Help SIU save energy, improve sustainability over July 4 holiday

July 02, 2026

Help SIU save energy, improve sustainability over July 4 holiday

SIU Carbondale will be closed on Friday, July 3. As students, faculty and staff prepare to leave campus for the July 4 holiday, now is a good time to take simple steps to help the university improve sustainability, one of the five pillars of the Imagine 2030 strategic plan.

Measures to conserve energy and associated costs include:

• Turn off all office lights, and individual workplace lights, when your area is not being used.
• Turn off any unused office or lab equipment including computers, copiers and printers.
• Properly shut all outside windows and doors.
• Close window blinds.
• Report any heating or cooling systems that are malfunctioning or operating unnecessarily by emailing facilities.siu.edu.