SIUE School of Nursing

Governor Pritzker Celebrates Groundbreaking at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 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.

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  • EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- 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.
  • "We are thankful to Governor Pritzker for this investment in SIUE," said Minor.
  • "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," said Pritzker.
  • Construction is set to be completed by summer 2025.
    siue.edu [Southern Illinois University Edwardsville] provides students with a high-quality education that powerfully transforms the lives of all individuals who seek something greater.

SIUE School of Nursing Gains $4M HRSA Grant to Launch Mobile Health Unit and Training Enhancement Program

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's School of Nursing (SON) has received its largest grant in history— $4 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) — to develop a mobile health unit that will provide community-based services in East St. Louis, Fairmont City, and surrounding communities.

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  • Health Equity to be promoted with SIUE's School of Nursing's mobile health unit and training program initiative.
  • The four-year project is entitled, "Nurse education, practice, quality, and retention-mobile health training program WE CARE REACH: Responding, educating, and advocating for community health."
  • The mobile health unit, WE CARE REACH, will offer primary care and chronic care management services.
  • In addition to funding the mobile health unit, the HRSA grant provides undergraduate nursing students with $1,000 stipends to help increase their interest and ability to join the nursing workforce within underserved primary care settings.

SIUE's Gopalan Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Excellence Award

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Friday, May 20, 2022

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Chaya Gopalan, PhD, has received a Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Award presented by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB), supporting her international application of flipped classroom techniques.

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  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Chaya Gopalan, PhD, has received a Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Award presented by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB), supporting her international application of flipped classroom techniques.
  • EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's Chaya Gopalan, PhD, has received a Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Award presented by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB), supporting her international application of flipped classroom techniques.
  • "The Fulbright award is a widely recognized, prestigious award," said Gopalan.
  • According to Gopalan, India has an enormous appetite for education with priorities including increasing access and equity and improving the quality of teaching.

Liesveld Appointed Dean of the SIU Edwardsville School of Nursing

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has named Judy Liesveld, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, CNE, FAAN, as dean of the School of Nursing after a national search.

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  • EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Denise Cobb, PhD, has named Judy Liesveld, PhD, RN, PPCNP-BC, CNE, FAAN, as dean of the School of Nursing after a national search.
  • Liesveld arrives on campus after serving as interim associate dean of Innovation and Community Outreach, clinical educator and professor at the University of New Mexico (UNM) College of Nursing.
  • An accomplished teacher, scholar and practitioner with clinical experience in pediatric primary care, Liesveld is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and serves as the Dean Ridenour/Mason New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium Endowed Fellow.
  • "I am thrilled and honored to be the next dean of the SIUE School of Nursing," said Liesveld.

SIUE Achieves Historic Graduate Enrollment, Largest Fall First-Year Class in Six Years

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Landmark graduate enrollment, the largest first-year class in six years, increasing diversity and growing international attendance highlight Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's strong fall 2021 enrollment picture.

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  • EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Landmark graduate enrollment, the largest first-year class in six years, increasing diversity and growing international attendance highlight Southern Illinois University Edwardsville's strong fall 2021 enrollment picture.
  • Additional historic enrollment numbers were achieved by the School of Nursing, which grew to 1,906.
  • Positive milestones also include the School of Business reaching 1,692 students (largest since 2001), and the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior growing to 1,851 students (largest since 2004).
  • International enrollment jumped 48% (174 students) over fall 2020 and matched an all-time high for SIUE.

SIUE Nursing and Business Degrees Rated Best Values Nationally

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Thursday, August 26, 2021

College Factual's Best Value Colleges for Nursing reviewed 649 institutions that offer a bachelor's in nursing and ranked SIUE 11th in the nation and #1 in Illinois.

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  • College Factual's Best Value Colleges for Nursing reviewed 649 institutions that offer a bachelor's in nursing and ranked SIUE 11th in the nation and #1 in Illinois.
  • College Factual's Best Value Colleges for Business Administration and Management ranking looked at 876 colleges that offer a bachelor's in business administration and ranked SIUE 19th in the nation and #2 in Illinois.
  • For the 15th consecutive year, the School of Business is named an outstanding business school by The Princeton Review.
  • Nearly 29,000 alumni have earned degrees from the SIUE School of Business.

SIUE Secures $1.8M HRSA Grant to Launch Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has been awarded $1.8 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to boost the number of qualified mental health providers, especially in rural communities.

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  • The Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (BHWET) is a cross-disciplinary effort led by principal investigator (PI) Melissa Bogle, DNP, SIUE School of Nursing assistant professor and family nurse practitioner (FNP) clinical site coordinator in the Department of Family Health and Community Health Nursing.
  • "Behavioral health providers are extremely important in a number of settings, including community health and mental health centers, hospitals and other public organizations.
  • Using a multidisciplinary integrated-care approach to providing mental health services ensures that consumer needs are met efficiently and effectively."
  • Through the BHWET Program, SIUE has partnered with Casa de Salud, Chestnut Health, Centerstone, Southern Illinois Health Foundation, the Macoupin County Health Department and the SIUE WE CARE Clinic to provide interprofessional training opportunities for MSW and PMHNP students.

SIUE and Joliet Junior College Combine for Accelerated Bachelor of Nursing

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

8, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) and Joliet Junior College (JJC) have agreed to offer an accelerated path to a bachelor's in nursing (BSN).

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  • 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SON) and Joliet Junior College (JJC) have agreed to offer an accelerated path to a bachelor's in nursing (BSN).
  • "The SIUE School of Nursing is excited to enter into this long-term partnership with Joliet Junior College," said Sheri Compton-McBride, DNP, RN, assistant professor, and director of the SON RN/BS Nursing Program and Contract Management.
  • "The mission of Joliet Junior College is to transform students' lives with a vision to cultivate pathways to success.
  • Located in the south Chicago suburbs, Joliet Junior College is the nation's first public community college, with six campuses and education centers that serve approximately 27,000 students annually.

SIUE School of Nursing Adds State-of-the-Art Clinical Simulation Lab

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

In fall 2020, the SON opened an additional state-of-the-art clinical simulation lab.

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  • In fall 2020, the SON opened an additional state-of-the-art clinical simulation lab.
  • The new lab space on the third floor includes an advanced simulated operating room, high-fidelity hospital simulation room, two simulation skill classrooms and a new debriefing room.
  • The SLC offers undergraduate and graduate nursing students the realistic primary and advance practice simulation experiences they need to provide high-tech, high-quality patient care.
  • The SIUE School of Nursing's programs are committed to creating excellence in nursing leadership through innovative teaching, evidence-based practice, quality research, patient advocacy and community service.

SIUE School of Nursing Continues Explosive Growth - Health Sciences Complex to Fuel Continued Success

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020

With the new Health Sciences Complex on the horizon for the SIUE campus, the foundation is in place for continued growth.

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  • With the new Health Sciences Complex on the horizon for the SIUE campus, the foundation is in place for continued growth.
  • Bernaix looks forward to the new $105 million Health Sciences Complex as a key component to sustained growth.
  • "The Health Sciences Complex will definitely attract future students for the SON and the other health sciences on campus," Bernaix said.
  • The SIUE School of Nursing's programs are committed to creating excellence in nursing leadership through innovative teaching, evidence-based practice, quality research, patient advocacy and community service.