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M The University of ILLINOIS at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign is a comprehensive, major public university that is ranked among the best in the United States. As a land-grant institution, it provides undergraduate and graduate education, conducts research, and provides public service.

HISTORY

* One of 34 public land-grant institutions created by the Morrill Act signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862 * Chartered by the State of Illinois in 1867 as the Illinois Industrial University * Opened its doors to students in 1868

LOCATION

* 700 acres (180 major buildings) located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana (combined populations: 100,000) Situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 120 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 miles northeast of St. Louis PEOPLE Students * 36,000 total: 27,000 undergraduate and 9,000 graduate and professional * 57% men, 43% women; 13% minority * Students typically come from 50 states and 100 foreign countries Faculty ’<■ 3,300 members 80 + members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, or the National Academy of Engineering * 8 winners of the National Medal of Science * 26 named Presidential Young Inves¬ tigators, 1984-87 Staff * 2,200 administrative and professional 5,700 nonacademic Alumni 348,000 University graduates; 300,000 living alumni ’»• Nation's largest alumni association (107,000 members) * 7 Nobel Laureates **■16 Pulitzer Prize winners ’<•11 chief executives of Fortune 500 companies * More partners in '"Big Eight" accounting firms than from any other university

COLLEGES & INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS

College of Agriculture College of Applied Life Studies Institute of Aviation College of Commerce and Business Administration College of Communications College of Education College of Engineering College of Fine and Applied Arts Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations College of Law College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Graduate College Graduate School of Library and Information Science School of Social Work College of Veterinary Medicine UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

* 27,000 students; 95% Illinois residents * 7,300 new students annually 8 colleges, one institute, and one school * 150+ programs of study * 4,000 courses Academic Profile 22% of the 1987 entering freshman class had SAT scores of 1260 + or ACT scores of 30 + (98th percentile) 38 National Merit Scholars 14 National Achievement Scholars 40% of entering freshmen in fall 1987 in the top 5% of their high school classes; 62% in the top 10% Special Programs Campus Honors Program * Individual Plans of Study * Nation's largest study-abroad program for its own students PLATO (campuswide computer-aided instructional system) Project EXCEL (coordinates 750+ IBM classroom workstations) More than 500 computer workstations located in University residence halls Classes * Faculty:student ratio of 1:13 * 75% of all undergraduate classes have fewer than 30 students * 46% have fewer than 20 students Tuition and Fees (fall 1987) * Resident: $2,092-2,338 per year * Nonresident: $5,032-5,770 per year 83% receive some form of financial aid

GRADUATE EDUCATION

* 9,000 graduate and professional students; 64% Illinois residents * 2,200 new graduate and professional students annually * 150+ academic programs Professional degree programs in medicine, law, and veterinary medicine * Combined and interdisciplinary degree programs Tuition and Fees (fall 1987) * Resident: $1,340 per year * Nonresident: $3,380 per year Law, veterinary medicine, and medicine are assessed separately * 72% hold teaching, research, or adminis¬ trative assistantships, and 11% hold fellowships

ACADEMIC RESOURCES

University Library * Third largest academic library in the nation after Harvard and Yale *11 million items including 7 million volumes and 94,000 serial titles * First major academic library with com¬ puterized catalog as primary access * 99% of all holdings are electronically accessible * 38 departmental libraries; largest is the Undergraduate Library Major National Centers * Advanced Construction Technology Center * Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology (to open 1989) * National Arts Education Research Center * National Center for Composite Materials Research * Engineering Research Center for Com¬ pound Semiconductor Microelectronics Coordinated Science Laboratory Materials Research Laboratory Center for Molecular Phylogeny Nuclear Physics Laboratory Plant and Animal Biotechnology Labora¬ tory (to open 1991) ’<• Prokaryotic Genome Analysis Center Center for the Study of Reading * National Center for Supercomputing Applications * Center for Supercomputing Research and Development Major Interdisciplinary Units * Center for Advanced Study Centers for African Studies, East Asian and Pacific Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Russian and East European Studies; South and West Asian Studies Program * Program on Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security * Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory Institute for Environmental Studies * Institute for Research on Human Development Program in Science, Technology, and Society * Office of Women's Studies

