{"id":3558,"date":"2024-05-06T08:49:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T08:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3558"},"modified":"2024-12-09T20:16:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:16:50","slug":"saluki-takeover-tour-begins-trip-around-southern-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3558","title":{"rendered":"Saluki Takeover Tour of Southern Illinois engages students, educators, alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2024 Saluki Takeover Tour Southern Illinois\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5GRbRLAWWlc?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>The Saluki Takeover Tour of Southern Illinois visited multiple high schools and community colleges and hosted six receptions for alumni and community members<span style=\"color: #2b2b2b; font-size: 16px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chancellor Austin Lane, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management Wendell Williams, Director of Admissions Sarah Jiter, and many others traveled to high schools in Benton, Carmi-White County, Mount Vernon, Marion, Johnston City, Gallatin County, Harrisburg, Murphysboro, Chester, Hardin County, Du Quoin, Vienna, Meridian, Cairo, Anna Jonesboro, Cobden, Massac County, Carterville, Carbondale, and Joppa,\u00a0 meeting with administrators and visiting with students who have committed to attending SIU in the fall. The group also visited John A. Logan Community College, Southeastern Illinois College, and met with other educators around the area.<\/p>\n<p>The Saluki Takeover Tour of Southern Illinois ended Saturday, May 4, at Walker&#8217;s Bluff Casino Resort in Carterville. Attend by 400 Salukis, the event included welcomed incoming students with an SIU hat ceremony.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3755\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3755\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SI-Celebration-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Chancellor Austin Lane speaks Saturday, May 4, at Walker's Bluff Casino Resort.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SI-Celebration-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SI-Celebration-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SI-Celebration-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chancellor Austin Lane speaks Saturday, May 4, at Walker&#8217;s Bluff Casino Resort.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Southern Illinois is a very large area, and we have been all over,&#8221; Lane said. &#8220;It has been amazing to see all the students and administrators from Chester, to Mount Vernon, from Pope County to Cairo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The evening included the SIU Day of Giving trophy presentation, which honored the groups that performed the best during the Day of Giving on Feb. 28. Those groups were: the Balancing Education, Experience, and Reality Scholarship (B.E.E.R.) group, College of Business and Analytics, Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center, School of Law, School of Medicine, and WSIU Public Broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>Guests also heard remarks from Williams, Athletic Director Tim Leonard, and men&#8217;s basketball coach Scott Nagy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3623\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3623\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Alto-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Chancellor Lane addresses crowd at Alto Vineyards\" width=\"278\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Alto-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Alto-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Alto-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Alto-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Alto-3.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chancellor Austin Lane (from left), Sarah Jiter, director of Undergraduate Admissions, Carl Franks, associate director of freshman recruitment, and Hannah Lunon, admissions coordinator for Southern Illinois, speak to the crowd Monday, April 29, at Alto Vineyards in Alto Pass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the programs being highlighted by Lane and his staff is the <a href=\"https:\/\/fao.siu.edu\/types\/saluki-commitment.php\">Saluki Commitment<\/a>, which guarantees that tuition and mandatory fees are fully covered for four (transfer students) or eight (freshman students) consecutive\u00a0 semesters at no cost to students or families.<\/p>\n<p>Recipients must meet all of the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a first-time incoming freshman enrolling full-time on-campus in the fall 2021 semester or later.<\/li>\n<li>Have a cumulative high school GPA of 2.75 or higher.<\/li>\n<li>Have an annual family income less than $103,040 with assets less than $50,000 based on your FAFSA.<\/li>\n<li>Be an Illinois resident who attended an Illinois high school.<\/li>\n<li>Be a dependent student under age 24.<\/li>\n<li>Be eligible for federal financial aid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;There is no reason in the world for a student from any county in Southern Illinois to attend any other university than the one in their backyard,&#8221; Lane said Wednesday, May 1, at Fat Edd&#8217;s Roadhouse in Metropolis. &#8220;You&#8217;re not going to find another school that&#8217;s close to you that&#8217;s an R2 higher research institution. We&#8217;re soon to become an R1 institution. That&#8217;s our goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alumni and friends have gathered for five Chancellor&#8217;s Receptions at The Granada Theatre in Mount Vernon on Wednesday, April 24, Morello&#8217;s in Harrisburg on Thursday, April 25, St. Nicholas Brewing Co. in Du Quoin on Friday, April 26, Alto Vineyards in Alto Pass on Monday, April 29, and Fat Edd&#8217;s Roadhouse in Metropolis on Wednesday, May 1.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of Salukis have come to each event to meet Chancellor Lane and other SIU leaders.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3681\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3681\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Metropolis-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Chancellor Austin Lane at Fat Edd's Roadhouse in Metropolis\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Metropolis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Metropolis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Metropolis.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chancellor Austin Lane addresses the crowd Wednesday, May 1, at Fat Edd&#8217;s Roadhouse in Metropolis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe want students to know they can come from Mount Vernon, Benton, Carmi-White County, or anywhere else and launch to the world,\u201d Lane said to a crowd of nearly 50 guests Wednesday, April 24, at The Granada Theatre in Mount Vernon. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to leave and go anywhere. We have an advantage right here in our backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At each reception, SIU leaders were met with excitement from alumni and friends from across Southern Illinois.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3600\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Du-Quoin-Hill-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Hill\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Du-Quoin-Hill-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Du-Quoin-Hill-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Du-Quoin-Hill-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Du-Quoin-Hill-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Du-Quoin-Hill-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saluki Football coach Nick Hill speaks Friday, April 26, at St. Nicholas Brewing Co. in Du Quoin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know the last time we&#8217;ve had an event like this with boots on the ground, going and seeing high school students, giving out scholarships. That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s going to take,&#8221; said Saluki Football coach and Du Quoin native Nick Hill during the reception Friday, April 26, at St. Nicholas Brewing Co.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of Innovation and Economic Development at SIU and the Small Business Navigator Program are partnering with local organizations to offer Business Resource Meet Ups. The purpose of these events is to provide valuable<\/p>\n<p>insights into the Advantage Illinois Loan Program, along with detailed information on the services of the Illinois SBDC and the Illinois APEX Accelerator program at SIU. Events have already taken place at Innovation Hub in Mount Vernon, MAN-TRA-CON in Marion, Morello&#8217;s in Harrisburg, Alongi&#8217;s Italian Restaurant in Du Quoin, First Missionary Baptist Church in Cairo, Vienna High School, Carbondale Civic Center, and United Methodist Church in Golconda.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3585\" style=\"width: 272px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3585\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Chancellor Austin Lane speaks at Morello's in Harrisburg\" width=\"272\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chancellor Austin Lane speaks to a crowd of alumni Thursday, April 25, at Morello&#8217;s in Harrisburg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re preaching pride in the region. We&#8217;re preaching legacy. We&#8217;re preaching accessibility,&#8221; said Lane on Monday, April 29, at Alto Vineyards. &#8220;All of those things are keeping our students here at home. We have some wonderful Salukis coming in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call 618-453-4900 or email <a href=\"mailto:siuf@foundation.siu.edu\">siuf@foundation.siu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SIUFoundationCdale\">For more photos and video highlights from the Saluki Takeover Tour of Souther<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SIUFoundationCdale\">n Illinois, visit the SIU Foundatio<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SIUFoundationCdale\">n on F<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SIUFoundationCdale\">acebook.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3565\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3565\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BCHS-students-e1714501885126-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Chancellor Lane with Benton students\" width=\"478\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BCHS-students-e1714501885126-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BCHS-students-e1714501885126-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BCHS-students-e1714501885126-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/BCHS-students-e1714501885126.