Recent SIU News
Friends of Morris Library fundraiser is Sept. 6
[SIUC] August 13, 2025
The annual Friends of Morris Library fall fundraising gala, which helps provide faculty, staff and students with essentials in support of the library’s educational and scholarly mission, is set for Saturday, Sept. 6, in the library’s Hall of Presidents and Chancellors and first floor rotunda.
SIUE Gardens Earn Green Thumb Award for Beauty and Community Impact
[SIUE] August 12, 2025
The Gardens at SIUE have been recognized with the City of Edwardsville’s prestigious Green Thumb Award. This honor highlights the Gardens’ natural beauty, thoughtful design, and strong volunteer commitment on the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus.
Spanning across 36 acres of university grounds, The...
SIU plant genomics and genetics specialist named 2025 Researcher to Know
[SIUC] August 12, 2025
Khalid Meksem, a distinguished professor of genome biotechnology and genetics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is one of 12 scientists named a 2025 Researcher to Know by the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC).
SIU welcomes students for 2025-26 school year with numerous events
[SIUC] August 11, 2025
Salukis will get a big welcome as the fall semester kicks off at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
SIU celebrates diversity, inclusion during Belonging Week 2025
[SIUC] August 11, 2025
Belonging Week 2025, set for Aug. 25-29 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is a celebration of diversity, inclusion and equity.
NFCA Honors SIUE Softball With Eight All-America Scholar-Athletes
[SIUE] August 08, 2025
Eights SIUE softball student-athletes have earned postseason honors as 2025 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Avery Arwood, Raegan Duncan, Kaylin Fahy, Emma Henderson, Piper Montgomery, Reese Ray, Kaylynn Salyars, and Kiana Villaearned All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition.
SIUE also was honored as a team with a 3.413 cumulative...
In The News: SIUE Receives National Recognition for Student Achievement and Community Impact
[SIUE] August 08, 2025
Here are some of the recently published stories featuring Southern Illinois University Edwardsville students, alumni, faculty, and broader initiatives:1. CNN Highlights SIUE’s Partnership with Illinois State Police on Cold Case Investigations; KMOX Radio Airs Coverage the Following DaySIUE is receiving both regional and...
New $1.6M SouthernTECH High-Tech Food Incubator will foster growth of businesses
[SIUC] August 08, 2025
The region’s entrepreneurs will soon have a new, state-of-the-art high-tech food processing and manufacturing incubator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale designed to help them expand and flourish – the only one of its kind within several hundred miles.
31 SIUE Student-Athletes Earn OVC Academic Medal of Honor
[SIUE] August 07, 2025
On Friday it was announced that 349 Ohio Valley Conference student-athletes, including 31 SIUE student-athletes, have earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor for the 2024-25 academic year.
It marks the second-highest total in league history (trailing only the 356 winners in 2020-21). The total was 37 honorees higher than a year ago.
The OVC...
SIU exhibition offers insight into early anthropology development, mistakes
[SIUC] August 07, 2025
An exhibition in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library that starts on Monday, Aug. 18, will explore the early decades of anthropology.
New sculpture symbolizes success at SIU’s Poshard Transportation Education Center
[SIUC] August 07, 2025
Gear Up!, a new 25-foot tall, fabricated aluminum sculpture, will serve as a daily reminder of what Southern Illinois University Carbondale aviation and automotive students can achieve.
Businesses, students and alumni welcome at SIU’s Fall Job and Internship Fair
[SIUC] August 06, 2025
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s upcoming job fair will feature well over 115 businesses in search of top talent, with more still welcome, and the university’s students and alumni are invited to attend to pursue countless opportunities.
SIU Carbondale again earns national honors for assisting transfer students
[SIUC] August 06, 2025
For a third consecutive year, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is receiving honors for its commitment as one of the nation’s top transfer-friendly institutions by an academic honors society for associate-degree granting colleges and universities.
Former Barrington Village President Darch receives 2025 Simon-Edgar Award
[SIUC] August 06, 2025
Karen Darch, the former village president of Barrington, Illinois, was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Paul Simon-Jim Edgar Statesmanship Award for her three decades of practical, problem-solving and visionary leadership.
SIUE Announces Graduate School’s 2025 Research Grants for Research Doctoral Students
[SIUE] August 05, 2025
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has a new class of recipients of the Graduate School’s 2025 Research Grants for Research Doctoral Students (RGRDS). The RGRDS program awards grants of up to $1000 to support research and projects initiated and conducted by students of the SIUE EdD program, PharmD program, DNP programs, and the...
United Soccer Coaches Honor SIUE Soccer Programs for Academic Performance
[SIUE] August 05, 2025
Both the men's and women's soccer programs at SIUE have been honored for their academic performance by the United Soccer Coaches.
The College Team Academic Award recognizes exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2024-25 academic year.
The SIUE women's soccer team, under the direction of Head Coach Derek Burton, completed...
SIU earns national award for excellence in mental health and well-being
[SIUC] August 05, 2025
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Student Health Services is one of just 71 institutions in the country to earn the 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being award from Insight Into Academia magazine, which advances best practices in higher education excellence and belonging.
12th Annual 2025 Metro East Start-Up Challenge to Offer $28,000 in Prizes
[SIUE] August 04, 2025
Entrepreneurs and new business startups are invited to compete in the 2025 Metro East Start-Up Challenge (MESC), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's 12th annual regional business plan competition.
The MESC is organized by the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for the Metro East at SIUE. The purpose of the...
