SIU Today - November 09, 2017
International Education Week is Nov. 12-17
The Center for International Education (CIE) invites faculty, staff and students to participate in International Education Week, Nov. 12-17, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education. Events and workshops will focus on campus internationalization and the tools and resources available to faculty, staff and students, through the CIE. The schedule of events and workshops is here. In addition, the International Festival will be in February.
SIU featured in AASHE Sustainable Campus Index
The spotlight is on the university’s green initiatives in the 2017 Sustainable Campus Index, released this week by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Salukis have kept more than one million single-use bottles out of the waste stream through installation and use of campus water refill stations and other efforts, as noted in SIU’s profile within the index’s “Waste” section.
School of Art and Design iron pour is Saturday
Pouring molten iron can make any day more dramatic. More
Southern Illinois Dance Company to showcase many styles
A blend of distinct elements to form a beautiful conjunction of style – that’s Synergy: Southern Illinois Dance Company in Concert. More
View this month’s ‘Saluki Watch Dawg’
The Department of Public Safety’s November 2017 issue of the ‘Saluki Watch Dawg’ is available.
This month’s edition includes information on the mobile safe walk app, credit card fraud protection advice, domestic violence and dating violence protection tips, and “Operation: Sgt. Santa.”
Daily Egyptian earns top online collegiate award
The Daily Egyptian, the university’s student-produced newspaper, recently earned the online Pacemaker award at the National College Media Convention in Dallas. More
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