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.
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.
From a homemade crystal radio receiver built as a child to a professor at a top university, Haibo Wang has always been about capturing electrons and making them behave.
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.
SIU Carbondale is home to many cutting-edge technologies and sciences, as well as being a small city unto itself. In that environment, safety cannot be a secondary consideration.
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.
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.
The SIU System Inventor of the Year Award recognizes innovators who perform exemplary work in the field of technologies, discoveries, innovations, and made outstanding contributions to the SIU system during the past five years.
A veritable army of employees work together to keep the SIU campus in top shape and good repair. For two decades, Elizabeth Cheek has been an important part of that effort.
A researcher and teacher who focuses on waterfowl and wetlands management, Mike Eichholz values service as one of his main contributions to his work at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. To that end, he volunteers his time and expertise with groups that help set wildlife management policies throughout the state and country.
