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Three generations of one family celebrate attending University of Illinois Chicago. Grandparents, OIeh and Maria Sajewych (Oleh, class of 1969, Maria class of 1971) along with their daughter Oksana Shanley (class of 1998) and their granddaughter, Tatiana “Tania” Shanley (first year student 2023). Photography by Jenny Fontaine University of Illinois Chicago

August 28, 2023

For new student, UIC is a ‘family affair’

New CADA student follows in family’s UIC footsteps

August 17, 2022

New Student Convocation

Dear UIC Colleagues, You are warmly invited and encouraged to […]

students at freshman convocation

August 29, 2017

Warm Flames welcome

Thousands of new students kick off school year at Convocation

Convocation

August 23, 2016

Warm UIC welcome

Class of 2020 learns what it means to be a UIC Flame

UIC class of 2019 group photo at Convocation

August 19, 2016

UIC welcomes class of 2020

Incoming students are welcomed to campus during UIC Convocation 2016 at the UIC Pavilion

UIC Class of 2019 at convocation

July 12, 2016

Campus News: UIC Convocation

New students and their families, employees invited to Aug. 21 event

Freshman Daniel Stewart gets a hand from the Amiridis', Susan Teggets, Director of Campus Housing and Sparky.

September 7, 2015

Back to school!

Lots of new students and familiar faces as a new school year begins at UIC.

UIC Class of 2019 at convocation

August 25, 2015

Welcome UIC19, all 3,450 of you!

New students and families celebrate beginning of college experience

Class of 2018 convocation

August 18, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY: Convocation welcomes UIC’s largest class

Annual event welcomes about 3,200 new students, their families

May 1, 2012

Commencement at UIC

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard K. Koh, and other civic and business leaders are the featured speakers at college commencements at the University of Illinois at Chicago May 2-6.