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February 24, 2021, 6:50 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville experienced its fourth consecutive spring semester of graduate student enrollment growth by increasing 13% (280 students) over spring 2020.
Graduate enrollment has grown 38% (666 students) since spring 2017. The SIUE Graduate School, which houses interdisciplinary graduate programs, grew enrollment by 21% in spring 2021 as graduate and doctoral enrollment reached 2,920 students, which accounts for 24% of SIUE’s total spring enrollment of 12,116.
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February 23, 2021, 1:22 PM
Illinois State Sen. Rachelle Crowe, D-Glen Carbon, toured the Fuller Dome Center for Spirituality and Sustainability (CSS) on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus on Monday, Feb. 22 to gain information in order to promote the Center and provide assistance.
Crowe, who represents the 56th District in the Metro East and is the vice chair of the newly formed Senate Tourism and Hospitality Committee, was invited by CSS Director Ben Lowder, who shared CSS’s mission, vision, needs and...
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February 23, 2021, 1:00 PM
A change in perception, narrative and values – among other things – is needed to create a new educational mindset and system that will unapologetically nurture and encourage Black males. Tyrone C. Howard, PhD, and his son, Jaleel R. Howard, presented the virtual seminar, “Radical Care to Support Black Boy Joy in School,” to administrators, instructors and other stakeholders of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) on Friday, Feb. 19.
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February 23, 2021, 11:10 AM
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) has named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville among 150 colleges and universities to its 2021 Transfer Honor Roll, which identifies the top four-year colleges and universities creating dynamic pathways to support community college transfer students. SIUE is among three Illinois public institutions represented.
Open to all regionally accredited baccalaureate degree-granting institutions, PTK’s Transfer Honor Roll recognizes four-year colleges and universities that hav...
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February 22, 2021, 9:50 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate Admissions will host its spring open house and visit program virtually at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday, March 25. Prospective students are invited to explore the possibilities of an advanced degree.
Each one-hour virtual session will include:
- A brief overview of graduate studies at SIUE
- Information about the admission process and financial support, including scholarships and graduate assistantships
- The opportunity to talk to faculty and lea...
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February 21, 2021, 11:00 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has recognized Deborah Sellnow-Richmond, PhD, with the 2021-22 Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award for her exemplary scholarship and commitment to conducting outstanding and timely research.
Sellnow-Richmond is an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ (CAS) Department of Applied Communication Studies (ACS). Her research focuses on the efficacy and unforeseen effects of public relations messages in health and or...
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February 19, 2021, 12:05 PM
The paradox for women of color in being seen, yet unseen was the topic of the virtual webinar, “Visibly Invisible: The Sociopolitical Reality of Black Women,” presented by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Political Science’s Sociopolitical Lecture Series on Wednesday, Feb. 17.
The panelists included Ella Jones, Ferguson mayor and founder of Community Forward, Inc.; Sharon Johnson, PhD, professor and dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Missouri-St. ...
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February 18, 2021, 12:10 PM
Effective mentorship plays a pivotal role in the success of graduate students, as supportive mentorship relationships are linked to student retention, degree completion and early career success.
That’s why the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has centered its new Innovation and Excellence in Graduate Education (IEGE) grant program’s inaugural funding on projects that enhance the quality and effectiveness of graduate student mentorship.
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February 18, 2021, 11:29 AM
Southern Illinois University System President Dan Mahony, PhD, will make his permanent work space and home in Springfield, where he will be near the Illinois State Capitol and the SIU School of Medicine. However, in order to better understand and have first-hand experiences of the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses, Mahony has chosen first to live and work at each location.
Mahony arrived on the Edwardsville campus in January, after previously working and living in Carbondale. He will move t...
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February 17, 2021, 11:01 AM
Researchers, parents and practitioners may soon be privy to interesting and revealing data related to tween television programming, specifically its portrayals of gender and race.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Ashton Speno, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Department of Mass Communications, has earned the SIUE Graduate School’s 2021-22 Vaughnie Lindsay New Investigator Award in support of her research on this understudied topic.
The award recog...
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February 17, 2021, 10:21 AM
Feelings of exhaustion for being asked to represent a group aligned with a marginalized identity, dealing with the invalidation of lived experiences and repeatedly being called on for diversity work are examples of racial battle fatigue.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Black Heritage Month Committee (BHM) presented “Battle Fatigue and the Importance of Holistic Wellness” during the SIUE Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion’s (CSDI) Inclusive Conversation series, held virtuall...
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February 17, 2021, 10:00 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has announced that Lydia Jackson will serve as an assistant to the provost for library and community engagement and an associate dean in Library and Information Services (LIS).
In this split appointment, Jackson will focus 60% of her efforts as an assistant to the provost and 40% as associate dean.
As assistant to the provost for library and community engagement, Jackson will provide cr...
