At Illinois, we take your safety seriously. You deserve to study, socialize, work, and play in an environment where you feel secure. As part of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s emphasis on student...
Category - Resources
From amazing libraries to career services to cultural centers, hear from our bloggers about the many top-notch resources Illinois offers.
Support Resources at Illinois
Making the jump from high school to college can be a difficult transition. While you’re figuring out where to find your classes, how to work the laundry system, and how to live on your own for maybe the first time ever...
Volunteer Opportunities in Champaign & Urbana
What if we told you that there’s something you could start doing—right now—that would allow you to develop your skills and talents, make friends, discover new interests, give you a more competitive resume, and give back...
It’s Okay to Not Have Everything Figured Out Right Now
Picture this: You’ve found the college that’s a perfect fit for you. You know what you’re going to study, because you’ve known what you want to major in since you were five (you always had a gift for it)...
Traveling from Champaign to Chicago
As we all know, there’s plenty to keep you busy in Champaign-Urbana. But sometimes—just sometimes—we understand that students might want to head up north to a quaint little town known as Chicago. Chicago is technically...
Resources for Native Students at Illinois
Diversity is one of our strengths. We want our students to have access to resources that are valuable to them on a personal level, which often means providing resources that fit with students’ individual cultural needs...
Mental Health Services at Illinois
Taking care of your mental health is one of the most important things you’ll do in college. We want to make it as easy as possible for every student to have access to the resources and help they need to enjoy their...
Illini Advice: “What I Wish I Knew in High School”
Our bloggers are wise college students who have been around the block and can look back with some perspective. So we asked them, “If you could have a conversation with a younger version of yourself, what’s a...
How to Transition Back to In-Person Learning
You may be an incoming first-year student with normal back-to-school woes amplified by the abnormal nature of the world right now. You may be an upper-level student who had established a comfortable routine before...
COVID-19 Campus Safety Measures: 7 Ways Illinois Is Protecting Students Right Now
Many considerations go into a college choice: Does this school have the major I want? Can I afford it? Do I like its location? What about size? Unfortunately, COVID-19 has added one more question to an already...
