{{Short description|Public university in Edwardsville, Illinois, US}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox university | name = Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | image = SIU Edwardsville seal.svg | image_upright = 0.6 | established = {{start date and age|1957}} | type = Public university | endowment = $45.1 million (2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2025-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2025 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2025 Endowment Market Value |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 15, 2026 |format=XLSX}}</ref> | faculty = | administrative_staff = | accreditation = HLC | president = Daniel F. Mahony | chancellor = James T. Minor | students = 12,813 (fall 2025)<ref name="2025enr">{{cite web |url=https://www.siue.edu/news/2025/09/SIUEsFallEnrollmentGrowsDespiteNationalTrends.shtml |title=SIUE's Fall Enrollment Grows Despite National Trends |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |date=September 3, 2025}}</ref> | undergrad = 9,925 (fall 2025) | postgrad = 2,098 (fall 2025) | doctoral = 790 (fall 2025) | city = Edwardsville, Illinois | country = United States | campus = Suburban, {{convert|2660|acre|ha|1}} | colors = Red and white<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siue.edu/marketing-and-communications/services/graphic-design/_university-color.shtml|title=SIUE Marketing and Communications: University Color|access-date=November 13, 2022|archive-date=November 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114015652/https://www.siue.edu/marketing-and-communications/services/graphic-design/_university-color.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><br/>{{color box|#CC0000}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | mascot = Eddie the Cougar #57 | nickname = Cougars | sporting_affiliations = NCAA Division I – Ohio Valley Conference | website = {{URL|https://www.siue.edu/|siue.edu}} | logo = | logo_upright = 1.0 }}
'''Southern Illinois University Edwardsville''' ('''SIUE''') is a public university in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States.<ref name="factbook">{{cite web |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |url=http://www.siue.edu/factbook/ |title=2013 Fact Book: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |format=PDF |pages=1–8 |year=2012–13 |access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref> Located within the Metro East of Greater St. Louis, SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.<ref name="butler 18">Butler 1976, p. 18</ref> It is the younger of the two major institutions of the Southern Illinois University system. SIUE has eight constituent undergraduate and graduate colleges, including those in arts and sciences, business, dentistry, education, engineering, graduate study, nursing, and pharmacy. In addition to its main campus it also hosts the East St. Louis Center.
While most of SIUE's students are from Illinois, out-of-state and international students account for 19% of enrollment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/inrs/factbook/|title=Fact Book – Current Fact Book|website=siue.edu|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> SIUE offers in-state tuition for undergraduate students from all 50 states.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In-State Tuition|url=https://www.siue.edu/paying-for-college/|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=siue.edu}}</ref> The university offers numerous extracurricular activities to its students, including athletics, honor societies, student clubs and organizations, as well as fraternities and sororities. The university has more than 115,000 alumni.<ref name="alumni"/>
Fielding athletic teams known as the SIU Edwardsville Cougars, the university participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
== History == During the post–World War II economic expansion, a lack of public higher education was noticeable in the growing Metro-East area.<ref>Butler, David L. "Retrospect at a Tenth Anniversary: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville". Southern Illinois University Press, 1976, pp. 3–4.</ref> Organizations from across the area took it upon themselves to relieve this lack. Southern Illinois University (SIU), over {{convert|100|mi|km}} to the region's south, opened a residence center in Belleville in 1949.<ref>Butler 1976, p. 5.</ref> In 1955, the Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce founded the Southwestern Illinois Council for Higher Education (SWICHE), tasked with creating a more permanent solution to the problem.<ref name="Butler 1976, p. 6">Butler 1976, p. 6.</ref> SWICHE and SIU's board of trustees met and stated their agreement in goals in 1956, and, that same year, an executive committee from the Board of Education in Alton invited Alonzo Myers, Chairman of the Department of Higher Education for Higher Education at New York University, to perform a study of the need for higher education in the Metro-East.<ref name="Butler 1976, p. 6"/>
Myers's 1957 report, ''The Extent and the Nature of Needs for Higher Education in Madison and St. Clair Counties,'' outlined the precise need:<ref>Butler 1976, p. 9</ref> the 1950 census showed that students in the region in question were only half as likely as those in other regions of the country to finish a four-year college degree program (owing specifically to the lack of a nearby university and the financial difficulties of going to school away from home at other state universities).<ref>Butler 1976, p. 10</ref> Businesses in the area were in need of college-trained employees, but were forced to hire outside of the area,<ref>Butler 1976, p. 11</ref> especially in the fields of business administration, nursing, education, and industrial technology.<ref>Butler 1976, pp. 11–13</ref> Myers concluded that, rather than more residence centers, private schools, or junior colleges, a branch of a four-year public university would best serve the needs of the area.<ref>Butler 1976, pp. 13–15</ref> He recommended SIU, the closest large public university, as the best candidate.<ref>Butler 1976, p. 16</ref>
Acting on the report, in 1957, SIU purchased both a former building of East St. Louis High School and the campus of Shurtleff College in Alton as temporary facilities. Even with all of the research and planning that had gone before, the true need had been underestimated. When the new campuses opened, officials planned on having about 800 students; 1776 enrolled, and enrollment doubled within two years.<ref name="butler 18"/>
The dual campus solution was temporary, mostly because both facilities were in urban areas with little room for expansion even at the time of purchase. Land for the permanent campus was purchased in 1960—{{convert|2660|acres|ha|1|adj=on}} of farmland. Money for the purchase came from A) contributions from individuals, businesses, industries, labor unions, civic organizations, and PTAs; B) loans from 14 Metro-East banks; and C) state funding.<ref>Butler 1976, p. 19.</ref> The location, west of Edwardsville, was chosen due to its accessibility via highways, its usability as an educational campus, and its proximity to the major urban areas of the Metro-East.<ref>Butler 1976, pp. 19–20.</ref>
In 1960, a bond issue was voted upon by the residents of Illinois; the measure passed by more than 100,000 votes, providing funds for the construction of the campuses of SIUE and the school now known as the University of Illinois Chicago.<ref>Butler 1976, p. 21</ref> A conference entitled Environmental Planning-Edwardsville Campus (EPEC) took place in 1961, highlighting the architectural and spatial design of the future campus.<ref>Butler 1976, pp. 23–32</ref> The campus was designed by architects Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum. Ground was broken in 1963<ref>Butler 1976, p. 22</ref> and, with the first two buildings (Peck Hall and Lovejoy Library) completed, classes were first held on the Edwardsville campus in fall 1965.<ref>Butler 1976, pp. 33–34</ref> A series of dedication ceremonies from 1966 to 1969 highlighted the ongoing growth of the campus.<ref>Butler 1976, pp. 35–37</ref>
Prior to the development of the Edwardsville campus, six "Divisions of Academic Programs" were established for the SIU Residential Centers in Alton and East St. Louis on March 4, 1960. When the move was made to the new campus in 1965, the "Divisions" became the Schools of Business, Education, Fine Arts, Humanities, Science and Technology, and Social Sciences.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/archives/timeline.shtml |title=SIUE Archives – SIUE 50th Anniversary Historical Timeline |publisher=Siue.edu |access-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref> The nursing program, which was to become the School of Nursing when the new campus opened, was established on March 29, 1964.<ref name="timeline"/> On April 18, 1969, the board of trustees voted to establish the School of Dental Medicine, which opened in 1972.<ref name="timeline"/> The School of Engineering originated as the Engineering Department of the School of Science and Technology and was elevated to School status in 1982.<ref name="timeline"/> Between September 9, 1993, and July 1, 1995, the Schools of Fine Arts, Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences and the University College merged to become the College of Arts and Sciences.<ref name="timeline"/> The newest of SIUE's schools, the School of Pharmacy, began classes in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/pharmacy/about/index.shtml |title=School of Pharmacy – About Us |publisher=Siue.edu |access-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, the School of Education was renamed to School of Education, Health and Human Behavior to better represent the diversity and growth of its academic programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/news/archives/ArchivesSEP2014.shtml#SIUECelebratesSchoolofEducationHealthandHumanBehavior|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105109/http://www.siue.edu/news/archives/ArchivesSEP2014.shtml#SIUECelebratesSchoolofEducationHealthandHumanBehavior|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 6, 2014|title=SIUE News – September 2014 Archives|date=October 6, 2014|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref>
During its early days of rapid growth, the school became increasingly independent of its parent school in Carbondale. In 1971, SIU's board of trustees made official the campus's name of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.<ref>Butler 1976, p. 39</ref>
