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News Archive - Past 30 Articles
November 24, 2021
SIU hosts annual Holiday Craft Sale Dec. 2-4
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 43rd annual Holiday Craft Sale offers a great opportunity to find that perfect gift for someone special or a treat for yourself.
November 23, 2021
JALC and SIU leaders to sign Saluki Step Ahead agreement
- John A. Logan College and Southern Illinois University Carbondale will formalize the Saluki Step Ahead agreement providing a more seamless entry into several SIU Carbondale online programs on Tuesday, Nov. 30 in the President’s office on the John A. Logan College campus in Carterville.
November 23, 2021
‘Hay Fever’ brings drama, hilarity to McLeod Theater stage
- Be prepared to take a trip back in time and discover that not much has changed between family lifestyles from the mid-1920s and a century later when “Hay Fever” hits the McLeod Theater stage in early December.
November 22, 2021
Workshop to help businesses improve customer experience is Dec. 7
- Experts say that businesses can easily lose sales because they fail to make a good first impression on customers. A hybrid workshop designed to help retailers become more successful is scheduled next month courtesy of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Illinois Small Business Development Center.
November 22, 2021
SIU Foundation Board offering faculty research grants
- Applications are being accepted for grants in support of faculty research and creative activity from the SIU Foundation Board. The board is providing $75,000 for projects focused on innovation, leadership and student success. The proposal deadline is Jan. 14, 2022.
November 22, 2021
First African American Ivy League university president to discuss importance of HBCUs
- Ruth Simmons, president of Prairie View A and M University and the first African American to serve as president of an Ivy League university, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute in a virtual discussion next week.
November 19, 2021
SIU engineering and computer science programs recognized by U.S. News & World Report
- U.S. News and World Report is including Southern Illinois University Carbondale on its “Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs”, “Best Engineering Graduate Programs”, and “Best Computer Science Graduate Programs” for 2022.
November 19, 2021
More than 300 SIU Carbondale employees will be honored for their service
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale will recognize 307 employees for their service and commitment in a ceremony and reception on Tuesday, Nov. 30 in the Student Center Ballrooms.
November 19, 2021
Ceremony will recognize 124 retiring SIU Carbondale employees
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale will recognize 124 retired employees for their service to the university in a ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 30 in the Student Center Ballrooms.
November 18, 2021
Saluki Pride: Jan Thompson nominated for Chicago/Midwest Emmy
- Jan Thompson, director and professor of the School of Journalism and a professor in the College of Arts and Media, was recently nominated for a Chicago/Midwest Emmy in the Outstanding Achievement for Special Event category for her directing of “La Hija de Rappaccini,” a livestream Chicago Opera Theater production performed April 24 at the Chicago Field Museum.
November 18, 2021
Paul Simon Institute will host leading climate change expert next week
- Climate change expert Alice Hill will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation on Tuesday, Nov. 23.
November 18, 2021
Federally mandated training for preventing harassment and discrimination is due by Dec. 31
- All faculty and staff are expected to complete the federally mandated Preventing Harassment and Discrimination training by Dec. 31.
November 18, 2021
Faculty-student forum on academic success is tonight
- The campus community is invited to a “Faculty-Student Forum: A Campus Conversation on Academic Success” from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight, Nov. 18, in the Student Center Auditorium. The forum will also be streamed via Zoom.
November 17, 2021
Media Advisory: SIU provides additional $3.7M in emergency grants to students
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale has distributed an additional $3.7 million from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) as emergency grants to students.
November 16, 2021
Media Advisory – Young musicians to attend SIU String Festival and perform
- Over 80 young musicians from high school and middle schools in Kentucky will receive a first-hand look at the great offerings within the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music on Thursday, Nov. 18. The event is organized by Rossana Cauti, assistant lecturer of Upper Strings, with the support and sponsorship of the SIU School of Music.
November 15, 2021
Webinar on COVID-19’s impact on rural opioid epidemic and treatment options is Tuesday
- A new report describes the impact of COVID-19 on the existing rural opioid epidemic and identified opportunities to treat opioid addiction and reduce fatalities in rural Illinois.
November 15, 2021
SIU awards fellowships to promote faculty ethnic diversity
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale has awarded fellowships to two faculty members in conjunction with ongoing efforts to foster diversity on campus.
November 15, 2021
REACH Awards competition applications start Dec. 6
- Full-time SIU Carbondale undergraduate students can begin applying for the 2022-23 Research-Enriched Academic Challenge (REACH) award competition on Dec. 6. Students with a GPA of 2.8 or higher are eligible. The application deadline is Jan. 28.
November 15, 2021
Civil service advisory committee to the merit board election set
- The election for the university’s representative to the State Universities Civil Service Advisory Committee to the Merit Board is Thursday, Nov. 18.
November 12, 2021
Additional ‘Shawnee Showdown’ film screening is Nov. 18
- A second screening of an hourlong documentary by a Southern Illinois University Carbondale film professor that retraces the battle over commercial logging within the Shawnee National Forest more than three decades ago is set for Thursday, Nov. 18.
November 10, 2021
SIU students among 23 teams worldwide to get XPRIZE funds to keep carbon in the ground
- A team of two Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate students and a faculty member are among only 23 teams in the world to win the XPRIZE Carbon Removal challenge funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation, officials announced today.
November 10, 2021
Media Advisory – World Languages Day
- In celebration of World Languages Day on Tuesday, Nov. 16, Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be hosting about 500 students from 10 area high schools for a day of special experiences focusing on world languages, cultures, and how language works.
November 10, 2021
Concert choir, wind ensemble to perform ‘PRISM: Come Sunday’ on Nov. 18
- The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Concert Choir and Wind Ensemble will perform a variety of works based on spirituality when they present “PRISM: Come Sunday,” at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18, at Shryock Auditorium.
November 9, 2021
Touch of Nature hosts Catalyst Mountain Bike Festival Nov. 19-21
- The third and final race of the popular Catalyst Race Series at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Environmental Center is expanded into a Catalyst Mountain Bike Festival Nov. 19-21.
November 9, 2021
Leading policy analyst, former state department official to discuss American ‘renewal’
- Anne-Marie Slaughter, one of the United States’ most respected policy analysts and CEO of the think tank New America, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute for a virtual conversation at 10 a.m. Nov. 18.
November 8, 2021
Virtual workshop will help faculty, staff and students cope with stress
- The SKY Happiness Retreat, a virtual workshop promoting the mental well-being of students, faculty and staff will be at SIU Nov. 13-15, courtesy of the Sky@SIUC, a registered student organization.
November 8, 2021
SIU plans Veterans Day commemoration
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale will publicly commemorate Veterans Day with the annual vigil at the flagpole near the center of campus.
November 8, 2021
SIU Carbondale announces three strategic hires
- After national searches, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Chancellor Austin A. Lane is announcing the hiring of three campus leaders.
November 8, 2021
SIU Bookstore conducting survey to help improve services
- The SIU Bookstore has been serving Southern Illinois University Carbondale students, faculty, staff, alumni and visitors for decades. Now, the bookstore is asking for feedback.
November 8, 2021
Know the seven keys to cybersecurity
- The Office of Information Technology (OIT) shares specific actions people can take to enhance cybersecurity efforts and lock criminals out of individual and SIU systems and accounts.
November 8, 2021
Geology and history major is SIU’s 2021 Lincoln Laureate
- Francesca Burkett is the 2021 Lincoln Academy of Illinois student laureate for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