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February 16, 2021, 1:55 PM
“As a person who is still developing himself and working toward his future, I think it is important for me to cultivate and pass on the many lessons in life that I have so that others who come after me can be fruitful in their similar endeavors.” - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior David Sissac.
Just one interaction with Sissac makes it abundantly clear that he is a motivated, high achiever who radiates kindness. The St. Louis native, is a Difference Maker by all accounts. His pu...
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February 16, 2021, 10:15 AM
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SDM) Dean Bruce Rotter, DMD, has named Dr. Duane Douglas as associate dean for faculty. The SIU Board of Trustees approved the appointment at its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, Feb. 11.
The associate dean for faculty serves as the administrative officer responsible for overall management and leadership of the school’s faculty. Reporting directly to the dean, the associate dean acts as a liaison between the dean and the faculty at la...
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February 15, 2021, 11:00 AM
SIUE College of Arts and Sciences alumna Grace Noice has been touring the country since her graduation in May 2020 – driving the Planters Peanuts NUTMobile.
Boston University Daily Free Press reporter Ashley Soebroto described Noice’s adventure in this story posted Feb. 10.
Noice joined the The Kraft Heinz Co. as a brand ambassador in July 2020.
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February 15, 2021, 9:25 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering seniors Austin Mattingly, Cody Smith and Joel Kuhlmann received $1,500 scholarships from the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association (IPLSA) at its annual conference.
A Marshall native, Mattingly is a construction management major with a land surveying specialization. He received the Seiler Instrument and Manufacturing Scholarship. Mattingly gained a variety of work experiences as an intern with Knight and Associates Surve...
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February 12, 2021, 4:12 PM
“What identities or social group memberships are most important to you?” “To what extent did your formal education value diversity, equity and inclusion?” “What have been your encounters with injustice on campus?” These were some questions used during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s IMPACT (Immersive Meaningful Practices for Accountable Campus Transformation) Academy session, “Community Connection: Inclusion, Equity and Social Justice at SIUE,” held virtually on Thursday, Jan. 11.
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February 12, 2021, 10:24 AM
Looking at race and racial inequality in different ways will be the subject of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Arts & Issues’ first session of the year. SIUE alumnus Rodney Coates, PhD, professor of critical race and ethnic studies at Miami University, will present the Zoom webinar, “The Matrix of Race-Fostering Social Change and Justice” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25.
The free webinar, presented by Arts & Issues and the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Sociology, will take ...
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February 12, 2021, 9:50 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook has named Jessica Harris, PhD, as the University’s first vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion (VCEDI) after a national search conducted by Dr. Cornell Thomas, SIU School of Dental Medicine (SDM) chief diversity officer, director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and assistant dean for admissions and student services. The position is pending SIU Board of Trustees approval at its spring session on Ap...
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February 11, 2021, 1:30 PM
The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Board of Trustees, at its regularly scheduled meeting today, approved amending an existing contract with Academic Partnerships LLC to add three SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) online graduate programs.
In April 2018, the board approved an initial 7-year, $6.9-million contract with Academic Partnerships for targeted recruitment and outreach for online Master’s of Business Administration students for the SIUE School of Business.
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February 10, 2021, 3:20 PM
The Innovation and Excellence in Graduate Education (IEGE) grant program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is funding new initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality and effectiveness of the graduate student mentorship.
“We are excited for the inaugural year of the IEGE program. We focused this year’s efforts on mentoring, because the guidance and support graduate students receive from their faculty mentors is crucial to their success, during the pursuit of their advanced degree and b...
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February 10, 2021, 11:35 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering alum Kip Polley was featured in the Southern Illinoisan in October 2020. The 2005 SIUE graduate founded Pale Night Productions, a special effects production company, while completing his bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering.
Like most entrepreneurs, Polley has had to adapt to business in a pandemic. Reporter Joe Szynkowski described Polley’s move from creating haunted attractions to building elaborate playhouses in this story a...
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February 9, 2021, 9:30 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Kevin Tucker, PhD, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Chemistry, is the epitome of a teacher-scholar: offering numerous opportunities for students to engage in applied research and gaining funding to advance his novel research endeavors.
But, a necessary addition to that designation is mentor. And, amid a pandemic that has made it incredibly difficult for students and educators to conduct laboratory research, Tuck...
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February 9, 2021, 9:00 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) will drop the Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) as a requirement for admission to align admissions practices with national trends among pharmacy schools. The policy immediately applies to fall 2021 admission applications.
“With many of the barriers that standardized tests can create, the environment during COVID-19 and to ensure our applicant pool is as diverse as possible, it was deemed this would be best for our prosp...
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February 8, 2021, 3:07 PM
There is a growing need for statisticians and data analysts across all sectors nationwide, as advancements in computational power have afforded researchers the ability to generate and analyze mass quantities of data. To meet the demand, employment opportunities for statisticians are expected to grow by 33% within the decade.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Center for Predictive Analytics (C-PAN) is leading a statewide, multi-institutional fellowship program funded by the United St...
