blog posts U of I earns first-ever medal in collegiate programming contest world finals Nov 3, 2021 12:00 pm by Aaron SeidlitzExcellence Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images For the first time in school history, a U of I team medaled at the International Collegiate Programming Contest World Finals. 50,000 students from more than 3,000 universities compete each year. The finals alone included more than 100 teams. Share on Facebook Tweet Email