Southern Illinois University (SIU or SIUC) is a
public
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research university
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in
Carbondale, Illinois. Founded in 1869, SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University is a system of public universities in the southern region of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its headquarters is in Carbondale, Illinois.
Board of trustees
The university is governed by the nine member SIU Board of Tr ...
system. The university enrolls students from all 50 states as well as more than 100 countries. It is
classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". SIU offers 3 associate, 100 bachelor's, 73 master's, and 36 Ph.D programs in addition to professional degrees in architecture, law, and medicine.
History
![Pulliamclocktower](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Pulliamclocktower.jpg)
An Act of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly of Illinois, approved March 9, 1869, created Southern Illinois Normal College, the second state-supported
normal school
A normal school or normal college is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. In the 19th century in the United States, instruction in normal schools was at the high school level, turni ...
in Illinois. Carbondale held the ceremony of cornerstone laying, May 17, 1870. The first historic session of Southern Illinois Normal University was a summer institute, with a first faculty of eight members and an enrollment of 53 students. It was renamed Southern Illinois University in 1947.
The university continued primarily as a teacher's college until
Delyte W. Morris took office as president of the university in 1948. Morris was SIU's longest-serving president (1948–1970). During his presidency, Morris transformed SIU, adding Colleges of Law, Medicine and Dentistry. Southern Illinois University grew rapidly in size from 3,500 to over 24,800 students between 1950 and 1991.
In 1957, a second campus of SIU was established at Edwardsville. This school, now known as
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a public university in Edwardsville, Illinois. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.Butler 1976, p. 18 It is the younger of the two major inst ...
, is an independent university within the SIU system.
SIU offered the first program to provide support to students with specific learning disabilities at a college level. "Project Achieve" was founded at SIU by Barbara Cordoni Kupiec in 1978. She pursued a career in the field initially to help her own children, and left behind a legacy that has assisted several thousand other students in earning their degrees. In 1983, Project Achieve became the Clinical Center Achieve program when SIUC decided to institutionalize the program, making it a permanent part of the university's structure.
Academic programs and rankings
SIU offers more than 300
academic degree programs across all levels: bachelors, masters, PhD and doctoral. It also offers professional programs in architecture,
business,
law
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and
medicine
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. Since 1989, SIU has offered an MD/JD dual degree program,
leading to the concurrent award of both degrees after completion of six years of coursework.
The university is
classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity."
SIU Carbondale was ranked #98 overall among "National Universities" in the 2021 edition of annual college rankings by ''
U.S. News & World Report''. At SIU, 59% of the classes have 19 or fewer students; 82% of classes have less than 29 students, only 5% of classes include 50 or more students. The ratio of students to faculty is 15 to 1 and the percentage of full-time faculty is 83 percent. ''
The Princeton Review
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'' ranked SIU in its 2017 list of "Best Midwestern" and "Green Colleges" as well as ranking it #43 in the "Top 50 Game Design: Ugrad" list.
Colleges and schools of Southern Illinois University Carbondale
College of Agricultural Sciences
The College of Agricultural Sciences consists of four academic departments: Agribusiness Economics, Animal Science, Food & Nutrition, Forestry, and Plant, Soil & Agricultural Systems. There are eight majors and twenty-six specializations. The college's Ph.D. program was added in December 2007. The Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences is a research degree that prepares graduates for developing and funding their own research program, and for teaching graduate and undergraduate students.
College of Applied Sciences and Arts
Since its inception as the Vocational Technical Institute, CASA has undergone continuous change to address the workforce needs in the southern Illinois region, the state and the nation. The College presently includes four schools which house three master's degree programs, fourteen baccalaureate, and two associate degree programs. The masters of science in Medical Dosimetry and one baccalaureate program, Fire Service Management, are offered off-campus only.
CASA provides off-campus opportunities to receive baccalaureate degrees in the areas of Aviation Management, Electronic Systems Technologies, Fire Service Management, Health Care Management, and Medical Dosimetry.
The baccalaureate degree in Information Systems Technologies is offered online. Forty-nine hours of upper-level and selected elective courses are available to students at various locations throughout the country.
College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics
The College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics is housed in a modern four-building engineering complex. It includes six schools offering bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs: the School of Civil, Environmental & Infrastructural Engineering, the School of Electrical, Computer & Biomedical Engineering, the School of Mechanical, Aerospace, & Materials Engineering, the School of Applied Engineering & Technology, the School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences, and the School of Computing (Computer Science & Information Technology). It is one of the few institutions in the United States to offer a concurrent masters with a
J.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Law.
