November 25, 2020, 2:10 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville wishes students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members a Happy Thanksgiving!
SIUE is closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27. SIUE will resume operations on Monday, November 30.
November 24, 2020, 8:35 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Michael Shaw, PhD, distinguished research professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Chemistry, was among the featured speakers at the 2020 LGBTQ+ STEM Conference held virtually in October.
The five-day conference brought together “researchers in all fields of STEM to highlight and celebrate the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community, and to discuss a broad range of scientific topics and issues pertaining to equity, diversity and incl...
November 23, 2020, 12:50 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Intercollegiate Athletics is among the state’s top public institutions in graduating student-athletes and tied for 34th nationally, according to the NCAA.
Five SIUE programs earned a perfect score of 100% in the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures. The men’s golf, women’s basketball, women’s soccer, women’s tennis and volleyball teams all earned perfect scores. The GSR for the group of SIUE student-athletes in the 2010-2013 cohort is 91 percent...
November 23, 2020, 9:15 AM
For many young people in the Building Futures program, designed to help them secure living-wage employment and attain self-sufficiency, challenges and obstacles are common. Fortunately, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s Building Futures program, created for those aging out of the foster care system, has been a lifeline.
So, when the pandemic began, Building Futures counselor Ora Lockett went to work strengthening that cord. During the months with the program’s t...
November 22, 2020, 3:00 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has announced the winners of the 2020 Visualizing Research Impacts (VRI) competition, which encourages SIUE scholars to share the impacts of their research through images.
This year’s recipients are Abbey Hepner, assistant professor and head of photography and digital arts in the Department of Art and Design, and John Savoie, PhD, associate professor in the Department of English Language and Literature. Their works were selected from...
November 20, 2020, 11:55 AM
For students and families of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS), their Thanksgiving holiday is going to be filled with a lot of “swag” – courtesy of the generosity of SIUE and community donors.
For three hours on the blustery afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 19, CHS faculty and staff, and SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) faculty members passed out “Holiday Swag Boxes” to more than 100 vehicles who drove onto the East St. Lou...
November 19, 2020, 2:23 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) is celebrating three faculty honored as March of Dimes (MOD) Nurse of the Year Award winners.
Of the SON’s seven deserving nominees, three came out on top in the categories of advance practice, pediatrics, and case management, public health and community health during the MOD’s 7th annual event held virtually on Saturday, Nov. 14. SIUE was the event’s presenting sponsor.
MOD Nurse of the Year winners from the SIUE SON are:
...November 19, 2020, 2:12 PM
The expanded virtual world normalized by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is presenting new opportunities for participation in otherwise hard to access events. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Speech and Debate Team is among the organizations adapting to conditions and engaging in synchronous and asynchronous tournaments featuring nationwide competition.
In early November, the team competed in an event hosted by Casper College in Casper, Wyo., with other virtual competitions still to co...
November 19, 2020, 9:20 AM
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is celebrating Elure Beauty Supply’s growth. Owner and Chief Operating Officer Samantha Carter has worked with the SBDC and Director Jo Ann DiMaggio May to successfully overcome the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic to expand the business.
With 20 years of experience working in the hair industry and owning a full-service salon, Carter continued on her entrepreneurial path an...
November 18, 2020, 11:34 AM
The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will air its next episode of the podcast, “Blacktivism in the Academy,” on Thursday, Nov. 19.
Episode 10, “Big Momma Knows. You Don’t.” will feature an anonymous scholar who chooses to go by the letter “E.” “E” is involved with scholarly work to destabilize the neo-colonial space in academia. The scholar will join J.T. Snipes, PhD, DREAM Collective member and assi...
November 18, 2020, 11:00 AM
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) has launched a clinical endodontic training graduate program.
The new program expands on the School’s post graduate offerings with an advanced educational curriculum and a clinical residency regimen focused on endodontics, including a full-time patient treatment schedule, clinical and translational research opportunities, and teaching roles to further enhance the predoctoral program of instruction in endodontics. It is accredi...
November 18, 2020, 10:00 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Library and Information Services (LIS) will soon be home to the 10-CD set, Ruth Slenczynska: Complete American Decca Recordings. On Friday, Nov. 13, Eloquence released the CD set featuring the internationally renowned concert pianist and former SIUE faculty member.
SIUE will receive two sets of the Slenczynska recordings with one set to be added to the Ruth Slenczynska Collection at Lovejoy Library, and the other to circulate to the public once catalo...
November 18, 2020, 9:05 AM
“In a perfect world, what would you like to do?” It’s a question, after having served and sacrificed, to get veterans to better envision a world of opportunities for themselves.
Asking the question is Amanda Depew, Air Force veteran and social work graduate assistant with Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program.
During the pandemic, VUB continues to hep veterans prepare for postsecondary education, by providing counseling, advisem...
November 17, 2020, 1:05 PM
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is part of a professional committee supporting local restaurants and retailers for Small Business Saturday. This group, known as the Small Business Week of Southwestern Illinois (SBWSWIL), reached out to area chambers to create a unique and enticing shopping experience in support of local small businesses.
The Greater Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville-Glen Carbon, Metro Eas...
November 17, 2020, 12:15 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus and MindsEye President and CEO Jason Frazier has been named a 2020 Diverse Business Leader by the St. Louis Business Journal for his work with MindsEye, an organization that offers a variety of services to those with visual disabilities throughout the St. Louis region.
Frazier earned a bachelor’s in mass communications from the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) in 2011, and began working for MindsEye in 2012 as a part-time board ope...
November 17, 2020, 8:13 AM
For the last 30 years, beauty, recreation, tranquility and nature have been intertwined, displayed and open to the public as The Gardens at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. This living laboratory is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a virtual campaign that runs through Saturday, Dec. 5.
