University of Illinois System
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Campus | 3 universities 37 colleges |
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Colors | Blue[3] |
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The University of Illinois System is a
Organization
The University of Illinois System of universities comprises three universities in the U.S. state of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield. The university in Urbana-Champaign is known as "Illinois", "U of I", or "UIUC", whereas the Chicago campus is known as "UIC" and the Springfield campus as "UIS".
The system is governed by a board of trustees consisting of thirteen members: the governor of Illinois serves as an ex officio member, nine trustees are appointed by the governor of Illinois, and a student trustee elected by referendum represents each of the system's three universities. One of the three student trustees is designated by the governor to have a vote.
The U of I System is led by the president, an executive vice president, a CFO/vice president of finance, a vice president for economic development and innovation, and the chancellors that lead each of the three universities. System leadership works to develop strategies and solutions to address educational and administrative challenges across the system. Centralized system offices staff support the work of the three universities by providing critical services that are vital to its missions.[6]
Chicago
The largest university in the Chicago area, UIC serves approximately 34,000 students within 16 colleges & schools including Applied Health Sciences, Architecture, Design, and the Arts, Business Administration, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Graduate, Honors, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Social Work, Urban Planning & Public Affairs, Law, and the College of Medicine (largest branch of three branches of the medical school) which is one of the nation's largest medical schools. With annual research expenditures exceeding $394 million, UIC is one of five doctoral research universities in the State of Illinois. Playing a critical role in Illinois healthcare, UIC operates the state's major public medical center and serves as the principal educator of Illinois' physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals. The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (a.k.a. "UI Health"), which includes the hospital, clinics, and health science colleges, is a part of UIC.
The modern UIC was formed in 1982 by the consolidation of two campuses: the Medical Center campus, which dates back to the 19th century; and the comprehensive Chicago Circle campus, which in 1965 replaced the two-year undergraduate Navy Pier campus designated to educate returning veterans.
Springfield
The newest university in the system is
UIS is the smallest university in the University of Illinois System, with an enrollment of approximately 4,000 students.[7] UIS offers more than 50 degree-granting programs. The academic curriculum of the university emphasizes a liberal arts core, an array of professional programs, opportunities in experiential education, and an engagement in public affairs issues in its academic and community service pursuits. UIS has the lowest student/teacher ratio of all three universities in the U of I System.
Urbana–Champaign
The
It is also home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications,
Currently the university boasts the world's most technologically advanced[citation needed] Computer Science building, Siebel Center, as well as many other world-class research laboratories such as the Electrical and Computer Engineering Building and the Loomis Laboratory of Physics.
Discovery Partners Institute
In 2017 the University of Illinois System launched the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI), a center for tech workforce development and applied R&D in Chicago. Its primary goals are to prepare individuals for careers in Illinois-based tech companies and to bring academic expertise and tech company know-how together within a dedicated building. The DPI is currently located at 200 S. Wacker Dr., with plans for construction within The 78, in Chicago's South Loop. It is part of the Illinois Innovation Network led by the University of Illinois System.
SHIELD Illinois
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Illinois System established the SHIELD Deployment Unit ("SHIELD Illinois") to provide the saliva-based covidSHIELD SARS-CoV-2 assay, which was developed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, throughout the state of Illinois. SHIELD Illinois eventually performed over 7.2 million SARS-CoV-2 tests at over 2,300 sites including approximately 1,700 K-12 schools.
Foundation
The University of Illinois Foundation is the official fundraising and gift agency of the University of Illinois System. In 2017, the Foundation announced its largest and most ambitious comprehensive fundraising initiative, aiming to raise $3.1 billion over five years to support students, faculty, academic, and research programs and facilities.[12] Previously, the U of I Foundation raised $2.43 billion for students, faculty, research and the campus environment through the "Brilliant Futures" fundraising campaign completed on December 31, 2011.
Alumni associations
Each of the three universities has an alumni organization: the University of Illinois Alumni Association (Urbana-Champaign), the UIC Alumni Association, and University of Illinois Springfield Alumni Relations. Collectively, the University of Illinois System has one of the world's largest alumni networks with more than 810,000 members internationally.[citation needed]
Further reading
- Solberg, Winton U. Reforming Medical Education: The University of Illinois College of Medicine, 1880–1920 (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2009) 309 pp. ISBN 978-0-252-03359-9
References
- ^ "Elite University Endowments Soar As Higher Ed Divide Grows". Forbes. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "The University of Illinois Foundation releases FY21 Financial and Endowment Report". University of Illinois Foundation. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Color Palettes - University of Illinois System". www.uillinois.edu. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Sustained growth sees U of I System reach record 94,800 students". University of Illinois System News. September 7, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Pocket Facts" (PDF). uillinois.edu.
- ^ "2020 U of I System annual report".
- ^ "University of Illinois Springfield: Pocket Facts". University of Illinois System. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Facts 2007: Illinois by the numbers". University of Illinois at Urbana. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
- ^ "University Library at UIUC". University of Illinois at Urbana. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
- ^ 12-millionth Volume Acquired Archived August 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Library.illinois.edu (October 5, 2010). Retrieved on 2013-08-17.
- ^ "University and College Rankings at UIUC". University of Illinois at Urbana. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2007.
- ^ "University of Illinois Launches Campaigns with Ambitious $3.1 Billion Goal". University of Illinois Foundation.
External links
- Official website
- Media related to University of Illinois at Wikimedia Commons
- Works related to Portal:University of Illinois at Wikisource