=== Mississippi River Festival === From 1969 to 1980, the SIUE campus hosted the Mississippi River Festival (MRF), a summer outdoor concert series that featured performances by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (which was in-residence on campus during the MRF's early years) and high-profile classical, jazz, folk, pop, and rock artists including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Van Cliburn, Aaron Copland, Bob Hope, The Who, Yes, Chicago, Joan Baez, The Eagles, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and The Grateful Dead. The MRF stage was situated beneath a large tent, which also covered the reserved seating section, with lawn seating available outside on the grass of the expansive natural amphitheater. The MRF attracted crowds of up to 30,000.<ref>The Mississippi River Festival. Amanda Bahr-Evola and Stephen Kerber. Arcadia Publishing, Copyright 2006. {{ISBN|978-0-7385-4132-7}}</ref>
== Campus ==
=== Main campus === thumb|SIUE sign at the entrance to the main campus
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is located on {{convert|2660|acre|ha|1}} of trees and lakes, making SIUE one of the largest college campuses in the US by land area.<ref name="SIUErotc">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/rotc/about/|title=About SIUE ROTC|access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> The campus is home to a wide variety of university programs and facilities—classroom and labs, arts and theatre spaces, research centers, student housing, and athletic and recreational venues.
The majority of SIUE's academic buildings are located in the Core Campus, inside Circle Drive on the south side of the {{convert|77|acre|ha|1}} Cougar Lake. Many of the academic buildings were constructed during the 1960s, shortly after the land for the campus was purchased, with major additions during the 1970s. Another building boom has occurred since the turn of the 21st century, as the university experienced enrollment growth and expanded programs.<ref name="buildingboom">{{cite news|last=Donald|first=Elizabeth|publisher=Belleville News-Democrat|url=http://www.bnd.com/2009/08/04/869390/siue-in-middle-of-largest-construction.html|title=SIUE in middle of largest construction boom in history of campus|access-date=February 12, 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The center of the Core Campus is the Stratton Quadrangle, named after William Stratton, who served as the governor of Illinois from 1953 to 1961 and was the university's first commencement speaker in June 1960.<ref name="quad">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/stratton.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Stratton Quadrangle|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185909/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/stratton.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The quadrangle is designed with no direct pathway between two buildings, this provides students with exposure to nature during the commute between buildings.<ref name="quad"/> The quadrangle also contains The Rock, which is constantly changing color because student organizations, such as fraternities and sororities, compete to see who can keep it painted their colors the longest.<ref name="quad"/> The original Rock, a rose quartz boulder, was donated by the supplier of stone for the original Core Campus buildings. It was stolen during the night of October 7–8, 2003, and was found in pieces nine days later. A replacement Rock of limestone was donated by the Unimin Corporation in 2003, installed on March 14, and dedicated on April 7. The remnants of the original Rock were put on display in the Morris University Center.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/archives/timeline.shtml|title=SIUE 50th Anniversary Historical Timeline|access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Lovejoy Library 2.jpg|thumb|Lovejoy Library]] The Lovejoy Library is named after Elijah Parish Lovejoy and sits on the north side of the Stratton Quadrangle. It opened in 1965 and now holds over 800,000 volumes of almost 600,000 titles in book form plus over 1.67 million titles on microfilm across its four floors.<ref name="lovejoy">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/lovejoy-library.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Lovejoy Library|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316020547/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/lovejoy-library.shtml|archive-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Three of the university's major academic buildings lie to the east of Lovejoy Library and northeast of the quadrangle. Peck Hall is named after John Mason Peck and opened in 1965. It houses the College of Arts & Sciences and the Departments of Anthropology, History, Sociology, Social Work, English, Foreign Languages, Political Science, and Philosophy.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/peck-hall.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Peck Hall|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185848/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/peck-hall.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Alumni Hall opened in 1976 and was originally known as Classroom Building III. It houses classrooms and the offices of the School of Nursing and of the departments of Speech Communication, Art Education, Art Therapy, Geography, and Public Administration and Policy Analysis.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/alumni-hall.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Alumni Hall|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185244/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/alumni-hall.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Founders Hall was originally known as Classroom Building II and opened the same year as Alumni Hall. Founders contains various classroom spaces and is home to the schools of Business and Education and the Army ROTC program.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/founders-hall.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Founders Hall|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211050113/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/founders-hall.shtml|archive-date=December 11, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The Science Building Complex is located to the west of Lovejoy Library. The Science Lab Building East (originally the Science Building) opened in 1966. Construction of the new Science Lab Building West began in late 2009, as part of a $72 million project to build it and completely renovate the existing building. The new building opened for use in the Fall of 2013, with the renovation of the old building originally slated for completion in the Fall of 2016.<ref name="buildingboom"/><ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=https://www.siue.edu/_dev/campusgrowth-old/campusgrowth/whats-next.shtml|title=What's Next|access-date=July 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/science-building.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Science Building|access-date=February 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185858/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/science-building.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/news/2017/01/CampusGrowthScienceBuilding.shtml |title=Building a Bigger and Better Science Building Complex Continues |date=January 12, 2017 |access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref> Renovation work on Science Building East was halted in 2015 due to the Illinois budget crisis, but SIUE "forward funded" the work on the two large lecture halls, which were already back in use when work resumed. Science Lab Building East was rededicated in September 2018, the completion late but well under budget.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/SIUE-Science-Building-East-rededication-Sept-21-13221754.php |title=SIUE Science Building East rededication Sept. 21 |publisher=The Intelligencer/Hearst Newspapers |date=September 11, 2018 |access-date= September 26, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siue.edu/news/2018/09/Rededicated-SIUE-Science%20Complex-Provides-State-of-the-Art-Teaching-Research%20.shtml |title=Rededicated SIUE Science Complex Provides State-of-the-Art Teaching and Research |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |date=September 23, 2018 |access-date=September 26, 2018 |archive-date=July 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723011752/http://www.siue.edu/news/2018/09/Rededicated-SIUE-Science%20Complex-Provides-State-of-the-Art-Teaching-Research%20.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Dunham Hall opened in 1966 and underwent an expansion in 1995. The building is named after Katherine Dunham and houses the Departments of Music, Mass Communications, Theater and Dance, and the Information Technology Services.<ref name="Dunham">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/dunham_hall.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Dunham Hall|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185723/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/dunham_hall.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to departmental offices, the building houses music studios, theater studios and workshops, the student television studio, a multimedia computer lab, video editing lab, photojournalism dark room, and WSIE-FM and web-radio radio stations.<ref name="Dunham"/> There is also a theater seating approximately 400, with a proscenium stage, orchestra pit, theatrical lighting, and special effect trap doors. The building is located south of the Science building and directly west of the quadrangle.<ref name="Dunham"/>
