Congrats to Beth Richie, #UIC professor and head of criminology, law and justice and professor of Black studies, on being awarded the 2021 Feminist Scholar Activist Award by the American Sociological Association’s Section on the Sociology of Sex and Gender!
Get fired up to welcome UIC’s new director of athletics, Andrea Williams! 🔥
Williams is a proven leader in athletic administration with 25 years of experience in collegiate and professional sports.
today.uic.edu/uic-names-andr…#GoFlames#ChicagosCollegeTeam#UIC
#UIC will soon test a vaccine for #COVID19.
Expected to launch July 9, the trial — a phase 3 clinical study led by Dr. Richard Novak — will test the efficacy of a vaccine developed by biotech company Moderna. bit.ly/2Yz5Pc0
Congrats to @UICmensSoccer star Jesus Perez, who was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List for the 2019 season! The trophy is awarded to the best collegiate soccer player in the nation.
#UIC is the recipient of a $40 million donation from philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott. It is the largest gift from an individual in school history. Read more: go.news.uic.edu/40m_donation
Prayer rugs laid in the quad yesterday for the victims killed at #NewZealand mosques last week.
People who attended the UIC vigil offered flowers and a pledge for renewed or continued activism – their expression of solidarity with Muslims. bit.ly/2TmALI4
#UIC was named a top 10 best value, top 25 public university in the 2021 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education’s national rankings! Read more: bit.ly/3kAdcta
Inspiring grad Mikailla Northern was an accomplished gymnast and @UICnursing student when she was diagnosed with cancer in 2018. But her oasis of positivity was impossible to put off balance. bit.ly/2WrY2us
#UIC is ranked 14th among U.S. public universities in the QS World University Rankings! The rankings factor in research performance, career outcomes, social impact, diversity, learning outcomes and more. bit.ly/2AJoTvT#AmericasUrbanCampus#ChiHigherEd
In honor of #HispanicHeritageMonth, we celebrate the work of 25th Ward Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (MA '10), who works to amplify the voices of his diverse ward’s residents. Meet a few more alumni who serve as elected officials in #UIC Magazine: bit.ly/3l46wVT#UICProud
#UIC has climbed six spots to be ranked 46th among public national universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings! go.news.uic.edu/top-50-publi…
During “White Coats for Black Lives,” #UIC College of Medicine and @UIHealth medical students, residents, physicians, faculty, health care providers and staff kneeled for 10 minutes this morning in remembrance of black lives lost due to intolerance and racism.
#UIC is ranked among the top 25 public and top 10 best value universities in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education’s national rankings! Read more: today.uic.edu/uic-among-top-…
UIC's new Academic and Residential Complex opens in July! Check out this time-lapse footage of its construction begun in January 2018. #LiveUIC#UIC#UICLife
The University of Illinois Chicago’s status among the country’s top public national universities continues to grow as #UIC rose four spots to tie for 42nd in the 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings! Read more: go.news.uic.edu/uic-rises-to…
ALT UIC Academic and Residential Complex building on a cloudy day.
Join us in welcoming Dr. Kathryn Chval to #UIC! The new @UIC_CollegeofEd dean is an experienced leader and a renowned scholar with more than 60 research publications and $20 million in external funding, including the NSF Early Career Award. today.uic.edu/welcoming-the-…
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, #UIC student-athletes rallied to post their best academic semester in school history! Go Flames! Read more: bit.ly/36uwU3P@uicflames
Did you catch UIC making history on @WGNNews last night? 🎥🔥
This week, UIC hosted over 6,000 students at Weeks of Welcome events, during which new students formed the university's largest logo for an overhead photo at convocation.
#UICConvocation#UICWOW#Fall2024#Classof2028
MLB All-Star Curtis Granderson, who will deliver the commencement address Dec. 14 to undergraduate students, shares how his #UIC degree has been an asset to his career. #UICGrad19#UICProud@cgrand3@UIC_Alumni
The board of trustees of both the @UofILSystem and @JMLSChicago voted to create #UIC John Marshall Law School — Chicago’s first and only public law school. bit.ly/2NwYHpB
Congratulations to #UIC alumni Marc DeMory and Amani Zara, who celebrated their engagement Sunday night at the very campus bench where they met seven years ago! Read more about the proposal: go.news.uic.edu/uic_sweethea…
Students living in UIC’s Academic and Residential Complex can grab a coffee at the on-site Starbucks and add a splash of valuable work experience. The shop will be run and managed by students. Dragon Dollars accepted. #UIC#LiveUIC#UICLife @UICHousing @UIClife@americancampus
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack! The location of UIC’s new Academic and Residential Complex is the original site of the first Cracker Jack company in 1896. #LiveUIC, #UIC, @UICHousing, @UIClife, @americancampus@UICNews
The 550 students who will live in #UIC’s Academic and Residential Complex hail from 13 countries, 20 states, and represent 12 colleges with 70 different majors. About 60% are freshmen but all grade levels are represented. #LiveUIC#UIC@UIClife
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#UIC is ranked 8th on the “Best Values” list of the nation’s universities, according to the 2020 edition of the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education rankings! bit.ly/2lywyps
The “green roof” on UIC’s Academic and Residential Complex purifies the air, reduces temperatures and helps manage rainwater. #LiveUIC, #UIC, @UICHousing, @UIClife, @americancampus@UICNews
#UIC start spring break Monday, March 16, and extend it to a total period of two weeks.