“The Gardens at SIUE remains a horticultural, recreational and community treasure in southern Illinois,” said Marian Smithson, The Gardens at SIUE Advisory Board chair and one of The Gardens’ firs...
November 16, 2020, 4:32 PM
Nearly 90 veterans received free dental care during the annual Veteran’s Care Day event hosted by the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM). On Thursday, Nov. 12, the SIU SDM provided more than $50,000 worth of free dental treatment to veterans in need.
“Veteran’s Care Day was a huge success,” said SIU SDM Director of Community Dentistry Katie Kosten, DMD. “We were able to serve and show our gratitude to 20 more veterans than last year, providing care for a total of 8...
November 16, 2020, 9:46 AM
Healthcare professionals worldwide continue to adapt to challenges posed by COVID-19 by implementing such services as telehealth to provide patient care. Among those ensuring access to comprehensive pharmaceutical care via virtual technologies are faculty and students from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP).
“This pandemic has completely disrupted our lives in all ways, including how we teach and care for patients,” said Kelly Gable, PharmD, SOP professor a...
November 16, 2020, 8:32 AM
A foundation for the difficult but rewarding, volatile but freeing and defensive but uplifting work of fighting oppression through the creation of a new student group is being laid by a handful of graduate students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and their faculty advisor.
Cougars for Changing Campus Culture is the tentative name of the student group that its members hope will be a force in weakening, and eventually eliminating, oppression in all of its forms throughout the Univer...
November 13, 2020, 10:25 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) program encourages, supports and enables undergraduate students of all disciplines to participate in research and creative activities under faculty mentorship. Each semester, the URCA program recognizes outstanding faculty mentors and student researchers through four awards.
The fall 2020 Vaughn Vandegrift URCA Research Mentor of the Semester Award was presented to Myron Jones, PhD, associate profe...
November 12, 2020, 8:45 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected Telisha Reinhardt as coordinator of military and veteran services. Reinhardt will focus on supporting the SIUE military-connected population with accessing education and supporting those students through graduation. SIUE Military and Veteran Services has more than 800 enrolled military-connected students.
Director of Military and Veteran Services Kevin Wathen emphasized that Reinhardt’s experience and passion will create an impact. “Telish...
November 11, 2020, 3:26 PM
The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will air its next episode of the podcast, “Blacktivism in the Academy,” on Thursday, Nov. 12.
Episode nine, “Legibility for What?” will feature guests Reginald Blockett, PhD, assistant professor in educational leadership and counseling at Grand Valley State University in Michigan; Leonard Taylor, PhD, assistant professor in educational foundations, leadership and ...
November 11, 2020, 12:35 PM
Rolland, Inc., recently featured SIUE Creative Director Heather Kniffel of University Marketing and Communications in its “Conversations with Green Champions” about SIUE’s campus and community sustainability. The discussion covered the campus’ old-growth forest, environmental jobs for graduates, and responsible printing at a University that runs on green power.
SIUE is committed to energy efficiency and is a leading university in the region with seven Leadership in Energy and Environmental Des...
November 11, 2020, 11:47 AM
Exhilarated, buoyant, empowered, valued, regarded and visible are some adjectives that rushed to mind when several Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) women reflected on the historic news of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris being the first Black and Indian-American woman in line to hold the second highest office in the land.
President-elect Joe Biden emerged as the projected winner after the Nov. 3, 2020 presidential race, which netted the ...
November 11, 2020, 10:15 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has added a fully online option for a Master’s of Public Administration (MPA) degree starting fall 2021. This existing program will continue to offer a hybrid option along with the new fully online option.
The Department of Public Administration and Policy Analysis (PAPA) offers a graduate program leading to the MPA, a professional degree designed to prepare individuals for management careers in the public and nonprofit sectors.
“A...
November 11, 2020, 9:21 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Army ROTC Cadet Kevin Kerkemeyer has been awarded the esteemed Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement, a highly competitive national award that honors exceptional achievement in areas of scholarship, physical fitness, leadership and citizenship/volunteerism.
Nominees from all branches of military service are eligible, with 60 awardees named annually. This year, 12 Army ROTC Cadets earned the award, out of tens of thousands of peer nominees.
“Cade...
November 10, 2020, 10:25 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented 28 graduate students with fall 2020 Research Grants for Graduate Students (RGGS) awards.
Valued at up to $500 each, the awards will support the research and creative activities of graduate students studying in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), and Schools of Engineering (SOE); Pharmacy (SOP); and Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB). The RGGS program’s primary purpose is to support the graduate students’ w...
November 10, 2020, 9:26 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s collaborative GEOPATHS-EXTRA program, funded by the National Science Foundation, is engaging scholars in geoscience-related research opportunities.
Applicants are invited for the next cohort of undergraduate students interested in studying local environmental programs and developing solutions. Geoscholars will go on to make a positive difference in the environment through careers in such areas as agriculture, geography, geology, environmental scienc...
November 10, 2020, 9:21 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Courtney Boddie, PhD, associate dean of students for diversity and inclusion and director of counseling services, is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program’s (MFP) November Fellow of the Month.
Boddie has been involved in the highly competitive and selective MFP program since 2016. Upon his induction, he earned a $20,000 award that supported his research endeavors as a doctoral student, mak...
November 9, 2020, 2:50 PM
Moneygeek.com recently tapped into the expertise of SIUE’s Jie Ying, PhD, assistant professor in the Dept. of Economics and Finance within the School of Business, to examine affordable automobile insurance.
Ying discussed managing car insurance costs and finding affordable, reliable coverage in Illinois.
November 9, 2020, 1:28 PM
High school students have the opportunity to meet, hear and learn from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville faculty, staff and students during a newly created virtual High School Speaker Series, focusing on academic majors and career pathways.
