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Race riots were a form of nationwide terrorism against Black people, according to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna and filmmaker Tiffany B. Lee, CEO of Think Black Cultural Media Group and Executive Director of Heritage Programs, Inc. 

Lee, who earned a bachelor’s in psychology from SIUE in 1998 and holds a master’s in communications,...

Three SIUE golfers have been recognized as Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

Preston Bily, Alex Eickhoff and Brady Kaufmann each earned the honor.

Eickhoff and Kaufmann are each three-time winners. Bily earned the award for the first time.

Since SIUE first became eligible for the Division I award, 29 Cougars have been ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Military and Veteran Services welcomed Francis Gary Powers Jr. to campus on Thursday, July 17, as part of its Author Talk series.

Powers Jr. is the co-founder of The Cold War Museum, located in Vint Hill, Va., and the son of renowned U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. During the event, Powers Jr. centered the discussion on &#8...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Illinois Small Business Development Center for the Metro East is excited to partner with the Illinois APEX Accelerator at WIU, Metro East Realtist Collective (MERC) and FCB Banks to provide an informational seminar to local small businesses and individuals.

The event aims to educate attendees in the Metro East on how to ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Mellon Foundation through its Public Knowledge program. The award will support the expansion of the Black Lit Network, a digital resource dedicated to African American literary studies. The project includes a podcast series, data visualizations, a literature search tool, and additional...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) proudly celebrated the graduation of its 44th class from the Water Quality Control Operations Program during a ceremony held Friday, July 25. The class of 2025 included 22 students who completed the intensive, hands-on program designed to prepare them for careers in water and w...

Children to Learn about Animal Care through Virtual Reality    

Imagine a setting that sparks children’s natural curiosity – even when it involves serious, real-world challenges. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Crime Science and Violence Prevention (CCSVP) is turning that spark into learning by teaming up with the St. ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has once again earned Gold Tier recognition as a 2025-2026 Military Friendly® School, placing the University among the top 10% of institutions nationwide for its commitment to serving military-affiliated students, including active-duty service members, veterans, and military-connected families.

The prestigious designation is ...

On July 21, Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, welcomed the 2025 Beep Baseball World Series to the Glen-Ed West Soccer Complex. The annual event offers competition and camaraderie through the game of beep baseball for the blind and visually impaired. 
  
The first of these games was held in September 1975 in St. Paul, Minn. The National Beep Baseball ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Makayla “Mak” Mallon, currently pursuing her graduate degree in African American Literature, has spent this summer as a Servant Leader Intern for the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® hosted on SIUE’s campus. Mallon graduated SIUE with a bachelor’s in history (&#8217...

The Savannah Bananas brought their world-famous baseball entertainment to St. Louis for the first time, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fans of Banana Ball were right in the middle of the action. With two sold-out nights at Busch Stadium and more than 90,000 fans in attendance, the SIUE Alumni Association hosted a memorable gathering for hundreds of alumni ...

The 2025 SIUE women's tennis team is being honored for its performance in the classroom. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released its Division I All Academic Teams and ITA Scholar-Athletes Monday.

For the seventh consecutive season under Head Coach Adam Albertsen, the Cougars were named an All-Academic Team.

In addition to the team award, Chloe Koons,...

Women in Jane Doe Cases Associated with a Serial Killer Identified; First-Degree Murder Charges Filed in 14-Year-Old Case

A partnership between Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Illinois State Police (ISP) is offering real world experience for the next generation of criminal justice students and is aiding ISP Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 spe...

One element in the fight against crime is being able to promptly and accurately access and record the related data. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Crime Science and Violence Prevention’s (CCSVP) recent creation of an extraction tool will help police departments across the country do just that. 

“The extraction tool is a piece of ...

Cougar fans can get their first look at the defending Ohio Valley Conference champions at an open practice Wednesday July 30 at First Community Arena.

Fans can view one of the final summer workouts for the Cougars as well as hear from Head Coach Brian Barone and select players during the practice.

Doors open at 5 p.m. with the workout beginning at 5:30 p.m. and last un...

