UIC Office of the Chancellor
Chancellor: partnerships key to UIC's long-term success
Read the full article on Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares in UIC News 11/18/09.
Paula Allen-Meares Seeks Stronger UIC Ties with Argonne Laboratory
Aiming to strengthen ties between UIC and Argonne National Laboratory, Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares leads a delegation of senior academic leaders and administrators to the world-renowned laboratory.
“We’re very pleased to be here and look forward to even deeper relationships with Argonne,” Allen-Meares told about two dozen UIC and Argonne administrators at the conclusion of the visit to some of the major research facilities at the national laboratory, located in suburban DuPage County.
Read the full story about the Chancellor's visit to Argonne in UIC News.
Students, universities rally to fight financial aid cuts
Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares and Governor Pat Quinn attend a September Town Hall meeting which was part of a Save Illinois MAP Grants campaign.
Chancellor Allen-Meares told the crowd of mostly students that filled the meeting room that higher education “is the fuel that drives the economic engine of the state.”
“The state of Illinois cannot afford to disinvest in higher education,” Allen-Meares said. “Without a fully funded program, thousands of students across Illinois will have their education interrupted or will be forced to incur additional debt.”
Read the full story about the town hall meeting in UIC News.