SIUE’s CORE T.E.A.M. (College Readiness: Transition, Engage, Achieve and Mentor) Department is presenting its second week of the series from 3:30-4:30 p.m. today-Friday, Nov. 13, according to Fannie Acoff, program coordinator and speaker series crea...
November 9, 2020, 9:48 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) Dean Robin Hughes, PhD, has named Alison Reeves, PhD, as interim associate dean. Reeves assumed the leadership role in September and will serve a two-year term.
“As interim associate dean, Dr. Reeves will help support faculty development, the East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS), as well as innovation and program development,” Hughes said. “While Associate Dean Paul Rose and I have certainly wor...
November 6, 2020, 10:58 AM
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SDM) Dean Bruce Rotter, DMD, has been elected vice chair of the Commission of Dental Accreditation (CODA), the national programmatic accrediting agency for dental and dental-related education programs at the post-secondary level
Rotter has been a CODA site visitor for several years. He recently completed his second year on the Board of Commissioners, where he has served on a variety of committees and chairs the predoctoral review committe...
November 5, 2020, 10:55 AM
SIUE alumna Niki Egelhoff was recognized for emphasizing kindness in her teaching.
Egelhoff was featured on a segment of KMOV’s “Salute to Teachers” on Thursday, Nov. 5.
She received a bachelor’s in elementary education in 2010.
View more about Egelhoff here.
November 5, 2020, 9:05 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing’s (SON) WE CARE Clinic has secured a $78,751 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant entitled “Nurse, Education, Practice, Quality and Retention – Registered Nurses in Primary Care COVID.”
The WE CARE Clinic is located on the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus, and serves an underserved population that is disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
This funding will allow the Clinic to expand its telehealth serv...
November 5, 2020, 8:59 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior psychology major Tessa Walker, of Glen Carbon, has been recognized by The Lincoln Academy of Illinois as a 2020 Student Laureate. The Lincoln Academy annually honors one senior from each of Illinois’ four-year, degree-granting colleges and universities for demonstrating leadership and a desire to make a difference in the world through civic engagement.
As a recipient of the 46th Annual Student Laureate Recognition, Walker was awarded a certificat...
November 4, 2020, 6:16 PM
While the nation awaits final results following Tuesday’s presidential election, political analysts are crunching numbers and making predictions and scholarly experts are reflecting on high voter turnout, real-time results and implications for the future of Amer...
November 4, 2020, 9:21 AM
The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will air its next episode of the podcast, “Blacktivism in the Academy,” on Thursday, Nov. 5.
“Circle Up: Black Student-Athletes,” will feature Tomika Ferguson, PhD, assistant professor and EdD coordinator in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. Ferguson will share her experience as an All-American athlete, her path to her research and the cr...
November 4, 2020, 9:21 AM
Research shows that 60% of bridge failures in the United States are related to scour—the erosion of soil around the base of a bridge pier from the flow of water.
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has awarded a $462,500 grant to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville for a four-year research project that will analyze scour estimates at bridge sites in Illinois to produce findings that will lead to improvements related to bridge design and maintenance.
SIUE School of Engineerin...
November 2, 2020, 3:39 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center (ESLC) is home to many programs and services that provide opportunities for education, life skills and economic mobility for the entire family, and SIU System President Daniel Mahony was excited to personally meet staff when he toured the facility on Friday, Oct. 30.
“I planned to come to the East St. Louis campus a while ago, but COVID changed those plans,” said Mahony, who began working March 1 as the SIU System president. “...
October 30, 2020, 1:34 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) joined forces with the City of East St. Louis on Saturday, Oct. 17 to help spruce up the town.
VUB participated in the “East Saint Louis Revitalization” project that directed beautification efforts in the area of Sixth St. and Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., according to Jasin Jackson, VUB program coordinator.
The cleanup was part of the City’s efforts to revitalize East St. Louis, starting with the...
October 30, 2020, 11:20 AM
Art Sculpt International, of Fairview Heights, is the winner of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s seventh annual Metro East Startup Challenge (MESC). The 2020 business plan competition attracted more than 25 entrepreneurs to compete for award prizes totaling $20,000.
Art Sculpt International, who received $10,000 for first place, is a mosaic tile art company in Fairview Heights and is owned by engineer David...
October 29, 2020, 9:39 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is searching for its first Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (VCEDI). The search process has launched under the leadership of committee chair Cornell Thomas, DMD, SIU School of Dental Medicine (SDM) diversity, equity and inclusion officer and assistant dean for Admissions and Student Services.
“We have a wonderfully diverse search committee led by Dr. Thomas, and we anticipate an extremely strong pool of both internal and external can...
October 29, 2020, 9:05 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center, specifically its membership of the international Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium, continues its Sankofa Lecture and Dialogue Series with a virtual discussion, entitled "Myths of Slavery."
The ongoing series features robust conversations surrounding the history of slavery and its lasting legacies. "Myths of Slavery" will be hosted via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5 and ...
October 29, 2020, 9:00 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s student newspaper, The Alestle, won four national awards during the 99th annual Associated Collegiate Press (ACP)/College Media Association’s (CMA) Fall National College Media Convention, held virtually Oct. 22-24.
“I am extremely proud of The Alestle staff,” said Program Director Tammy Merrett. “They have had many challenges to overcome this year related to COVID and other obstacles, and they persevered.”
The Alestle took first place in the CMA Pi...
October 28, 2020, 2:01 PM
International attendance and engagement highlighted the 20th annual Global Fusion Conference co-hosted by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Department of Mass Communications and SIU Carbondale's College of Mass Communication and Media Arts.
The virtual conference was held Oct. 9-11 with the theme "(In)visibility in Global Communication: Connections & Inequities," and featured 67 presentations with participants from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Philippines...
