MEDIA ADVISORY- CHANGE OF DATE

November 18, 2005

MEDIA ADVISORY- CHANGE OF DATE

The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees will hold one news conference TODAY (November 18) for the purpose of introducing the person to succeed Dr. James Walker as President of Southern Illinois University. It will be heldat noon in WSIU-TV STUDIOS in the COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE.

The news conference from Carbondale will also be available on live Internet broadcast.

To access the Internet broadcast you will need a high-speed connection. An Internet video feed of the news conference will be available beginning at 11:50 a.m. and can be accessed real time at:

http://news.siu.edu/conference/