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Austin A. Lane is chancellor of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Learn more about him at chancellor.siu.edu.

Attracting students from our own backyard

Posted on November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 by Austin Lane

Since I started at SIU Carbondale in July 2020, we have made strides to increase our visibility through marketing and outreach in many places, including the Southern Illinois region. We are proud to call this area home, and we want students from this region to imagine themselves achieving their goals on our beautiful campus. We…

A team effort to enhance our partnerships in Chicago

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 by Austin Lane

Earlier this month, a large delegation from SIU Carbondale traveled to the Windy City for the Saluki Takeover Tour: Chicago. Representing many colleges and units, we had one goal in mind: building and enhancing partnerships, one of the pillars of our Imagine 2030 strategic plan. To position SIU Carbondale as a first-choice institution, we must…

Growing enrollment by helping students continue their education

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 by Austin Lane

In recent months, we’ve talked a lot about attracting students to our beautiful campus and helping them decide to become Salukis. Equally important to our efforts to grow enrollment is keeping the students we already have and guiding them on the path to graduation. In recent years, SIU Carbondale has invested in student retention. We…

Salukis hard at work for enrollment

Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 by Austin Lane

Although it’s too early to make specific projections for fall 2021, the numbers so far are promising, thanks to the efforts of Salukis across campus, in our community and across the nation. I am really excited to see so many people have made enrollment a top priority and are working very hard to encourage prospective…

Rays of hope in the cloud of COVID

Posted on April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 by Austin Lane

Although we are still experiencing a pandemic, current trends give us reason for hope of getting back to normal in the future. More and more of our population has been vaccinated — about one in four people in Jackson County are fully vaccinated. And positive COVID cases on our campus remain low. These are good…

Our hope for an in-person fall 2021

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Austin Lane

As I continue to meet with people, the overwhelming desire I hear is to return to having most classes be face-to-face this fall. Right now, our leadership team is working with faculty, staff and students on a comprehensive Saluki Safety plan that has us returning to normal, provided that we continue to test, wear masks,…

Reflections on six months as chancellor

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 by Austin Lane

As I reflect on my first semester and first six months at SIU Carbondale, words that characterize the university and its people come to mind. Authentic. Remarkable. Passionate. Determined. Resilient. From my first interactions with the campus community during the interview process, I found everyone to be authentic. They were welcoming, straightforward and true to…

Building bridges close to home

Posted on November 5, 2020November 3, 2020 by Austin Lane

SIU Carbondale students come from every county in Illinois, all 50 states and exactly 100 countries. Our status as a national and global university is a point of pride. It is also a message to prospective students: At SIU, you will have opportunities to interact with people from around the country and world that will…

Pausing to give credit during an unconventional semester

Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 by Austin Lane

As we near the midpoint of the semester, it’s time to pause and acknowledge what we have accomplished as a community. In a normal semester, it would be enough to acknowledge that classes are going smoothly, students are learning and research is moving forward. But this isn’t a normal semester, and simply saying “thank you”…

Plans for spring semester take shape

Posted on September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 by Austin Lane

With fall semester well underway, it is time to look forward to spring. Our goal for the spring semester remains the same: provide a quality education in a safe environment. Based upon what we know about COVID-19 today, we anticipate that we will need to take all of the same precautions in the spring that…

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