SIU Making Way for Saluki Village Student Housing Project

SIU Making Way for Saluki Village Student Housing Project

CARBONDALE – SIU Carbondale is in the process of clearing space for the proposed Saluki Village student housing project which will include 898 new beds, a community building, and four to five houses for special interest housing. The project was approved by the SIU Board of Trustees on July 10. The board will hear more about the construction plans at its September meeting. If approved, construction could begin soon after with a target opening in …

SIU board announces new student housing; approves bonuses for Lane and Mahony

A jam-packed SIU Board of Trustees meeting on July 10 at the university’s Springfield campus saw the approval of a new 12-month master plan for SIU facilities in Carbondale, including the revamp of the old Greek Row buildings near the Simmons Law School. The board also approved bonuses for SIU Carbondale Chancellor Austin Lane and SIU System President Dan Mahony and heard from union employees at the SIU School of Medicine who spoke out during pu…