{"id":5161,"date":"2026-06-18T14:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=5161"},"modified":"2026-06-26T21:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T21:56:19","slug":"siu-announces-2026-27-saluki-takeover-tour-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=5161","title":{"rendered":"SIU announces 2026-27 Saluki Takeover Tour schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5169 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-V3.jpg\" alt=\"2026-27 Saluki Takeover Tour Schedule\" width=\"1318\" height=\"1648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-V3.jpg 1318w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-V3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-V3-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-V3-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-V3-1228x1536.jpg 1228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1318px) 100vw, 1318px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Southern Illinois University Carbondale will expand its national outreach efforts during the 2026-27 academic year with an expanded 6th Annual Saluki Takeover Tour schedule featuring stops across Illinois and the country.<\/p>\n<p>The tour, which began in 2021, combines alumni engagement, student recruitment, corporate outreach and community partnerships. Since its launch, the initiative has expanded each year and now includes stops throughout the Midwest, South and West Coast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Saluki Takeover Tour allows us to bring the university directly to our alumni, friends and future students,\u201d Chancellor Austin A. Lane said. \u201cThese visits strengthen relationships, create opportunities and help us share the story of SIU\u2019s continued growth and success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The full tour schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1-3, 2026 \u2014 Atlanta<\/li>\n<li>17-19, 2026 \u2014 Champaign, Illinois<\/li>\n<li>27-30, 2026 \u2014 Chicago<\/li>\n<li>16-20, 2026 \u2014 Texas (Dallas and Houston)<\/li>\n<li>10-12, 2027 \u2014 Florida (St. Petersburg and Naples)<\/li>\n<li>March 23-24, 2027 \u2014 Central Illinois<\/li>\n<li>March 30, 2027 \u2014 Detroit<\/li>\n<li>April 1-16, 2027 \u2014 Southern Illinois<\/li>\n<li>June 1-4, 2027 \u2014 Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Tentative, 2027 \u2014 Denver<\/li>\n<li>To be announced, 2027 \u2014 St. Louis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Matt Kupec, vice chancellor for development and alumni relations and CEO of the SIU Foundation, said the tour continues to strengthen connections between the university and its alumni, donors and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year, we see the power of bringing Salukis together,\u201d Kupec said. \u201cThe Takeover Tour creates meaningful connections with alumni, donors, students and community leaders while helping us strengthen support for future generations of Salukis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tour also supports the Imagine SIU 2030 fundraising campaign, which has raised more than $469 million toward its $500 million goal. Through donor support, the SIU Foundation awarded more than $5.6 million in scholarships to more than 2,100 students during the most recent fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Saluki Takeover Tour and upcoming events, visit siuf.org\/takeovers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern Illinois University Carbondale will expand its national outreach efforts during the 2026-27 academic year with an expanded 6th Annual Saluki Takeover Tour schedule featuring stops across Illinois and the country. The tour, which began in 2021, combines alumni engagement, student recruitment, corporate outreach and community partnerships. Since its launch, the initiative has expanded each &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=5161\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SIU announces 2026-27 Saluki Takeover Tour schedule<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,3,4,15,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events-engagement","category-higher-education","category-illinois-higher-education","category-saluki-takeover-tours","category-siu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5161"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5170,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161\/revisions\/5170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}