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SIUE Constructors Club Not ‘Playing Around’ But Building For Future

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:35:40 -0600

The SIUE Constructors Club, made up of construction management majors from the SIUE School of Engineering, has been resurrected to do what they do best--construct. more...

Centralia Native Is SIUE's Student Laureate By Prestigious Lincoln Academy

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:05:20 -0600

Stephen Garland, a senior English education major from Centralia, recently received the Student Laureate Award for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois...

A Season For The Child Continues At SIUE Dec. 12 With "Bah! Humbug!"

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:04:34 -0600

FOTAD brings back "Bah! Humbug!" staged in two performances by the Imaginary Theatre Company at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, in SIUE’s Dunham Hall theater. more...

Break Word With The World’ Program Offers Nov. 17 Event

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:01:32 -0600

"2009: Reflections & Projections in Poetry, Dance, Jazz and Visuals,"--a feature of the Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club’s annual "Break Word with the World" program--will be offered at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17.... more...

20th Anniversary Of Toppling The Berlin Wall To Be Observed At SIUE

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:33:53 -0600

Students and faculty at SIUE will be commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with special events next week. more...

R. Crail Named Employee Of The Month For November

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:32:44 -0600

Rhona Crail, office support specialist in the Office of Clinical Experience, Certification and Advisement in the School of Education, is the November recipient of the Employee Recognition Award. more...

St. Louisan Mark Holland, Autumn’s Child To Perform For A&I

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:37:59 -0600

St. Louisan Mark Holland and the new world musical group, Autumn’s Child, will perform Nov. 18 for the SIUE Arts & Issues series. more...

Dance In Concert Nov. 11-15 At SIUE; From Paris To America

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:34:49 -0600

Multi-colored lighting, silk fabric and the music of Chopin are contributing elements to the excitement that is Dance In Concert 2009, from Nov. 11-15 in the theater at SIUE's Dunham Hall. more...

Nov. 17 Jazz Concert To Feature Big Band Music

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:33:40 -0600

Big Band music will be featured at the SIUE Department of Music’s Annual Fall Big Band Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the theater in SIUE’s Katherine Dunham Hall. more....

SIUE School Of Pharmacy, SLU Pharmacology Receive $975K NIH Grant

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:32:03 -0600

The SIUE School of Pharmacy has been awarded--along with the Saint Louis University Department of Pharmacology and Physiology--a $974,024 National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study ways of relieving chronic pain... more...

IDHR Makes First Stop At SIUE To Highlight Sexual Harassment Law

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:58:24 -0600

Illinois Department of Human Rights Director Rocco Claps visited the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus this morning, making his first stop in the state to highlight a law that protects students from sexual harassment...

SIUE To Host Second Preview For College-Bound Students, Parents

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:57:36 -0600

PREVIEW SIUE, an opportunity for prospective students and their families to see the beauty of the campus, visit with faculty and staff and obtain answers to their questions in one visit to campus, will be conducted Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11...

Sexual Harassment Focus Of State Law During SIUE Media Conference

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 14:56:33 -0600

Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) Director Rocco Claps will be on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2, to talk about efforts to protect students from sexual harassment in higher education.

FOTAD Presents ‘A Ghostly Mystery’ With A ‘Transparent Hero’ Nov. 1

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:51:38 -0500

Mysterious shenanigans will take center stage Nov. 1 as the SIUE Friends of Theater and Dance present 'The Ghost of Lovejoy Library,' where mystery and hilarity join forces at FOTAD's 12th Annual Mystery Dinner Theater and Silent Auction. more...

SIUE Nursing Student From Peoria Studies In China, At Mayo Clinic

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:50:24 -0500

With a keen interest in traditional Chinese medicine, nursing student Breanna Closen of Peoria decided to take summer (2008) for a travel study project in the People’s Republic of China right after her sophomore year at the SIUE School of Nursing. more...

SIUE Faculty, Piasa Bluffs Fellows Return From Stanford University Meeting

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:08:43 -0500

Three faculty members in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education and four fellows from the SIUE Piasa Bluffs Writing Project have formed a research partnership with Stanford University's Design-Thinking School...

SIUE International Week: "One World, One Flag, Together We Stand"

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:07:54 -0500

"One World, One Flag, Together We Stand" is the theme of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's International Week activities, set to take place Monday-Saturday, Nov. 2-7, in the Morris University Center (MUC.)...

38th Annual SIUE Holiday Crafts Fair Set For Dec. 2-3

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:22:25 -0500

The 38th Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair at SIUE is set for Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 2-3, in SIUE’s Morris University Center. more...

SIUE Chancellor’s Address: Material Progress Toward National Recognition

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:48:12 -0500

In his sixth annual address to the University community, SIUE Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift delivered a status update of the University’s key goals set in 2004, while also reveling in the national attention SIUE has been attracting in the past few years. more...

Tickets Still Available For 'Cinderbottom'; Kickoff Of 2009-10 Season

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:52:48 -0500

Tickets still are available for the 20th anniversary season kickoff of A Season for the Child (SfC), the family-oriented live theater season sponsored by the SIUE Friends of Theater and Dance, TheBANK of Edwardsville and Ameren Illinois Utilities. more...

Summer Financial Management Institute Brings German Students to SIUE

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:51:31 -0500

A summer program that has been held for a few years allows faculty from the SIUE School of Business to work closely with students from Fachochschule Hannover, a university in Hannover, Germany. more...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Annual Chancellor's Address Will Take Place Wednesday

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:41:19 -0500

Who: SIUE Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift What: The Chancellor's Report to the University When: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21 Where: Meridian Ballroom, SIUE Morris University Center...

State Restores MAP Funding For SIUE Students This Spring

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:26:53 -0500

Yesterday, in Chicago, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation putting about $200 million back into the state's budget--roughly $4.5 million, some of which will directly benefit SIUE students. more...

Study Abroad Program Offers SIUE Students New World Perspective

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:25:54 -0500

"Just like (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) is known for its geese, Istanbul is known for its wild dogs," said Robyn Deterding, matter-of-factly, while discussing a recent trip with the University's Study Abroad program...

Pharmacy Class Of 2009 Achieves 97.26 Percent NAPLEX Pass Rate

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:32:46 -0500

The 2009 graduating class of the SIUE School of Pharmacy achieved a 97.26 percent passing rate on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination between May 1 and Aug. 1... more...

Early Childhood Center To Conduct Open House In Renovated Facility

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:26:31 -0500

The SIUE Early Childhood Center (ECC)will conduct an open house from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, to feature the ECC’s new $2 million, 4,400-square-foot addition and renovation. more....

SIUE Asst. Professor Receives Grant To Study New Drugs For Alzheimer's

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:52:43 -0500

A $250,000 National Institutes of Health grant will help an assistant professor in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy study the effectiveness of new drugs in treating Alzheimer's disease...

Join In A Celebration Of Place During Discover The Gardens At SIUE

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:17:35 -0500

A celebration of place hosted by The Friends of The Gardens will take place from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus...

Hundreds Of Students Expected To Attend Regional Fair At SIUE

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:15:08 -0500

Representatives from approximately 100 colleges, universities and branches of the military, and as many as 2,000 high school students and their families are expected to converge at SIUE on Tuesday, Oct. 20, for the annual ICE Regional College Fair. more...

Various employees make changes in their careers

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:13:37 -0500

Personnel notes about changes in employment at the University. more...

SIUE Graduate Wins IAS Paper Competition

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:12:18 -0500

Elizabeth O’Malley Conzelman, who graduated earlier this year with a bachelor of science in Anthropology, recently was named winner of the 2009 Illinois Archaeological Survey’s (IAS) Jeanette Stephens Paper Competition.... more...

Gov. Quinn Holds Rally For MAP At SIUE

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:56:48 -0500

Illinois Gov. Patrick Quinn made a stop at SIUE this week, part of a whirlwind tour of college and university campuses throughout the state, as he brought his message of support for the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP). more...

‘Celebration Of World Faiths’ Set For Oct. 24 At CSS

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 14:06:00 -0500

The Friends of the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability (FCSS), a support group for the SIUE CSS, is sponsoring its Seventh Annual A Celebration of World Faiths (CWF) at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24..... more....

The University's ERTC Receives Funding For Renewable Energy Needs

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:42:45 -0500

The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (ICECF) and the Illinois EPA are co-funding the $416,000 cost of a wind-powered generator and solar panels to supply the Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) at SIUE with renewable energy. more...

Oct. 21 Jazz Concert To Feature Wide Spectrum Of Music

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:43:41 -0500

Music drawn from the history of American song and jazz repertoire will be featured at the SIUE Department of Music’s first Jazz Combo Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21.... more...

SIUE To Host Two Previews For College-Bound Students And Parents

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:35:06 -0500

This fall’s PREVIEW SIUE--an excellent opportunity for prospective students and their families to see the beauty of the campus, visit with faculty and staff and obtain answers to questions--is set for Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 12, and Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11. more...

SIUE Business School Ranked Among Princeton Review’s 301 Best

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:09:24 -0500

SIUE’s School of Business has been ranked as a Best 301 Business School in the 2010 edition of "The Princeton Review"... more...

