and the Vocational Technical Institute.
== Organization and administration ==
Systems of administration at SIU have greatly evolved since the university's earliest days. The growth of the university after the appointment of president Delyte Morris led to shorter tenures and a speedier succession of leaders. Many of SIU's chancellors after this period were selected to serve in an interim capacity, a problem which persists in limited cases to this day. The early deaths of chancellors Paul D. Sarvela and Carlo Montemagno only exacerbated this issue. The hiring of Austin Lane to fill the position of chancellor in 2020 ended the succession issues that began after chancellor Rita Cheng left to become president of Northern Arizona University.
The discrepancy between the titles of president and chancellor began after the founding of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 1957, along with the proliferation of associated schools and programs that were created under the tenure of SIU President Delyte Morris. Currently, …
