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SIU Today - June 12, 2025

SIU’s Archaeology Field School seeks one of Southern Illinois’ earliest homesteads

A SIU Carbondale student team is searching rural Johnson County for possibly one of the earliest Anglo-American homesteads in Southern Illinois.

Summer 2025 information guide for faculty, staff and students 

A guide to important student-related policies, information and resources is available online as a reference for all faculty, staff and students. You can access the “Guide to Important Information for SIU Carbondale Students, Faculty, and Staff” on the Office of the Dean of Students website.

Saluki Pride: Christopher Chiasson earns Teaching Excellence Award for non-tenure track faculty

En route to becoming an educator, Christopher Chiasson, the 2025 Teaching Excellence Award for non-tenure track faculty recipient, credits the many instructors and students he has had in his career “to become a decent and hopefully still improving teacher.”

Sharp Museum to host films, exhibitions on Illinois’ LGBTQ+ history

Sharp Museum is hosting an evening of films celebrating Illinois’ LGBTQ+ history from 5-9 p.m. Friday, June 13, while related exhibitions continue.

There’s still time to join the fun at SIU summer camps

SIU Carbondale is brimming with action these days as the summer camp season is in full swing. It’s not too late to sign children up for amazing adventures and unique interactive learning opportunities.

SIU Versa’tile chamber ensemble to perform June 18

The SIU School of Music will present a free, Versa’tile Chamber Music Ensemble on Wednesday, June 18, in Morris Library’s third-floor rotunda. The performance is at 7 p.m. and part of the Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series.

Leadership training workshops available in July, October

Seats are available for free leadership training workshops being offered in July and October by the Staff Advisory Committee for the SIU System.

SIU Alumni Association hosting 618 Day celebration Wednesday

SIU Carbondale faculty and staff are invited to join in the festivities as the SIU Alumni Association hosts a staff appreciation social celebrating 618 Day on Wednesday, June 18.

Crowning achievement: SIU Carbondale glass MFA student earns top award  

An intricate glass headdress by Nancy Yu, a Master of Fine Arts student in the School of Art and Design, recently earned top honors in a student exhibition at the international Glass Art Society (GAS) conference. 

SIU Today schedule adjusted for Juneteenth  

Next week’s SIU Today will be published on Wednesday, June 18, as the university is closed on Thursday, June 19, to observe Juneteenth, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. The submission deadline for the June 18 issue will be 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 16.