Coming Full Circle: The History of the University of Illinois ChicagoMain MenuComing Full Circle: The History of the University of Illinois ChicagoIntroduction*This exhibition was created by the former Office of the University Illinois Chicago Historian.UIC History TimelineMedical Roots of the University of Illinois ChicagoThe Chicago Undergraduate Division at Navy Pier, 1914-1946The Chicago Undergraduate Division at Navy Pier, 1946-1965Permanent Campus Site Selection, 1958-1963The Circle Campus, 1965-1982
The Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine is established. Dr. Alexander M. Schmidt is appointed as the first dean.