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The chancellor operates six different committees for [[Asian-American]]s, [[Black people|Blacks]], [[Latino]]s, [[LGBT|Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgenders]], persons with [[physical disability|disabilities]], and [[women]] to discuss issues and promote unity and diversity.
The chancellor operates six different committees for [[Asian-American]]s, [[Black people|Blacks]], [[Latino]]s, [[LGBT|Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgenders]], persons with [[physical disability|disabilities]], and [[women]] to discuss issues and promote unity and diversity. In addition, the [[Muslim Students' Association]] and [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] wield enormous power at UIC over policy and procedure and have imposed aspects of [[sharia]] upon campus life.


===MBA Program===
===MBA Program===

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This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation).
University of Illinois at Chicago
MottoTeach, research, serve, care.
TypePublic, State University
Established1858, 1946, 1965
EndowmentUS $120 million [1]
ChancellorSylvia Manning
PresidentB. Joseph White
ProvostMichael Tanner
Academic staff
2,300
Undergraduates15,148
Postgraduates6,766
Location
Illinois Chicago
,
Illinois
,
USA
CampusUrban, 311 acres (1.3 km2)
Public transit accessUIC Halsted (CTA station)
ColorsBlue and Red            
NicknameUIC Flames File:Ncaab illinoischicagoflames.jpg
MascotSparky D. Dragon
Websitewww.uic.edu

The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in the Near West Side of Chicago. It is a member of the University of Illinois system and is the largest university in the Chicago area serving approximately 25,000 students within 15 colleges, including the nation's largest medical school with research expenditures exceeding $290 million.[2] Playing a critical role in Illinois healthcare, UIC also operates the state’s major public medical center and serves as the principal educator of Illinois’ physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals. UIC is also accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[3]

UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. The UIC Pavilion is not only the home to all UIC Flames basketball games, it also serves as the home for the Chicago Sky and several concerts throughout the year.

History

UIC was founded in 1982 as a merger between the University of Illinois Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. The University of Illinois Medical Center was founded in 1858, as the Chicago Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary. Chicago Circle was founded in 1965, as a successor to the University of Illinois, Chicago Undergraduate Division located on Navy Pier.[4] The Circle Campus was designed by architech Walter Netsch in the aptly-named Brutalist architectural style. Mayor Richard J. Daley's decision to put the university in the Near West Side resulted in the destruction of much of the neighborhood.[5] Construction also displaced Jane Addams' Hull House, though its new location is on the UIC campus.[6]

Academics

Organization

Downtown Chicago as seen from the UIC campus

The University of Illinois at Chicago offers 74 bachelor degrees, 77 master degrees, and 60 doctoral degrees[7] through its 15 colleges.[8] The colleges include Applied Health Sciences, Architecture and the Arts, Business Administration, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Graduate College, Honors College, Liberal Arts, College of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Jane Addams College of Social Work, and Urban Planning and Public Affairs.

UIC also includes eleven inter-college programs, including the Cancer Center, the Center for Structural Biology, the Neuroscience program, the Council for Teacher Education, the Graduate Education in Medical Sciences, the Guaranteed Professional Programs Admissions program, the Moving Image Arts program, the National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, the Office of International Affairs, the Study Abroad Office, and the Office of Special Scholarship Programs.

The university's chancellor is Sylvia Manning[9]. There are seven vice chancellors, one CEO for administrative functions[10], and one deans for each college at UIC, totaling 15. There is also a library dean and three regional deans for various colleges of medicine[11].

Diversity

UIC's East Campus in October

The University of Illinois at Chicago consists of approximately 25,000 total students, of which nearly 15,000 are undergraduate students. UIC ranks fourth as the nation’s most diverse university.[12] The demographic statistics in 2005 were as follows.

Race Number Percentage
Caucasian 6,561 43.3%
Asian American 3,849 24%
Hispanic 2,499 16.5%
African American 1,377 8.9%
Native American 37 0.02%
International / Other 1,013 6.7%

The chancellor operates six different committees for Asian-Americans, Blacks, Latinos, Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgenders, persons with disabilities, and women to discuss issues and promote unity and diversity. In addition, the Muslim Students' Association and Council on American-Islamic Relations wield enormous power at UIC over policy and procedure and have imposed aspects of sharia upon campus life.

