University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University bus system is part of the local Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District. The university, through an MTD fee garnered on top of students' tuition, provides a substantial amount of funding for the MTD, that in turn provides campus bus service and unlimited access to the entire system for university students, faculty, and staff. As part of this arrangement, the MTD also runs a bus line between Illinois Terminal and the University of Illinois Willard Airport. In addition, the Illinois Terminal provides connection services to Amtrak and Greyhound, making it the focal point of Champaign-Urbana's public transportation systems.
The university maintains an extensive system of bike paths on campus. All students are expected to register their bicycles with the campus public safety department, and to keep their bicycles in a safe operating condition.
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Athletics and sports
U of I's Division of Intercollegiate Athletics fields teams for ten men's and eleven women's varsity sports. The university participates in the NCAA's Division 1. The university's athletic teams are known as the Fighting Illini. The university operates a number of athletic facilities, including Memorial Stadium for football, the Assembly Hall for men's and women's basketball, and the Atkins Tennis Center for men's and women's tennis. The men's NCAA basketball team had a dream run in the 2005 season, with Bruce Weber's Fighting Illini tying the record for most victories in a season. Their run ended 37-2 with a loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the national championship game.
UIUC is also a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Big Ten is the only Division I conference to have all of its member institutions affiliated with the prestigious Association of American Universities, a consortium of 62 major research institutions, and leads all conferences in the total amount of research expenditures.
On October 15, 1910, the Illinois football team defeated the University of Chicago Maroons with a score of 3-0. The game is notable in that Illinois claims it to be the first homecoming weekend, though several other schools claim to have held the first homecoming as well[23][24]
The Ice Arena is home to the university's club hockey team and is available for recreational use through the Division of Campus Recreation. It was built in 1931 and designed by Chicago architecture firm Holabird and Root, the same firm that designed the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium and Chicago's Soldier Field. It is located on Armory Drive across from the Armory. The structure features 4 rows of bleacher seating in an elevated balcony that runs the length of the ice rink on either side. These bleachers provide seating for roughly 1,200 fans, with standing room and bench seating available underneath. Because of this set-up the team benches are actually directly underneath the stands.[25]
Chief Illiniwek, or 'The Chief', was the university's official symbol from 1926 until February 21, 2007. Use of this symbol garnered criticism for the university starting in the mid-1970s from Native Americans and others as a misappropriation and inaccurate portrayal of indigenous culture. However, the Chief remained popular among many students and alumni as the school's symbol. The university officials announced the end of the Chief Illiniwek era on February 16, 2007.
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Notable faculty and alumni
As of 2007, 21 alumni and faculty members are Nobel laureates and 20 have won a Pulitzer Prize.[4]
Alumni have created companies and products such as Netscape Communications, AMD, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, PayPal, Playboy, National Football League, Siebel Systems, Mortal Kombat, CDW, YouTube, Oracle, Lotus, Mosaic, Safari, Firefox, W. W. Grainger, Delta Air Lines, BET.
Alumni and faculty have invented the LED, integrated circuit, quantum well laser, transistor, MRI, and Plasma screen.
