University Administration
University administration provides centralized administrative services that are vital to
supporting the primary missions of the institution: instruction, research, public service
and economic development.
President B. Joseph White and senior staff champion higher education in the state and help develop strategies and solutions to educational challenges that are best addressed across the University of Illinois campuses.
System staff convey to government, corporate and civic leaders as well as to alumni and other stakeholders the variety and excellence of research and academic endeavors at the University of Illinois.