Since at least 1908, Costa Rican students have been attending the University of Illinois. Early Costa Rican Illini have included civil engineers, economists, educators, electrical engineers, industrial engineers, journalists, linguists, mechanical engineers, politicians, singers, soccer players, university professors, and a vice president too. Read on to learn more about early Costa Rican Illini!
The Student Life and Culture Archives periodically publishes blog posts highlighting the experiences of University of Illinois students from around the world.
Some of the blog posts presented on this site were originally published here, while others were migrated over from our old website. If you are having issues accessing any individual post or would like to suggest a correction, please email illiarch@illinois.edu.