

News, Events and Announcements
Welcome and Congratulations to LAS Faculty
Learn a little about our
new faculty
in the College, and help us celebrate those faculty members who recently earned
promotions.
LAS launches e-AtLAS
The College’s news site for celebrating the news and achievements of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
Award Winning Journalist and Author, Amy Goodman, will come to UIC on Thursday, September 11,
to speak on The Politics of Race, Gender and Economics in the 2008 US Presidential Race."
Sponsored by the LAS Gender and Womens Studies Program, this free public event will
take place at 5 p.m in the Student Center West Building at 828 South Wolcott in Chicago Rooms A-B.
LAS Faculty Searches
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is currently accepting nominations and applications for several open tenure-track
positions.
LAS Interdisciplinary Research Award Program:
Call for Proposals
Each year for the next three years, the College will make available a total
of $100,000/year to support proposals for interdisciplinary undertakings
that involve LAS faculty. LAS seeks proposals from faculty that explicitly
combine the lexicons, research agendas, and presentation techniques of
more than one discipline. Proposals are due October 10, 2008.
About LAS
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences that enhance
the educational quality and depth of all undergraduate colleges on campus. The largest of the colleges at UIC, LAS houses 21
departments and programs. They offer over 60 undergraduate major fields of specialization, 40 minors, about 50 graduate
degrees at the masters and doctoral levels, and almost 1,100 courses. Students from all undergraduate colleges and many
graduate programs enroll in LAS courses. Over 360 tenure track faculty teach the college’s 9,400 undergraduate and
1,300 graduate students.
LAS Calendar
Find out what's going on at LAS with our new easy-to-use calendar. Check back often as
calendar events are added frequently.
Message from the Dean
Welcome to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago. As you spend time here in our
virtual world, no doubt you will begin to sense the enormous excitement of this special place where we are in the business of
building
brilliant futures.
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