Facts
Services Available
- Alumni Career Center
- Credit Union
- Explorers Travel Program
- Find-A-Friend service
- Library privileges
- Loan consolidation
- Online Directory
- University of Illinois MasterCard credit card
Major Events
- Homecoming weekend and the Homecoming football games are the biggest events and they take place in late October.
- Several alumni reunions and other events take place throughout the year, so check out the school calendar for information about specific class reunions and departments.
- The Annual Reunion dinner hosted by the Illini Club in Chicago is also popular. It generally takes place in the summer and attracts majors and colleges of all types.
Publications
- Illinois Alumni comes out six times a year, and an annual membership is $30. You can also apply for the online printed version. It has news about old classmates and peers, and up-to-date information about University happenings.
Did You Know?
Famous UI Alums:
Dick Butkus (Class of ’79) – football Hall of Famer
Michael Colgrass (Class of ’56) – received the Pulitzer Prize in music for his piece ‘Déjà Vu,’ which premiered with the New York Philharmonic
Roger Ebert (Class of ’64) – world-renowned film critic, first and only person to win a Pulitzer Prize for film commentary
Hugh Hefner (Class of ’49) – Playboy creator
Andy Richter (Attended ’84-’85) – Conan O’Brien sidekick and sitcom star
Wendell Stanley (Class of ’27) – received the Nobel Prize in 1946 for research on virus proteins
Rosalyn Sussman Yallow (Class of ’42) – invented radioimmunoassay, second woman to win the Nobel Prize in medicine
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