Ecolifestl.com Video Offers Chance At Green Scholarship; Features SIUE

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:52:03 -0500

Blake Salger, a graduate of the SIUE Department of Mass Communications, coordinated efforts with an SIUE faculty member to present campus green initiatives in a YouTube video commercial... more...

SIUE To Mount Play With Good ‘N’ Plenty Laughs

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:41:48 -0500

Wintersville High School’s hip new social studies instructor, Richard Miller, uses Good & Plenty candy as "contraband" in a "drug game" for his students in 1976--comedy ensues, as they say. more....

SSC Dremuk Conference Center Provides Space For International Programs

Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:39:26 -0500

Richard and Patricia Dremuk recently were honored for their generosity and support of SIUE's CEnter for International Progarms... more...

SIUE Art & Design Department Continues Saturday Studio

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:47:31 -0500

The 'Saturday Studio' morning art classes--conducted by the SIUE Department of Art and Design--continue Oct. 10-Nov. 21 in SIUE’s Alumni Hall and the SIUE Art and Design Building. more...

Illinois Export Finance Seminar To Take Place At SIUE

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 15:36:27 -0500

A program focusing on trade finance and reducing international risks to expand sales will take place from noon-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Hickory-Hackberry Room in the Morris University Center...

Entrepreneurship Center Brings Programs For Business Leaders To SIUE

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 14:44:09 -0500

Three programs through the Southwestern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center through the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business will address intellectual property, search engine marketing and patenting...

Graduate Programs Highlighted At SIUE Open House

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:21:22 -0500

Applying to graduate school may seem daunting but SIUE will help take away some of the mystery during an open house in two sessions Oct. 15. more...

Author, Early Childhood Professor To Speak At SIUE Oct. 15

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:19:43 -0500

Nancy Carlsson-Paige, author of Taking Back Childhood, will be the featured speaker at the Early Childhood Reception Oct. 15 sponsored by the SIUE School of Education. more...

SIUE School of Pharmacy Launches Collaborative Site for Pain, Palliative Care

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:20:58 -0500

The SIUE School of Pharmacy has launched a new Web site...about pain and palliative care pharmacy. more...

SIUE Alumna To Sign Her New Book At SIUE Bookstore Oct. 8

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:23:10 -0500

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Bookstore is playing host to a book signing and discussion from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, for SIUE alumna Cheryl Jett, who recently released her new book, "Edwardsville," of vintage Edwardsville postcards.

Project By SIUE Students Puts Internet Users In Control Of Their Universe

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:21:57 -0500

Two SIUE students have made it possible for visitors of a popular Web site to choreograph tours of the Universe. more...

SIUE Asst. Sociology Professor's New Book Receives Positive Review

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:20:51 -0500

A new book by SIUE Assistant Professor of Sociology Lisa Welch analyzes scholarly discussions about persistent poverty, social welfare policies and the efficacy of traditional theories of political economy. more...

Maya Angelou To Read From Work For SIUE’s Arts & Issues Series

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:18:59 -0500

Renowned Poet Maya Angelou will read from her work Oct. 4 at SIUE as part of SIUE’s Arts & Issues series, continuing its 25th anniversary season. more...

Several Engineering Degree Programs At SIUE Are Now Reaccredited

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:40:40 -0500

Six bachelor degree programs in the SIUE School of Engineering have been reaccredited recently by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC)... more...

SIUE's 32nd Coffee Concerts Season Moves Series To New Venue Oct. 12

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:39:19 -0500

The SIUE Department of Music will launch its 32nd season of the Coffee Concerts Chamber Music Series in a new venue.... more...

‘Unleash Your Wild Side’ At SIUE Homecoming 2009, Oct. 9-10

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:38:09 -0500

The SIUE Alumni Association is putting out the call for SIUE alums to attend Homecoming 2009 on Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10... more...

Podcast Produced By SIUE Students, Faculty Member Wins Nat'l Award

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:58:04 -0500

A podcast produced at SIUE has won the Parsec Award for Best Infotainment Podcast. more....

Season For The Child Opens Its 2009-10 Season With Cinderbottom

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:59:16 -0500

A Season for the Child (SfC), the family-oriented live theater season sponsored by the SIUE Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD) and TheBANK of Edwardsville, opens its 20th season with a delightful musical, Cinderbottom on Saturday, Oct. 24. more...

SIUE School of Pharmacy To Host Pain, Palliative Care Summit Oct. 1-2

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:49:55 -0500

The SIUE School of Pharmacy is playing host to the Strategic Planning Summit for the Advancement of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacy on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 1-2, more...

Meet more new faculty

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:48:44 -0500

Below is a list of more new faculty who missed the bio submission deadline to be included in the last Web post. more...

ISAC MAP Public Hearing At SIUE Draws Student Support

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:46:46 -0500

A recent public hearing to address cuts to the state's MAP funding this spring drew personal stories about the importance of the money from student perspectives. more...

N.J. Hartlieb Named Employee Of The Month For September

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:22:52 -0500

Norma Jean Hartlieb is the September recipient of the Employee Recognition Award. more...

Dedication Of New SIUE Student Activity Center Extension

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:20:21 -0500

Join SIUE Campus Recreation in the Student Fitness Center for the grand opening of the Student Activity Center. more...

Photographic Exhibit About Author-Poet Angelou Opens Sept. 21 At SIUE

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:53:50 -0500

"Eighty Moods of Maya Angelou,"a photographic exhibit from Lovejoy Library's Eugene B. Redmond Collection at SIUE, will focus on the poet, educator, performer, and best-selling author Maya Angelou. more...

Poco To Kick Off Silver Anniversary Of Arts & Issues At SIUE

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:36:40 -0500

Country rock fans are in for a real treat at SIUE on Sept. 26 when the band that started it all hits the Arts & Issues stage to kick off the series’ 25th anniversary season. more...

MAP Public Hearing Set To Take Place At SIUE

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:35:03 -0500

A public hearing to address cuts to the state's Monetary Assistance Program funding this spring will take place at 10 < a.m. Friday in the Morris University Center Meridian Ballroom at SIUE. more...

International Trade Center To Conduct Seminars At SIUE, SIUC

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:58:51 -0500

SIUE’s International Trade Center (ITC) will present two sessions--at SIUE and then at SIU Carbondale--of a seminar that will help area businesses and lenders take full advantage of export lending and credit protection programs... more...

BOT Awards $258K In Contracts To Create SDM Testing Facility

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:56:03 -0500

The SIU Board of Trustees today awarded $258,800 in contracts to three Illinois companies for renovation of unused space into a student examination facility at the SIU School of Dental Medicine in Alton. more...

Singer Erin Bode To Appear At SIUE Oct. 25; Price Break By Sept. 25

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:54:50 -0500

Erin Bode, a St. Louis-based jazz singer, who has gained international attention, will appear Oct. 25 at the SIUE Friends of Music annual jazz gala. more....

Fall Enrollment Largest In History; Also Record Freshman Class

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:53:30 -0500

SIUE has reached the largest overall enrollment in the history of the school at 13,940, breaking the previous high of 13,700 recorded in 1970. more...

Premiere Oregon Latino Theater Group To Perform Eco-Drama At SIUE

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:27:40 -0500

Oregon’s premiere Latino theater group, Teatro Milagro, will perform "El Ultimo" at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Meridian Ballroom, on the first floor of SIUE’s Morris University Center. more...

A&I Kicks Off Silver Anniversary With Legendary Group, Poco

Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:57:35 -0500

The band credited with virtually starting the country rock phenomenon--Poco--will bring its special sound to SIUE’s Arts & Issues series Sept. 26 to kick off A&I’s Silver anniversary. more...

Area Residents Inducted Into Alumni Hall Of Fame At SIUE

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:13:57 -0500

Honorees To Be Inducted Into The Hall Of Fame. more...

Alcohol Awareness Program, ‘One Night,’ Set For Sept. 1 At SIUE

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:57:52 -0500

An award-winning college alcohol awareness program, One Night, will be offered at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, in the Morris University Center at SIUE. more...

Tony Martin is the Employee of the Month for August

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:59:16 -0500

Anthony "Tony" Martin, an assistant in the Office of Human Resources, is the August recipient of the Employee Recognition Award.

SIUE Highlighted By U.S. News As A Leader 'In Innovative Changes'

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:57:23 -0500

SIUE has been cited by its peers and reported in U.S.News & World Report as an "up and coming school firmly focused on improving the job they're doing today."

SIUE Prepares To Welcome Back Students

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:11:17 -0500

Starting this week, the University and the Edwardsville and Glen Carbon communities are welcoming students to the region for fall semester. Check out the photo available on the SIUE News site.

Lightning Strike Caused Extensive Damage To SIUE Residential Building

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:05:12 -0500

Edwardsville Fire Chief Brian Wilson said today the fire that gutted an eight-unit residential building in Cougar Village Apartment Complex at SIUE early Monday morning was caused by a lightning strike.

Shimkus Presents Grants To SIUE's SIAM And NCERC To Support Efforts

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:27:52 -0500

U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, (R-Collinsville,) today presented grants totaling roughly $598,000 to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville programs that stimulate the economy, help local businesses improve processes and become more efficient, and provide retraining and jobs for dislocated workers...