MBA Program

The UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business is home to one of the top MBA programs in Chicago. It's accredited by AACSB International and is a member of the Graduate Management Admission Council. The Liautaud MBA program offers concentrations in accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, international business administration, management, management information systems, marketing, operations management, and real estate, as well as the opportunity to earn joint degrees in accounting, economics, management information systems, medicine, nursing and public health. Students may also seek self-directed concentrations with approval.

Through project courses and a strong relationship with the business community, the program offers students an opportunity to gain valuable real world experience. In the past two years, several teams of MBA students have been successful entering their startup ventures in national and international business plan competitions, and are close to bringing new products to market.

The 2007-08 school year marks the 30th anniversary of the MBA program, which is highlighted by an impressive class with an average GMAT score of 611.

Rankings

University Hall, located on UIC's East Campus

UIC is one of 88 American universities recognized as Carnegie 1 Research Institutions by the Carnegie Foundation[13]. The U.S. News and World Report ranked UIC as a third-tier university in its 2007 issue. In 2005, National Science Foundation statistics ranked UIC 48th out of the more than 650 universities receiving federal research expenditures, surpassing one Big Ten Conference university and the University of Chicago[14].

In 2006, UIC tied for 59th-75th place in the best academic universities in North America and tied for 102nd place in the world by an annual listing of the Top 500 World Universities, published by the Institute of Higher Education in Shanghai, China.[15] The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine ranked UIC’s entrepreneurship program 9th in the nation for undergraduate studies and 12th for its graduate program in a survey of more than 700 schools. US News & World Report ranked UIC's part-time MBA at 24th out of over 300 programs nationally, the undergraduate accounting program at 28th, the undergraduate finance program at 22nd, and the graduate finance program at 19th. UIC's graduate accounting program was ranked #30 in 2003. In the journal The Chronicle of Higher Education, the College of Business was ranked #1 in the nation for scholarly output by faculty.

According to 2008 US News & World Report rankings, UIC's undergraduate business program is ranked #58 (top Chicago area undergraduate program) and the undergraduate engineering program is ranked #57 in the United States. Additional 2007 undergraduate rankings include: Finance (21st) (US News & World Report).

Additional 2007 graduate rankings include: Accounting (28th), Biological Sciences (90th), Chemistry (70th), Clinical Psychology (49th), Computer Science (58th), Criminology (20th), Education (42nd), Engineering (58th overall with specialty rankings of 62nd in chemical engineering, 74th in civil engineering, 54th in computer engineering, 61st in electrical engineering, and 57th in mechanical engineering), English (39th), Finance (22nd), Fine Arts (54th), History (42nd overall with a specialty ranking of 19th in modern US History), Mathematics (38th overall with specialty rankings of 19th in geometry, 5th in logic, and 12th in topology), Medical School (62nd amongst research schools), Nursing (8th overall with specialty rankings of 7th in nursing service administration, 9th in nurse practitioner (family), 11th in nurse practitioner (pediatric), 6th in clinical nurse specialist (adult/medical - surgical), 5th in clinical nurse specialist (community/public health), and 9th in clinical nurse specialist (psychiatric/mental health), Nursing - Midwifery (3rd), Occupational Therapy (4th), Pharmacy (8th), Physical Therapy (16th), Physics (62nd), Psychology (99th), Public Affairs (46th overall with specialty rankings of 6th in city management & urban policy and 21st in public finance & budgeting), Public Health (16th), Social Work (24th), and Sociology (46th).[citation needed]

The June 2007 issue of the Communications of Association for Computing Machinery published a ranking of graduate computer science programs based on recent scholarly publications. In their list of the top 50 U.S. graduate programs, UIC is ranked number 34. There are approximately 200 US PhD graduate programs in computer science.

The UIC pharmacy, nursing, applied health sciences, public health, social work, and urban planning programs are consistently ranked among the top in the nation[citation needed]. The College of Dentistry is one of only two such programs offered in the State of Illinois [citation needed].

UIC has been publicly recognized as a diverse and welcoming community. US News & World Report repeatedly ranks UIC in the top 10 most diverse universities in the nation and in 2006, was ranked by Advocate College Guide as one of the nation's top 100 GLBT friendly campuses.

