I’s on the World: Going Dutch
Larry Weber, ’76 BUS, and Wes Jaros, ’75 MEDIA, have enjoyed a lifelong adventure together since they met in sixth grade in the suburbs of Chicago. A fall 2022 sojourn
Alumni Interview: Gayle G. Magnuson
You wouldn’t know it, but right now, I’ve got 65 animals living with me. I’ve got a couple of dogs up here and eight cats; the rest are all in
Dad’s Approval
Not many people have the honor of signing their own child’s college diploma. Greg Knott, MS ’17 IS, MBA ’19 UIS, former University of Illinois Board of Trustees (BOT) secretary,
My Alma Mater: Going for the Gold
It was 1972. I was a senior at a small-town high school in Wisconsin, waiting in my guidance counselor’s office—sitting in my wheelchair. I wanted very much to continue my
Great Sports Moments: The Best Battery in Baseball
In the spring of 1902, the Illini baseball team launched the most ambitious road trip in school history—two weeks on the East Coast, visiting the cream of the college crop:
Stress Reliever
Licensed clinical social worker Haina Irish Ramos, MSW ’16, provides traditional in-person counseling through her work with Thriveworks, an Arlington Heights, Ill.–based mental health provider with more than 340 locations.
Record Setter
One minute, wheelchair racer Susannah Scaroni, ’14 ACES, MS ’22 ACES, was pushing through a normal long training session, heading east on Windsor Road not far from campus. The next,
The Black Illini Experience
When the U of I celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1917–18, there were more fraternities and sororities on campus than Black students. When the centennial celebration came in 1967–68,
Haiti’s Humanitarians
At Bob O’Brien’s retirement party from Western Rock Products in 2004, a colleague gave him a mason’s trowel and a hammer. “You’ll need these,” he cracked. The civil engineer didn’t
I’s on the World: Greek Getaway
A cruise through the idyllic world of the Greek islands last summer took Bryan Terry, ’90 LAS, son Xavier and nephew Tyson on a true adventure, as none had ever