Funding Expected For SIUE School Of Nursing Regional Carbondale Office

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 14:16:21 -0500

The office of U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) recently announced that $500,000 for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing is included in the federal fiscal year 2010 budget...

SIUE International Trade Center Contributes To Economic Growth

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:51:56 -0500

The SBDC/ITC at SIUE, along with the state, has been helping pave the way for exporting and importing for the past 25 years under the auspices of the SIUE School of Business. more...

26th Annual Katherine Dunham International Seminar Honors Dunham's Life

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:51:12 -0500

The 26th Annual Katherine Dunham International Seminar is taking place through Aug. 1 on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus to celebrate the life and talent of a remarkable woman...

Southwestern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center Paves Way For Jobs, Growth

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:48:59 -0500

With a vision to guide her and a prestigious award matching up to $7,500 of business expenses, Donna Potter of Edwardsville introduced a unique product to the world through her company, Freedom Gates...

SIUE School of Pharmacy Receives Full Accreditation

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:20:49 -0500

The SIUE School of Pharmacy reached an important milestone with its advancement to full accreditation status... more....

Three SIUE Students Place Second In International Robotics Competition

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:58:38 -0500

Three SIUE students won second place as a team in the International Beyond Botball competition earlier this month at Leesburg, Va. more...

SIUE Anthropology Students, Faculty Excavate For Prehistoric Finds

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:57:23 -0500

Students and faculty from the SIUE Department of Anthropology recently spent time sifting through soil on the University's campus.... more...

SIUE Assistant History Professor To Serve As Historian On Education Grant

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:56:10 -0500

Jason Stacy, assistant professor of history at SIUE, recently was named historian for the Teaching American History Grants program. more...

SIU Board Gives Budget, Project Approval To Facility Renovation At Alton

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:54:24 -0500

The SIU Board of Trustees today gave budget and project approval to a proposed testing facility at the SIU School of Dental Medicine in Alton. more...

Asian Influence Felt At Lantern In The Gardens At SIUE

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:24:44 -0500

Nestled quietly under the towering pines on the north edge of The Gardens at SIUE, the Lantern offers an authentic Asian aesthetic to campus visitors looking for a welcome respite from the pressures of the day.... more...

SIUE Pharmacy Student Receives Poster Presentation Award

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:12:58 -0500

An SIUE School of Pharmacy student recently received the Thomas L. Lemke Poster Presentation Award at the Malto Medicinal Chemistry annual meeting. more...

Changes

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:11:19 -0500

Various Personnel Changes And Retirements Reported At SIUE. more...

SIUE Nursing Professors Win Regional Recognition

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:36:33 -0500

Assistant Professor Pamela Newland, a member of the Primary Care/Health Systems Nursing faculty in the SIUE School of Nursing, recently received the Outstanding Scholar Award.... more...

SIUE School of Education Will Offer Orientation Program in Centralia

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:35:16 -0500

The SIUE School of Education will hold an informational meeting for the Centralia area at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, at Kaskaskia College for anyone interested in pursuing a master's in curriculum and instruction.

SIUE To Offer Library Information Specialist Degree And ISBE Endorsements

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:33:32 -0500

Starting this fall, the SIUE School of Education will offer students the opportunity to pursue a master's in education in instructional technology, or an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) library information specialist endorsement. more...

Summer ShowBiz Continues With Musical Based On Children’s Classic

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:49:39 -0500

SIUE’s final offering for Summer ShowBiz 2009 is the musical, "Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, "by the popular songwriting team of Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.... more...

Changes

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:48:39 -0500

Various Personnel Changes And Retirements Reported At SIUE. more...

Associate Professor Jewell Awarded For 'Redeploy Illinois' Mentoring Work

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:36:00 -0500

For his efforts to strengthen a program to reform juvenile offenders, Jeremy Jewell, associate professor of psychology in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education, recently received the Champion for Children Award...

SIU BOT For SIUE And University Park Seek Court Action To Resolve Spring Green Lodge Site

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:34:33 -0500

University Park SIUE Inc. and the SIU Board of Trustees for SIUE have filed a declaratory judgment action today in Madison County, seeking to have the court bring legal closure to the hotel conference center project. more...

University Staff Senate Recently Awarded Scholarship To Son Of Employee

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:33:06 -0500

The SIUE Staff Senate recently awarded a scholarship to James Joseph (Joe) Feigl III, the son of Kathleen A. Feigl... more...

L. Miller Named Employee Of The Month For June

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:31:55 -0500

Lynn Miller, office support specialist for the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies, is the June recipient of the Employee Recognition Award. more...

NCERC Receives Grant For Training Displaced Skilled Workers

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:18:43 -0500

Close to half of the $550,000 grant awarded recently to the St. Patrick Center in St. Louis for its Project GO! Green job training initiative will go to SIUE’s National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center to train about 60 St. Patrick’s clients in biofuels operations. more....

Admissions Director Burrell Elected Delegate For Illinois Group

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:17:18 -0500

Todd Burrell, director of admissions at SIUE, recently was elected a delegate for the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling... more...

SSB Continues With Broadway Hit Bye Bye Birdie June 24

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:15:35 -0500

For those who weren’t around during the 1950s, it might be difficult to understand why teens went balmy when it was announced that rock-n-roll hit Elvis Presley had been drafted into the U.S. Army. more...

New SIUE Building Offers Sustainability Design And Construction Features

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:07:12 -0500

The wait will soon be over for students at SIUE who will benefit from the opening of the Student Success Center. more...

SIUE School of Education Will Offer Orientation Program in Centralia

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:54:05 -0500

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education is looking for students to fill its master's program cohorts this fall in Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Salem and Wamac...

SIUE Engineering Students Know No Borders When It Comes To Helping

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:25:52 -0500

A group of students through the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering recently spent a week improving the lives of people living in a third-world country...

Ph.D. Student At SIUE Receives First Place In Midwest Paper Competition

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:24:02 -0500

Jiguang Zhao, a doctoral student in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Engineering, received first place in the Missouri Valley Section of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student paper competition. Considered one of the most prestigious transportation societies in the world, ITE is for those engaged in the planning, design and operation of streets, highways and other transportation facilities...

SIUE Civil Engineering Design Team Takes First Place In International Conference

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:22:38 -0500

A team of students from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's School of Engineering recently took first place in the Parsons Brinckerhoff Environmental and Water Resource Student Design Competition...

IERC Report Studies Educational Paths Of High School Students

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:21:18 -0500

The Illinois Education Research Council (IERC) has published the first in a series of reports, Education Beyond High School, which provides a descriptive summary of enrollment and completion trends among the members of the Illinois Class of 2002 in the four years after high school...

BOT Awards Contracts Worth Up To $2.65M For Dental Lab Services

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:57:57 -0500

The SIU Board of Trustees today awarded up to $2.65 million in maximum four-year contracts with nine dental las to provide services for the main clinic at the SIU/SDM in Alton. more....

Greater Tuna Kicks Off Summer ShowBiz 2009 At SIUE

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:55:57 -0500

Greater Tuna is a hilarious comedy about the third smallest town in the Lone Star State--Tuna, Texas. more ...

SIUE Annuitants Association Dedicates Granite Bench To The University

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:54:15 -0500

Officers and members of the SIUE chapter of the SUAA today dedicated a granite bench to the University in observance of SIUE’s first 50 years. more...

Head Start Programs At ESL Garner Several Awards

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:10:20 -0500

SIUE's Head Start/Early Head Start Program, headquartered at the SIUE East St. Louis Center, has won a dozen awards--on the state, regional and national level.... more...

L. Pawlow named Great Teacher of the Year at SIUE

Fri, 5 Jun 2009 15:08:56 -0500

Laura Pawlow, an assistant professor of psychology and soon to become an associate professor in that department at SIUE, recently was named the Great Teacher of the Year for 2009. more...

Youth Entrepreneurship Camps At SIUE Available For Middle Schoolers

Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:35:16 -0500

The Southwestern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is looking for students who will be entering grades 5-8 in the fall for a fun summer camp to help them foster the entrepreneurial spirit...

The Eugene B. Redmond Collection Has Been Donated To SIUE

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:41:52 -0500

Eugene B. Redmond has donated his vast collection of photos, flyers and publications to SIUE’s Elijah P. Lovejoy Memorial Library, where it is being catalogued for use by researchers. more...

SIUE Meridian Scholars Chosen From Area High Schools

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 10:24:24 -0500

Several high school seniors from Illinois and Missouri have accepted SIUE Chancellor’s Scholarships and Presidential Scholarships to enter SIUE in fall. more....

Former SIU/SDM Dean To Speak At June 6 Dental Commencement

Mon, 1 Jun 2009 10:22:47 -0500

Dean Patrick J. Ferrillo Jr. of the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, who was acting dean and then dean of the SIU School of Dental Medicine in Alton for 16 years, will be the guest speaker at the SIU dental school’s commencement at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6. more...

$78.9 Million In Capital Funding Plan For SIUE Science Building Work

Fri, 22 May 2009 16:38:37 -0500

The Illinois House and Senate passed a statewide capital funding plan this week that includes $78.9 million for the renovation and expansion of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Science Building. The capital plan was approved with wide bi-partisan support in both chambers of the Illinois Legislature...

