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• UI freshman released from hospital after treatment for Type B meningococcal infection

  Mar 14, 2000 9:00 am16 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A male freshman at the University of Illinois is being discharged in good condition from Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, today (March 14) after having been diagnosed with a Type B meningococcal infection.

• Annual instructional awards honor teaching, advising

  Apr 17, 2000 9:00 am11 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Sixteen University of Illinois faculty members, two academic professionals and five teaching assistants will be honored for excellence in teaching and advising undergraduate students Monday (April 24) at the annual UI Instructional Awards Banquet.

• 90th Homecoming to be celebrated Oct. 8-15

  Sep 25, 2000 9:00 am23 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The University of Illinois will mark its 90th annual Homecoming with a weeklong celebration Oct. 8 through 15.

• Twenty seniors named to Homecoming court

  Oct 20, 2000 9:00 am64 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Twenty University of Illinois seniors were selected to serve on this year's homecoming court (EDITORS: See list). The weeklong celebration was Oct. 8 through 15.

• Jacksonville father elected president of Dads Association

  Mar 23, 2001 9:00 am22 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Francis B. Nelson Jr. of Jacksonville has been elected president of the Dads Association at the University of Illinois.

• 130th Commencement to be held May 13 Jeff Unger, News Bureau (217) 333-1085 4/16/2001

  Apr 16, 2001 9:00 am67 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The 130th Commencement of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be held in two ceremonies May 13 at the Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St., Champaign.

• Two hundred students named to Bronze Tablet

  Jul 18, 2001 9:00 am394 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two hundred names will appear on the newest Bronze Tablet being placed in the University of Illinois Library this fall.

• Homecoming activities planned for Oct. 14-21

  Oct 12, 2001 9:00 am42 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois will mark its 91st annual Homecoming with a weeklong celebration Oct. 14 through Oct. 21.

• Homecoming court selected on academic achievement

  Oct 19, 2001 9:00 am71 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Twenty University of Illinois seniors were selected to serve on this years homecoming court (EDITORS: See list).

• Senior honored with 2001 Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award

  Oct 30, 2001 9:00 am3 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A University of Illinois student has been named a recipient of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois 2001 Student Laureate Award for maintaining an excellent academic record while contributing extensively to campus agricultural organizations.

• Phi Delta Theta fraternity suspended

  Nov 1, 2001 9:00 am1076 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. In early September, because of allegations of hazing, the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was suspended by William L. Riley, the dean of students, and the fraternitys General Headquarters in Oxford, Ohio. During the suspension, the fraternity was not permitted to conduct any operations, including membership recruitment, pending a hearing with the universitys Board of Fraternity Affairs.

• Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival to be held April 24 to 28

  Dec 6, 2001 9:00 am5 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The fourth annual Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival will be held April 24 to 28 at the historic Virginia Theater in Champaign, Ill., and at the University of Illinois.

• Dads Association elects new officers

  Dec 28, 2001 9:00 am14 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Thomas Farrell of McHenry has been elected president of the Dads Association at the University of Illinois.

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  On the Job: David Shunk

  Feb 21, 2002 9:00 am26 views

  Dave Shunk, a clerk in the Law Library, has been active in community theater for more than 20 years. Shunk is currently playing the role of King Pellinore in the production of "Camelot" at the Fine Arts Center in Tuscola.

• Fourth Roger Ebert Film Festival to run April 24-28

  Mar 11, 2002 9:00 am16 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The opening night of the fourth annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival will feature a newly remastered 70mm print of "Patton," the 1970 Oscar-winner that opens with a famous monologue by George C. Scott as Gen. George S. Patton before a huge American flag.

• Homecoming theme: "I Spy Illini!"

  Oct 14, 2002 9:00 am41 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The University of Illinois will mark its 92nd annual Homecoming with a weeklong celebration Oct. 20 through 27.

