This year's Greenhand Workshop and Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) will take place at the SIU Student Center on September 8, 2026 at 4:00pm.
Location- SIU Student Center (1255 Lincoln Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901). From Highway 51, turn west into campus on Lincoln Drive. The student center will be the second building on your right. Registration will take place at the top of the escalators inside the far south entrance of the building.
Drop-off- As you arrive, please drop off all students at the south entrance of the Student Center. While you are parking, students can proceed up the escalators and into the auditorium. Once you arrive inside, you can find your chapter and proceed to registration and the meal.
Registration- Please attempt to drop off students no later than 4:30pm. There will need to be time for the chapters to register and eat dinner before our 5pm start time. There will be a table for teachers to complete registration and pay for the conference and a separate table for students to sign in.
Linked below are each of the registration forms:
Parking- Personal vehicles and school vans can park in the lot directly across the road from the Student Center (Lot 13). Parking is free and you do not need to worry about paying for the parking meters. Large buses should park in Lot 10, 89, and 18. See attached map.
Dress- COLT participants MUST be in official dress. Chapter t-shirts are encouraged for Greenhand participants.
We look forward to seeing you! Let me know if there are any questions!
Nora Patton
Agricultural Education Graduate Assistant
College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences
Southern Illinois University
P: 217-823-9287

