The Big Picture: Quad Day
Forget social media. There’s nothing like a swarm of people meeting and greeting each other face-to-face. Every August, more than 1,000 University of Illinois student organizations gather to hawk their
The Big Picture: Move-In Day
Just like avian migration and varsity football, the end of summer brings Move-In Day to the University of Illinois, when incoming freshmen arrive on campus with families and possessions in
The Big Picture: Hallene Gateway
The Hallene Gateway didn’t always greet visitors at the east entrance of campus. The sandstone portal bearing Illinois’ motto originally was part of New Main University Hall, the school’s fourth
The Big Picture: Grainger Engineering Library
Sunlight fills a designated “quiet floor” in Grainger Engineering Library as students prepare for Spring Semester finals in April 2017. The largest library in the U.S. dedicated to the study
The Big Picture: Japan House in Spring
Springtime blossoms dot the landscape of Japan House at the University of Illinois. The brainchild of Shozo Sato, HON ’99, UI professor emeritus of theater, the facility has been at its present
The Big Picture: Illini Union Rec Room
Brow furrowed and lip tucked, a student aims for a strike at the 14-lane bowling alley in the Illini Union Rec Room. The lanes date back to the opening of
The Big Picture: Illini Union
The Illini Union looms like a mirage through a veil of snow draping the Quad. Designed in the shape of an I”” to honor the University of Illinois, the building
The Big Picture: Hartley Selections Garden
Viewed from the air, the Hartley Selections Garden is a geometric gem of late-summer blossoms, emerald grass and pale walkways, enclosed by hedges and avenues of trees. Established in 1994
The Big Picture: Alma Mater
Flanked by the snowstruck figures of Learning and Labor, Alma Mater wears a becoming cape of white in this wintry scene outside Altgeld Hall. “Mother” has stood here since 1962,
The Big Picture: University of Illinois Arboretum
The University of Illinois Arboretum boasts 160 acres of gardens, collections and habitats, and serves as a living laboratory for students of both plant sciences and fine and applied arts.
