News and College Life

We are family. That’s the prevailing sentiment when seniors gather together with their besties for the college's ritual of binding senior theses.

Huddled (it was cold) together on the steps of Coram or Hathorn halls, faculty, staff, and students (sometimes pets, parents, and presidents, too) turn out to support and celebrate the culmination of four years of hard work. Frigid temps aside — the weather is never an issue — celebrants are prepared to address the crowd, bind their academic work, pop the cork, and toast with abandon.
 

Gunnison Memorial Chapel is illuminated with over 250 candles during the 104th Annual Candlelight Service. The program featured thoughtful Christmas Readings and wonderful music led by The Laurentian Singers and Choral Society, Candlelight Children's Chorus, and Dr. Michelle Martin-Atwood, University Organist.  

University police officers collect gifts for Toys for Tots donations. 

Reflected in a sideview mirror, James Tukpah, a computer engineering PhD student, works on a fully autonomous all-terrain vehicle in the high bay robotics lab. 

A student waves to their family after receiving their diploma at the Fall Commencement Ceremony. December 13, 2025

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A student pauses for a quick photo on her way up to the stage to get her diploma at the Fall Commencement Ceremony. December 13, 2025

The Office of Community and Belonging thought it would be great to make some memories, so they invite any campus member to schedule a sitting for some Awkward Family Photos! Grab your best (or worst) sweaters, your most outrageous props and do your goofiest poses for those delightfully cringey, hilariously awkward family photos.

Pawciffer Ham, the UIC Police Department therapy dog,  gets lots of pets from stressed out students during finals week. December 4, 2025

The choir sings from the loft at our Christmas Lessons and Carols service.