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SIU Today - September 28, 2026

SIU Carbondale moves forward with teaching greenhouse project

SIU Carbondale, in partnership with the Illinois Capital Development Board, is moving forward with a teaching greenhouse project that will support new instructional and research spaces for SIU’s crop, forestry and horticulture programs in the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences. The project will include renovations to plant biology greenhouses associated with the School of Biological Sciences.

SIU Simmons Law professor to discuss upcoming Supreme Court trademark case

Thomas A. Reichert, an assistant professor in SIU’s Simmons Law School, will discuss his research on how courts decide trademark disputes — and its correlation to a case expected to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during its next term — at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the law school’s Hiram H. Lesar Law Building formal lounge.

First endowed professorship in SIU engineering college established 

A $500,000 gift from the Southern Illinois Builders Association and Southern Illinois Construction Advancement Program will establish the first endowed professorship in the SIU College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics, creating a permanent source of support to strengthen faculty excellence, research and student success.

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available

At Southern Illinois University Carbondale, your safety and well-being are at the heart of everything we do. Each year, we release the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. This resource not only fulfills federal requirements but also reflects our deep commitment to providing a secure environment where every Saluki can thrive.

Saluki alumni to host ag show on WSIU-TV starting Oct. 4

SIU Carbondale alumni Rob and Emily Sharkey will host “A Shot of Ag” at noon on Sundays starting Oct. 4, on WSIU-TV. The 30-minute weekly program focuses on agriculture and telling ag-related stories. The 26-episode series leads into the station’s “Market to Market” agricultural news program.

SIU invites students to recharge during Salukis Care Empowerment Week 

Salukis Care Empowerment Week returns to SIU Carbondale Oct. 5-8, offering students a week of activities focused on mental health, financial literacy and community support.

Remind students of mental wellbeing and hazing awareness training

Faculty and staff are encouraged to remind students to complete mental wellbeing and hazing awareness training. All SIU students should have received emails from Vector Solutions with links to both training components. There is no deadline, but students who have not completed training will receive weekly reminders until Dec. 31. The training modules are available until the end of the year.

Illinois Ethics Matters newsletter is available

The latest Illinois Ethics Matters newsletter for September 2026 is available. The Office of Executive Inspector General publishes the newsletter to keep state employees informed of current issues relating to ethics. Previous ethics newsletters are also available. The SIU System Ethics Office website is siusystem.edu/ethics.