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SUPPORT

* Total budget FY87: $571.8 million (47% from state appropriations) * First and only public university to exceed $100 million in overall private gift funding with $101.2 million in FY87; $79 million was designated for the Urbana-Cham- paign campus; corporate support in FY87 totaled almost $31 million Second greatest corporate gift funding and private gift funding among public universities in FY86 with overall private gifts of $82.9 million and corporate gifts of $30.8 million Private, state, and federal grants and contract appropriations provided $174.9 million for the campus in FY87, $135.9 million of which was devoted to research ADMINISTRATION

Board of Trustees Gov. James R. Thompson, ex officio George W. Howard III, President Judith Ann Calder James L. Evenson, Student member William D. Forsyth, Jr. Susan Gravenhorst Ralph Hahn Albert N. Logan Nina T. Shepherd Ann Smith Charles P. Wolff Robert Scott Wylie, Student member Officers of the University Stanley O. Ikenberry, President Robert W. Resek, Acting Vice-President for Academic Affairs Craig S. Bazzani, Vice-President for Business and Finance Officers of the Urbana-Champaign Campus Morton W. Weir, Interim Chancellor Robert M. Berdahl, Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Donald F. Wendel, Vice-Chancellor for Administrative Affairs Judith S. Liebman, Vice-Chancellor for Research Stanley R. Levy, Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs

PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS

* Continuing education: scores of confer¬ ences, institutes, and workshops pre¬ sented on campus and statewide each year; 130+ correspondence courses offered in 25 subjects * Cooperative Extension Service: programs for agriculture, homemakers, 4-H, and youth development in all 104 Illinois counties, serving 700,000 annually * Public broadcasting: WILL-AM/FM/TV Willard Airport: serving the University and east-central Illinois communities; $13.7 million passenger terminal complex scheduled for completion in September 1989 CAMPUS LIFE

Culture and Entertainment Krannert Center for the Perfonning Arts: "Arguably the best performing arts facilities in the nation": education editor. Time magazine; 350 student and profes¬ sional performances annually; 4 theaters seat 200, 650,980, and 2,100 respectively * : begun in 1907 and renovated in 1985 according to the original design; seats 1,750 for concerts, films, speakers, and special productions Assembly Hall: multipurpose building for concerts, convocations, theater, and sporting events; 17,000 capacity; edge- supported dome spans 400 feet Museums, Galleries, and Collections * World Heritage Museum * Natural History Museum * John Philip Sousa Memorial Library * Busch Collection of Musical Instruments * mini Union Gallery Temple Buell Architecture Gallery * Krannert Center Festival Gallery * Rare Book Room and Special Collections Library Sports and Recreation Intramural-Physical Education Building: one of the largest complexes on any campus; 4 gymnasiums, 23 handball courts, 7 squash courts, game room, archery and golf putting rooms, weight and exercise equipment, indoor and outdoor pools, and tennis courts; houses the most comprehensive intramural sports program in the nation ♦ Memorial Stadium: capacity 71,000; site of Fighting Illini football games Varsity: charter member of the Big Ten Conference (NCAA); Fighting Illini compete in 12 men's and 9 women's sports * Allerton Park: 1,500-acre country estate located 30 miles from campus near Monticello, IL; conference center, sculpture gardens, formal gardens, and natural woodlands; National Natural Landmark : campus center with lounges, food services, book store, study areas, recreation centers, 90 guest rooms, and meeting rooms Programs for the Disabled * First accessible campus in the nation * Comprehensive campuswide transporta¬ tion system Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services within College of Applied Life Studies * Beckwith Living Center, residential unit for severely physically disabled Residences ^ 21 undergraduate University residence halls accommodate 8,900 students ^ 5 privately owned certified residence halls and 30 houses accommodate 2,500 students * Residence hall (double) room and board is $3,176 (1987-88) Student Organizations 750 registered student organizations 30+ student organizations for minority interests * Daily Illini student newspaper * lllio yearbook * WPGU-FM, WBML Cable-FM radio * Nation's largest Greek system: 50 frater¬ nities and 25 sororities; about 20% of the student body participates MORE INFORMATION

* Campus Visitors Center: Levis Faculty Center, 919 West Illinois Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801; about 10,000 visitors annually; open 8:00-5:00, M-F; (217) 333-1345 Campus Information Center: Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801; open M-Sat, 8:00-8:00, Sun 11:00- 8:00; summer session M-Sat, 8:00-5:00; (217) 333-4666 * Undergraduate Admissions: Office of Admissions and Records, 177 Henry Administration Building, 506 South Wright Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 Graduate Admissions: Office of Graduate Admissions, 308 Metallurgy and Mining Building, 1302 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 UNIVEflSrTY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA

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