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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has selected its inaugural cohort for the Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, according to Vice Chancellor for Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Jessica C. Harris, PhD. 

In efforts to enhance its mission, vision and values, SIUE launched the Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in 2023, created by Harris and headed up by her office. The Fellows, who are appointed ...

The Program Welcomed its Largest Class of Incoming First-Year College Students

The message that Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, shared with students of the SIUE Summer Success Program (SSP) during the program’s sixth Annual Closing Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 9, was one filled with affirmation and hope. 

“We expect you to succeed here at SIUE,” Minor said warmly to a crowd of students in the Mississippi/Illinois Rooms of SIUE’s...

At the July 11 Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees meeting, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, reported on the University’s record fundraising year, spurred on by the annual ONE DAY, ONE SIUE fundraiser, which raised $2,344,574 from more than 2,000 donors. The total amount of the April 18 event surpassed the goal, set by the SIUE Foundation, of $1.3 million. 

“We established a very ambitious goal and we did not know exactly how...

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Office of Undergraduate Admissions hosted more than 100 students, parents and family members during its annual Admitted Student Visit Day for multicultural students on Monday, March 25. Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, and SIUE admissions staff welcomed students from the Metro St. Louis area and from the Chicago area with information sessions and campus tours.

Admitted students experienced an academic fair with participation from the foll...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, and Vice Chancellor for University Advancement and SIUE Foundation CEO Connie Collins, CFRE, will gather faculty and staff, students, alumni, friends and community partners for the third annual ONE DAY, ONE SIUE day of giving. The celebration that offers donors an opportunity to “Give Today and Own Tomorrow” will be hosted on the Edwardsville campus in the Meridian Ballroom, Morris University Cen...

On the first full day of spring, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville officials, community partners, parents, staff and other well-wishers let the wind carry their cheers as the ceremonial ribbon was cut on Wednesday, March 20 at the front doors of the SIUE New Life Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS) Center in Lebanon. 

“As SIUE Chancellor (James T.) Minor always says, SIUE is a place where you can go from infant to graduate school, from infant to dental medicine and from infant...

Here are more scenes from 2023 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Fall Commencement. Congratulations, Graduates! Here comes 2024!

PHOTO:  A photo collection of graduates, faculty and Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, from 2023 SIUE Fall Commencement. Photos by Howard Ash.

To a diverse crowd in the Meridian Ballroom of the Morris University Center, Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, spoke to the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus community in his first State of the University Address at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November 2.

The address opened with Barbara McCracken, PhD, president of the faculty senate, welcoming the full audience in attendance. McCracken introduced Geovonday Jones, assistant professor of theater, who passionately recited “Hope is th...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, will be honored with the Stellar Performer Award during the 36th St. Louis American Foundation Salute to Excellence in Education Scholarship and Awards Gala, Saturday, Nov. 4 at the America’s Center in downtown St. Louis. 

Minor will be receiving one of the top awards that evening, for his work in education, from a foundation that has distributed more than $14 million dollars in scholarships to students in the St...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, welcomed Governor JB Pritzker to SIUE’s campus for the momentous groundbreaking ceremony of SIUE’s new health science complex, the future home of SIUE’s School of Pharmacy and School of Nursing.

“With today’s groundbreaking at SIUE, we usher in a new era for Southern Illinois and its world class University – with greater access to quality education and first-rate healthcare,” s...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Earleen Patterson, PhD, associate vice chancellor for Student Opportunities, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, received the inaugural Southern Illinois University System Antiracism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ADEI) Lifetime Achievement Award. Patterson was recognized at the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, April 27. 

“I was both humbled and honored to receive this recognition,” said Patterson. “ADEI matters becau...

Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, welcomed Governor JB Pritzker to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s campus on Thursday, April 6 for a press conference as part of the Governor’s tour of various state universities. The pair was joined by SIU System President Dan Mahony, PhD, State Representatives Katie Stuart, Amy Elik, Jay Hoffman, and Edwardsville Mayor Art Risavy.  

“SIUE endeavors to be first-and-best in class for providing affordable high-quality degree opportu...

Khoi Minh Pham, of Olney, a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville senior in the School of Engineering, was surprised with the news this week that he is the 2023 Student Employee of the Year.

Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, and Abdullatif Hamad, PhD, chair of the Department of Physics, presented Pham with an award certificate and $500 on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

“I was very surprised yet honored to have been chosen to receive this award,” said Pham. “Every student job I have h...