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Veterans invited to free event featuring hiking, canoeing, kayaking and more - A national veterans advocacy organization’s new Southern Illinois chapter is partnering with Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Veteran Adventures program for a big kick-off event on Aug. 31 and all veterans are welcome.
Bavarian youth band will be featured in free concert at SIU - This is your chance to hear a free concert featuring 50 talented young European musicians.
Sign up now to help with sustainability efforts - The Sustainability Office is accepting members for working groups aimed at identifying collaborative campus-based solutions across academics, operations, research and campus life. This is an excellent opportunity to engage with campus sustainability and collaborate with others across campus in helping to reach common goals.
Preventing measles in faculty and staff born in the 1960s - According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 2019 is on track to be the worst year for measles outbreaks in 27 years. From Jan. 1 through April 11, 555 individual cases were reported in 20 states, including Illinois, and those numbers continue to rise.
New Student Convocation set for Friday night - Faculty and staff are invited Friday for New Student Convocation, featuring Chancellor John M. Dunn. A part of the Saluki Startup kickoff, the event is the formal welcome for all new students and their families to campus.
2019-2020 Information Guide for faculty, staff - A guide to important, student-related policies, information and resources is online as a reference for all faculty, staff and students. You can access the "2019-2020 Guide to Important Information for SIU Carbondale Students, Faculty, and Staff” on the Office of the Dean of Students website.
Media advisory – SIU’s 150th Anniversary roadshow comes to Springfield - SIU Carbondale’s state-wide road show celebrating its 150th anniversary comes to Springfield on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Carbondale Chancellor John M. Dunn, will host alumni, friends and dignitaries. Speakers include SIU System President J. Kevin Dorsey and School of Medicine Dean and Provost Jerry Kruse. Former chancellor John Jackson will sign copies of the book "Southern Illinois University at 150 years."
Saluki Startup and Weeks of Welcome activities greet students at SIU - Southern Illinois University Carbondale is welcoming new and returning Salukis to campus with scores of special activities during Saluki Startup and Weeks of Welcome this fall.
Media Advisory – 2019 Move-in - New and returning students will be arriving at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in coming days to prepare for the start of the fall semester on Aug. 19.
Volunteers needed for various activities in welcoming students back to campus - Faculty and staff are invited to volunteer for numerous special activities planned for students as they return to kick off the fall 2019 semester that starts on Aug. 19.
SIU Day at the Du Quoin State Fair is back for another year of fun and entertainment - Salukis across campus are gearing up for another exciting year of the Du Quoin State fair, beginning Aug. 23.
Six students from two Japanese universities jump into community work as part of a new program - Six students from two universities in Japan joined the Center for English as a Second Language at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and the local community for an intensive cultural experience this summer.
SIUC Annuitants Association sponsoring Red Cross blood drives this month - The university, through the SIUC Annuitants Association, is partnering with the American Red Cross to hold a two-day blood drive later this month.
SIU 150th anniversary apparel on sale through Monday - For a limited time, the SIU Alumni Association is hosting a pop-up online store with Silkworm for all university faculty and staff to purchase commemorative apparel for the upcoming school year. You will find nearly a dozen items on sale, from T-shirts to pullovers to dress shirts.
Media advisory – SIU to kickoff 150th Anniversary roadshow Thursday - SIU Carbondale kicks of a state-wide road show celebrating its 150th anniversary on Thursday, August 8, in Pinckneyville. Chancellor John M. Dunn, a Pinckneyville native, will host alumni, friends and dignitaries. John Jackson will sign copies of the book "Southern Illinois University at 150 years."
Nursing program earns IBHE approval - The Illinois Board of Higher Education today (Aug. 6) approved the creation of a nursing program for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Delaney elected president of SIU Foundation - David Delaney, a 1983 graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, has been elected to a two-year term as chairman of the SIU Foundation.
‘The More You Know’ event set for Wednesday - Faculty and staff are invited to the inaugural “The More You Know” fair on Wednesday in the Student Services Building, Rooms 150 and 160.
Coming to your task bar – Microsoft Teams - The Office of Information Technology (OIT) this week is pushing out Microsoft Teams to all campus devices running Windows 8 and beyond.
Game on: SIU’s new Esports Arena will open Aug.16 - A new era of competition and gaming is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale with the unveiling of the long anticipated Esports Arena.
Media Availability – SIU Carbondale hosting SMASH Illinois program students this weekend - The inaugural class of 35 high school students from throughout Illinois who are participating in SMASH Illinois, a signature STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education program of the Kapor Center, will be at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Friday through Sunday.
Emergency need blood drive set for Friday on campus - The American Red Cross is holding an emergency need blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday in the Morris Library first floor rotunda.
MSP to close season with the uproarious musical comedy ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ - McLeod Summer Playhouse (MSP) closes its 2019 Summer Season with the glamorous and hilar-ious musical spoof, “The Drowsy Chaperone.”
Registration is open for Saluki Student Job Fair - Local businesses and campus departments who are searching for employees are invited to participate in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s fall 2019 Saluki Student Job Fair.
Discover what the future may hold for the World Shooting and Recreational Complex and Pyramid State Recreation Area - For more than a year, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Innovation and Economic Development office has been facilitating extensive studies and gathering public input to plot future courses for two regional gems, Pyramid State Recreation Area in Perry County and the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Randolph County.
Look at politics through art with the University Museum’s newest exhibit - A political art exhibit from a renowned artist and alumnus is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s University Museum this fall.
New graduate degree readies students for challenges of land, habitat management - In a new SIU program, students specialize in how to be natural resource lands managers, instead of focusing on the more general understanding of wildlife ecology without direction toward a specific position.
WSIU animated short submission is PBS Online Film Festival entry - “Balloon Girl,” a film by a project partner of WSIU Public Broadcasting, is one of 25 films featured in the 2019 PBS Online Film Festival.
South Central Illinois Mass Transit District route changes announced - Beginning July 22, in coordination with RIDES Mass Transit, which operates Saluki Express, a number of changes are taking place on the Chestnut Route. The changes include the addition of some mid-day runs.
SIU selects Corné Prozesky as the director of Recreational Sports and Services - Corné Prozesky’s affiliation with Recreational Sports and Services at Southern Illinois University goes back many years and now, he has been chosen as its director.
