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 Chicago Undergraduate Division opens at Navy Pier
1/1.a.4-Navy-Pier-campus.jpg2020-12-08T14:03:57-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad162In response to the student demand created by the G.I. Bill, the University created a branch campus at Chicago’s Navy (Municipal) Pier. Nicknamed “Harvard on the Rocks,” the students who attended CUD were the first University of Illinois undergraduates in Chicago.plain2020-12-16T15:11:04-06:0010-21-1946Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
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