October 28, 2020, 1:53 PM
Virtual engagement, classroom learning, educators teaching and parents as instructors — the impact the Coronavirus pandemic has had on the educational landscape is substantial. This “new normal” is presenting numerous challenges for educators, parents and students alike.
In hopes of alleviating some of the stress and supporting all educators, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville STEM Center has initiated a STEM @ Home series and geoscience exploration opportunities.
Its latest initiative ...
October 27, 2020, 3:26 PM
In a time of virtual everything, you can now add online cooking classes to your calendar!
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville nutrition students are hosting a series of cooking classes via Zoom throughout November with extraordinary guest chefs.
Participants will create and share a full course meal with an appetizer, entrée and side dish. Visiting chefs will offer real-time instruction ranging from basic cooking skills to gourmet meal preparation.
“Our students continue to demonstrate t...
October 27, 2020, 3:26 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook presented his annual State of the University Address via Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Acknowledging 2020’s unpredictability, Pembrook updated the campus community on numerous successes and praised faculty, staff and students’ resiliency amid the two difficult ongoing issues of the Coronavirus pandemic and systemic racism.
“Thank you to our faculty for pivoting on teaching modalities, adopting new pedagogies and continuing to enhan...
October 27, 2020, 2:29 PM
The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will air its next episode of the podcast, “Blacktivism in the Academy,” on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Episode seven, “Criminalizing the Student Body,” will feature Subini Annamma, PhD, associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University; and David Stovall, PhD, professor of African-American Studies and Criminology, Law and Justice at the Univers...
October 27, 2020, 10:05 AM
The City of Edwardsville, home to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is ranked among the nation’s top 15 safest college towns by Safewise in its fifth annual 2020 Safest College Towns list.
Ranked 13th nationally, Edwardsville was No. 3 in Illinois and ranked ahead of all Missouri college towns. Lisle, home to Benedictine University, was tops in Illinois and No. 7 nationally. Charleston, which houses Eastern Illinois University, came in at No. 12 overall.
“Safety is a key element when ...
October 27, 2020, 8:56 AM
In an effort to better serve diverse groups and to continue emphasizing its values, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville added the position of Diversity and Engagement Librarian at its Elijah P. Lovejoy Library. Simone Williams, assistant professor in Library and Information Services (LIS), began the new position effective Aug. 17.
“I was interested in the type of work that would bring about more meaningful change on SIUE’s campuses,” said Williams, “especially making sure that underrepre...
October 26, 2020, 11:44 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Hospice Conference of Southern Illinois will present the 38th annual hospice conference virtually from 8 a.m.-noon Thursday, Nov. 12 with a focus on “The New Normal in Hospice Care.”
At the live, virtual conference, participants will meet other professionals, volunteers and community members who work with or have an interest in learning about chronically ill, terminally ill or grieving persons of all ages in hospitals, hospices, long-term care a...
October 26, 2020, 11:39 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) is celebrating the selection of six faculty members and one student as finalists for the March of Dimes 2020 Nurse of the Year Awards. SIUE is presenting sponsor of the event being held virtually at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.
During the event, the March of Dimes will present approximately 20 awards to nurses who exemplify an extraordinary level of patient care, compassion and customer service in their respective disciplines....
October 26, 2020, 8:25 AM
Ilyasah Shabazz, author, motivational speaker, social activist and the third daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, will open Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Arts & Issue's 36th season.
"Living the Legacy to Empower the Future" will be a conversation moderated by Timothy E. Lewis, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, will be held 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. Register for this free eventhere.
"I was reading the 'Autobiography of Malcolm X' and saw t...
October 23, 2020, 12:00 AM
In hopes of cultivating the academic success, supporting the personal well-being, and raising the retention and graduation rates of Black male college students, a group of Black male college advisors presented the virtual webinar, “Advising Black Male Students in 2020 and Beyond,” on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Darryl C. Cherry, Office of Student Opportunities for Academic Results (SOAR) student retention coordinator and SIUE Collegiate 100 advisor, was one ...
October 22, 2020, 11:35 AM
Seven Southwestern Illinois-based entrepreneurs and their innovative business concepts have been selected to move into the final round of the 2020 Metro East Start-Up Challenge (MESC), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 7th annual regional business plan competition.
More than 25 entrepreneurs expressed interest in the regional competition this year, according to Jo Ann DiMaggio May, director of the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at SIUE and Challen...
October 22, 2020, 9:29 AM
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education held its 2020 Public Summit virtually Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 19-20. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Carol Colaninno, PhD, research assistant professor in the STEM Center and adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology, was among the national event’s speakers.
The Collaborative comprises more than 60 colleges, universities and research institu...
October 22, 2020, 9:26 AM
Each year, the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) honors exceptional students with scholarships to enhance their learning opportunities. This fall, the SDM has awarded four students with its annual Dean’s Scholarship and two students with the Dr. Larry A. Lowe Memorial Scholarship.
The Dean’s Scholarship was created to reward academic merit, assist financial aid and increase student diversity within the SIU SDM. This year’s Dean’s Scholarship recipients include J...
October 22, 2020, 8:50 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville retiree Jo Gibson has been re-elected to a second term as a regional director serving on the State Universities Annuitants Association (SUAA) board of directors. The action occurred at the September 30 meeting of the SUAA House of Delegates.
“My role as SUAA Director Region 3 Universities is to be sure our collective voice is heard at the state level, particularly as related to the universities in our region (SIUE, SIUC, University of Illinois Urbana-Ch...
October 21, 2020, 4:00 PM
The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will air its next episode of the podcast, “Blacktivism in the Academy,” on Thursday, Oct. 22.
Episode six, “Justice or Just Us: Asians for Black Lives,” will feature Megan Segoshi, PhD, program lead for Scholar and Community Engagement at the National Center for Institutional Diversity, University of Michigan; and OiYan Poon, PhD, program officer at The Spencer Fo...
