Taking flight: SIU School of Aviation instructors work in June 2024 with Able Flight students to become licensed pilots certified to operate light sport aircraft. (Photo by Russell Bailey)
The partnership between Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Aviation and Able Flight, an aviation nonprofit for people with physical disabilities to receive intensive flight training, continues to grow.
Funding from outside sources remained strong at Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the last fiscal year, according to records from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
Mother Nature provided a beautiful week for Southern Illinois University Carbondale to celebrate Homecoming 2024 – “Salukis on the Frontier” style. Numerous festivities took place Oct. 7-12, and several community groups, alumni, current students, faculty and staff won honors.
More than 130 Chicago-area high school students will be introduced to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s nationally recognized aviation program when United Airlines brings them to Southern Illinois Airport near Murphysboro on Saturday, Oct. 19.
John Palfrey, president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and a national leader in philanthropy, will present the fall 2024 Morton-Kenney Public Affairs Lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Varsity Theater.
When the trick-or-treating is over and you don’t need your jack-o-lanterns anymore, rather than trashing them in landfills turn them into compost at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s The Great Southern Illinois Pumpkin Smash on Nov. 9.
Two officials from Jackson County will discuss floodplain and watershed management issues and concerns about the Carbondale urban heat index and zoning issues at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Room 752 at Morris Library on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus.
Girls and boys in grades 5-9 can explore careers in science and mathematics during an event at Southern Illinois University Carbondale this November.
Photojournalist and educator Tamara Abdul Hadi, whose work focuses on the historic and contemporary representation of her Iraqi culture in its diversity, will give an artist talk at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Oct. 24.
Helping to enhance the emotional wellness of students so they can thrive and succeed is the goal of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Salukis Care Day on Oct. 17, which will be a part of a week of activities leading up to fall break, a three-day weekend for students.
Learn more about our planet and the dynamic forces shaping life here during Earth Science Week at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from Oct. 14-19.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Sustainability Office is sponsoring an open house beginning Monday, Oct. 14, and everyone is invited to tour the new area and bring their ideas for programming and initiatives to make campus even more green and sustainable.
Reports of online hacking are frequent these days, so it seems only fitting that the Illinois APEX Accelerator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is marking October as Cybersecurity Month by hosting the workshop Cybersecurity Is National Security.
