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SIU Today - August 13, 2026

SIU, IDOT partner on $40M grant to establish Roadside Ecology Center

SIU Carbondale and the Illinois Department of Transportation are partnering on a 10-year, $40 million intergovernmental agreement that aims to mitigate and minimize the impact of transportation projects on wildlife and ecosystems in Southern Illinois. The pact is the university’s largest research partnership ever.

Be part of SIU’s upcoming commercial

SIU faculty, staff and students are invited to Saluki Stadium at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 2026, to help film an upcoming university commercial alongside our incoming class.

Sharp Museum exhibition commemorates newspaper industry

Sharp Museum’s exhibition “Requiem for Newspapers,” a collection of more than 15 paintings and works by veteran journalist and SIU Carbondale alumnus Tim Atseff opens Monday, Aug. 18, in the museum’s Mitchell Gallery. The exhibition, which runs through Dec. 11, is also coordinated with programming from SIU’s Charlotte Thompson Suhler School of Journalism and Advertising.

SIU Carbondale faculty, students livestreamed eclipse in Spain on Wednesday

SIU Carbondale students, faculty and researchers were in Spain for research and live streaming of a total solar eclipse on Aug. 12.

International Student Council set for upcoming academic year

SIU Carbondale’s International Student Council’s leadership team for the 2026-2027 academic year is organized and ready to strengthen the university’s “global spirit.”

Reminder: Road work begins Monday on Pleasant Hill Road

Motorists who travel along Pleasant Hill Road from Union Hill Road to McLafferty Road may want to find an alternate route or allow for additional travel time once work to improve the road begins on Monday, Aug. 17.

SIU System Appoints Director of the Institute for Rural Health

The SIU System has named Dr. Abigail Eilerman as director of the Institute for Rural Health. Her appointment was effective Aug. 1.

SIU’s ‘Marketing Unleashed’ highlights creating small business strategies

The Office of Innovation and Economic Development at SIU Carbondale is offering a no-cost workshop on Monday, Aug. 24, that examines effective marketing strategies to enhance small business and community growth.

Carbondale Chamber of Commerce hosts ‘Saluki Pride’ athletics luncheon on Tuesday

The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce will highlight Saluki athletics when it holds its August member luncheon in Banterra Center’s Helleny Pavillion on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

Friends of Morris Library fundraiser is Sept. 26

The annual Friends of Morris Library fall fundraising gala, which helps provide faculty, staff and students with college essentials in support of the library’s educational and scholarly mission, is set for Sept. 26 in the library’s Hall of Presidents and Chancellors and first-floor rotunda. Ticket sales end Sept. 11.

Women’s soccer opens Saluki 26-27 sports season

After traveling to Southeast Missouri State University for the season opener at 6 p.m. today (Aug. 13), the Saluki women’s soccer team opens its home schedule against Western Illinois University at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at the Lew Hartzog Track and Field Complex. Be sure to check team schedules at siusalukis.com. 

Reminder: SIU Today resumes twice-a-week schedule on Monday

When fall 2026 classes start Monday, Aug. 17, SIU Today will resume its usual twice-a-week schedule of Mondays and Thursdays, except for holidays, closures and breaks. Please remember the submission deadline is two business days before desired publication with all necessary information provided. That means a noon Thursday deadline for Monday publication and a noon Tuesday deadline for Thursday publication.