The Coalition to Invest in Higher Education held press conferences on the campuses of SIUC & SIUE supporting a budget for university operations and MAP Grants – http://thesouthern.com/news/local/education/southern-illinois-leaders-to-springfield-fund-higher-education-now/article_9ae4ba71-b5b0-502c-93f4-e14c87d74a4f.html