更新时间：2024-02-02 18:58:11作者：欧曼老师
伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校（UIC）是该市唯一的公立研究型大学。它起源于1859年成立的芝加哥药学院，之后与该地区的其他医学院联合
尽管UIC的起源植根于医疗保健——该大学声称自己是美国最大的医学院——但其15所学院提供的课程涵盖文科、社会工作和工程，以及科学和健康
该学院目前有29000多名学生，是美国种族和文化最多元化的学生群体之一。
UIC的第一个校区位于芝加哥Greektown和Little Italy区的交界处，这意味着许多学生是家里第一个上大学的人（直到今天仍然如此）
在20世纪60年代学生快速扩张的时期，芝加哥著名建筑师Walter Netsch被要求在一小块土地上设计能够容纳不断增长的学生社区的建筑。他的反应是将它们构建成一系列同心环，其灵感来源于一滴水
Netsch的野兽派风格主宰了UIC的东校区，该校区因其旁边的主要高速公路而被戏称为“环形”
UIC的课外活动供应充足。体育设施包括健身房、排球和壁球场、跑道、攀岩墙和一个室外场地综合体，该场地由214000平方英尺的合成草皮组成，用于足球和棒球比赛。一个单独的室外设施设有网球场和篮球场，以及游泳池、桑拿浴室和健康中心
在每学年开始时，UIC还在校园内专门为学生举办免费的“返校”音乐节。校园内有一个10000个座位的多用途竞技场，可以方便地观看其他大型音乐会和作品，而一个名为400画廊的当代艺术空间位于芝加哥艺术舞台的中心
在校外，UIC学生有机会参加该大学众多留学项目之一，其中包括在德国联邦议院实习和为德国议会议员工作
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is the city’s only public research university. It grew out of the Chicago College of Pharmacy, founded in 1859, after which it joined forces with other medical colleges in the region.
Although UIC’s origins are rooted in healthcare – the university lays claim to the largest medical school in the US – its 15 colleges offer programmes spanning liberal arts, social work and engineering, as well as sciences and health.
The institution now comprises over 29,000 students and is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse student bodies in America.
UIC’s first campus, at the junction of the Greektown and Little Italy districts of Chicago, meant that many students were the first in their families to attend college (and still remain so, to this day).
During a period of rapid student expansion in the 1960s, the renowned Chicago architect Walter Netsch was asked to design buildings that would accommodate a growing student community in what was a small area of land. His response was to construct them in a series of concentric rings, the inspiration for which was a droplet of water.
Netsch’s brutalist style dominates UIC’s east campus, which is nicknamed ‘Circle’ after the major expressway that runs alongside it.
Extra-curricular activities at UIC are in plentiful supply. Sports facilities include a gym, volleyball and racquetball courts, running paths, climbing walls and an outdoor field complex comprising 214,000 square feet of synthetic turf for soccer and baseball games. A separate outdoor facility has tennis and basketball courts, along with swimming pools, saunas and a wellness centre.
At the beginning of each academic year, UIC also hosts a free ‘back to school’ music festival on campus exclusively for students. A 10,000-seater, multi-purpose arena on campus allows for easy access to other major concerts and productions, while a contemporary art space, called Gallery 400, is at the centre of the Chicago arts scene.
Away from campus, UIC students have the opportunity to take part in one of the university’s many study abroad programmes that include, among other things, interning at the German Bundestag and working for a member of the German Parliament.
