Pete Rosenbery

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | Pete Rosenbery

CARBONDALE — Illinois high school students learned the intricacies and interplay of crime scene investigation and the legal system during a weeklong program co-sponsored by Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School. Approximately 40 students, largely from the Metro East, participated in the “Crime Scene to Courtroom” murder mystery at the Southwestern Illinois Justice and Workforce Development Campus in Belleville, June 9-13.

1 week ago | news.siu.edu | Pete Rosenbery

(Above) Casey Parker, career services director at the SIU Simmons Law School, leads a class during the recent “Crime Scene to Courtroom” workshop for high school students at the Southwestern Illinois Justice and Workforce Development Campus. (Below) Parker, right, and Angela Upchurch, acting law school dean, left, receive a handcrafted ceremonial gavel presented by Illinois 20th District Circuit Judge Heinz Rudolph on behalf of the Illinois Judges Association.

1 week ago | thesouthern.com | Pete Rosenbery

CARBONDALE — There are comparable skill sets that a trauma nurse and pilot must possess. Brandi Fields knows one and is quickly learning the other as one of five students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s 2025 Able Flight program hosted by SIU Aviation. “There are a lot of transferable skills,” said Fields, a 29-year-old nurse from Kansas City, Missouri. “You are assessing the weather and making sure everything is correct with your airplane.

1 week ago | wsiu.org | Pete Rosenbery

Saluki basketball Hall of Famer Mike “Stinger” Glenn will give a presentation on Thursday, June 26, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Morris Library as part of the community’s Freedom to Freedom celebration. Glenn will draw on his life experiences and the knowledge he’s gained from his collection of African American rare books, documents and memorabilia to provide lessons in history, hope and inspiration. The free, public event is at 6 p.m. in the library’s John C. Guyon Auditorium.

1 week ago | dailyregister.com | Pete Rosenbery

Daniel Hoskins, a flight line attendant, fuels a Cessna 172S training plane with 100R unleaded fuel as SIU Aviation faculty Kenneth Wilkins and Steven Goetz look on. They are among faculty involved in research on the viability of general aviation aircraft using unleaded fuel, highlighted by its green color. The fuel is stored in a 2,000-gallon mobile refueler.