UI Sesquicentennial Kick-Off Celebration

You're invited! February 28, 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of the passage of the legislative act that created the University of Illinois in 1867, and we're celebrating the transformative impact of our university on our state and beyond over the past 150 years. This sesquicentennial milestone provides the opportunity to commemorate our shining accomplishments and to look forward to the possibilities the future holds.

To attend, please RSVP by registering through the university's official sesquicentennial event page.

Join us after the sesquicentennial kick-off celebration for a free lobby concert and reception featuring six-time Chicago Music Award winners Funkadesi, who meld musical styles from around the globe and whose one-world sound and positive vibe make the band a unique, compelling, and flat-out fun musical force. Here's to the past 150 years and to the next!