons:  gratitude, resilience, empathy, audacity and tenacity.

Stone addressed 22 seniors, their families and friends on Friday, May 17 in the mid...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts (ESLCPA) hosted its Spring Concert on Thursday, May 16 in the Multipurpose Room of Building D of the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Center. 

ESLCPA students, ages 7-17, performed a series of dance and musical numbers. 

Themed “A Spring Fling,” student da...

Fox 2 News correspondent Andy Banker interviewed Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Andreia Figueiredo Dexheimer, PhD, research assistant professor in the SIUE Center for STEM Research, Education, and Outreach for a story featuring the Cicada Safari app.

In addition to her interview, Figueiredo Dexheimer presented items available in the STEM Center ava...

The State Historical Society of Missouri awarded the 2023 Lewis E. Atherton Award for outstanding doctoral dissertation to Patrick Ayres, PhD, for his dissertation, “The Conservative Heart of the Nation: Political Conservatism in the Civil War Era West." Ayres completed his bachelor’s in history at SIUE in 2016 and master’s in history in 2019. Remarkably,...

Four SIUE women's tennis players were among the honorees today by College Sports Communications, which recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom.

Jill Lambrechts, Jordan Schifano, Amelia Gorman and Fabiola Perez were honored for SIUE. All individuals had to have competed in at least 50 percent of match...

Parents were recognized in various categories ranging from volunteering in the Head Start centers to participating in program governance during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS) 41^st Annual Parent Recognition Luncheon. Parents were presented with certificates of achievement, as well as a plethora of community resources.&#160...

The popular finance company, WalletHub, recently consulted Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Riza Demirer, PhD, professor in the School of Business, for a feature article about the best personal loans. Demirer advised readers about the importance of having a plan to pay the loan back. WalletHub sought his perspective on the adage that "Not having a person...

Members of the Alton Police Department, both human and four-legged, paid a visit to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars Hockey team for a very special check presentation and thank you. The newest K-9 officer, Odin, recently began his career with the department partially due to monies raised during a January 12 hockey match with Trine University. The Cou...

The Meridian Society, an auxiliary organization of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Foundation that promotes women’s leadership, granted more than $16,000 in awards at their annual reception in April. The philanthropic group awarded four SIUE projects in the Department of Music, SIUE School of Education, Health & Human Behavior, School of Pharmacy and Ac...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, conferred degrees upon 2,228 eligible graduates during spring 2024 commencement exercises, held Friday through Sunday, May 3-5 in the First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center. The SIUE spring commencement weekend included seven graduation ceremonies, led by Denise Cobb, PhD, Provost and Vice ...

Four SIUE softball players were honored by the Ohio Valley Conference Tuesday on the eve of the league's conference championship.

Paige Rocha (Platte City, Missouri) was selected as the co-OVC Player of the Year as well as first team All-OVC. Jenna Herron was named first team All-OVC as an outfielder. Anna Henderson and Emma Henderson both were selected to the OVC All-N...

 

Diners in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Morris University Center (MUC) food court may have recently noticed a table of volunteers ready to lend a hand to those in need. The Helping Hands Program had its two-week trial run during the weekdays of Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 26 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Organizers were on a mission to gather...

In April, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing (SON) celebrated its Scholarship and Awards Luncheon. This year marked the 17th year of the annual ceremony, which recognizes the shared achievements and aspirations of nursing scholarship recipients and their sponsors. Faculty and staff in the SON welcomed guests in the Illinois/Mississippi Room...

In its ongoing mission to “prepare pharmacy professionals, scholars and leaders to improve the health and well-being of the region and beyond,” the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) awarded more than $30,000 in scholarships this academic year, according to SOP Director of Development Nick Niemerg. 

The SOP gave 34 merit an...

The cost of a good education was lessened for many deserving students, thanks to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB). The School awarded a record-setting $30,000 in scholarships this academic year, according to SEHHB Director of Development Nick Niemerg. 

“The School of Education, Health and Human...

With a pair of swift two-hit shutouts Saturday, SIUE softball has gained its position at next week's Ohio Valley Conference Championships in Peoria, Illinois.

SIUE defeated Morehead State 8-0 in five innings in both contests at Cougar Field. Kelsey Ray and Sydney Baalman each tossed two-hit shutouts, and the Cougar offense provided a walk-off hit in both contests.

"Wha...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville commencement season began with five affinity graduation ceremonies of the following groups: Hispanic/Latin@/x, Black, Lavender, Asian, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Desi (AAPI/APIDA) and Non-Traditional. Students who were honored in front of family members, friends and administrators received signature stoles to wear ...

Joan Eikerenkoetter, of St. Louis, was bedridden with chronic pain, was taking more than 20 prescription pills daily, was struggling with her mental health, and once weighed more than 300 pounds. That was four years ago before she met Redina Medley, of East St. Louis. 

Medley, human movement instructor, life coach, self-ascribed “life practitioner” and lo...

An entrepreneur and client of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for The Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has a new venture to captivate movie enthusiasts and collectors. Joe Wieneke is set to launch Thrills Ville in Edwardsville. The business melds a passion for cinema with a large collection of movie memorabilia.

Wieneke’s...

The most recent additions to the SIU School of Dental Medicine’s executive team are Barbara McCracken, PhD and Nathalia Garcia, DDS, MS. Both faculty members are originating the positions of Assistant Dean for Research and Assistant Dean for Career Development respectively. Saulius Drukteinis, DMD, MS, PhD, and Dean at SIU SDM noted that these positions will be criti...