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February 8, 2021, 11:06 AM
Blacks account for 43 of 677 faculty members, 323 of 2,431 staff members, and 317 of 3,433 undergraduate and graduate degrees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Statistics and analytics, panelists’ experiences and viewpoints, previously conducted and live interactive surveys, and strategies and recommendations were shared during SIUE’s second annual State of the Black Union, sponsored by the Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) and moderated by BFSA member Tarsha Moore, Center...
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February 8, 2021, 9:55 AM
The life and experiences of local Black influencer Conway Barbour serve as the foundation of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s first Sankofa Lecture and Dialogue Series presentation of 2021.
The ongoing series features robust conversations surrounding the history of slavery and its lasting legacies, and is organized through SIUE’s Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center, specifically its membership of the international Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consorti...
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February 8, 2021, 8:50 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Offices of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs have opened a new Military and Veteran Resource Center (MAVRC) located on the Morris University Center’s (MUC) second floor.
The military student population at SIUE is among the largest in the state with Military and Veteran Services currently supporting more than 800 military-connected students and their families.
“The opening of the Military and Veteran Resource Center is a long-term goal finally r...
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February 5, 2021, 8:30 AM
Why is it so challenging to find lasting happiness? How can we develop practices that help create greater peace and joy? The answers to those questions and more are being shared in a new Southern Illinois University Edwardsville online course entitled Mindfulness for Helping Professionals.
The course launched this spring and will be offered again in fall 2021. Any undergraduate or graduate students who experience stress or challenges can benefit from the course content and mindfulness practices...
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February 4, 2021, 10:16 AM
Reaching back to an ugly time in history and melding it with a current musical and cultural theme to present art which illustrates the intertwined, complex and oppressive nature of U.S. race relations, Kylea Perkins is stretching her creative limits as much as the copper and silver material with which she so diligently and lovingly labors.
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior studio art major is conducting the independent endeavor as an associate in the Undergraduate Research a...
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February 4, 2021, 10:05 AM
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is hosting its ninth annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” for the first time in a free, virtual format on Saturday, Feb. 27.
“With this year’s virtual event, we are taking what makes the normal, in-person event successful and translating that to a virtual setting in as many ways as possible,” said SWE President Emma Schleeper, a Golden Eagle native.
Event activities will feature the engineering disciplin...
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February 4, 2021, 8:15 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of Admissions is offering new self-guided tours as an option for prospective students and their families to safely visit campus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The self-guided tour allows visitors to see campus at their own pace and time,” said Kelley Brooks, assistant director for campus visits and outreach. “Many of our in-person tours are limited due to the pandemic. Therefore, the self-guided tour provides an option for all to see campus i...
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February 3, 2021, 11:15 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of Admissions is celebrating School Counselor Week Feb. 1-5 by sending posters to a variety of regional schools and their counselors. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) annually sponsors the event each February.
“SIUE recognizes the important role that school counselors play in our recruitment of new students and how valuable those counselors are to our office,” said Todd Burrell, SIUE director of undergraduate admissions. “Whi...
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February 3, 2021, 10:15 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Associate Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer Venessa A. Brown, PhD, has been recognized by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine as one of 25 women who have a made a difference in higher education.
In honor of Women’s History Month, Diverse will publish its 10th annual special report on March 4 recognizing women’s contributions to higher education.
Diverse highlights women who have made an impact on campus by tackling some of higher educati...
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February 2, 2021, 1:25 PM
First and foremost, Johnetta Randolph Haley was an ardent educator with an impressive character, drive and strength that left no question as to her capabilities, which were vast, and her intentions which were honest and helpful. Haley, whose service at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville spanned nearly 48 years, passed away Sunday night, Jan. 30.
“Johnetta Haley was my mentor,” said SIUE Chancellor Randy Pembrook. “She supervised my student teaching experience, providing salient observat...
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February 2, 2021, 12:10 PM
Remembrance and reflection were part of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Black Heritage Month’s (BHM) Opening Session on Monday, Feb. 1 that highlighted a past full of struggle and strength. Jessica Harris, PhD, assistant provost for academic equity and inclusive excellence in the SIUE Office of the Provost, was the featured speaker.
Harris chronicled the beginnings of Black History Month in her speech, “Why Black History Month Matters: A Call to Remember. A Call to Greater Achievem...
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February 1, 2021, 4:05 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville celebrated a faculty member, a staff member and a student with awards during part two of its 38th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, held virtually on Friday, Jan. 29 and hosted by SIUE’s Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI). The theme for the two-part celebration was one of King’s prolific quotes: “Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle.”
Gertrude Pannirselvam, PhD, associa...
