{"id":3095,"date":"2023-01-24T20:16:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T20:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3095"},"modified":"2023-01-24T22:26:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T22:26:57","slug":"saluki-takeover-tour-comes-to-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3095","title":{"rendered":"Saluki Takeover Tour comes to Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Saluki Takeover Tour Nashville 2023\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FH3mNnPJmiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Jeff Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NASHVILLE \u2013 Salukis are everywhere, and the leadership at SIU is out to engage as many of them as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The latest stop for the Saluki Takeover Tour was Nashville, Tennessee. After a week\u2019s worth of meetings at seven high schools and Nashville State Community College, the week was capped with two events with Nashville-area alumni and a Saluki Women\u2019s Basketball game against Belmont.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Jan. 21, the SIU Alumni Association hosted an event at Bakersfield, a restaurant in downtown Nashville. Alumni gathered to share stories and enjoy light appetizers and drinks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3099\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3784-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Chancellor Austin Lane holds microphone and addresses the crowd at the Saluki Takeover Tour Nashville Chancellor's Reception.\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3784-copy.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3784-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3784-copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3784-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_3784-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The keystone event for the Saluki Takeover Tour in Nashville was the Chancellor\u2019s Reception at Martin\u2019s Bar-B-Que Joint on Sunday, Jan. 22. More than 60 alumni and friends enjoyed food and drinks as they celebrated Saluki spirit and prepared for the women\u2019s basketball game that afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re rolling out the red carpet for our alumni,\u201d Chancellor Austin Lane said. \u201cThat\u2019s what this is all about, connecting with Salukis all over the place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3100\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1128.jpg\" alt=\"Coach Bond-White holds microphone speaks to attendees of the Chancellor's Reception.\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1128.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1128-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1128-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1128-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IMG_1128-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>The group was joined by many university leaders and a guest appearance by Saluki Women\u2019s Basketball coach Kelly Bond-White. Chancellor Lane emphasized the importance SIU alumni play in the university\u2019s goal of raising enrollment and fulfilling the goals of the Imagine 2030 strategic plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need our alumni to spread the word about SIU,\u201d he said. \u201cI knew Dawgs were here, and we\u2019re going to be in your backyard recruiting like crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the event, dozens of the guests headed to the Curb Event Center Arena to watch the Salukis take on Belmont. While the game didn\u2019t go in SIU\u2019s favor, the weekend was a wonderful way for alumni and friends to connect with the university.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More to come<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The SIU Foundation and SIU Alumni Association have hosted Saluki Takeover Tour events in Chicago and St. Louis. With Nashville now added to the rotation, there\u2019s no sign of slowing down. Next on the calendar is the Saluki Takeover Tour in Florida, which is set for Feb. 15-17, and a return to St. Louis during the MVC Tournament, March 2-5.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese events are how SIU plants its flag in the ground and let\u2019s everyone know that Saluki country is all around,\u201d said Matt Kupec, vice chancellor for development and alumni relations and CEO of the SIU Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida takeover will take place in three cities \u2013 The Villages, Tampa, and Naples. The schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15, Savannah Recreation facility, The Villages<\/li>\n<li>Noon, Thursday, Feb. 16, Seasons 52 restaurant, Tampa<\/li>\n<li>6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 17, Naples Yacht Club, Naples<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the St. Louis takeover tour, the Chancellor\u2019s Reception will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, at the Loews Hilton. 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The latest stop for the Saluki Takeover Tour was Nashville, Tennessee. After a week\u2019s worth of meetings at seven high schools and Nashville State Community College, the week was capped with two &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3095\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Saluki Takeover Tour comes to Nashville<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-higher-education","category-illinois-higher-education","category-siu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3095"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3141,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3095\/revisions\/3141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}