SIU Graduate School

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➤ WELCOME MESSAGE FROM DR. JONES, THE ASSOCIATE DEAN AND DIRECTOR OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL.

➤ GRAD STUDENT HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST
Congratulations to Maria Del Mar Anasco, master’s student in Music, who won the graduate student costume contest dressed as Bellatrix Lestrange! Maria received 65 of the 263 total votes. Honorable mentions: Summer Alotaibi as Chucky and Ari Szubryt as Leaf Sheep (Sea Slug). Thank you to everyone who participated by dressing up and/or voting.

➤ NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
Join the celebration during November. The theme is “Our Stories, History and Culture.” Guest speakers, music, and more events are all free and open to the public. Learn more about the special events planned by clicking here. Download the flyer here.

➤ 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!

THE SIU GRADUATE EXPERIENCE

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