Always Illinois is a cutting-edge, online social networking community exclusively for Illinois alumni, students, faculty and staff. An ILLINOIS version of Facebook or MySpace, Always Illinois empowers you to maintain lifelong relationships within the ILLINOIS family in a secure global community, and to stay connected with the campus, your college, department, and student or alumni organizations. Always Illinois facilitates expanded career networking opportunities for ILLINOIS alumni and students, and offers online forums to ask and offer advice, find a place to live, or post a job. Always Illinois is a free service provided by the Office of the Chancellor in partnership with the University of Illinois Alumni Association, Institutional Advancement, Public Affairs, and CITES.
Homecoming 2007: Got Orange Fever?
A new and hungry football team, cool air and the aroma of barbecue, cheering fans and blaring marching bands…what could be better? Homecoming weekend is a time to revive past memories and create fantastic new ones. Experience the magic of Homecoming 2007 on October 27 by joining the thousands of UI alumni returning to campus. The UI Alumni Association will be a part of several Homecoming events.
Bring your college experience back to life and volunteer to make a difference in the Champaign-Urbana community! The Volunteer Illini Projects Homecoming Reunion will be Sunday, October 28.
For more details, visit www.volunteerilliniprojects.org Also, to see what VIP has been up to, check out the 2006-07 VIP Annual Report.
Are you a parent of an Illinois student or do you know one?
The U of I Parent Programs/Office is designed to create valuable connections with the proud parents of Illinois students.
For more information on how to become a free member of the Mothers and Dads Associations, sign up for the Parents' e-newsletter. Parents, grandparents, guardians or interested parties who have a student enrolled at the University are automatically members of the Moms and Dads Associations. When we accept and bring a student to our campus, we also welcome their entire family into our Illini family.
Video promotions of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs and links to each council's web site were emailed to all new students this summer. IFC and Panhellenic recruitment video links are also available. These videos and the email message replace the traditional booklet that has been mailed to new students home address in the summer.
Michael Jeffries. Associate Dean of Students and Director of Minority Student Affairs (OMSA.) He's been at Illinois 33 years and in his current position for 29 years. So many of you know him. But did you know his "... favorite days are when he receives telephone calls, emails or visits from alumni that are doing wonderful jobs in a host of careers across the country or when he reconnects with former students who bring their high school sons and daughters to campus as they are looking at universities to attend."
Find out how well you know him in "Meet the VCSA staff." By the way, he is an avid Always Illinois user and has started several OMSA user groups. Check him out.
Strengthen your connection to the Illinois campus and family by joining the University of Illinois Alumni Association. Visit the web site to find information on membership, events and other information. Stop by and watch your favorite Illini sport on their wide screens.
Inclusive Illinois is about challenge and change.
It is about making a commitment to change and encouraging the expression of different voices, perspectives, and ideas. Inclusive Illinois is about challenging one's own beliefs, opinions, and viewpoints. Inclusive Illinois is a campus initiative about being an advocate for inclusivity and acknowledging and respecting the multiple identities represented in each individual.
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