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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a public research university located in Urbana and Champaign, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is part of the University of Illinois System. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, American Bar Association, Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of ABET, American Association for Leisure and Recreation, Council on Accreditation, and Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. UIUC is also affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Association of American Universities, National Athletic Association, Association of Public and Land, and Big Ten Academic Alliance.
The university has a number of subsidiaries, including the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Marching Illini, Morrow Plots, UIUC School of Information Sciences, UIUC College of Engineering, Materials Research Furnaces, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center, Computer Vision and Robotics Laboratory, Perception and Decision Laboratory, and University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign - Computer Vision.
UIUC has a total of 8,085 employees and operates in various industries, including education, educational technology, higher education, university, business development, and electronic design automation. The university owns several facilities, such as Will, Memorial Stadium (Champaign), Huff Hall, Morrow Plots, Illinois Field, Altgeld Hall, UIUC Engineering Hall, University of Illinois Ice Arena, Illinois Field (1884), and Atkins Tennis Center.
The university's official website is http://illinois.edu/, and it has a presence on various social media platforms, including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram. UIUC has received funding from investors such as the National Science Foundation and the US Small Business Administration. The university's motto is "Learning and Labor", and its founder is Regent John Milton Gregory. The current CFO of UIUC is Dr. Paul Elllinger.