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Christi Mathis

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Christi Mathis
  • May 25, 2023

#SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Jennifer Phillips receives SIU’s Women of Distinction Award

    Jennifer Phillips, director of New Student Programs, is a double alumna of SIU, and in her nearly four years as a staff member, she has already made quite an impression on colleagues and the student families she works with.
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    Christi Mathis
    • May 18, 2023

    #SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Bethany Peppers wins SIU’s Emerging Leader Award

      Bethany Peppers, assistant director of Student Involvement and Leadership for the Office of Student Engagement, has worked at SIU for only a couple of years, but her connection to the university goes back much longer, and she’s already setting herself apart as a leader
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      Christi Mathis
      • January 19, 2023

      #SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Melissa Viernow wears many hats to assure success for CDL and early childhood programs

        As the director of Southern Region Early Childhood programs and the Child Development Lab (CDL) and senior lecturer for SIU’s School of Education, Melissa Viernow is constantly multi-tasking and stepping in to do whatever is needed and her dedication and drive assure the programs succeed, her colleagues say.
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        Christi Mathis
        • December 20, 2022

        #SalukiPrideSIU food nerd and dietitian advise resolving to cook at home more in the new year

          Two Southern Illinois University Carbondale professors have advice on how to keep the popular New Year’s resolutions of eating healthier, losing weight, starting a new hobby and spending more time with family: cook at home.
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          Saluki Pride: Ryan Redner studies human behavior, teaches students how to help people with disabilities

            Ryan Redner is fascinated by people and what they do, and he’s devoted his life to studying human behavior and teaching students to help others.
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            Christi Mathis
            • December 8, 2022
            Christi Mathis
            • November 7, 2022

            #SalukiPrideSIU expert and ‘food nerd’ offers tips for creating happy holiday meals despite rising prices

              As the holidays approach and you begin preparing for festive meals, your wallet may notice a pinch, but Niki Davis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management Program manager and professor of practice, offers tips for holiday meals on tight budgets.
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              Christi Mathis
              • October 27, 2022

              #SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Gregory DeYong studies supply chain management and helps students succeed

                Gregory DeYong, associate professor of management in the College of Business and Analytics, is very interested in his students and their well-being and helping them succeed, and he proves it in numerous ways, while also advancing research in his field, which is of great relevance in today’s world, colleagues say.
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                Christi Mathis
                • October 26, 2022

                #ThatsASalukiSIU trio helps create trails to improve access to Tahoe National Forest

                  Paul Hart, Kyle Griffey and Austin Krelo worked side by side for hours and hours on the rough mountainous terrain, creating trails where there were none, enhancing recreational opportunities and promoting economic growth in the region surrounding the historic gold mining towns of the Lost Sierra.
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                  Christi Mathis
                  • September 8, 2022

                  #SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Michelle Kibby researches, teaches about the developing brain, serves as faculty ombudsperson

                    Michelle Kibby is fascinated with the intricacies of how the human brain functions, and as a professor of child clinical psychology and neuropsychology, she’s devoted to research and teaching to unlock the mysteries of the developing brain.
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                    Saluki Pride: Justin McDaniel mentors students, helps veterans

                      As a faculty member and researcher with dual appointments at SIU Carbondale and the SIU School of Medicine, Justin McDaniel wears multiple hats – teaching and researching as associate professor of public health in the School of Human Sciences and in the Dale and Deborah Smith Center for Alzheimer’s Research and trEatment (CARE) in the SIU School of Medicine.
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                      Christi Mathis
                      • September 1, 2022

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