SIU Today - November 01, 2021

LLCC and SIU Carbondale sign agreement allowing students to complete bachelor’s degrees online

Lincoln Land Community College on Oct. 28 signed an agreement allowing LLCC graduates to complete bachelor’s degrees remotely at an affordable cost at SIU Carbondale as part of the Saluki Step Ahead program.


Chancellor’s Faculty-Staff Lounge schedule for the rest of the fall 2021 semester

The Chancellor’s Faculty-Staff Lounge at Old Main has a variety of events and special hosts on the schedule for the rest of the fall 2021 semester.


Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra to provide a “reawakening” Tuesday

The Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert of music relating to a “reawakening” theme on Tuesday, Nov. 2, in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium.


Soprano Monica Dewey will perform at Shryock Auditorium 

Acclaimed soprano Monica Dewey is the featured artist for the 2021 Art Song Festival on Saturday, Nov. 6, hosted by the School of Music.


EU ambassador to discuss challenges, opportunities on Tuesday

Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union’s ambassador to the United States, will discuss the EU’s relationship with the United States and the EU’s challenges and opportunities during a virtual conversation with John Shaw, director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2.


‘Naked Stories’ performances are this week 

A production about gay teen identity, written by a first-year master’s student in the School of Communication Studies, will hit the stage for three nights, beginning Thursday, Nov. 4.

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