http://news.siu.edu SIUC Department of Media and Communication Resources en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 21:00:01 CDT Sun, 11 May 2008 21:00:01 CDT http://backend.userland.com/rss SIUC rssUpdates suedavis@siu.edu (Sue Davis) douglas@siu.edu (Janet Douglas) CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Getting up at 8 a.m., donning professional attire and attending business meetings may not be typical college Spring Break behavior, but for Southern Illinois University Carbondale extern students that was the norm -- even if they were in Florida or Colorado or other typical Spring Break locales. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908ala8013.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908ala8013.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- It's the 30th year for an annual Carbondale tradition bringing together great summer sounds, friends and excellent entertainment. The 2008 Sunset Concert Series kicks off June 12 courtesy of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Student Center and Student Programming Council, the city of Carbondale and the Carbondale Park District. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908cjm8099.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908cjm8099.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- For kids who love baseball, there's no better way to spend part of summer vacation than attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Saluki Baseball Camp. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908dce8005.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908dce8005.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale is offering six summer youth basketball camps for those interested in improving their skills in the various aspects of the sport. All camps take place on the SIUC campus. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908dce8006.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908dce8006.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The heart-tugging story of professional golfer Angie Hill's journey through life took the top prize in the annual Polly Robinson Feature Writing Contest at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908par8060.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908par8060.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A scholarship is being established to honor a Southern Illinois University Carbondale photojournalism student from Batavia who died from injuries received in a car accident last month. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908par8061.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050908par8061.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- An architect. An associate professor. An historian. A man with a passion for Southern Illinois and its people- past, present and future. Robert H. Swenson, a faculty member at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is all this and more. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050808cjm8100.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050808cjm8100.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Student Health Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will soon welcome as its new director, Dr. Ted W. Grace. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050808cjm8102.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050808cjm8102.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- An associate professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and an SIUC alumnus have teamed up on a book that focuses on the lives of people living along one of the state's vital waterways. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050808par8057.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050808par8057.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- An interdisciplinary symposium next week at the Southern Illinois University School of Law will focus on the medical, legal and public policy challenges of dealing with potentially dangerous people. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050808par8062.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050808par8062.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale recently presented scholarships to 30 outstanding students in the School of Journalism. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050708par8058.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050708par8058.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The winner of the 2007-2008 Spirit of Diversity Award, presented by Southern Illinois University Carbondale's student development office, is the Intercultural Dialogue Student Association. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050708cjm8098.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050708cjm8098.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale's College of Agricultural Sciences has chosen 14 "Agbassadors" to represent their college in the 2008-2009 school year and recruit new students during information fairs, career days and open houses. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050708kcj8034.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050708kcj8034.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Even after he retired in 1999, Robert L. Paulson continued to teach his landscape painting class. It was one class that Paulson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor emeritus and former School of Art and Design director, just couldn't watch disappear over the horizon. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050608amh8097.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050608amh8097.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- John E. Preece, professor of plant, soil and agricultural systems at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, was named the College of Agricultural Science's first director of graduate studies April 1. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050608kcj8026.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050608kcj8026.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A new "DAWG Tag" identification system for Southern Illinois University Carbondale students, faculty and staff will be in place beginning next month. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050608par8051.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050608par8051.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A dozen additional students from Taiwan will join the student body at Southern Illinois University Carbondale this fall after officials from SIUC and a Taiwan university worked out details of a growing exchange program. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050608tjc8057.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050608tjc8057.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- A group of research students and faculty from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is on a stake out these days. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050608tjc8056.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050608tjc8056.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- At the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in southernmost Illinois stands a town known of far and wide. Much like its Egyptian namesake, the Little Egypt city of Cairo has a rich and storied history. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508cjm8096.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508cjm8096.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Southern Illinois Women's Rugby Club is going to be blasting goals in style next season thanks to USA Rugby and the U.S. Army National Guard, as well as an SIUC alumna. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508cjm8095.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508cjm8095.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Ashley A. Grimes is a 2008 William N. Wasson Student Leadership and Academic Award winner. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508cjm8093.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508cjm8093.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale business professionals Emily Carter and Robyn Laur Russell are networking and fostering international entrepreneurial relationships. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508cjm8068.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508cjm8068.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The Seventh Annual SIU Saluki Family Day at First Cellular Field in Chicago is set for June 7 for Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni, family and friends. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508ala8012.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508ala8012.html CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale will award a degree posthumously to a senior photojournalism student from Batavia who died from injuries received in a car accident last week south of Nashville, Ill. http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508par8055.html http://news.siu.edu/news/May08/050508par8055.html