The Morris University Center is named for former SIU president Delyte W. Morris and opened in 1967. The MUC is the heart of student activity and lies on the southern edge of the Stratton Quadrangle.<ref name="MUC">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/muc.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Morris University Center|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222044942/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/muc.shtml|archive-date=December 22, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The facility contains dining halls, restaurants, a ballroom, conference rooms, the university bookstore, a bowling center and game room, a Starbucks coffeeshop, the University Bookstore, and other student services, as well as offices for various student organizations and volunteer activities.<ref name="MUC"/> The Student Success Center is one of the newest facilities on the SIUE campus. It opened in 2009 and is connected to the MUC.<ref name="buildingboom"/> Available to students 24 hours a day, the Success Center houses academic and personal support services all in one convenient location, a study lounge and coffee bar, meeting rooms, and a Mac computer lab. The building also contains the offices of student government, disability support services, academic advancement, health services, a career development center, and international programs.<ref name="Studentcenter">{{cite news|last=Donald|first=Elizabeth|publisher=Belleville News-Democrat|url=http://www.bnd.com/2009/09/11/918428/a-cool-place-to-hang-out-siue.html|title='A cool place to hang out': SIUE Student Success Center opens on campus|date=September 11, 2009|access-date=February 12, 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The building was constructed using Green building techniques that includes the use of sustainable and recycled construction materials.<ref name="Studentcenter"/>
Rendleman Hall is located to the east of the University Center and is named after former SIUE president John S. Rendleman. It opened in 1969 and serves as the main administrative building, housing the admission review and processing office, the bursar's office, and the housing office.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/rendleman-hall.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Rendleman Hall|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316020557/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/rendleman-hall.shtml|archive-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Rendleman Hall, since 1970, has also been the location of the branch U.S. Post Office for ZIP code 62026, which serves SIUE's campuses in Edwardsville, Alton, and East St. Louis.
Other academic, arts and athletic buildings are located to the west of the campus center. The Theater Department also uses the Metcalf Experimental Theater, a separate building named after James F. Metcalf (father of actress Laurie Metcalf) that opened in 1984 as a replacement for an old Quonset hut that was used for productions.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/metcalf-theater.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Metcalf Experimental Theater|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203141311/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/metcalf-theater.shtml|archive-date=February 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Engineering Building, opened in 2000 and expanded in 2013–14, houses the SIUE School of Engineering. It includes classrooms, laboratories, and offices for the school and its departments.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/engineering.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Engineering Building|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185728/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/engineering.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Art and Design Building, opened in 1994 and expanded in 2012–13, contains the offices of the Department of Art and Design and its classrooms and studios.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/artanddesign.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Art and Design Building|access-date=February 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185249/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/artanddesign.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> The Center for Spirituality & Sustainability, formerly known as the Religious Center was completed in 1971 and is located near the Art and Design Building.<ref name="spriritualcenter">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/center-spirituality-sustainability.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: The Center for Spirituality & Sustainability|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313014223/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/center-spirituality-sustainability.shtml|archive-date=March 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is topped by a plexiglass Geodesic dome which resembles a globe with Edwardsville oriented at the top.<ref name="spriritualcenter"/> The center was designed by R. Buckminster Fuller and internationally known architect, Shoji Sadao, and dedicated by Fuller, who was a visiting professor at SIUE at the time. The 90th Meridian runs through the building.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.stlwed.com/frameset/vendors/religious_center_at_siue.html|title=About The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability|access-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017162442/http://www.stlwed.com/frameset/vendors/religious_center_at_siue.html|archive-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref>
In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places<ref>{{cite news|last=Waldinger|first=Mike|title=The proud history of architecture in Illinois|url=https://springfieldbusinessjournal.com/2018/01/the-proud-history-of-architecture-in-illinois/|access-date=January 30, 2018|newspaper=Springfield Business Journal|date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).
==== Athletic facilities ==== The Vadalabene Center (also known as the "VC"), named after state senator Sam M. Vadalabene, opened in 1983 and is the focal point for SIUE athletics, containing many of the university's sports facilities.<ref name="Vcenter">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/vc.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Vadalabene Center|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316020517/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/vc.shtml|archive-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Vadalabene Center's arena was renamed to First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center by First Community Credit Union in 2021. The company will pay $2.3 million over the next 10 years for the new name. The center was expanded in 1993 with the addition of the Student Fitness Center, which was improved in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schmidt|first=Sanford J.|work=The Telegraph|url=http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/facility-31391-activity-fitness.html|title=Activity Center adds new dimension to SIUE fitness facility|access-date=February 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226080414/http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/facility-31391-activity-fitness.html|archive-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref> It was further expanded in 2008 as SIUE's athletics began the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. Among the changes were an increase in the arena seating from 2,400 to over 4,000.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siuecougars.com/facilities/vadalabene_center.html|title=SIUE Cougars: Facilities: Vadalabene Center|access-date=February 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214080120/http://www.siuecougars.com/facilities/vadalabene_center.html|archive-date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> All of the athletics department offices are housed in the Lukas Athletics Annex to the VC, which was opened in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/genrel/2012-13/LukasDedication112912 |title=SIUE : SIUE Dedicates Lukas Athletics Annex |publisher=Siuecougars.com |date=November 29, 2012 |access-date=June 21, 2013 |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628032559/http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/genrel/2012-13/LukasDedication112912 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The VC is home to not only Intercollegiate Athletics, but also to Campus Recreation and to the Departments of Kinesiology and Health Education of the School of Education.<ref name="Vcenter"/> Korte Stadium and its Bob Guelker Field opened in 1994 and serves the men's and women's soccer and track and field teams.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/korte.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Korte Stadium|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185838/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/korte.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cougar Field, home of the softball team, and its Fulginiti Indoor practice facility (opened 2012) sits just to the northwest of Korte Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siuecougars.com/facilities/cougar_stadium.html|title=Cougar Stadium|access-date=February 14, 2012|archive-date=September 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911134359/http://www.siuecougars.com/facilities/cougar_stadium.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Simmons Baseball Complex is home to the Cougar baseball team and is located on New Poag Road, west of Stadium Drive, in the northwest corner of the campus.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siuecougars.com/facilities/simmonsbaseballcomplex.html|title=Baseball Complex|access-date=February 14, 2012|archive-date=January 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124030133/http://www.siuecougars.com/facilities/simmonsbaseballcomplex.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Cougar Tennis Courts are just west of the Vadalabene Center<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siuecougars.com/facilities/tennis_courts.html|title=Tennis Courts|access-date=February 14, 2012|archive-date=June 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605145619/http://www.siuecougars.com/facilities/tennis_courts.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the SIUE Cross Country Course is on the north edge of the campus at the intersection of North University Drive and New Poag Road.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siuecougars.com/facilities/xc_course.html|title=Cross Country Course|access-date=February 14, 2012|archive-date=June 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605145353/http://www.siuecougars.com/facilities/xc_course.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==== Student housing ==== Housing consists of several residence halls and Cougar Village, which are the university's on-campus apartments. All campus student accommodations are suite-style and furnished. Each contains social lounges and multiple service units such as computer labs and Learning Resource Centers. Student housing surrounds the academic buildings in the central portion of the SIUE campus.
