Recent SIU News
SIU School of Dental Medicine Confers Degrees Upon 56 Graduates
[SIUE] June 05, 2023
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, conferred doctor of dental medicine (DMD) degrees upon 56 graduates of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) during their commencement ceremony held Saturday, June 3 at the First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center on the Edwardsville...
SIUE Upward Bound Programs Partner to Present Community Health Fair
[SIUE] June 05, 2023
In stating the obvious, health and wellness is critically important for students, their families and the community, emphasized Christopher Cooper, program director for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center’s East St. Louis Upward Bound (UB) Programs.
This fundamental principle is why UB is...
SIU political experts: Trump has the edge in expanding GOP presidential hopeful field
[SIUC] June 05, 2023
With an already-crowded Republican presidential primary field likely to add more candidates to the list of 2024 hopefuls, political experts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale believe the party’s mainstay at this point continues to be former President Donald Trump, with President Joe Biden facing no effective or serious opposition from Democrats.
SIU to hold inaugural conference for businesses to recruit students as employees
[SIUC] June 05, 2023
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is offering a special event to help businesses with the multifaceted challenge of recruiting employees.
SIU’s Sunset Concerts begin June 22
[SIUC] June 02, 2023
The Sunset Concerts Series, a Southern Illinois summer tradition since 1978, kicks off June 22 with six weeks of free musical entertainment for all ages and interests.
Internship Coordinator Dedicated to Student Success
[SIUE] June 01, 2023
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Business Internship Coordinator Amanda Russell dedicates her time to connecting organizations and employers with students aiming to begin their professional careers. Additionally, she spends her time assisting School of Business student organizations with their academic and professional...
SIU’s economic development leaders foster entrepreneurship, business growth
[SIUC] June 01, 2023
For decades, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development has provided help to area businesses in countless ways. Several new leaders have joined the team, bringing decades of experience and expertise.
SIU researchers get $100,000 more to treat toxic algae blooms with sunlight, nanoparticles
[SIUC] June 01, 2023
A research team at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will continue its work on mitigating a common but toxic problem afflicting small bodies of water throughout the country, thanks to a new two-year $100,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Concert to feature composer Lionel Semiatin, donation to SIU’s Morris Library
[SIUC] June 01, 2023
A chamber music concert that celebrates the work of American composer Lionel Semiatin, along with the dedication of a substantial portion of his work to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library Special Collections Research Center, is set for Wednesday, June 7.
Healthcare Informatics Programs Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
[SIUE] May 31, 2023
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s online master’s in healthcare informatics (MSHI) program is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Since the start of the program, 165 students have earned their healthcare informatics master’s degree.
"The health informatics program actually started as a non-credit...
SIU Carbondale awards Provost’s Scholarships to community college students
[SIUC] May 31, 2023
Sixteen high achieving community college students from Illinois, Arkansas and Kansas have received Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2023 Provost’s Scholarships, which cover tuition and mandatory fees for two years.
University Marketing and Communications Receives 13 Awards in National Competitions
[SIUE] May 30, 2023
The University Marketing and Communications Department at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has received five Collegiate Advertising Awards and eight Educational Advertising Awards.
The Collegiate Advertising Awards program is an elite national program created to honor today’s most talented...
School of Pharmacy Reaccredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
[SIUE] May 26, 2023
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy’s (SOP) Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program has received reaccreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). ACPE is the only accrediting body for schools and colleges of pharmacy in the United States.
“Accreditation of the Doctor of...
SIU Alumni Association awards more than $75K in student scholarships
[SIUC] May 26, 2023
The SIU Alumni Association is awarding $75,099 to about 60 new and returning Southern Illinois University Carbondale students for the 2023 fall semester.
Two SIUE Professors are Recipients of CARLi SCOERs Grant
[SIUE] May 25, 2023
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Chaya Gopalan, PhD, professor in the Departments of Applied Heath, Nurse Anesthesiology, and Mark Poepsel, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Mass Communications, have both received the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLi) Support for Creation of Open...
PharmD/MPA Concurrent Degree Now Offered at SIUE
[SIUE] May 24, 2023
The School of Pharmacy and the College of Arts and Sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have announced a concurrent Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master of Public Administration (MPA) program, providing students an avenue for increased opportunities in the fields of pharmaceuticals and healthcare policies and systems.
PharmD...
SIU doctoral student explores how engineered microbes may upcycle plastic
[SIUC] May 24, 2023
A graduate student researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is developing biological technology aimed at keeping that water bottle you bought last week out of the landfill or worse – the ocean – where it will remain virtually forever.
SIUE’s Dean’s List Announced for Spring 2023
[SIUE] May 23, 2023
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has announced the names of students qualifying for the Spring 2023 Dean’s List. To qualify, a student must maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 or better and have 12 hours calculated (B is equivalent to 3.0; A to 4.0).
View the list...
SIU offering summer craft workshops for adults in 2023
[SIUC] May 23, 2023
The summer fun isn’t just for youths at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. For the first time, at least in recent history, the Student Center’s Craft Shop will be offering a few adult workshops for people age 16 and older this summer, in addition to the large lineup of children and youth camps, both at the Craft Shop and across campus.
