SIU in the News - October, 2023
Chancellor Austin Lane discusses the recent Saluki Takeover: Springfield event and other happenings on campus. Go to the Oct. 26, 7 a.m. podcast; the chancellor's remarks start at the 45:20 mark.
WFMB, Springfield — Oct. 26, 2023
John Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, participated in a discussion on former President Trump's re-election bid and the fallout from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
International Bar Association podcast — Oct. 31, 2023
The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute's discussion on Oct. 30 with U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood and his father, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 30, 2023
Jaime Clark, director, Student Health Services, discusses the ripple effects a mass shooting has on people and the need for people to be aware.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 26, 2023
The SIU choral festival with more than 250 students from 12 high schools is featured.
Southern Illinoisan (subscription) — Oct. 26, 2023
The 20% research funding increase is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 26, 2023
The university's pact with Academic Partnerships to launch and support 12 online master's programs that can be completed in as little as one year is highlighted.
Yahoo Finance/PRNewswire — Oct. 27, 2023
The $1 million donation by James Franklin Sharp to the now Sharp Museum is highlighted.
County Journal — Oct. 26, 2023
SIU student-athletes discuss the importance of being a part of Saluki Spooktacular Oct. 29 at Banterra Center.
KBSI-TV — Oct. 29, 2023
The Oct. 29 Saluki Spectacular at Banterra Center is featured.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 29, 2023
Chancellor Austin Lane discussed several topics, including this week's Saluki Takeover Tour in Springfield, enrollment, the $6 million donation for the Tedrick Welcome Center and the Imagine 2030 strategic plan.
WTAX, Springfield — Oct. 24, 2023
Chancellor Austin Lane discusses this week’s Saluki Takeover in Springfield, which includes meeting with stakeholders and high school students in the Springfield area, beginning at 3:08 in the broadcast.
NPR Illinois Springfield — Oct. 24, 2023
The work of Bob Baer, specialist, School of Physics and Applied Physics and co-chair of the Southern Illinois Eclipse 2017-2024 Steering Committee, and Mike Kentrianakis, an eclipse enthusiast and 20-year veteran producer for CBS News, is noted in a review of activities surrounding the Oct. 14 annular eclipse.
NASA Science — Oct. 25, 2023
Jeffery T. Burgin, Jr., SIU vice chancellor for student affairs, spoke at the Carbondale Branch of the NAACP’s 46th annual Freedom Fund Banquet.
Southern Illinoisan — Oct. 23, 2023
Coverage of Tedricks’ $6M gift to SIU Carbondale
The $6 million donation by Roger and Sally Tedrick for a welcome center on the SIU Carbondale campus generated a great deal of media coverage on Oct. 19. Here is a sampling.
KFVS-TV/WBRC, Birmingham, Alabama
Southern Illinoisan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch
WSIL-TV
WSIU Radio
WPSD-TV
SIU President Dan Mahony discusses the $6 million donation for the Tedrick Welcome Center, homecoming, enrollment and recruitment, equity in higher education and more.
WSIU InFocus — Oct. 21, 2023
SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin Lane discusses the Chancellor’s Scholarship program, Homecoming weekend and the Oct. 21 Saluki football game against South Dakota State, the importance of the $6 million donation by Roger and Sally Tedrick for the university's welcome center, the “Say Yes” initiative, and the expanded Saluki Commitment program.
WJPF Morning Newswatch — Oct. 20, 2023
The SIU Homecoming Parade is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 21, 2023
Chancellor Austin Lane discusses the dedication of Sharp Museum.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 21, 2023
A series of photographs showcases SIU Carbondale’s homecoming weekend.
Southern Illinoisan — Oct. 22, 2023
Sean Cooney, assistant director, Student Engagement and Programming, discusses the homecoming theme, “Salukis in Paradise.”
KFVS-TV — Oct. 19, 2023
The Rev. Wheeler Parker, the last living eyewitness to Emmett Till’s August 1955 kidnapping, recounted the fateful events that led to his cousin’s death at a Southern Illinois University System higher education equity symposium in Collinsville on Oct. 19.
St. Louis Public Radio — Oct. 20, 2023
John Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, discusses the independent bid by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for president, the challenges of Kennedy getting on each state’s presidential ballot, and the opportunity to be a spoiler for either of the current front-runners, President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump.
KMOX Radio — Oct. 16, 2023
M Cecil Smith, dean, School of Education, discusses the importance of attracting high school and community college students into the education field to combat teacher shortages at Education Day on Oct. 17.
KFVS-TV and WLOX-TV, Biloxi, Mississippi — Oct. 17, 2023
The artistry in making glass pumpkins for Saturday’s Great Pumpkin Patch sale from 9 a.m. to noon on campus is highlighted.
