Recent SIU News
Mass Casualty Simulation at SIUE, Students and First Responder Partners to the Rescue
On the afternoon of April 15 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus, parking lot 8, a Mass Casualty Simulation took place.
As part of the Care of Populations course, the community health students in collaboration with the mental health students and Mass Communication Department joined Edwardsville Fire/EMS, Air Evac Helicopter and...
A Legacy of Dance: Jay’Kayla Winford Passes it on to SIUE East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts Students
The open, inviting wooden floor, the beckoning hand rails and the watchful, supportive eyes of instruction. Jay’Kayla Winford knows them especially well. As a six-year-old, she started dancing in the studios of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts (ESLCPA).
Nineteen years...
SIUE Welcomes Former Fontbonne Students
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is extending an open invitation to Fontbonne University of St. Louis students, offering a vibrant community, diverse educational opportunities, and a seamless continuation of their degree path for degree completion.
Detailed information is available at the University’s Transferring to...
Three SIU seniors share 2024 Rickert-Ziebold art award
Three graduating seniors in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Art and Design are sharing the university’s most prestigious art prize — the Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award.
Meet Director Mary Zabriskie and Assistant Director Mindy Kinnaman of SIUE’s Equal Opportunity/Title IX Team
On February 1, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville appointed Mary Zabriskie, JD, as director and Mindy Kinnaman, EdD, as assistant director of the Equal Opportunity, Access, and Title IX Coordination office.
Zabriskie comes to role after more than 15 years of leading diverse teams, at multiple institutions, locally and nationwide, on the...
SIU’s School of Theater and Dance to show farce ‘Criminal Genius’
A play about what can happen when you don’t take responsibility comes to the Southern Illinois University Carbondale McLeod Theater stage next month.
ONE DAY, ONE SIUE Donations Feed Cougar Cupboard Mission
In a recent survey on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, nine percent of SIUE students admitted to the inability to afford a meal, which meant not eating for an entire day. The 2023 Basic Student Needs Survey with nearly 2400 respondents provided the data that affirmed the expansion of SIUE’s nonprofit...
20th Annual School of Business Awards Distribute Record Scholarship Amount
On April 11, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business awarded 165 students more than $366,000 in scholarships. Janice Joplin, PhD, interim dean of the SIUE School of Business, noted student awardees were chosen from more than 1,000 applicants, and the amount of financial support given to students hit a...
Outstanding SIU Students Awarded and Recognized by SIU Board of Trustees
The Southern Illinois University System Board of Trustees and the Student Advisory Committee for the SIU System (SACSS) are honoring some outstanding students with the 2024 SIU System Distinguished Student Service Award. Eight students from our SIU campuses in Carbondale, Edwardsville and Springfield were recently honored at the SIU board meeting...
SIU Carbondale School of Aviation names new director
Chien-tsung Lu, an associate professor in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University, will be the new director in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Aviation. The appointment is effective July 1.
Saluki Takeover Tour stretches across Southern Illinois
The Saluki Takeover Tour of Southern Illinois is coming to a town near you.
American Association of Geographers Elects SIUE Professor to National Council
The American Association of Geographers (AAG) held its 2024 elections and winning one of two open seats on the six-member National Council is Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Adriana E. Martinez, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Geography and Geographic Information Sciences (GIS), and in the Department of...
SIU to honor nine Excellence Award recipients
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will recognize nine faculty and staff members for superior scholarship and creative endeavors, teaching and service with the 2024 Excellence Awards.
SIU will host Arbor Day tree planting April 24; all welcome
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will commemorate Arbor Day and Earth Month with a tree planting on April 24.
SIU hosts virtual discussion with filmmaker AG Rojas on April 17
Filmmaker and music video director AG (Andres Gonzalez) Rojas will give a virtual presentation at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Wednesday, April 17.
SIUE Hosts Regional Economic Summit for Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
On March 18, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville hosted a regional workshop sponsored by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). The Department is in the process of updating the state of Illinois five-year economic plan and requested assistance from the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) and its member...
SIU Board of Trustees Freezes Undergraduate Tuition Rates for 2024-2025 Academic Year
The Southern Illinois University System (SIU) is not increasing undergraduate tuition rates at its Edwardsville and Carbondale campuses in the 2024-2025 school year. The SIU Board of Trustees voted to freeze undergraduate tuition rates at its meeting today in Carbondale.
SIU offers some of the lowest undergraduate tuition rates among state...
Student Parents Select Wardrobe Items and More during SIUE’s Early Childhood Center Clothing Swap
It was a time of networking and fostering community while parents participated in an activity that benefited both their kids and their wallets. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Early Childhood Center (ECC) co-hosted its first Children’s Clothing Swap on Tuesday, April 9 at its facility on campus.
