A: They’re in the University Archives—kind of. Given the tablets’ size and number, the Archives could not keep them all, according to Student Life & Culture Archivist Ellen Swain, MS
Studious students can escape the everyday hustle and bustle in these futuristic-looking pods, located on the third floor of the Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building. The touch of a button
In this recording from our Alumni College webinar, LER Alumni Professor Michael LeRoy explores the notable surge in union strikes throughout 2023 and their significant impact on the economy. The
Dive into an empowering career guidance session with Julie L. Bartimus, an expert with 20 years of experience at the University of Illinois Alumni Career Center. In ‘Solid Job Search
If idle hands are the devil’s workshop, don’t expect Old Nick to knock on Suzanne Miller’s door. Miller, ’74 LAS, MD ’78 UIC, MS ’14 UIC, recently retired from her
The 1988 Def Leppard show was a big one—16,606—and lead singer Joe Elliott announced from the stage that it had broken Elvis Presley’s all-time attendance record. Only—dramatic pause!—it hadn’t. Whether
From its agricultural and engineering roots, John Milton Gregory had a profound vision for what the U of I should become—a full-fledged university offering courses in every field and grounded
A: According to our records, at of March 2024 the oldest alumni are Mabel Craf, ’30 ED (109), of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; followed by Otto Klein, ’37 ACES (108), of
I’d been at my job as a bridge technical manager at the engineering firm Michael Baker International for two months when I got a photo message from my supervisor. It
Growing up in the western suburbs of Chicago, John W. Sutherland, ’80 ENG, MS ’82 ENG, PHD ’87 ENG, always liked math and was “pretty good at science.” It was
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