The vision for Memorial Stadium was ambitious and looked to our future as much as it honored our past, a vision that has endured for over a century. Today, the stadium brings people together with the same excitement as when it was merely a dream and a muddy field. Memorial Stadium holds a century full of stories. This page highlights some of the most pivotal, surprising, and inspiring stories drawn from the stadium’s early years through today.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the creation of the Levenick Center for a Climate-Smart Circular Bioeconomy, the first such named center in the United States, pending approval by the Board of Trustees in November. Funded by a generous $10 million gift from Stuart L. (ACES ’76) and Nancy J. Levenick (pictured), the Center will be housed in the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE), the cross-campus home for interdisciplinary science that tackles sustainability challenges and mitigation of climate change.
Gies College of Business launched the Real Estate Finance Academy last fall to prepare selected students for careers in commercial real estate. Under the direction of Professor Seth Briggs, the Academy is a five-semester program offering additional courses, internships, case competitions, and networking opportunities in the field of real estate. Recently, Gies alumnus Robert Levin (FIN ’74) decided to financially support the […]
The couple’s latest $2.5 million donation will fund the renovation of classrooms on the lower level of Gregory Hall, located on the University of Illinois Quad, and will create a new hybrid, flexible classroom as the centerpiece.
The famed running back, Super Bowl champion, and Illini Hall of Famer recalls his journey to Illinois and how his alma mater has impacted his life beyond football.
A passion for higher education and a desire to continue their legacy in MechSE led alumnus Alva “Tad” Addy (PhD ME 1963) and his wife Sandra to establish this historic gift.
Scholarships impact the lives of students beyond the classroom. Your generosity has forever impacted students like Michael Haughey, a recipient of the Wellington W. Scott and Elizabeth Pigall Scott Scholarship.
Scholarships impact the lives of students beyond the classroom. Your generosity has forever impacted students like Michael Haughey, a recipient of the Wellington W. Scott and Elizabeth Pigall Scott Scholarship.
For nearly a century, Illinois scientists have protected Brownfield Woods, a treasured outdoor ecological laboratory.
Students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will soon have an enhanced, centralized place on campus to go for individualized non-clinical case management, basic needs support, assistance with problem-solving and access to emergency resources in times of distress or crisis. The Connie Frank CARE (Coordination, Assistance, Response, and Education) Center is being established on the fourth floor of the Turner Student Services Building with donor support from Frank (LAS ’65).
