Talk:University of Illinois at Chicago

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[edit] Largest medical district in the nation?

Isn't the Texas Medical Center in Houston the largest medical district in the country/world? I put a "citation needed" template next to this statement, but I think it should be clarified. Brianreading (talk) 19:08, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

The issue seems unclear. I've seen the Illinois Medical District called the largest in the nation in documents from about 5 years ago. More recent documents say it is the largest urban medical district. And I've seen no clarity on how to measure district "size": land acreage? square footage of office/clinical/etc space? Employees?
I've looked for references on the subject; but, my searching has brought up nothing yet. I went to the Texas Medical Center page months ago to find sources for size claims. Unfortunately, the references there suffered from the same problem as those on the IMD page: None were from an independent source. If you find an independent source for these data, please incorporate them here and at the main IMD page.--Cumulant (talk) 20:34, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article clean-up

I've begun standardizing the article with the WikiProject Universities template. Please feel free to make suggestions or corrections. Also, there needs to be a concerted effort to cite all facts presented with the article. I think most of the info here has been copied from the UIC web site, which is fine, but it does need to be cited. I'll work on this as I have time; assistance is welcomed! --Ntmg05 01:33, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Added a template at bottom which unites a lot of the UIC-related articles -- including the off-the-beaten-path articles on University Hall, National Center for Data Mining, and others.--Cumulant (talk) 06:04, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Cited everything that was flagged as needing verification. Accordingly, I have removed the cleanup-university tag.--Cumulant (talk) 03:44, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] UIC safety

No mention of the frequent attacks against students in the surrounding neighborhoods, nor the emptying of the university in '68 after the death of King.

Then mention it. Be bold. siafu 21:35, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
UIC's safety record has improved greatly in the past several years but I would hardly classify any attacks being "frequent". Please note that the surrounding area is undergoing rapid gentrification right now and I suspect this will continue to improve the surrounding area. April 17, 2007 7:06PM PST

[edit] Campus image?

What happened to the campus image? Can someone add a new one again?

[edit] Diversity?

Any concrete percentages of the diversity? Just curious...

Yes: These are just undergraduate numbers: 2005: Total 15448 Native American 34 0.2% African American 1,377 8.9% Asian American 3,849 24.9% Hispanic 2,513 16.3% Caucasian 6,647 43.0% International 174 1.1% Unknown 854 5.5%

[edit] Notable faculty

The links for 'notable faculty' should go to their UIC faculty page (obtained by using the search box on www.uic.edu), instead of nowhere or to nonexistent wkipedia pages. The original author probably best knows why he/she selected these faculty and is probably best qualified for ensuring the links are correct and most appropriate.

[edit] Student Rec Facility location in article

Not sure that the Student Recreation Facility entry makes sense organizationally. Should it be a subheading under student life?

Student recreation is almost always related to student life, not organized athletics. Since this is the case, and there's no student life section on the page, the campus section seemed most appropriate. If this is not the case at UIC, please provide evidence documenting the situation. thx. --Ntmg05 04:22, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notable UIC people

It looks like several sections of this article, including the entire "Notable UIC People" section, were removed without discussion. I was wondering why; it all seemed like perfectly relevant and useful information. Most of the changes occurred after a user from IP address 144.216.3.81 vandalized the article with spam. Perhaps the sections were removed by accident during cleanup? Ngrusz1 00:45, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

I tried to recover the people, but my html skills are not up to par and the information wasn't bulletted or anything anymore so I didn't save. I agree that the information was completely relevant. Someone more sophisticated should put it back in!
My guess is that the list was removed because it was very long. Most other university pages with a significant list of notable people place that list in a separate Wikipedia article and then link from/back to the main university page. See NYU as an example. I'll do that eventually if no one volunteers to do so first. It is good information and should be present somewhere. --Ntmg05 04:22, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Done. Slo-mo 06:56, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] History?

There's nothing on the history of UIC. Can someone add a section on this? The closest this article has to a history section is a paragraph on the development of its sports teams. Thanks. Poldy Bloom 05:35, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Carnegie Designation

Carnegie uses a new classification system and the Research 1 has been replaced by something like "extensive doctoral granting" or similar.

[edit] Liautaud MBA Information in Organization Section

I removed, again, the following material from the Organization section:

The UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business is home to one of the top MBA programs in Chicago. It's accredited by AACSB International and is a member of the Graduate Management Admission Council. The Liautaud MBA program offers concentrations in accounting, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, international business administration, management, management information systems, marketing, operations management, and real estate, as well as the opportunity to earn joint degrees in accounting, economics, management information systems, medicine, nursing and public health. Students may also seek self-directed concentrations with approval. ¶ Through project courses and a strong relationship with the business community, the program offers students an opportunity to gain valuable real world experience. In the past two years, several teams of MBA students have been successful entering their startup ventures in national and international business plan competitions, and are close to bringing new products to market. ¶ The 2007-08 school year marks the 30th anniversary of the MBA program, which is highlighted by an impressive class with an average GMAT score of 610.

My reasons are:

  • Three paragraphs out of eight or so is completely out of proportion to the relative size, funding, or what-have-you of the MBA program versus the rest of the university.
  • Not even the CBA would not merit that many paragraphs out of eight on the entire university.
  • The material is redundant with that on the CBA page.
  • The grammar is clumsy: Use of the contraction "It's" is both unclear (referring to Chicago? The LGSB? The MBA program?), overly informal, and just plain doesn't sound right.
  • Bragging about accreditation is not done. It's akin to bragging about not being in jail.
  • The average GMAT score for the fall 2007 class is not 610, it is 611.
  • A score of 611 can stand on its own and does not need to be described as "impressive", nor does it need to be used as evidence of an "impressive class".

I understand the user who reinstated it is proud of the MBA program; and, I am as well. But sticking in those three paragraphs inappropriately is unhelpful, not neutral, and unnecessary. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cumulant (talk • contribs) 02:25, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

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