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Program change proposals for academic reorganization released

November 11, 2017
Southern Illinois University Chancellor Carlo Montemagno gives the

Student leaders say chancellor isn’t open to input, particularly from women and minorities

November 1, 2017
Daniel Drummer, a sophomore from Chicago studying hospitality and tourism administration, expresses his concerns regarding late Chancellor Carlo Montemagno's Reorganization Plan Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, during an open forum at Parkinson Hall.

Forum gives SIU community chance to voice concerns about Montemagno’s academic shake up

October 25, 2017
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Dunn says system priorities this year are diversity, administrative cost-saving, supporting K-12 in region

October 18, 2017
A curtain blows out of a broken window where a gunman opened fire from an upper story of Mandalay Bay resort on a country music festival across the street on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night, leaving at least 58 dead and more than 500 injured, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 2, 2017. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

‘We were very much numb’: SIU alumnus was across the street from Las Vegas mass shooting

October 2, 2017
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Dunn says universities should be ‘guardians of free speech’ in politically divided times

September 20, 2017
A poster hangs outside the pavilion at Gaia House on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, during a vigil held for DACA students. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

Undocumented students say other Illinois universities are being more supportive than SIU

September 20, 2017
Liz Hankins and James Kiernan, of North Lauderdale, fill trash bags with sand on Pompano Beach in preparation for Hurricane Irma on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. (Amy Beth Bennett /Sun Sentinel/TNS) SOUTH FLORIDA OUT; NO MAGS; NO SALES; NO INTERNET; NO TV

Florida-native SIU student deals with Irma from 14 hours away

September 11, 2017
Liz Hankins and James Kiernan, of North Lauderdale, fill trash bags with sand on Pompano Beach in preparation for Hurricane Irma on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. (Amy Beth Bennett /Sun Sentinel/TNS) SOUTH FLORIDA OUT; NO MAGS; NO SALES; NO INTERNET; NO TV

Former SIU student’s home destroyed by Hurricane Irma

September 8, 2017
A poster hangs outside the pavilion at Gaia House on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, during a vigil held for DACA students. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

University administration is not being supportive, DACA students say

September 7, 2017
Newly appointed Southern Illinois University chancellor Carlo Montemagno speaks about shared governance at the university Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Anthony Hall.

Fall enrollment down 8.96 percent, university officials say

September 5, 2017
A large boat storage facility teeters on the brink of collapse after being ripped apart by Hurricane HarveyTexas in Rockport, Texas, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

SIU professor assists Harvey rescue efforts

August 28, 2017
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Solar eclipse is totality wicked in So. Ill.

August 21, 2017
Surrounded by incoming freshman and new students, interim Chancellor Brad Colwell, center, wears a pair of solar eclipse glasses for a group photo following the convocation ceremony Friday, August 19, 2016, at SIU Arena. (Ryan Michalesko | DailyEgyptian.com)

After years of planning, university and city officials ‘confident’ going into eclipse weekend

August 9, 2017
Your guide to SIU's administration

Your guide to SIU’s administration

August 9, 2017
Illinois comptroller Susana Mendoza talks to faculty and members of the Carbondale community regarding concerns about healthcare and the state budget impasse Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at SIU's Communications Building. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

Illinois Comptroller releases $523 million for higher education

July 13, 2017
Dunn recommends Carlo Montemagno for SIUC chancellor

Dunn recommends Carlo Montemagno for SIUC chancellor

July 11, 2017
Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (TNS)

Illinois budget impasse ends, which Dunn says returns ‘stability’ to SIU

July 7, 2017
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Dunn to act as chancellor until July 13 Board of Trustees meeting

July 3, 2017
Plus-minus grade system to go into effect during summer semester

Plus-minus grade system to go into effect during summer semester

May 5, 2017
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Recruitment becoming more difficult amid budget cuts, university officials say

April 26, 2017
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GPSC votes in new officers at final semester meeting

April 26, 2017
Interim Chancellor Brad Colwell speaks at a forum on the morning of Tuesday, April 25, 2017, in Guyon Auditorium. During the forum, Colwell spoke about numerous issues including, but not limited to, enrollment, campus diversity and the impact of the state's budget impasse on the university. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Colwell makes case for chancellor spot

April 25, 2017
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GPSC to hold officer elections Tuesday

April 24, 2017
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Colwell addresses financial crisis with graduate students

April 21, 2017
Chancellor candidate George Hynd addresses students Wednesday, April 19, 2017, during an open forum in the Student Services Building. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

‘My job as chancellor is to be a cheerleader for the university’: Hynd makes case for chancellor spot

April 19, 2017
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University officials address financial situation with faculty

