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Web Addresses
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• Illini Union O ce of Volunteer Programs
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• Illinois Union Tech Zone
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• Illini Union Hotel union.illinois.edu/services/hotel
• Illini Union Bookstore uo bookstore.illinois.edu
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Campus Recrea on
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The Career Center
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Counseling Center
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Dean of Students
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Disability Resources & Educa onal Services
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Division of Public Safety - UI Police
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Financial Aid
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Housing
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Inclusion and Intercultural Rela ons
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• Asian American Cultural Center
• African American Cultural Center
• Diversity and Social Jus ce Educa on
• La Casa Cultural La na
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Resource Center
• Na ve American House
• Women’s Resources Center
McKinley Health Center
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Study Abroad O ce
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Tenant Union
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Robert J. Jones named new Chancellor of the Urbana-Champaign Campus Some other exciting news is the an- nouncement of our new chancellor. Robert J. Jones, current president of the University at Albany, State University
of New York (SUNY ), an experienced and accomplished scientist and research university leader, was named chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. A native of Dawson, Georgia, Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Fort Valley State College, a master’s of science degree in crop physiology from the University of Georgia, and a doctorate in crop physi- ology from the University of Missouri, Columbia. After earning his Ph.D.,
he joined the University of Minnesota faculty as a professor of agronomy and plant genetics. He is an internationally recognized authority on plant physiology and has published numerous scienti c papers, manuscripts and abstracts. His research focused on the role of cytoki- nins in stabilizing grain yields of maize against environmental stresses and global climate change. During his career, he has trained many students who have gone
on to leading careers in higher education and the private and not-for-pro t sectors.
In addition to serving as Chancellor of the Champaign -Urbana University, Jones will serve as Vice President of the University of Illinois System, which also has universities in Chicago and Spring- eld. Jones is the rst African-American scholar appointed as Urbana chancellor since the o ce was created in 1967. Jones said his rst 100 days would be spent meeting and hearing from deans, faculty, students, administrative leadership, alum- ni, donors and the Champaign-Urbana community, as well as visiting university
assets, including Extension o ces and experiment stations.
Jones said he was drawn to the oppor- tunity by the university’s reputation as
“a world-class, premier institution” for academics, research and innovation, and by his 40-year embrace of the mission of land-grant universities and the academic strength of the Big Ten universities. “ is is my dream job,” he said. Jones is mar- ried to Dr. Lynn Hassan Jones, a diag- nostic radiologist.Together they have ve children and two grandchildren.
Robert J. Jones full biography and cur- riculum vitae are available online at go.uillinois.edu/2016Chancellor.
Amazon@Illinois will be the rst Amazon pickup location in Illinois! Amazon announced an agreement with the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign to open Amazon@Illinois, a sta ed pickup location in the Illini Union Bookstore on the Illinois campus. e rst Amazon pickup location in the state of Illinois, Amazon@Illinois o ers the campus community a convenient location to pick up and return Amazon orders, including virtually everything one needs for university life.
Opening in Fall 2016, this approxi- mately 2,200-square-foot space will
be conveniently situated for Illinois students, sta , and faculty. Additionally, Amazon Prime members will receive Free Same-Day Pickup for orders placed by noon and Free One-Day Pickup for orders placed by 10PM. Students can sign up for an Amazon Prime Student membership and get a six-month free trial followed by 50% o the regular price of Prime. Amazon Prime Student also gives college stu-
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