October 21, 2020, 10:43 AM
While pursuing an advanced degree, it is integral for students to remain involved in the community and current with new practices within their fields. One significant way to meet the mark on both accounts is through participation in national professional organizations.
At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, College Student Personnel Administration (CSPA) students Darien Wilson, Michelle Black and Lindsy Perry are investing in themselves and their field through service opportunities.
“Ou...
October 21, 2020, 10:40 AM
The Illinois SBDC International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will continue its series of virtual roundtable discussions with its October session, “6 Key Actions for Exporting,” scheduled for 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, Oct. 29 and hosted via Zoom.
During this session, exporters will focus more specifically on six essential steps toward excelling in exporting, according to co-presenter Tom Dustman, international sales director at St. Louis-based Sunnen Products Co...
October 21, 2020, 10:35 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville today announced that Congressman John Shimkus (R-15th District-Collinsville) will join its College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Political Science for the spring 2021 semester following the completion of his 24-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“Three generations of Shimkus family members have taken advantage of the affordable, quality education offered by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,” Shimkus said. “I’m excited to jo...
October 20, 2020, 4:10 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting two Esports virtual visit sessions Friday, Nov. 13. The event focuses on reaching out to high school seniors interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), the humanities and other high-achievers.
The sessions will include a live exhibition match on its twitch channel between two SIUE teams for Overwatch and Super Smash Bros., from 5-6 p.m. followed by Valorant and Rocket League from 6-7 p.m. Prospective high school students ...
October 20, 2020, 10:31 AM
As the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing’s (SON) continues to experience rapid enrollment growth, it is expanding and enhancing its clinical simulation learning opportunities for future nurses.
In fall 2020, the SON opened an additional state-of-the-art clinical simulation lab. The School’s Simulated Learning Center (SLC) now includes three labs that span nearly 5,700 square feet on the second and third floor of Alumni Hall. The new lab space on the third floor inclu...
October 20, 2020, 10:28 AM
Registration is now open for the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine’s (SDM) third annual Veteran’s Care Day being held Thursday, Nov. 12 at its main clinic in Building 263, 2800 College Ave. in Alton.
Appointments are required for the event, which provides free dental services to veterans. To register, call Holly at 618-474-7200.
“We are excited to bring this opportunity to our community and show our gratitude for veterans’ service,” said SIU SDM Director of Community De...
October 20, 2020, 9:00 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has added Karen Banks, MEd, LPC, as a counselor for faculty and staff within SIUE Counseling Services. Banks will focus on supporting colleagues with concerns related to the impact of the current pandemic and racial crises.
“Karen brings approximately a decade of clinical experience to this role,” said SIUE Associate Dean of Students for Diversity and Inclusion Courtney Boddie, PhD, director of Counseling Services.
SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook ackno...
October 19, 2020, 2:15 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s (SOE) development of a first-class power engineering program is being bolstered by the industry support of valued and long-standing partner, Basler Electric Company.
Basler has contributed $100,000 in equipment for the SOE’s Basler Electric Power Systems Lab. With this donation, Basler will bestow the naming rights of the 545-square foot lab, located in the Engineering Building.
“Industry partnership is extremely important...
October 19, 2020, 11:28 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s online Winter Session offers convenient, high-quality opportunities for students to advance toward degree completion. The accelerated option features more than 80 three-week classes taught entirely online.
Registration begins Monday, Nov. 2, and classes start Monday, Dec. 21. Details are available at siue.edu/winter-session.
“Winter session supports SIUE’s student-centered mission, as our high-caliber faculty creatively develop and advance excellent ...
October 19, 2020, 9:10 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented its 2020 Outstanding Thesis Award to Jose Seiba Moris for his thesis, “Insights into the Male Athlete Triad (MAT) in Collegiate Athletics.” Seiba Moris graduated in May 2020 with a master’s in kinesiology-exercise physiology.
The Outstanding Thesis Award recognizes a master’s student’s thesis as the most outstanding among all theses completed in the previous academic year. The recipient will be honored at the virtual...
October 16, 2020, 2:27 PM
An engaging, thought-provoking and provocative assortment of topics and speakers were discussed and presented during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s third annual Diversity Day, Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 14-15. Under the theme, “The Fierce Urgency of Now – SIUE Shaping a Changing World,” the virtual event boasted more than 22 presentations with approximately 975 people registering.
“Diversity Day’s theme highlights the work of SIUE’s new Anti-Racism Task Force,” said Associate Chan...
October 15, 2020, 3:17 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start’s ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of students, staff and families garnered a visit from SIUE East St. Louis Center Executive Director Tim Staples, EdD, to all of its centers.
Head Start/Early Head Start is gradually re-opening its centers for in-person services. Staples visited the Helen Davis Head Start/Early Head Start Center on Friday, Oct. 9.
“The SIUE Head Start/Early Head Start staff continues to work diligently...
October 15, 2020, 2:58 PM
EarthCaches are interesting geological sites that help individuals explore the landscapes around them. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville STEM Center is encouraging community members to take part in the fun, outdoor learning opportunity by visiting EarthCache sites on the SIUE campus and in the region.
“It’s Earth Science Week, and last Sunday was EarthCache Day, so we figured what better time to encourage people to dive into geoscience learning,” said STEM Center Instructor and Ou...
October 15, 2020, 12:02 PM
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine’s (SDM) 15th annual Give Kids a Smile Day held Monday, Oct. 12 was a huge success, with more than 110 children between the ages of 3-13 receiving a combined $52,990 worth of free preventative, restorative and surgical dental treatment.
“This was one of our most successful events in recent years. We served 30 more children than last year,” said SIU SDM Director of Community Dentistry Katie Kosten, DMD. “Aside from addressing patients’ ...
