SIUE Graduate Brochure - 2023

WELCOME TO GRADUATE SCHOOL

SIUE can help you further your education and take your career to the next level. Here are some resources you may need as you consider graduate school at SIUE.

Graduate Student Resources Graduate School

Rendleman Hall, Room 2215 618-650-3010 siue.edu/graduate

Service Center/Registrar Rendleman Hall, Room 1309 618-650-2080 siue.edu/registrar

Student Financial Aid

Rendleman Hall, Room 2308 618-650-3880 siue.edu/financial-aid

Bursar

Lovejoy Library

618-650-4636 siue.edu/lovejoy-library

Health Service

Student Success Center, Room 0222 618-650-2842 siue.edu/health-service

Learning Support Services

Student Success Center, Room 1255 618-650-3717 siue.edu/lss

Military and Veteran Resource Center

Rendleman Hall, Room 1101 618-650-3123 siue.edu/bursar

Morris University Center, Room 2055 618-650-5425 siue.edu/veterans

Career Development Center

ITS Help Desk

Student Success Center, Room 0292 618-650-3708 siue.edu/cdc

Lovejoy Library, Room 0005 618-650-5500 siue.edu/its

Just 25 minutes from St. Louis, the SIUE campus is easy to access from four major interstates: I-55, I-64, I-70 and I-270.

Accessible Campus Community and Equitable Student Support

Kimmel Belonging and Engagement Hub

By Train: An Amtrak station is located in Alton, 15 minutes from campus.

Student Success Center, Room 1270 618-650-3726 siue.edu/access

Morris University Center, Room 2049 618-650-3180 inclusion@siue.edu

Library and Information Services provides access to scholarly information and archival resources, including access to more than 240 electronic databases. Most of these resources are accessible remotely to meet the research demands of busy graduate students.

Research consultations on topics ranging from effective search strategies to the interlibrary loan service, which offers worldwide access to articles, books and more, are available.

Visit libguides.siue.edu.

SIUE 101 Graduate Student Orientation

Visit bb.siue.edu and sign in with your e-ID Choose the ‘My Organizations’ tab, where you will find a link to SIUE 101

All Roads Lead to SIUE

By Air: St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) is just 30 minutes from campus.

By Bus: Madison County Transit connects the campus to the city of Edwardsville and the surrounding areas, including St. Louis. There is a free shuttle service that operates around the campus and connects students to downtown Edwardsville and nearby off-campus housing (mct.org). The greater metropolitan area is served by the Metrolink (light rail) system and a network of bus services (metrostlouis.org).

Parking Visitors may park in Lot B or metered portions of other lots. All other nonmetered lots are reserved for current students, faculty and staff with a purchased hangtag. Accessible parking is available near all buildings. siue.edu/maps

Purchase a Parking Permit

Online: siue.edu/parking

In-person: Parking Services, Rendleman Hall, Room 1113

Key to the Campus 1. Rendleman Hall (Office of Admissions and Graduate School) 2. Founders Hall 3. Alumni Hall 4. Peck Hall 5. Lovejoy Library 6. Dunham Hall 7. Science Building Complex (School of Pharmacy) 8. Morris University Center 9. Art and Design Buildings 10. The Center for Spirituality and Sustainability 11. Metcalf Student Experimental Theater 12. Student Fitness Center 13. Vadalabene Center 14. Early Childhood Center 15. Cougar Village Apartments 16. Supporting Services and University Police 17. Woodland Hall 18. Prairie Hall 19. Engineering Building 20. B. Barnard Birger Hall (SIUE Foundation and Alumni Affairs) 21. Bluff Hall 22. University Museum Office 23. 200 University Park (Textbook Service) 24. Evergreen Hall 25. Student Success Center 26. Ralph Korte Stadium (Bob Guelker Field) 27. Cougar Field 28. Simmons Baseball Complex (Roy Lee Field)

All buildings areaccessible.

For information, call 618-650-3726.

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Life on Campus Even graduate students need to find time for fun. At SIUE, you will find a rich cultural environment with a variety of activities from which to choose. Students benefit from free tickets to SIUE NCAA Division I athletic events, and theater, dance and music performances.

As an enrolled SIUE student, you have free access to the Student Fitness Center, and your family members can purchase a membership. The fitness center offers a full array of strength and fitness equipment; a number of recreational courts for basketball, volleyball, racquetball, etc.; an indoor pool and rock climbing wall; and a wellness center. There are running and biking trails on campus, and the campus bike share program gives you an easy way to explore the many nature trails available on or adjacent to SIUE’s campus. siue.edu/campus-recreation

About the Area SIUE offers easy access to the professional opportunities of Metropolitan St. Louis, located just 25 minutes from campus. St. Louis is an excellent place for graduate students to seek internships and full-time employment with major companies such as The Boeing Company, Anheuser-Busch, Edward Jones and BJC HealthCare.

Edwardsville and the surrounding communities welcome and support SIUE students with an array of shops, restaurants and recreational activities. Edwardsville is known throughout the St. Louis region and beyond as an ideal location to live and learn, work and play, and raise a family. siue.edu/about

On-Campus Housing Options All graduate students who are enrolled full-time at SIUE are eligible to live on campus.

Home to upperclass and graduate students, Evergreen Hall features apartment and suite-style living in a residence hall environment. Most floor plans include private bedrooms, and the facility houses a multifunction room, meeting rooms, a conference room and a fitness center.

Cougar Village houses upperclass students, graduate students and students with families. Cougar Village is traditional, independent apartment-style living with the community and academic advantages of living on campus. Cougar Village is just a short walk or shuttle ride from classrooms and main campus buildings.

siue.edu/housing The surrounding communities offer a variety of off-campus rental properties suitable for students. offcampushousing.siue.edu

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