Southern Illinois University Edwardsville News

Complete with a taped video message fromA former President Bill Clinton on big screens by theA stage near his presidential center, the 35th running of Riverfest had something for everyone.A Clinton noted the festival is recognized for being one of the top recycling venues in the nation and the food drive held during Riverfest is another important ... (more)

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's University Museum now houses the largest collection of artwork in the country by the late, internationally acclaimed artist, Emilio Sanchez, thanks to a recent acquisition facilitated by University Museum Director Eric Barnett.

Diel & Forguson Financial Group has announced that Emily Penrod has passed the national certified public accountant exam and has received her license to practice from the state of Illinois.

Family and friends gathered in celebration as Alton High School seniors took the next step in their lives and received their diplomas Friday night.

The National Institutes of Health Pain Consortium recently awarded 11 health professional schools the designation of Centers of Excellence in Pain Education , a NIH news release reports.

Hannah Richee says there was "no intermingling between poetry and prose in my youth" and believes she is a better writer of novels than poetry.

Even though children no longer will be using the old school at St. Augustine of Hippo Catholic Church as a Head Start center, they have left behind a piece of art for the neighborhood to remember them by.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville received a donation of Cuban art valued at $469,000 from the Emilio Sanchez Foundation.

The Foundry Art Centre hired Jessica May as the program manager for the organization.

The 35th year of Riverfest begins Friday at 6:00 p.m.A This year's theme is "Let the Good Times Flow." Here's a quick rundown of the major acts and when and where to see and hear them.

State workers from the metro-east averaged $61,372 last year. Topping the payroll were three Illinois Department of Human Services doctors and Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier, all passing the $200,000 mark.

The National Institutes of Health Pain Consortium has selected 11 health professional schools as designated Centers of Excellence in Pain Education .

Researchers at the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center announced that they have successfully produced ethanol from the cellulosic or bran portion of the corn kernel.

Lake Land College is the safest college campus in the state of Illinois and the fourth safest campus in the United States, according to information released by the Web site StateUniversity.com. "We are proud to say that at Lake Land College, your child and family members are very safe," said Scott Lensink, Lake Land College president.

Rosalind Wiseman, an author and internationally recognized expert on the topic of bullying, talks to a group of Alton High School students in the school library Tuesday.

Alton High School juniors, from left, Sammy Jo Bergesch, 16, JaVon McBride, 17, and Katie Schmidt, 17, with a large poster of their friend, Maddie Maple, who is recovering from brain surgery at Children's Hospital in St.

Researchers at the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have successfully produced ethanol from the cellulosic portion of the corn kernel.

Madison County's newly appointed associate judge has for a long time wanted to serve on the bench.

John Muck puts the finishing strokes on his oil painting that has a strong resemblance to a scene from Cape Cod, although the subject is The Doll Corner in Edwardsville, as students from a plein-air painting class at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville fan out in the area around the Madison County Courthouse on Tuesday to paint landscapes.

Kate Eckert, a senior at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Germany.