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Volume 6, Number 7 • January 21, 2004
In this issue:

SIUC license plate petition drive already a success; signatures still sought

Chancellor announces 2 percent salary increases for eligible employees at SIUC and School of Medicine

National survey conducted by SIUC health education experts finds youngsters are stressed out about their weight

SIUC undergraduates may earn rewards for research and creative activity

The new Cairo Women's Shelter opens its doors owing nothing but gratitude to the Poshard Foundation

Minority, first-generation students to be recruited for new federally sponsored graduate program

Theme of this year's Black History Month is Brown vs. Board of Education (50th anniversary)

Students pass critical hands-on final with flying colors

Lt. Kay Doan named interim director of Department of Public Safety

Videotapes of Simon memorial available

Health in the Delta

Political science chair spending three months in Malaysia as Fulbright Scholar

Mike Lawrence named interim director of Public Policy Institute

 

 

 

 
new license plate
SIUC's new license plates feature a silhouette of the Pulliam clock tower.

SIUC license plate petition drive already a success; signatures still sought

Lots of folks want to show their support for SIUC. In less than a week, the University collected well over the minimum 850 petition signatures required to participate in Illinois' collegiate license plate program.

Chancellor Walter V. Wend-ler unveiled the SIU license plate design at a Jan. 9 news conference, saying the plate will build goodwill for the Univer-sity, help clarify the institution's identity and raise money for undergraduate scholarships.

More than 800 people signed petitions on campus and at basketball games at the Arena on Jan. 11 and 14. In addition, nearly 400 people signed the petition electronically since Monday, Jan. 12, when it became available on the University's Web site at www.siuc.edu.

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