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SIU’s premier Midwest mountain biking park debuts

Touch of Nature Multiuse Trail System’s first phase is now open to the public. When completed it will feature 30 miles of stacked loop trails, adult and children’s terrain parks, an event center space and more.

Cutting-edge, global Saluki student research wins national recognition

Lincoln Weber, a senior physics major with concentration in materials and nanophysics, has earned a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Award, the undergraduate student research zenith of honors.

Recreation administration student wins statewide recognition

Master’s student Constantine Charalab is the Illinois Park and Recreation Association’s Sponsored Student of the Year, chosen from hundreds across the state.

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14:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Lower than national average ratio means small class sizes

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Outdoor Education

Over 3,000 acres of hills and forest for outdoor education and adventure

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Grants

$69 million in external grants awarded for research and service last year

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Certified Wilderness First Responder. Leave No Trace master instructor. High ropes course instruction. Not a bad way to make the Dean’s List. Rockette Jaros, Recreation Professions major.

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