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Welcome to UIC
The University
Mission
UIC provides the broadest access to the highest levels of intellectual excellence. UIC’s mission is:
- To create knowledge that transforms our views of the world and, through sharing and application, transforms the world.
- To provide a wide range of students with the educational opportunity only a leading research university can offer.
- To address the challenges and opportunities facing not only Chicago but all Great Cities of the 21st century, as expressed by our Great Cities Commitment.
- To foster scholarship and practices that reflect and respond to the increasing diversity of the U.S. in a rapidly globalizing world.
- To train professionals in a wide range of public service disciplines, serving Illinois as the principal educator of health science professionals and as a major healthcare provider to underserved communities.
History and Overview
The University of Illinois at Chicago is the largest institution of higher education in the Chicago area and one of the top 100 research universities in the United States. Through its 14 academic colleges and professional schools, the University offers 81 undergraduate, 78 master’s, and 60 doctoral programs in architecture, art, applied health sciences, business administration, dentistry, education, engineering, humanities, mathematics, medicine, movement sciences, nursing, performing arts, pharmacy, public administration, public health, sciences, social sciences, social work, and urban planning. The University’s programs are enhanced by a variety of research centers and institutes that cover areas such as community improvement, developmental disabilities, energy, gerontology, robotics, urban economic development, and urban transportation.
In 1946, an undergraduate division of the University of Illinois was established at Navy Pier. This facility, renamed the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, moved to its present location in 1965, when it opened its doors as a four-year university. By 1982, it had grown to include eight academic colleges offering degree programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The University of Illinois at Chicago was formed by the consolidation, in the fall of 1982, of the two Chicago campuses (formerly known as the University of Illinois at the Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle) into a single institution of higher learning. The University’s facilities for medical instruction date back to 1894, when the Chicago College of Pharmacy became the School of Pharmacy of the University of Illinois. In 1897, the independent College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago became the ‘‘Department of Medicine’’ of the University; in 1901, the Columbian Dental College became the University School of Dentistry; and in 1925 the University Hospital opened. Programs in nursing education under University auspices began in the 1940s, becoming the School of Nursing in 1951 and, in 1959, the College of Nursing. Other health sciences units of the University of Illinois at Chicago include the College of Applied Health Sciences, the School of Public Health, and over 50 clinics and research facilities. A new $60 million University of Illinois Hospital was completed in 1981.
Today the University of Illinois at Chicago has a total enrollment of approximately 25,000 students, including about 9,000 graduate and professional students.
Accreditation
The University of Illinois at Chicago is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504, (312) 263-0456, http://www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org. The Higher Learning Commission is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). In 1997, NCA voted to continue accreditation of UIC for the maximum period of 10 years. The next comprehensive evaluation of UIC is scheduled for 2006–2007. Verification of accreditation status is available in the Office of the Chancellor (312) 413–3350.
In addition to institutional accreditation, individual programs are accredited by such organizations as the AASCB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, the American Chemical Society, the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education, the American Dental Association, the American Dietetic Association, the American Occupational Therapy Association, the American Physical Therapy Association, the American Psychological Association, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council on Education for Public Health, the Council on Social Work Education, the Illinois State Board of Education, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the American Medical Association, the National Architectural Accrediting Board, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, and the Planning Accreditation Board.
Board of Trustees of the
University of Illinois
Ex Officio Member: Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor of Illinois
Devon C. Bruce
Frances G. Carroll
David V. Dorris
Lawrence C. Eppley
Kenneth D. Schmidt
Niranjan S. Shah
Marjorie E. Sodemann
Robert Y. Sperling
Robert F. Vickrey
Umair Mamsa, Student Trustee, UIC
Sarah Doyle, Student Trustee, UIS
Christopher Kantas, Student Trustee, UIUC
Administration
President
B. Joseph White
Interim Chancellor
Eric A. Gislason
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
R. Michael Tanner
Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services
Joseph Muscarella
Vice Chancellor for Development
Penelepe Hunt
Vice Chancellor for External Affairs
Warren K. Chapman
Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
John Loya
Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
Larry H. Danziger
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Barbara Henley
CEO, Healthcare System
John J. DeNardo
Deans
College of Applied Health Sciences
Charlotte (Toby) Tate
College of Architecture and the Arts
Judith Russi Kirshner
College of Business Administration
Stefanie Lenway
College of Dentistry
Bruce Graham
College of Education
Victoria Chou
Interim Dean, College of Engineering
Peter Nelson
Graduate College
Clark Hulse
Honors College
Lon Kaufman
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dwight A. McBride
College of Medicine
Joseph A. Flaherty
Interim Regional Dean, College of Medicine at Peoria
Rodney Lorenz
Regional Dean, College of Medicine at Rockford
Martin Lipsky
Regional Dean, College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
Bradford S. Schwartz
College of Nursing
Joan Shaver
College of Pharmacy
Jerry L. Bauman
Interim Dean, School of Public Health
Sylvia Furner
Jane Addams College of Social Work
Creasie Finney Hairston
Interim Dean, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
Michael Pagano
University Librarian
Mary Case
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