Classes will resume on Monday, March 30, and will be held exclusively online for the remainder of the semester.
Read more campus updates: bit.ly/39Rlqbb
Vibrant #UIC campus, vibrant new seating options! New Adirondack chairs have been added to the east and west sides of campus to give students and employees a place to sit and enjoy campus or collaborate with others.
A new live-learn center, a renovated “L” stop, an entertainment district, a new soccer stadium, an ice-skating rink and fire pit in the quad are ALL in #UIC’s master plan for the campus. bit.ly/2QZIbo9
Hearts (and UIC logo) full ❤️
The class of 2028 began a new campus tradition at convocation when they formed the university’s largest logo for an aerial photo
#UICConvocation#UICGrad28#CollegeLife#Chicago#UIC
When you're late to class because you spent too long snacking and yapping 🏃♀️💨 New art by UIC alum and internationally recognized artist Tom Friedman just dropped at the UIC-Halsted station's Peoria Street entrance.
Just like your classes, you can't miss it.
#UICGrad#UICAlumni
NBA player Derrick Rose will be at #UIC Feb. 13 for the #TheRightConversation Mental Wellness Panel, which aims to normalize the conversation around mental wellness. Sign up for this free event: bit.ly/2UrWPF8
#UIC is breaking records! We topped our enrollment for the 7th year, climbed to 11th among public universities by QS World University and to 46th in U.S. News & World Report. Learn how you can contribute at givingtuesday.uic.edu. #IGNITEUIC#GivingTuesday#UICtogether
Marie Lynn Miranda, the former provost of the University of Notre Dame and a leader in the drive to make higher education more inclusive, has been named chancellor of #UIC and a vice president of the @UofILSystem. Join us in welcoming her to UIC! news.uillinois.edu/view/7815…
#UIC broke ground yesterday on the Computer Design Research and Learning Center! The building will provide needed space to accommodate UIC’s rapidly increasing undergraduate enrollment in computer science. go.news.uic.edu/CDRLC
ALT Groundbreaking for the Computer Design Research and Learning Center
ALT Rendering of the Computer Design Research and Learning Center at UIC
ALT Night Rendering of the Computer Design Research and Learning Center at UIC
UIC Police are aware of an anonymous Facebook post suggesting that there may be an active threat to the campus. UIC Police are involved and have determined that there is no credible threat to the campus. bit.ly/2nvdedU
A message from #UIC campus leaders: "At UIC, we are committed to addressing the deep systemic injustice of racism and advancing equity and inclusion for all people in Chicago, in the nation and around the world." today.uic.edu/message-to-the…
When UIC‘s Academic and Residential Complex opens in July, students will only need to walk 100 steps to a Divvy bicycle or 200 steps to the Blue Line. #UIC#LiveUIC
‘In 22 minutes, everything was full’: Thousands of Chicagoans receive COVID-19 vaccine at UIC arena as dentistry, nursing and medical students pitch in chicagotribune.com/coronavir…
We’re celebrating your determination, grit and resilience in accomplishing your dreams during these difficult times. Congratulations, Class of 2020! #UICGrad20
#UIC is ranked 11th in the country among public universities in the listing of America’s top universities by QS World University Rankings! Read more: today.uic.edu/uic-climbs-to-…
With a $10 million donation to the University of Illinois at Chicago, Bruno and Sallie Pasquinelli created the UIC Pasquinelli Outpatient Surgery Fund. The funds will be used to equip a new center for outpatient surgery at @UIHealth. bit.ly/2q26CoN
#UIC is leading the way in Illinois among “Institutions Awarding to Bachelor's Degrees to Hispanics for 2020-2021,” according to an analysis from @EdExcelencia. Read more: edexcelencia.org/research/la…
ALT A large group of UIC students wear caps and gowns and sit in chairs during Commencement.
New #UIC banners are being installed at key campus gateways on the east side of campus and the UIC Forum! Take a walk around campus this week and check them out!
Snow blankets the #UIC campus. UIC will extend reduced in-person operations through Feb. 3. Normal operations are expected to resume Friday. Continue to follow guidance at emergency.uic.edu
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has appointed Abolfazl “Kouros” Mohammadian, head of the civil, materials, and environmental engineering department, to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning board. bit.ly/3lgFnho