Our campus is one of 208 colleges and universities recognized nationally as a Bicycle Friendly University thanks to the UIUC's commitment to encouraging bicycling on campus and reducing carbon emissions from commuting and fleet transporation as part of the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP). Read more.

Lily Wilcock, a first year MUP student, has been selected to join the Clinton Global Initiative University community. This higher education program of the Clinton Foundation offers year-round programming that includes access to topic experts and change agents, mentorship networks, financial resources, and community events including an annual meeting to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2020. The program is dedicated to supporting students who are committed to take action and adress the world's most pressing challenges. Congratulations, Lily! Read more.

DURPs Get a Job! series will be held on Thursday evenings through February, 5:00-5:50 in 223 TBH. This series covers full-time job searches as well as internship searches. February 6th's session is Create Your Powerful Resume. Read more.

Students in Professor Lou Turner's UP 479 Community Engagement in Planning class developed a community engagement plan to increase visibility of the Red Line Extension project on Chicago's CTA. This project engaged Chicago's youth as stakeholders and created an online presence for the extension using digital technologies and social media. Read more.

The academic programs within the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, including BAUSP, MUP and MSSUM, have been recently classified as an approved field of study within the U.S. government's official STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields list. UIUC urban planning students on F1 visa who finish the program may participate in 12 months of OPT, and may apply for an additional 24 month extension to their OPT period. More information about the STEM OPT extension can be found through the Office of International Student & Scholar Services.