• 2002 homecoming court members selected

  Oct 22, 2002 9:00 am65 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Twenty seniors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were selected to serve on this year's homecoming court (EDITORS: See list).

• Passes on sale for fifth Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival April 23-27

  Dec 2, 2002 9:00 am1 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Festival passes now are on sale for the fifth annual Roger Ebert Overlooked Film Festival, to be held April 23-27 at the Virginia Theater in Champaign, Ill., and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Dads Association elects new officers

  Dec 11, 2002 9:00 am15 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Ted Rock of Downers Grove has been elected president of the Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Mellon Foundation Grant to fund improved humanities teaching, research

  Feb 5, 2003 9:00 am6 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will receive $1.25 million over four years from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund an initiative to transform teaching and research in four departments in the humanities.

• Donald O'Connor, Cyd Charisse plan to be on hand for Ebert Film Festival

  Apr 7, 2003 9:00 am28 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The film fest will open with a big-screen showing of "The Right Stuff," the 1983 epic about America's first men into space.

• Changes to lineup at Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival announced

  Apr 11, 2003 9:00 am6 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Organizers of the fifth annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival, set for April 23-27 in Champaign-Urbana, have announced several recent changes since an April 7 news release:

• 93rd Homecoming celebration begins Oct. 19

  Oct 13, 2003 9:00 am17 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The University of Illinois will mark its 93rd annual Homecoming with a weeklong celebration Oct. 19 through 26.

• International alumni award-winner named

  Nov 10, 2003 9:00 am12 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Ashok Ganguly, a scientist, corporate leader and public servant, will receive the Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement for the 2003-2004 academic year from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chancellor Nancy Cantor said today.

• Panel discussions set for Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival

  Apr 9, 2004 9:00 am7 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Final plans are in place for the sixth annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival, or "Ebertfest," coming April 21-25 to Champaign-Urbana.

• Roger Ebert to donate papers to library at Illinois

  Apr 29, 2004 9:00 am33 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, will give his papers to his alma mater, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Campus Honors Program identifies 2004 Chancellor's Scholars

  Aug 17, 2004 9:00 am197 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - One hundred and forty freshmen and sophomores at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been designated Chancellor's Scholars in the Campus Honors Program this fall.

• Passes for Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival go on sale Nov. 1

  Oct 15, 2004 9:00 am0 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Festival passes will go on sale Nov. 1 for the seventh annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival, to be held April 20-24 at the Virginia Theater in Champaign, Ill., and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Homecoming at Illinois Oct. 24-31 will be 'Undeniably Illini'

  Oct 18, 2004 9:00 am59 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will celebrate its 94th annual Homecoming with a week of events from Oct. 24 to Oct. 31.

• Scholarships available to students who excel at academics and athletics

  Nov 4, 2004 9:00 am11 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Students who excel in academics and amateur athletics are eligible to compete for the 31st annual Avery Brundage Scholarships.

• Dads Association at Illinois elects officers, directors

  Dec 9, 2004 9:00 am17 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Keith Kittell of Lewistown has been elected president of the Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Honorary degree recipients chosen for U. of I. commencement ceremonies May 15

  Jan 20, 2005 9:00 am20 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Five people have been chosen to receive honorary degrees during the 134rd commencement of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 15 at the Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St., Champaign.

• Bollywood, The Phantom and French masterpiece headline 'Ebertfest'

  Mar 17, 2005 9:00 am32 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The faces on the big screen will range from the glamorous to the grotesque, speaking English, French, Hindi and Zulu. The music will run from "the saddest in the world" to extravagant song and dance.

• Author, CBS commentator Bill Geist to be commencement speaker at Illinois

  Mar 30, 2005 9:00 am317 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Bill Geist, an Emmy Award-winning correspondent and commentator for CBS News, will be the speaker at the 134rd commencement of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 15 at the Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St., Champaign. He will speak at the 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. ceremonies.

