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!
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.