Join the fun at SIU’s 50th Great Cardboard Boat Regatta on April 26
Which of the unique and unlikely watercraft will cross the finish line first at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Campus Lake on April 26?
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(First and third photos) Students show off their ingenuity in 2024 as they set off on the racecourse. (Second photo) A 1989 team chooses a tropical theme. (Fourth photo) Sinking, like this 2024 entry, is part of the fun. (Fifth photo) The late Richard Archer, who conceived the cardboard boat race in 1974, works at a 1993 competition. (2024 photos by Yenitza Melgoza and SIU Carbondale file photos)
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SIU photojournalism students’ talents featured in book highlighting Alto Pass, Cobden
The work by Southern Illinois University Carbondale photojournalism students who used an April 2024 weekend workshop to chronicle the people and events in Cobden and Alto Pass is now available.
SIU to hold rock and mineral clinic at Marion event
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s geology program will host a rock and mineral clinic during a local gathering for mineral enthusiasts.
SIU names radio, TV veteran Larry Hunter WSIU interim executive director
Larry D. Hunter, who has more than three decades of experience in the television and radio industry, is the interim executive director for WSIU Public Broadcasting Service, the broadcasting arm of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Hunter’s appointment is effective Wednesday, April 16.
SIU’s Paul Simon Institute hosts lecture on school safety, crime perception
Nicole Rader, a nationally recognized expert in criminology and criminal justice, will present a lecture on areas including school safety and the role that gender plays in a fear of crime at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Thursday, April 17.
SIU Choral Union, Concert Choir to perform Brahms’ German Requiem
The combined talents of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Choral Union and Concert Choir will showcase composer Johannes Brahms’ German Requiem during a free, public concert April 15 in Shryock Auditorium.
SIU supports students’ emotional health with Salukis Care Day on April 16
Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Salukis Care Day is all about enhancing the emotional wellness of students and helping them de-stress so they can thrive and succeed.
Tariffs could affect supply chains, SIU professor says
President Donald Trump’s tariffs ranging from 10% to 50% may have some very significant impacts on various manufacturing and supply chain management firms, said Gregory D. DeYong, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale associate professor of operations management, meaning both availability and pricing on a variety of products may be an up and down seesaw as talks go on.
SIU to honor Gower Translational Research Center donors at naming ceremony
The impact made by Bob and Beth Gower will be forever imprinted into the university’s future at the Gower Translational Research Center.
Join SIU in celebrating Earth Month through varied events, including Green Fund awards
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is celebrating Earth Month in April with a wide variety of special activities, highlighted by the Green Fund Award Ceremony.
Everyone welcome at SIU Arbor Day tree planting April 23
In celebration of Arbor Day and Earth Month, Southern Illinois University Carbondale will host a tree planting event on April 23, rain or shine.
SIU School of Music celebrates jazz in April
The SIU School of Music will celebrate jazz with two performances in April that feature the musical talents of students and faculty.
SIU chooses dean for Library Affairs
William H. Walters, executive director of the Mary Alice and Tom O’Malley Library at Manhattan University, will become the next dean of Library Affairs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.