October 15, 2020, 11:52 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville criminal justice professor Dennis Mares, PhD, shared his expertise on technology in policing and reducing violent crime during a presentation for the Bureau of Justice Assistance on Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Mares, and co-presenter Emily Blackburn, with the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), presented on their collaborative, award-winning Strategies for Policing Innovation (SPI) site project. The project, SkyCop Mobile Surveillance Unit, won t...
October 15, 2020, 11:43 AM
St. Louis Small Business Monthly has named SIUE alumnus Derek Barnard, CPA, CEPA, among the 2020 Best Accountants.
Barnard is a tax partner at Anders CPA + Advisors and a member of the firm’s Business Transition Planning practice. He earned a bachelor’s in accountancy from the SIUE School of Business in 1983, and currently serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board.
For more information on Barnard, click here. The complete list of 2020 Best Accountants from St. Louis Small Business Monthly viewed her...
October 15, 2020, 9:50 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) Professor Brad Cross, PhD, PE, SE, has been named a Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
“This is a great accomplishment and recognition of his contributions to the civil engineering profession,” said Ryan Fries, PhD, PE, professor and chair of the Department of Civil Engineering.
According to the ASCE, Fellows have made “celebrated contributions and developed creative solutions that change lives around ...
October 14, 2020, 4:19 PM
The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will air its next episode of the podcast, “Blacktivism in the Academy,” on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Episode five, “Not a Monolith,” will feature Jessica Harris, PhD, assistant professor in Higher Education and Organizational Change at University of California, Los Angeles; and Jasmine Haywood, PhD, strategy director at Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundati...
October 14, 2020, 3:30 PM
The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has launched a new initiative “Future Leaders of Future Fuels,” focused on developing its own employees’ knowledge of the biofuels industry.
The Future Leaders group consists of Scientific Analysts Rachel Carpio and Kaitlin Lasseigne, Operations Manager Jared Burns, Assistant Research Engineer Kyle Sonderman, Policy and Business Development Specialist Aimee Dillenberger, Research Fellow Brad Smith,...
October 14, 2020, 10:10 AM
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is part of a professional committee supporting local restaurants and retailers for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28. This group, known as the Small Business Week of Southwestern Illinois (SBWSWIL), reached out to area chambers of commerce to create a unique and enticing shopping experience to support local small businesses.
The Greater Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville-Gl...
October 14, 2020, 8:40 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) fourth-year student Kristen Ingold was selected as one of 22 participants for the inaugural Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS) Leader Academy. She was selected from a pool of nearly 80 applicants nationally.
“The PLS Leader Academy is a newly launched intensive leadership training program and Kristen exemplifies many of the important qualities of a leader,” said Keith Hecht, PharmD, associate professor in the SOP Department of Pharmacy Pr...
October 13, 2020, 3:09 PM
If Black America’s knuckles could turn “white,” they probably would when gripping onto emotions while contemplating and wading through information and disinformation, options and potential losses, and securities and risks of the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 election.
The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host its next webinar, “Identity Politics in the 2020 Election: A Black Scholar Activist Perspective...
October 13, 2020, 2:55 PM
In an election season full of noise, division and distraction, there’s at least one premise both sides agree upon: this election matters. Join political scientists from the Southern Illinois University System at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19 as they use their expertise to help identify what’s at stake in this election, from the local to the national level, as well as in the international arena.
The virtual event is open to the public. Pre-registration is available at siue.zoom.us.
The panelists incl...
October 13, 2020, 2:05 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business is sponsoring a webinar on the Future of Remote Work at 9 a.m. (CT) Friday, Oct. 23. The presentation examines research on the effects of COVID-19 on remote work and considers the long-term implications on the future of work.
SIUE Emeritus Professor of Economics Sandy Levin, who is a specialist in telecommunications economics, organized the conference.
“We are grateful that Emeritus Professor Levin brought this opportunity to our...
October 13, 2020, 1:55 PM
While its annual in-person celebration was thwarted by the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business didn’t falter in its distribution of scholarships and awards totaling more than $320,000.
The awards were presented to 127 students in honor of their exemplary work and commitment to their academic journey. Recipients are pursuing degrees in accounting, business administration, computer management and information systems, economics and ...
October 13, 2020, 1:24 PM
Because it’s good for young people to know their rights during legal proceedings and to be exposed to various career choices within the legal field, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center Collinsville’s Upward Bound Scholars Academy (UBSA) program is teaching the virtual course, Trial Advocacy, to its students.
“It’s a critical subject we wanted our students exposed to, and we are happy to have such a qualified teacher to do it,” said Yvonne Hart, UBSA program director...
October 13, 2020, 9:20 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering is hosting the 2020 Mid-American Environmental Engineering Conference (MAEEC) on Saturday, Oct. 24. The virtual event will run from 8:40 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
The conference features civil and environmental engineering graduate students sharing research and educational experiences.
SOE Dean Cem Karacal, PhD, points out that the conference is timely considering current public issues. “Given the challenges related to climate change, th...
October 12, 2020, 4:30 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented its Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards to Lindani Memani at the master’s level and Huan Van Phan at the doctoral level. Memani and Van Phan will be recognized at the virtual Graduate School Awards Reception this fall and each receive a $500 award.
The Outstanding Teaching Assistant (TA) Award is designed to recognize and reward graduate students for outstanding performance in teaching and instruction.
Memani is a st...
October 12, 2020, 11:40 AM
LaTonia Bornnard, owner of Shear Madness, LLC, a beauty salon and barber shop, as well as event space located in East St. Louis, began working with the Illinois Small Business Development Center for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville amid the COVID-19 pandemic to secure a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.
Bornnard was struggling with the countless challenges small businesses have faced during the pandemic and reached out to the SBDC for guidance. SBDC Director Jo ...