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February 1, 2021, 10:30 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School has presented its 2021-23 Hoppe Research Professor Award to Adriana E. Martinez, PhD, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ (CAS) Department of Geography and Geographic Information Sciences and Department of Environmental Sciences.
The Hoppe Research Professor Award recognizes and supports SIUE faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their field ...
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January 29, 2021, 5:15 PM
It was out with the old and in with the new – Chromebooks that is – when students showed up for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) January school supply pickup.
New Chromebooks with Wi-Fi hot spots embedded into the device were given to CHS students on Thursday Jan. 28 in the Multi-purpose Room at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus (ESHEC), according to CHS Director Gina Jeffries.
“This phenomenal opportunity to bless our CHS stud...
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January 29, 2021, 10:40 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Sacha Jackson of, Edwardsville, who earned a bachelor’s in anthropology, French and psychology in May 2020, achieved third place in the Lambda Alpha Senior Scholarship Award competition of the Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society – a first for a student in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Anthropology.
After accepting the nomination by anthropology faculty and pursuing a daunting application process, Jackson was recogni...
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January 29, 2021, 9:06 AM
“Still We Rise: Black Resilience in the Midst of Dual Pandemics” is the theme for the 2021 Black Heritage Month (BHM) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
“The SIUE Black Heritage Month committee and the SIUE Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI) are proud to present presentations, workshops and activities both online and in person throughout the month of February,” said Tarsha Moore, CSDI assistant director and BHM co-committee chair with Kathryn Bentley, associate profes...
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January 29, 2021, 8:55 AM
Figuratively speaking, there appeared to be a global “timeout” during the year of 2020, and in America there seemed to be constant angst because of political and social unrest, according to St. Louis native actress, writer and director Sophia Stephens, who has starred in such television shows as “Fuller House,” “Dear White People,” “Luke Cage” and “Blackish.”
Stephens, who starred in the film “What Happened to Girl’s Night?” and has performed on Broadway in “The Lion King,” was the featured sp...
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January 28, 2021, 8:25 AM
U.S. News & World Report ranked Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Nursing (SON) among the top 50 in its 2021 Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs list released Tuesday, Jan. 26. The School is ranked 49th among 194 schools nationally and among the top four in Illinois.
The School of Nursing’s online graduate degree programs include a family nurse practitioner doctor of nursing practice (DNP), post-master’s DNP, and master’s degrees in health care nursing administration (HCNA...
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January 27, 2021, 2:00 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Laurie Giddens, PhD, has combined with Baylor University’s Stacie Petter, PhD, to earn a $249,998 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to fight human trafficking.
An assistant professor of computer management and information systems in SIUE’s School of Business, Giddens will join with Petter, Ben H. Williams Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics in Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business, to form an interdisciplinary team to propose ...
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January 26, 2021, 3:25 PM
SIUE’s Jocelyn DeGroot, PhD, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Applied Communication Studies, was a featured guest on Illinois Public Media’s The 21st show.
DeGroot shared her scholarly expertise during a segment entitled “Mourning in a Pandemic” that aired Tuesday, Jan. 26. Listen here.
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January 26, 2021, 1:44 PM
The work being done in the areas of equity, diversity and inclusion, and the many student opportunities to connect, participate and develop were presented on Monday, Jan. 25 during a Virtual Open House and New Student Welcome Reception hosted by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI).
“What I’m excited about is the search for the first SIU System Vice President for Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Chief Diversity Offic...
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January 26, 2021, 11:30 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Pietro Sasso, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership’s College Student Personnel Administration program, has been named the inaugural faculty research fellow for the Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and Reform at Penn State University.
Sasso’s research exploring the fraternity/sorority experience spans more than a decade, and especially considers the experience as a cocurricular student develo...
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January 26, 2021, 8:50 AM
In a world where pain and suffering are an integral part of life, internationally known author, scholar and speaker Paul Coutinho, PhD, offers spiritual insights and remedies. Coutinho, of St. Louis, is continuing the series, “Searching for the Sacred: An Eastern Approach to Hope and Healing,” at the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability (CSS) on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus.
The series is being held at 7 p.m. on the second Sunday during the months of February-Apri...
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January 25, 2021, 4:00 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Biological Sciences Professors Rick Essner, PhD, and Peter Minchin, PhD, utilized a Meridian Society grant to install informational signs in Bohm Woods Nature Preserve, an old growth forest across from campus, on Saturday morning, Jan. 23.
Local Boy Scout Adrian Hall, of Troop 216, installed a new entrance sign and several interpretive signs for his Eagle Scout project. Fellow scout Connor Coolbaugh previously built and installed an informational kiosk ...
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January 25, 2021, 2:45 PM
The SIUE men’s basketball team resumed Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) action Thursday, Jan. 21 after an extensive lay-off while following OVC coronavirus protocols. The team was on the road at Tennessee State without guard Jackson Best, whose father, John, died of COVID earlier in the week.
