Faculty Recruitment - Living in Southern Illinois, Working at SIUC

living in Southern Illinois working at SIUC

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e appreciate your interest in Southern Illinois University Carbondale. When

prospective students want to learn more about the University, we send them a viewbook. We thought you might appreciate a version tailored to answering some of your questions.

The campus is part of a region known for its beauty and hospitality.

Whatever you may need, you can find it in Southern Illinois:

• Boutiques, big-box retailers, malls.

• Local stage companies, movie theater complexes.

• Natural food stores, international grocers, major chain grocers.

• Reasonable cost of living.

• Attractive housing options – to purchase and to rent – in

Carbondale and in nearby communities.

• Scenic natural attractions, including five lakes, state parks and a national forest.

• Youth opportunities, including soccer, football, baseball,

not to mention creative and cultural opportunities offered

by the University and community groups.

The information you’ll find on the following pages will help you become better acquainted with SIUC and the region.

Pages 2-3: The University

Pages 4-7: Carbondale & Beyond

Pages 8-9: Cultural Opportunities

Pages 10-11: The Great Outdoors Pages 12: University Contact Information

Morris Library

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fter a three-year makeover that started in 2006, Morris Library now features a 50,000-square-foot addition with

auditorium, and a variety of improvements, including three new computer classrooms; group study rooms; Internet Café with coffee bar, Internet connections and commons area; and new heating and air conditioning systems.

The library holds more than 2.6 million volumes, 3.6 million

microform units and more than 36,000 current periodicals and serials. Morris Library belongs to the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois, the Association of Research Libraries and the Greater Western Library Alliance.

Faculty Demographics Fall 2008 Total Full-Time Faculty: 1,382 • Black: 5.6 percent • Asian/Pacific Islander: 9.5 percent • Hispanic: 2.5 percent

Student Recreation Center

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he Student Recreation Center is a popular destination for students, staff, faculty and the general public. The facility,

complete as you’ll find anywhere, features: aerobics, badminton, basketball, tennis, track and field, volleyball, 200-meter running track, Adventure Resource Center, climbing wall, squash courts,

Tenured Faculty: 495 (36 percent)

cardio studio, dance studio, lifestyle enhancement center, and, of

Tenure-Track Faculty: 355 (26 percent)

course, a natatorium. And that’s just for starters.

Non-Tenured Faculty: 532 (38 percent)

Part-Time Faculty: 262

boxing, dance, martial arts, women’s and youth programs,

Programs include aquatics, adaptive and inclusive recreation,

among others.

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Go Salukis!

SIUC is the home of the Salukis, and if you’re a

appeared in 24 NCAA tournaments or regionals.

sports fan, you’re sure to find plenty to cheer about.

it. Since 2002, Saluki student-athletes have won 16

SIUC belongs to the Missouri Valley Conference

And when we refer to student-athletes, we mean

and sponsors the following intercollegiate sports:

Academic All-American awards and averaged more

• Men’s baseball, basketball, football, cross country,

than 50 Academic All-Conference awards per year.

golf, swimming, tennis and track.

• Women’s softball, basketball, cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball.

Our athletic teams have a tradition of academic

The athletics department GPA for the 2007-2008 school year was 3.05.

By the way, just to satisfy your curiosity, Salukis,

known for their speed and hunting skills, are the

and athletic excellence. Since 2001, our teams

oldest pure-bred dogs in the world, with records

have captured 18 conference championships and

dating back to 3600 B.C.

