{"id":3413,"date":"2023-11-07T21:56:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T21:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3413"},"modified":"2023-11-07T21:56:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T21:56:14","slug":"newly-designed-saluki-license-plates-now-widely-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3413","title":{"rendered":"Newly designed Saluki license plates now widely available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3414\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/license-plate-design.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"902\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/license-plate-design.jpg 902w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/license-plate-design-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/license-plate-design-768x398.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 902px) 100vw, 902px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">by Kim Rendfeld<\/p>\n<p>CARBONDALE, Ill. \u2013 New collegiate Southern Illinois University Carbondale license plates sporting a new look \u2013 the Saluki athletic logo with the beloved dog head \u2013 are now widely available.<\/p>\n<p>Any Illinois driver can order random-number, vanity or personalized plates by visiting the Office of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilsos.gov\/departments\/vehicles\/license_plate_guide\/collegiate\/siuc.html\">Illinois Secretary of State\u2019s website<\/a>. (Previously this year, only people who already had SIU Carbondale plates were getting the newly designed ones as replacements.) A portion of the proceeds benefit undergraduate scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Austin Lane said the newly designed plates fit well with the university\u2019s strategic plan, Imagine 2030, and its branding and partnerships pillar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very exciting time for Saluki Nation,\u201d Lane said. \u201cThese new license plates are a way for the Saluki family to show their pride, make SIU Carbondale more visible and support our students. We are grateful to the SIU Foundation for making this possible and to everyone who buys a Saluki plate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lane also thanked Matt Baughman, chief of staff, and John Charles, the SIU System\u2019s executive director of government and public affairs, for their efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SIU Foundation is proud to help bring the new Saluki license plates to Illinois drivers,\u201d said Matt Kupec, vice chancellor for development and alumni relations and CEO of the SIU Foundation. \u201dIt\u2019s an exciting venture, and we look forward to seeing more Saluki spirit out on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Kim Rendfeld CARBONDALE, Ill. \u2013 New collegiate Southern Illinois University Carbondale license plates sporting a new look \u2013 the Saluki athletic logo with the beloved dog head \u2013 are now widely available. Any Illinois driver can order random-number, vanity or personalized plates by visiting the Office of the\u00a0Illinois Secretary of State\u2019s website. (Previously this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3413\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Newly designed Saluki license plates now widely available<\/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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3413","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=3413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3415,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3413\/revisions\/3415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}