CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee will serve as the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s commencement speaker Saturday, May 13, at 9:30 a.m. in Memorial Stadium.
Welcome to the College of ACES!
Congratulations to our newest Illini! The excitement of seeing “You’re an Illini” in your portal is just the beginning. We are thrilled to have you in the College of ACES and can’t wait to support you on your journey for the next four years!
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Neurodivergent students who will be incoming freshmen at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the upcoming fall semester are encouraged to apply to a program geared toward helping them succeed academically, socially and professionally.
URBANA, Ill. – March is National Nutrition Month, and dietetics and nutrition students and organizations across the University of Illinois campus use this opportunity to share their passion with the community. National Nutrition Month is an educational and informational campaign sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
URBANA, Ill. – Sometimes, a summer can change everything. For several undergraduate women in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois, a summer internship with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service revealed new career goals and delivered the skills and experience to get there.
I have had a passion for agriculture since I was eight years old. After I expressed interest in 4-H, my mom signed me up for my first 4-H club, All Cooped Up. Throughout my ten years in Ohio 4-H, my passion for agriculture grew. During the week of our local county fair, I would spend hours holding my chickens while answering the questions of curious community members as they walked through the poultry barn.
URBANA, Ill. – Harrison Hall spends a lot of time staring at fungus. A senior in Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, Hall has worked for two years in a research lab studying the fungus responsible for a devastating wheat disease. For the former IT professional, it’s perhaps an odd passion, but it came naturally after Hall entered the PRECS program through Parkland College and U of I.
My college decision relied heavily on whether the university I chose had an architecture or interior design program. Originally, I came into the University of Illinois in the architecture program. I quickly realized it wasn’t for me. The fear and anxiety that set in after that realization was astounding. You will hear over and over before and during your years at university that it’s okay to switch majors and that everything will work itself out.
URBANA, Ill. – Inder Majumdar, a graduate student in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois, has been named a 2023 Farm Foundation Agricultural Scholar. This annual program is sponsored in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS).
URBANA, Ill. – This fall, 27 students joined the Jonathan Baldwin Turner (JBT) Scholars program in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES). JBT Scholars is a competitive scholarship program open to undergraduate students in all ACES majors.