Founded in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is one of the premier public universities in the United States. Our commitment to undergraduate and graduate education, our world-class faculty and our unique cultural history combine to make the campus a home to innovation and exploration. At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign: • We embrace and advance our Land Grant mission by serving the state and the nation through education, research, outreach and economic development. • We pursue excellence through the diversity of our students, faculty, and staff. • We foster innovative teaching, research and engagement, demanding and rewarding breakthrough knowledge creation and learning from our faculty and students. • Our educational programs promote innovation, cultivate justice, enhance social mobility, and improve the quality of life by responding to local, national and global societal needs. • We are one campus dedicated to comprehensive excellence in the service of Illinois and the nation. • We maximize our impact by carefully stewarding and enhancing the resources entrusted to the institution.