Guide to Graduate Life
at Illinois
Campus Administration and Government
Links to campus administrative Web sites:
Urbana Campus Administration, www.uiuc.edu/administration/
The University of Illinois, www.uillinois.edu/
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees, www.uillinois.edu/trustees/
The President’s Office, www.uillinois.edu/president/
Senate of the Urbana-Champaign Campus
The Senate of the Urbana-Champaign Campus is composed of elected faculty and student representatives. With the assistance of 20 standing committees, the Senate exercises legislative functions in campus matters involving, among other things, educational policy, academic freedom and tenure, admission policies, student conduct governance and discipline, continuing education and public service, budget, equal opportunity, and the University libraries. Graduate students interested in Senate activities may obtain a self-nominating petition when they become available at the Illini Union Information Desk early in the spring semester; elections take place in late February or early March. For more information, visit www.senate.uiuc.edu, contact the Student Elections Commission, 115 Illini Union, 1401 West Green Street, U, IL 61801, (217) 244-4195, or send e-mail to senate@uiuc.edu.
Illinois Student Senate
The Illinois Student Senate (ISS) was created in Spring 2004 as the official voice of the student body at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Senate also lobbies on behalf of students in local, state, and federal government, and works to promote health, safety, and tolerance on campus.
Senators have a dual role, as they also represent students in their colleges in the Urbana-Champaign Senate (see above). Not all members of the ISS are senators. Many members are students who serve on ISS committees or events. Membership is open to all students at the University, including graduate students. More information is available at www.iss.uiuc.edu.
