The need for more diverse expertise to support our newly evolved mission has led us to develop a new category of personnel entitled Affiliated Faculty. Affiliated Faculty are researchers from various academic programs across the SIUC campus. While some individuals have expertise that is often closely aligned with traditional wildlife researchers, the expertise of most is primarily outside of what might historically be considered wildlife research. What these individuals have in common is a strong interest in collaborating with our Core Personnel or other Affiliated Faculty to help us achieve our mission and vision. Affiliated Faculty have access to many of the resources provided to the Core Personnel.