August 21, 2025
Campus community invited to challenge each other at 9/11 Saluki Stair Climb
The SIU Carbondale campus community can join together in a time of remembrance and reflection on Thursday, Sept. 11, and add a spark of competition at the 9/11 Saluki Stair Climb at Banterra Center.
In paying tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, this is a great opportunity to gather your team and challenge another department, college or office to see who can unite the most participants in paying tribute to those who gave everything.
Participants should plan to arrive by 5:45 a.m. Check in at the unit challenge station with your unit’s name and the number of team members. Be sure and share your challenge with other SIU units on social media and spread the spirit of remembrance. The unit with the largest team will be recognized on social media and earn the honor of leading next year’s remembrance challenge.
The commemoration involves a simulated 110-floor stair climb, representing the 110 floors of the World Trade Center twin towers. This year’s climb includes an increased number of steps to more accurately reflect the journey through the towers that were destroyed that day.