Campus and Community

The Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois is, as its name suggests, nested where the two cities meet. You get both the established residential atmosphere of Urbana as well as the more modern, dynamic Champaign. Among the campus town attractions (besides the library, which is one of the largest university libraries in the US) is the University’s Krannert Center for the Performing Arts which is an excellent venue for those interested in music of all genres, theatre, and dance. The Spurlock Museum and the Krannert Art Museum, as well as the private galleries in town, enhance the arts scene around the university. The different venues and restaurants around campustown are a good place for dining and entertainment. The city is surrounded by several parks and natural reservations, among which the university owned Allerton Park.

For those interested in sports, the university’s campus recreation and sports center offers the possibility to practice a number of sports in the indoor and outdoor swimming pools, strength training facilities, the soccer, baseball and football fields, in the ice arena and on the basketball courts. You can also follow the University’s teams competing in different Big Ten events. Moreover, the sports center is now undergoing major modernization which will dramatically increase its size and the quality of its services.