Center for Archaeological Investigations
Every Gift Matters

The Center  for Archaeological Investigations (CAI) is an applied archaeology research center  on the SIUC campus established by Dr. George Gummerman in 1977. Over the last 40 years  CAI archaeologists have conducted research and made significant discoveries in areas located across the globe including the southwestern and Midwestern US, the Caribbean, and Micronesia.

But our primary mission has always been and remains   working with students. We  aid in student retention on the  SIUC campus by providing employment opportunities to students at our curation facility as well as hiring them to work on external grant projects. Students who work for us might variously find themselves analyzing artifacts, preparing donated items for curation, surveying Forest Service lands for archaeological sites, or conducting their own research.  

We also aid in student retention by providing   students who otherwise might be feeling lost in what can sometimes seem to be an impersonal university setting with   a “home” (the CAI) where they can meet and interact with other students and professional archaeologists outside of the classroom setting.

Your contribution directly benefits students by enabling the CAI  to continue our work in guiding their personal and professional development  by training them for employment opportunities after graduation. Our  “alumni” currently hold positions with the federal and state governments, private companies, and academic research centers and departments across the country.

Please help us continue our mission of working with students into the future. We greatly appreciate your generosity in doing so.

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Groups with the Most Gifts!
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Rank Department Gifts
1 Balancing Education, Experience, & Reality Schp. 837
2 WSIU Public Broadcasting 765
3 Saluki Athletics 299
4 School of Medicine 260
5 College of Engineering, Computing, Tech, & Math 250
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Groups by Dollars Raised
Check out which Groups have raised the most throughout SIU Day!
Rank Department Raised
1 College of Business and Analytics $819,120.00
2 School of Medicine $652,035.00
3 College of Liberal Arts $488,031.00
4 College of Engineering, Computing, Tech, & Math $156,525.00
5 Touch of Nature $123,855.50
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