A new monthly e-newsletter where Chancellor Robert Jones shares campus news, stories, successes and information. |
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I recently celebrated my one-year anniversary as chancellor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In the last 12 months, I have been continuously surprised by all of the amazing things happening here. Noteworthy, this e-newsletter, was created to share those stories with you in a shortened format. I think you will enjoy learning about the incredible work being done by the students, faculty, staff members and alumni who make up the Illinois community.
Sincerely,
Robert J. Jones, Chancellor |
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Reflect on 150 Years of Illinois |
“It is no ordinary work which we are set to do, and it comes to us under no ordinary conditions...The hungry eyes of toiling millions are turned, with mingled hope and fear, upon us, to see what new and better solution we can possibly offer of the great problems on which their well-being and destiny depend.” —John Milton Gregory, first Illinois regent, in his inaugural address
View "A Home of Their Own," a new documentary that depicts the lives of African American students in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.
View more Illinois history on the Sesquicentennial website. |
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38,965, total applications; 7,518, undergraduate students; 5,507, in-state students; 1,116, international students (from 31 countries); 20 percent from underrepresented backgrounds; 21.9 percent, first generation to attend college; 28.5, average ACT score; 1390, average SAT score
Total enrollment is now 47,826, the largest ever.
View the full news release here. |
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Find Illinois In the News |
(Forbes) Anne Thornley-Brown, the CEO of Executive Oasis International, is an Illinois alumna in social work who reinvented herself and expanded her brand into 18 countries.
(USA Today) While other university airports struggle, Willard Airport has successfully reinvented itself to welcome new carriers and new routes.
(Crain's Chicago Business) Illinois alumnus John Renaldi is marketing Jiobit, a wearable device that can use cellular and GPS data to locate a missing child.
(U.S. News & World Report) Illinois alumnus and PayPal co-founder Max Levchin writes about his journey to citizenship.
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Discover World-Changing Research |
Fighting World Hunger - A team led by plant biology professor Stephen Long has been awarded $45 million to support photosynthesis research.
Explaining the Past - Illinois historian Leslie Reagan discusses the impact of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War.
Fueling the World - Illinois professors have engineered a sugarcane that can be used to produce renewable jet fuel.
Supporting Democracy - A computer algorithm developed by Illinois researchers may help eliminate bias in congressional redistricting. |
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Learn About Leadership Changes |
Danita Brown Young is now Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.
Four final candidates for Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost have been named:
Sonny Ramaswamy, Director of the USDA NIFA
Andreas Cangellaris, Dean of the Illinois College of Engineering
Chaden Djalali, Dean of the Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Chief Operating Officer for the NSF |
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Celebrate our Rankings, Awards & Honors |
Illinois has been named #14 public university and #52 national university on U.S. News & World Report's list of "America's Best Colleges."
Illinois has been listed on Money magazine's "Best Colleges in Every State."
Illinois has been ranked by Forbes magazine as #10 in the top 25 colleges in the Midwest and #14 in the top public colleges with high-earning graduates. |
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