October 9, 2020, 4:55 PM
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has awarded a $5,000 Fellowship Grant to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) doctoral candidate Pourya Kargar for his research proposal “Investigating Seismic Response of Geocell Reinforced Retaining Walls with Low Plasticity Backfills Using Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis.”
The GSI is a consortium of 71 organizations worldwide involved with geosynthetics. All types of polymeric geosynthetic materials are involved. The organizations ...
October 9, 2020, 11:43 AM
New York Times best-selling author of young adult and middle grade fiction, whose work has been translated into six languages, Andrea Nicole Livingstone – known as Nic Stone – talked about her journey as a writer during a Zoom session with students from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS).
“We at the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School are elated to welcome our special guest Nic Stone,” said CHS English teacher Bridget Nelson. “During the...
October 9, 2020, 11:39 AM
Sophomores Tymei Dappert and Jared Wright are recipients of fall 2020 scholarships from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Staff Senate.
“We are always excited to award deserving students with the means of furthering their education at SIUE,” said Angela White, Staff Senate secretary. “The Staff Senate has been awarding students scholarships annually for many years. It is the highlight of our year!”
“This award will greatly benefit me as I continue my education at SIUE, thank you,...
October 8, 2020, 3:25 PM
Anxiety disorders, major depressive episodes and posttraumatic stress disorder are among the most prevalent mental illnesses experienced by tens of millions of adults and youth in the United States annually, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). In an effort to educate the public, fight stigma and provide support, NAMI is engaging in Mental Illness Awareness Week from Oct. 4-10.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Pharmacy (SOP) is among the few school...
October 7, 2020, 1:08 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented disruption to the global economy, which is causing severe negative impacts to small and mid-sized businesses.
Through its federal partner, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) via the CARES Act COVID-19 supplemental funding, the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network remains at the center of the national economic recovery effort, supporting small businesses, so they can survive, recover and position themselves for future growth....
October 7, 2020, 12:25 PM
The Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is collaborating with the Small Business Administration (SBA) Illinois District Office, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO) Office of Minority Economic Empowerment to present an online small business resource webinar at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Local business owners and entrepreneurs throughout southwest Illinois are invited to particip...
October 7, 2020, 11:20 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been included in Washington Monthly’s 2020 Best Colleges for Student Voting Honor Roll. SIUE is among 157 schools on the list.
To encourage schools to work at bettering turnout, Washington Monthly used the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge and the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE) information to compile its fifth student voting honor roll. The listed schools met multiple criteria:
October 7, 2020, 10:24 AM
The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will air its next episode of the podcast, “Blacktivism in the Academy,” on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Episode four, “Hip-Hop Pedagogy with the Notorious Gloria Ladson-Billings,” will feature Ladson-Billings, a noted and experienced educator who has been the torchbearer for culturally competent pedagogy, and Stevie “Dr. View” Johnson, a new generation scholar activist with ...
October 7, 2020, 9:47 AM
The views of religion, spirituality and interfaith should be explored, broadened and updated, according to a new book edited by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s J.T. Snipes, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s (SEHHB) Department of Educational Leadership.
Snipes co-edited “Remixed and Reimagined: Innovations in Religion, Spirituality, and (Inter)faith in Higher Education” with Sable Manson, Interfaith Scholars program director at the Univ...
October 6, 2020, 3:50 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s nationally recognized Graduate School is hosting a series of virtual Open House events throughout October.
SIUE’s premier Graduate School offers more than 140 master’s programs, post-baccalaureate certificates, specialist degrees, doctoral degrees and cooperative doctoral programs. Prospective graduate students are invited to explore the possibilities of an advanced degree in their academic area(s) of interest.
One-hour sessions will be hosted via ...
October 6, 2020, 3:30 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) saw record enrollment for the second consecutive year in fall 2020 with a 5% increase (1,877 students) from fall 2019. With the new Health Sciences Complex on the horizon for the SIUE campus, the foundation is in place for continued growth.
SON Dean Laura Bernaix, PhD, RN, points to the SON’s faculty as the secret to their success. “Great faculty, who not only are great educators in the classroom but also experts at curriculu...
October 6, 2020, 2:00 PM
Congressional members, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville leaders, and representatives from Madison and St. Clair County workforce development departments joined state and local officials to announce a $1.47 million state grant on Tuesday at the Biotechnology Laboratory Incubator on the SIUE campus.
The project, awarded to Madison County Employment and Training Department (MCETD) by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) as part of the U.S. Dept. of Labor Emp...
October 5, 2020, 3:40 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Dawn Huckelberry, senior academic advisor in the Office of Academic Advising, has been elected to serve as vice president/president-elect of the Illinois Academic Advising Association (ILACADA), an affiliate of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA).
Huckelberry brings 20 years of academic advising experience to the position and has served on the organization’s executive board for the past five years. She will serve one year as vice presi...
October 5, 2020, 3:00 PM
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) St. Louis Chapter awarded 7 of its 11 scholarships to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Mechanical Engineering students at its annual awards ceremony. The scholarship assistance totaled $12,500.
SIUE School of Engineering (SOE) students competed against students from such schools as Saint Louis University, Washington University in St. Louis, SIU Carbondale, and Missouri Science and Technology.
ASHRAE...
October 5, 2020, 9:47 AM
In support of his focus on the non-invasive assessment and possible detection of underlying coronary artery disease, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is accelerating the research program of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jon Klingensmith, PhD, with a $433,376 award.
The NIH grant supports Klingensmith’s latest research project, “Model-based assessment of cardiac adipose tissue volume and distribution,” which aims to develop a system to make a comprehensive assessment of ca...
October 2, 2020, 11:47 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior Abbi Ruppert had a different life plan when she chose to pursue higher education. But, like many, Ruppert changed course during her collegiate journey as she identified her true passion, and decided to refocus her studies and training.