Visit...
SIU School of Theater and Dance to highlight student playwrights’ work
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Theater and Dance will showcase the talents of graduate and undergraduate playwrights starting next week.
SIU’s Paul Simon Institute to host NPR journalist Scott Simon
Award-winning broadcaster, commentator and author Scott Simon will visit Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Wednesday, April 17, to meet with students and discuss his groundbreaking career in journalism.
SIU-affiliated event to raise funds to benefit STEM educators
A Southern Illinois University Carbondale-affiliated family event aimed at helping science teachers across the region is set for later this month at a local winery.
Marc Morris chosen as dean of SIU’s College of Business and Analytics
Marc E. Morris, a triple alumnus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale has been selected as dean of the College of Business and Analytics. He has been serving as the interim dean since January 2023 and is a longtime SIU faculty member and administrator.
SIU System Bestows ADEI Honor to SIUE’s Dr. Venessa A. Brown and Professor Kathryn Bentley
Two of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s leaders and practitioners of inclusiveness were honored for their longtime efforts, in light of the work of Southern Illinois University (SIU) System’s architect of antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion (ADEI) at the SIU School of Medicine.
Venessa A. Brown,...
SIU’s 2024 Sturgis Awards for community service go to accountant, law school leader
Two longtime Salukis at Southern Illinois University Carbondale were honored for their commitments to their communities today (April 11) at the SIU Board of Trustees meeting.
MoneyGeek Features Expert Auto Insurance Advice from SIUE’s Dr. Jie Ying
The online consumer finance website MoneyGeek recently featured Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Jie Ying, PhD, assistant professor in the School of Business, in an article titled “Expert Advice on Finding the Best Car Insurance Company for Your Needs.” Read Ying’s advice on...
SIUE to Honor Pioneering Architect Louis Sullivan with Centennial Celebration
SIUE will honor the legacy of pioneering architect Louis Sullivan on the centennial anniversary of his passing with a two-day event. Thursday, April 11 from 5-7 p.m. at the Noise Box Gallery in Art & Design East will host an opening reception to kick off festivities. Friday, April 12, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., the College of Arts and Sciences and...
The Belleville News-Democrat Lists SIUE’s LRC as One of Five Public Events for Eclipse Viewing
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Learning Resource Center (LRC) was cited in the Belleville News-Democrat as helping to coordinate a 2024 solar eclipse viewing.
A link to the Belleville-News newspaper mention may be found here.
Photo: L-R: Three CHS students take in a pre-show of the solar eclipse:...
Join Hearts in Motion Awareness Walk at SIU on April 27
An event later this month will increase awareness about heart health and raise funds for healthy heart initiatives.
Sign up now for SIU’s healthy aging caregiver workshop on April 23
Being a caregiver is a difficult and evolving position, but a free conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale this month will provide support and resources to help family members, professionals, students and others to acquire essential tools and information.
Edwardsville Intelligencer Highlights Local High School Student’s Collaboration with SIUE PD to Boost Cougar Cupboard Donations
A community effort, led by Edwardsville High School junior Landon Dykes-Sadowski, brought in more than 300 items for the Cougar Cupboard program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Dykes-Sadowski worked with SIUE Police Department Sgt. Dave Baybordi and K9 Marshall to help combat food insecurity for SIUE students, faculty, and...
Scenes from SIUE Eclipse Party on the Stratton Quad
Scenes from Stratton Quad viewing party on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus. The crowd witnessed a partial solar eclipse with 99.07% percent obstruction of the sun at 2:01 p.m.
Photos by Howard...
SIUE School of Dental Medicine’s Research Day Welcomed Keynote Speaker on Dental and Craniofacial Research from National Institutes of Health
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) held its 2024 Research Day, featuring a keynote speaker from the National Institutes of Health and the annual student table clinic competition. This year’s student winner presented a Retrospective Study to Evaluate Survival of Single Versus...
SIUE Graduate School Presents Research Grants to Outstanding Students
The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Graduate School will announce the spring 2024 Research Grants for Graduate Students (RGGS) in mid-April. In anticipation of this announcement, SIUE is putting the spotlight on the outstanding students from the fall 2023 cohort.
The awards, valued at up to $500 each, support the research and creative...
Heads to Sky! SIUE’s LRC Co-Hosts Solar Eclipse Viewing and Party
With the unofficial theme song of Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” blaring from speakers and enjoying cooler temperatures under a darkened sky, more than 100 people raised their shaded faces to the sky to view the area’s 2024 total solar eclipse.
Southern Illinois University...