Saluki Pride: For Gail Odaniell, organization is key
After working in the restaurant business, Gail Odaniell, administrative assistant in the Office of Information Technology, was ready for a new challenge.
Saluki Pride: SIU “ambassador” Susan Graham earns national ag educators’ recognition
Susan Graham’s work on campus doesn’t just stop at the end of the work day. Graham’s commitment to students, faculty and numerous agriculture-related organizations recently earned her “Outstanding Cooperation” selection from the National Association of Agricultural Educators Region IV, representing a six-state region that includes Illinois.
Saluki Pride: Shannon Newman is “The Dell Lady”
A university runs on technology, and folks like Shannon Newman help keep it running smoothly.
Saluki Pride: Christina Rowell transforms data into understandable reports
For a moment, imagine the sheer amount of data an institution with thousands of students, staff and faculty must generate and deal with. Christina Rowell, a member of SIU’s Institutional Research and Studies team, helps make sense of it all.
SIU students win NASA contest to design mining robots for the moon
The previous year created the need for going virtual, but that didn’t prevent engineering students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for shooting for the moon.
Saluki Pride: Jacari Henderson advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion in athletics
For Jacari Henderson, going to work at SIU was all about service and giving back to an institution that has done so much for her personally and professionally.
Environmental toxicologist Michael Lydy wins SIU Teaching Excellence Award (tenure track)
This is one in a series featuring the university’s 2021 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award recipients, who are…
Teaching Excellence Award winner Kevin Smith explains problem-solving in addition to chemistry
This is one in a series featuring the university’s 2021 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award recipients, who are…
Wireless communications researcher Baduge receives Early Career Excellence Award
This is one in a series featuring the university’s 2021 Faculty and Staff Excellence Award recipients, who are…
New data science program prepares students for real-world challenges
The growth of bigger, faster, better-networked computers has led to many miracles of the modern world – as…