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  • University of Illinois Highlights - January

    Jan 31, 2020 12:00 pm2 views

    The University of Illinois Alumni Association recently hosted a Virtual Town Hall featuring University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen. Listen here to learn more about the state of the System and hear updates on student enrollment, faculty hiring, the Discovery Partners Institute and other exciting initiatives. This event also included an alumni Q & A with the president.

  • University of Illinois Highlights - December

    Dec 31, 2018 12:00 pm1 views

    On Dec. 14, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees established a juris doctor degree for the new John Marshall Law School at UIC, which will offer the city of Chicago's first and only law degree at a public university when it welcomes its first class next fall...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - January

    Jan 31, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    U of I System leaders sent a communication to University students, faculty and staff in response to President Trump's recent Executive Order instituting changes in immigration policy. It assures the members of the University community that we are monitoring the situation and advocating on their behalf, recommends that students and scholars who might be affected defer travel outside the U.S., and provides information about resources at each university...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - January

    Jan 31, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted to freeze tuition for in-state freshman next fall for the fourth straight year, extending an affordability initiative that seeks to help keep more talented students in Illinois for college...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - January

    Jan 31, 2019 12:00 pm0 views

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a globally recognized leader in education and innovation, signed an agreement on Jan. 23 to partner with the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI), an innovation center led by the University of Illinois System that will foster broad-based collaboration to solve the world’s greatest challenges...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - February

    Feb 28, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    U of I System President Tim Killeen issued a statement regarding negotiations toward a full-year state budget. It notes how U of I will "continue to vigorously champion the U of I System’s interests in Springfield, and work to build on the internal efficiencies that have maintained our excellence despite the state's ongoing budget impasse." Read the statement...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - February

    Feb 28, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    A proposal by Gov. Bruce Rauner would provide $500 million in state funding to match private donations for a new statewide research enterprise led by the University of Illinois System that is being developed to accelerate innovation, job creation and economic growth...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - February

    Feb 28, 2019 12:00 pm0 views

    The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved a fifth-straight tuition freeze for in-state freshmen next fall, extending an affordability initiative that is now the longest run of back-to-back freezes in more than a half-century...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - February

    Mar 9, 2020 12:00 pm0 views

    On Feb. 12, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the release of $500 million in state funds to begin construction of permanent Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) headquarters in downtown Chicago and Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) hubs across the state.

  • University of Illinois Highlights - March

    Mar 31, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    University of Illinois President Tim Killeen announced a proposal that would provide a minimum of $170 million in annual financial aid over five years to keep talented Illinois high school graduates in the state for college and stem a growing outflow of students to out-of-state schools...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - March

    Mar 31, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    Northern Illinois University has signed onto legislation proposed by the University of Illinois System that would guarantee predictable state funding for the universities in exchange for measurable performance standards...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - March

    Mar 31, 2019 12:00 pm0 views

    The U of I System's Discovery Partners Institute announced nine recipients of its first round of seed funding awards on Mar. 27. These projects are types of work that DPI will undertake...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - March

    Apr 4, 2020 12:00 pm0 views

    The University of Illinois System is continuing to closely monitor the spread of the novel coronavirus. A COVID-19 Planning and Response Team was established in February to help coordinate the system’s response to and communication about the virus. 

  • University of Illinois Highlights - April

    Apr 30, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    H. Edward Seidel has been named vice president for economic development and innovation for the University of Illinois System, pending Board of Trustees approval, President Tim Killeen announced on April 24...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - April

    Apr 30, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    The University of Illinois System released its 2018 annual report in April, entitled “Impact Illinois.” The colorful, 30-page report highlights a few important initiatives by the U of I System...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - April

    Apr 30, 2019 9:30 am0 views

    Impact Illinois, the University of Illinois System's annual report, was released in April. The 30 page, full-color report highlights a few initiatives from the last year involving the  U of I System, and its three universities, hospital and health sciences system.

  • University of Illinois Highlights - April

    May 4, 2020 12:00 pm0 views

    University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen announced the creation of a system-wide coordinating committee to help support all three system universities as they plan to reopen in the fall of 2020. In his message April 28, President Killeen emphasized the importance of "transitioning to a 'new normal' while retaining our world-class educational experience and protecting the health and safety of our campus communities." 

  • University of Illinois Highlights - May

    May 31, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    We encourage you to read about some of our most recent accomplishments and initiatives from across the University of Illinois System contained in the just released 2017 annual report, Impact Illinois. The report showcases the U of I System's key role in promoting the public good, illustrated through stories from our three universities, UI Health, and System Offices...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - May

    May 31, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    The University of Illinois System will receive increased funding for operations and its first state capital funding in nine years under a fiscal year 2019 budget approved by Illinois legislators...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - May

    May 31, 2019 9:45 am0 views

    The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN), a group of hubs across the state that aims to boost Illinois’ economy through entrepreneurship, research and workforce development, announced the addition of nine new members on May 15. IIN now has 15 hubs, including all of Illinois’ public universities and spans the entire state.