• Middle school teachers to take part in science program at Illinois

  Jun 1, 2005 9:00 am61 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Advancements in science education will bloom on the prairie as middle school teachers from mostly rural Illinois school districts converge at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on June 13 to participate in the two-week Prairie Flowers Program.

• 150 freshmen, sophomores at Illinois named Chancellor's Scholars

  Jul 11, 2005 9:00 am213 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - One hundred and fifty freshmen and sophomores at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been designated Chancellor's Scholars in the Campus Honors Program this fall.

• Homecoming at Illinois promises to heat up campus

  Oct 5, 2005 9:00 am53 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill.- The University Of Illinois will celebrate its 95th annual homecoming the week of Oct. 16.

• Passes for Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival go on sale Nov. 1

  Oct 18, 2005 9:00 am3 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Festival passes will go on sale Nov. 1 for the eighth annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival, to be held April 26-30 at the Virginia Theater in Champaign, Ill., and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Purdue engineering dean to be named new provost at Illinois

  Dec 19, 2005 9:00 am58 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Linda P.B. Katehi, the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering at Purdue University, will be named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Public forum to look at 'No Child Left Behind' in Champaign-Urbana

  Jan 12, 2006 9:00 am21 views

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• 'My Fair Lady,' a Cape Town Carmen and Valentino headline 'Ebertfest'

  Mar 20, 2006 9:00 am72 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A fair lady, a "really, really bad" Santa, a Carmen from Cape Town, and Rudolph Valentino - they're all part of the eighth annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival, coming April 26-30 to Champaign-Urbana.

• Panel discussions, other events, set for Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival

  Apr 10, 2006 9:00 am1 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Final plans are in place for the eighth annual Roger Ebert's Overlooked Film Festival, or "Ebertfest," coming April 26-30 to Champaign-Urbana.

• Commencement ceremonies take place May 14 at Illinois

  Apr 26, 2006 9:00 am108 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The 135th commencement of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be held in two ceremonies May 14 at the Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St., Champaign.

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  A director to the stars and a professor to UI students

  Jun 5, 2006 9:00 am149 views

  A Minute With™... UI theater professor Daniel Sullivan

• 139 Freshmen, sophomores at Illinois named Chancellor's Scholars

  Aug 18, 2006 9:00 am192 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - One hundred and thirty-nine freshmen and sophomores at the University of Illinois have been designated Chancellor's Scholars in the Campus Honors Program this fall.

• Homecoming at Illinois: 'Now and Forever'

  Sep 21, 2006 9:00 am40 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill.- The University of Illinois will kick-off its 96th annual homecoming celebration with a new volunteer project involving hundreds of U. of I. students assisting dozens of community organizations. "I-Help: A Homecoming Volunteer Project," is based on the Chicago Cares Serve-a-thon model. The project will get under way at 10 a.m. Sept. 30 (Saturday) at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana.

• Dads Association at Illinois elects officers, directors

  Nov 16, 2006 9:00 am16 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - George Kohut of Shiloh has been elected president of the Dads Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• Honorary degree recipients chosen for commencement ceremonies May 13

  Jan 26, 2007 9:00 am13 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Two people have been chosen to receive honorary degrees during the 136th commencement of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on May 13 at the Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St., Champaign.

• Initiative will put Illinois at forefront of farm bioenergy production

  Feb 15, 2007 9:00 am20 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A $500 million research program announced today by the energy company BP will bring farm bioenergy production to Illinois on a grand scale, say researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Illinois will join the University of California at Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in forming the new Energy Biosciences Institute, with UC Berkeley taking the lead.

• YouTube co-founder to be commencement speaker at Illinois

  Mar 27, 2007 9:00 am2295 views

  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Jawed Karim, an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a co-founder of YouTube, a popular video-sharing Web site, will be the speaker at the 136th U. of I. Commencement on May 13 (Sunday). He will speak at the 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. ceremonies at Assembly Hall, 1800 S. First St., Champaign.