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🌱 SIU tackles faculty pay gaps with $1.2 million in raises

Carbondale, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Carbondale! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • SIU tackles faculty pay gaps with $1.2 million in raises
  • Carbondale’s holiday resource fair brings local help under one roof
  • What new Opportunity Zones could mean for Carbondale redevelopment

Also on today's calendar: Wine Down Wednesday at Kite Hill Vineyards and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A stray morning thundershower, with a high of 74 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy and cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 33.
  • Friday: Mainly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 49 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. SIU Carbondale announces $1.2 million in salary increases for 190 faculty members - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.com) — SIU Carbondale is putting $1.2 million toward raises for 190 professors and associate professors to address pay disparities tied to experience and seniority. The agreement with the faculty union follows an independent compensation study, and these adjustments are separate from previously negotiated annual raises. Individual increases have not been announced.
   

2. Carbondale to host healing hands for the Holidays Winter Resource Fair (thesouthern.com) — Carbondale residents can explore free and low-cost services at the Helping Hands for the Holidays Winter Resource Fair on Nov. 20. Nearly 30 organizations will gather at the Civic Center, 200 S. Illinois Ave., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with free admission, refreshments and giveaways.
   

3. Three Carbondale areas approved for federal Opportunity Zone program - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.com) — Three Carbondale areas, including University Mall and parts of downtown, have won federal Opportunity Zone designations starting Jan. 1, 2027. The program offers tax incentives for qualifying long-term investments. City officials hope the decade-long designations will draw private funding for redevelopment, housing improvements and a proposed industrial park.
   

4. Four objections upheld, one uncertain for Carbondale city election (thesouthern.com) — Carbondale’s 2027 mayoral race is down to Mayor Carolin Harvey and Councilmember Adam Loos after election officials sustained objections to three challengers. A fourth ruling removed a council candidate, while Jasper Futch’s council bid remains unresolved over petition signatures. His next hearing is Friday at 4 p.m., though a ruling is not expected then.
   

5. SIU announces dates for 2027 Family Weekend and Homecoming (siu.edu) — SIU has set its 2027 Family Weekend for September 24–26 and Homecoming for October 4–9, giving families and alumni dates to plan around. Family Weekend includes football against North Dakota, while Homecoming brings a parade, block party and an October 9 game against Indiana State. Full activity schedules are still being finalized.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Carbondale

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