Research

Mentoring Programs

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Foundation ranks the University 101st among public universities

welcome requests from new faculty for a mentor. The College

in the U.S. for total research and development expenditures and

of Mass Communication and Media Arts, for example, can

142nd among all U.S. universities. SIUC ranks among the top

provide senior colleagues to mentor junior faculty on a two-

4 percent of U.S. higher education institutions for research.

year rotating basis so the new faculty can get the experience

and views of several senior faculty. In other colleges, there is a

he Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies SIUC as a Research University: High Research

Activity, the second-highest tier. The National Science

Grant funding in fiscal 2008 exceeded $70 million. A little

IUC’s colleges maintain a strong commitment to assisting new faculty members adjust to the campus and the

community. Several colleges offer voluntary programs and

more than half of that total supported research projects.

more formalized structure in place. For example, the College

of Education and Human Services assigns a tenured faculty

Faculty members submit external grant proposals and receive

grant awards through the Office of Research Development

member to each new tenure-track faculty member who joins the

and Administration (ORDA), a unit of the Office of the Vice

college. The college also sponsors four interactive workshops for

Chancellor for Research and Graduate Dean.

new faculty, two in each semester of their first year: Orientation

to College Facilities and Resources, Teaching Effectiveness,

Among ORDA’s many initiatives is the Faculty Seed Grant

Program, which is available to full-time faculty members on

Academic Writing and External Funding and Grant Writing.

continuing appointment. One-year seed grants are competitive,

peer-reviewed awards designed to fund a variety of research,

explore the many programs and opportunities available

scholarly and creative activities. Faculty can request one month

through University Women’s Professional Advancement.

of summer salary, a graduate assistant or student worker, and

Examples include University Women of Distinction Awards,

other-than-salary funds. Other-than-salary funds can include,

Administrative Internship and Training Program, Civil Service

for example, equipment commodities, contractual services, travel

ConnectionS, Professional Workshops/Forums on Key Issues,

to research sites and automotive costs. The maximum total

Travel Awards, Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Grants

request, excluding summer salary for the applicant, is $25,000.

(joint with Women’s Studies) and Advocacy.

In addition, women new to the campus may want to

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Carbondale • Population -- 26,000 • Climate -- Average summer temperature is 85; average winter temperature is 30. Precipitation averages 40 inches annually, with an average of 10 inches of snowfall.

• Health care -- The 144-bed Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, part of the Southern Illinois Healthcare system, is home to Prairie Cardiovascular, surgeons from SIUC Physicians and Surgeons and a skilled group of professionals in diagnostics, surgery and rehabilitation.

Services also include tertiary (complex) surgery, neurosurgery and vascular-thoracic surgery. The hospital has a 24-hour emergency room and anesthesiology services, and hosts a regional cancer care center, the only Level II-plus neonatal intensive care unit south of Springfield, IL. The hospital also has an advanced imaging center.

• Schools – The Carbondale Elementary School District has four schools, including Carbondale Middle School. Carbondale Community High School enrolls 1,200 students in grades nine-12.

• Carbondale Public Library -- Provides free services to all residents living within the city boundaries. It s a member of the Shawnee Library System, which holds more than 425,615 materials, including more than 394,000 books and 28,000 compact discs, cassette tapes and books on cassette.

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Nearby

• Health care: Heartland Regional Medical Center is a 92-bed facility with 95 active physicians.

Carterville • Marion Carnegie Library: The building was constructed • Population: 5,300

in 1915 with an $18,000 grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. It opened in 1916 with 1,162 volumes and

• Schools: The Carterville Community School District

680 borrowers. The library is a member of the Shawnee

encompasses Carterville, Cambria and Crainville. The Tri-C

Library System.

Elementary School houses kindergarten-fourth grade; Carterville Intermediate School houses fifth-eighth grades. Carterville High School enrolls 495 students.

• Carterville Public Library: Located downtown, the library houses more than 13,000 books and offers several special services, including a local history/genealogy collection. It is a member of the Shawnee Library System.

Herrin • Population: 11,200 • Schools: The Herrin Community Unit School District serves 2,600 students at a primary center, elementary school, middle school and high school.

• Health care: Herrin Hospital, a 104-bed acute care facility

Murphysboro

that is part of the Southern Illinois Healthcare system, is home to 135 doctors in 39 areas of specialization.

• Population: 10,000

• Herrin City Library: Among its services is a growing

• Schools: The Murphysboro Community School District

collection of archival information about the city and the

includes two elementary schools, the middle school and high

Williamson County area, as well as some genealogical

school.

information about Herrin families. The library belongs to the Shawnee Library System.