A senior from Edwardsville, Best paid tribute to his father with an Instagram post. KTVI-TV posted this story last Thursday.
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January 25, 2021, 1:40 PM
Strengthening and expanding the work, influence and partnerships of the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability (CSS) on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is the vision of its board of directors’ new president Connie Frey Spurlock, PhD.
Frey Spurlock, associate professor in the Department of Sociology, SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) director and former CSS board member, is excited about working closer with the board in her new position.
Frey Spurloc...
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January 21, 2021, 10:47 AM
SIUE’s Alicia Plemmons, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Business’ Department of Economics and Finance, shared her expertise on credit card usage, value and currency conversion rates in a
WalletHub article on Best Visa Credit Cards.
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January 21, 2021, 10:40 AM
SIUE’s Erik Alexander, PhD, associate professor and graduate program co-director in the Department of Historical Studies, co-authored an op-ed that’s been published in The Washington Post.
The article entitled, Ted Cruz thinks 2020 is like 1876. He’s right, but not for the reason he thinks., offers historical expertise on the “deeply ironic” and “faulty comparison” of the 1876 and 2020 elections.
View the piece here.
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January 20, 2021, 11:55 AM
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s sentiments and words of “struggle” to affect positive, moral change are truer today than ever before agreed several speakers at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 38th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, held virtually on Tuesday, Jan. 19 and hosted by SIUE’s Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion (CSDI).
Approximately 100 people participated in the celebration via Zoom and Facebook Live. It featured Timothy E. Lewis, PhD, assistant...
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January 19, 2021, 11:15 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Professor of Composition Dr. Kim Archer, was selected by the President’s Own United States Marine Band to compose a new fanfare to underscore the program for Joe Biden’s Presidential Inauguration ceremony tomorrow.
The Mendota native and professor in the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences Department of Music, entitled her work Fanfare Politeia. Translated from Plato’s Greek term for “Republic,” the work celebrates the United States’ traditions of a free ...
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January 15, 2021, 3:20 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business student Eleanor Kohlberg is the scholarship recipient for the St. Louis Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
The Academic Relations Committee for the St. Louis IIA Chapter was impressed by Kohlberg’s enthusiasm for internal audit, making her a deserving recipient for the scholarship. Kohlberg is both honored to be selected and is looking forward to utilizing the awarded resources to continue her education in the intern...
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January 14, 2021, 12:00 PM
SIUE School of Engineering alumnus Todd Berghoff has been named Director of Business Development at Avion Solutions, Inc.
Berghoff earned a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering in 1997.
WFMZ-TV in Huntsville, Ala. detailed Berghoff’s professional advancements in an announcement posted Monday, Jan. 11.
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January 14, 2021, 9:50 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected two internal candidates among its three finalists in the search for its first Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (VCEDI). SIU School of Dental Medicine (SDM) Chief Diversity Officer, Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Services Dr. Cornell Thomas is chairing the search committee. The candidates will participate in virtual interviews in late January and earl...
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January 14, 2021, 9:40 AM
“Liberating self through the pursuit of freedom, while chasing the shadow of justice” is an illuminating descriptor of the pedagogical philosophy, rooted in Critical Race Theory (CRT), held by a young Black educator who has pledged himself to socially-just, community-based teaching, scholarship and activism.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Nate Williams, PhD, associate professor in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior’s (SEHHB) Department of Teaching and Learning, has...
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January 13, 2021, 2:45 PM
The Illinois Capital Development Board (CDB) has selected HOK-St. Louis as the preferred architectural design firm for preliminary design of the Health Science Building (HSB) on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus.
The CDB released $10,537,000 in planning funds in Jan. 2020 to create preliminary designs for the HSB. The complex will include approximately 221,000 square feet. The project’s total cost is approximately $105 million. It would be the largest building on the SIUE cam...
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January 13, 2021, 1:02 PM
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Fuller Dome Center for Spirituality and Sustainability (CSS) on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, by renowned sustainability pioneer R. Buckminster Fuller and his architectural partner Shoji Sadao. The CSS’s new director, Ben Lowder, plans to use the observance as a way to further advance CSS’s mission and Fuller’s vision.
“This occasion provides an opportunity to place the Center and its organizational missio...
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January 11, 2021, 2:55 PM
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SDM) is increasing its concentration on diversity, equity, inclusion and well-being. SIU SDM Dean Bruce Rotter, DMD, has appointed Cornell Thomas, DDS, as chief diversity officer and director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).
Thomas will maintain his role as assistant dean for Admissions and Student Services, but will place a more focused and sustained emphasis on diversity and equity issues. His dedication to “lo...
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January 8, 2021, 1:40 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville launched its re-entry COVID-19 testing initiative on Monday, Jan. 4. The mandatory testing runs through Thursday, Jan. 21.