Campus
Libraries
![Morris Library](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Morris_Library.jpg)
Morris Library is the main library for the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus. The library holds more than 4 million volumes, 53,000 current periodicals and serials, and over 3.6 million microform units. Morris Library also provides access to the statewide automated library system and to an array of electronic sources. These figures make Morris Library among the top 50 largest research libraries in the United States. Library users have access to I-Share (the statewide automated library system) and to a comprehensive array of databases and other electronic data files. As the campus center for access to academic information and collaborative academic technology projects, Morris Library provides a wide range of services, including reference assistance, instructional and technical support, distance learning, geographic information systems (GIS), and multimedia courseware development. Morris Library is a member of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA). Delyte's, a new coffee shop named after former SIU President Delyte W. Morris, operates near the entrance of the library.
The SIU Law Library provides legal research resources for lawyers, law students, SIU faculty and staff and members of the community. Located in the Lesar Law Building, the library has evolved to meet the changing nature of legal research and user expectations by providing wireless access to a wide array of electronic legal materials.
Student Center
![Student Services Back](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Student_Services_Back.jpg)
With over of floor space, the SIU Student Center is one of the largest student unions in the nation. The programs and services offered provide SIU students, faculty, and staff a place to relax, gather a group to study or grab a bite to eat. The Student Center hosts multiple dining locations, the University Bookstore, ATM and Western Union stations, bowling & billiards facility, check cashing services, the ID Card office, and Debit Dawg activations and deposits all under one roof. The Student Center offers several ballrooms and smaller, expandable conference rooms for small or large gatherings. Student-run radio station
WIDB 104.3 FM broadcasts from the Student Center, and the Black Affairs Office, International Student Council, Student Programming Council, student governments and the Greek Council have offices in the building.
Student Recreation Center
![SIU Altgeld Hall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/SIU_Altgeld_Hall.jpg)
The Student Recreation Center, or "Rec," is the university's primary hub for intramural and fitness activities. With more than 220,000 square feet, the SIU Recreation Center is also one of the largest among universities in the nation. Although SIU's Recreation Center doesn't receive state support, it operates on a $4.8 million budget, most of which is raised by a student recreation fee that is included in student fees. The rest of the money is revenue generated by instructional programs, camps and community citizens who pay for membership.
Indoor facilities include an Olympic-sized pool.
Pool features:
* One ten-lane 50-meter course
* Two eight-lane 25-yard courses
* Four one-meter diving boards
* Three three-meter diving boards
* One five-meter diving tower
* Three underwater viewing stations
* Underwater speakers
* Colorado electronic timing system
* Rapid sand filter system
The 770,000 gallon natatorium is surrounded by a closed gutter filtration system which drastically reduces water turbulence helping to increase the swimmers' speed.
The facility also houses areas for basketball, volleyball, racquetball, handball, squash, weightlifting, martial arts, aerobics, and programs for the disabled. There are over 180 fitness stations distributed throughout the building. Other on campus outdoor recreation include tennis courts at three campus locations, a frisbee golf course, and 100 acres of playing fields. Picnic areas, and boat dock facilities are available at Campus Lake.
Student Health Center
Connected to the Student Recreation Center on the east side of campus, the 57,000-square-foot health center offers students a continuum of care under one roof. Services include the medical clinic, pharmacy, wellness resources, psychiatry clinic, sports medicine and physical therapy and counseling and psychological services. Community partners Southern Illinois Dermatology and the Marion Eye Center also provide services in the new health center.
Athletics
![SIU Arena](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/SIU_Arena.jpg)
The Southern Illinois Salukis are the athletic teams representing Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The university first sponsored athletic teams during the 1913–14 school year, when they were known as the "Maroons." Students and faculty began lobbying for a new mascot during the late 1940s. On March 19, 1951, the student body voted to change the official nickname to the Salukis. The
saluki, the royal dog of ancient Egypt, was chosen as the mascot due to its reputation as a fast and tenacious hunter and because the southern Illinois region is known as "
Little Egypt."
The Salukis sponsor 16 varsity teams. Most compete in the
Missouri Valley Conference
The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the third-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the midwest.
History
The MVC was established ...
(MVC), specifically in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, softball, women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and volleyball. The football program competes in the
Missouri Valley Football Conference
The Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), formerly the Gateway Football Conference, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivi ...
(MVFC). Men's swimming is part of the
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great L ...
(MAC).
In 2022, SIU hired former
Towson
Towson () is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Baltimore County and the second-most populous unincorp ...
athletic director Tim Leonard to be in charge of their Athletics program.