Woodland and Prairie Hall are located on the southern side of campus between Circle Drive and South University Drive. The two serve as freshmen dorms, providing housing for a combined 1,000 students. Woodland Hall opened in 1994 and is the oldest residence hall. It houses 500 freshmen students.<ref name="woodlandhall">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/woodland.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Woodland Hall|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426032123/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/woodland.shtml|archive-date=April 26, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The hall is multifunctional and contains conference and meeting rooms. Woodland Hall has a small student café, Woodland Cart, which provides students with food during the week.<ref name="woodlandhall"/> Freshmen Focused Interest Communities (groups based on common interest or academic majors) are spread out among the three freshmen residence halls. Prairie Hall opened in 1998.<ref name="woodlandhall"/> It houses 500 freshmen students. Prairie Hall contains meeting rooms and a computer lab, and Freshmen Focused Interest Communities.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/prairie.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Prairie Hall|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316020454/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/prairie.shtml|archive-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Bluff and Evergreen Halls lie to the west of Circle Drive and are the two newest residence halls on the SIUE campus. Bluff Hall opened in 2001 and houses 500 freshmen students.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/bluff.shtml|title=Virtual Tour:Bluff Hall|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185300/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/bluff.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bluff Hall recently added an Esports Arena into the building. Evergreen Hall is the newest residence hall, opened in 2007, and houses about 500 students.<ref name="evergreenhall">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/evergreen.shtml|title=Virtual Tour:Evergreen Hall|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316020532/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/evergreen.shtml|archive-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Evergreen is designed for upper-class residents, it features apartment and suite-style living.<ref name="evergreenhall"/> Students are able to choose from multiple floor plans. The hall also has multiple service facilities, such as fitness center and meeting rooms.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Katherine|work=The Telegraph|url=http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/students-3229-evergreen-hall.html|title=SIUE's new residence hall opens in fall|date=July 2, 2007|access-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226080530/http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/students-3229-evergreen-hall.html|archive-date=February 26, 2012}}</ref>
In addition to the traditional, dorm-style residence halls, Cougar Village is a student apartment development that opened in 1970.<ref name="cougarvillage">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/housing/cougarvillage/index.shtml|title=Housing: Cougar Village|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-date=November 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125230815/http://www.siue.edu/housing/cougarvillage/index.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> The complex is located along the eastern shore of Cougar Lake and is composed of around 500 two and three-bedroom apartments in 62 buildings that house approximately 1,500 undergraduate students, graduate students, and family residents.<ref name="cougarvillage"/> The village was originally called Tower Lake Apartments, after the man-made lake on the north side of campus located behind the water tower and the heating and refrigeration plant. Tower Lake is now called Cougar Lake. Apartments provide multiple floor plans and are a short walk or shuttle ride from the core campus.<ref name="cougarvillage"/> Cougar Village also includes the Cougar Village Commons Building, located in the middle complex. The Commons contains an information desk, laundry facilities, a lounge, a computer lab, and the Common's Grill and Convenience Store. In 2010, a project was developed and approved to remodel eight of the buildings in Cougar Village into a Greek Village, providing on-campus fraternity and sorority houses, but the project was later dropped.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/cougar-village.shtml|title=Virtual Tour:Cougar Village Commons|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320074117/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/cougar-village.shtml|archive-date=March 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==== University Park ==== University Park is a {{convert|330|acre|ha|1|adj=on}} mixed-use technology park located on the eastern side of the SIUE Campus.<ref name="univpark">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/university-park-admin.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: University Park|access-date=February 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185919/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/university-park-admin.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref>
The School of Pharmacy Lab houses the SIUE School of Pharmacy and began offering courses to students admitted to the SIUE doctor of Pharmacy program in August 2005.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/pharmacy.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: School of Pharmacy Lab|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185853/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/pharmacy.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The building is located in SIUE's University Park.<ref name="univpark"/> The School of Pharmacy also has space in the adjacent 200 University Park Building and in the nearby Technology and Management Center and the Biotechnology Laboratory Incubator, which also contains Biology and Chemistry labs, as well as the Geographic Information Systems offices.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/bio-tech-lab.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: Biotechnology Laboratory Incubator|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315185255/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/bio-tech-lab.shtml|archive-date=March 15, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) is the world's only facility dedicated to researching the ways and means of converting corn (maize) to ethanol.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/ncterc.shtml|title=Virtual Tour: NCERC|access-date=February 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316020552/http://www.siue.edu/maps/tour/ncterc.shtml|archive-date=March 16, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==== Additional facilities ==== thumb|Bridge over Turtle Pond in the Gardens at SIUE, fall 2005
The Environmental Resource Training Center (ERTC) is designated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) as the State of Illinois' center for continuing education of personnel involved in the operation, maintenance and management of drinking water and wastewater treatment systems.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/ertc/|title=Environmental Resources Training Center|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> The ERTC is located on the north side of the campus along New Poag Road and features lab and classroom space, as well as a 30,000 gallon-per-day wastewater treatment and drinking water treatment plant.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cornett|first=Kristen|publisher=KMOV|url=http://www.kmov.com/video/featured-videos/Go-Green-Passing-on-water-treatment-knowledge-135149023.html|title=Go Green: Passing on water treatment knowledge|date=December 6, 2011|access-date=February 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608111056/http://www.kmov.com/video/featured-videos/Go-Green-Passing-on-water-treatment-knowledge-135149023.html|archive-date=June 8, 2012}}</ref>
The university developed a {{convert|35|acre|ha|1|adj=on}} botanical garden, known as The Gardens at SIUE, that is also a living laboratory in support of the educational and research missions of the university.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/gardens/|title=The Gardens at SIUE|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> The Gardens are located off Cougar Lake Road, near the Cougar Lake Recreation Area and the Cougar Village apartments.
