UNIV 101: Saluki Success | Saluki Success Program | SIU

College is hard work; often college is very hard work. But college is not ALL hard work. The relationships you forge with others on our campus are a very important part of your SIU experience. Good times, inspiration, friendship, and mentoring are all rooted in the relationships you will make. When times get tough your relationships with others and the support available through our campus and southern Illinois communities will bolster your perseverance.Together we can dream big, work hard, have fun, take care of one another, and make an impact on our community.

• Salukis will demonstrate knowledge and utilization of various campus resources
• Salukis will bond with the campus community and surrounding southern Illinois communities by attending extracurricular, sporting, cultural, academic, volunteer, etc. events
• Salukis will develop positive relationships with their instructors, academic advisors, and fellow Salukis

College is an opportunity to begin creating the life you want. SIU is home to the best and brightest -- and that means YOU! Through UNIV Courses, we want to partner with you to build upon your innate talents. Together we will shape academic skills, cultivate the habits of a critically thinking mind, identify barriers to personal and professional wellness, dialogue about new ideas, identify our strengths, push beyond our weaknesses, and discover how to thrive in a 21st century world.

• Salukis with identify their strengths
• Salukis will identify and take actions to address barriers to success
• Salukis will demonstrate critical thinking and will exercise appropriate success strategies (e.g., study skills, career exploration, stress management, financial literacy, etc.)

At SIU, we bleed maroon! Our graduates are TV stars, astronauts, and everything in between. We have world class scholars delivering top notch instruction in some of the most celebrated programs in the country. And guess what? You get to begin writing the next chapter of SIU history!

• Salukis will identify and participate in campus traditions
• Salukis will demonstrate knowledge of SIU history