Since at least 1950, Estonian students have been a part of the University of Illinois. Estonian Illini have included accountants, aeronautical and astronautical engineers, chemical engineers, electrical engineers, foreign language scholars, journalists, librarians, literary scholars, philanthropists, physicists, research scientists, and university faculty. Read on to learn more about early Estonian Illini!
A Daily Illini article announcing an Estonian Student Association event on campus, found in Record Series 41/8/802.
Since at least 1897, Lithuanian students have been a part of the University of Illinois. Lithuanian Illini have included baseball players, basketball players, electrical engineers, football players, journalists, liberal arts majors, library catalogers, mechanical engineers, military officers, swimmers, and teachers. Read on to learn more about early Lithuanian Illini!
A 1955 Illio group photo of the new Lithuanian Students’ Society, found in Record Series 41/8/805.
Since at least 1907, Ukrainian students have been a part of the University of Illinois. Ukrainian Illini have included chemists, civil engineers, economists, electrical engineers, food scientists, historians, home economists, lawyers, librarians, literary critics, medical doctors, musicians, political scientists, professors, teachers, transfer students, and writers. Read on to learn more about early Ukrainian Illini!
A 1962 Illio group photo of the new Ukrainian Student Association, found in Record Series 41/8/805.