SIU in the News - April, 2026
Chancellor Austin Lane discusses the Saluki Takeover Tour in the region.
KFVS-TV — April 22, 2026
Chancellor Austin Lane surprises Shawnee Community College student Ethan Hartline with a Provost’s Scholarship.
KBSI-TV — April 21, 2026
Fuller Futures Festival
Regional and local news media covered the Fuller Futures Festival, which is April 22-26, and hosted by SIU Carbondale and the City of Carbondale.
Buckminster Fuller is being celebrated this week at SIU Carbondale — KMOX Radio — April 20, 2026
Celebrate Buckminster Fuller at the Futures Festival this week — Southern Illinoisan — April 21, 2026
SIU to host R. Buckminster Fuller inspired festival, conference — KFVS-TV — April 20, 2026
Fuller Futures Festival preparing for kick off — WSIL-TV — April 21, 2026
Fuller Futures Festival brings curiosity and problem-solving to Carbondale — WSIU Radio — April 22, 2026
Fuller's far-reaching influence spawns success in many fields — Southern Illinoisan — April 22, 2026
Celebrating Earth Day
Local media covered SIU Carbondale students, staff and volunteers planting trees across campus as part of the university’s Earth Day activities.
SIU Carbondale celebrates Earth Day with planting trees across campus — KFVS-TV — April 22, 2026
SIU community plants trees for Earth Day — Southern Illinoisan — April 22, 2026
Earth Day parade livens up SIU campus — Southern Illinoisan — April 22, 2026
SIU plants tree to bring positive impact to campus — WSIU Radio — April 22, 2026
Mark Kiesling, Broadcasting Service, talks about the Illinois Backroads monthly television program, which airs on WSIU-TV.
WSIL-TV — April 20, 2026
Michael Baltz, assistant professor of practice, School of Forestry and Horticulture, discusses and performs an original song, “How to Love a Forest.”
KFVS-TV — April 22, 2026
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman visited the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute's Pizza and Politics series on April 16.
WSIU Radio — April 21, 2026
The annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta on April 18 at Campus Lake is highlighted.
Southern Illinoisan — April 20, 2026
The SIU Fashion Studies program Student Showcase and Fashion Show is highlighted.
Illinois Business Journal — April 21, 2026
Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Wendell Williams and Kristina Boone, dean of the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences, accepted Kaskaskia College’s Educational Partnership Award on behalf of the university on April 16.
WJBD Radio — April 17, 2026
Emerson Eads, assistant professor and director of choral studies in the SIU School of Music, discusses the Tuesday, April 21, concert at Shryock Auditorium.
WSIU Radio — April 18, 2026
The Fuller Futures Festival “Reimaging Solutions for the World We Share,” which starts Wednesday, April 22, on campus and throughout the City of Carbondale, is featured.
WSIL-TV — April 17, 2026
Abdelkader Cheref, assistant professor, School of Africana and Multicultural Studies, provides perspective on the impact of the war in Iran and of Algerian oil exports.
The New Arab — April 17, 2026
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman talked about online child exploitation at the SIU Simmons Law School's Gene & Katy Simonds Lectureship in Democracy.
WPSD-TV — April 17, 2026
Michael Baltz, an assistant professor of practice in the School of Forestry and Horticulture, has released a song celebrating Earth Day.
Southern Illinoisan/WPSD-TV — April 17, 2026
The Simmons Law School Scholars in Conversation that begins Wednesday, April 22, is highlighted.
Springfield Herald News — April 17, 2026
Students discuss preparing for the April 18 Great Cardboard Boat Regatta on Campus Lake.
WSIU News — April 16, 2026
2026 Lindell W. Sturgis Award recipient Cindy Buys is highlighted.
Illinois State Bar Association’s The Bar News —April 16, 2026
Two SIU School of Aviation teams discuss the Air Race Classic that starts June 23.
WSIU InFocus — April 14, 2026
Bethany Peppers, interim director, Fraternity/Sorority Life, Leadership, and Services, talks about the April 15 “Feeding Our Community” event” at Carbondale’s Downtown Square Pavilion.
KFVS-TV — April 15, 2026
The Cardboard Boat Regatta is highlighted.
KFVS-TV — April 14, 2026
Iranian students at SIU Carbondale participated in an April 12 panel discussion at the Varsity Center.
Southern Illinoisan/Paducah Sun — April 13, 2026
The Impact Report from the SIU Foundation includes highlights from the opening of the third annual Saluki Takeover Tour Southern Illinois, donations to the College of Business and Analytics, a preview of the Cardboard Boat Regatta, the green chemistry process and research, an update on the Tedrick Welcome Center – which will have a public open house on May 2 — and more.
WSIU-TV — April 9, 2026
John Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, talks about negotiations between the United States and Iran.
KMOX Radio — April 9, 2026
Jeffrey Punske, associate professor in linguistics and University Core Curriculum director, talks about this weekend’s Saluki Con.
KFVS-TV — April 9, 2026
Cindy Buys, professor, SIU Simmons Law School, discusses an April 12 panel discussion at the Varsity Center.
WPSD-TV/Paducah Sun — April 9, 2026
The 2026 Mid-America symposium and concrete canoe races are featured.
KFVS-TV/MSN — April 10, 2026
The April 10 “Rockalypse: Chalkapalooza’ hosted by Art Education Nation, the registered student organization for SIU Art Education, is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — April 10, 2026
Brian Croft, director of SIU’s Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center and the Office of Sustainability, and Sarah VanVooren, executive director of Community Relations and Events and Outreach, discuss the upcoming SIU Carbondale summer camps.
WSIL-TV — April 7, 2026
William Freivogel, professor, Charlotte Thompson Suhler School of Journalism and Advertising, discusses the review of a media outlet's coverage by the Kansas City administration.
Yahoo News/Kansas City Star — April 7, 2026
Jacari Henderson, Saluki Cares program director, talks about the event and the importance of Saluki Cares Day.
KBSI-TV — April 8, 2026
John Jackson, visiting professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, discusses topics including the recent No Kings protest, President Trump's power and grassroots democracy, along with higher education funding in Illinois. Jackson’s comments start at 1:00 and 19:52.
WSIU-TV — April 2, 2026
The April 18 Cardboard Boat Regatta is highlighted.
WSIL-TV — April 6, 2026
Chancellor Austin Lane discusses the significance of Saluki Remembrance Day.
WSIU Radio — April 3, 2026
Middle school and high school teams will show their creativity in SIU Carbondale’s Art Education program hosting an annual chalk art event, “Rockalypse: Chalkapalooza” on Friday, April 10.
KFVS-TV — April 1, 2026
SIU women's soccer coach Graeme Orr discusses the Saluki Soccer Youth Skills Clinic that attracted about 185 young soccer players on March 30.
Southern Illinoisan — April 1, 2026
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