South University Drive Closure: Drivers Choose Alternate Routes

Thu, 21 May 2009 11:21:20 -0500

(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Northbound traffic along South University Drive from Stadium Drive to the intersection of P1, will be detoured starting Tuesday, May 26, during the rebuilding of the road on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville...

SIUE Mechanical Engineering Students Build ‘Green’ Motorcycle

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:25:32 -0500

A team of SIUE mechanical engineering students designed and built a "green" motorcycle for a senior design project. more...

SIUE School Of Education Establishes Academy of Fellow

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:24:01 -0500

Bette Bergeron, dean of the School of Education at SIUE, recently announced formation of the School’s Academy of Fellows.... more...

SIUE Plays Host To Fourth Botball Tourney; St. Mary’s Wins Again

Fri, 15 May 2009 11:04:53 -0500

Although its overall score wasn’t enough to put it over the top in the Annual Greater St. Louis Regional Botball Tournament recently at SIUE, the Terre Haute Vigo High School team fought valiantly but came in second.

Gu To Deliver Lecture At Global Conference In China

Fri, 15 May 2009 11:03:09 -0500

Kequin Gu, professor of mechanical engineering and chair of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, has been chosen to deliver a Distinguished Invited Lecture at the 4th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications later this month in Xi’an, China. more....

SIUE’s Summer ShowBiz Features Comedy, Great Music And Family Fun

Thu, 14 May 2009 10:49:23 -0500

Mixing comedy, great music and family fun, SIUE’s Summer ShowBiz 2009 promises to deliver all three beginning June 11 with its live summer theater season, now in its 30th year. more....

K. Patty-Graham Installed As NADE President

Wed, 13 May 2009 11:44:36 -0500

Karen Patty-Graham, retired director of Instructional Services at SIUE, was installed recently as President of the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE)... more....

Calling All Volunteers: Help SIUE’s Alumni Association Clean Up MRF Site

Tue, 12 May 2009 16:53:53 -0500

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Alumni Association is calling on volunteers to help clean up a site that will be used in June to commemorate the legendary Mississippi River Festival...

SIUE Nursing School Receives 10-Year Accreditation

Tue, 12 May 2009 16:00:40 -0500

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has awarded a 10-year accreditation, the longest possible under CCNE guidelines, to the SIUE School of Nursing. more...

SIUE Business Students Honored For Their Accomplishments

Tue, 12 May 2009 10:48:32 -0500

The School of Business recently honored more than 50 students for academic excellence and leadership at the School’s Annual Scholarship and Awards Program. more....

Area High School Students Honored In SIUE Writing Contest

Wed, 6 May 2009 17:52:21 -0500

Eighteen area students are winners of the 15th Annual High School Writers’ Contest sponsored by the SIUE Friends of Lovejoy Library. more...

Inaugural Dinner-Auction Set For May 30; To Benefit SIUE Library

Wed, 6 May 2009 14:52:16 -0500

The inaugural Food for Thought Dinner and Auction on May 30 at SIUE will benefit SIUE's Lovejoy Library and the 350,000 patrons that use its services annually. more...

Hooding Ceremony & Graduation: Milestones For SIUE School of Pharmacy

Mon, 4 May 2009 16:51:50 -0500

On Saturday, May 9, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy will send 80 pharmacists into the world...

Changes

Mon, 4 May 2009 09:01:50 -0500

Personnel and Retirement announcements. more...

SIUE To Graduate More Than 1,800 During Spring Commencement

Mon, 4 May 2009 09:00:38 -0500

Because of growing numbers of graduating students, SIUE will go to a two-day schedule of ceremonies for commencement weekend, this year on Friday, May 8, and Saturday, May 9. more...

IERC Receives $221K Grant To Study Illinois School Principals

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:18:58 -0500

The Illinois Education Research Council (IERC) at SIUE has received a two-year, $221,000 grant from the Joyce Foundation to conduct a comprehensive four-part study of principals in Illinois. more...

SIUE NRHH Inductees Honored Recently For Achievement

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:23:44 -0500

Fourteen SIUE Housing residents were inducted recently into the University’s Red Storm Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH). more...

SIUE Student From O’Fallon Among 60 To Win National Fellowship

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:53:46 -0500

Christopher Stroot of O’Fallon, a senior at SIUE, won a $5,000 fellowship recently from Phi Kappa Phi, the national honor society. more...

Excellent SIUE Students Recognized For Scholarship & Leadership

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:02:17 -0500

A group of 15 seniors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville recently were recognized for their scholarship, campus leadership and community service...

Retired SIUE Dean's Book Published By PublishAmerica

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:02:25 -0500

As a young married couple who recently graduated from college in 1965, rural Iowa natives Harlan and Kathy Bengtson decided to join the Peace Corps and spend a couple years in Tanzania, East Africa, teaching high school...

Nursing Professor Wins SIUE Annette And Henry Baich Award

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:01:21 -0500

Louise Flick, professor of Family Health and Community Health Nursing in the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing, is the 2009 winner of the Annette and Henry Baich Research Award from the SIUE Graduate School...

Aldemaro Romero Named CAS Dean At SIUE; Begins July 1

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:18:00 -0500

Aldemaro Romero, professor of biological sciences and chair of that department at Arkansas State University, has been named dean of the SIUE College of Arts and Sciences, according to SIUE Provost Paul Ferguson who made the announcement today. more...

SIUE Art Therapy Association To Offer Art Exhibit Beginning May 8

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:47:33 -0500

The SIUE Student Art Therapy Association will present its Art of Awareness exhibit which opens May 8 at the Turner Center for the Arts, 3109 Sutton Blvd., Maplewood, Mo. more

Presentation to Highlight SIUE Alumni Association Travel Programs

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:45:52 -0500

The SIUE Alumni Association will host a presentation at noon today highlighting five travel packages.

Formula SAE Car Team Hosting Afternoon Entertainment At SIUE

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:17:45 -0500

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) chapter car design team will host an afternoon of food, fun and entertainment starting with lunch in the Engineering Building Atrium at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 24...

Four Upcoming Concerts Hosted By SIUE Music Department

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:58:04 -0500

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Music will host four concerts, featuring student and faculty talent...

Saying Goodbye Will Be Tough For Student Employee Of The Year

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:22:40 -0500

Kendra Clevenger, a senior at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, will graduate in May and begin facing new challenges...

SIUE Nursing Professor Wins Prestigious Research Award

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:29:51 -0500

Laura Bernaix, a professor of family health and community health nursing at SIUE,is passionate about her research and it's the kind of research that is of interest to many mothers and apparently to the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS), considered one of the most prestigious research groups in the nation.

T.S. Monk And Sextet To Appear April 25 For SIUE's Arts & Issues

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:08:19 -0500

Drummer, bandleader and composer T.S. Monk, son of jazz piano innovator Thelonius Monk, will appear with his jazz sextet as part of SIUE’s Arts & Issues series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25, in Meridian Ballroom. more....

Botball Tourney To Attract 14 Teams From Multi-State Area

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:06:38 -0500

Fourteen Botball teams from around the region will compete at the Greater St. Louis Botball Educational Robotics Tournament on Saturday, April 25, at SIUE. more...

Several Illinois Residents Are Recipients Of SIUE Kimmel Award

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:00:11 -0500

Several Southwestern Illinois residents will receive Kimmel Community Awards at the Kimmel Leadership Recognition Program at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29...

SIUE Student Jordan David Harvey Shaw Wins Kimmel Scholarship

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:59:05 -0500

Jordan David Harvey Shaw of Highland, a senior majoring in psychology and philosophy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been named this year's recipient of the University's Carol Kimmel Scholarship. The scholarship program is co-sponsored by the Belleville News-Democrat...

Anthropology Professor Wins 2009 Teaching Excellence Award

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:27:17 -0500

Jennifer Rehg, assistant professor of anthropology, recently won the 2009 Teaching Excellence Award at SIUE because she is "very passionate in delivering lectures" and has a very dynamic relationship with her students. more...

SIUE Prepares To Showcase Best Of Senior Assignment

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:52:58 -0500

Shaken Baby Syndrome and the pro-environmental behavior of SIUE students are two of the research projects to be featured April 21 at SIUE’s annual Senior Assignment Showcase. more...

SIUE Wheelchair Basketball Expo Hosted By Disability Support Services

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 17:03:04 -0500

SIUE Disability Support Services will host the Celebrating Abilities Wheelchair Basketball Expo from 2-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in the SIUE Student Fitness Center. more...

SIUE To Celebrate 'e=environment week' April 18-24

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 17:00:50 -0500

SIUE will be celebrating "e= environment week" from April 18-24 to show the University’s commitment to environmental stewardship and leadership. more...

The Alestle Wins Five ICPA Awards

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:59:30 -0500

The Alestle, SIUE’s student newspaper, recently won five awards during the annual collegiate media workshops of the Illinois College Press Association (ICPA). more...

University Housing Presented Excellence In Sustainability Award

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:58:13 -0500

SIUE University Housing has been awarded the 2009 Excellence in Sustainability in Housing and Residential Life Award by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). more...

