News & Stories
University of Illinois Brilliant Futures Campaign Passes 76% Mark Toward $2.25 Billion Goal
October 02, 2009 08:10 AMThe University of Illinois’ Brilliant Futures Campaign, the largest in the school’s 142‑year history, has passed the $1.707 billion mark towards its $2.25 billion goal as of Aug. 31, 2009.
U of I and Foundation Set Record, Eclipse $221 Million in FY09 Giving
October 02, 2009 08:05 AMThe University of Illinois and the U of I Foundation had a record‑setting year for private gifts received for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2009.
11 Gifts to Benefit Urbana‑Champaign, Chicago, Springfield Campuses of University of Illinois
October 02, 2009 08:00 AMEleven private gifts totaling more than $23 million earmarked for University of Illinois programs at the Urbana‑Champaign, Chicago and Springfield campuses were announced today (Friday, Oct. 2, 2009) at the U of I Foundation’s 74th Annual Meeting.
Statement by University of Illinois Foundation President Sidney Micek on the resignation of U of I President B. Joseph White
September 23, 2009 08:00 AM"All of us at the University of Illinois Foundation, including our Board of Directors, are grateful to President Joe White for his outstanding leadership and many contributions to the University of Illinois."
U of I, Foundation have banner year in fundraising for FY09
August 04, 2009 08:00 AMDespite a bad U.S. and global economy, private gifts to the University of Illinois and to the University of Illinois Foundation unofficially totaled $220 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2009.
Roger, Chaz Ebert Announce $1 Million gift for Film Studies Program at the University of Illinois
April 22, 2009 08:00 AMRoger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize‑winning film critic, got two big thumbs up from the University of Illinois for a seven‑figure gift to his alma mater.
University of Illinois Alumna Leaves $12 Million for two colleges on Urbana‑Champaign campus
March 23, 2009 08:00 AMArlys Streitmatter Conrad has honored the University with a $12 million endowed gift to be shared equally by the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS).
Donors Pledge $14 Million for Brazilian Studies Institute at Illinois
February 20, 2009 08:00 AMJorge Paulo Lemann, of Jona, Switzerland, and his family have pledged to give $14 million to establish a Brazilian studies institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign.
The University of Illinois at Chicago welcomes Chancellor Paula Allen‑Meares
January 14, 2009 08:00 AM“I look forward to hitting the ground running when I arrive,” Paula Allen‑Meares said last July, after the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved her appointment as UIC chancellor.
UIC Receives $10 Million Gift for Polish Studies
November 11, 2008 08:00 AMA $10 million gift to the University of Illinois at Chicago to enhance studies in Polish history, language and literature will transform the study of that country and its culture in the city with the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw.