POCKET FACTS 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SYSTEM UILLINOIS.EDU The University of Illinois System is the state’s leading and most comprehensive public higher education system with three universities: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, and University of Illinois at Springfield, as well as the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, known as UI Health. The U of I System serves the people of Illinois through a shared commitment to excellence in teaching, research, public service, economic development, and healthcare. System faculty, staff, and students share their knowledge and expertise and System resources with citizens in every corner of the state through more than 800 public service and outreach programs and resources. The System’s three universities attract some of the nation’s most talented students to hundreds of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs – many of them ranked among the best in the United States. Faculty members are world leaders in research and discovery and contribute new knowledge and life-changing breakthroughs to a variety of fields. LOCATIONS In addition to the main campus locations in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield, the System has teaching and service facilities, including regional campuses and extension offices, located throughout the state. The UIC College of Medicine offers programs at the regional campuses in Peoria and Rockford. The UIC College of Pharmacy offers a graduate program in Rockford, and the UIC College of Nursing has satellite programs in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford, Springfield, and Urbana. The University of Illinois at Springfield offers academic programs at the Peoria Center, and all three universities offer classes at University Center of Lake County. Online classes expand educational opportunities for students worldwide. 2 ROCKFORD QUAD CITIES PEORIA Counties Main and Medical Other Prairie Research Extension with student satellite facilities/ educational Institute and other Facilities enrollment campuses healthcare sites research facilities ABOUT THE SYSTEM FALL 2017 Total Enrollment 83,711 Full-time equivalent employees 24,892 Faculty 6,030 Administrative and professional 7,541 Support staff 11,321 Graduate assistant (headcount) 9,467 Degrees awarded (2016-17) 21,933 Operating budget* $6.5B Separately funded research $751.4M Living alumni 722,578 Student organizations 1,985 *includes $1.7 billion in payments made on behalf of the System for employee benefits and $39.5 million for the Academic Facilities Maintenance Fund Assessment (AFMFA). 3 HIGHLIGHTS FROM AROUND THE SYSTEM ` Illinois Natural History Survey paleontologist Sam Heads discovered the world’s oldest mushroom, which was preserved in limestone, while digitizing a collection of fossils from the Crato Formation of Brazil. ` UIC’s Freshwater Lab hosts summits of researchers and community and government leaders from the U.S. and Canada to address critical issues impacting the Great Lakes region. ` The U of I System consistently ranks in the Top 20 of universities worldwide for number of U.S. patents granted, according to an annual report from the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. ` More than 10,000 visitors of all ages were able to learn about research from Urbana’s Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology over three days in Chicago last spring at the Field Museum of Natural History. ` Students and faculty from UIS and the Universidade Estadual de Maringa in Brazil studied aquatic ecology in Illinois and Brazil this past summer. ` Luis Alberto Urrea, professor of English at UIC, was one of eight recipients of a 2017 American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. 4 ` TransferREADY.org is a new website to assist students wishing to transfer from an Illinois community college to an Illinois four-year institution, which includes a tool to map how specific credits will transfer. It is a project of MyCreditsTransfer, a program sponsored by the U of I System and the Illinois Board of Higher Education. ` In 2017, officials from theCuban Ministry of Health spent five monthscollaborating with UI Health leaders, to improve health in under- resourced communities through improvements in community-based care. ` The Chamber Singers, the premier choral ensemble from Urbana, traveled to Europe last spring as an exchange with the University of Vienna choir. The group performed in Vienna, Budapest, and Freistadt, Austria. ` The Horizon League champion UIC Flames had a record six players selected during the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. ` Lizzie Roehrs, a UIS communications major, partnered with the Illinois State Military Museum to bring her love of military history and video games to life at an interactive “War Games” event at the museum. 