T. Lash Named Employee Of The Month For April

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:35:12 -0500

Terry Lash, an ethanol plant research engineer at SIUE's National Corn-To-Ethanol Research Center, has been named Employee of the Month for April. more...

SIUE Wheelchair Basketball Expo Hosted By Disability Support Services

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:39:10 -0500

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Disability Support Services will host the Celebrating Abilities Wheelchair Basketball Expo from 2-5 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in the SIUE Student Fitness Center...

SIUE To Mount Shakespeare’s "As You Like It" April 22-26

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:21:02 -0500

SIUE mounts its version of the pastoral work at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, April 22-25, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26, all on the mainstage theater of Katherine Dunham Hall. more....

Statewide Series On Global Warming Kicks Off On Earth Day At SIUE

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:19:10 -0500

The Illinois Environmental Council (IEC) is kicking off its town hall series, "Global Warming, Local Solutions," on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Oak-Redbud Room of the Morris University Center at SIUE. more...

Cosmopolitan Iran Series Features Film Screening, Speaker At SIUE

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:17:35 -0500

A film screening and a discussion will take place as the next part of the Cosmopolitan Iran Speaker and Film Series on the SIUE campus. more....

SIUE Bass Club Teams Win State Trophy

Tue, 7 Apr 2009 13:15:53 -0500

Members of the SIUE Bassmasters Club recently won the Illinois State Collegiate Bass Tournament at Lake Springfield. more...

BOT Awards Contracts Worth $4 Million For SIUE Roof Replacements

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:30:00 -0500

The SIU Board today awarded more than $4 million to replace roofs seven buildings at SIU Edwardsville. more...

Annual Graduate School Spring Symposium Set For April 8

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:28:20 -0500

Gerald Pogatshnik, dean of the Graduate School at Eastern Kentucky University and a former associate dean of the SIUE Graduate School, will present a workshop on proposal review as part of this year’s 13th Annual Graduate School Spring Symposium

Plaque Commemorates 2005 Visit To SIUE Of Then-Sen. Obama

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:25:59 -0500

To commemorate the 2005 visit to SIUE of then-U.S.. Sen. Barack Obama, SIUE has mounted a plaque in SIUE's Morris University Center. more...

Lovejoy Library To Offer Annual Symposium April 29

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:21:30 -0500

Scott Nicholson, dean of Information Studies at Syracuse University; Paul Waelchli, an Information Literacy Librarian at St. Norbert’s College in Wisconsin; and Lenore Horner, associate professor of physics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, will be the featured speakers at the Annual Spring Symposium sponsored by Lovejoy Library. more...

Novelist To Read From Works At SIUE

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:26:06 -0500

Native Texan Allen Wier, author of the 714-page epic novel, "Tehano," will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the newly remodeled SIUE Bookstore. more...

Soldier-Poet To Read From Work At SIUE

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:23:50 -0500

Poet Brian Turner, author of the best-selling poetry collection, "Here, Bullet", will be reading from his work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at the SIUE Bookstore. more...

Student Government Sponsors Annual Legislative Luncheon

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:20:29 -0500

State legislators and members of the SIU system leadership team were on hand recently in the Morris University Center for the Annual Legislative Appreciation Luncheon. more...

Students Traveled To Mexico For New Construction Course

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:17:46 -0500

Seven SIUE students from the School of Engineering traveled to the Mexico City area with construction faculty--Assistant Professor Chris Gordon and instructor Carla Lopez del Puerto--for a week of study for a new course, International Construction. more...

SETO To Offer Recent Tragic Events April 1-4 At SIUE’s Metcalf Theater

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:11:04 -0500

SIUE's Student Experimental Theater Organization will offer playwright Craig Wright’s off-beat serio-comedy about the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks--Recent Tragic Events--scheduled April 1-4 at SIUE’s Metcalf Theater. more....

SIUE’s Annual Nursing Research Conference Set For April 10

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:09:08 -0500

Carol Picard--known nationally and internationally for her work in promoting nursing as an evidence-based, theory-guided, reflective practice--will be the keynote speaker at SIUE School of Nursing’s Annual Martha Welch Nursing Research Conference on April 10.

SIUE School Of Nursing To Open Partnership Program At SIUC

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:13:48 -0500

SIUE’s School of Nursing will open a regional nursing program this fall on the Carbondale campus. Beginning in August, interested freshmen will be accepted at Carbondale as pre-nursing students.

SIUE, BJC Partnership Helps Health Care Professionals Prepare For Future

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:43:59 -0500

A partnership between the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business and BJC Healthcare is helping area health care professionals gain valuable skills in the area of clinical and health care informatics...

SETO To Offer Recent Tragic Events April 1-4 At SIUE's Metcalf Theater

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:07:53 -0500

Students Involved In St. Clair Co. Campaign To Promote Health

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:26:35 -0500

Nursing faculty and students are working with community groups and organizations in St. Clair County, challenging citizens to embrace wellness through a social networking campaign... more...

Awareness Program Through SIUE Housing To Highlight Acts of Oppression

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:22:11 -0500

University Housing and the Bluff Hall Resident Assistant staff at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are sponsoring an awareness program to spotlight local, regional, national and international acts of oppression from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, March 24-25 in the Bluff Hall activity wing.

Children’s Adaptation Of The Bard’s 'Merry Wives' Set For March 21

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:52:26 -0500

A Season for the Child (SfC), the annual series of live theater performances for the entire family brought to you by the Friends of Theater and Dance at SIUE and TheBANK of Edwardsville, ends its 20th season with an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s "The Merry Wives of Windsor." more....

SIUE Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff Invited To Attend May 2 Event

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:29:29 -0500

In honor of the 200th birthday of one of the nation’s greatest Presidents, the SIUE Alumni Association is playing host to a private event at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield... more...

National Marketing Awards Highlight SIUE Excellence

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:06:58 -0500

As a scholar of Islamic philosophy and culture, Lucian Stone wanted to bring a series to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus to introduce people to the geographic region he knows...

SIUE Music Faculty To Bring 31st Coffee Concert Season To A Close

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:37:04 -0500

The SIUE Department of Music brings its 31st season of the Coffee Concerts Chamber Music Series to a close at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 30.... more...

SIUE Stages Emergency Response Exercise, Collaborates With Community

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:35:24 -0500

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville held a coordinated emergency response exercise Wednesday, enhancing its preparation efforts to handle a crisis situation.

Southwestern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center At SIUE Offers Challenge Awards

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:34:38 -0500

The Southwestern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is seeking small businesses and entrepreneurs for Challenge Awards, worth up to $10,000 in match funds.

EBR Writers Set Women's Month Feature

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 17:18:21 -0600

"In Praise of Women: History & Homage" will be the Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club’s Women’s Month feature, slated for 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, in Room 2083 Building B of the SIUE East St. Louis Center on the ESL Higher Education Campus. more...

D. Brown-Thompson Named Employee Of The Month For March

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 17:16:49 -0600

Debbie Brown-Thompson, office support specialist in the Department of Theater and Dance, is the March recipient of the Employee Recognition Award. more...

SIUE Professor To Speak About Globalization In Construction

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:30:29 -0600

Chris Gordon, assistant professor of Construction in the SIUE School of Engineering, will speak about "Building Across Borders" on Thursday, March 19, in SIUE’s Morris University Center. more...

Pain Summit To Draw Hundreds To SIUE From Around The Country

Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:07:48 -0600

A pharmacy pain summit expected to attract more than 200 professionals from across the country will take place at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus Oct. 1-2...

2009 Cougar World Games Seeks Participants; Challenge Body, Mind, Spirit

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:43:28 -0600

The 2009 Cougar World Games, through Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Campus Recreation, is looking for global explorers to participate in an annual event that promotes diversity, understanding and acceptance between people of all colors, cultures, heritage and ethnicities...

Regional Science Fair At SIUE Will Encourage Students In Grades 5-12

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:07:02 -0600

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host the 25th Annual Regional Science Fair in the Morris University Center from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14...

Changes

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:16:58 -0600

Personnel and Retirement listings

SIUE Summer Session Registration Begins March 16; Come ‘Dive In’

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:22:58 -0600

With nearly 750 classes to choose from, now is the best time to 'dive in' and enroll in SIUE’s Summer Session. more...

SIUE Opera Theater To Present Two Operas March 27-28

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:52:59 -0600

The SIUE Opera Theater will perform two operas--Menotti’s "The Telephone" and Henry Purcell’s "Dido and Æneas"--at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 27-28. more....

SIUE's Annual Nursing Research Conference Set For April 10

Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:31:08 -0600

Carol Picard--known internationally for her work in promoting nursing as an evidence-based, theory-guided, reflective practice--will be the keynote speaker at SIUE School of Nursing’s Annual Martha Welch Nursing Research Conference on April 10. more...

SIUE Men's Bowling Club Earns Sectional Bid For Second Consecutive Year

Wed, 4 Mar 2009 13:16:44 -0600

For the second consecutive year, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men's Bowling Club will compete in the post-season, as part of a sectional bid in the 2009 United States Bowling Congress Intercollegiate Team Championships...

