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At Non-Traditional Student Services, OUR GOAL IS ENSURING YOU REACH YOURS!
There are many unique circumstances which may lead you to identify as "non-traditional".
- Enrollment: Part-time students or students who delayed enrollment in college more than one year after high school
- Family: Married students or students with partners, students with dependents or children, single parents
- Financial: Students who also work full-time, or students who are financially independent from their parents
- SIU: Non-Traditional Student Services also provides resources and support for commuter students and transfer students, who may not be "non-traditional", but have a unique experience at SIU.
All these experiences shape who you are and what you need from your university and community. We recognize that many of these are responsibilities you have in addition to being a student. We see you, and we value your place at SIU.
In addition to the programming and resources outlined on this page, we offer individual support and connections to resources. If there is something you need or an obstacle in your path, please reach out so we can discuss options. We are constantly changing in response to student needs.
- Non-Traditional Student Advisory Committee
- TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED
Fall 2024 Events:
August 1: Commuter Cookout for all new commuter students
August 14-18: Saluki Startup
August 16: Commuter Dinner and Saluki Startup Pep Rally
August 19: Fall semester begins
August 19-31: Weeks of Welcome
August 24: Saluki Family Carnival
August 31: SIU Day at the Du Quoin State Fair
September 2: Labor Day Holiday - no classes
September 13: Parents' Night Out at the SIU Rec Center
September 15: Saluki Sprint
September 19-22: Saluki Family Weekend
October 4: Parents' Night Out at the SIU Rec Center
October 7-12: Homecoming
October 14-18: Saluki Cares Week
October 18: Fall break - no classes
October 21-25: National Transfer Student Week
October 24: Taco 'Bout Majors and Minors
November 1: Parents' Night Out at the SIU Rec Center
November 4-8: National Non-Trad Student Week
November 11: Veterans Day - no classes
November 17-23: Leadership and Service Week
November 23-December 1: Thanksgiving break - no classes
December 9-13: Final Exams
December 14: Commencement