KFVS-TV and WLOX-TV, Biloxi, Mississippi — Oct. 18, 2023
Kenneth Mulligan, associate professor, political science, discusses the ongoing search for House speaker, the impact of the position being vacant, the possibility of a coalition of Republican and Democratic lawmakers voting for a moderate candidate and the Israel-Hamas War.
WJPF Morning Newswatch — Oct. 16, 2023
John Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, and Kevin Sylwester, professor and director, School of Analytics, Finance, and Economic, discuss the potential political and economic impacts of the U.S. House of Representatives still being without a speaker.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 16, 2023
Christie McIntyre, director of teacher education, School of Education, discusses how SIU is working to address the teacher shortage.
WSIU Radio — Oct. 17, 2023
The Oct. 14 United Airlines-SIU Aviation Career Day is featured.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 14, 2023
The university’s extension of its Saluki Commitment and Saluki Transfer Commitment programs is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 12, 2023
The Empty Bowls initiative featuring the works of SIU ceramics students and faculty is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 12, 2023
The Sharp Museum’s call for “Women’s Voice 4: Pushing Boundaries” is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 13, 2023
The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch set for Saturday, Oct. 21, is featured.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 13, 2023
A National Science Foundation grant received by Iraklis Anagnostopoulos, an associate professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 10, 2023
Reports previews activities for Homecoming Week.
KFVS-TV — Oct. 10, 2023
Darryl Clark, associate professor, School of Theater and Dance, and students Hayden Hotchkiss and Seth Worthington discuss the musical "Ride the Cyclone" at McLeod Theater, Oct. 12-15.
KFVS-TV — Oct. 9, 2023
Bob Baer, specialist, School of Physics and Applied Physics and co-chair of the Southern Illinois Eclipse 2017-2024 Steering Committee, and Mike Kentrianakis, an eclipse enthusiast and 20-year veteran producer for CBS News, New York, discuss the annular eclipse on Saturday, Oct. 14, and what to expect by attending the watch party at Saluki Stadium.
WJPF Morning Newswatch — Oct. 9, 2023
Bob Baer, specialist, School of Physics and Applied Physics and co-chair of the Southern Illinois Eclipse 2017-2024 Steering Committee, discusses the upcoming annular eclipse on Saturday, Oct. 14, and using it as a dry run for the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse.
KFVS-TV — Oct. 9, 2023
The upcoming United Airlines-SIU Aviation Career Day is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 11, 2023
Juniper Oxford, LGBTQ Resource Center coordinator, discusses National Coming Out Day and LGBTQ History Month events on campus.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 11, 2023
The upcoming April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse is highlighted.
St. Louis Magazine — Oct. 9, 2023
Jill Wine-Banks, former Watergate prosecutor who is now an MSNBC analyst, discusses her career during her visit to the SIU School of Law to present the Hiram H. Lesar Lecture.
NPR-Illinois — Oct. 5, 2023
Kenneth Mulligan, associate professor, political science, discusses what is next for the House of Representatives after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 5, 2023
A $200,000 National Science Foundation grant to Chilman Bae, assistant professor, School of Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering, for researching causes of inflammation is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 5, 2023
John Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, discusses the impact of Kevin McCarthy's ouster as House speaker.
KMOX Radio — Oct. 4, 2023
Harvey Henson, associate professor, curriculum and instruction, geology, and interim director, STEM Education Research Center, discusses the region’s seismic activity and the upcoming annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14.
WJPF Morning Newswatch — Oct. 4, 2023
John Jackson, visiting professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, provides thoughts on potential replacements for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
WSIU Radio — Oct. 4, 2023
Jenna Jamieson, assistant lecturer, School of Human Sciences, discusses the eighth annual backpack drive.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 4, 2023
Recent “Women in Action” recipients are highlighted
WSIL-TV — Oct. 4, 2023
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch, and John Shaw, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute director, discuss a variety of issues facing the state at the institute’s 25th anniversary celebration on Sept. 29 at the Union League Club in Chicago.
The Daily Line (subscription) — Oct. 3, 2023
Sedonia Sipes, associate professor, School of Biological Sciences, discusses the arrival of the spotted lanternfly into northern Illinois.
KFVS-TV — Oct. 3, 2023
Bob Baer, specialist, School of Physics and Applied Physics and co-chair of the Southern Illinois Eclipse 2017-2024 Steering Committee, discusses the upcoming partial eclipse and events leading up to the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse.
KFVS-TV — Oct. 3, 2023
Events at Morris Library recognizing Banned Books Week are highlighted.
WSIL-TV — Oct. 2, 2023
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