The Southwest Illinois Advanced Manufacturing Center (SIAM) was launched in 2005, performing applied and basic research for product/process development and improvement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/engineering/siamcenter/|title=Southwest Illinois Advanced Manufacturing Center|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203231250/http://www.siue.edu/engineering/siamcenter/|archive-date=December 3, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> The center was funded by the U. S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. The Hoffman Center on the N.O. Nelson Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville provided over {{convert|35000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of space for SIAM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/engineering/siamcenter/Contact_Us.shtml|title=SIAM Location|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521100522/http://www.siue.edu/engineering/siamcenter/Contact_Us.shtml|archive-date=May 21, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> The center was closed in 2012.
=== Alton Campus === {{Main|Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine}} SIUE's campus in Alton, Illinois, {{convert|17|mi|km}} from the main campus, the site of SIU's Alton residential center from 1957 to 1965, now houses the School of Dental Medicine and its offices, classrooms, labs, clinics, and ancillary services.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/dentalmedicine/about/maps.shtml|title=SIUE School of Dental Medicine: About the School|access-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316020131/http://www.siue.edu/dentalmedicine/about/maps.shtml|archive-date=March 16, 2012}}</ref>
The Alton campus is also home to the Alton Museum of History and Art, located inside Loomis Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://altonmuseum.com/|title=Alton History and Art Museum|access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref>
=== East St. Louis Center === SIUE's East St. Louis Center, located in East St. Louis, Illinois, {{convert|22|mi|km}} from the main campus, traces its beginnings when Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees in response to local people's demands for more education in the Metro East established residence centers in East St. Louis in 1957. The current location is the center's fifth in the city since 1957, but it is the first site specifically designed and built for this purpose. The center provides educational programs, community outreach health services, and cultural events to an economically deprived area of the Metro East. It also provides clinical and practicum experiences relating to urban community needs for various university baccalaureate, professional, and master's programs and for urban studies research.<ref name="eslc">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/eslc/|title=East St. Louis Center|access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref>
The ESLC operates in conjunction with the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School to prepare students for career and college programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siue.edu/esl-charter-school/index.shtml|title=East St. Louis Center – Charter School|website=siue.edu|access-date=January 30, 2019}}</ref> The ESLC includes a Head Start Program providing services to children up to age five, pregnant women, and families; a Latchkey Program to provide local families with after-school care for children ages six to 12;<ref name="bizjournaleslc">{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/feature/Giving_Guide_2011/2011/12/southern-illinois-university.html|title=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Center|last=Staff|date=December 2011|access-date=February 13, 2012|publisher=St. Louis Business Journal}}</ref> and the SIUE East St. Louis Center Performing Arts Program, established in 1967 (formerly known as the Katherine Dunham Center for the Performing Arts and originally as the Performing Arts Training Center) to provide cultural and performing arts classes and workshops.<ref name="bizjournaleslc"/> The center also houses the Community Nursing Services office of the SIUE School of Nursing,<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/nursing/siue-community-nursing-services.shtml|title=SIUE School of Nursing Community Nursing Services|access-date=February 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509124459/http://www.siue.edu/nursing/siue-community-nursing-services.shtml|archive-date=May 9, 2012}}</ref> the East St. Louis Dental Clinic of the SIUE School of Dental Medicine,<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/dentalmedicine/about/service.shtml|title=SIUE School of Dental Medicine Services|access-date=February 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128105635/http://www.siue.edu/dentalmedicine/about/service.shtml|archive-date=January 28, 2012}}</ref> an eye care clinic, and the East St. Louis Community College Center.<ref name="eslc"/>
=== Springfield Campus === SIUE also maintains an off-site location in Springfield, Illinois, for graduate nursing students as part of the SIUE School of Nursing.<ref name="springfieldcampus">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/nursing/siue-nursing-springfield-campus.shtml|title=SIUE School of Nursing Springfield Campus|access-date=February 24, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002043138/http://www.siue.edu/nursing/siue-nursing-springfield-campus.shtml|archive-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref> Classes at the Springfield Campus are delivered via live televideo conferencing as well as traditional lectures.<ref name="springfieldcampus"/> The location is near the SIU School of Medicine and works with the School of Medicine to help students engage in interdisciplinary activities.<ref name="springfieldcampus"/>
== Academics == The university is classified among "D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=149231|title=Carnegie Foundation Classification – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|publisher=Carnegie Foundation|year=2019|access-date=July 5, 2019}}</ref> Total enrollment in fall 2015 was 14,265, the largest overall enrollment in the university's history. The new freshman class of 2015 of 2,096, representing the second largest group of new freshmen in SIUE's history. The average ACT Score for SIUE's fall 2015 freshman class was 23.2; the national average freshman ACT score is 20.9.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.siue.edu/news/2015/09/SIUEBoastsanAllTimeRecordHighStudentEnrollment.shtml |title=SIUE Boasts an All-Time Record High Student Enrollment |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |date=September 9, 2015 |access-date=December 7, 2015}}</ref> There are more than 91,000 living alumni. The student body in the fall of 2013 came from all 102 Illinois counties, 38 states, and 43 foreign nations. The international student population exceeds 300. The top five countries represented on campus are India, Turkey, Iran, China, and Nigeria.<ref name="factbkallstudents">{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/factbook/pdf/FbCurrent.pdf|title=2015 Fact Book: All Students: Geographic Origins, Fall 2014|year=2014–15|publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|pages=46–47|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517012511/http://www.siue.edu/factbook/pdf/FbCurrent.pdf|archive-date=May 17, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>
SIUE offers 65 baccalaureate degrees, eight post-baccalaureate certificate, 49 master's degrees, 12 post-master's or specialist certificates, and doctoral degrees in Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Educational Leadership, and Nursing Practice.<ref name="programsfctbook">{{cite web|publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/factbook/pdf/FbCurrent.pdf|title=2014 Fact Book: Program Inventory|pages=10–16|year=2013–14|access-date=January 25, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517012511/http://www.siue.edu/factbook/pdf/FbCurrent.pdf|archive-date=May 17, 2013}}</ref> The university also offer three cooperative Doctor of Philosophy degrees in education, engineering, and history in conjunction with SIUC.<ref name="academics">{{cite web|publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/academics/|title=Academics and Library|access-date=February 11, 2012}}</ref> Additionally, the Office of Educational Outreach provides and coordinates continuing education programs offered by several academic departments.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/educationaloutreach/|title=Educational Outreach|access-date=February 11, 2012}}</ref>
SIUE confers degrees from eight colleges and schools, while Lovejoy Library also has status as a school that does not grant degrees:<ref name="academics"/> thumb|The Engineering Building as seen at night
{{col-begin|width=50%}} {{Col-2}} *College of Arts and Sciences *School of Business *School of Dental Medicine *School of Education, Health and Human Behavior {{Col-2}} *School of Engineering *Lovejoy Library *School of Nursing *School of Pharmacy *Graduate School {{Col-end}}
