SIU Student Programming Council

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If you are still interested in learning more about SPC and would like to volunteer (we can sign off on volunteer hours) at a future SPC event, please email getinvolved@siu.edu for more information!

The SPC Directors invite the campus community and its guests to experience a variety of fun and exciting events, including concerts, comedy shows, lectures, blockbuster films, homecoming, and much more.

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Great Cardboard Boat Regatta Student Team Mixers

The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta has been a beloved Carbondale tradition since 1974. It allows students to exhibit their creativity by building their cardboard hulls and attempting to be the last boat floating! For more information about Regatta rules, team registration, cost, and times, please visit the link below:

https://ton.siu.edu/campus-programs/carbondale-boat-regatta.php

If you are interested in campus tradition and would like to participate, this is a final call before the regatta next weekend.

In order to give students an opportunity to find other students, the Office of Student Engagement and Student Programming Council are hosting two mixers to meet fellow students that are interested to form a team in the week leading up to the Regatta. To allow for team forming, students will be asked to attend a mixer to meet potential team members.

These mixers will take place on Monday, April 13th & 14th in the Renaissance Room located on the first floor of the Student Center. Enter from the Art Gallery on the south end of the Student Center.

Student Team Mixers

Monday, April 13th at 12pm, Location: Student Center, Renaissance Room, 1st Floor
Monday, April 13th at 5pm, Location: Student Center, Renaissance Room, 1st Floor
Tuesday, April 14th at 12pm, Location: Student Center, Renaissance Room, 1st Floor

During the mixer, we will discuss the class types available for entry into the Regatta. More information may be found online here: https://ton.siu.edu/_common/documents/the-great-cardboard-boat-regatta-info-form.pdf.

If you choose to enter as a Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), RSOs will have the chance to receive prizes for racing in the Regatta to be deposited into your RSO account: $100 Third Place; $150 Second Place; $200 First Place.

You do not have to have experience building cardboard boats (sometimes it is much more fun if you have no idea what you're doing) - all are welcome! Let's have fun and show that Saluki Spirit through participating in this long-standing tradition! GO DAWGS!