Eleven Faculty Members Awarded STEP Grants for Innovative Research and Creative Work
[SIUE] August 01, 2025
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has announced the 2025 recipients of the Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP), a prestigious internal funding initiative that supports faculty members pursuing bold, early-stage research and creative activity. Eleven scholars representing a wide range of disciplines were selected...
SIUE Undergraduate Application Opens Today, Students are Encouraged to Apply
[SIUE] August 01, 2025
The Office of Admissions at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville announced today that the fall 2026 undergraduate admission application is open. The graduate admission application will open on August 25. Undergraduate and graduate students may apply online at siue.edu/apply.
All undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S. pay in-state...
Poshard poetry reading at SIU to benefit Saluki Food Pantry
[SIUC] August 01, 2025
Hundreds of Southern Illinois University Carbondale students get a little help in overcoming food insecurity each year, thanks to the Saluki Food Pantry. A special event on Sept. 29 featuring former SIU System President Glenn Poshard will kick off a food drive to stock the facility for the new academic year.
SIUE Alumna and Filmmaker Tiffany B. Lee Captures a Tumultuous Part of Local Black History and Exposes it in Documentaries
[SIUE] July 31, 2025
Race riots were a form of nationwide terrorism against Black people, according to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna and filmmaker Tiffany B. Lee, CEO of Think Black Cultural Media Group and Executive Director of Heritage Programs, Inc.
Lee, who earned a bachelor’s in psychology from SIUE in 1998 and...
SIU welcomes nominations for Women of Action Awards
[SIUC] July 31, 2025
Nominations are now being accepted for the fourth annual Women of Action Awards at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, honoring “everyday heroes” who make a difference in the lives of others.
SIU Alumni Association awards over $79,000 to support students
[SIUC] July 30, 2025
The SIU Alumni Association will award a total of $79,140 in student support for the 2025-26 academic year, including $45,500 in scholarships and $33,640 in textbook awards to deserving students attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Three Golfers Honored by the GCAA
[SIUE] July 29, 2025
Three SIUE golfers have been recognized as Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Preston Bily, Alex Eickhoff and Brady Kaufmann each earned the honor.
Eickhoff and Kaufmann are each three-time winners. Bily earned the award for the first time.
Since SIUE first became eligible for the Division I...
Francis Gary Powers Jr. Brings Father’s Story to SIUE
[SIUE] July 29, 2025
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Military and Veteran Services welcomed Francis Gary Powers Jr. to campus on Thursday, July 17, as part of its Author Talk series.
Powers Jr. is the co-founder of The Cold War Museum, located in Vint Hill, Va., and the son of renowned U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. During the event, Powers Jr....
Illinois SBDC for the Metro East at SIUE to Collaborate with Area Partners to offer a Multi-Faceted Session in East St. Louis
[SIUE] July 29, 2025
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Illinois Small Business Development Center for the Metro East is excited to partner with the Illinois APEX Accelerator at WIU, Metro East Realtist Collective (MERC) and FCB Banks to provide an informational seminar to local small businesses and individuals.
The event aims to educate...
SIUE Awarded $1.6M Grant from Mellon Foundation to Support Public Knowledge Digital Project on African American Literary Studies, Jointly Headed by SIUE’s Dr. Howard Rambsy
[SIUE] July 29, 2025
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the Mellon Foundation through its Public Knowledge program. The award will support the expansion of the Black Lit Network, a digital resource dedicated to African American literary studies. The project includes a podcast series, data visualizations, a literature...
SIU Dental Hygiene Clinic gives adults a smile
[SIUC] July 29, 2025
Some Southern Illinoisans are smiling a little bigger and brighter, thanks to a group of Southern Illinois University Carbondale fourth-year dental hygiene students, faculty, and local hygienists and dentists.
SIUE’s ERTC Celebrates 44th Graduating Class with Ceremony and Awards
[SIUE] July 28, 2025
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Environmental Resources Training Center (ERTC) proudly celebrated the graduation of its 44th class from the Water Quality Control Operations Program during a ceremony held Friday, July 25. The class of 2025 included 22 students who completed the intensive, hands-on program designed to prepare...
St. Louis Zoo Wildcare Park to Tout Animal Care Simulation, Thanks to SIUE Center for Crime Science and Violence Prevention
[SIUE] July 28, 2025
Children to Learn about Animal Care through Virtual Reality
Imagine a setting that sparks children’s natural curiosity – even when it involves serious, real-world challenges. The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Center for Crime Science and Violence Prevention (CCSVP) is turning that...
Brazilian teachers learning English at SIU to host film, discussion July 30
[SIUC] July 28, 2025
Brazilian students who are enrolled this summer in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) will provide insight into their country during a film screening and discussion on Wednesday, July 30, at The Varsity Center in Carbondale.
Volunteers invited to help Salukis move in to SIU residence halls this fall
[SIUC] July 28, 2025
The Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus will soon be abuzz with activity as a new semester begins, and volunteers from the campus and community are invited to help new and returning Salukis move in to their new homes away from home.
St. Louis Metro Contestant and SIUE Alumna Halie Hebron Earns Top Honors at Miss Missouri 2025
[SIUE] July 25, 2025
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumna Halie Hebron earned the title of First Runner-Up at the Miss Missouri 2025 competition receiving multiple honors recognizing her excellence, leadership, and artistry. Hebron, from O'Fallon, MO, is the first recipient of both the Simone Esters Mentor...