Campus

UIC is composed of 3 campuses supporting more than 24,000 students and 2,300 faculty members and staff[16]. The East Campus contains four residence halls, the South Campus contains three, and the West Campus has three. These campuses cover 311 acres (1.3 km2) in the Little Italy neighborhood, and the University Village section of Chicago.

UIC's main campus is located in the Little Italy/University Village neighborhood of Chicago, just west of the downtown financial district. The neighborhood is home to scores of shops, restaurants, bars, bookstores, cafés and museums. It is currently in a transitional stage with several large-scale developments creating thousands of new residences. While the majority of UIC's 25,000 students commute from the city and surrounding suburbs[citation needed], University Village is home to nearly 5,000 students, 3,100 of which live in UIC's 9 residence halls[citation needed]. The East Campus is designed in the brutalist architectural style.

UIC has many different areas of main campus with different types of residences. Three Residence Halls are located on the East Campus. Commons West and Commons South are traditional halls, with double rooms opening into a common hallway. Each floor shares a common bathroom. Courtyard is a cluster style building, with rooms grouped together to share a small private bathroom. These three buildings are connected to the Student Center East which houses a Cafeteria, Bookstore, and the Inner Circle (which hosts a Wendy's, Subway, and a Sbarro's). The West Campus houses Single Student Residence (an apartment building for graduate students), Polk Street Residence (Cluster Style), and Student Residence Hall (Traditional). The South Campus is home to Marie Robinson Hall and Thomas Beckham Hall (which are apartment style buildings). Beginning in the fall of 2007, James Stukel Towers will be the home of Freshman and Sophomore students. The building will have suite style rooms, where each suite has a bathroom and living room. James Stukel Towers will have a cafeteria as well.

  • UIC East Campus
    UIC East Campus
  • Alley facing Student Center East
    Alley facing Student Center East
  • Renovated building
    Renovated building
  • The fall has arrived at UIC
    The fall has arrived at UIC

The Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line, part of the Chicago 'L', runs through the median of the Eisenhower Expressway along the north side of the campus. Three stations are in close proximity to the university and its medical campus: Illinois Medical District, Racine, and UIC-Halsted. The Pink Line services UIC's west campus on Polk Street and runs directly to the Ogilvie Transportation Center.

The West Campus is home for UIC's health sciences program. The Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, Applied Health Sciences and Public Health, as well as the Library of the Health Sciences are all located on the West Campus. The West Campus is in the heart of the Illinois Medical District, where the University of Illinois Medical Center is located.

Student Recreation Facility

UIC Student Recreation Facility

The UIC Student Recreation Facility (SRF) is a state-of-the-art recreational complex for UIC students. Opened in spring 2006, the SRF features a three-story climbing wall; multipurpose courts for games such as basketball, indoor soccer, tennis and many others; and a pool with adjoining lazy river.

Other amenities include:

  • 18,000 sq ft (1,700 m2). exercise room with equipment
  • 1/8 mile, 3-lane jogging track
  • Lap and leisure pools
  • Racquetball and convertible squash courts
  • 4 court wood floor gymnasium
  • 11,000 sq ft (1,000 m2). Multi Activity Court
  • Group fitness suites, including Spin Suite, Mind/Body Suite, Large Multipurpose Suite and the MAC Suite
  • Human performance lab
  • 42 ft (13 m). rock climbing wall
  • Outdoor adventures office
  • Juice and coffee bar
  • Active and passive lounge areas
  • Daily and annual use lockers

Medical Center

UIC operates the state’s major public medical center and serves as the principal educator of Illinois’ physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Approximately one in six Illinois doctors is a graduate of the UIC College of Medicine, one in three Illinois pharmacists is a graduate of the UIC College of Pharmacy, and more than 40 percent of the state’s dentists are graduates of UIC’s College of Dentistry.[17]

Athletics

Main article: UIC Flames

Student Life

UIC Fury

The Fury is the official student booster club of the University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Athletics[citation needed]. The Fury registers over 1,000 new members each year, and to this date is the largest student organization on campus. The organization holds an office within Campus Programs, 380-R Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted. They can be reached at uicfury@gmail.com.


Student Media

Alumnus & Faculty

Main article: List of University of Illinois at Chicago people
Wikimedia Commons has media related to University of Illinois at Chicago.

References

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