2024 News
April 16, 2024
SIU Carbondale School of Aviation names new director
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Chien-tsung Lu, an associate professor in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University, will be the new director in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Aviation. The appointment is effective July 1.
April 10, 2024
Able Flight Strengthens Collegiate Aviation Presence Through SIU Carbondale Partnership
The Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale School of Aviation has partnered with Able Flight to provide specialized flight training led by SIU Aviation instructors beginning in May. Founded in 2006, Able Flight’s mission is to “provide people with disabilities a unique way to challenge themselves through flight and aviation career training, and by doing so, to gain greater self-confidence and self-reliance.”
March 29, 2024
SIU prof seeks info, artifacts about university’s history with women’s college sports
As Southern Illinois University Carbondale celebrates Women’s History Month, a sports studies professor is gathering information and photos to chronicle the university’s groundbreaking role in women’s college athletics.
March 05, 2024
Able Flight and Southern Illinois University Carbondale Partner on Flight Training
Combining the training experience of a major university flight school, and the unique mission of an aviation nonprofit for people with physical disabilities, Able Flight and Southern Illinois University Carbondale will partner on a joint flight training project beginning this year.