Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø

When you ask College of Business and Management Dean Michael Bedell what he loves most about Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø, his answer is simple: “It’s the people."

The human body has always fascinated Christy Theodore Behnam.

Following a charge from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to improve the city’s neighborhood public schools, Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø Illinois University quickly became a resource for nearby Amundsen High School. As the new principal of Amundsen, Ana Pavichevich brainstormed ideas to help turn her school around. She quickly recalled the quality faculty and graduates of Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø’s College of Education and approached the University for assistance.

If you visit Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø Illinois University on almost any Wednesday evening, you’ll find a happy group of film buffs settled into the cozy seats of the Auditorium for a rare movie screening. The journey to get them there was anything but comfortable.