SSIF Takes on NYC: Finance, Friendships, and Firsthand Experience
Earlier this month, members of the Saluki Student Investment Fund (SSIF) traveled to New York City for a…
SIU ensembles aim to make noise at ‘pinnacle in the trumpet world’
Two Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music trumpet ensembles are working to hit their stride and make…
SIU ag student reflects on serving as a national FFA officer
Spending a year as a national FFA officer taught Southern Illinois University Carbondale sophomore Gracie Murphy a lot about herself, as well as lessons she can carry throughout her life.
SIU law students’ trip to Kenya helps prepare them for globalized workplace
For Southern Illinois University Carbondale law students Kameron Clay and Paige Berger, 8 days in Kenya as part of Simmons Law School’s legal globalization and comparative law course is a time they will not forget.
SIU Carbondale advertising student earns prestigious internship
She might have started her journey into advertising shy and without much experience, but Southern Illinois University Carbondale journalism major Mea Roedell is quickly advancing in her burgeoning career.
SIU Carbondale advertising student earns national diversity honor
Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior journalism major Monserrat Muñoz knows exactly where she needs to be.
SIU zoology major from Success, Ark., pursues dream of working with water animals
For Makayla Ward, conducting marine research is a dream job, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale is helping to provide a ticket to that career.
Sesser native using SIU Provost’s Scholarship to prepare for career as an advocate
As the daughter of a longtime elected official, Southern Illinois University Carbondale junior Audrey Gulley said she was already interested in politics and public service, but when she got involved in the YMCA Youth in Government program as a Sesser-Valier High School student and won the position of president of the Senate, she was hooked.
History major finds support at SIU for a career in Native American museum work
An Oneida Iroquois, Maggie McMullen, grew up in a small Illinois community with no Native Americans nearby except her family. Yet her she remains deeply entrenched in her culture, and as she prepares for a future that she anticipates will include serving her people, she said she’s found the perfect place to do so at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Trip to Australia helps SIU group prepare for 2024 Eclipse
In late April, I led a research group from Southern Illinois University Carbondale to Australia to witness and study a hybrid total/annular solar eclipse there on April 20. These observations we made allowed us to gain valuable information on our procedures that will give us a better jumping-off point for the work here in Carbondale, now funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation.
