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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
& HIGHLIGHTS
The Illini Union had many achievements and milestones that stood out during the 2015-2016 academic year. We take pride in everything we do, as these successes illustrate.
FOSTER COLLABORATION, DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION
• The second Starbucks store opened in Fall 2015 in the Illini Union Courtyard Café. This past year, nearly 445,000 customers were served at the two Starbuck’s locations (the rst being located in the Illini Union Bookstore).
• Retail Operations partnered with Housing and the ID Card Center to provide access to Illini Cash at all Illini Union retail operations. Students now have more options for buying from campus operations and supporting student events.
• Retail Operations partnered with the College of Engineering to open Einstein Bros. Bagels in Siebel Center; with the College of Engineering and University Libraries to open Espresso Royal in Grainger Library; and with the College of Veterinary Medicine to open Einstein Bros. Bagels in the Veterinary Medical Hospital.
• KoFusion opened in the Illini Union Food Court in Spring 2016, which expanded food options in the building for students, faculty, sta , and visitors. KoFusion was identi ed by students as one of their top food choices through the annual Skyfactor survey.
• Illini Union Student Programs and Activities received a Great Plays Grant of $20,000 awarded by MillerCoors to
be used for alcohol-free programming. Programming for Courtyard Café, Illini Union Board Illinites, and Spring Jam 2016 all shared in funding from the grant.
• Spring Jam 2016 received $8,000 from the Student A airs Illinois Experience Fund grant. Spring Jam, now in its second year, is a collaborative e ort between the Illini Union, State Farm Center, IUB, and Starcourse.
• The Illini Union Board (IUB) hosted 156 events during 2015-2016. More than 27,523 participants a ended these events over the course of the year.
• The Courtyard Café hosted 108 programs in 2015-2016, with more than 3,700 people a ending the events. Each of the events was co-sponsored with at least one Registered Student Organization and/or academic unit.
• The O ice of Volunteer Programs (OVP) received a Student A airs Strategic Initiative Grant (SIG) to help o set funding of the iENGAGE programs. The service weekend trips took 136 domestic and international students to four locations this year: St. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati.
• In Spring 2016, OVP worked with the Illini Union Marketing Department
to develop the best way to set up a blog. The OVP graduate assistant then collaborated with student sta to begin publishing regular blog posts focused
on both OVP programs and volunteer opportunities for students across campus. A total of ten blogs were published during the spring semester, and sta members developed a guide to continue the blog next school year.
• Parent and Family Programs O ice (PFPO), in collaboration with New Student Programs and the Illini Union Marketing Department, produced a welcome video that was emailed to incoming rst-year families prior to Summer Registration, as an introduction to sta and to summer orientation. The email boosted pre-registration sign-ups for PFPO communications, and supported additional sign-ups during the days families were on campus for the program.
Students at the grand opening of the Illini Union Courtyard Café Starbucks
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CUSTOMERS WERE SERVED AT THE UNION’S TWO STARBUCKS LOCATIONS.
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