July 11, 2012
Swimmer competes in Olympic trialsUIC alumnus Steve Yemm competed in the U.S. Olympic Swimming and Diving Trials, missing the semifinals by just .32 seconds.
April 17, 2012
Students, Grads to Lobby for State Support of U. of I., Higher EducationOn Wednesday, April 18, more than 200 University of Illinois alumni and students from the university’s three campuses will be in Springfield to meet with legislators as part of the fourth annual “University of Illinois Day at the Capitol” lobby effort.
March 14, 2012
Sitcom star returns to his rootsLucas Neff, 2008 theater grad and TV sitcom star, returns to coach current students on acting in front of the camera. Acting is about “willing to be humiliated,” he says.
May 4, 2011
TV’s ‘Raising Hope’ a hit for UIC gradLucas Neff is not a slacker, but he plays one on TV — “with depth and hilarity,” according to a Los Angeles Times critic.
October 12, 2010
From campus to sitcom star: young actor’s career raises hopeEven his former professor says Lucas Neff’s success ” sounds like a Hollywood story.”