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SIU System MLK Day presentations highlight a transformative era in Chicago politics - A special presentation, featuring screenings of a powerful documentary about Black political organizing and influence within the Chicago Democratic political machine, is coming to Carbondale and Springfield on Jan. 19, courtesy of a Southern Illinois University System Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday event.
New Student Concern page provides new tools to help support student success - Faculty and staff now have additional tools to support student success through early intervention and timely assistance with the launch of the new Student Concern webpage.
Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program to visit campus Jan. 15-16 - Representatives of the Illinois Chiefs of Police Association will hold an on-site assessment of SIU's Department of Public Safety on Jan. 15-16 as part of the Illinois Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ILEAP). Trained assessors from peer agencies across the state will conduct inspections and review files and audits of the police department.
Grand opening celebrates new SIU Head Start Murphysboro Center - A grand opening and open house on Jan. 8 gave families and the community an opportunity to celebrate the new SIU Head Start center and playground in Murphysboro.
Facilities and Energy Management launches service request portal - Facilities and Energy Management (FEM) has launched a service request portal for departments to submit service requests they are responsible for paying for.
Media Advisory – SIU Carbondale fall 2025 semester graduation, deans’ lists - Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s fall 2025 degree candidates and deans’ lists are available on the SIU news website . Commencement ceremonies were Dec. 13 at SIU’s Banterra Center.
SIU team gets $170K grant to continue research to stop toxins from harmful algae blooms - A research team at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has received a second grant to continue its work to prevent harmful algae blooms from producing toxins, addressing a problem that occurs in bodies of water throughout the world. In this phase of the project, the team will investigate whether they can scale up the technology and measure its impact on the environment and the food web.
SIFest’s 22nd season will celebrate ‘America at 250’ - Set your calendars to commemorate the nation’s music history as the 22nd season of the nationally recognized Southern Illinois Music Festival (SIFest) will celebrate “America at 250.”
SIU grad engineers solutions to protect communities from water-related disasters - Growing up in Nepal’s flood-prone Terai region, Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate Dewasis Dahal learned early that water can be both a lifeline and a threat.
SIU’s 2026 Winter Weeks of Welcome help students start the semester off right - When Southern Illinois University Carbondale throws out the welcome mat, it does so in style as evidenced by Winter Weeks of Welcome, a special time to greet new and returning students as they come to campus for the spring semester and get them acquainted and connected with SIU and one another.
Everyone invited to explore SIU’s Rec Center during Jan. 11 Community Day - If you’ve ever wondered what all Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Student Recreation Center has to offer, here’s your chance to find out.
Immigration law, policy scholar to present SIU Simmons Law School Lesar Lecture - Immigration law and policy scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández will discuss federal courts and President Donald Trump’s immigration policies when he presents the Hiram H. Lesar Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at Southern Illinois University’s Simmons Law School.
Sign up now for SIU’s 2026 Illinois Conference on Teaching Mathematics - Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Illinois Conference on Teaching Mathematics, celebrating 40 years of helping math educators succeed, is set for Feb. 19, 2026, and registration is now underway.
SIU’s 2025 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase honors announced - The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Showcase held recently at Southern Illinois University Carbondale drew scores of people to celebrate some of the region’s most impressive new innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs.
Saluki couple celebrate graduation from SIU on the same day - For Salukis Sarah and James Anderson, time doesn’t stand still. It can’t.
SIU’s SouthernTECH Food Incubator receiving $197K federal grant - The Delta Regional Authority has awarded $197,000 to SIU through its States’ Economic Development Assistance Program for the purchase of specialized equipment for the university’s new SouthernTECH High-Tech Food Incubator, a state-of-the-art food processing and manufacturing incubator located at the Gower Translational Research Center on University Press Drive.
SIU provides Air Force ROTC cadets with innovative mental health training - Imagine a colleague comes to you, struggling with tough life problems, perhaps life-or-death questions. Thanks to an innovative new mental health training program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, cadets from Air Force ROTC Detachment 205 will be prepared to help if faced with such situations.
Reminders on end of year payroll, W-2 forms - With the end of the 2025 calendar year quickly approaching, all university employees are asked to review their mailing address via Human Resources Self-Service and make any necessary changes before Jan. 6. Current and former employees and retirees are encouraged to maintain accurate addresses/contact information.
Help SIU save energy, improve sustainability - As students, faculty and staff prepare to leave campus for the holiday break, now is a good time to take simple steps to save energy, which will help the university improve sustainability, one of the five pillars of the Imagine 2030 strategic plan.
Get tickets for SIU Alumni Association’s ‘Yacht Rock the Dock’ - Tickets are available for the SIU Alumni Association’s “Yacht Rock the Dock” on Jan. 16 at the Carson Center for the Performing Arts in Paducah, Kentucky.
Campus building hours, mail service schedule over break - Much of the university will be closed during winter break, Dec. 24-Jan. 2, and campus mail will run on an altered schedule.
Apply now to join SIU’s Sustainability Council - The SIU Sustainability Council is seeking three new members. One staff and two faculty seats are open, and applications must be submitted online no later than 11:59 p.m. Jan. 1.
SIU’s Paul Simon Institute hosts leading diplomat to discuss global challenges - Jan Eliasson, a former Swedish and United Nations diplomat, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Wednesday, Dec. 17, for a virtual discussion on the state of the world in 2025 and challenges facing the international system.
19-year-old to graduate SIU with aviation management degree - Even though no one in his family was in the industry, 19-year-old Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior Nathan Baskar has had a passion for aviation and airplanes for as long as he can remember, including dressing up as a pilot for Halloween when he was 2 years old.
SIU Carbondale to honor about 1,550 grads at fall 2025 commencement - The academic achievements of about 1,550 Southern Illinois University Carbondale students will be celebrated at fall 2025 commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Banterra Center.
SIU students earn 3rd berth at national tax competition with regional victory - Southern Illinois University Carbondale students have taken top honors once again in the recent 2025-26 regional Deloitte FanTAXtic tax case competition, punching its third ticket in the last four years to the nationals in January.
SIU senior 2025 student art exhibition begins Tuesday - An exhibition next week will highlight the creative work of eight graduating seniors in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Art and Design.
Workshop on building an organic farm fertility system is Sunday - A free, public workshop on whole-farm fertility systems design and management will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at the Dunn Richmond Economic Development Center. Registration is required.
U.S. Navy Band Great Lakes wind ensemble to perform Dec. 8 at SIU - The U.S. Navy Band Great Lakes wind ensemble will give a free, public performance on Monday, Dec. 8, in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium.
SIU Carbondale police earn law enforcement accreditation - The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently earned accreditation from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA).