• Health care: St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, part of the Southern Illinois Healthcare system, is a 49-bed facility. It is home to the Sleep Disorders Center, a high-quality cardio-

Marion

pulmonary rehabilitation center and emergency medicine services.

• Population: 17,000 • Sallie Logan Public Library: The library, which belongs to the • Schools: The Marion Community Unit School District

Shawnee Library System, holds more than 58,000 materials,

includes five elementary schools, a junior high and high school.

including books for children and adults, compact discs, books on cassette, DVDs, videos and magazines.

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St. Louis, MO

Pinckneyville

Du Quoi Chester Murphysboro

Southern Illinois Carbonda Mississippi River Estimated Travel Times Carbondale-Murphysboro

11min

Carbondale-Carterville

15min

Carbondale-Herrin

20min

Carbondale-Marion

25min

Carbondale-West Frankfort

35min

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You can get there from here...

SIUC is minutes from Interstate 57 – which conveniently connects with Interstates 64 and 24.

The nearby Williamson County Regional Airport offers multiple daily flights to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. And from the Amtrak station in Carbondale, you can hop a train destined for Chicago, Memphis or New Orleans.

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Cape Girardeau, MO

Cairo

Mt. Vernon

in Herrin

West Frankfort

Marion

Evansville, IN

Harrisburg

Carterville

University ale Shawnee National Forest

Ohio River

Metropolis

Paducah, KY

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School Of Music

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IUC’s School of Music is a major component of the cultural opportunities available on the campus – and throughout the region. Each academic year, music students present more than 100 concerts, recitals or other performances on campus. When you add in faculty

and guest concerts, recitals, workshops, master classes and seminars, it’s apparent that this school is truly music to the ears.

Audiences on campus and throughout the region delight to performances by the Wind Ensemble (which performed at Carnegie Hall in

2008), the Symphony Orchestra, the Concert Choir, the Studio Jazz Orchestra and the Marching Salukis.

The four-year-old Southern Illinois Summer Music Festival features ballet, opera and free concerts on campus and throughout Southern

Illinois. There are more than 50 performances during the three-week festival.

And each spring, the School of Music presents “Outside the Box,” a festival of new music, again with performances on campus and in

other community locations.

University Performance

Observances

The University’s performance series, Southern

Faculty, staff and students have long embraced and

Lights Entertainment, brings a wide variety of

celebrated diversity on the campus – and in society. Annual

performers to our main venues, Shryock Auditorium

observances and celebrations help highlight the importance of

and the SIU Arena. Just to offer you a sampling,

and commitment to diversity, including:

here is a look at the 2008-09 series: B.B. King, Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats, Vicki Lawrence, Crystal Gayle, Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, Hal Holbrook, the Vienna Boys Choir, Garrison Keillor and Lily Tomlin.

• AIDS Awareness Week

• Asian American Heritage Month

• Black History Month

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Recognition Week • Gay/Lesbian/Bi-Sexual/Transgender History Month

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• International Festival

• Latino Heritage Month

• Native American Heritage Month

• Women’s History Month

International Holdings.

• Maya Angelou (pictured left), poet, author, civil rights leader.

2006: • Andrew Card, Jr., veteran of three White House administrations.

• Martin Luther King III, civil rights leader.

• Tom Daschle, former U.S. senator • Rodney Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education

The institute also hosts a wide array of programs. Among

the topics presented since the institute opened: A state budget on the brink, employing college graduates with disabilities, judicial independence, eliminating Illinois’ educational achievement gap, HIV/AIDS in Africa, the role of the U.S. military as peacekeepers, and mental health and prisons.

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute

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IUC is home to the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, founded in 1997 by the former two-term United States

senator from Illinois. As noted on its Web site (http://www. siu.edu/~ppi/about.htm), the institute differentiates itself from similar organizations by working directly with elected officials and others to propose and implement changes in public policy.

