Lissa Lucas

"What we have come to understand is the importance of our campus to the online program," said Lissa Lucas, director of communications at SIU.

SIU provided $58,480 in funding last year and about $20,000 in maintenance and facility services, according to Lissa Lucas, SIU spokeswoman.

"Our confirmed number last week was 160-170, but there are a lot of people who come in late," said Lissa Lucas, director of university communications.
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This year's freshman class includes more than 100 new international students from 42 countries, Lucas said.

The small school in a safe community fit Teikyo's profile, said Lissa Lucas, Salem's director of communications. .Teikyo initially sent a class of about 160 students to Salem, with the number decreasing to about 50 students by the late 1990s, she said.The last class sent by Teikyo had eight Japanese students. ."That wasn't necessarily bad news for Salem, which had learned to really embrace its international mission, and, in fact, wanted to expand it beyond Japan," she said. ."Salem was originally established in 1888, so we've been around a long time and have seen a lot of changes over the years.Now, we're successfully expanding into online education to complement our on-campus programs, which include some fun, unique programs like aviation, equine science and biotechnology, along with more typical programs like English studies and education," she said. .Salem International University has 650 students and welcomed its largest incoming class this fall with 128 students, Lucas said.The school was sold by Teikyo to Informatics Holdings Ltd. of Singapore in 2001. .

Lissa LucasDirector of Communications(304) 782-5319lissa@salemiu.edu