What is University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?
[[File:Champaign-Urbana area IMG 1014.jpg|thumb|250px|The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] The '''University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign''' ('''UIUC''') is a [[university]] in the state of [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. It is the oldest and largest campus in the [[University of Illinois system]]. The university has 18 Colleges that offer more than 150 programs of study. It is a selective state schools in the United States. Many of its popular undergraduate and graduate programs are ranked high in the US. == History == The university was established in 1867. It opened for classes on [[March 2]], [[1868]] with only two faculty members and a small group of students. In 1982, the name of the university was changed from the [[University of Illinois]] to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. == Colleges and schools == The university has the following colleges and schools: * College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences * College of Applied Health Sciences * Institute of Aviation * College of Business * College of Education * College of Engineering * College of Fine and Applied Arts * Graduate College * Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations * College of Law * College of Liberal Arts and Sciences * Graduate School of Library and Information Science * College of Media * College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign * School of Social Work * College of Veterinary Medicine == Notable alumni and faculty == Notable people associated with the university have been successful in fields such as science, business, and politics. The university has produced many [[Nobel Prize]] winners. [[John Bardeen]], who won the [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 1956 and 1972, worked on the faculty of the university from 1951 to 1991. [[Roger Ebert]], who became the first [[Movie criticism|movie critic]] to win a [[Pulitzer Prize]]. == Other websites == * [http://www.illinois.edu/ Official Website] {{Big Ten Conference}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Illinois, University of, Urb