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SIU Today - June 27, 2024

SIU researchers find prison guards suffer PTSD and other issues but get little help

Wasantha Jayawardene, assistant professor of public health, is leading a team of SIU Carbondale researchers studying “Work Stress and Psychoactive Use among Correctional Officers in the USA.”

Able Flight, SIU Aviation help student pilots with disabilities find their wings

SIU Aviation instructors have worked with five students with disabilities who have been on campus since late May to become licensed pilots certified to operate light sport aircraft through Able Flight, a national nonprofit program.

July 4 fireworks display near Banterra Center 

SIU and the city of Carbondale have announced the annual Independence Day fireworks display on campus will be at 9:15 p.m. Thursday, July 4, near the Banterra Center. Learn more about the show and parking details. Food treats will be available from vendors. In the event of rain on July 4, the fireworks display will be Friday, July 5, also at 9:15 p.m. 

Free tickets for July 16 Thrillbillies game 

SIU Carbondale is sponsoring "Salukis in Thrillville Night" on Tuesday, July 16, at Mtn Dew Park in Marion as the Thrillville Thrillbillies take on the Cape Catfish at 6 p.m., and SIU employees can go to the game for free.

Two SIU System chancellors receive Lifetime Achievement Awards  

SIU System President Dan Mahony commends SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin Lane and SIU Edwardsville Chancellor James Minor for being awarded a KAPAL Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award on June 22. 

SIU again earns national honors for assisting transfer students  

SIU Carbondale once again is receiving honors for its commitment as one of the nation’s top transfer-friendly institutions by an academic honors society for associate-degree granting colleges and universities.

Salukis connect with students in Texas  

Chancellor Austin A. Lane and other SIU Carbondale officials recently visited Texas to meet with some partner institutions, connect with admitted students from Texas and welcome students who have registered for classes to the Saluki family.

Saluki Pride: Jayakody receives Early Career Faculty Excellence Award 

Lahiru Jayakody, an assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences, is the 2024 winner of the Early Career Faculty Excellence Award.

ADEI presentation videos sought 

An initiative by the SIU System Office of Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is giving faculty and staff an opportunity to share their insights and strategies for dismantling systemic racism in American educational systems.

Center for English as a Second Language celebrates 60 years

For 60 years, the Center for English as a Second Language — the third oldest intensive English program on a university campus — has helped an estimated 30,000 international students from about 100 countries acclimate to the region and prepare to earn their degrees. A celebration will take place today (June 27) from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Morris Library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium.

SIU debate/political experts: Presidential debate likely to vex voters

While the format for the nation’s first 2024 presidential debate tonight (June 27) between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will be different, SIU Carbondale experts in debate and politics anticipate the same rhetoric between the two candidates.

Hundreds of participants coming to SIU for Illinois TRIO Conference

More than 200 high school and university students from across Illinois will be on campus Friday through Sunday, June 28-30, for the 2024 Illinois TRIO Student Leadership Conference, celebrating the golden anniversary of the state chapter of the TRIO Programs.

SIU Today schedule for next week 

Since next Thursday is Independence Day, the next SIU Today will publish on Wednesday, July 3. The submission deadline for that issue is 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 28.