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SIU Day of Giving FY25 raises over $1 million Mylee Walker mwalker@dailyegyptian.com
Raising over $1 million, SIU Day of Giving was held on Sept. 18, 2024. This number is significantly less than the amount raised in February, which was $3.15 million. This year marks the ninth Day of Giving event held by SIU. While usually done in the spring, this is the first year that they have done it in the fall. “I know it’s September this time around, a little bit of a different date,” Chancellor Austin Lane said on the Day of Giving livestream. “Out of the gate, it seems to be going pretty good.” This means that there have been two SIU Day of Giving events in 2024. The last being Feb. 28, 2024. “Over the last eight years, we have raised about $16 million,” Matt Kupec, Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations, said on the Day of Giving Livestream. “Your gifts have really made a difference.” This money is a part of the SIU’s IMAGiNE 2030 plan, which has five pillars of improvement for SIU. Those include student success and engagement; diversity, equity and inclusion; branding and partnerships; research and innovation; and sustainability. According to the SIU Foundation website, the money that is donated is put into foundation accounts for each individual school or organization. There are multiple types of foundation accounts, some strictly for scholarships while others are for expenses of the schools. Donors can also put instructions of where they want the money to go and what they want it spent on. “We set out four years ago to put together our IMAGiNE 2030 plan,” Lane said. “A big part DAY OF GIVING | 9
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SEMO stuns Salukis on Family Weekend Nick Pfannkuche npfannkuche@dailyegyptian.com
Down by two scores in the fourth, the Salukis needed a scoring drive to get back into a position to keep the wheel in Carbondale. It appeared as though they might get the answer they needed when they found themselves in enemy territory on two big plays, but a pass blocked at the line on fourth down sucked the air out of the nearly 13,400 in attendance. “That’s probably my biggest disappointment,” Nick Hill said. “Not putting a better performance out for those that came out tonight.” The attendance figure is the second most in Saluki Stadium history, the most since the stadium first opened and the most during Nick Hill’s tenure as head coach. On Saturday, Sept. 21, SIU played host to the annual rivalry game against the Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) Redhawks, the War For The
Payton Brown (22) of SEMO runs down the field towards the end zone as he is tackled by Saluki Ben Bogle (35) Sept. 21, 2024 at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois. Lylee Gibbs | @lyleegibbsphoto
Wheel. After securing the wheel last year in Cape Girardeau, the Salukis looked to keep the wheel in southern Illinois territory for Family Weekend but fell short with a final score of 38 SEMO,
21 SIU. SIU would get the ball with Hunter Simmons under center to start the game after losing starting quarterback DJ Williams against Incarnate Word in the
Sept. 14 home opener. Williams is out indefinitely on a hand injury. The Dawgs went three-and-out on the first drive, a 32-yard punt FAMILY WEEKEND | 6
‘Phineas and Ferb’ creator Dan Povenmire kicks off SIU Family Weekend Carly Gist Jamilah Lewis cgist@dailyegyptian.com jlewis@dailyegyptian.com
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes content related to suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline is available by calling or texting 988 or visiting the online chat at 988lifeline.org. In a world in which arts are consistently undervalued, Dan Povenmire told the Daily Egyptian staff he believes entertainment is “the most important thing.” “It speaks volumes…that and some illegal pursuits are the only things that really survived in, you know, the Great
Depression and the recessions and everything like that…and I think that it’s because people need entertainment,” he said. “They need just the release you get from laughing.” Povenmire, who has lived in Champagne, Illinois, is an animator, voice actor, producer, director and writer most known for his work on the Disney Channel animated series “Phineas and Ferb.” In addition to co-creating the show alongside Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, Povenmire served as executive producer and voiced evil scientist Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz. Povenmire was the celebrity speaker for Southern Illinois
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Dan Povenmire smiles at a question during his appearance at SIU Sept. 19, 2024 at the Student Center in Carbondale, Illinois.