In fiscal year 2016, SIUE faculty and staff received 162 grants and contracts for research, teaching, and service initiatives worth more than $24 million—which ranked second among more than 680 comparable public and private universities in the country. The grants awarded were from agencies that included the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/research/ |publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville l |title=Research |access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref>
=== Accreditation === SIUE has had full accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncahlc.org/component/com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,/instid,1157/|title=Directory of HLC Institutions|publisher=Ncahlc.org|access-date=February 11, 2012|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190524/http://www.ncahlc.org/component/com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,/instid,1157/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The SIUE School of Business and its Department of Accounting are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).<ref>{{cite web|publisher=AACSB|url=https://datadirect.aacsb.edu/public/profiles/profile.cfm?runReport=1&unitid=54939&userType=All|title=AACSB Member List: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, School of Business|access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> All of the SIUE School of Education programs are fully accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education as well as by the Illinois State Board of Education,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/education/about/accreditation.shtml|title=About the School of Education: Accreditation|access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref><ref name="NCATEaccred">{{cite web|publisher=NCATE|url=http://www.ncate.org/tabid/178/Default.aspx?ch=106&CO_ID=11027&state=il|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415110403/http://www.ncate.org/tabid/178/Default.aspx?ch=106&CO_ID=11027&state=il|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 15, 2013|title=NCATE Accredited Institution Details: Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville|access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> and its Early Childhood Education Program is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs.<ref name="NCATEaccred"/> In the SIUE School of Engineering, the Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accrediting Commission of the American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); the Computer Science Program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET;<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ABET |url=http://main.abet.org/aps/AccreditedProgramsDetails.aspx?OrganizationID=109 |title=ABET Accredited Programs: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref> and the Construction Management program is accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ACCE|url=http://acce-hq.org/baccalaureateprograms.htm#IL|title=ACCE Accredited International Baccalaureate Degree Programs|access-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222191459/http://www.acce-hq.org/baccalaureateprograms.htm#IL|archive-date=December 22, 2011}}</ref> The SIUE School of Nursing is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for a period of ten years;<ref>{{cite web|publisher=CCNE|url=http://apps.aacn.nche.edu/CCNE/reports/rptAccreditedPrograms_New.asp?state=IL&sFullName=Illinois|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110160317/http://apps.aacn.nche.edu/CCNE/reports/rptAccreditedPrograms_New.asp?state=IL&sFullName=Illinois|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 10, 2013|title=CCNE-Accredited Nursing Degree Programs|access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> additionally, the Certified Nurse Anesthesia Program is fully accredited for a ten-year period by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.coa.us.com/accredited-programs/Pages/default.aspx|title=COA Accredited Programs|access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> The SIU School of Dental Medicine is fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association (ADA),<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ADA|url=http://www.ada.org/267.aspx|title=DDS/DMD Programs|access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> and the Endodontic Residency and Periodontics Residency programs offered in cooperation with St. Louis University are also accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the ADA.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ADA|url=http://www.ada.org/5502.aspx|title=Advanced Programs|access-date=March 4, 2012|archive-date=March 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301084408/http://www.ada.org/5502.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the spring of 2009, the SIUE School of Pharmacy, the university's newest school, received full accreditation status from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).<ref>{{cite web|work=Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education|url=https://www.acpe-accredit.org/shared_info/programsstatic.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226180721/http://acpe-accredit.org/shared_info/programsstatic.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 26, 2010|title=Accredited Professional Programs of Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy|access-date=February 11, 2012}}</ref>
Departments within the SIUE College of Arts Sciences university are accredited or certified by: the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ACEJMC|url=http://www2.ku.edu/~acejmc/STUDENT/PROGLIST.SHTML#IL|title=ACEJMC Accredited Programs 2011 – 2012|date=January 17, 2012|access-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726094439/http://www2.ku.edu/~acejmc/STUDENT/PROGLIST.SHTML#IL|archive-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref> the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=ASHA|url=http://www.asha.org/Academic/accreditation/AccHstry/#Illinois|title=Graduate Education Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology|access-date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> the Council on Social Work Education,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=CSWE|url=http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation/organizations/18738.aspx|title=Directory of Accredited Programs: Southern Illinois University Carbondale|access-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511010414/http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation/organizations/18738.aspx|archive-date=May 11, 2015}}</ref> the National Association of Schools of Music,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=NASM|url=http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=List_Accredited_Members&memberId=7186064ea4f0a7b0e2f08201011c1150|title=NASM Accreditation: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|access-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109210904/http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=List_Accredited_Members&memberId=7186064ea4f0a7b0e2f08201011c1150|archive-date=January 9, 2016}}</ref> the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=NASPAA|url=http://www.naspaa.org/accreditation/document/Official-RosterAccreditedPrograms09-10_9.1.pdf|title=09-10 Annual Roster of NASPAA Accredited Programs|access-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223193118/http://www.naspaa.org/accreditation/document/Official-RosterAccreditedPrograms09-10_9.1.pdf|archive-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref> and the National Association of Schools of Theatre,<ref>{{cite web|publisher=NAST|url=http://nast.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=List_Accredited_Members&memberId=4c688038a9cf81a1a4ffeb2501367b15|title=NAST Directory: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|access-date=March 4, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109210904/http://nast.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=List_Accredited_Members&memberId=4c688038a9cf81a1a4ffeb2501367b15|archive-date=January 9, 2016}}</ref> as appropriate. In addition, the American Art Therapy Association<ref>{{cite web|publisher=AATA |url=http://www.americanarttherapyassociation.org/aata-educational-programs.html|title=AATA Educational Institutions |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001174117/http://www.americanarttherapyassociation.org/aata-educational-programs.html |archive-date=October 1, 2009 |access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref> and the American Chemical Society<ref>{{cite web |url=https://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/coldfusionapp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=mapp_cptasl_page# |title=ColdFusion Portal |publisher=Portal.acs.org |date=May 20, 2010 |access-date=June 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326220029/https://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/coldfusionapp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=mapp_cptasl_page |archive-date=March 26, 2015 }}</ref> have formally reviewed and approved SIUE's programs as meeting their standards.
