July 16, 2025
(Above) Richard Jones, SIU director of track & field and cross country, speaks with Bryson Scholars (from left) Trinity Young, Rihanna Delaney and Shannon Peel, all of Chicago, during a July 1 event. (Below) Terron Ries, a Bryson Scholar from Chicago, chats with Cherie Watson, outreach and instruction librarian at Morris Library. (Photos by Amihere Benson)
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SIU’s Bryson Future Scholars Program provides head start toward college success
A group of 50 newly admitted Southern Illinois University Carbondale students are getting a jumpstart toward college success this month as they participate in the Dr. Seymour Bryson Future Scholars Program, earning 7 credit hours and immersing themselves in college life before classes begin in August.