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Three Illinois high school students win 2025 SIU Creative Futures art awards - The talents of Illinois high school juniors and seniors were evident at the second Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Art and Design statewide online art competition.
SIU researchers study ways to improve how all students learn chemistry - Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher Senetta Bancroft’s study into whether a differently structured chemistry class will benefit all students was inspired by a spring 2017 semester that left her disillusioned.
SIU’s Father Brown: First American pope a leader “this complicated age needs” - Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, will likely carry on the mission of his predecessor and serve as an inspiration to young people to “make a positive difference,” says Father Joseph A. Brown, a professor and coordinator of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Africana studies program and director of the School of Africana and Multicultural Studies.
SIU students create marketing plans for real clients, including an iconic theater - As the iconic Varsity Theater prepares to celebrate its 85th birthday next month, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior hospitality marketing management class presented proposed marketing plans for the Varsity Center’s second life as an arts and entertainment venue.
SIFest’s 21st season promises magical operas, tribute to Haydn and more - Powerful operas by Italian master composer Gaetano Donizetti, along with celebrating the first two of Austrian composer Joseph Haydn’s “London Symphonies,” are among the highlights for the 21st Southern Illinois Music Festival (SIFest), May 23-June 8.
SIU initiative helps students stay in school, supporting academics, leadership and more - Southern Illinois University Carbondale launched Saluki Spectrum Students to improve student retention among groups most at risk of dropping out.
SIU agribusiness majors earn degrees at accelerated pace - Some people are just in a hurry to get their lives started and make a difference. Take Southern Illinois University Carbondale students Cambell Douglas and Morgan Young, for instance.
Flexible schedule summer program starts May 25 - The university is offering an employee flexible schedule program again this summer. The program will begin May 25 and will continue through July 26, 2025.
Communications Building on track to complete design by July - The multimillion-dollar project to renovate the Communications Building is expected to reach a major milestone in July – the completion of the design and plans by design firm RATIO Architects.
Campus Starbucks closing for updates; Delyte’s will be open this summer - SIU’s Starbucks in the Student Center will be closed for renovations beginning May 12, but Delyte’s at Morris Library will remain open this summer to accommodate customers; hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday. When Starbucks reopens in the fall, it will offer new perks and benefits.
Spring 2025 SIU senior art exhibition on display - An exhibition this week is highlighting the work of 20 seniors in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Art and Design.
SIU researcher seeks to upcycle food waste into biodegradable packaging - It might surprise you to learn that the No. 1 type of landfill waste in the United State is food. That being the case, a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is looking for ways to divert that waste into a process for making biodegradable packaging for food.
Salukis helping Salukis: SIU alum creates unique health care internship - Brian Hawkins is the president and chief executive officer of HHM Health, a corporation with six locations in the Dallas area, but the 1991 Southern Illinois University Carbondale political science graduate hasn’t forgotten what it’s like to be a struggling student. So he’s created an exceptional financial, educational and employment opportunity for current SIU students such as graduating senior Tori Slowick.
Don’t miss Season 46 of the Sunset Concert Series beginning June 12 - The 46th season of one of the region’s most iconic events – the Sunset Concert Series – begins June 12 on the lawn of Shryock Auditorium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and features six weeks of free diverse musical entertainment sure to appeal to all ages and tastes.
SIU Simmons Law School commencement ceremony is May 9 - John Simmons, an Alton attorney, SIU Board of Trustees member and donor, will deliver the keynote address during commencement ceremonies for Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School on Friday, May 9.
New Arts Jazztet album release is Friday - The New Arts Jazztet is taking the stage at 7 p.m. Friday, May 9, for the opening night of the Friday Night Block Party Series at Brews Brothers Taproom, 1105 Chestnut St., Murphysboro. The event is also the album release for bassist Phil Brown’s fifth album, “Rule of Three,” which features the group and was released nationally in April.
SIU’s Saluki AdLab continues strong showing in district advertising competition - Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Saluki AdLab continues to show its strength with another third-place performance this spring at the National Student Advertising Conference (NSAC) District 6 competition in South Bend, Indiana.
SIU Carbondale awards 2025 Provost’s Scholarships to 19 community college students - Nineteen high achieving community college students from Illinois and Kentucky have received Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2025 Provost’s Scholarships, which cover tuition and mandatory fees for two years.
Nearly 2,000 students will be honored at SIU Carbondale’s commencement exercises - The academic achievements of nearly 2,000 Southern Illinois University Carbondale students will be celebrated during spring 2025 commencement exercises May 9-10.
Faculty invited to join the Online Course Reboot this summer - SIU Online and Extended Campus, in partnership with the Center for Teaching Excellence, invites online and hybrid faculty to a virtual professional development event from 12:30-4 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, designed to elevate your online teaching.
Campus collaboration sought for STARS sustainability initiative - SIU’s Office of Sustainability is collecting data campuswide in an effort to once again receive the coveted STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) program rating, administered by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).
Benefit Choice open enrollment underway until June 2 - The deadline for the State Employees Group Insurance Program Benefit Choice open enrollment for all eligible employees is June 2.
19-year-old SIU criminal justice grad earns degree, pursues legal career - Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School student Lily Wise’s youth belies her determination.
Two SIU seniors share 2025 Rickert-Ziebold art award - Southern Illinois University Carbondale metalsmithing senior Lukas Kohler spent time during childhood on walks in the woods with his mother, finding wonder in the diversity of textures, shapes and sizes of rocks in creek beds.
SIU’s Paul Simon Institute hosts State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe - Illinois State Rep. Lindsey LaPointe will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Monday, May 5, for a discussion with SIU students and the public.
Busy working mom finds new accounting career through SIU Online - Southern Illinois University Carbondale student Jennie Snyder has always loved the great outdoors, so for many years her forestry career suited her well. But a few years ago, she felt a career change calling her name.
SIU’s communication disorders master’s program earns perfect accreditation score - Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s communication disorders and sciences master’s degree program recently received the maximum 8-year continuing accreditation by the Council of Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), and SIU earned a perfect report of verification, meeting all standards completely, according to Valerie Boyer, communication disorders and sciences associate professor and interim director of the School of Health Sciences.
SIU School of Media Arts students to showcase ‘On Slippery Grounds’ - A unique blend of multimedia and performance art by undergraduate and Master of Fine Arts students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Media Arts will be featured on Friday, May 2, in the Communications Building on campus.
SIU students to showcase working replica of ancient bucket-chain machine - Ancient Romans and Greeks used many machines to build their societies. Students and faculty will demonstrate a working replica of one of these machines – a chain-type contraption that lifted buckets of water from a well or other water source – at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
SIU employees eligible for 50% Saluki football season ticket discount - SIU Athletics is offering a 50% discount on 2025 Saluki football season tickets to all SIU Carbondale employees. With an added scholarship fund donation, employees can also receive premium parking and club access. The seating discount includes all areas minus chairback seats.
