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Congratulations to Dr. Pamela Smoot, winner of the 2019 Faculty Appreciation/Recognition Award from the SIU Carbondale chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.

Included is a sist of Saluki dogs that served as mascots for Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1951 to 1984, newspaper articles, copies of photographs and programs, as well as pedigree information related to mascots Isis, Tiy, Ramses, Kiya, and Pharaoh. Carbondale held the ceremony of cornerstone laying, May 17, 1870. 1 An earlier version of this essay won the 2016 WIU Department of History Judy Thompson prize for best undergraduate research essay. Diversity is an integral part of our legacy, dating to the inaugural class of 143 that included two African American students. The History department will host the next annual Southern Regional of the Illinois History Fair on March 21, 2020.

Much of the area is a part of the 240,000-acre Shawnee National Forest. His research interests focus on nationality and ethnicity, in particular in the context of East- Central ...read full profile >>. He teaches classes in Latin American and world history. History | Faner Hall 3374, Mail Code 4519, Carbondale, IL 62901 P: 618-453-4391. Phone: (618) 453-2121

That designation reflects our longstanding commitment to service and outreach; in 2013 alone, 237,000 residents of central and southern Illinois benefited from 578 initiatives with more than 3,000 community partners. Her current research focuses on "Black Pittsburgh: The Depths of a Secret City, 1830-1945. document.write(yr); He teaches courses in world, European, Eastern European, Polish, and Russian history. Actions Visit Campus Create your SIU Viewbook Be a Part of this. Dr. Gray Whaley's research and teaching interests focus on Native American history. Records filed under "Southern Illinois History and Culture" 1 6 MSS 002 Edwin A. Loosley papers, 1862-1865. Founded in 1869 as the state’s second teachers college – with a dozen academic departments and an inaugural class of 143 – SIU Carbondale is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University System. Dr. Smoot specializes in African-American history and archival administration. The physical beauty of the region is a major attraction to students, faculty and visitors. The southern part of Illinois has a unique cultural and regional history. yr=d.getFullYear(); Xiao Li (PhD candidate) presented a portion of her dissertation at Oxford University and invited to speak at Harvard University. Das Southern Illinois University System (SIU) ist ein Universitätsverbund im Süden des US-Bundesstaates Illinois. An Act of the Twenty-sixth General Assembly of Illinois, approved March 9, 1869, created Southern Illinois Normal College, the second state-supported normal school in Illinois. It is a strong, diverse, student-centered research-intensive and comprehensive university that recently earned the prestigious 2015 community engagement classification from the … It is a strong, diverse, student-centered research-intensive and comprehensive university that recently earned the prestigious 2015 community engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

He teaches courses in African and world history, including a comparative slavery course. Carbondale, IL 62901 D. from Indiana University in 2012. Dr. José Najar received his Ph. Bean is the author of Race and Liberty in America: The Essential Reader, that received praise from Choice ...read full profile >>, Dr. Getahun Benti received his Ph.D. in African history from Michigan State University in 2000 and came to SIU in the same year.

in history from SUNY-Binghamton in 1998 and his Ph.D. from CUNY Graduate Center in 2007. Winners at the regional history fair will advance to the Illinois History Expo in Springfield in May. 1 6 MSS 008 Michael K. Lawler Papers, 1819-1884. The first historic session of Southern Illinois Normal University was a summer institute, with a first faculty of eight members and an enrollment of 53 students. He received his Ph.D. in Business History from the Ohio State University in 1994. Founded in 1869 as the state’s second teachers college – with a dozen academic departments and an inaugural class of 143 – SIU Carbondale is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University System.

The History department will host the next annual Southern Regional of the Illinois History Fair on March 21, 2020. Southern Illinois University

", Dr. Joe Sramek received his B.A. All Rights Reserved. Part of downstate Illinois, the Southern Illinois region is bordered by the two most voluminous rivers in the United States: the Mississippi-Missouri River to the west, and the Ohio River to the east and south with the Wabash as tributary. Dr. Pamela Smoot received her Ph.D. from Michigan State University and came to SIU the next year.