Here are some of the recently published stories featuring Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students, alumni, faculty, and broader initiatives showcasing SIUE’s regional impact:

1. SIUE Alumna Dr. Tandra Taylor Profiled as a St. Louis Character
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   SIUE’s own Tandra Taylor, PhD, historian and director of the Institute for Community...

Students Perform to a Jam-Packed Crowd; Receive Awards

From beginning to end, students in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts (ESLCPA) showed up with their “boots on the ground” and did not let up on their dazzling, impressive talent until the crowded audience rose to its feet in applause of the sensat...

Camp season is alive with energy at SIUE! This week’s social spotlight features smiling faces and hands-on fun as campers dive into science, creativity, and community on campus.

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On Thursday, July 10, the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) students, faculty, staff and administrators hosted a Dentistry Day for student participants in the BESt Healthcare Institute 2025 Summer Program. The Institute, a four-week summer intensive for area high school students interested in healthcare careers, is a collaboration b...

The Wedge + SIUE is lighting up July with a lineup of entrepreneurial events designed to energize the region’s thinkers, makers, and changemakers.

From expert-led business courses to rooftop networking and storytelling labs, The Wedge is building momentum for bold ideas and regional transformation. Whether you're a small business owner, a creative problem solver, ...

SSP Helps Incoming SIUE First-Year Students Get Acclimated to College

Last weekend marked an exciting milestone for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as some of the newest Cougars move onto campus for the 2025 Summer Success Program (SSP). 

“The five-week residential initiative is designed to help incoming first-year students make a smooth transition...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Club Ice Hockey team will present a donation check to the Alton Police Department K-9 Unit at a special ceremony at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 11 at Department headquarters, located at 1700 E. Broadway in Alton. The donation was made possible through the team’s Annual Teddy Bear Toss Game and Silent Jersey Auction, events ...

Local entrepreneur and fitness advocate Heather Greenwood, owner of Raise the Bar—a 24-hour gym that has served the Hillsboro community since 2016—is thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of a complementary business venture: a state-of-the-art wellness spa, which opened on Monday, July 7. The new spa opened with assistance from the Illinois Small Business ...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of the Provost announced that Sinan Onal, PhD, an associate professor in the School of Engineering (SOE), and Elizabeth Cady, PharmD, in the School of Pharmacy (SOP), are the recipients of the annual Teaching Excellence Award. Onan is recognized as a tenure-track faculty member and Cady as non-tenure track faculty. This ...

Thanks to a groundbreaking statewide initiative, SIUE students now have access to a powerful academic advantage including unlimited free Kaplan testing preparation.

Offered through the Prepare for Illinois’ Future Powered by Kaplan’s All Access License™ and administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), this program is designed to sup...

Job interviews, employment opportunities, a plethora of services, free clothing, door prizes and more will be available to former service personnel at the St. Louis Metro Veterans Resource and Job Fair from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14 at the John F. Kennedy Community Center, 315 Howdershell Road in Florissant, Mo. 

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From June 16–19, 2025, the IMAGINE Summer Success Academy welcomed 60 high school students for an unforgettable four-day, overnight experience at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. With more than 350 applications, this year’s academy doubled in size from the previous year, highlighting growing enthusiasm for the program.

Students from 25 different sc...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Department of Mass Communications wrapped up another successful Mass Comm Week this spring, with a full schedule of speakers and sessions focused on the changing media landscape.

“The twentieth annual Mass Comm Week continues to connect the classroom with the communications industry,” said Mass Communications...

Leading Program in Policy and Training Recognizes University Police for Exceptional Work    

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Police Department has hit yet another bull’s-eye in excellence and distinction. The Department recently achieved Gold Level in the Lexipol Connect Program – for the fifth year in a row. 

Lexipol is a le...

 
Something electric is happening in downtown Alton. The Wedge, powered by SIUE, is turning up the energy this July with a lineup of dynamic events that bring together entrepreneurs, visionaries, and changemakers from across the region.