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SIU receives more than $370,000 in grants More than $360,000 has been granted to an SIUC research project by the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello release stated. The $363,750 will go toward “Regulation and Function of the Rhox8 Homeobox Gene in Granulosa Cells,� a research project directed by
James MacLean, assistant professor of physiology. The project is designed to look at the final steps of ovulation, MacLean said. “Federally funded research results in many positive developments for society, and SIUC continues to distinguish itself by the quality of its academic contributions,� Costello said in the release. The report also said the univer-
sity has been awarded with a grant of $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts. The money will go toward a public outreach education program that will focus on the University Museum’s American Pop Art collection. “The designation of the University Museum as a recipient of NEA is a positive reflection on the university and our region,� Costello said in the release.
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HOOP JAM People were “hooping� during the performance June 24 at Turley Park. Adrienne Barrow, of St. Louis, said she loves hooping to jam music, but said it’s hard for her to find someone who shares her enthusiasm. For part two of the DAILY EGYPTIAN’S series on the sunset concerts, please see page 3. DIANA SOLIWON DAILY EGYPTIAN
Quinn to present budget today RYAN VOYLES Daily Egyptian State universities will find themselves in the same uncertain position as they have in the past when Gov. Pat Quinn presents the Illinois budget today. Only this year, SIU President Glenn Poshard said there‘s unlikely to be any federal stimulus money to ease the pain. Poshard said though the state appropriation is expected to stay the same
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e know unless the federal legislation takes action, we’re going to lose the 7 percent stimulus money.
as last year, a lack of stimulus money could result in a 7 percent cut at SIU. “We know unless the federal legislation takes action, we’re going to lose the 7 percent stimulus money,� Poshard said. “So while the budget may reflect flat funding at the FY10
— Glenn Poshard SIU President level, we know in the state fiscal level there is going to be at least a 7 percent cut unless the money is restored at the fiscal level.� The 7 percent stimulus money came when Illinois was given $1.02 billion in education-related stimulus
spending last year, said Poshard. SIU could receive more than $211 million in state appropriations in fiscal year 2011, according to the FY11 Fiscal Overview & Budget Summary that Quinn presented to the Illinois General Assembly in March. The budget calls for almost $1.17 billion to be appropriated to public universities, including $456 million to be appropriated to University of Illinois. The document states, however, the numbers are “the governor’s operating budget recommendations.�
When the budget is presented, Quinn still has the power to cut funding to “anything (he) sees fit� at a later time, said Rod Sievers, SIUC spokesman. He said it was possible education could be effected by these cuts. “As far as people that I’ve talked to today, no one really knows where these cuts are going to come from,� Sievers said. “The governor’s office has not led on to anything.� Please see QUINN | 2
Katrina, community focus of Saluki First-Year program Guest speakers to discuss personal experiences with Hurricane Katrina aftermath this fall LAUREN LEONE Daily Egyptian Carla Coppi hopes she can bring first-year students together — with one book and Hurricane Katrina. Coppi, a Saluki First Year committee member and interim director of international students and scholars, is
the creator of the theme “The Storm Remembered: Tragedies and Triumphs of Katrina,� which Saluki First Year will use as its 2010-2011 theme. Saluki First Year was created in 2009 when academic and student affairs truly collaborated and communicated for the first time, said Mark Amos, director of Saluki First Year. He said the program
encourages first-year students to get involved in events on campus, sporting events, and also provides resources to succeed in the classroom. The program is designed to increase first-year students’ awareness of the community around them, Coppi said. Amos said the first-year college experience — like Hurricane Katrina — is difficult. “Wherever you are in your life, whatever you are doing, you’re going to run in some rough spots and you will really need some human support,� he said. First-year students will receive a free
copy of the book “1 Dead in the Attic� by Chris Rose, a former journalist who evacuated New Orleans after Katrina for a week, but came back immediately to write about he saw, Coppi said. “The book is full of humor, but a lot of it is also horrible,� she said. Coppi said the book is an easy-read, something they were looking for to attract first-year students. The book is composed of individual articles — some only a page and a half — so it can be put down and picked up again. “The book is transformational,� Coppi said. “So if you had been cloistered before and didn’t reach out to peo-
ple, after you read this, you might start.� A Speaker Series will bring guests on campus to present on a wide variety of topics and issues. Many first-year seminar courses will require students to attend the event, according to Saluki First Year’s brochure. Coppi said she felt it was appropriate to bring guest speakers who experienced the aftermath of the hurricane and the ensuing flooding to Carbondale. She said Rose will be one of the featured speakers in the fall. Please see FIRST YEAR | 2