By end of day Thursday, Jan. 7, more than 2,600 faculty, staff and students had been tested. The average turnaround time for results is approximately 65 hours. Of the first 1,668 re-entry test results received, the positivity rate is 0.11% with 15 positive, 1,652 negative and one inconclusive outcome.
“We are pleased with the sched...
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January 5, 2021, 2:35 PM
For the 29th consecutive semester, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville student-athletes have earned a combined grade point average (GPA) better than 3.0, combining for a 3.424 GPA for the fall 2020 semester.
Cougar student-athletes finished better than 3.4 for the second semester in a row. A total of 14 teams finished with a GPA above 3.0, eight of which were above a 3.4.
“I continue to be impressed with the resiliency and persistence shown by our student-athletes,” SIUE Director of Athl...
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January 5, 2021, 1:09 PM
A new undergraduate course at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville that will chart the history of intercollegiate athletics from its start as student-run sporting clubs in the 1800s, to the multi-billion-dollar industry it is today, is being offered this spring semester. Southern Illinois University (SIU) System President Dan Mahony, PhD, and SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) Dean Robin Hughes, PhD, are co-instructors of the 16-week course Cl495.222, “History and C...
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January 5, 2021, 9:20 AM
SIUE alumnus and State Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is leaving the Illinois Senate, effective Jan. 17, and will become a senior advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Manar earned a bachelor’s in history from the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences in 1997. He has served more than 22 years in public office.
Details on his professional career were posted in the Edwardsville Intelligencer on Monday, Jan. 4. Read the article here.
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December 23, 2020, 9:40 AM
Wishing you and yours a very Happy Holidays from SIUE.
The offices of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will observe winter break beginning Dec. 24 and continue through Jan 3. Offices will re-open Monday, Jan. 4, 2021.
In the following video message, SIUE Chancellor Randy and Mary Jo Pembrook express their appreciation and gratitude to the SIUE community during this Holiday Season.
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December 21, 2020, 1:32 PM
Santa Claus gave out trucks, dolls, stuffed animals, games, educational packets and more during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Bluffview Head Start/Early Head Start Center’s annual Winter Festival, held Thursday-Friday, December 17-18.
More than 75 families picked up toys for their tots, which were donated by the Marine Toys for Tots program. For those Bluffview Center families who have not picked up their gifts, they can do so when the Center opens on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. The ...
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December 21, 2020, 11:55 AM
The pandemic has forced many educators to teach in a virtual format. While not ideal in many cases, the lifelong learners and influencers continue to lead by example and persevere for their students through challenging times.
At Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Educational Administration graduate students are juggling those adjustments at their day job, and simultaneously learning remotely themselves as they pursue an advanced degree.
“We are so impressed by the flexibility and perse...
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December 18, 2020, 1:35 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook conferred degrees upon 1,103 graduates today at the 2020 virtual fall commencement exercises. Commencement can be viewed at siue.edu/virtual-commencement.
“You represent a wide array of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives, and you’ve made SIUE a stronger institution,” Pembrook said. “Thanks for making SIUE a better learning environment based on your ideas and efforts.
“As you move from being students to alumni, you also ...
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December 18, 2020, 11:23 AM
The Gateway Illinois Chapter of The Links, Inc., helped make Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start parents’ Christmas a little brighter. The service organization’s Services to Youth Facet committee donated $600 in Walmart gift cards.
Patricia Wharton, a 30-year Links member, presented the gift cards to Head Start/Early Head Start Interim Director Carolyn Jason on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at the program’s administrative offices.
The donation included 24 gift cards for ...
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December 17, 2020, 11:35 AM
Through a generous donation from the Richard and Patricia Dremuk International Leader Scholarship Foundation, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of International Affairs has awarded $2,500 scholarships to four undergraduate international students. The awards are competitive and based upon each student’s financial need and contribution to international education at SIUE.
Aastha Satyal, a senior from Nepal, is a business administration major. Junior Dat Nguyen, of Vietnam, is a...
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December 16, 2020, 7:45 AM
Princeton Review has named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Business as one of the best in the country for on-campus MBA for the 15th-consecutive year. The education services company features the School in the 2021 edition of its book, “The Best 244 Business Schools.”
“Combined with our AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation, the recognition as a Best Business School from Princeton Review gives our students the assurance that our facult...
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December 15, 2020, 2:37 PM
To help students struggling with grades, school and life in the midst of COVID-19, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, Health and Human Behavior offered its students a virtual mindfulness class on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
“We thought it would be nice to give students a care package with goodies, an eye pillow for relaxing and offer a mindfulness session for them to connect to a smaller group,” said Wendy Weber, PhD, professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning. “...
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December 15, 2020, 2:35 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) contributed 100 face shields to Anderson Hospital on Monday, Dec. 14. It is the second time during the COVID-19 pandemic that the SOE has assisted Anderson Hospital with personal protective equipment (PPE).