  • University of Illinois Highlights - May

    Jun 1, 2020 12:00 pm0 views

    May 26, University of Illinois System leaders shared in a massmail that state appropriations for the system would remain at current levels for the coming year under a budget approved over the Memorial Day weekend by the Illinois General Assembly. The approved budget was sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker for his signature.

  • University of Illinois Highlights - June

    Jun 29, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    At a news conference on June 19, University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel were joined by other public officials...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - June

    Jun 30, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    University of Illinois President Tim Killeen hosted a live telephone town hall on June 22 with more than 4,000 alums and friends of the U of I System. The University of Illinois Alumni Association partnered with the U of I Office of Governmental Relations to host the call. President Killeen addressed the state budget crisis and shared how he plans to help the U of I System weather the impasse. He then took numerous live questions...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - June

    Jul 1, 2019 9:45 am0 views

    After the General Assembly passed a historic, bipartisan budget, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed it into law on June 6. The budget is a result of months of difficult compromise between lawmakers in both chambers and both parties. 

  • University of Illinois Highlights - July

    Jul 31, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    President Killeen sent a massmail following the passage of a budget agreement by the Illinois legislature. The message thanked state legislators for "working overtime and making the difficult decisions on a compromise to avert the potentially dire consequences that loomed" and expressed appreciation to faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends for their advocacy and support of the U of I System...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - July

    Jul 31, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    Chicago’s largest university will be home to the city’s first public law school under an agreement approved July 19 that will make the John Marshall Law School part of the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - July

    Jul 31, 2019 9:45 am0 views

    On July 25, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees gave its unanimous support to the Discovery Partners Institute (DPI), the groundbreaking new research and education enterprise led by the University of Illinois System.

  • University of Illinois Highlights - August

    Aug 31, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    On August 9, the University of Illinois System issued a news release which outlined how a new package of reforms that ease state purchasing regulations will improve efficiency, saving time and money while still safeguarding the interests of taxpayers...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - August

    Aug 31, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    The University of Illinois System will honor former President Barack Obama on Friday, Sept. 7, with the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government, presented annually by the system’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA) to recognize public officials who promote the highest standards of public service...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - August

    Sep 3, 2019 9:45 am0 views

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, a global leader in scientific discovery and America’s first national laboratory, signed an agreement on August 28th to be the 11th academic partner to share research and educational expertise in support of the growing Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) in downtown Chicago.

  • University of Illinois Highlights - September

    Sep 28, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    On September 7, former President Barack Obama was honored by the University of Illinois System with the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government, presented annually by the system's Institute of Government and Public Affairs...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - September

    Sep 30, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    U of I System enrollment grows to more than 83,300. Total enrollment increased 2.9 percent to more than 83,300 students across the University of Illinois System this fall, setting a record high for the fifth straight year, according to admissions data released on September 13. Read the news release...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - September

    Oct 1, 2019 9:00 am0 views

    Enrollment this fall across the University of Illinois System grew to a record high for the seventh straight year, increasing 3.8 percent to nearly 89,000 students, President Tim Killeen announced on Sept. 12.

  • University of Illinois Highlights - October

    Oct 31, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    On October 19, the University of Illinois System joined Governor Bruce Rauner and Mayor Rahm Emanuel in announcing a new interdisciplinary public-private research institute that will be developed on a donated site in downtown Chicago where world-class researchers will work side-by-side with students and businesses to foster next-generation innovation and workforce development...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - October

    Nov 4, 2019 10:00 am0 views

    The Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) installed its inaugural slate of officers, approved bylaws and created four working committees to address key statewide priorities during a Sept. 26 meeting of the IIN Council at Governors State University.

  • University of Illinois Highlights - November

    Nov 30, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    The University of Illinois System officially launched its largest—and most ambitious—comprehensive fundraising initiative, through campaigns across its three universities that aim to raise $3.1 billion over the next five years to support students, faculty, academic, and research programs and facilities...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - November

    Nov 30, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Illinois at Chicago will join a national effort to close the achievement gap and produce more college degrees...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - October

    Nov 30, 2018 12:00 pm0 views

    In October, the U of I System partnered with several other higher education institutions to host recruiting events for high-achieving high school and community college students. These events were held in the southern and northern regions of the state, encouraging Illinois students to stay in Illinois when pursuing higher education...

  • University of Illinois Highlights - November

    Dec 6, 2019 12:30 pm0 views

    The University of Illinois System was named by Reuters as one of the top 25 most innovative universities in the world! 

  • University of Illinois Highlights - December

    Dec 31, 2017 12:00 pm0 views

    The University of Illinois System Office of Governmental Relations wishes you and your family a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year...