#ThatsASaluki Archives

young woman seated upon an ottoman, while on a theater stage

December 5, 2022

#ThatsASalukiTaking center stage: SIU MFA playwrighting student from Metro East earns prestigious fellowship

Sitting in the audience section of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s McLeod Theater, Emily Klingensmith pointed to an area behind her and recalled attending a short play festival years earlier when she was an eighth-grade student of Ann Garrett in Mount Vernon, Illinois.

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.

Young black woman smiling, surrounded by buildings on campus

Pete Rosenbery

August 31, 2022

#SalukiPrideSIU journalism, political science grad gains insight through elite program in Germany

An intense three-week trek in June to Germany as part of a journalism study program not only gave Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate Oreoluwa Ojewuyi greater insight into journalism, but it also affirmed her belief in the importance of history.

four women standing in front of an airplane mounted on a pole

Pete Rosenbery

June 17, 2022

#ThatsASalukiSaluki female aviators look to continue SIU’s strong Air Race Classic performances

Southern Illinois University Carbondale senior Wendy Elliott was 12 years old when she realized she wanted to follow a path blazed decades earlier by famed aviator Amelia Earhart and other female pilots.

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SIU anthropology, Chinese major earns national scholarship to study in Taiwan

Taegan Carpenter, an incoming sophomore at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, will embark on a new challenge this fall as a Boren Scholar, where she will spend an academic year in Taipei, Taiwan, and study Mandarin.

Pete Rosenbery

May 12, 2022

Christi Mathis

May 5, 2022

#ThatsASalukiSIU Women’s Club awards three scholarships

outhern Illinois University Carbondale students Caroline Chwalisz, Jewel Sanders and Darcy Tripod are the recipients of the SIU Women’s Club 2021-2022 round of scholarships.

Pete Rosenbery

July 2, 2021

#SalukiPrideSIU architectural master’s degree graduate blazes a trail

After earning his degree in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1994, Matthew T. Bundy always planned to return to graduate school to pursue architecture. An initiative started in fall 2018 by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Architecture made that possible.

Christi Mathis

June 25, 2021

#SalukiPrideCody Suddeth is SIU’s 2021 Student Employee of the Year

Cody Suddeth was determined to make the most of his college experience while attending Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The first-generation Saluki did that by getting involved in activities both on- and off-campus while also maintaining a 3.92 GPA and working in the undergraduate advisement office for the College of Agricultural, Life and Physical Sciences.

Pete Rosenbery

March 30, 2021

Academics and Student LifeFashion design students show off styles, even without a runway

Fashion design can mean a lot of trial and error before finding that perfect fit. As the COVID-19…

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SIU recreation administration student wins statewide recognition

Constantine Charalab came to SIU as an exploratory student, drawn to the university from northern Illinois because he wanted a slower pace and he loved the beautiful location and campus.

Christi Mathis

January 26, 2021