Bears representatives will tour the campus then join in a reception with representatives from the university and the community. The Bears had scheduled a tour on April 11, but bad weather forced postponement of the visit. Former U. S. Education Chief Headlines SIUC Symposium Former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley will headline an upcoming symposium on expanding our nation's public school calendar to a year-round schedule. The Public Policy Institute is hosting the symposium Sunday and Monday, April 22 and 23, on the University's Carbondale campus. Opening day will feature two separate lectures, one by Riley and another by Canadian educator and author Carolyn M. Shields , and a panel discussion on the issues surrounding the education proposal.
Events are free and open to the public.
Engineering faculty and students will be hosts for the Open House. All laboratory and classroom facilities will be open with interactive laboratory demonstrations and exhibits. Enrollment for the School of Engineering increased by 20 percent in Fall 2000 in anticipation of the building's opening. The undergraduate forestry program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has been reaccredited by the Society of American Foresters , the field's largest professional organization. Accreditation means that SIUC has the necessary faculty expertise, research facilities and resources to produce graduates who will meet the expectations of the profession and the public at large.