=== Rankings === {{Infobox US university ranking | Forbes = 554 | USNWR_NU = | USNWR_REG = 72 (in the Midwest) | Wamo_NU = | Wamo_MASTERSU = 99 (USA) }}
''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Colleges 2019 edition dropped SIUE 25 places from 2014 so that SIUE became tied for number 72 in the "Best Regional Universities-Midwest" category.<ref>{{cite web |title=Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/southern-illinois-university-edwardsville-1759 |website=usnews.com |publisher=U.S. News & World Report L.P. |access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> Back in the 2014 edition, ''U.S. News & World Report'' Best Colleges had placed SIUE at number 47, and at that time placed it among the top 10 public universities, both in the "Best Regional Universities-Midwest" category. Plus, back then in 2014, SIUE was tied with Butler University at No. 3 of the "Up-and-Coming Schools (Midwest)".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/southern-illinois-university-edwardsville-1759/rankings | title=Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville U.S. News Rankings | work=U.S. News & World Report | date=September 9, 2014 | access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref>
''Washington Monthly'', a national political magazine, in its "2018 College Guide and Rankings" ranked SIUE at number 99 among private and public colleges and universities in the nation that are classified as "Masters Universities" with the rankings based on contributions to the public good.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 College Guide and Rankings |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018college-guide?ranking=2018-rankings-masters-universities |work=Washington Monthly |date=August 23, 2018 |access-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130174932/https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018college-guide?ranking=2018-rankings-masters-universities |url-status=dead }}</ref> Previously, in 2014, ''Washington Monthly'' had ranked SIUE 40th in its "Masters Universities" category, the 2018 ranking dropping SIUE 59 places.<ref name="wamomasters">{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/masters-universities-rank.php | title=Master's University Ranking WM | work=Washington Monthly | date=August 2014 | access-date=September 26, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921230836/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/masters-universities-rank.php | archive-date=September 21, 2014 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>
The National Council for Home Safety and Security's 2018 listing of the Safest College Campuses in the U.S. placed SIUE 11th among schools with an enrollment over 10,000; this placed the school No. 1 in Illinois and ranked ahead of all institutions in Missouri.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.alarms.org/safest-college-campuses-in-america-2018/ |title=Safest College Campuses in America 2018|publisher=National Council for Home Safety and Security |access-date=December 9, 2018 }}</ref> The online news magazine ''The Daily Beast'' ranks SIUE 21st in the nation among its 2010 Top 50 Safest Colleges: University Primetime News ranked it as the ninth safest. These ratings led to feature stories on SIUE's safety. SIUE police officers are academy trained and engaged in a community policing program.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Beast|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2010/09/14/50-safest-colleges.html|title=50 Safest Colleges|date=September 13, 2010|access-date=February 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Belleville News-Democrat|title=How Safe Are our Colleges Investigation|url=http://www.bnd.com/2014/06/07/3245645_how-safe-are-our-colleges-investigation.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140926235206/http://www.bnd.com/2014/06/07/3245645_how-safe-are-our-colleges-investigation.html?rh=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 26, 2014|access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Safewise|title=Search Crime-free campus 4 America's Safest Colleges|url=http://www.safewise.com/blog/search-crime-free-campus-4-americas-safest-colleges/|access-date=September 26, 2014|date=May 7, 2014|archive-date=October 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015154957/http://www.safewise.com/blog/search-crime-free-campus-4-americas-safest-colleges/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
SIUE students' commitment to community service through volunteer efforts earned them a spot on the 2009 and 2010 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll of the Corporation for National and Community Service, an honor given to only six US colleges and universities each year.<ref>{{cite web |author=Corporation for National and Community Service |url=http://www.nationalservice.gov/ |title=Corporation for National and Community Service |publisher=Nationalservice.gov |access-date=June 21, 2013 |archive-date=January 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104010310/https://www.nationalservice.gov/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
SIUE's School of Business was ranked as a "Best 310 Business School" in the 2010 edition of the ''Princeton Review''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Biggs|first=Julia|publisher=The Intelligencer|url=http://www.theintelligencer.com/local_news/article_e3c81712-040a-53f6-ab2f-95e197ddfb7f.html|title=SIUE School of Business featured in 'The Princeton Review'|date=October 27, 2010|access-date=February 11, 2012}}</ref> In The ''Princeton Review's'' 2012 rankings, SIUE's business school was ranked in the top 294.<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff|publisher=St. Louis Post Dispatch|url=http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/illinois/education/siue-business-school-called-oustanding/article_cee74a66-0588-11e1-a923-001a4bcf6878.html|title=SIUE business school called '{{Sic|hide=y|outst|anding}}'|date=November 3, 2011|access-date=February 11, 2012}}</ref> In 2006, SIUE's Department of Psychology won a national award from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. In 2014, the same department won a departmental service award from the American Psychological Association.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.siue.edu/education/psychology/newsletter.shtml | title=Awards and Accomplishments – Department of Psychology | publisher=SIUE | date=May 26, 2014 | access-date=May 26, 2014 | archive-date=October 19, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019085120/http://www.siue.edu/education/psychology/newsletter.shtml | url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Athletics == {{Main|SIU Edwardsville Cougars}} thumb|SIUE Athletics wordmark thumb|Vadalebene Center {| class="toccolours" cellspacing="3px" style="width: 24em; float: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; text-align:left;" |'''Cougar mascots'''<br />SIUE once housed two live cougar mascots. From 1968 to 1985, the female cougar, Chimega (an Apache word for cougar), was the official mascot. On March 18, 1985, Chimaga died of old age. In July 1982, Kyna became the second official mascot of SIUE. After only five years at SIUE, Kyna was sent to a wildlife preserve in Southern Illinois near Metropolis. SIUE no longer houses live mascots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/archives/cougar/index.shtml |title=SIUE Archives – History of the SIUE Cougar Mascot}}</ref> |} The SIUE athletic teams are nicknamed the Cougars. SIUE is a member of the NCAA at the Division I level.<ref name="D1transition">{{cite news|last=Durando|first=Stu|work=St. Louis Post Dispatch|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/siue-takes-steps-in-division-transition/article_577e8242-59bf-5a5b-86d4-136662380b30.html |title=SIUE takes steps in Division 1 transition|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=February 24, 2012}}</ref> The university is a member in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) and most teams compete in the OVC.<ref name="D1transition"/> However, the university also fields certain sports that the OVC does not sponsor competition in; SIUE is an associate member of the Mid-American Conference for wrestling.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jimenez|first=James|publisher=Hustle Belt|url= https://www.hustlebelt.com/2017/6/2/15729058/siu-edwardsville-joins-mid-american-conference-affiliate-member-mens-soccer-wrestling|title=SIU-Edwardsville joins Mid-American Conference as affiliate member in two sports|date=June 2, 2017|access-date=August 1, 2017}}</ref> Previously, they were an associate member of the Missouri Valley Conference for men's soccer and an associate member of the Southern Conference for wrestling from 2007 to 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hayes|first=Pete|work=The Telegraph|url=http://www.thetelegraph.com/sports/soccer-14989-division-siue.html|title=SIUE soccer could be headed to another Valley|date=June 10, 2008|access-date=February 24, 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=National Collegiate Wrestling Association|url=http://www.ncwa.net/news?news_id=984|title=SIUE Admitted to NCAA DI Southern Conference|date=August 16, 2011|access-date=February 24, 2012}}</ref> Until 2008, SIUE competed in the NCAA's Division II as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). The university has won 17 NCAA National Championships, 16 of which occurred while the university was a member of Division II.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siuecougars.com/view.gal?id=50480|title=SIUE Championship History|access-date=February 24, 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The school mascot was Cory the Cougar until 2010, when the school decided to get a new mascot, "Eddie the Cougar"—the new name being a direct reference to Edwardsville.<ref name="Vandergrift">{{cite news|last=Schmidt|first=Sanford J.|work=The Telegraph|url=http://www.thetelegraph.com/articles/chancellor-59909-vandegrift-university.html|title=SIUE chancellor Vandegrift announces retirement date|date=September 29, 2011|access-date=February 24, 2012}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The number 57 on Eddie's jersey is in honor of the university's founding in 1957.<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff|publisher=St. Louis Post Dispatch|url=http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/illinois/life/mascots-kick-off-toy-drive/article_d70d03a7-d38f-590f-9cdc-ec0c58e030fb.html|title=Mascots kick off toy drive|date=December 5, 2011|access-date=February 24, 2012}}</ref>
== Student life ==
=== Student clubs and activities === Numerous extracurricular activities are available to students, including nearly 150 registered student organizations, Greek organizations, and sports clubs.