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benton students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3566\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3566\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CWC-students-e1714502449942-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"Carmi-White County students\" width=\"474\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CWC-students-e1714502449942-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CWC-students-e1714502449942-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CWC-students-e1714502449942.jpg 804w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmi-White County students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3567\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3567\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MTV-students-e1714501994951-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Vernon\" width=\"477\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MTV-students-e1714501994951-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MTV-students-e1714501994951-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MTV-students-e1714501994951-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MTV-students-e1714501994951.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Vernon students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3599\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3599\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3599\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Chancellor Lane and Wendell Williams at Harrisburg High School.\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Harrisburg-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3599\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harrisburg High School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3602\" style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3602\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chester-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Visit to Chester High School\" width=\"472\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chester-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chester-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chester-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chester-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Chester.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chester students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3598\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SIUFoundationCdale\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3598\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Murphy-300x143.jpg\" alt=\"Chancellor Lane meets with Murphysboro students\" width=\"543\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Murphy-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Murphy-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Murphy-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Murphy-1536x731.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Murphy.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Murphysboro students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3603\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3603\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hardin-County-e1714501119769-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"Hardin County students\" width=\"499\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hardin-County-e1714501119769-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hardin-County-e1714501119769-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hardin-County-e1714501119769-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hardin-County-e1714501119769.jpg 1344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gallatin County students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3649\" style=\"width: 479px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3649\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AJ-300x99.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Jonesboro students\" width=\"479\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AJ-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AJ-768x254.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AJ.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna Jonesboro students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3650\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3650\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cairo-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cairo students\" width=\"476\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cairo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cairo-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cairo.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cairo students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3651\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3651\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DQ-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"Du Quoin Students\" width=\"473\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DQ-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DQ-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DQ.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Du Quoin students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3652\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3652\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JC-300x149.jpg\" alt=\"Johnston City students\" width=\"471\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JC-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JC-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/JC.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johnston City students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3653\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3653\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Meridian-300x151.jpg\" alt=\"Meridian students\" width=\"467\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Meridian-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Meridian-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Meridian.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meridian students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3654\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3654\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vienna-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Vienna students\" width=\"467\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vienna-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vienna-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Vienna.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vienna students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3668\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3668\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobden-300x105.jpg\" alt=\"Cobden students\" width=\"474\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobden-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobden-768x268.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cobden.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cobden students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3669\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3669\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Massac-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"Massac County students\" width=\"474\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Massac-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Massac-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Massac.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Massac County students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3693\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3693\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carbondale-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Carbondale students\" width=\"477\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carbondale-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carbondale-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carbondale.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carbondale students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3694\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3694\" style=\"width: 475px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3694\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carterville-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"Carterville students\" width=\"475\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carterville-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carterville-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Carterville.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3694\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carterville students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3695\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3695\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Joppa-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Joppa students\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Joppa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Joppa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Joppa.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joppa students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3696\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3696\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Marion-1-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"Marion students\" width=\"471\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Marion-1-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Marion-1-768x663.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Marion-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marion students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3697\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3697\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3697\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Pope-County-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Pope County students\" width=\"471\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Pope-County-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Pope-County-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Pope-County.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pope County students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jeff Wilson The Saluki Takeover Tour of Southern Illinois visited multiple high schools and community colleges and hosted six receptions for alumni and community members. 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