{"id":5161,"date":"2026-06-18T14:32:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=5161"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:38:16","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 size-full wp-image-5162\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-web.jpg\" alt=\"2026-27 Saluki Takeover Tour Poster\" width=\"800\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-web.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-web-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-web-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-2027-Poster-web-768x1077.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Southern Illinois University Carbondale will expand its national outreach efforts during the 2026-27 academic year with an expanded\u00a06<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Annual\u00a0Saluki Takeover Tour schedule featuring stops across Illinois and the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The tour, which began in 2021, combines alumni engagement, student recruitment, corporate\u00a0outreach\u00a0and community partnerships. Since its launch, the initiative has expanded each year and now includes stops throughout the Midwest, South and West Coast.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The schedule includes 16 tour stops, including five new cities: Atlanta, Champaign, Detroit,\u00a0Denver\u00a0and Los Angeles.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\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<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The tour begins Aug. 20 in Marion, Illinois, during Third Thursday festivities at Tower Square and concludes June 1-4 in Los Angeles.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The full tour schedule:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aug. 20, 2026 \u2014 Marion, Illinois\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sept. 1-3, 2026 \u2014 Atlanta\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sept. 17-19, 2026 \u2014 Champaign, Illinois\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Oct. 27-30, 2026 \u2014 Chicago\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nov. 16-20, 2026 \u2014 Texas (Dallas and Houston)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Feb. 10-12, 2027 \u2014 Florida (St. Petersburg and Naples)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March 3, 2027 \u2014 St. Louis\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March 23-24, 2027 \u2014 Central Illinois\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">March 30, 2027 \u2014 Detroit\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">April 1-16, 2027 \u2014 Southern Illinois\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">May 11-13, 2027 \u2014 Denver\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">June 1-4, 2027 \u2014 Los Angeles<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">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,\u00a0donors\u00a0and supporters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\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<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">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.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more information about the Saluki Takeover Tour and upcoming events, visit siuf.org\/takeovers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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\u00a06th\u00a0Annual\u00a0Saluki Takeover Tour schedule featuring stops across Illinois and the country.\u00a0 The tour, which began in 2021, combines alumni engagement, student recruitment, corporate\u00a0outreach\u00a0and community partnerships. Since its launch, the initiative has expanded each year and now includes stops &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,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"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":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5163,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5161\/revisions\/5163"}],"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}]}}