Foreign students at SIU Carbondale surge to 820
International Student Services data show SIU Carbondale hosts 810 international students this year, tripling since 1980. Iran tops the list with 102 enrollments, followed by Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Canada, Thailand, and Vietnam, with graduates in economics, government, mathematics, business, and chemistry.
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Iran
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Hong Kong
India
Canada
Thailand
Vietnam
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160 will study in Europe
About 160 students and faculty from Southern Illinois University will fly from St Louis to London for a 21 week Europe study and travel program. The trip includes 19 college credit courses in languages literature and journalism taught in France Germany Italy and the Soviet Union. Return dates are August 27 for the London group and August 25 for a second group traveling via TWA Jet Night.
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Duvie
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Europe
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France
Germany
Taly
Soviet Union
TWA
Dune
Wheeler McMillen to Celebrate New SIU Press Book
An old-time celebration in Covington Indiana honors veteran country newspaperman and agricultural editor Wheeler McMillen on publication of his latest book Weekly on the War bash by Southern Illinois University Press scheduled for June 16. The Indiana event features an antique car parade fish fry style show barber shop quartet singing a pail splitting contest and an ice cream social.
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Covington
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Southern Illinois University Press
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Indiana
Robinson named to SIU community relations post
Walter G. Robinson Jr. formerly coordinator of University Services at SIU Carbondale has been appointed to a community relations position on Ralph W. Ruffner’s staff. He will assist with public service programs addressing urban social problems and serve as liaison in the Metro East area Carbondale and other towns. Police briefs note Gibbard and Graham cited for failure to display 1969 license plates.
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Office of
University Services
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Ralph W. Ruffner
SIU
Robinson
STU
Sumes
Ruffner
Metro- East
Post Office seeks bids for delivery vehicle rental
Johnston City Postmaster K Neil Thurmond seeks bids for rental of a secan delivery vehicle for use July 1 to June 30, 1970. Bids due 2 p m June 18, daily weekday rate and hourly standby for weekends and holidays, with about 20 hours weekly use, vehicle body capacity at least 100 cubic feet. Specifications and bid forms available at the post office.
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Johnston City
K. Neil Thurmond
Secan
Thurmond
Center for Soviet and East European Arts at SIU Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale establishes the Center for Soviet and East European Studies in the Performing Arts to study the region including the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Director Herbert Marshall, a British theater figure, says study of living culture is essential to ending the cold war and building relations.
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Carbondale
Soviet Union
Poland
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Hungary
Bulgaria
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Herbert Marshall
Marshall
British Theater Authority
Marshal
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