St. Louis’ Own Peter And Jim Mayer To Appear At SIUE March 20

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 13:30:21 -0600

Two of St. Louis’ favorite sons, Jim and Peter Mayer will appear for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Arts & Issues series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 20,

UW Professor To Speak At 34th Annual Marti Lecture At SIUE

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 09:17:07 -0600

Arthur Fine, professor of American philosophy of science at the University of Washington, will be the speaker March 26 at SIUE's 34th Annual Fritz Marti Lecture more...

SIUE To Offer 26th Annual Art Therapy Conference On April 4

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 09:10:16 -0600

Lynn Kapitan, founder of the graduate art therapy program at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, will be the featured educator at the 26th Annual SIUE Art Therapy Conference scheduled April 4, at the University. more...

Early Childhood Center Preschoolers Visit SIUE Engineering Labs

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:54:44 -0600

Preschoolers from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Early Childhood Center visited the SIUE School of Engineering's Department of Civil Engineering...

SIUE Student From Ozark Recognized with Leadership Award

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:34:55 -0600

Melissa Ford of Ozark, an accounting graduate student in the SIUE School of Business, recently was honored with the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Student Leader of the Semester Award. more...

On Hunt For Vanishing Species, SIUE Professor To Comb Lone Star State

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:34:17 -0600

As a high school student, Ralph Axtell trapped snakes to make money to buy books about reptiles...

St. Louis Television Meteorologist To Speak At SIUE Social Work Gala

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:29:47 -0600

Matt Chambers, KMOV-TV meteorologist, will be the featured speaker at the Third Annual SIUE Social Work Scholarship Gala on March 21. more....

M. Segal To Be Honored At Marketing Management Association Meeting

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:33:47 -0600

Madhav N. Segal, director of the SIUE Master of Marketing Research (MMR) Program, will receive the 2009 Meritorious Teaching Award from the Marketing Management Association. more...

D. Anderson Wins NCECA Excellence In Teaching Award

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:32:17 -0600

Dan Anderson, professor emeritus of Art and Design at SIUE, recently was recognized with the Excellence In Teaching Award from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). ... more....

J.Yates Continues As Chair Of CACUBO Management Institute

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:29:10 -0600

Jill Yates, business manager for ITS at SIUE, is continuing as chair of the Collegiate Management Institute (CMI) Committee of the Central Association of College and University Business Officers (CACUBO). more...

Civil Service Banquet Committee Donates $500 To SIUE Staff Senate

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:24:47 -0600

SIUE's Civil Service Banquet Committee recently donated $500 of the proceeds from its October 2008 banquet to the Staff Senate Scholarship Fund. ...more

Regionally Known Contractor And Former FDA Head To Be Honored by SIUE

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:22:11 -0600

During its May commencement ceremonies, SIUE will honor David M. Oates, who has served as president and chairman of the SIUE Foundation Board ... the board today also approved awarding an honorary doctorate to Dr. Jane E. Henney, the first woman to serve as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. more...

BOT Awards Contracts Worth Nearly $850K For Renovation Projects

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:20:22 -0600

The SIU Board of Trustees today awarded contracts worth nearly $850,000 to seven Metro East companies for expansion projects at the SIU/SDM in Alton and in one of two buildings housing the School of Pharmacy in University Park. more....

SIUE's Black Theater Workshop To Be Presented Feb. 20-22

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:16:06 -0600

SIUE’s Black Theater Workshop, a compilation of theatrical scenes, dances, and songs that demonstrate the many facades put on by society, will be performed Feb. 20-22... more...

Program At SIUE To Focus On Ethanol, Oil and Water in Southern Illinois

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:43:44 -0600

Crosscurrents: Ethanol, Oil and Water in Southern Illinois, a program featuring expert panelists, will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, in the Morris University Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville...

SIUE Offers Backstage Send Up Of Chekhov’s Three Sisters

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:42:51 -0600

Anton Chekhov was a gifted playwright who created memorable characters in four major plays, none of which could be considered comedies (except, perhaps, Uncle Vanya, which usually is referred to as a tragicomedy). But Chekhov never met playwright Jane Martin, either...

Healthy Living Expo, Formerly Senior Fair, To Take Place At SIUE

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:01:57 -0600

The Office of Educational Outreach at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will hold the Healthy Living Expo-formerly the Senior Fair-from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2009 in the Morris University Center on campus...

Two SIUE Professors Awarded Distinguished Research Recognition

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:11:53 -0600

Margaret A. "Peg" Simons, professor of philosophy and chair of that department, and Leah C. O’Brien, professor of chemistry, are each recipients of the 2009 Distinguished Research Professor Award from the Siue Graduate School. more...

G. Pelekanos Wins Annual Hoppe Research Professorship

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:09:20 -0600

George Pelekanos, associate professor of mathematics and statistics at SIUE, is this year’s winner of the Hoppe Research Professor Awards made annually to SIUE faculty members... more...

School Of Education To Co-Sponsor Math-Science Summer Camps

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:31:33 -0600

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Education is co-sponsoring a math and science youth residential camp this summer in conjunction with the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) in Aurora. The camps are also made possible through support of The Boeing Company...

SIUE CE Students Set the Bar High at Nationally Administered Exam

Sat, 7 Feb 2009 13:44:14 -0600

According to administrators of the national Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, 20 of 21 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville civil engineering seniors passed, achieving a pass rate of 95 percent.. more...

Changes

Sat, 7 Feb 2009 13:42:52 -0600

Changes in SIUE employees' status and also retirement announcements

CEO Paul Galeski To Speak Feb. 19 At SIUE Engineering Awards Banquet

Wed, 4 Feb 2009 09:36:10 -0600

Paul Galeski, president and CEO of MAVERICK Technologies and a graduate of the SIUE School of Engineering, will be the guest speaker at the School’s Third Annual Awards Banquet from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19.

Cosmopolitan Iran Hosts Next Speaker Event In Series At SIUE

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:15:25 -0600

The sixth event in the Cosmopolitan Iran: A Speaker and Film Series, The World is My Home: On the Poetics of Cosmopolitanism, will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Morris University Center Oak/Redbud Room on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville...

University Housing Recognizes Residents on Dean's List

Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:04:11 -0600

At 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, SIUE University Housing will present its annual Dean’s List Recognition Reception to recognize the 711 University Housing residents that made the Dean’s List this year. more...

SIUE, SLU Join With Missouri Foundation For Health In Research Project

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:59:16 -0600

Wai Hsien Cheah, an assistant professor of speech communication at SIUE, is a co-investigator with researchers from SLU and the MIMH in a study to examine substance abuse and mental health issues in the metropolitan St. Louis Bosnian community. more...

SIUE School of Dental Medicine Cancelling Give Kids a Smile Day

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:58:32 -0600

(ALTON, Ill.) Give Kids a Smile Day, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine in Alton, has been canceled due to the breakdown of a critical component that powers the dental units in the main patient clinic.

SIUE School of Nursing Set To Host Annual Gala On April 25

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:36:34 -0600

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of nursing again will honor its graduates, faculty members and health care partners from the community, while raising money for student scholarships at the 5th Annual Jewels of Nursing Excellence Gala, which will take place Saturday, April 25 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Fairview Heights (Ill.)...

SIUE Hosts Spring 2009 Open Houses, Highlights Programs

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:06:44 -0600

SIUE Open House events slated for February, March and April will offer prospective students the chance to explore academic programs.... more...

SIUE Music Faculty Continue 31st Coffee Concert Season

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:03:22 -0600

The SIUE Department of Music continues its 31st season of the Coffee Concerts Chamber Music Series with "And Now There Are Five! Quintets Plus Opera" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26.... more...

SIUE Friends Group To Give Spirituality Award At Jan. 31 Banquet

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:06:24 -0600

The Friends of the Religious Center at SIUE will honor Fr. Paul Coutinho S.J. with the Spiritual Leadership Award at the annual SIUE Friends of the Religious Center Spiritual Leadership Awards Banquet on Jan. 31.... more...

MLK Award Winners Announced At SIUE

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:05:13 -0600

The Annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian and Scholarship Awards have been announced by SIUE. more...

Diabetes Education Program Offered On SIUE Campus

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:03:32 -0600

The SIUE School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the ADA, is hosting a diabetes education program from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31. more...

Midwest Regional Summit Hosted By SIUE & Area Universities

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:59:47 -0600

SIUE, along with Wash. U., SLU and UM-St. Louis, will host the second biennial Midwest Regional Outreach, Science and Scholarship Summit: Leadership in Interdisciplinarity, Networking and Collaboration (LINC) Feb. 2-4. more...

Works of Two Artists With SIUE Ties Are Part Of Presidential History

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:57:21 -0600

The works of two artists with academic ties to SIUE artists are part of presidential history with the celebration of the inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama.

Environmental Resources Training Center at SIUE Now Offers Degree

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:39:18 -0600

The Environmental Resources Training Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is working with Lewis and Clark Community College to offer an associate's in applied science degree in environmental treatment technologist-water treatment.

Delta Dental Of Illinois Pledges $500K To SIU Dental School

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:52:44 -0600

A $500,000 pledge from Delta Dental of Illinois will allow the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine to double the capacity of its Oral Surgery Clinic...