Athletic highlights
8 National Championships, 60 Olympians and 101 Academic All-Americans
*The baseball team has second-place finishes in the National Championship in
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
&
1971.
*The men's basketball team advanced to the
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
Tournament for six straight seasons between 2002–07, including two trips to the Sweet Sixteen.
*The men's basketball team won the 1967 NIT National Championship.
*The women's basketball team were Missouri Valley Conference champions in 2007 and in 2022.
*Football had been ranked in the Top 10 in the Football Championship Subdivision for the four years 2006-09, and were in the playoffs for seven straight years, 2003–09.
*Softball has been ranked in the Top 25 in the nation for the past two years and has advanced to the NCAA Tournament five straight seasons.
*SIU's student-athletes lead the MVC in overall grade point average.
Student life
SIU has a vibrant student culture and is home to more than 300 Registered Student Organizations (RSOs). Student groups include honor societies, sports clubs, fraternities and sororities, religious organizations, student governments, and other special interest groups. The largest RSO on campus is the Student Programming Council (SPC), which organizes events such as concerts, comedy shows, lectures, film showings, and homecoming celebrations.
On-campus housing
![Wall & Grand Apartments](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Wall_%26_Grand_Apartments.jpg)
On-campus housing at SIU is provided in residence halls and apartments both on and near campus. Different housing opportunities are offered to undergraduates, graduates, international students, parents, and married couples.
The two main residence hall areas are known as East Campus and West Campus. West Campus, also known as Thompson Point, consists of 11 three-story dormitory structures and was built between 1957 and 1962. East Campus, also known as the Brush Towers, consists of 3 seventeen-story high rises and was built between 1965 and 1968. Each site also includes a commons building and dining hall. The traditional housing contract includes a furnished room, WiFi, utilities, and a dining plan. Residence hall rooms are fully furnished, and many have been modified to meet the needs of specific types of disability. Apartment housing is available at Evergreen Terrace, Wall & Grand, and Elizabeth Apartments.
All single students under the age of 21, not residing with their parents or legal guardians, with fewer than 26 credit hours earned after high school are required to live in University-owned and operated residence halls per university policy. This policy can be circumvented if the student is living in the permanent home of a parent or guardian, provided the home is withing 60 miles of campus. Furthermore, university apartment housing is restricted to those students who are married, parents, graduate students, or who are over the age of 21; the effect of this policy means that freshmen and sophomore students often live in dormitories, while older students reside in on and off-campus apartments.
Student government
SIU has two primary bodies of student government responsible for advising the SIU administration on student needs. The student governments are also responsible for distributing funds collected from the student activity fee to eligible RSOs. The two student governments are:
* The Undergraduate Student Government (USG)
* The Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC)
Additionally, one student is elected as a student trustee and appointed by the governor to serve as a voting member of the SIU Board of Trustees.
Greek life
SIU is home to 17 registered fraternities and 10 registered sororities, including 7 multicultural fraternities and sororities. The Greek organizations are governed by the
Interfraternity Council, The
College Panhellenic Association, The Multicultural Greek Council, and the
National Pan-Hellenic Council
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) is a collaborative umbrella council composed of historically African American fraternities and sororities also referred to as Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs). The NPHC was formed as a permanent ...
. They are responsible to the Dean of Students and the Office of Student Affairs. Popular events held by Greek organizations include the Go Greek Barbecue and the annual "Greek Sing" talent contest.
All members of the Greek organizations at SIU must maintain a 2.0 GPA or higher to be members. The university rigorously restricts hazing and discriminatory induction practices.
[Frances DeSimone Becque, “A History of the Fraternity System at Southern Illinois University from 1948 through 1960” (thesis, 1995)] The first fraternity and sorority appeared on SIU's campus in 1923, although the introduction, chartering, and growth of many of the Greek groups on-campus today occurred during or after the 1940s.
Student newspaper
SIU's student-run newspaper,''
The Daily Egyptian'', has been printed without interruption since the spring of 1921. ''The'' ''Daily Egyptian'' is published weekly in print and online during the fall and spring semesters. It has a distribution of 7,800 copies and reaches nearly 200 locations. The paper has received more than 25 awards from the Illinois College Press Association. In 2002 it received the
National Newspaper Pacemaker Award
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for General Excellence, and in 2017 and 2018 it received the National Online Pacemaker Award.
''The Daily Egyptian'' was one of only a few university newspapers in the United States to own and operate its own printing press. The press was retired in 2015 after nearly 50 years of continuous service.
