What is University of Illinois Chicago?
[[Image:UICUniversityHall.jpg|right|thumb|University Hall, on the east side of campus.]] The '''University of Illinois Chicago''', often called '''UIC''', is a public research [[university]] in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. The university has about 30,000 students. Part of it was founded in 1858, part was founded in 1965. UIC has 15 colleges. Thirteen colleges cover certain fields: Applied Health Sciences, Architecture & the Arts, Business Administration, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Social Work, and Urban Planning & Public Affairs. Two colleges serve sub-groups of students: Graduate College and (undergraduate) Honors College. The current chancellor of the university is Marie Lynn Miranda. UIC is in the same university family as [[UIUC]] and [[University of Illinois Springfield|UIS]]. The president of the family is Timothy L. Killeen. ==Sports== The university sports teams are called the Flames. UIC has 18 varsity teams (8 for men and 10 for women), most of which play in the [[Missouri Valley Conference]]. The men's teams in swimming & diving and tennis compete in the [[Mid-American Conference]]. ==Related pages== * [[2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest]] ==Other websites== *[http://www.uic.edu/ University of Illinois at Chicago's Official website] *[https://uicflames.com/ UIC Flames' Official athletics website] {{Missouri Valley Conference}} {{authority control}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Missouri Valley Conference|UIC]] [[Category:University of Illinois|Chicago]] [[Category:1858 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1850s establishments in Illinois]]