March 14, 2012
UIC Police First Fully Accredited University Force in Ill.The UIC Police became the first university police force in Illinois to receive full accreditation from the Commission for the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, a national credentialing authority for municipal, county and state agencies.
February 17, 2012
Economist to Discuss Diversity in Talk at UIC Feb. 21The University of Illinois at Chicago will present a talk on “The Value of Diversity in a Complex World” by Scott E. Page, the Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science and Economics at the University of Michigan and 2011 inductee of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
February 1, 2012
Five UIC Students Win Gilman Study Abroad AwardsFive University of Illinois at Chicago undergraduates have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman scholarships for study abroad opportunities during the 2012 spring semester. Since 2006, UIC students have received 54 Gilman scholarships totaling $224,500.
January 23, 2012
Trustees Set Tuition for New StudentsGuaranteed four-year tuition for incoming U of I students next fall will increase by 4.8 percent, or the equivalent of 1.9 percent per year during the four-year guarantee. The Board of Trustees passed the proposal, which ties tuition increases to the rate of inflation, at its meeting on campus Thursday.
January 20, 2012
Marine Corps Jazz Band Joins UIC Faculty in Free ConcertThe 18-member Marine Corps All-Star Jazz Band will join UIC faculty jazz artists to perform a variety of jazz standards at a free concert at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
January 19, 2012
Kennedy Re-elected U of I Board ChairmanChristopher G. Kennedy was re-elected to a third term as chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees today during its annual organizational meeting at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
January 17, 2012
UIC Student To Speak at Saudi Global Competitiveness ForumUniversity of Illinois at Chicago undergraduate Ariell Buckingham is heading to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to meet with business leaders from around the globe at the Global Competitiveness Forum, Jan. 21-24.
January 17, 2012
Black History Month at UICThe University of Illinois at Chicago’s Black History Month program commemorates the historical accomplishments and contributions of Africans and African-Americans.
January 17, 2012
Engineering, Physics Researcher Named Interim Vice Chancellor at UICMitra Dutta, distinguished professor and head of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a former senior executive with the U.S. Army Research Office, has been named interim vice chancellor for research at UIC.