SIU Carbondale draws, bolsters students from its own neighborhood
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is encouraging potential students in the southernmost part of the state to become Salukis.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale is encouraging potential students in the southernmost part of the state to become Salukis.
An agreement between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois will provide mentoring and educational opportunities, summer camps and potential scholarships for junior high and high school students and encourage them to pursue STEM careers.
SIU Carbondale CARBONDALE (WSIL) -- Official spring enrollment at Southern Illinois University Carbondale shows about 85 percent of first-time freshmen who enrolled at SIUC in the fall returned to continue their education in the spring semester. “Our faculty and staff have worked very hard to support students in challenging times,” Chancellor Austin Lane said, adding that the pandemic may have also led to an increase in students enrolling for the first time this spring. In spring 2021, SIU has 1,056 freshmen, almost 36% more than it did a year ago. The class includes about 60 first-ti...