Despite the e-mail that was sent to students about a confirmed case of influenza on campus, Health Services has not been able to confirm if it is the H1N1 virus. Riane Greenwalt, director of Health Services, sent out an e-mail alerting students of the presence of Influenza Type A on the SIUE campus.… Post the First Comment

Not only is H1N1 potentially affecting students' education, but now the government's lack of revenue is creeping into SIUE students' funds by withdrawing the Monetary Awards Program grant, essential for approximately 270,000 students' educational vitality.… 12 Comments

A year ago citizens in the city of Pimienta, Honduras were collecting water in cinderblock bathtubs to use later for dishes and bathing. Some communities had running water only about three times a week for two or three hours. ? Last May, SIUE's chapter of Engineers Without Borders traveled to Pimienta in an effort to change that.… Post the First Comment

SIUE officials are confident a discrimination-based lawsuit filed by a former SIUE employee will be dismissed once it passes through court. Former assistant to the Dean of Engineering Ronald Banks is taking SIUE, the Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees and the State of Illinois to court, after being let go from his position in 2007.… Post the First Comment