The University of Illinois at Chicago , Illinois , is a US public research university based in Chicago , Illinois . The second campus of the University of Illinois , as well as the largest university in the Chicago metropolitan area with more than 27 thousand students.
| University of Illinois at Chicago | |
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| University of Illinois at Chicago | |
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| Motto | English Teach, research, serve, care. |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Type of | public research university |
| Trust fund | 2.278 billion |
| Chancellor | Michael Amiridis |
| Location | Chicago , Illinois , USA |
| Campus | urban (98.7 ha ) |
| Students | 30 539 |
| Bachelors | 19,448 |
| Masters and Doctors | 11 091 |
| Teachers | 2 637 |
| Colors | |
| Mascot | Dragon Sparky |
| Official site | www.uic.edu |
In 2012, the US News & World Report in its ranking of educational institutions included the campus among the top 150 national universities [1] , and also ranked 79th among public universities [2] and 11th among the most ethnically diverse universities in USA [3] . The university includes the large Illinois Community Health Center, which serves as the state’s primary school for the training of dentists , pharmacists , nurses, and other healthcare professionals [4] .
Content
- 1 History
- 2 University structure
- 3 Famous alumni and teachers
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
The University of Chicago campus dates back to several private medical colleges founded at the end of the 19th century , including the Chicago College of Pharmacy ( 1859 ), the College of Physicians and Surgeons ( 1882 ) and the Columbia College of Dentistry ( 1891 ) [5] .
The University of Illinois was founded in 1867 in the merged cities of Champaign and Urbana . Chicago lawmakers also promised to open a "polytechnic" branch in Chicago [6] . The Chicago Medical Colleges, which existed separately, were associated with the university in 1896 - 1897 , and in 1913 became part of it, forming the College of Medicine, the College of Dentistry and the College of Pharmacy. Medical education and research , which expanded significantly over the following decades, led to the formation of other medical colleges, which, together with existing ones, became known as the Chicago Professional Colleges of the University of Illinois . In 1935, the first bill of the newly elected State Representative, Richard Daley, introduced a resolution calling for the creation of the University of Chicago campus of Illinois [7] .
In 1945 , after the end of World War II, the Daily (then state senator) introduced four bills calling for the creation of a university in Chicago [7] . Soon a temporary campus for bachelors was created [8] [9] , known as “Harvard on the Rocks,” located on a pier near Lake Michigan . It was not a college graduate, but rather a two-year course, at the end of which the student could transfer to the Urbana-Champaign campus and graduate with a degree.
Classes began here in October 1946 , the number of students was about 4 thousand. Since at that time this campus was not a full-fledged public university, most of the first-generation students were from working families. Demand for university education remained high, and therefore the university decided to create a graduating campus.
In 1951, the Daily was able to get the support of the state senate in passing a bill calling for the creation of a university campus . In 1955, Daley became mayor of Chicago and demanded that the University of Illinois take an early decision on this issue [7] . By 1961, the long and controversial process of finding a suitable place for a campus was completed [10] . In the same year, the current College of Medical Sciences became the University of Illinois Medical Center (UIMC).
A new campus was opened in February 1965. [11] The designs for his buildings were developed by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill , which created designs for most of Chicago's tallest skyscrapers [12] [13] . Unlike the campus on the pier, a full-fledged education with the issuance of diplomas began in the new "house" of the university.
In 1979, Stanley Aikenberry , president of the University of Illinois, announced plans to combine the two campuses to form the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). This process was completed in September 1982 [14] .
University Structure
According to statistics, every tenth resident of Chicago with a college degree is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago. One in three Illinois pharmacists graduated from the University of Pharmacy College, and half of all dentists in the state graduated from the College of Dentistry. [15]
The University of Illinois at Chicago offers 74 undergraduate , 77 master, and 60 doctoral programs. [16]
The university includes 15 colleges :
- Applied Medical Sciences
- Architecture and Arts
- Business management
- Dental
- Pedagogical
- Engineering
- Arts and Sciences
- Medicine
- Nurses
- Pharmacies
- Health care
- Social work
- Urban Planning and Public Relations
- Postgraduate education
The university is run by the chancellor with the support of seven deputies, director of administrative functions and deans of 15 colleges.
Famous alumni and teachers
- Adrian Smith is an architect at Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, an American firm.
- Justin Scott Hartley is an American actor, known for the series “ Smallville Secrets ”.
- Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein - American poet, songwriter, musician, cartoonist, screenwriter.
- Ala al-Aswani is an Egyptian writer, author of the novel “Jacobyan's House”.
- Jay Michael Demerit is an American football player.
- Nanno Marinatos - archaeologist, researcher of the Minoan civilization
Notes
- ↑ National University Rankings . USNews & World Report. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ Top Public Schools . National Universities . USNews & World Report. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ Campus Ethnic Diversity . National Universities . USNews & World Report. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on August 15, 2012.
- ↑ The University . University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ Medical Education Roots of the University of Illinois at Chicago (inaccessible link) . The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ University of Illinois chartered, 1867 (inaccessible link) . The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Fred W. Beuttler. Daley's Vision: His efforts made Circle Campus a reality . University of Illinois Alumni Association. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ Chicago Undergraduate Division: 1946-1965, part 1 (inaccessible link) . The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ GI Bill, 1944 (inaccessible link) . The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ Permanent Campus Site Selection, 1958-1963 (English) (unavailable link) . The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ Circle Campus: 1965-1982, part 1 (inaccessible link) . The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 Interchanging Identities Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ Spaghetti Bowl . The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ Circle Campus: 1965-1982, part 3 (English) (unavailable link) . The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ Best in class . University of Illinois. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.
- ↑ Corporate MBA Programs (inaccessible link) . Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Date of treatment November 15, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2012.