Gus Bode, a cartoon character created to give satirical commentary on the paper's articles, has appeared regularly in the paper since 1956.
Past editions of ''The Daily Egyptian'' and other SIU student newspapers going back to 1888 are maintained on-campus by Morris Library.
Saluki patrol
Founded in 1959, the Saluki Patrol is one of the oldest student security teams in the country. Organized as a form of
community policing
Community policing, or community-oriented policing (COP), is a strategy of policing that focuses on developing relationships with community members. It is a philosophy of full-service policing that is highly personal, where an officer patrols ...
, the Saluki Patrol assists the Department of Public Safety in their duties by performing foot patrols, conducting traffic enforcement, and serving as crowd control. Members of the Saluki Patrol can often be seen on-campus in the evenings and at major on-campus sporting events.
The Saluki Patrol has continued to evolve and become more professional, with personnel receiving some of the same police training as sworn officers. Many leaders in the law enforcement community both locally and at the state and federal level began their careers as a Saluki Patrol.
Cardboard boat regatta
![SIU Campus Lake](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/SIU_Campus_Lake.jpg)
The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta is an event held every spring semester at Campus Lake. Participants include university students and community members. The goal is to complete three trips around a 200-yard course on the lake using makeshift cardboard boats. There are three different categories for entries: canoes or kayaks, experimental boats, and instant boats (boats created on-site the day of the event).
The idea for a Cardboard Regatta at SIU first originated in 1974. "Commodore" Richard Archer, a professor of Art and Design, created the regatta as a final examination for students in his freshman design class. Archer was inspired by
Buckminster Fuller
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, then a distinguished professor at SIU, who had espoused the principle of "doing the most with the least." The event grew with each subsequent year, eventually drawing crowds upwards of 20,000 people and receiving coverage on
CNN
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's
Good Morning America.
Saluki startup and weeks of welcome
The Saluki Startup & Weeks of Welcome are held during the first five weeks of the fall semester and include a range of activities designed to introduce new students to campus. Events include job fairs, theater and orchestra auditions, a pep rally,
paint and sips, concerts, RSO fairs, a
pickleball tournament, board game nights, and organized meetups between the students and faculty of each college.
These events coincide with the
DuQuoin State Fair and the annual football game between SIU and
SEMO, called the "War for the Wheel". Both of these events are attended by SIU students as part of the Weeks of Welcome.
Competitive teams and professional student organizations
![SIUC Equestrian Team](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/SIUC_Equestrian_Team.jpg)
* Flying Salukis Flight Team – The Flying Salukis is one of the premier competitive flight teams in the United States. They took first place in the
National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) regional competition for 7 consecutive years (2011-2017). At the NIFA national championships in 2015, the Flying Salukis won the team's ninth national title. The team has consistently beaten or tied other nationally ranked schools, including the
United States Air Force Academy
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. , the team had qualified for the national championships in 49 of the last 50 years.
* Saluki Debate Team – The Saluki Debate Team is an internationally recognized award-winning debate team. Under the direction of debate coach Todd Graham, SIU won the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence in 2008, 2013, and 2015. The team also won the
National Parliamentary Debate Association
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National Tournament in 2013 and 2014. They were ranked first in the country over the course of the 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 seasons.
*
Alt.news 26:46 – SIU's award-winning half-hour alternative TV news magazine. Alt news received an Emmy in the magazine news program category at the 2010
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-America Regional Chapter Emmy Awards in St. Louis.
* Forestry Club – SIU's Forestry Club is one of the university's many competitive registered student organizations. The Forestry Club was the STIHL Timbersports Midwestern Forester's Conclave champion every year from 1992 to 2009 and once more in 2017, competing in events such as pulp toss, bolt toss, log roll, and axe throw.
*
American Marketing Association Team – SIU's American Marketing Association Team is a registered student organization in the College of Business and Analytics. The team won national recognition in 2020 by competing in the American Marketing Association Collegiate Case Competition.
* Equestrian Team – SIU's Equestrian Team is a registered student organization for students interested in equitation activities. The Equestrian Team competes in many competitions, including those hosted by the
Intercollegiate Horse Show Association
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.
* Rover Team – SIU's Rover or "Moonbuggy" Team is a registered student organization in the College of Engineering Computing, Technology, and Mathematics. The organization competes in the Human Exploration Rover Challenge, previously known as the Moonbuggy Race, sponsored annually by
NASA
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in
Huntsville, AL
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. The team placed in the top ten during the 2016 competition.
