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Morris Library is the main academic library on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in Carbondale, Illinois.Named for Delyte W. Morris who served as President of Southern Illinois University from 1948 to 1970, the library holds more than 4 million volumes, 53,000 current periodicals and serials, and over 3.6 million microform units.
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Southern Illinois University's intercollegiate athletic teams are collectively known as the Southern Illinois Salukis. The university first sponsored athletic teams during the 1913–14 school year, when they were informally known as the Maroons. Students and faculty began lobbying for a new name and mascot during the late 1940s.
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU-SDM or SDM) is a part of SIUE and is located in Alton on the campus of the former Shurtleff College. The school opened in 1972 and enrolls about 200 dental students. The school also operates the East St. Louis Dental Clinic at SIUE's East St. Louis Center. [10]
Lovejoy Library at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville opened in 1965 and is located on the Stratton Quadrangle of the SIUE campus. The library was named for Elijah Parish Lovejoy, American Presbyterian minister, journalist and newspaper editor who, in 1837, was murdered by a mob in nearby Alton for his abolitionist views.
As originally designed, the building housed the university library and laboratories for the departments of physics, chemistry and biological science, as well as a gymnasium. Following a major remodeling project in 1958, Altgeld Hall became the home of the SIUC School of Music. From 2002 to 2004 the building underwent a major restoration and ...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is located on 2,660 acres (1,076.5 ha) of trees and lakes, making SIUE one of the largest college campuses in the US by land area. [31] The campus is home to a wide variety of university programs and facilities—classroom and labs, arts and theatre spaces, research centers, student housing, and ...
The SIU School of Medicine Medical Library houses more than 108,000 volumes, 3,300 print and electronic periodicals, 3,900 audiovisual programs, and a collection of historical medical documents. SIU's total annual budget is approximately $159 million; $10.8 million is from state appropriations.