Jan. 20 Inauguration To Be Featured On TV In Goshen Lounge

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:13:20 -0600

The public is invited to attend a showing of the Presidential and Vice Presidential inaugurations and attendant news coverage on a large-screen television at SIUE on Jan. 20. more....

Poet Stacey Lynn Brown To Read From Her Work Jan. 29 At SIUE

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:11:31 -0600

Stacey Lynn Brown of Edwardsville, author of the poetry collection "Cradle Song" (Conscious & Responsible Publishing, 2009), will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at SIUE.... more...

SIUE’s Arts & Issues To Present Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Feb. 5

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:14:52 -0600

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln, the SIUE Arts & Issues series is presenting the preeminent historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5.... more.....

Madison County Judge To Speak Feb. 3 At MLK Jr. Luncheon

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:49:47 -0600

Third Illinois Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Duane L. Bailey, who for three years was director of Student Legal Services at SIUE, will speak at the University's 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Luncheon on Feb. 3. more....

SIUE Workshop To Focus On Promoting Classroom Civility

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:10:54 -0600

An event co-hosted by the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing and the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity will focus on enhancing the classroom environment and, when necessary, diffusing incivility in the classroom...

SIUE International Trade Center To Jointly Conduct S.A. Trade Mission

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:39:17 -0600

The Illinois Small Business Development Center's (SBDC) International Trade Center (ITC) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is inviting interested regional businesses to join the ITC's 12-day trade mission in March to four South American cities...

SIUE Student Wins Gilman Scholarship To Travel To India

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:14 -0600

Nathaniel Tallent will leave the United States for the adventure of a lifetime Dec. 27. A highly competitive $5,000 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship will cover about half the cost for a trip to India, where Tallent will spend the spring semester studying and about another month learning more about the place of his birth...

Pakistani Representatives Visit SIUE School Of Education

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:07:26 -0600

Strengthening its global relations, the SIUE School of Education recently hosted visitors from Pakistan. more...

First Group In SIUE Early Childhood Program Finishes Inaugural Semester

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:06:06 -0600

The first group of students is completing the inaugural semester of SIUE's Early Childhood On Site teacher education program this fall. more....

Original Works Sought By SIUE School Of Nursing For Research Day

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:03:22 -0600

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing and the Epsilon Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International are looking for original works, including oral presentations, poster and evidence based projects for the Annual Gateway Martha Welch Nursing Research Day this spring...

Changes

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:59:18 -0600

Personnel changes and retirements listing. more...

BOT Meeting Yields Actions Pertaining To SIUE

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:57:57 -0600

Three projects, totaling more than $6.1 million, on the campus at SIUE, are moving forward as a result of action today by members of the SIU Board of Trustees. more...

SIU Board Of Trustees Approves Alternative Tutiion Rate

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:56:35 -0600

The SIU Board of Trustees today passed a measure that will provide an alternative tuition rate for high-achieving and talented out-of-state students. more...

State Recognition For SIUE's Kinesiology Student Association

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:54:31 -0600

SIUE's Kinesiology Student Association recently excelled at a state competition in St. Charles. more....

Space Still Available For FOTAD Trivia Night Jan. 17 At SIUE

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:14:11 -0600

Space is still available for the Ninth Annual Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD) Trivia Night set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the James F. Metcalf Theater on the campus of SIUE.

Pre-Kwanzaa Expo, Celebration Set For Dec. 16 In East St. Louis

Mon, 8 Dec 2008 09:52:52 -0600

The Eugene B. Redmond (EBR) Writers Club and the SIUE English Department will present their 22nd annual holiday family Kwanzaa celebration Tuesday, Dec. 16... more...

Three Biological Sciences Faculty Members Win Illinois DNR Research Awards

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 15:49:15 -0600

Members of the biological sciences faculty at SIUE have received nearly $4,000 in research funding from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for two research projects. more...

Regional Botball Season Gets Under Way; Also Big News For SIUE

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 15:46:05 -0600

The 2009 regional Botball season gets under way with teams attending a two-day Botball Educator Workshop at SIUE on Saturday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, March 1. more...

2009 Paul Simon Teacher-Scholar Award Goes To SIUE's Kauzlarich

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:15:37 -0600

David Kauzlarich, professor and chair of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies, recently received the 2009 Paul Simon Teacher-Scholar Award...

Prestigious National Scholarship Awarded To SIUE Pharmacy Student

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:07:10 -0600

Lacey Gamblin of Granite City, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy student, is one of 15 national American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Gateway to Research Scholarship recipients...

SIUE Among RCGA's Top 50 Award Recipients For Second Year

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 12:56:28 -0600

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville again is being recognized among the region's top 50 by St. Louis Commerce Magazine...

Access To Water In Rural South Africa Inspires SIUE Nursing School

Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:03:18 -0600

During an economic downturn, people only need to look across the world to put things into perspective...

SIUE Alumni Association To Host Holiday Reception

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:30:18 -0600

More than 1,500 alumni of SIUE, who live in the Springfield area, will have a chance to re-connect with former classmates and also meet SIUE Chancellor Vaughn Vandegrift at the Dec. 9 holiday reception at the Illinois Executive Mansion. more...

Civil Engineering Students Participate In St. Louis Riverfront Charrette

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:07:24 -0600

Five SIUE civil engineering students joined some 45 other students--six other schools in region--in a design charrette earlier this month to propose re-design options for the Thomas Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. more....

Arts & Issues Continues Its Season With The Boys Of The Lough

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:56:05 -0600

Bringing their traditional sounds home to SIUE for the holidays, the Boys of the Lough return to SIUE at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, with A Celtic Christmas... more...

Civil Engineering Hosts Regional Conference

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:54:45 -0600

The SIUE Department of Civil Engineering hosted the 13th Annual Mid-America Environmental Engineering Conference recently. more...

Fourth In Cosmopolitan Iran: A Speaker And Film Series At SIUE

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:45:42 -0600

The fourth event in a speaker series about the Middle East will take place starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Meridian Ballroom in the Morris University Center...

Changes

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:24:28 -0600

Below is a listing of employees with appointments that have changed and a list of recent retirees. more...

CDC Director Receives Regional Award

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:35:05 -0600

Jean A. Paterson, director of the Career Development Center at SIUE, has been named the 2008 E. Sam Sovilla Educator of the Year. more...

SIUE Political Science Student Named Lincoln Laureate

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:34:02 -0600

SIUE Political Science major Lindsey L. Lester-Brutscher was named a 2008 Student Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. more...

B. Ahrens Named Employee Of The Month For November

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:32:12 -0600

Beverly Ahrens, an administrative clerk in the School of Education, is the November recipient of the SIUE Employee Recognition Award. more...

Holiday Show Continues SfC's 20th Season At SIUE

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:13:59 -0600

"A Season for the Child," the annual series of live theater performances for the entire family brought to you by the SIUE Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD) and TheBANK of Edwardsville, continues its 20th season with two showings of Hans Christian Andersen’s "The Little Fir Tree." more...

Gorky’s Look At Early 1900s Soviet Life To Be Staged Dec. 3-14

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:12:22 -0600

The SIUE Department of Theater and Dance is extending its regular Mainstage season across campus to the James F. Metcalf Theater to present "The Lower Depths, a play by Maxim Gorky. more....

SIUE Athletics, St. Louis Sports Leader 590 "The Fan" Announce Partnership

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:54:01 -0600

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Athletics hits the St. Louis airwaves with the announcement of a partnership agreement with St. Louis Sports Leaders 590 "The Fan" to air Cougar Men's Basketball games this season.

Charter Cable To Feature SIUE Basketball's First D-I Competition

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:53:35 -0600

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men's Basketball Team will take its first foray into Division I competition this weekend, and the St. Louis Metropolitan area will get to watch the action, play-by-play, thanks to Charter Communications and Comcast Southeast...

SIUE Accounting Graduate Student Wins National Award

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:32:15 -0600

Norman Wohlschlaeger, a graduate student in the Accountancy program at the SIUE School of Business, is among five winners of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants/ Accountemps scholarship. more...

Students To Take A Look At The Engineering Field

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:30:25 -0600

Civil Engineering is a good career choice to consider and is one that helped build a bridge to success for one native East St. Louisian, according to Sharon Byrd, a civil engineer with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), more...

Instructor Both Warns And Challenges Students

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:29:12 -0600

Students are under attack by many negative influences and many of them don’t even know it, says Muhammad Raqib, program director for Educational Talent Search (Cahokia/Madison), part of the East St. Louis Center's TRIO Programs. more...

More Literacy Methodology To Be Interwoven In Classes

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:27:50 -0600

The ability to read, write, comprehend and communicate effectively is the essential purpose of literacy, said Michael O. Afolayan, SIUE professor of Curriculum and Instruction. more...

37th Annual SIUE Holiday Crafts Fair Set For Dec. 3-4

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:51:31 -0600

The 37th Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair at SIUE is set for Wednesday-Thursday, Dec. 3-4, in the Morris University Center. more....

Collective Bargaining Scholarship Awarded

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:36:32 -0600

A Photo Taken At The Collective Bargaining Scholarship Award Ceremony... more....