* Saluki CFA Challenge Team – The CFA Challenge Team is a group of students chosen to compete in the
CFA Institute Research Challenge
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. The CFA Challenge Team finished in second place at the St. Louis regional competition between 2016 and 2018 and won the competition in 2021.
*Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe Team – SIU engineering students compete in steel bridge and concrete canoe competitions hosted by the
American Society of Civil Engineers
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and the
American Institute of Steel Construction.
*Medieval Combat Club – The Medieval Combat Club is a registered student organization and member of the Belegarth Medieval Combat Society. The club is a full contact combat sport with medieval fantasy inspiration, and competes in competition with other local universities, such as
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univers ...
.
*Saluki Student Investment Fund – The Saluki Student Investment Fund provides undergraduate students with hands-on experience in
portfolio management and investment research. Since its inception in 2000, the fund has grown to manage well over $3.5 million in assets in 2021.
Leadership
Systems of administration at SIU have greatly evolved since the university's earliest days. The growth of the university after the appointment of President Delyte Morris led to shorter tenures and a speedier succession of leaders. Many of SIU's Chancellors after this period were selected to serve in an interim capacity, a problem which persists in limited cases to this day. The early deaths of Chancellors Paul D. Sarvela and Carlo Montemagno only exacerbated this issue. The hiring of Austin Lane to fill the position of Chancellor in 2020 ended the succession issues that began after Chancellor Rita Cheng left to become President of Northern Arizona University.
The discrepancy between the title of President and Chancellor began after the founding of
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a public university in Edwardsville, Illinois. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.Butler 1976, p. 18 It is the younger of the two major inst ...
in 1957, along with the proliferation of associated schools and programs that were created under the tenure of SIU President Delyte Morris. Currently, both SIU Carbondale and SIU Edwardsville are led by Chancellors, who in turn report to the President of the
Southern Illinois University System. The current SIU System President is Daniel F. Mahoney.
Many of the buildings on the SIU campus are named after former Presidents and Chancellors. These include the Allyn Building, the Parkinson Laboratory, the
Shryock Auditorium, the Pulliam Hall and the Pulliam Industrial Education Building, the
Morris Library
Morris may refer to:
Places
Australia
* St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia
Canada
* Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry
* Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba
** Morris, Mani ...
, the Hiram H. Lesar Law Building, and the Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library.
Notable alumni
There are currently over 250,000 alumni of Southern Illinois University Carbondale worldwide.
Notable SIU alumni include:
![Bob Odenkirk by Gage Skidmore 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Bob_Odenkirk_by_Gage_Skidmore_2.jpg)
*
Lionel Antoine – Former
NFL offensive tackle
*
Houston Antwine
Houston J. Antwine (April 11, 1939 – December 26, 2011) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the S ...
– Former
NFL defensive lineman
*
Charles Basch Charles Basch is the Richard March Hoe Professor of Health and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, New York. He teaches courses related to epidemiology, planning and evaluation. Before coming to Teachers College, he wa ...
– Professor of health education at
Teachers College, Columbia University
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*
James Belushi
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– Actor and comedian, star of ''
According to Jim
''According to Jim'' is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children (and then five children, starting with the seventh season finale). It originally ran on ABC from October ...
'', ''
Saturday Night Live
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'', and other
films
*
Jim Bittermann –
CNN
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European correspondent based in Paris
* Gus Bode – Satirical news commentator and amateur comedian
*
Frederick J. Brown
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– Artist
*
Amos Bullocks – Former
NFL running back
*
Hannibal Buress – Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer
*
Chris Carr – Former
NBA player
*
Jeremy Chinn –
NFL safety for the Carolina Panthers
*
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls (born April 23, 1968) is an American professional female bodybuilding champion, fitness, and figure competitor.
Early life and education
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls (born Kim Chizevsky) was born in 1968 in Charleston, Illino ...
–
IFBB pro bodybuilder
*
Bill Christine –
Sportswriter
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,
author
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"''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
, and
thoroughbred
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horse racing executive
*
Sam Coonrod –
MLB
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pitcher for the
Philadelphia Phillies
*
Randy Daniels
Randy Daniels (born 1950) is an American businessman, politician, and journalist who served as Secretary of State of New York from 2001 to 2005.
Daniels was appointed to the board of trustees of the State University of New York in 1997 and curre ...
– Former
Secretary of State of New York
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The current secretary of state of New York is Robert J. Rodriguez, a Democrat.
Duties
The secre ...
