March 11, 1868

Illinois Industrial University opens
Illinois Industrial University would later become the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois. When classes began, the only structure on campus was the seminary building of the former Urbana-Champaign Institute. Students both lived and studied in this building until 1871. Learn more...

March 1895

Hull-House incorporated
Hull-House, Chicago's first social settlement, was incorporated in March of 1895 by Jane Adams and Helen Gates Starr. Modeled after the world's first social settlement in England, the house was the site of events and classes and became a social hub for the neighborhood. On March 5, 1963 the Hull House buildings were purchased by the University of Illinois at Chicago. As part of the agreement, the University preserved two of the original Hull House buildings, which were declared a national landmark in 1967. Learn more...   
Photo courtesy of the city of Chicago.

March 2, 1963

Assembly Hall opens
Designed by alumnus Max Abramovitz, Assembly Hall is the second largest arena in the state. It is used for both sporting and theatrical events, and, at the time of its construction, was one of the only edge-supported domes in the world. Learn more...  
Photo courtesy of Urbana admissions.

March 27, 1990

Housing groundbreaking
Ground was broken on the then-Sangamon State University residence complex that became Bluebell Court.  
See page 53 to learn more...  
Photo courtesy of UIS housing.