The institute sponsors a wide range of symposiums and programs

University Museum

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he University Museum, which celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2004, features 10,000 square feet of

that address a myriad of social, cultural and political issues.

exhibition space. Collections include:

These free programs are open to the campus community and

community at large. Here is a sampling of speakers brought to

collections, with an emphasis on 20th century works by

the campus by the institute in recent years:

regional, national and international artists. The museum

2008:

is the only one in the state to receive a gift of 50 works of

• Theodore Sorensen, speechwriter and adviser to

contemporary art from New York art collectors Dorothy and

President John F. Kennedy.

• More than 2,500 objects in fine and decorative arts

Herbert Vogel. The 50-piece collection is part of a national gifts

• Ray LaHood, U.S. congressman, Illinois.

program called “The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection:

• David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent, New

Fifty Works for Fifty States.” The program stems from a massive

York Times.

gift of 2,500 pieces of art the Vogels presented to the National

• Wole Soyinka, 1986 Nobel Prize laureate for literature.

Gallery of Art in Washington, D. C. The museum received the

2007:

works of art in late 2008.

• Morris Dees, founder, Southern Poverty Law Center.

• Anne Burke, Illinois Supreme Court Justice.

geological specimens.

• Catherine Bertini, former executive director, United Nations World Food Programme.

• Christopher Gardner, CEO, Christopher Gardner

• A science collection with more than 26,000

• A humanities collection with more than 22,000 artifacts reflecting history, world cultures and the

archaeological past.

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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

The 44,000-acre Crab Orchard National Wildlife

Refuge, located just to the east of Carbondale, was established in 1947 and is a popular destination for outdoor lovers and wildlife.

The 24,000 acres on the refuge’s western side

provide a variety of recreational opportunities and include a 4,050-acre wilderness area. The 20,000-acre eastern side is a wildlife sanctuary with limited public use.

Shawnee National Forest

The refuge, managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife

Perhaps the jewel of this region’s outdoor

Service, is a popular destination for migratory birds

attractions is the 265,000 - acre Shawnee National

traveling the Mississippi Flyway. Wintering numbers

Forest, which, according to the U.S. Forest Service, is

of Canada Geese can reach as high as 200,000. In

the largest public forested area and the only national

addition, 700 plant species, 245 bird species, 33

forest in Illinois.

mammal species, 63 fish species and 44 reptile and

amphibian species have been documented.

and Shawnee Hills and is home to more than 500

wildlife species, including 48 mammals, 237 birds,

The refuge, which attracts 1.2 million visitors each

The forest is in areas known as the Illinois Ozark

year, also features three man-made lakes, which

52 reptiles, 57 amphibians and 109 species of fish.

together exceed 8,700 acres: Crab Orchard, Little

Among the most popular destinations within the forest

Grassy and Devils Kitchen.

are Garden of the Gods and the Cave-in-Rock area.

Giant City State Park

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mong this region’s many scenic wonders is Giant City State

observation deck, as well as a visitor center that houses exhibits on

Park, located just south of Carbondale. This nature-lover’s

the natural and cultural history of the park, as well as a gift shop,

paradise draws more than a million visitors annually.

audio-visual room and a discovery corner for children.

The 4,000-acre park is part of the Shawnee National Forest

and is named for the impressions made by its massive sandstone structures. Giant City features hundreds of species of wild flowers and more than 75 varieties of trees. An 80-foot sandstone cliff near the main entrance shows the remains of a Native American stone wall erected between A.D. 600 and 800.

No trip to Giant City is complete without a visit to the lodge,

completed in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Bald Knob dining room, which seats 170, serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and is famous for its family style fried chicken dinner. The lodge also features a gift shop, cocktail lounge and bar.

Nearby is a water tower, built in 1970, that features a 50-foot

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There also are three types of cabins available for overnight

guests. There also are varied and well-kept campground facilities.

