The Saluki Takeover Tour of Southern Illinois ended Saturday at Walker’s Bluff Casino Resort in Carterville.
400 people attended the event, which included welcoming incoming students with a SIU hat ceremony.
The evening included the SIU Day of Giving trophy presentation, which honored the groups that performed the best during the Day of Giving on Feb. 28. Those groups were: the Balancing Education, Experience, and Reality Scholarship, (B.E.E.R.) group, College of Business and Analytics, Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center, School of Law, School of Medicine, and WSIU Public Broadcasting.
Guests also heard remarks from Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Wendell Williams, Athletic Director Tim Leonard, and men’s basketball coach Scott Nagy.
The Saluki Takeover Tour stared on April 24 and includes stops at around 20 high schools in 17 counties.
