Saluki Stories: Oral Histories from SIU

John Pollitz

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Saluki Stories: Oral Histories from SIU

An ongoing series of interviews with alumni/ae of Southern Illinois University

21/12/2023

Walter Green, 1974, College of Liberal Arts, History

Walter Green talks about Carbondale history, segregation, and growing up in Southern Illinois. Mr. Green remembers professor London Branch and the story of how he brought Scott Joplin's opera, Treemonisha, to Southern Illinois University in 1972. Walter Green and archivist Walter Ray organized the 50-year anniversary of that performance.

47 min
05/10/2023

Joe Eddy Brown, 1970, School of Design graduate

Joe Eddy Brown is a 1970, SIU School of Design graduate. He attended SIU during the days when Buckminster Fuller was here. He was friends with Buzz Spector and is the creator of the Rayfield Whimple IV, the Metamatic art machine. Joe Eddy was a teacher for most of his career in the northern suburbs in Illinois.

32 min
15/09/2023

Buzz Spector, BA 1972 Art

Buzz Spector is an acclaimed artist, educator, and critical writer. He has had shows in galleries and museums including the Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., and recently in the St. Louis Museum of Art. As an undergraduate he began the student run literary magazine "Grassroots" which is still published today. Buzz recently retired from his position as Dean of the College & Graduate School of Art at Washington University.

29 min
07/09/2023

Dr. Crystal Kuykendall, 1970 Graduate, Part 2

Crystal Kuykendall grew up on the south-side of Chicago, the first in her family to go to college. While at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, she found her strength and motivation to become a national figure as an educator, human relations expert, legal analyst and inspiration to millions.

23 min
01/09/2023

Crystal Kuykendall, 1970 graduate. Educator, Lawyer, Minister, and so much more.

Crystal Kuykendall grew up on the south-side of Chicago, the first in her family to go to college. While at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, she found her strength and motivation to become a national figure as an educator, human relations expert, legal analyst and inspiration to millions.

29 min
21/08/2023

Jimmy Wright Redux, Episode 2

On Friday August 25 at 6pm in the University Museum Auditorium, Jimmy will be giving a talk at the reception for Trajectory the artwork of Jimmy Wright and Arch Connelly. The show is spectacular and will remain up all semester. This episode will help people know more about this talented artist and provide background for the show.

1 min
21/08/2023

Jimmy Wright Redux. Episode 1

On Friday August 25 at 6pm in the University Museum Auditorium, Jimmy will be giving a talk at the reception for Trajectory the artwork of Jimmy Wright and Arch Connelly. The show is spectacular and will remain up all semester. This episode will help people know more about this talented artist and provide background for the show.

29 min
24/04/2023

Special Video Episode - Digital Narrative Showcase

Digital Narratives are born in Morris Library in the Digital Xpressions Lab. Students and faculty are building new ways to tell stories, present scholarship, design games, and explore their curiosity. #Digital #Scholarship #MorrisLibrary Our first venture into video podcasting.

21 min

07/02/2020

Trailer for Saluki Stories: Oral Histories from SIU

A brief sample from Episode 1 of the Saluki Stories: Oral Histories from SIU podcast, on ongoing series of interviews with alumni/ae of Southern Illinois University. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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An ongoing series of interviews with alumni/ae of Southern Illinois University

Creator

John Pollitz
Years Active

2020 - 2023
Episodes

92
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© John Pollitz
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Saluki Stories: Oral Histories from SIU