Originally a public relations major with an art minor, Ruppert, of Nokomis, is now pursuing a bachelor’s in fine arts with an emphasis in sculpture. Among the accolades she’s received for her creative work is the...
October 2, 2020, 11:33 AM
It’s a select group of women educators who achieved a terminal degree – all from the same university and at the same time. “The Great Eight” will be featured during the next webinar hosted by The DREAM (Dismantling Racism through Education, Advocacy and Mobilization) Collective at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
“A Conversation with the Great Eight” will begin at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5 on the DREAM Collective’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28LIZrQtJPw.
Collect...
October 2, 2020, 8:29 AM
Proposals, objectives and tenets about dismantling institutionalized racism and minimizing, if not eliminating, personal negative and harmful racial constructs and practices have been reinvigorated at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
One such initiative, the Immersive Meaningful Practices for Accountable Campus Transformation (IMPACT) Academy, will utilize faculty as catalysts and leaders in transforming SIUE into an environment where racism and other forms of biases are not tolerate...
October 1, 2020, 2:01 PM
As clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines are underway, mistrust in the healthcare system and concerns of speed over safety have amplified across the nation, especially in the Black community.
Now, a panel of Black doctors has organized to independently vet the vaccines as the National Medical Association (NMA) COVID-19 Commission on Vaccines and Therapeutics. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Lakesha Butler, PharmD, is serving as the commission’s only pharmacist, alongside seven ph...
October 1, 2020, 10:19 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville together with SIU Carbondale will host the 20th Annual Global Fusion Conference Friday-Sunday Oct. 9-11 in what will be the event’s first-ever virtual gathering.
The goal of the conference is to promote academic excellence in global media and international communication studies. It is sponsored by a consortium of universities, including SIUE, SIUC, the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, Ohio University and Temple University.
Under the...
September 30, 2020, 1:16 PM
Amid the public and economic health crisis of COVID-19 and harsh realities of racial inequities occurring across the nation, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville continues to work toward and promote change that unites people and underscores human value, according to Venessa A. Brown, PhD, associate chancellor and chief diversity officer.
The University will host its Third Annual Diversity Day, “The Fierce Urgency of Now: SIUE Shaping a Changing World.” The virtual conference will be held ...
September 30, 2020, 7:55 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected Mesha Garner, MA, as director of student financial aid through a national search chaired by Kevin Wathen, SIUE director of military and veteran services. Garner assumes her duties on campus Thursday, Oct. 1.
Scott Belobrajdic, EdD, associate vice chancellor for enrollment management said Garner brings critically important experience to SIUE. “Her previous roles as federal awards coordinator and policy manager at the University of Wisconsin-...
September 30, 2020, 7:42 AM
Getting needed after-school academic instruction and help for high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging, but Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s Upward Bound (UB) EC/BEM program has approached the task with a multi-faceted approach.
“Virtual learning has been extremely difficult based on the fact that our students have to participate within their own school districts regularly and work with us also,” said UB Program Director Keith Ware...
September 29, 2020, 10:52 AM
Fortune Magazine published two articles as a result of interviewing Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jocelyn DeGroot, PhD, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Applied Communication Studies.
DeGroot, an expert in communicative issues of death and dying, provided background and information for the articles.
Read more at “The biggest risk in business right now is grief” and “5 better ways to help your employees mourn at the office.”
September 29, 2020, 10:22 AM
“I am large, I contain multitudes,” wrote Walt Whitman in Song of Myself, one of the many poems found in his renowned Leaves of Grass. Whitman’s multitudes have been studied for generations by scholars nationwide, including Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jason Stacy, PhD.
In his most recent scholarly endeavor, Stacy is joining the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s (UNL) Walt Whitman Archive as an editor contributing to UNL’s three-year, $250,000 National Endowment for the Humanities...
September 29, 2020, 9:00 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected MaKesha Harris Lee, EdD, as its first director of the new SIUE CORE TEAM (College Readiness: Transition, Engage, Achieve and Mentor) office in enrollment management.
As assistant director for the SIUE Precollegiate Programs two years, Harris Lee led the implementation of precollegiate partnerships with high schools in East St Louis and Collinsville, and developed the Summer Success program at SIUE.
“We have been honored to serve and engage...
September 28, 2020, 1:01 PM
There is a global shortage of cybersecurity professionals, according to the 2019 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Workforce Demand Report, including more than 25,000 unfilled cybersecurity jobs in Illinois and Missouri alone.
To meet this critical demand, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business has launched a new undergraduate cybersecurity specialization.
“The School of Business recognizes how critical cybersecurity has become for businesses of all ...
September 28, 2020, 9:35 AM
At least a dozen vehicles lined up near the roundabout on the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus awaiting the beginning of a giveaway on Thursday, Sept. 24 that included school supplies, food items, cleaning materials and midterm progress report cards.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) handed out items to more than 100 families during its Drive-Up, Pick-Up Day, according to Gina Jeffries, EdD, CHS director.
“We are more than happy to conti...
September 27, 2020, 8:40 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) alumnus Cody Sandusky, PharmD, was sworn in as president of the Illinois Pharmacists Association (IPhA) Saturday, Sept. 26 during a virtual conference.
A Carrier Mills native, Sandusky has worked in the pharmacy industry for eight years with experience as a community pharmacist, consultant and now director of pharmacy at Harrisburg Medical Center.
“I am honored and excited to be the first alumnus of the SIUE School of Pharmacy...
September 25, 2020, 8:25 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start students and families began the school year on Tuesday, Sept. 8 with the same mission to provide quality preschool education, and its staff with an intense commitment to provide programming in various platforms and approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through Friday, Oct. 2, the Head Start teaching staff is conducting services such as developmental and social emotional screenings, transportation and pedestrian safety, a...
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