Show your Illini pride at the Chicago Illini of the Year Awards
You’re invited to join fellow Illinois alumni at the 13th annual Chicago Illini of the Year reception and dinner – one of Chicago’s premier Illini events. The fun takes place Feb. 25 at the University Club of Chicago and is open to all alumni. Learn about this year’s Chicago Illini of the Year recipients, and be sure to register by Feb. 18. Celebrate your Illini ties and the Orange & Blue at this year’s Chicago Illini of the Year Awards!

• Birth of Special Olympics traces back to spirited alumnus
• More UIAA Alumni Career Center resources now available to all Illinois alumni
• Alumna artist Molly Briggs showcases work at Alumni Center
• Check out the “Illini Experience” photo gallery – and submit your pic
• UIAA presents the Ricker Circle

Matt Winters, expert on the effectiveness of foreign aid
The devastating Haiti earthquake on Jan. 12 brought an immediate response from nations, agencies and individuals anxious to help. Yet it wasn’t clear how best to help, and aid was agonizingly slow in reaching those who needed it. In this interview, political science professor Matt Winters discusses why aid was slow in reaching Haiti, the best way for individuals to respond to such a disaster and other topics related to foreign aid.

• Is a proposed tax on big banks necessary regulation or punishment?
• Illinois ships soy-based soup mix to Haiti
• Four faculty named IEEE Fellows
• LAS alumnus brings home a world judo championship – and life lessons