Southern Illinois University Students in front of Old Main (circa 1960)

Saluki Homecoming 2007 - Maroon Fever ... It's Contagious

All Saluki Faculty, Staff and Students are anticipating an eventful and exciting Homecoming. We have events scheduled the entire week of October 1 - 6, 2007, and we are especially looking forward to Friday and Saturday, when most alumni will roll into Carbondale.

On these pages, you will find a day-by-day calendar of events for the week.

Throughout your visit, you will want to check out these locations, which have events on multiple days.


University Bookstore

Hours are Friday, 8:00 am - 6:00 pm and Saturday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm 
Discounts on SIU apparel with your Alumni Association membership card.

Student Recreation Center

Alumni Special!  FREE use of facilities: 
Friday, 7:30 am - 10:00 pm
Saturday, 8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Sunday, 10:00 am - 10:00 pm.  
Free boat rental at Campus Boat Dock.  For more information call  618.536.5531 or check out the Student Recreation Center's website.

Student Center Bowling and Billiards

Alumni Specials! – Bowling for $1.75 per game, $1.00 shoe rental and $2.75 per hour billiards:
Friday, 9:00 am – 12:30 am
Saturday, 10:00 am - 12:30 am
Sunday, 12:00 noon - 11:00 pm
For more information call 618.453.2803.

University Museum

Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Preston Jackson ‘69, Sculptor: Fresh from Julieanne’s Garden.  Joan Skiver-Levy, Paintings.  Guatemalan Textiles, curated by Lori Huffman.  [A] esthesia, curated by Shai Yechayahu-Sharabi.  Mapping Southern Illinois, the map collection of Morris Library. 

                                                                                                                                                                                        

Architectural detail on Old Main