Jazz Alumni, Students To Perform With SIUE Jazz Bands

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:34:51 -0600

Hugh Jones, a saxophonist and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus, as well as SIUE graduate students Bennett Wood and Cody Henry will be featured soloists with the SIUE Concert Jazz Band and the SIUE Jazz Lab Band,at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18... more....

SIUE Madrigal Dinner Set For Dec. 4; Heralding The Holidays

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:32:28 -0600

Reservations are being taken now for the Eighth Annual Renaissance Madrigal Dinner presented by SIUE on Dec. 4

SIUE Wind Symphony, Concert Band To Perform Dec. 9

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:30:56 -0600

The SIUE Wind Symphony and Concert Band will present a concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9... more....

Entrepreneurship Center At SIUE Seeks College Students For Summit

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 15:43:56 -0600

The Southwestern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is calling on all interested students to attend a free summit that could change their lives...

Construction Scholarship Honors Pioneer & SIUE Grad Ralph Korte

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:15:12 -0600

(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) Local businessman Ralph Korte defied the odds. A self-made man and a U.S. Army Korean War veteran with an eighth-grade education, he built a successful company from the ground up...

SIUE Dance In Concert 2008 Offers Varied, Creative Movement On Stage

Sun, 2 Nov 2008 13:35:14 -0600

After reading "Crazy Busy," J. Calvin Jarrell, director of dance at SIUE, did what any choreographer might do. more...

ASHP President To Address SIUE School of Pharmacy Students

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:15:52 -0500

The president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Kevin J. Colgan, will speak to students at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy during three addresses Thursday, Nov. 13...

SIUE Pharmacy Associate Professor To Speak At Diabetes Symposium

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:31:27 -0500

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice J. Christopher Lynch from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's School of Pharmacy will present The Role of Pharmacists in Caring for Patients with Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease at the 36th Annual Kilo Diabetes Symposium on Nov. 21-22 at the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis...

AACP Recognizes SIUE Assistant Professor In School of Pharmacy

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:09:59 -0500

Radhika Devraj, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences through the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy, recently received the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy New Investigators Program Award, sponsored by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education...

Two SIUE Groups Seek Election Day Donations For Oasis Women's Center

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:44:34 -0500

While the upcoming election has taken center stage in recent months, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Athletics Department and the University's Women's Studies Program are asking people to take action in another way this Election Day...

SIUE Chancellor Touts Defining Excellence Through Institutional Leadership

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:36:23 -0500

In his Report to the University in SIUE’s Meridian Ballroom, Vandegrift told the University community, neighboring community leaders, legislators and guests that the news is good when it comes to the current freshman class and total enrollment. more...

SIUE School of Pharmacy, City of Edwardsville Celebrate Pharmacists

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:22:35 -0500

Edwardsville Mayor Gary Niebur signed a proclamation Thursday at Edwardsville City Hall, 118 Hillsboro Ave., recognizing October as American Pharmacists Month in the city...

SIUE School of Nursing Students Work With AHA, Talk To Students

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:05:57 -0500

A group of students from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing volunteered their time recently to work with the American Heart Association to help 700 students at the Fulton Junior High School in O'Fallon through the "Go Healthy" initiative...

SIUE To Host A Film, Discussion About Taliban-Era Afghanistan

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:05:29 -0500

The Religious Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will be the site for a viewing of The Kite Runner, a film about Taliban-era Afghanistan...

SIUE School of Engineering Instructor Awarded Best Peer Reviewed Paper

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:04:58 -0500

Carla Lopez del Puerto, an instructor in the Department of the School of Engineering, recently won the American Society of Civil Engineering 2008 Journal of Management in Engineering - Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award...

SIU President Chooses Sarvela As New Vice President For Academic Affairs

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:03:52 -0500

Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard has announced that Paul Sarvela, dean of the SIU Carbondale College of Applied Sciences and Arts, has been selected as the University's next vice president for academic affairs...

Oct. 30 Savion Glover's BARE SOUNDZ A&I event Sold Out

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:36:09 -0500

The Oct. 30 performance of choreographer and dancer Savion Glover ... at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is sold out.

A Season For The Child Opens Its 2008-09 Season With Hansel and Gretel

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:29:52 -0500

A Season for the Child (SfC), the family-oriented live theater season, opens its 19th season with the Brothers Grimm favorite Hansel and Gretel on Saturday, Oct. 25. more...

SIUE International Night Set For Nov. 1

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:44:40 -0500

"A Coming Together of Nations" is the theme of SIUE’s International Night scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in Meridian Ballroom.... more...

Johnny Rabbit Hops On Campus

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:43:07 -0500

St. Louis radio personality Ron Elz, aka Johnny Rabbit, visited Lovejoy Library Tuesday with KSDK-TV (Ch 5) Multi-Media Journalist Dana Hendrickson.... more...

SIUE School of Pharmacy, City of Edwardsville Celebrate Pharmacists

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:16:23 -0500

Edwardsville Mayor Gary Niebur will sign a proclamation at 11 a.m. Thursday at Edwardsville City Hall, 118 Hillsboro Ave., recognizing October as American Pharmacists Month in the city...

SIUE Assistant Professor Receives ASCAPLUS Award For Compositions

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:15:59 -0500

Kimberly K. Archer, assistant professor of music composition at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, recently received an annual American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) ASCAPLUS Award for her professional work...

Get Found Online Or Get Left Behind Topic Of Search Engine Seminar

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:40:06 -0500

An informative search engine marketing seminar titled Get Found Online Or Get Left Behind, presented by Network Solutions®, will take place from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, in the Morris University Center's Hickory/Hackberry Room on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville...

The Gardens at SIUE To Host Afternoon of Fun-Filled Family Activities

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:51:47 -0500

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is having a party and the community is invited...

The Gas Heart Opens Oct. 29 At SIUE; A Play In The Dada Tradition

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:54:59 -0500

This is a news release about "Le Coeur à Gaz (The Gas Heart)", or it’s not. It’s a 1920 play by Tristan Tsara, one of the founders of what became the Dada Movement. The play opens at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the James F. Metcalf Theater on the campus of siue. more...

Hundreds Of Students Expected To Attend Regional Fair At SIUE

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:53:42 -0500

Representatives from approximately 100 colleges, universities and branches of the military, and as many as 2,000 high school students and their families are expected to converge at SIUE ... more...

SIUE Art Department Continues Saturday Studio

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:50:46 -0500

The "Saturday Studio" morning art classes for primary, intermediate, middle school students and high school students--conducted by the SIUE Department of Art and Design--continues Oct. 18-Dec. 6. more...

SIUE Pharmacy Student Receives IPA Foundation Scholarship

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:53:16 -0500

A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy student recently received a prestigious scholarship award through the Illinois Pharmacist Association Foundation...

SIUE School of Pharmacy Students win at "Pharmacy Jeopardy"

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:52:26 -0500

Two Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy students, Angela Chiu and Phuong Nguyen, wowed judges with answers to a variety of over-the-counter drug related questions recently at the Illinois Pharmacist Association's "Pharmacy Jeopardy" challenge...

Third in Cosmopolitan Iran: A Speaker And Film Series At SIUE

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:46:11 -0500

Islamic Cyborgs? A Study of Iran's Mystical Cinema, featuring Mottahedeh, will be presented at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in the Conference Center, on the second floor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Morris University Center (MUC)...

Second in Cosmopolitan Iran: A Speaker and Film Series Coming to SIUE

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:41:33 -0500

A speaker and film series at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville educates people about life and culture in Iran...

SIUE Associate Professor of Historical Studies Named Fulbright Scholar

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:40:45 -0500

Stephen Tamari, associate professor of historical studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is recipient of a prestigious 2008-2009 Fulbright Scholarship, which he is using to research Bilad al-Shamism and the politics of identity in early modern Syria...

St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard To Speak To Business Students

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:03:22 -0500

SIUE School of Business students will have an opportunity today to speak one-on-one with the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. more...

SIUE Ranked Among Princeton Review’s 296 Best Business Schools

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:18:01 -0500

SIUE’s School of Business has been ranked as a Best 296 Business School in the 2009 edition of the Princeton Review... more...

SIUE School Of Nursing Receives Another $1.6 Million For National Study

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:01:30 -0500

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing received another feather in its cap Friday, with a National Institutes of Health (NIH) announcement that SIUE will receive another $1.6 million to expand data collection for the National Children's Study...

FOTAD Trivia Night Jan. 17 Means Fun, Food And Door Prizes

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:50:55 -0500

The Ninth Annual Friends of Theater and Dance (FOTAD) Trivia Night is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the James F. Metcalf Theater on the campus of SIUE. more...

SIUE Alcohol Awareness Week Set For Oct. 13-16 On Campus

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:58:34 -0500

SIUE students will be able to learn more about the dangers of excessive alcohol consumption during Alcohol Awareness Week from Oct. 13-16 when some activities will be available... more....

Graduate Programs Highlighted At SIUE Open House

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 14:38:49 -0500

Applying to graduate school may seem daunting but SIUE will help take away some of the mystery during an open house in two sessions ... Oct. 16... more...