April 13, 2017
Jeff Elwell, a finalist for the university's chancellor position, speaks during a public forum Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Guyon Auditorium. Elwell, who is one of four finalists for the position, currently serves as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. (Branda MItchell | @branda_mitchell)

Chancellor finalist asked about campus diversity at student forum

April 11, 2017
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Proposed cuts to University Press make closure ‘a very valid fear,’ director says

April 6, 2017
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GPSC discusses chancellor search, administrative salaries, academic program prioritization update

April 5, 2017
Carbondale City Hall (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

In Carbondale’s city elections, low voter turnout is a historical trend

March 31, 2017
Tomasz Wiltowski, director of the Advanced Coal and Energy Research Center, observes equipment used at the Illinois Energy Development Park on Friday, March 10, 2017, in Carterville. The center is one of 15 centers or initiatives SIU’s non-academic prioritization committee, which was appointed by interim Chancellor Brad Colwell, suggested could become self-supporting with the goal of eliminating state funding by 2022. Wiltowski said community events like Energy Day and energy forums would have to be eliminated if such cuts were implemented. “We have to bring the community together,” he said. “We have to educate the community. What is energy about? What is how to conserve the energy? Like why we are paying such high prices for electricity or gas?” (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Proposed cuts to Advanced Coal and Energy Research Center would make SIU less attractive, director says

March 22, 2017
Pulliam Hall can be seen Jan. 30, 2017, on the university's Carbondale campus. (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

GPSC discusses academic prioritization, travel funding, chancellor search

March 21, 2017
Clinical psychology doctoral candidates discuss progress monitoring from their assigned reading in

Clinical Center director says loss of state funding ‘would be the end of us’

March 8, 2017
Willie Lyles III, GPSC's vice president for administrative affairs, addresses the council Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, during its first meeting of the year at the Student Center. (Marnie Leonard | @marsuzleo)

GPSC discusses chancellor search, student trustee election, USG investigation

March 8, 2017
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GPSC discusses Diversity Council survey results, USG investigation update

February 22, 2017
Omer Elsanusi, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering from Khartoum, Sudan, arranges flags from more than 30 different countries Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, after the annual International Parade of Flags in the Student Center ballroom. Elsanusi and his wife, Asia Abobaker, marched with their country's flag during the parade. Sudan was one of the seven countries banned from the United States in President Donald Trump's recent executive orders.

Future uncertain for SIU students affected by Trump’s travel ban

February 9, 2017
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GPSC discusses possible student health insurance increase, student activity fee redistribution

February 8, 2017
Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Chicago Tribune file photo)

Two freshman southern Illinois senators weigh bipartisan budget proposal

January 25, 2017
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GPSC members discuss women, gender and sexuality studies, mental health on campus

January 25, 2017
Demonstrators participating in the Southern Illinois Women’s March wave to passing cars on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in front of the Carbondale Civic Center. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Carbondale women’s march draws hundreds in a show of equality, solidarity

January 21, 2017
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If the budget crisis is not resolved by July, SIU will be ‘running on fumes,’ university president says

January 17, 2017
Carbondale resident Jan Eisenhard works on a sign during a gathering of demonstrators Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at one | o | one yoga in Carbondale. The signs are meant to be used in a march for women's right on Jan. 21. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

Southern Illinoisans prepare to march for equality, social justice

January 17, 2017
SIU President Randy Dunn talks during his State of the System address Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, at the Student Center in Carbondale.

SIU President Randy Dunn to co-chair Illinois bicentennial commission  

January 13, 2017
Interim Chancellor Brad Colwell addresses the audience during a question-and-answer meeting Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at the Carbondale Civic Center. Colwell said hosting this type of event has been successful in the past and promotes discussion between university and community members. (Branda Mitchell | @branda_mitchell)

Carbondale residents raise concerns over lack of student involvement in community

January 10, 2017
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Future uncertain for southern Illinois homeless agencies

December 13, 2016
Caroline Simmons, a senior from Port Byron studying architecture, uses a jig saw to cut out a space for outlets in the new lactation station's interior panels Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, during an independent study class in the woodshop of Quigley Hall.

Lactation station coming to Morris Library

December 7, 2016
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Health insurance costs could double for SIU employees

December 2, 2016
Members of the Graduate and Professional Student Council discuss buisness at that their bi-weekly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 at the Student Center. (Athena Chrysanthou | @Chrysant1Athena)

GPSC votes to revise letter of support for SIU students in DACA program

November 30, 2016
Cars drive past East Campus housing Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in the 1000 block of South Wall Street in Carbondale. (Bill Lukitsch | @lukitsbill)

SIU housing proposal would tear down towers, construct low-rise dorms

November 20, 2016
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