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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.Medical 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
1/6.0.1-Second-Story-Walkways.jpg2020-11-05T13:52:23-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadComing Full Circle: The History of the University of Illinois ChicagoLeanna Barcelona10splash20582020-12-14T14:22:45-06:00Leanna Barcelonab78d4da7f92616ae537951578811de1af3a3c396
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1/UA_90_999_0322.jpg2020-12-08T13:48:56-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadEye and Ear Infirmary Established6The infirmary is the oldest unit of the University of Illinois at Chicago and the predecessor of the College of Medicine’s Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary.plain2020-12-16T09:15:22-06:0005-01-1858Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/pharmacy.jpg2020-12-08T13:49:33-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Chicago College of Pharmacy is chartered2The Chicago College of Pharmacy, a predecessor to the current College of Pharmacy, was established.plain2020-12-16T09:36:13-06:0009-12-1859Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/1867_IIUChartered.png2020-12-08T13:50:01-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Illinois Industrial University is Chartered2The University of Illinois’ predecessor, one of the original 37 public land-grant institutions established through the Morrill Act signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862, is chartered by the State of Illinois.plain2020-12-16T09:38:24-06:0002-28-1867Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/1867_First Regent John Milton.jpg2020-12-08T13:50:31-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadJohn Milton Gregory is elected as First Regent10John Milton Gregory is elected as the first regent of the Illinois Industrial University. The role of the regent was equivalent to the president today.plain2020-12-16T09:44:30-06:0003-12-1867Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/1868_IIU opens.jpg2020-12-08T13:50:56-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Illinois Industrial University opens2Illinois Industrial University (IIU) classes began on March 2, 1868. Enrollment was about 50 students.plain2020-12-16T09:45:54-06:0003-02-1868Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T13:52:58-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S) established1The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago opened with a class of 100 students and a faculty of 27 physicians. The College was founded by Charles Warrington Earle, Abraham Reeves Jackson, Daniel Atkinson King Steele, Samuel McWilliams, and Leonard St. John. The school was located at Harrison and Honore streets.plain2020-12-08T13:52:58-06:0009-26-1882Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T13:53:20-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Illinois Industrial University is renamed to the University of Illinois1The Illinois General Assembly passed a law making University of Illinois the institution’s official name.plain2020-12-08T13:53:20-06:001885Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T13:53:36-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Columbian College of Dentistry is established1plain2020-12-08T13:53:36-06:0001-16-1893Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T13:53:55-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Chicago College of Pharmacy is acquired1The Chicago College of Pharmacy is acquired and becomes the first Chicago academic unit for the University of Illinois.plain2020-12-08T13:53:55-06:001896Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/1946_Chicago Colleges to CPC.png2020-12-08T14:03:32-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Chicago Colleges units renamed Chicago Professional Colleges2The CPC included Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy.plain2020-12-16T10:09:00-06:0010-01-1946Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/1.a.4-Navy-Pier-campus.jpg2020-12-08T14:03:57-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Chicago Undergraduate Division opens at Navy Pier2In 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
12020-12-08T14:04:22-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadCampus faculty senates created for each University of Illinois campus1University Statutes are revised to include a Faculty Senate at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago Professional Colleges, and Chicago Undergraduate Division. Previously, one Senate served the entire University of Illinois system.plain2020-12-08T14:04:22-06:0009-01-1957Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:04:44-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadHonors Program begins1The program included special curricular arrangements for superior undergraduate students including more challenging material and smaller class sizes.plain2020-12-08T14:04:44-06:0009-01-1959Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:05:16-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadNew colleges established at the Chicago Undergraduate Division1The colleges include: Liberal Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Commerce and Business Administration, and Fine and Applied Art along with the divisions of Education and Physical Education.plain2020-12-08T14:05:16-06:0002-15-1961Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/1963_RJD_groundbreaking.jpg2020-12-08T14:09:38-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Construction marker ceremony3An historical marker with a time capsule is laid at what would be the east entrance to the Chicago Circle Center (still referred to as the Illini Union that day). Speakers included President David D. Henry, Lieutenant Governor Samuel H. Shapiro, Board of Trustees President Howard W. Clement, Chicago Undergraduate Division Vice President Norman A. Parker, Class of 1967 Representative Paul Prang, and Mayor Richard J. Daley.plain2020-12-16T10:30:02-06:0010-17-1963Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/1965_UICC Ribon Cutting.jpg2020-12-08T14:10:20-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadRibbon Cutting Ceremony for the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle2The ceremony took place on the elevated walkway that separated the Science and Engineering Laboratories.plain2020-12-16T10:31:28-06:0002-22-1965Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/1966_First UICC graduation.jpg2020-12-08T14:11:05-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe first UICC graduation was held in the Illinois Room and saw 192 seniors graduate4Dr. Shirley Bill, the first woman to deliver a main address at a U of I graduation, discussed the students’ roles as pioneers of the new campus. David Barry Shapiro was the valedictorian and Ana Masiulis was the salutatorian.plain2020-12-16T10:32:36-06:0006-18-1966Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:11:33-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadFirst