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Left: The 2014 pledge class of Chi Omega meet their sorority sisters after receiving their bid cards on Bid Day on the Quad. Top right: Members of the Alpha Omicron Pi wait to meet the 2014 class of new members. Bottom right: The 2014 Pi Beta Phi pledge class meet their sorority sisters after receiving their bid cards.
Fewer in-state residents enrolling in recent years Map of students from five most popular countries This graph shows the top five countries that international students call home. This makes up 90 percent of the international student population. CHINA: 658 students 62.1% of pop. INDIA: 132; 12.5% SOUTH KOREA: 126; 11.9% SINGAPORE: 21; 2.0% TAIWAN: 18; 1.7%
By Taylor Odisho Assistant news editor
This year, fewer students traveled to the University for their freshman year of college — even students from Illinois. Since 2006, the number of incoming in-state freshman
that enrolled at the University has decreased from 6,385 to 4,927 this year. Charles Tucker, vice provost for Undergraduate Education and Innovation, said in an email that the University regularly admits between 69 and 70 percent of
Illinois students who apply to the campus. For the 20142015 school year, 71 percent of students admitted to the University were from Illinois, compared with 73.1 percent last year. “We recruit aggressively within the state, and this year we had more freshman applications from Illinois (17,331) than in either of the two previous years,” Tucker said. He also said the University enrolled more in-state transfer students than last year. Last year, 35,822 of students applied to attend the University. Of those applicants, 21,150, or 59.0 percent, were admitted and 6,937, or 32.8 percent, of those students chose to enroll. This shows an increase in applicants from last year, which was 33,201 students; however, 7,331, or 35.4
percent, of admitted students enrolled to the University last year. Tucker said the most common reason that admitted students turn down the University is net cost. “For some students we cannot offer enough financial aid to offset our tuition,” Tucker said. “Financial aid is a major priority for campus fundraising, and we have steadily increased the scholarships we award each year.” The Board of Trustees recently approved an increase in financial aid from $68 million to $84 million. University spokesman Tom Hardy said in a previous interview that the University typically increases the level of financial aid on a yearly basis along with the rate of tuition, which largely funds
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University students by residency Though a majority of University students are from Illinois, a growing number of students are coming from other states and countries. 6,385 6,121
6,026
5,813
5,508
5,626 5,269
5,358
4,974
Resident
1,973 787
1,273
1,178
1,428
1,629 1,663
Non-resident
828
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‘07
‘08
‘09
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‘10
1,963
‘11
‘12
‘13
‘14
Illustrations by scott durand
Q: Why did you choose the University of Illinois? Compiled by Corinne ruff
“I always knew I was going to go abroad for my University undergrad. It was a toss up between UK and America. Once I decided to go into sciences, I basically looked up rankings. U of I was a good matchup between good research, great career opportunity and lots of fun meeting diverse people.”
“I picked this university because it has more student groups, and it also has the largest Korean student body in the country. I thought, the larger the school, the more opportunity and I thought I would have more diverse classes. But, I mostly chose here because of the physics curriculums.”
Aditya Vashist, senior in Enginnering from New Delhi, India
Gyoungheui Oh, junior in LAS from South Korea
“I picked UIUC because it has a great reputation back home academically. It is well-respected and it has a great school spirit and diverse student body. Ranking plays a big part in why I came here. I wouldn’t say less pressure here, but there are more options to do things you like.”
Edwin Hsieh, junior in Media from Taipei, Taiwan
“The reason I got away from China is because my whole life was like this. I wanted something different. I enjoy meeting people from all cultural backgrounds and meeting American locals. U of I is huge; we are a research college so we push more opportunity.” Aixin Li, senior in Media from Shenyang, China
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SEC discusses differences amid Salaita aftermath BY JOSH WINTERS STAFF WRITER
In a meeting Monday, the Senate Executive Committee discussed the recent controversy surrounding the University’s decision to reject Steven Salaita’s appointment to a tenured position in the American Indian Studies Program. Members of the SEC discussed departmental votes of no confidence issued towards Chancellor Phyllis Wise, the University’s image following the withdrawal of Salaita’s job offer and the division that has emerged within the University over Salaita. “We are a community and we have our differences, but we shouldn’t let these differences split us and prevent us from
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doing our business,” said Roy Campbell, chairman of the SEC. Campbell believes there should be a clearer way for faculty to disagree with administrators. Wise attended the meeting and expressed regret in how the withdrawal of Salaita’s appointment was handled by the University, voicing support for a more efficient hiring process. The senate will discuss the addition of a hiring ad hoc committee at its next meeting. The committee would review the current process for when a chancellor or provost decides not to proceed with
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Proposal for College of Medicine going smoothly Daily Illini Staff Report
After a public hearing Friday, University officials pushed forward with a College of Medicine proposal. Senate Executive Committee members will review the general idea of the college and its goals at the Urbana-Champaign Faculty Senate meeting on Sept. 22. If approved, subcommittees will create three separate documents to be reviewed, including curriculum, governance and budget plans. On Friday, professors and students attended a public hearing, where the proposal was discussed in-depth. Gay Miller, Educational Policy Committee chairwoman, reported a
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positive discussion to the senate, in which she said people who attended Friday’s meeting found the proposal exciting. Miller received several letters from the public following the hearing in support of the proposed college. “Not only will an engineering-oriented medical college be able to fulfill this mantra as a research institution, but it will also be an ideal place for aspiring physician-scientists, like myself, to attend for a unique education,” Aashay Patel, student in Engineering, wrote to Miller.
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