Nathan C. Ricker attended U of I and was the first person to graduate in the United States with a degree in Architecture in 1873. Ricker would go on to design several buildings on the Urbana-Champaign campus, including Altgeld Hall and H. E. Kenney Gymnasium. Mary L. Page, the first woman to obtain a degree in architecture, also graduated from U of I. [26]
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Rankings
| Publication | Rank[27] | Category |
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| U.S. News & World Report (2008 ranking unless noted otherwise) |
# 8 | Public Universities (Out of 164 public institutions) |
| # 38 | National Universities (Out of 262 institutions) |
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| # 1 | Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences program | |
| # 5 | College of Engineering (Both undergraduate and graduate programs) |
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| # 12 | College of Business undergraduate program | |
| # 25 | College of Education graduate program | |
| # 25 | College of Law professional program | |
| # 7 | Ph.D. Chemistry program | |
| # 1 | Graduate Civil and Environmental Engineering program | |
| Top 25 | Master of Fine Arts program (2004) | |
| # 6 | Master of Music program (1998) | |
| # 8 | Among all Physics Departments (2009) | |
| # 1 | Graduate Accounting Program (MSA & MAS) (US News, 2006) | |
| # 1 | Undergraduate Accounting Program (BS) (US News, 2006) | |
| The Washington Monthly (2008 Ranking) |
# 11 | College National Rankings |
| Entrepreneur Magazine | #16 | Undergraduate entrepreneurial program (2007) |
| #21 | Graduate entrepreneurial program (2007) | |
| Business Week (2008 Ranking) |
#18 | Top undergraduate business programs |
| The Institute for Higher Education at Shanghai Jia Tong University | #19 | University in America (2007) |
| # 26 | University in the world (2007) | |
| PC Magazine | # 6 | "Most Connected, Plugged-in, and High-Tech Campus in the Country." (2006) |
| The Peace Corps | # 17 | Top Universities and Colleges (2007) |
| DesignIntelligence Magazine | # 8 | Industrial Design (Undergraduate and graduate programs) |
| # 10 | Graduate Architecture program | |
| Gourman Report | #2 | HR and Labor Relations graduate program |
| # 17 | Top National Universities |
International rankings by The Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University suggest that UIUC is the 20th best university in North America, and 26th best university in the world.[28] The Academic Ranking of World Universities by Broad Subject Fields from the same research center in 2007 positions UIUC as the 3rd best in Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences, only after MIT and Stanford. It is 19th in Life and Agriculture Sciences, 20th in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and 51st (tied) in Social Sciences.[29] Notably, the ranking is recognized for its ruthless objectiveness and emphasis on research productivity/scholastic achievement.
Illinois was ranked as the 77th best in the world, by The Times Higher Education Supplement’s list of the top 200 universities in the world in the latest release. However, UIUC had ranked in the top 30s for a few years past. This ranking is often criticized due to its volatility: It stresses international popularity and ranks may change tens of places from one year to the next.[30] The WSJ ranking of business schools also has this inherited anomaly, attributed to its survey method.
The Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations has been recognized consistently as one of the top three programs for HR and Labor Relations studies in the United States[31]. The Gourman Reports has ranked the program as #2 and #3 in various years.
In the 2008 release of Webometrics Ranking of World Universities by Cybermetrics Lab, which is a research unit of National Research Council of Spain, the University was ranked 9th.[32] In 2006, G-Factor, another academic list trying to measure social network efficacy of universities, has ranked Illinois in the top 8.[33] Gourman Report also ranks Illinois as 17th best university in the nation.[citation needed]
In its 2008 listings, US News and World Report ranked the undergraduate program 38th overall out of nationally accredited universities and 8th out of nationally accredited public universities[21]. The graduate program has 60 disciplines ranked in the top 30 nationwide, including 23 in the top 5 overall. US News and World Report ranked the Undergraduate and Graduate Accounting programs #2 and #4 respectively in the United States in their 2008 rankings; both programs had been ranked #1 at the same time in previous years. The College of Business as a whole was ranked 12th best nationally. The College of Engineering was ranked 4th, with 14 graduate disciplines ranked in the top 10. The College of Education has six programs ranked in the top 10. The Graduate School of Library and Information Science is top 1, with five programs ranked in the top 10. Chemistry and Physics are also in top 10. Of note is many arts programs are in the first quartile, such as Architecture and Fine Arts. However, Computer Science, Actuarial Science and Psychology are the university's most visibly distinguished departments among others. The Institute for Labor and Industrial relations is recognized consistently as top 2 or 3 in the nation, only behind Cornell University.
As of 2007, Washington Monthly ranks UIUC as the 11th best university in the nation, and ranks 9th among public universities. The methodology of the ranking includes "how well it performs as an engine of social mobility," "how well it does in fostering scientific and humanistic research," and "how well it promotes an ethic of service to country."[34]
Newsweek International listed UIUC as one of Top 100 Global Universities[22], which "takes into account openness and diversity, as well as distinction in research." Kiplinger's Personal Finance also listed UIUC in its 100 Best Values in Public Colleges[23], which "measures academic quality, cost and financial aid."
The Princeton Review has elected Urbana-Champaign campus as one of the 366 best colleges out of nearly 5,000 degree-granting institutions of higher education in the United States, according to the National Center for Education Statistics[24]. Nonetheless, the university has come under criticism for its use of graduate teaching assistants in teaching undergraduate courses, including upper-level undergraduate courses. For two consecutive years, the Urbana-Champaign campus topped this review's[35] category of "teaching assistants teach too many upper level courses." Yet The Review's ranking itself is attacked with its category lists which are claimed to be lacking accountability, mainly from student random sampling. For instance, University of Wisconsin - Madison was dropped out of the top 20 party school list in 2007 while it was ranked number 1 in the last few years.
