KEEPING IN STEP: Marching Illini Head to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The first time Angela Kucharski saw the Marching Illini perform, she knew she wanted to be a part of it. She got chills as the band
played “Illinois Loyalty,” “Hail to the Orange,” and “Oskee.” Later, after being accepted to Illinois, she tried out for the Marching Illini and secured a spot.

Kucharski was one of nearly 500 Illinois students who tried out for only 65 openings on the Marching Illini this fall. The band’s appearance in the upcoming 2015 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade caused both more retention and more new interest. This is the
biggest band in Illinois history with 375 members.

Watch the Marching Illini during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 26 on NBC and follow the Marching Illini on Twitter @MarchingIllini.

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Honors

From left, individuals awarded the 2025 Campus Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement are Antoinette Burton, director of the Humanities Research Institute; Ariana Mizan, undergraduate student in strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship; Lee Ragsdale, the reentry resource program director for the Education Justice Project; and Ananya Yammanuru, a graduate student in computer science. Photos provided.

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