*
Don S. Davis – Actor and theater professor best known for his role as "General Hammond" on the TV series ''
Stargate SG-1
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''
*
Open Mike Eagle
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– Hip hop artist and comedian
*
Lee England Jr. – Musician and concert violinist
*
Lee Feinswog – Author and TV host
*
Steve Finley
Steven Allen Finley (born March 12, 1965) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for eight teams between 1989 and 2007, most notably the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks; he is one of only two play ...
– Former
Major League Baseball
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center fielder, 5-time
Gold Glove
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winner, and 2-time
All-Star,
World Series Champion
*
Stephen Franklin – Former
NFL Linebacker
*
Dennis Franz
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– Actor best known for his work on ''
NYPD Blue''
*
Walt Frazier
Walter "Clyde" Frazier Jr. (born March 29, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As their floor general and top perimeter defender, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's o ...
–
Basketball Hall of Fame inductee named one of the
50 Greatest Players in NBA History
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*
Julio M. Fuentes – Circuit Judge of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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* District of Delaware
* District of New Jersey
* East ...
.
*
Jerry Hairston Jr.
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– Former
MLB
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
player
*
Jim Hart – Former
NFL quarterback and 4-time
Pro Bowl
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The format has changed thro ...
selection
*
Joan Higginbotham
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– Engineer and
NASA
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astronaut
*
Kevin House
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– Former
NFL wide receiver
*
Mary Lee Hu – Artist and goldsmith
*
Troy Hudson
Troy Elderon Hudson (born March 13, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball point guard. He played 11 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after going undrafted in 1997. He averaged a career-high 14.2 points per game w ...
– Former
NBA point guard
*
Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq
Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq ( ur, ; born 20 February 1952) is a Pakistani politician who is the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Z). He served as Minister for Religious Affairs and Minorities in the government of General Pervez Musharraf fro ...
–
Pakistan
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i politician and son of former
President
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*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
General
Zia-ul-Haq
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, ( Urdu: ; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial ...
*
Brandon Jacobs
Brandon Christopher Jacobs (born July 6, 1982) is a former American football running back, who spent the majority of his career with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Coffeyville, Auburn, ...
–
NFL running back
*
Steve James – Two-time Oscar nominated film producer
* Curt Jones – Founder of
Dippin' Dots
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Dippin Dots Website, accessed ...
*
Darryl Jones
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Career
Darryl Jones was born on ...
– Bassist of
The Rolling Stones
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*
Yonel Jourdain –
NFL running back for the
Buffalo Bills
*
Deji Karim –
NFL running back for the
Jacksonville Jaguars
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*
Rodney P. Kelly – Retired United States Air Force
Major General
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*
Timothy Krajcir
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– Serial killer
*
Tony Laubach
Tony Laubach is an American storm chaser and meteorologist. He has participated in several field research projects and is one of the surviving members of TWISTEX. He has been contracted as a severe weather photojournalist for various major telev ...
– Meteorologist and storm chaser featured on
Discovery Channel's ''
Storm Chasers
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'' as a researcher with
TWISTEX
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*
Al Levine
Alan Brian Levine (born May 22, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who pitched 234 games in the minor leagues, and 416 games in the major leagues.
Early and personal life
Levine, who is Jewish, was born in Park Ri ...
– Former
MLB
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
player
*
Milcho Manchevski
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*
Adrian Matejka
Adrian Matejka is an American poet. He was the poet laureate of Indiana for the 2018–2019 term. Since May 2022, he has been the editor of ''Poetry'' magazine.
Life
Born in Nuremberg, Germany, while his family served in the U.S. military, Ad ...
– Poet, finalist for the
Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of the
National Book Award
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The Nat ...
in poetry
*
Carl Mauck – Former
NFL center
*
Jenny McCarthy
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– Actress, model, and television host
*
Melissa McCarthy
Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, producer, writer, and fashion designer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards and tw ...
– Actress, comedian, writer, and producer
*
Donald McHenry
Donald Franchot McHenry (born October 13, 1936) is a former American diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from September 1979 until January 20, 1981.
Biography
McHenry was born in St. L ...
– United States ambassador to the
United Nations
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(1979–1981)
*
Travis Morgan – Former USA power lifter
*
Brett James McMullen – Retired United States Air Force Brigadier General
*
Albert E. Mead – Former Governor of Washington
*
Bryan Mullins
Bryan Mullins (born January 13, 1987) is a former American basketball player and current college basketball coach. He is currently head coach of the Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team.
Playing career
Mullins was a four-year letterwi ...
– Former men's basketball star and current head coach of the
Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball
The Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis compete in the NCAA Division 1, and they play their home games at Banterra Center. As of March 2019, Sal ...
team
*
Gary Noffke
Gary Lee Noffke (born August 27, 1943) is an American artist and metalsmith. Known for versatility and originality, he is a blacksmith, coppersmith, silversmith, goldsmith, and toolmaker. He has produced gold and silver hollowware, cutlery, je ...