5 ` I-Share, the online public catalog system for the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), provides online management of 37.8 million items from 90 libraries throughout the state serving 600,000 students, faculty, and staff. ` Urbana startup OceanComm is developing new technology that uses ultrasound to bring WiFi to the deep ocean, to allow for better subsea exploration and industry advancement. ` Nearly 15,000 K-12 Central Illinois students attend a “Class Act” daytime performing arts performance at the Sangamon Auditorium at UIS each year, thanks to local sponsors. ` UIC biomedical visualization graduate student Esther Ng won the 2017 National Science Foundation poster contest, thanks in part to a collaboration with a UIC biological sciences professor. ` The U of I System is working with the State of Illinois to integrate next-generation technology to improve efficiencies, safeguard citizens, and accelerate innovation through a “Smart State” partnership. The collaboration is intended to help grow the state’s economy, improve quality of life, and retain and attract residents. 6 LEADERSHIP Board of Trustees (with year term expires) Ramón Cepeda, Chicago, 2021 Donald J. Edwards, Chicago, 2023 Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Chicago, 2019 Stuart C. King, Champaign, 2023 Timothy N. Koritz, Roscoe, 2019, Chair Edward L. McMillan, Greenville, 2021 James D. Montgomery, Chicago, 2019 Jill B. Smart, Downers Grove, 2021 Three student trustees, one from each university, are elected to one-year terms; one has a binding vote and two have advisory votes. Executive Officers Timothy L. Killeen, PhD, President Barbara J. Wilson, PhD, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael D. Amiridis, PhD, Chancellor/Vice President University of Illinois at Chicago Robert J. Jones, PhD, Chancellor/Vice President University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Susan J. Koch, PhD, Chancellor/Vice President University of Illinois at Springfield Thomas R. Bearrows, JD, University Counsel Avijit Ghosh, PhD, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Vice President H. Edward Seidel, PhD, Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation Dedra M. Williams, MS, Secretary of the University Officers of Related Organizations James H. Moore, Jr., MS, President/CEO University of Illinois Foundation Jennifer Lewis Neubauer, BA, President University of Illinois Alumni Alliance 7 URBANA-CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS.EDU The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign community of students, scholars, and alumni is changing the world. An original land-grant university, Illinois pioneers innovative research, tackles global problems, and expands the human experience. Transformative learning experiences, in and out of the classroom, produce alumni who are leaders. Outstanding academic programs, award-winning faculty, extraordinary resources, and bountiful opportunities attract top-caliber students. They join research teams, study abroad, create innovative art, and serve in communities. In Fall 2018, the university welcomes the inaugural class of its first new college in 60 years—the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. About the University FALL 2017 Full-time equivalent employees 11,287 Faculty 3,051 Administrative and professional 4,111 Support staff 4,125 Graduate assistant (headcount) 5,909 Degrees awarded (2016-17) 12,557 Operating budget* $2.9B Separately funded research $448.4M *includes $694.0 million in payments made for employee benefits and $23.4 million for the Academic Facilities Maintenance Fund Assessment (AFMFA). Enrollment Headcount Percent Total 48,216 Undergraduate 33,955 70.4% Male 18,578 54.7% Female 15,377 45.3% Black 1,975 5.8% Hispanic 3,763 11.1% Am Indian/Alaskan Native 17 0.1% Asian 6,248 18.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 23 0.1% Two or more races 1,030 3.0% Graduate 13,243 27.5% Professional 1,018 2.1% Illinois residents* 28,806 59.7% Out-of-state residents* 8,212 17.0% International* 11,198 23.2% * based on permanent home address 8 IDENTIFYING SEPSIS INFECTION AT THE BEDSIDE Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign and Carle Foundation Hospital have developed a portable device that can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis infection from a single drop of blood. Sepsis strikes roughly 20 percent of patients admitted to hospital intensive care units. Being able to test patients at the bedside rather than having to send blood off to the lab for analysis allows doctors to detect the infection sooner and accelerate treatment. The device can also be used to determine whether a patient is improving or not, and ultimately may assist in providing a prognosis. THE HUMANITIES EXAMINING HOW WE RELATE TO ANIMALS