From the Top
Welcome and congratulations on your new position. Can you share some of your impressions of Illinois? I’ve always known that this is a great place with great bones. When I
Remembering Stanley Ikenberry
In the days and weeks following the April 1st death of Stanley Oliver Ikenberry, the University of Illinois’ 14th president—its youngest at 44 and longest-serving at 16 years—family, colleagues and
Legacy Builder
It’s just after dawn on a Sunday morning in mid-October, the sun fanning out between the skyscrapers of downtown Chicago, a light breeze coming off Lake Michigan, and in Grant
Quantum Solutions
Sitting in a high school classroom near the New York and Pennsylvania border in the early 1990s, Brian DeMarco became fascinated with questions that had once threatened to break the
Bragging Right
To all those marketing skeptics out there: Yo! Illinois may not always have been a brand. But the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has always been a meme. From the mid-1860s
The University Library
Beloved and ever-evolving, the University Library has drawn a range of gifts, including a $2.5M pledge for revisioning and renovation from the Shebik family (Steven E., ’78 BUS, ’78 BUS,
Allerton Retreat and Conference Center
The beautiful but fragile country estate inspired gifts across the campaign, beginning with $1M to fund a new entrance drive to the mansion by Dave Rathje, ’59 ENG, and his
FIRST CLASS
To understand what has happened at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine (CIMED), it’s helpful to begin on a scale that goes from titanic to tiny. Within the mighty University
Famine Fighters
It’s high noon on an unforgiving August day, storm clouds blotting out the bright blue sky, the sun a source of malice and spite. Steve Long, British-born and a boyish
INTERACT. CREATE. IDEATE
With its cantilevered roof and pale façade, the new Siebel Center for Design has settled onto Fourth Street like a spaceship from a faraway planet. Inside the $40 million facility,