– Artist and silversmith
*
Bob Odenkirk – Actor and comedian best known for his role as
Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill on
AMC's series
Breaking Bad and
Better Call Saul
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*
Glenn Poshard
Glendal William Poshard (born October 30, 1945) is an American educator and former politician who served as a Illinois State Senator and U.S. Congressman. He was also a Illinois gubernatorial candidate, and president of the Southern Illinois Uni ...
– Illinois State Senator and United States Congressman
*
Sir Curtis Price,
KBE – President of the
Royal Academy of Music and former president of the Royal Musical Association
*
James F. Rea – Illinois State Representative and Senator
*
Jason Ringenberg
Jason Ringenberg (born November 22, 1958) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist and the lead singer of Jason & the Scorchers.
Early life and education
Ringenberg was born in Kewanee, Illinois, and grew up in nearby Sheffi ...
– Founding member of
Jason & the Scorchers
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With a sound that combines punk rock and country music, Jason and the Scorchers are not ...
*
Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree (born July 9, 1942) is an American actor. Roundtree is noted as being "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film ''Shaft'', and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2 ...
– Actor best known for his work in the 1971 film ''
Shaft''
*
Marion Rushing
Marion Rushing (September 3, 1936 – April 26, 2013) was a professional American football player. Born in Pinckneyville, Illinois, he played seasons in the National Football League (NFL), mainly for the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals. He finished ...
– Former
NFL linebacker
*
John F. "Jack" Sandner – Attorney, commodities trader, and former chairman of the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
*
Randy Savage
Randall Mario Poffo (November 15, 1952 – May 20, 2011), better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestl ...
– Professional wrestler; graduated 1971
*
Bart Scott
Bartholomew Edward Scott (born August 18, 1980) is an American sports analyst and former football player. Scott was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. After playing college football for the Southern Illinois ...
–
NFL Pro Bowl player
*
Jared Yates Sexton – Author, political commentator, and creative writing professor
*
Derek Shelton
Derek Lee Shelton (born July 30, 1970) is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher. He is the current manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). Shelton has spent the last 15 years as a coach in some cap ...
–
MLB
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manager for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
*
Sam Silas –
NFL Pro Bowl player
*
Chad Simpson
Chad Simpson (born August 22, 1985) is a former American football Running back. He was originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at South Florida and Morgan State.
He has also be ...
– Micro Award-winning
short
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* Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon
* Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
* Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place
People
* Short (surname)
* List of people known as ...
and
flash fiction
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author
*
Russ Smith – Former
NFL guard
*
Jackie Spinner – Author, journalist, and war-time correspondent
*
Dave Stieb
Dave Andrew Stieb (; born July 22, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. A seven-time All-Star, he also won ''The Sporting News'' Pitcher of the Year Award in 1982. Stieb won 140 games i ...
– Retired
MLB
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pitcher, 7-time
All-Star, pitched
no-hitter on September 2nd, 1990
*
Joe Swanberg
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– Independent filmmaker with notable filmography in the
mumblecore
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sub-genre
*
Lena Taylor
Lena C. Taylor (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 4th district. She previously served in the Wisconsin Assembly, representing the 18th district from 2003 to 2005.
Tay ...
–
Wisconsin
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Democratic State Senator and member of the
Wisconsin 14
*
Terry Taylor
Paul Worden Taylor III (born August 12, 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Terry Taylor and for his time as an in-ring performer in National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and Wo ...
– Former NFL cornerback
*
Mallica Vajrathon
Mallica Vajrathon (born 1936) is a sociologist, political scientist and former United Nations Senior Staff member. Her grandfather was Joseph Caulfield James, a special tutor to Prince Vajiravudh of Thailand (who later became King), as well being ...
–
United Nations
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senior staff member
*
Chico Vaughn
Charles "Chico" Vaughn (February 19, 1940 – October 25, 2013) was an American basketball player. At 6'2", he played the guard position.
Vaughn is the highest scorer in Illinois high school boys basketball, tallying 3,358 points during his care ...
– Basketball player
*
George Vukovich
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– Baseball player
*
Robert K. Weiss – Producer of ''
The Blues Brothers
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'' and other films
*
Ernie Wheelwright
Ernest Lamont Wheelwright, IV (born July 10, 1984) is a former American gridiron football wide receiver . He most recently played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens of th ...
