Christi Mathis
  • May 19, 2022

#SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Justin Young, leader of the Playing for Pets fundraiser, highlights his passion for teaching

    Communications studies instructor Justin Young created a video games class at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and received a $3,000 teaching innovation grant from the College of Liberal Arts, which he used to bring more resources and equipment for his new class. In the future, his goals include building a cross-disciplinary study of video games at SIU, similar to how people study film or literature.
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    Christi Mathis
    • May 5, 2022

    #SalukiPrideSaluki Pride: Artist and professor Jiyong Lee uplifts his students to excel in life after college

      Artist and professor Jiyong Lee spends his days in the School of Art and Design assisting students with glass sculptures. While teaching at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, he has been asked to be a visiting artist at several institutions across the world where he taught workshops, including the University of South Australia, Domaine de Boisbuchet in France, Fire Station Artists’ Studios in Ireland, and more.
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