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Walters and Sanders families are SIU’s 2025 Families of the Year - Two Illinois families have been selected as 2025 Saluki Family of the Year winners at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and each will be honored during Saluki Family Weekend festivities, Oct. 3-5.
SIU’s College of Arts and Media hosts global media, arts conference to address uncertainty - An international conference that brings together scholars and artists using media and the arts to address the uncertainty of disorienting times will be hosted this month by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Arts and Media.
SIU Trumpet Studio to perform Nov. 7 at Hangar 9 - The SIU Trumpet Studio, under the direction of Ricky Spears, an assistant professor in the School of Music, will perform Nov. 7 along with the Grammy Award-winning New Orleans-based Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Hangar 9, 513 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale.
Sign up now for SIU’s Homecoming Spirit Competitions - Get in the “spirit” of Homecoming 2025 at SIU by participating in the Homecoming Spirit Competitions. Registration for contests involving faculty, staff and students is underway until 4:30 p.m. Oct. 13.
Creator of styropyro videos to discuss physics and electricity - SIU Carbondale alumnus and YouTube science video creator Drake Anthony will present “100,000 Amps and Beyond From Short-circuiting a Bank of 400 Car Batteries,” a free, public lecture at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, in Neckers Building, Room 440.
SIU recognizes October as LGBTQ+ History Month with numerous activities - Southern Illinois University Carbondale will recognize LGBTQ+ History Month in October with a number of special events and activities.
SIU’s 2025 Banned Books Week includes LGBTQ+ exhibition, discussion - An exhibition celebrating the history of lesbian pulp fiction, along with a recognition on the continued harms of censorship with book bans, are part of upcoming showcases starting this week in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library.
Enjoy great music and more at SIU’s Little Grassy Get Down Oct. 10-12 - The Little Grassy Get Down, a popular premier, family-friendly music festival, returns to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center Oct. 10-12, and tickets are available now.
You’re invited to provide input on campus master plan - As part of the process to craft a new SIU Carbondale Facilities Master Plan, faculty, staff and students are invited to complete a brief online survey on how university facilities can better support their experience. The survey is open through Oct. 10, and all responses will be reviewed in aggregate.
‘Falsettos’ kicks off SIU School of Theater and Dance’s 2025-26 season - A musical that examines issues of gender identity, faith, family and relationships during the early AIDS epidemic of the late 1970s and early 1980s kicks off the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Theater and Dance’s 2025-26 season.
As childhood myopia surges, SIU team finds cleaner, cheaper way to make a key drug - If it seems like more children are wearing glasses, you’re not imagining it. By 2050, scientists project about 50% of tthis he world’s population will be nearsighted. As families and clinicians look for ways to slow that trend, a team led by Southern Illinois University Carbondale researchers has developed a cleaner, lower-cost process to make 7-methylxanthine (7-MX), an oral drug used in Europe to treat childhood myopia.
SIU’s Salukis Care week promotes wellness, helps students succeed - Salukis Care. It’s the culture at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and in recognition of that commitment to students and their emotional wellness, a weeklong celebration from Oct. 6-9 will help them thrive and succeed.
SIU’s Glassman Lecture to examine seismic activity around the world - James A. Conder, director of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Earth Systems and Sustainability, will discuss seismic activity around the world as the keynote speaker for this fall’s Michael and Nancy Glassman Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 1.
First tenant moves in to SIU’s new hub for clinical, social services and training - Southern Illinois University Carbondale has created the Community Care and Education Center (CCEC) as a hub for community clinical services, social support resources and experiential training for health care, behavioral health and social services students, and the College of Health and Human Sciences facility is now open at its new location in University Hall, 1101 S. Wall St.
SIU’s Family Weekend 2025 features actor Danny Trejo, football and more - Football and tailgating, a tasting event, an outdoor movie, a craft sale, Greek Sing and a guest appearance by actor, restaurateur, author, activist and drug counselor Danny Trejo are just a few of the fun activities in store for visitors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Family Weekend 2025, set for Oct. 2-5.
SIU to recognize National APEX Day with virtual workshops, proclamation - — Illinois APEX Accelerator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will host a pair of virtual events Oct. 8 in recognition of National APEX Day and celebration of 40 years of fostering success with government contracting.
Mandatory annual Ethics Act training begins Wednesday - Mandatory 2025 annual Ethics Act training for all SIU Carbondale faculty, staff, graduate assistants, undergraduate assistants, volunteers, student workers and extra help workers takes place Oct. 1-Dec. 31 on the D2L platform. School of Medicine employees located on the Carbondale campus will complete training using HealthStream.
Leadership training workshop openings remain - Seats are available for free leadership training workshops offered in October by the Staff Advisory Committee for the SIU System.
SIU to host international gathering on philosopher John Dewey’s ‘orienting text’ - An interdisciplinary, international conference next month at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will examine one of American philosopher and educator John Dewey’s most important works.
Everyone welcome at SIU’s 5K/10K Trail Run/Walk on Oct. 4 - Sign up now and enjoy a scenic stroll or sprint through the beautiful forests of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center on Oct. 4 for the Rocky Ledges 5K/10K Trail Run/Walk.
Virtual appointments available for faculty, staff regalia sale on Oct. 14 - Events and Outreach is announcing a virtual faculty and staff regalia sale through Herff Jones, a national provider of custom regalia. Graduate students wishing to purchase regalia rather than rent are also welcome.
SIU Carbondale welcomes 42 new tenure-track faculty this fall - Southern Illinois University Carbondale is welcoming 42 new tenure-track faculty to campus for the 2025-2026 school year.
Salary increase guidelines - This message was sent to faculty and staff from Chancellor Austin Lane on Sept. 19.
800+ area high school students to attend SIU Day to see academics in action - More than 800 students from 19 area high schools will meet faculty and staff to get a closer look at resources and academic programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale during SIU Day from 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Classical guitar to be featured in next Yellow Moon Gyroid concert at SIU - The Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series kicks off its second season on Friday, Sept. 26, featuring recent Southern Illinois University Carbondale master’s degree graduate João Vitor.
SIU Simmons Law School sees 25% increase in first-year students this fall - Even with a 25% increase in first-year students at the Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School from a year ago, Dean Hannah Brenner Johnson and her staff already are on the recruiting trail for students who want to be a part of the Class of 2029.
SIU’s Simon Institute hosts scholar to discuss using history to craft policy strategy - Francis J. Gavin, a professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and director of the Henry Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Legislative staff tour SIU System campuses - Last week, state legislative staff from across Illinois received guided tours of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the SIU School of Medicine and SIU Edwardsville.
Bring your business idea to life in SIU/Regions Bank 2025 contest - If you’re an entrepreneur with a great idea to launch or grow a business in Southern Illinois, check out the Southern Illinois 2025 Business Plan Competition Powered by Regions, where more than $20,000 in cash and in-kind services is up for grabs.
Conference at SIU to feature international experts in complex trauma - Internationally known experts in the field of complex trauma and dissociation will be the featured speakers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s second annual Trauma Training Conference, set for Oct. 10-11.
