Recent News
April 18, 2014
Smith named Student Employee of the Year
Southern Illinois University Carbondale honored outstanding student employees at a breakfast recognition ceremony April 17 as part of its observance of the annual National Student Employee Recognition Week.April 18, 2014
Grant will help Veterans Service upgrade office
A $10,000 grant will help upgrade the existing Veterans Service office at Southern Illinois University Carbondale into a Veterans Center.April 18, 2014
Students shine at NASA’s ‘Rover Challenge’
Engineering students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale finished in two of the three top spots at NASA’s annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge last week in Huntsville, Ala.April 18, 2014
Workshop will look toward ‘creative economies’
Building a creative economy in Southern Illinois is the focus of an April 29 symposium sponsored by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute.April 17, 2014
Advisers instrumental in student success
Every member of the faculty and staff at SIU plays a role in helping our students realize their dreams. In recent years, we have put a renewed focus on the success of our new freshmen, because that critical first year sets the stage for the rest of their college experience.April 17, 2014
Harold Bardo wins Sturgis public service award
Involvement in community service is “just part of being a good citizen,” Harold R. Bardo believes.April 17, 2014
Spring art sale will feature students’ work
Southern Illinois University Carbondale art students will showcase their work in ceramics, metals and printmaking at a spring art sale, May 1-2, in the Faner Hall breezeway.April 17, 2014
University to celebrate Earth Day 2014
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will celebrate Earth Day 2014 with a week of special activities that highlight and promote green initiatives throughout campus and the region.April 17, 2014
Undergraduate researchers excel at forum
Several Southern Illinois University Carbondale students brought home awards based on the work they presented at the university’s recent Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Forum.April 16, 2014
Media Advisory – Bukowski art exhibition
Works from Marie Bukowski, director and professor in the School of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, will be part of an art exhibition at Gallery 19 in Chicago, beginning April 18. The exhibit, “Untitled Delineation,” runs through May 30.April 16, 2014
Students earn literary and art work honors
Nine students engaged in creative writing and visual arts recently earned inaugural SIU Carbondale Literary and Art Award honors.April 16, 2014
Students earn top junior science honors
Five high school students, including two from Carbondale Community High School, earned top honors recently at the Illinois Junior Science and Humanities Symposium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.April 16, 2014
Miller chosen BOT student trustee
Adrian Miller of Carbondale will be the Southern Illinois University Carbondale student trustee to the SIU Board of Trustees.April 14, 2014
Paul Simon Debate to feature national titlists
Political debate can make for great drama and two of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s national champion student debaters will provide insight into that success in an exhibition on April 21.April 14, 2014
Cole wins ‘Jabberwock Review’ editor’s prize
Emily Rose Cole, a first year graduate student in the master of fine arts in creative writing program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, won the Nancy D. Hargrove Editors’ Prize in Poetry from the “Jabberwock Review,” a national literary journal produced at Mississippi State University.April 14, 2014
Law school program examines the Holocaust
A program later this month at the SIU School of Law will examine the Holocaust.April 14, 2014
Professional development conference is Wednesday
Faculty and staff are invited to attend a professional development conference from 4 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, in the Student Services Building, Room 150.April 11, 2014
App contest highlights student innovation
Southern Illinois University Carbondale students showed their innovation and creativity in creating special software applications at the 2014 Saluki App Competition.April 11, 2014
Undergraduate students excel as ‘research rookies’
The opportunity to become engaged in research activities at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is not limited only to juniors and seniors.