Southern Illinois Miners If you’re part of the peanuts and Cracker Jack crowd, you can enjoy live baseball with the Southern Illinois Miners, a minor league team that competes in the independent Frontier League.

The Miners play their home games at Rent One Park in Marion, located about 15 miles east of Carbondale.

The stadium features 3,700 chair seats, lawn seating for more than 2,000 fans, two picnic gardens, a fun zone for kids and many other amenities.

The Miners averaged nearly 4,300 fans for its home games in 2008, tops among the 11-team Frontier

League. In addition to professional baseball, Rent One Park hosts high school contests, music concerts and other events.

State Parks

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f you’re at home in the great outdoors, you’ll be at home in

sightseeing. More than 700 species of plant life thrive here,

Southern Illinois. State parks dot the landscape, offering

including flowering dogwood, redbud, serviceberry, spicebush,

plenty of opportunities for hiking, biking, boating, swimming,

sumac, sweetgum, maple, oak and hickory.

fishing, camping and just plain relaxing. What follows is just a sampling of what you’ll find; for more detailed information, visit

Kinkaid Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area

the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Web site, http://

www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R5/region5.htm.

area features picnicking, camping, boating and fishing. It is

The lake, built in 1968, encompasses 2,750 acres and the

located about five miles north of Murphysboro.

Cave-In-Rock State Park

This park features high bluffs that overlook the Ohio River.

Rend Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area

Fishing, boating, hiking, camping and picnicking are among

the favorite activities in this heavily wooded park, named for

than 20,000 acres of land, and is a popular destination for

the 55-foot-wide cave that was carved out of the limestone rock

outdoor sportsmen and women. Rend Lake is known as one of

by water thousands of years ago. Cave-In-Rock Restaurant and

the better waterfowl hunting areas in Illinois for duck and geese.

Lodging offers guest houses and a full-service restaurant.

Camping is available at Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park, or at the

Rend Lake features nearly 19,000 acres of water and more

Corps of Engineers campgrounds on Rend Lake. Rend Lake Fern Clyffe State Park

Resort, located within Wayne Fitzgerrell, offers waterside rooms

and marina facilities.

The 2,430-acre park is located 12 miles south of Marion and

is popular for camping, picnicking, hiking, hunting, fishing and

Wineries

When people think of Illinois, they no doubt have certain stereotypes: Chicago. Flat fields of central Illinois.

The wineries and scenic beauty of Southern Illinois.

Our region boasts no fewer than 20 wineries. Most offer picnic areas for you to bring along your own picnic

supplies to enjoy with award-winning wines. Some offer light foods and lunch menus. Others offer activities ranging from hayrides to murder mystery dinners. Many of the wineries frequently feature music of all varieties on the weekends.

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University Contact Information Main Web site: www.siuc.edu College of Agricultural Sciences

Graduate School

• 618/453-2469

• 618/536-7791

• http://coas.siu.edu

• www.siu.edu/gradschl

College of Applied Sciences

Library Affairs

and Arts

• 618/453-2522

• 618/536-6682

• www.lib.siu.edu

• www.siu.edu/~asa Office of Research Development College of Business

and Administration

• 618/453-7960

• 618/453-4540

• www.cba.siu.edu

• www.siu.edu/orda

College of Education and

Paul Simon Public Policy Institute

Human Services

• 618/453-4009

• 618/453-2415

• www.siu.edu/~ppi

• http://www.ehs.siu.edu Student Center College of Engineering

• 618/536-3351

• 618/453-4321

• www.siucstudentcenter.org

• http://howard.engr.siu.edu/home.html Student Recreation Center College of Liberal Arts

• 618/536-5531

• 618/453-2466

• www.reccenter.siu.edu

• www.siu.edu/~cola University Museum College of Mass Communication

• 618/453-5388

and Media Arts

• www.museum.siu.edu

• 618/453-4308 • http://mcma.siu.edu

University Women’s Professional Advancement

College of Science

• 618/453-1366

• 618/536-6666

• www.siu.edu/uwpa

• www.science.siu.edu

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