In May 2004 ten new European countries enter the European Union. Our Department is unique in the United States in offering tuition in four of the languages and cultures represented in this new list: Czech, Lithuanian, Polish, and Slovak. With a total population of 500 million people, the expanded EU will comprise a bigger market than the US, Canada, and Japan combined. This means that there will be many job opportunities for graduates as translators (in the European Parliament), in commerce, diplomacy, and government agencies. A degree including a second Slavic language (Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian) or a combined degree with a western European language (Spanish, French, German) or with business studies, economics and law would make a UIC major and minor in Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literatures a rare and attractive commodity in today's global market place.