– Former
NFL running back
*
Adrian White – Former
NFL safety
*
Walt Willey
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The longest serving cast member is Susan Lucci, who played the hero ...
– Actor best known for his work on ''
All My Children''
*
David Wong – Author and online personality
Notable faculty
*
Robert Corruccini
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– Distinguished Professor and 1994 Outstanding Scholar; taught from 1978–2011 in the
College of Liberal Arts, Department of Anthropology; known for his expertise in dental
anthropology
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and
epidemiology
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It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evide ...
, formulating a theory of
malocclusion
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*
David F. Duncan – Professor of Health Education and 1984 Teacher of the Year; taught from 1978–1989; established the Ph.D. program in
community health and the masters in
health care administration; later served as a policy advisor in the
Clinton White House
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*
Buckminster Fuller
Richard Buckminster Fuller (; July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futurist. He styled his name as R. Buckminster Fuller in his writings, publishing mo ...
– Taught at SIUC 1959–1970; began as an
assistant professor
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Overview
This position is generally taken after earning a doctoral degree
A docto ...
in the School of Art and Design and gained full professorship in 1968; known for his
geodesic dome
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design
*
Robert S. Gold – Professor of Health Education; pioneer of computer programs for health education and public health; Executive Vice President of Macro International; founding Dean of the
University of Maryland School of Public Health
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*
L. Brent Kington – Art educator and artist who worked in blacksmithing and sculpture; widely regarded as responsible for the blacksmithing revival in the 1970s
*
William M. Lewis Sr. – Director of the Cooperative Fisheries Research Unit 1950–1983 (now called the
Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center
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); Chair of the Department of Zoology; President of the American Fisheries Society; received the American Fisheries Society Award of Excellence in 1995
*
Fazley Bary Malik
Fazley Bary Malik (died July 4, 2014) was a Bangladeshi physicist. He was a professor of theoretical nuclear and atomic physics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1980 until 2014.
He was a Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. H ...
– Professor of theoretical nuclear and atomic physics from 1980–2014. Max Planck Societies Senior Fellow (1976 - 1977), Fellow of
Bangladesh Academy of Sciences
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History
After the partition of ...
(since 2002), John Wheatley Award by
American Physical Society in 2007
* William Marberry – Assistant Professor of Botany from 1939 onward; noted local conservationist and creator of the Marberry
Arboretum; secured a specimen of the endangered
Dawn Redwood
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after its discovery in China in 1945 which still thrives on the SIU campus today
* Harry T. Moore – Professor of English and famed biographer of D.H. Lawrence; author of several books on national literature of the 20th century; namesake of the Moore Auditorium
*
Richard Russo – Taught in the English department when his first novel was published in 1986; wrote ''
Nobody's Fool'' and the
Pulitzer Prize-winning ''
Empire Falls'', both of which were adapted for the screen and starred
Paul Newman
*
Paul Arthur Schilpp Paul Arthur Schilpp (; February 6, 1897 – September 6, 1993) was an American philosopher and educator.
Biography
Schilpp was born in Dillenburg, Germany and immigrated to the United States prior to World War I. Schilpp taught at Northwestern Un ...
– Noted philosopher and educator; instructed general studies courses in philosophy; founding editor of the
Library of Living Philosophers
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*
Alan Schoen
Alan Hugh Schoen (born December 11, 1924) is an American physicist and computer scientist best known for his discovery of the gyroid, an infinitely connected triply periodic minimal surface.
Professional career
Alan Schoen received his B.S. degre ...
– Discoverer of the
gyroid
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History and properties
The gyroid is the unique non-trivial embedded member of the associate family of the Schwarz P and D surfaces. I ...
*
Paul Martin Simon – Taught politics, history, and journalism; Illinois state representative, senator, and lieutenant governor; United States representative and senator; director of the SIU Public Policy Institute (now the
Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
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)
*
Nicholas Vergette – Professor of Art and noted potter and sculptor; part of the British sculpting group named the "Piccassettes"
* Marianne Webb – Professor in the School of Music teaching organ and music theory as a nationally recognized concert organist; chapter dean and member of the
American Guild of Organists
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; designer and namesake of the Marianne Webb organ in
Shryock Auditorium on the SIU campus
See also
*
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Southern Illinois University Press
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The press publishes approximately 50 titles annually, among its more tha ...
''
*
WSIU-TV
WSIU-TV (channel 8) is a PBS member television station in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. It is owned by Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Southern Illinois University alongside NPR member WSIU (FM), WSIU (91.9 FM). The two stations s ...
*
List of monuments and memorials on the SIU-C Campus
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References
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