SIU Today - June 08, 2017

Chancellor candidate forums are next week 

The public forums for the final two chancellor candidates are Tuesday and Wednesday, June 13 and June 14, respectively. The candidates are Rodney Scott Hanley, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., and Carlo Montemagno, professor of engineering, chemical and materials engineering at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and founding director of the Ingenuity Lab for the Province of Alberta. Forum schedules, finalist backgrounds and survey links are available here.


University Museum to close temporarily 

Due to the ongoing state budget impasse, the museum at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will close temporarily effective July 1. More


Rehabilitation service program earns accreditation

The Evaluation and Developmental Center (EDC), a comprehensive rehabilitation service program, has earned three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). More


Sunset Concerts begin June 15

The 39th season of the ever-popular Sunset Concert Series kicks off on June 15 with the Boston-based, high-energy soul rock band Barrence Whitfield and the Savages. More


Special Collections center helps solve century-old mystery

The Special Collections Research Center has played a key role in solving a century-old mystery. More


Study explores practice in a virtual environment

Practice makes perfect, so the old adage goes. But, does it matter what kind of practice you get? More

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