SOE Lab Manager Jagath Gunasekara, PhD, and Brent Vaughn, lab specialist and lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, delivered the face shields to Anderson Hospital’s Lisa Huddleston.
“This is another excelle...
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December 15, 2020, 10:01 AM
Perhaps the truest test of knowledge is successfully applying what one has learned and teaching others. Senior assignments at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville support that premise as students embark on initiatives that represent the culmination of their undergraduate experience.
Fittingly in fall 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic, public health students pursued projects that directly related to the health crisis, as well as benefitted local partners. Teams of seniors planned, implem...
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December 14, 2020, 11:43 AM
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, educators worldwide have quickly adapted traditional in-person courses to virtual settings. This transition has presented ample challenges, including but not limited to, creative measures educators are taking to offer online courses that typically involve hands-on learning experiences.
An example is Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Foundations of Science course, which is required for elementary education students, all of whom aspire to teach the ...
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December 14, 2020, 10:10 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor Randy Pembrook will oversee the 2020 virtual fall commencement exercises at 1 p.m. on Friday Dec. 18 for the 1,103 eligible graduates. Commencement will be available at siue.edu/virtual-commencement.
SIU System President Daniel Mahony, PhD, will address the graduates.
The student speakers include:
- College of Arts and Sciences, Paulina Fuhrmann, of Collinsville, bachelor’s of political science
- Graduate School, Caitlin Phelan, of Glen Carb...
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December 11, 2020, 8:57 AM
These stories are not from the pages of worn books, old audio tapes or reels of archived film. These accounts of struggle and triumph come directly from the mouths, minds and hearts of Black East St. Louisans who recall living during times that were simple but not easy, close-knit but segregated, and more courteous but racially hostile.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center is working on one of its initiative’s known as East St....
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December 10, 2020, 2:09 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) has received an $8,000 Walgreens Diversity Donation to expand its pipeline development programs and aid in its efforts to increase diversity among student pharmacists.
The funding will support a Walgreens Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award, and a Walgreens Multilingual Scholarship, as well as the enhancement of pipeline programs targeted at increasing enrollment of diverse groups.
“Industry partnerships and support c...
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December 9, 2020, 3:30 PM
International attendees exchanged scientific developments and discoveries during the successful online Conference Series on Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity, founded and hosted by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering’s Albert Luo, PhD, distinguished research professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering.
Held in late November, the virtual conference series presented an opportunity for acclaimed researchers like Luo to present on fundamental a...
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December 9, 2020, 3:28 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jeremy Jewell, PhD, professor in the Department of Psychology, has received the Illinois Probation and Court Services Association’s (IPCSA) 2020 Exemplary Service Award. The award honors Jewell’s established and dedicated partnership in developing evidence-based practices with the Madison County Probation and Court Services Department.
IPCSA’s Exemplary Service Award is a statewide award presented annually to one deserving individual who has served to...
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December 9, 2020, 8:20 AM
Princeton Review has ranked the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business Online Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) program among the top 50 nationally. See the complete list at princetonreview.com/business-school-rankings.
The Top 50 Online MBA Program ranking is based on a combination of institutional and student survey data, including career outcomes, technological infrastructure, academic rigor, cost, and affordability, among others. Princeton Review has rated the ...
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December 7, 2020, 2:49 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for STEM Research, Education and Outreach, in partnership with campus researchers and area students, have deployed an environmental monitoring network across the St. Louis Metropolitan and Metro East areas.
The network of sensors is collecting data that will guide research considering how levels of noise pollution and air quality affect various communities throughout the region, and how events and various regional activities contribute to var...
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December 7, 2020, 11:02 AM
After evaluating Madison County’s recycling programs that were initiated about 30 years ago, ways to upgrade and expand efforts were determined. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville environmental science management graduate student Omasan Ayonronmi collaborated with the Madison County Planning and Development Department to study the recycling habits and knowledge of its residents.
“It was an insightful experience involving data gathering and analysis of recycling data from the county,” Ay...
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December 7, 2020, 9:35 AM
The SIUE community is mourning the loss of Francis Odemerho, PhD, of Edwardsville, who died Friday, Dec. 4 at his residence from heart failure. He was 68.
A native of Aragba-orugun, Nigeria, Odemerho joined the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences faculty in 1991 as an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and Geographic Information Sciences. He was promoted to the rank of associate professor in 1996 and awarded tenure in 1997. Prior to his arrival at SIUE, he taught at the University...
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December 4, 2020, 1:25 PM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville community is mourning the loss of graduate student Joshua Ritter, of Columbia, who passed away Monday, Nov. 30 at Barnes Jewish Medical Center in St. Louis. He was 24.
Ritter completed his bachelor’s in business administration from SIUE in December 2019. An MBA student, he had brain surgery in July 2020 to remove several tumors. Unable to take classes in the fall, he had hoped to return to his studies during the spring 2021 semester.
