The preliminary total raised through Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s fourth Day of Giving on March 4 reached more than $1.6 million. The total reflects more than 2,441 individual gifts from 43 states and 10 countries.
The 24th annual “Celebrate Women: Honoring Inclusive Excellence” reception and awards ceremony is from 4:30 to 7 p.m., today, Thursday, March 5, in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium and first-floor rotunda. Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is the guest speaker for this year’s event, “Votes for Women: A Centennial.”
University employees may participate in the upcoming State Universities Retirement System (SURS) general retirement session on April 22. This presentation is for all SURS Tier I and Tier 2 participants.
Saluki Athletics invites all SIU faculty and staff members and their families to be part of the faculty/staff appreciation women’s basketball game tonight at Banterra Center.
New Arts Jazztet, a Southern Illinois jazz group comprised of SIU faculty, will perform at Jazz Vespers, an evening prayer service for peace, at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 1501 W. Chautauqua St., Carbondale, at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
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