SIU’s Paul Simon Institute to host journalist, foreign policy expert
[SIUC] May 23, 2023
John Walcott, an award-winning journalist and foreign policy expert teaching at Georgetown University, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation at 11 a.m. June 8.
SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School Seniors Celebrate – Winning Despite the Odds – During Graduation
[SIUE] May 22, 2023
A new account has been written about academic success following the pandemic, courtesy of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) graduating class of 2023.
Venessa A. Brown, PhD, associate athletics director for diversity, equity and inclusion, athletics chief diversity...
SIUE Safe Zone Hosts LGBTQIA+ Ally and Support Training for UF Health
[SIUE] May 22, 2023
The University of Florida (UF) Health is looking to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on creating a program similar to SIUE’s Safe Zone program. Safe Zone works to develop allies and provide support to LGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff on SIUE’s campus. SIUE hosted a virtual training for several diversity champions...
Mental health issues can strike anyone – SIU is helping students in many ways
[SIUC] May 22, 2023
Although May is Mental Health Awareness Month, helping students and the community with mental health needs is what Southern Illinois University Carbondale is all about throughout the year, said Jaime Clark, director of Student Health Services.
Wide Range of Talent on Display at SIUE East St. Louis Center for Performing Arts Dance and Music Recital
[SIUE] May 19, 2023
The quality and amount of talent in East St. Louis is phenomenal, according to Homer Simmons, program director for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center for the Performing Arts (PA).
Simmons gave high praise to the student performers throughout the PA’s Spring 2023 Dance and Music Recital on...
SIU School of Dental Medicine Students Excel on National Board Dental Exam
[SIUE] May 19, 2023
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) is celebrating the class of 2023 and their accomplishment of achieving a 98% first-time pass rate on the Integrated National Board Dental Exam (INBDE).
“The SIU SDM Class of 2023 started their studies in 2019 pursuing their DMD through all of the challenges presented...
Graduates of the 10th Financial Literacy Program Celebrated with Help of SIUE’s Jackie Joyner-Kersee Head Start Center
[SIUE] May 19, 2023
It’s a relationship that will last a lifetime. The connection with money is also one that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS), the Jackie Joyner-Kersee (JJK) Foundation and the Associated Bank in East St. Louis want to help people nurture and develop into a tool that brings peace, comfort and...
Skeptical Inquirer Features SIUE’s Hupp on Pop Psychology
[SIUE] May 18, 2023
SIUE’s Stephen Hupp, PhD, professor of psychology, was recently featured on Skeptical Inquirer in a segment called “Investigating Pop Psychology: Pseudoscience, Fringe Science, and Controversies.”
Hupp offered his expert insight on how to resist false claims and pseudoscience of pop psychology. He covered topics...
SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School’s Jakailah Hardiman Scholastic Prowess Earns her a Meridian Scholarship
[SIUE] May 18, 2023
It was the first days of her freshman year, and Jakailah Hardiman remembers Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) Colin Neumeyer saying he believed she was going to be a great student.
That was four years ago, and not only is Hardiman CHS’s valedictorian, but she is an SIUE...
Veteran data analyst will lead SIU’s institutional effectiveness efforts
[SIUC] May 18, 2023
David G. Shirley, who has spent several years helping universities make data-informed decisions, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s leadership team as the director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research, effective June 1.
SIUE Part of Advancing Smart Logistics Project Receiving $1M NSF Engines Development Award
[SIUE] May 17, 2023
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a key partner with Governors State University (GSU), in collaboration with the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN), in receiving one of the first ever National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) awards to lead the Advancing Smart Logistics (ASL) team in an effort to lay the...
‘Singing with the Stars’ kicks off SIU’s McLeod Summer Playhouse 2023 season
[SIUC] May 17, 2023
The long-celebrated McLeod Summer Playhouse (MSP) will gear up for the 2023 season at Southern Illinois University Carbondale early next month with performances from some of the region’s finest amateur singers and dancers.
30 Chancellor’s and Provost’s Scholars graduate from SIU Carbondale
[SIUC] May 17, 2023
Their exceptional efforts in their classrooms and hometowns earned them the honor of receiving two of the highest awards Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers to undergraduate students. That same attention to detail and community service efforts continued in college as 30 Chancellor’s Scholars Program recipients earned degrees during commencement ceremonies this past weekend.
SIU hosting Industry Day on May 25 to help businesses secure government contracts
[SIUC] May 17, 2023
Industry Day is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale on May 25. The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) event is designed to promote businesses in the region and foster connections between businesses and federal and state agencies and prime contractors who seek to purchase their products and services.
SIUE Upward Bound Scholars Academy Students Shine at Awards Program
[SIUE] May 16, 2023
It was a glittering night for the Most Improved, Rising Stars, A-T.E.A.M, Outstanding Scholars and more as they paraded across the stage to cheers and applause on Thursday, May 11 during the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Upward Bound Scholars Academy (UBSA) Collinsville High School’s (CHS) Awards...
