University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign facts for kids
The University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign (UIUC) is a university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Illinois system.
The university has 18 Colleges that offer more than 150 programs of study. It is a selective state schools in the United States. Many of its popular undergraduate and graduate programs are ranked high in the US.
History
The university was established in 1867. It opened for classes on March 2, 1868 with only two faculty members and a small group of students. In 1982, the name of the university was changed from the University of Illinois to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Colleges and schools
The university has the following colleges and schools:
- College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences
- College of Applied Health Sciences
- Institute of Aviation
- College of Business
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Fine and Applied Arts
- Graduate College
- Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations
- College of Law
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Graduate School of Library and Information Science
- College of Media
- College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
- School of Social Work
- College of Veterinary Medicine
Notable alumni and faculty
Notable people associated with the university have been successful in fields such as science, business, and politics. The university has produced many Nobel Prize winners.
John Bardeen, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 and 1972, worked on the faculty of the university from 1951 to 1991. Roger Ebert, who became the first movie critic to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Images for kids
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John Milton Gregory, the university's first president
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Alma Mater statue by Lorado Taft
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Green Street in Campustown
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Animal Science Laboratory
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Round Barns found on the University of Illinois Experimental Dairy Farm Historic District part of ACES
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One of the research fields located on campus. Located off Florida Ave.
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Illini Union
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Busey-Evans Residence Halls is one of many buildings on the NRHP
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rannert Museum of Art
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Main Library and home to Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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Campus Recreation Center East
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Memorial Stadium with the State Farm Center in the background
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Hallene Gateway dedicated in 1998 by donations from the Alumni Alan M. and Phyllis Welsh Hallene
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Monument for the HKN Honor Society which was founded at U of I.
See also
In Spanish: Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign para niños
