Saluki Spirit Week

Saluki Spirit Week 2021

Saluki Spirit Week Events

Sunday, March 14

Monday, March 15

Tuesday, March 16

Free Kona Ice Sno-Cones

Faner Plaza 11:00AM-1:00PM

Crate Stack Vertical Challenge

Rec Center East (large) Gym- Court 7 6:00-9:00PM

Test your focus, balance, and courage as you climb ever higher on a single column of crates. Each hour 5 participants will compete to stack the most crates in 10 min before “falling”.

Participants must pre-register to compete. Competitors will be able to identify and bring up to 3 friends to cheer them on. Awards and prizes will be presented each hour.

Wednesday, March 17

Thursday, March 18

Saluki Prize Hunt

SIU Campus - 8:00AM-4:00PM or until all prizes are found

Must be an SIU Student to participate

FREE
Food Trucks
Saluki String Art - Craft Shop
T-Shirt Giveaway

Faner Plaza - 11:00AM-1:00PM

Must be an SIU Student to participate

American Red Cross Blood Drive

Student Center 1st Floor - Noon-6:00PM
Sign up to donate here.

MCMA: The Marmaduke Lecture Series Presents Virtual Guest Speaker: Afua Owusu - Executive Producer of the Jam TV Show

Marmaduke Lecture Student Q&A: Afua Owusu - 1:00PM
Marmaduke Lecture Community Discussion: Afua Owusu - 7:00PM

SIU Alumna Afua S. Owusu has been in love with broadcasting her whole life. During her 22 year career, Afua has worked in both radio and television with iHeart Radio as on-air personality and promotions manager, with WLS-TV ABC7 Eyewitness News Chicago as a writer and line producer and with WGN Morning News as the supervising producer. She is currently the executive producer for The JAM TV show, a morning show in Chicago that features honest and real conversations about the day’s top trending stories.

Students will have a chance to discuss her career at 1 pm, and at 7 pm WSIU’s Jennifer Fuller will be moderating a discussion about entertainment, news, and the media in today’s society.

Friday, March 19

Saturday, March 20