General Questions | Center For Teaching Excellence | SIU

We encourage you to get out and walk around campus. There are many beautiful spots along the way. To get from A to B, click your way around campus with the interactive campus map.

Information about how to obtain parking permits is available from the Parking Division, a unit of the Department of Public Safety.

Once your paperwork has been processed by Human Resources, you will need to claim your Network ID/SIU email. Additional assistance is provided by SalukiTech, a division of the Office of Information Technology. You can find them on the 1st Floor of Morris Library, via email at salukitech@siu.edu, or give them a call at 618/453-5155 (toll-free: 866/718-4357).

Our learning management system is called MyCourses and is supported by the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). Information about access and assistance can be found MyCourses or you may contact CTE at 618/453-2258.

Payroll information and schedules are available online. You may contact HR Benefits (618/453-6668) to discuss salary prorating.

The ID Card Office is located on the second floor of the SIU Student Center. Information about hours and required documentation is available online. Your ID card can be used for many purposes, including photo identification, copying, access to university facilities and events including Morris Library, and obtaining medical services.

Photography Services, a division of University Communications, provides professional photography portraits to University faculty and staff free-of-charge. 

The University’s policies and procedures are available online. This includes the Employee Handbook.

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) can be reached 24 hours a day at 618/453-DPS1 (3771).

The Student Rights and Responsibilities office can assist with addressing academic dishonesty, and difficult or disruptive students.

The Building Emergency Response Team (BERT) ensures that the university is prepared for a wide variety of potential disasters.

Faculty Senate, your constituency for shared governance participation in the academic and intellectual freedom of the campus, holds meetings monthly in the SIU Student Center. Visit their website to find more information about Faculty Senate, including a schedule of meetings and how you can participate.

Graduate Council, your constituency for shared governance participation in the graduate education and research activities of the campus, holds monthly meetings during the academic year. Visit their website to find information about Graduate Council, including a schedule of meetings and how you can participate.

Faculty and staff information is always available online.

Your best and closest resource will be your department/school secretary and chair/director. You are always welcome to contact the Office of the Provost to help point you in the right direction. They can be reached at 618/453-5744 or online.