Many of the student activities are overseen by the staff of the Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/studentorganizations/index.shtml|title=Student Organizations|access-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125193335/http://www.siue.edu/studentorganizations/index.shtml|archive-date=November 25, 2011}}</ref> which also offers students the opportunities to engage in community volunteer programs.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/kimmel/volunteer/index.shtml|title=Volunteer Service|access-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106223905/http://www.siue.edu/kimmel/volunteer/index.shtml|archive-date=January 6, 2012}}</ref> Among these programs, students can take part in the Student Leadership Development Program, which consists of 60 hours of volunteer service and attending a structured reflection session. Half of the volunteer hours must be completed in the community. Participants can receive credit toward a leadership transcript by documenting service hours and by providing an account of skills obtained and duties performed.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/kimmel/sldp/index.shtml|title=Leadership|access-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331013449/http://www.siue.edu/kimmel/sldp/index.shtml|archive-date=March 31, 2012}}</ref>
The Department of Campus Recreation sponsors a wide variety of intramural sports, club sports, and recreation activities such as group fitness classes, aquatic programs, gym and fitness programs, special events, and outdoor recreation activities and trips.<ref name="recsports">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/crec/intramural/|title=Campus Recreation|access-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825235530/http://www.siue.edu/crec/intramural/|archive-date=August 25, 2012}}</ref>
=== Greek organizations === The Greek community at SIUE has roughly twenty fraternities and sororities.<ref>{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/kimmel/greeklife.shtml|title=Greek Life|access-date=February 13, 2012|archive-date=March 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331013438/http://www.siue.edu/kimmel/greeklife.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Student media and publications === The school newspaper, ''The Alestle'', is named for the school's three campuses: '''Al'''ton (the location of the dental school), '''E'''ast '''St'''. '''L'''ouis and '''E'''dwardsville.<ref name="alestle">{{cite web|work=The Alestle|url=http://www.alestlelive.com/site/about.html|title=Information|access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> ''The Alestle'' is a member of the Illinois College Press Association and the Associated Collegiate Press. ''The Alestle'' is published exclusively online on Tuesdays and in print on Thursdays during fall and spring semesters and on Wednesdays during summer semesters. It was established in 1960.<ref name="alestle"/>
WSIE-FM 88.7 is the university-owned radio station that specializes in modern jazz, blues, R&B, news, SIUE sports, and student programming. The station serves the Greater St. Louis Area and Southwestern Illinois and is also available online. The station offers hands-on training for SIUE students to gain knowledge of radio station production.<ref>{{cite web|work=WSIE 88.7|url=http://www.wsieradio.com/?page_id=5|title=Station Info|access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref>
SIUE Web Radio is a sister organization to WSIE. The station began in 2003 as a branch of the traditional station but eventually broke off and is now a separate organization that partners with the Mass Communications Department and ''The Alestle''.<ref name="webradio">{{cite web|work=SIUE Web Radio|url=http://www.siue.edu/WEBRADIO/about.shtml|title=About|access-date=February 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527012214/http://www.siue.edu/WEBRADIO/about.shtml|archive-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref>
=== Student Government === The Student Government (SG), SIUE's student government, serves the primary function to serve as an advocate on student issues and voice students' concerns about campus issues.<ref name="sga"/> The organization has a combined undergraduate and graduate student senate.<ref name="sga">{{cite web|work=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|url=http://www.siue.edu/kimmel/sg/about/index.shtml|title=Student Government – About Us|access-date=February 13, 2012|archive-date=March 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331013347/http://www.siue.edu/kimmel/sg/about/index.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> The student government at SIUE is composed of two branches. The legislative branch consists of twelve senators elected by the student body on a yearly basis.<ref name="sga"/> The Executive Board consists of the Student Body President, Student Body Vice President, and Student Trustee who are also elected by the student body.<ref name="sga"/> The Financial Officer, Head Justice, Organization Relations Officer, External Affairs Officer, Equity and Wellness Officer, and Communications officer are all considered part of the executive board and are appointed by the Student Body President then confirmed by the Senate.<ref name="sga"/>
=== Freedom of speech settlement === In late July 2023, SIUE paid a student $80,000 to settle a legal complaint against it for faculty misconduct against a student. The student had expressed conservative views online. Other students complained the views were harmful, and gag and no contact orders were issued against her. Under the settlement, three SIUE professors must undergo compulsory First Amendment training.<ref>{{cite web|work=Resist the Mainstream|url=https://resistthemainstream.com/university-to-pay-christian-student-for-silencing-conservative-views/|title=University To Pay Christian Student for 'Silencing' Conservative Views|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>
== Notable alumni == {{Main|List of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni}} In the Fall of 2019, SIUE had 106,627 living alumni.<ref name="alumni">{{cite web|title=SIUE Alumni Assosciation|url=https://www.siue.edu/alumni/|access-date=July 28, 2021|publisher=Southern Illinois University Edwardsville}}</ref> The SIUE Alumni Association<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siue.edu/alumni/index.shtml |title=Alumni – SIUE Alumni Affairs |publisher=Siue.edu |access-date=June 21, 2013}}</ref> has offices in the B. Barnard Birger Hall.
== See also == {{Portal bar|Illinois}} * Southern Illinois University
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{Official website}} *[http://www.siuecougars.com SIU Edwardsville athletics website] *[http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/IL-01-119-0083 Society of Architectural Historians SAH ARCHIPEDIA entry on Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Campus]
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