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Curt McKay & Jenna Goldsmith smiling in parade
Illinois Alumnus Named Grand Marshal of Rockford’s 2025 Pride Parade
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Group shot of Illinois students in Panamá
Passport to Panamá
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Welcome Seminar 2025
“We Can Make That Happen”: The Jeffries Center Creates Space for Illinois Stude…
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Left to Right: Greg Levine '95, Karl Kochendorfer '94, and Jeff Meunier '94
Continuing Campus Impact - ∑AE Engineering Scholarship
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Alma Mater
Illinois awarded federal grant to support first-generation, low-income and stud…
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U. of I. sudents walking on campus
Making a difference in students’ security and academic persistence
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FOCUS Scholars at end of year celebration
Fostering Opportunity, Community and Unwavering Support for Students Through Ca…
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Bioengineering professor Holly Golecki, left, works with Andy Granados, a participant in the First-Generation Scholars Research Program, designing an actuator with a balloon inside polyester mesh in order to create a silicone heart model that pumps fluids. Photo by Fred Zwicky.
First-Generation Scholars Research Program provides research experience and more
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recognized as national leader in advancing first-generation student success
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recognized as national leader in advanc…
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Okanagan Charter Adoption Event
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Adopts Okanagan Charter to Become a U.S…
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Cultural Center Directors (L-R Rose, Blair, Kellogg)
‘Homes Away From Home’: BNAACC Program Receives 2024 Innovation Award
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Food Assistance Machine at Campus Recreation Center East
Unlocking Innovative Approaches to Food Security at Illinois
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Native American House staff. Left to Right: Will Bartee (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; NAH Undergraduate Ambassador), Yanaba Schroeder (Navajo; NAH Undergraduate Ambassador), David Eby (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma/Muscogee Creek; NAH Graduate Ambassador), Justin Bean (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; NAH Undergraduate Ambassador), Sara Henschen (NAH Office Support Specialist), and Dr. Charlotte Davidson (Diné/Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara; Director, NAH)
Native American House Undergraduate Ambassadors Awarded Democracy is Indigenous…
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Twenty twenty-four is McKinley Health Center’s 100th anniversary, marking a century of keeping Illinois students well to excel through innovative healthcare services.
McKinley Health Center Celebrates 100 Years of Service
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Jennifer Dillavou Memorial Fountain
Student Affairs Council Alumni Share Homecoming Memories
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Silhouettes of students against a block I flag
Counseling Center Changing Narrative Around Suicide Prevention
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Turner Student Services Building
The Connie Frank CARE Center Enhances Campus Support for Student Wellbeing
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Announced As New First Scholars institu…
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First-generation students at Illinois build community, pursue their passions and inspire others through their achievements. Photo: University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Designated as First-gen Forward Institu…
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workers on scaffolding installing large mural
Historic Latinx murals return to campus Feb. 21
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Jane and Bill Donaldson
Donaldson Gift to the Illinois Leadership Center Makes History
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Marilyn Michal
University Housing Receives 1.7 Million Dollar Gift
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