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We stand for diversity, inclusion, and especially, kindness. Read More. Resources Prospective Students Current Students SIU Faculty & Staff News ➤ WELCOME MESSAGE FROM DR. JONES, THE ASSOCIATE DEAN AND DIRECTOR OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL. ➤ Congratulations to the SIU Carbondale graduate student Saidat Rasaq-Balogun, Ph.D. student in Environmental Resources & Policy, who was honored by the SIU System with a 2024 Distinguished Student Service Award! Read more . ➤ THE ILLINOIS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION TODD FINK MEMORIAL AWARD 2024. The Todd Fink Memorial Award was established at the request of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fink, on behalf of the family following the death of Todd Fink in July 1995. At the time of his death at age 36, Todd Fink was a Natural Heritage Biologist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. He had earned his M.S. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and considered himself a vertebrate zoologist with a specialty in ornithology. He was widely regarded as an expert on birds and his opinions in all matters biological were valued by his colleagues and friends. Requirements: To qualify, students must be enrolled in a graduate program in Plant Biology, Plant and Soil Sciences, Forestry, Zoology, or Biological Sciences. *Please note that 2024 will serve as a pilot year to also include students enrolled in a graduate program in Geology, Geography, and/or Chemistry. Students must be engaged in graduate research that will directly or indirectly benefit state threatened or endangered species of plants or animals. Application deadline: May 13, 2024. Flyer | Guidelines | Application . ➤ GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FAIR Interested in graduate school? Representatives from 100 graduate programs will be there to answer your questions. Friday, April 5, 2024 Student Center Art Gallery, first floor 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ➤ LET’S TALK GRADUATE STUDIES FEB 6 – GRAD STUDENTS SHARING AND NETWORKING FEB 15 – GRAD STUDENTS AND FACULTY DISCUSS AI EFFECTS MAR 5 – ELEVATE YOUR CAREER JOURNEY APR 2 – APPLYING FOR FACULTY POSITIONS MAY 6 – DONUT DASH INTO FINALS ➤ 100% PASS RATE FOR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT MASTER’S PROGRAM GRADS Every one of the 40 recent graduates of the PA program passed the national board exam on their first try. Read more about the Physician Assistant program’s extensive track record of success. ➤ GRADUATE STUDENTS TO PRESENT POSTERS AT FORUM All graduate students are invited to share their research, scholarly, and creative activities at the 2023 Graduate Research Forum on October 26, in the Student Center Art Alley. Students should register via the D2L course Graduate Research Forum.” Click here for more information . ➤ SIU CELEBRATING SUSTAINABILITY The university is continuing its longstanding commitment to sustainability and planning a variety of special events in recognition of October as Campus Sustainability Month. Click here for more information . ➤ BOOK BY MCMA PHD GRAD IS SHORTLISTED FOR PRIZE The International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) announced their 2023 prizes. Syed Irfan Ashraf (PhD, 2018) a Mass Communication and Media Arts graduate, is being honored in the Social Sciences category for the book he developed from his dissertation. Click here for more information . ➤ RECENT ART MFA GRADUATES SELECTED FOR NYC GLASS EXHIBITION! The College of Arts and Media is proud to announce that 3 of their recent graduates Tim Spurchise (MFA 2020), Chuchen Song (MFA 2021), and Eriko Kobayashi (MFA 2022), are selected for UrbanGlass’s biennial exhibition , Cruising Glass: Recent MFA Works. The exhibition invited only 5 artists, and 3 of the exhibiting artists are SIUC graduates. UrbanGlass is a prominent nonprofit glass institution based in New York City that publishes the Glass Quarterly magazine and provides education in its glass studio, exhibitions, and various creative activities. The exhibition opened June 28, 2023. Currently, Tim Spurchsie works as a staff member at the School of Art, Bowling Green State University; Chuchen Song works for the Toledo Museum of Art; and Eriko Kobayashi recently completed her residency at the Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass. ➤ HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY STUDENTS PRESENT AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE On May 19-21, several SIUC students presented at the 2nd International Social Sciences Conference, organized by the Center for Social Research, held in Antalya, Turkey (a hybrid conference held on site and by Zoom). Congratulations to the students who participated: Emine Türkmen (PhD student, Historical Studies), Sadia Afrin (M.A. student, History); Co-op Historical Studies PhD students Emily Eckles, John Keck, and Mario Love; along with Steve Wininger, a doctoral student from Anthropology. SIUC Professor Hale Yilmaz served as moderator for the students’ session. ➤ SIU RANKED MOST AFFORDABLE ONLINE ARCHITECTURE PROGRAM! The OnlineU team has ranked SIU Carbondale as the #1 online master’s program in Architecture . Congratulations to the School of Architecture faculty and staff! News Archive THE SIU GRADUATE EXPERIENCE Visit SALUKI STORIES to watch short videos featuring exceptional SIU graduate students who have discovered, engaged, and transformed within their various fields of study. Sidebar 1 Be a Part of this. Apply Now Sidebar 2 ANNOUNCEMENTS! FINAL DEFENSES, ARTISTIC EXHIBITIONS, AND MUSIC RECITALS Alydia Downs – Art Exhibition for MFA in Art – Metalsmithing Entomoethnography Benjamin Kaita – Art Exhibition for MFA in Art – Painting Fixed Points of Heritage Brandon A. Griffin – Dissertation for Ph.D. in Business Administration The impact of servant leadership on social loafing in the workplace: Examining mechanisms and boundary conditions Christiane Baigent - Dissertation for Ph.D. in Anthropology The effect of altitude on decomposition: Toward an understanding the postmortem interval in the rocky mountain region Christopher Hughes - Art Exhibition for MFA in Art – Drawing Visions Dakota Discepolo – Dissertation for PhD in Agricultural Sciences Dermatological Parameters of Working Animals During Various Environmental Conditions Danielle Lorentz – Research Paper for MA in Communication Studies Bridging Perspectives through Dialogic Exchanges: Intercultural Communication in Disability Support Services Francesca Burkett – Thesis for MS in Geology A Journey to the Center of the Asthenosphere: A Numerical Exploration of Magma Production Beneath Mid Ocean Ridge and Subduction Zone Systems Gwen Lambert Kelling – Art Exhibition for M.A. in Art- Sculpture Operating Assumptions Haley Saylor – MFA Thesis Play She Loves Me Jacob Bowers – Thesis for MS in Computer Science An Empirical Study of an Innovative Clustering Approach Towards Efficient Big Data Analysis Kelly M. Alongi – Capstone Report for EdD in Educational Administration...