“Our thoughts ...
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December 4, 2020, 9:02 AM
Christian Watts is grateful for the opportunities, experience and success he has achieved during his academic career at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP). The third-year student encourages other Blacks, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) to consider a pharmacy career, and for those already interested in the field – to affectionately pursue it.
“Choosing a career in pharmacy has come with experiences, such as being the only Black face in a lot of spaces...
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December 3, 2020, 1:45 PM
The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Board of Trustees, at its regularly scheduled meeting today, approved the purchase of COVID-19 testing services for the SIUE campus, along with a Distinguished Service Award to Congressman John Shimkus (R-15th District-Collinsville).
The one-year contract with RCA Laboratory Services, LLC (dba GENETWORx) is valued at $1,463,020 and will provide services associated with PCR Saliva tests. The turnkey process provides personnel, infrastructure, test kits, spe...
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December 3, 2020, 11:40 AM
Brian A.D. Richardson Jr., a 2013 SIUE alumnus, been named diversity, equity and inclusion director for the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts. Richardson joins the Colts after serving in the same position for the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington.
Read more about Richardson in reports from WIBC-TV and WISH-TV.
Richardson earned a master’s in kinesiology at SIUE while serving as a graduate assistant for club sports in Campus Recreation.
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December 3, 2020, 9:03 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Arts & Issues will offer a special twist to the holiday season by presenting a live, world-premiere online event created for audiences of all ages, “Christmas Carol.” Manual Cinema, the interdisciplinary theater company, performs Charles Dickens’ holiday classic as a visually inventive adaptation at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10.
Manual Cinema’s “Christmas Carol,” which runs one hour in length, will be told with hundreds of paper puppets, miniatures, silhou...
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December 2, 2020, 9:41 AM
The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded more than $31 million in funding through its National Defense Education Program (NDEP) to support 12 initiatives nationwide aimed at establishing or expanding STEM education, outreach and workforce initiatives for students and educators from early childhood through postsecondary.
Among the awards was $3 million to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) for the three-year, multi-institutional collaborative: Expanding the Pipeline and Enh...
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December 1, 2020, 1:30 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 shopping experience in support of local small businesses.
The Greater Belleville, Collinsville, Edwardsville-Glen Carbon, Metro East (Fairview-S...
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December 1, 2020, 10:21 AM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Successful Communities Collaborative (SSCC) has established a 2020-21 partnership with the City of Highland, where SIUE students will gain real-world experience when they are matched with two community-identified projects.
“We are thrilled to begin another partnership with the City of Highland, as part of the SIUE Successful Community Collaborative program,” said Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb. “Our students and faculty ...
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November 30, 2020, 8:40 AM
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy (SOP) and SIHF Healthcare are celebrating more that 12 years of serving the community through the diabetes Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant that has provided more than $1-million in medications and services.
Chris Lynch, PharmD, professor and director of clinical programs in the SOP, combined with SIHF’s Patrice Howard and Dale Fiedler to write the original grant application in 2007. Since being approved, ...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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, professor in the Department of English Language and Literature. Their works were selected from a pool of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Faced by the challenges of 2020, industrial-size electrical connector manufacturer Special Mine Services Inc. (SMS), of West Frankfort, has been working with Illinois SBDC International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Director Silvia Torres Bowman to overcome adversity by exploring international markets.
Difference makers can be described in many ways: proactive, improves the lives of others, service driven and more. Amid the ongoing pandemic, difference makers are all around, helping individuals overcome challenges, coordinating support mechanisms, creatively adapting activities and offering light through darkness.
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville community is mourning the loss of junior nursing student Moneer Damra, of Chicago, who passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 27 at Barnes Jewish Medical Center in St. Louis. The 27-year-old suffered injuries in a random act of gun violence off-campus on Jan. 14.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is kicking off the spring 2021 semester with creative and safe activities.
A local startup owned and operated by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering (SOE) alumnus Andrew Martinussen and business partner Andrew Mayhall is experiencing accelerated growth thanks to receipt of a competitive $50,000 Arch Grant.
According to the National Diaper Bank, one in three families struggle to provide clean diapers for their baby. To help fulfill that need locally, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Early Childhood Center (ECC) partnered with The Metro East Diaper Bank to supply 17 of its families with diapers. On Thursday, Jan. 14, approximately 2,400 diapers were distributed to parents who expressed a need.
Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SDM) Dean Bruce Rotter, DMD, is the first individual to have received the COVID-19 vaccination on campus.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering alumnus Quentin Schukar has swiftly scaled the surveying ladder, from intern to vice president and director of surveying at Sherrill Associates, Inc. in Edwardsville.
Season’s greetings bring the familiar customs of holiday decorating, shopping, festivities and more. However, this time of year, which is synonymous with good tidings and cheer, can be anything but for many people. 
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. 
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.