chancellors named Chief executive officers receive new titles1Dr. Joseph S. Begando, Medical Center Vice-President, and Norman A. Parker, Chicago Circle Vice-President positions changed to Chancellor of their respective campuses.plain2020-12-08T14:11:33-06:0009-01-1966Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:11:53-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe College of Education is established1plain2020-12-08T14:11:53-06:0012-08-1966Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:15:14-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Chicago Jane Addams School of Social Work Separates from Urbana1The Chicago branch of the Jane Addams School of Social work gains independence from Urbana and reports directly to the UICC Chancellor.plain2020-12-08T14:15:14-06:0009-01-1974Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:16:32-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadCollege of Associated Health Professions established2It was a school in the College of Medicine since 1963. The designation for the College of Associated Health Professions lasted for 19 years before redesignation.plain2020-12-08T14:16:39-06:001979Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:20:24-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe University of Illinois Hospital opens on Taylor Street1The new hospital replaces the Research and Education Hospital.plain2020-12-08T14:20:24-06:001980Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:47:55-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe first on-campus Student Residence Halls open on the east side of campus1These were the Student Resident Commons and Courtyard buildings.plain2020-12-08T14:47:55-06:001988Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:49:02-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe University Library is renamed to the Richard J. Daley Library to honor Mayor Richard J. Daley2The main Library on the east side of campus is renamed the Richard J. Daley Library. Mayor Daley introduced legislation as a state senator in 1945 to establish a U of I branch in Chicago and as the mayor of Chicago was a driving force behind the construction of a permanent campus at Harrison and Halsted Streets.plain2020-12-16T14:26:13-06:0005-14-1992Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/6.a.10-Demolition.jpg2020-12-08T14:49:25-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Great Court, Circle Forum, and Elevated Walkways are removed2The redesign was a major alteration to the original vision for the campus by architect Walter Netsch (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill).plain2020-12-16T15:15:38-06:0005-10-1993Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:49:48-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Great Cities Initiative begins1Entitled “The Great Cities Initiative: UIC’s Metropolitan Commitment,” plans included the UIC Neighborhoods Initiative, the new College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs including the interdisciplinary Great Cities Institute, a Hypertension Research Center, a new multicultural arts center, and a Center for Urban Business.plain2020-12-08T14:49:48-06:0012-03-1993Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:50:11-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadMajor renovations are done to the East side of campus1Renovations were done to University Hall Plaza, the east entrance to the Chicago Circle Center (Student Center East), and areas around the Art and Architecture building (Art and Design Studios), Science and Engineering South, and the Science and Engineering Offices received a $5.8 million facelift. The greening of campus was also a focus.plain2020-12-08T14:50:11-06:0005-12-1998Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:51:15-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Flames Athletic Center opens2The $9.25 million complex included two NCAA regulation-size basketball courts, cardiovascular and weight training facilities, a sports medicine center, team locker rooms, and administrative offices.plain2020-12-08T14:51:20-06:0006-10-1999Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:50:35-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Outpatient Care Center opens1The new facility is located at 1801 W. Taylor St. The $100-million center brought 28 clinics under one roof.plain2020-12-08T14:50:35-06:0007-16-1999Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:51:56-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe South Campus Residence Hall opens1This was the first residence hall in the South Campus Development Project. Most of the residents were juniors, seniors, and graduate students.plain2020-12-08T14:51:56-06:0008-22-2001Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:52:21-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe Student Recreation Facility opens. Campus Recreation moves from Student Center East.1The 155,000-square-foot Student Recreation Facility includes a multi-purpose pool, 35-person hot tub, fitness machines, basketball courts, racquetball and squash courts, and a 42-foot climbing wall.plain2020-12-08T14:52:21-06:0003-27-2006Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:53:07-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe IDEA Commons opens in the Richard J. Daley Library115,000-square-foot commons space, on the Daley Library’s first floor and designed by David Woodhouse Architects, also houses the Academic Computing and Communications Center’s Instructional Technology Lab/Student Media Lab.plain2020-12-08T14:53:07-06:0011-15-2011Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:53:39-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe University of Illinois at Chicago campus is designated tobacco-free1The policy banned all forms of tobacco on campus including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco products.plain2020-12-08T14:53:39-06:0007-01-2013Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/2014_Granderson Stadium.jpg2020-12-08T14:54:02-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadGranderson Stadium opens3The stadium was named after New York Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson.plain2020-12-16T10:33:34-06:0004-17-2014Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
12020-12-08T14:54:47-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadSummer and fall graduates participate in the first December commencement ceremony1Two ceremonies were held at the UIC Pavilion. Field Museum President and CEO Richard Larivier spoke at the 2 p.m. Graduate College commencement and Kevin Lynch, vice president of technology at Apple Inc., spoke at the 7:30 p.m. undergraduate ceremony.plain2020-12-08T14:54:47-06:0012-11-2015Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad
1/UIC Credit Union 1 Arena.png2020-12-08T14:55:04-06:00Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adadThe UIC Pavilion is renamed to the Credit Union 1 Arena2plain2020-12-16T11:49:12-06:002018Amara Andrew4c3de93e76c0cd744fba27cfbd00636d5347adad