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Points of interest
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Images: Perspective views
 Main Quad |
 Chemistry Annex |
 Peabody Residence Hall |
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 Architecture Building |
 Foellinger Auditorium |
 Morrow Plots and Institute for Genomic Biology |
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 Lincoln Hall |
 Psychology Building |
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 The Marching Illini at Memorial Stadium |
 Alice Campbell Alumni Center |
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See also
- Daily Illini - independent student newspaper
- WPGU - student-run commercial radio station
- Illinois Loyalty - school song
- Fighting Illini - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sports
- Marching Illini - marching band of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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References
- ^ University of Illinois Foundation | University of Illinois Foundation – Financials – Endowment Market Value Details
- ^ What we do
- ^ Story at U of Illinois website
- ^ a b c Facts 2007: Illinois by the numbers. UIUC Public Affairs. Retrieved on May 23, 2007.
- ^ Rankings
- ^ a b Illini Years: A Picture History of the University of Illinois (1950). p.6"
- ^ Illini Years: A Picture History of the University of Illinois (1950). p.11"
- ^ a b Brichford, Maynard. (1983), A Brief History of the University of Illinois
- ^ "Address of Dr. Newton Bateman" in "Some Founding Papers of the University of Illinois" (Urbana, 1967). p.17
- ^ Illini Years: A Picture History of the University of Illinois (1950). p.11"
- ^ Campus Landmarks. Retrieved on August 30, 2007.
- ^ Shari L. Ellertson. Expenditures on O&M at America's Most Beautiful Campuses. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ Committee on Campus Operations. UIUC Senate. April 26, 2004.
- ^ http://www.uiuc.edu/images/maps/campusmap.gif. Retrieved on November 23, 2005.
- ^ "National Science Board Approves Funds for Petascale Computing Systems". Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
- ^ Student Selectivity. Retrieved on September 17, 2007.
- ^ Housing Home. Retrieved on November 23, 2005.
- ^ Illinois Panhellenic Council. Retrieved on April 24, 2006.
- ^ http://www.odos.uiuc.edu/greek/IFCchapterMembership.xls. Retrieved on April 24, 2006.
- ^ Rankings. Retrieved on September 3, 2006.
- ^ http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/living/library/
- ^ http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/living/library/aboutus.htm
- ^ Columbia Missourian - Tradition's beginnings mysterious
- ^ Origin of the University Homecoming. Retrieved on December 13, 2005.
- ^ Staff (July 26, 2006). Ice Arena Facility. University of Illinois, Division of Campus Recreation. Retrieved on 2006-08-22.
- ^ Professor Paul Kruty. Establishing Architecture at the University of Illinois. Last updated May 28, 2005.
- ^ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College Rankings
- ^ Academic Ranking of World Universities 2007. Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2007-07-31). Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Academic Rankings of World Universities by Broad Subject Fields - 2007. Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2007-01-31). Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Holmes, Richard. The THES University Rankings: Are They Really World Class? (PDF). Asian Journal of University Education (volume 1, issue 1). Geocities.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-20. Note: Existence of the journal has not been verified as of November 2007
- ^ ILIR : About the Institute, University of Illinois
- ^ Premier League. World Universities' ranking on the Web. Cybermetrics Lab, Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Peter Hirst (2006). Top 20 Universities 2006. Global University Rankings. University Metrics.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ Nick Baumann; David Freedlander, Oliver Haydock, and Zachary Roth (2007-09-08). College Rankings (PDF). National Universities. The Washington Monthly. Retrieved on 2007-11-20.
- ^ University tops one list on Princeton Review. Daily Illini (August 24, 2004). Retrieved on May 23, 2007.
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External links
- The University's Official Website
- Office of Admissions & Records
- The Official Site of University of Illinois Athletics
- Campus Map
- Daily Illini Online
- Illinois Greek Community
- Unofficial Guide to U of I
- U of I Livejournal Community
- Ethnography of the University
- Always Illinois: An ILLINOIS inCircle Community
- Brilliant Futures: The Campaign for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- UIHistories Project: History of the University / UITours Project: Virtual Tour of UIUC Campus / UIPhotos Project: Photo Galleries of Campus
- Main Library Homepage
- IDEALS - Electronic Research and Scholarship of U of I
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