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There are many ways to learn more about your admitted major and department to help you make the most informed decision. Meet your future peers and get an idea of what life at Grainger Engineering is like through one of our student organization-led events!

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Prospective Student Visits

Prospective students interested in pursuing an engineering degree can choose a comprehensive overview of our college or dive deeper into any of our departments.  If you'd like to learn about the student experience from current students, register for one of our student organization-led events!

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Admitted IlliniFest

Join us on  Saturday, April 20  for Admitted IlliniFest, a campus-wide event designed to help you explore Illinois to the fullest and see yourself as part of it!

P.S. Grainger Engineering is hosting some special events during IlliniFest!

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Visitor Guide

Make the most of your on-campus visit at Illinois with Grainger Engineering. If you've found this page pre-arrival, we recommend visiting the campus " preparing to visit " page as well. 

Places to eat

Here are our recommendations for restaurants and food truck options near the Engineering Quads and Alice Campbell Alumni Center. 

Food Trucks 

• Burrito King : 1301 W. Springfield, next to Grainger Library and CIF       Call ahead to place your order:  (217) 600 - 0370
• Jurassic Grill : North Mathews Ave. & West Springfield       Map
• La Paloma : outside Loomis Lab, Mon. - Fri. 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.        Call ahead to place your order: (217) 621 - 7284
• Pandamonium Doughnuts : Goodwin & Oregon, front of Krannert Center, Wed. - Fri. 8 a.m. until sold out 

Restaurants

Pre-orders available at all locations. 

Locations closest to Engineering Hall and Campus Instructional Facility (CIF)

• Illini Union Starbucks (Café): 1401 W. Green St. - Illini Union 
• Just BEE Açaí UIUC (Açaí): 1401 W. Green St. - Illini Union 
• Mia Za's (Italian): 629 E. Green St., #5701
• Cracked (American Breakfast): 619 E Green St. 
• Sushi Ichiban (Japanese): 619 E Wright St. 
• Spoon House (Korean): 616 E Green St. 
• Shawarma Joint (Middle Eastern): 627 E Green St. 
• Y-Thai (Thai): 1001 S Wright St. 
• Cravings (Chinese, Thai & Indian): 603 S Wright St.
• Panda Express (American-Chinese): 627 S Wright St. 
• Cocomero (Frozen Yogurt & Café): 709 S Wright St. 
• Espresso Royale at CIF (Coffee & Café): Inside CIF, 1401 W Springfield

Locations closest to Alice Campbell Alumni Center

• Manolo's Pizza & Emapanadas (Pizza): 1115 W Oregon St.
• The Bread Company (American): 706 S Goodwin Ave.
• Dubai Grill (Middle Eastern): 701 S Gregory St.
• Basil Thai at Urbana (Thai): 701 S Gregory St., #B
• Subway (American): 701 S Gregory St., #A
• Rosati's Pizza (Pizza): 701 S Gregory St.
• BBQ Chicken (Korean Chicken): 700 S Gregory St.
• KoFusion Urbana (Sushi): 701 S Gregory St.
• Caffe Bene (Café): 700 S Gregory St.
• Bab Plus (Korean): 700 S Gregory St. 
• Timpone's (Italian): 710 S Goodwin Ave.

Other nearby restaurants

• Noodles and Company (International & American): 528 E Green St.
• Kung Fu Tea (Traditional Asian): 707 S 6th St.
• Chipotle (Mexican): 528 E Green St. 
• Poke Lab (Hawaiian): 604 S 6th St. 
• Jip Bap (Korean): 601 S 6th St. 
• Oozu Ramen (Japanese): 601 S 6th St.
• Potbelly (American): 501 E Green St. 
• Sushi Man (Japanese): 308 E Green St.
• Brew Lab (Café): 630 S 5th St. 

Places to stay

Need somewhere to stay for a multi-day visit with us or the night before? Here are our recommendations for hotels near the University of Illinois. 

• Illini Union Hotel (4 star): 1401 W Green St., Urbana  (217) 333 - 1241 1 min drive to Engineering Quad  Average price per night: $100 - 130
• TownePlace Suites by Mariott (3 star): 603 S 6th St., Champaign (217) 344 - 1600 5 min drive to Engineering Quad  Average price per night: $140 - 170 
• Hyatt Place Champaign/Urbana (3 star): 217 N Neil St., Champaign (217) 531 - 2800 7 min drive from Engineering Quad Average price per night: $200 - 280 
• iHotel (4 star): 1900 S 1st St., Champaign (217) 819 - 5000 8 min drive from Engineering Quad Average price per night: $100 - 140 
• Hilton Garden Inn Champaign/Urbana (3 star): 1501 S Neil St., Champaign (217) 352 - 9970  9 min drive from Engineering Quad Average price per night: $110 - 130
• Home2 Suites by Hilton Champaign/Urbana (3 star): 2013 S Neil St., Champaign (217) 355 - 6468 10 min drive from Engineering Quad Average price per night: $110 - 140
• Eastland Suites Hotel & Conference Center (2 star): 1907 N Cunningham Ave., Urbana (217) 367 - 8331 10 min drive from Engineering Quad Average price per night: $70 - 100 
• Radisson Hotel & Conference Center (3 star): 1001 W Killarney St., Urbana (217) 751 - 0229 11 min drive from Engineering Quad Average price per night: $110 - 170
• Hampton Inn Champaign (3 star): 1200 W University Ave., Urbana (217) 337 - 1100 18 min drive Average price per night: $120 - 150

The primary way to park on campus is by paid meter parking . Our campus uses mobilemeter , PayByPhone , and ParkMobile apps. You can also pay with coins (quarters, dimes & nickles). 

Metered parking on the street closest to the Campus Instruction Facility is located on Springfield Ave., Wright St., and Mathews Ave., all north of Green St.

A permit is required to park in University Parking Lots and Garages from 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays or 7 days a week. You must read the blue lot sign for details. Parking is free outside of days and hours denoted. 

For information on parking for campus visitors or to purchase a temporary permit, visit our University Parking Department . 

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• Campus Parking Map : all parking lots with areas highlighted in yellow have metered parking, first-come first-serve. 
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Things to do

Maybe you only signed up for a campus program, or maybe you only opted for an academic meeting. If this is the case, see what else is available the day you’ll be on campus . Attending multiple programs can be a good way to get in-depth info about all facets of our university, or to explore multiple options if you’re torn over what it is you want to study.

Didn’t get a tour of the other parts of UIUC campus? Take a self-guided tour or a driving tour for a fuller picture of campus, or scope out the buildings related to your intended major. View the campus map .

Take a housing tour. If you’re taking a campus tour, it includes a housing tour of our Illinois Street Residence (ISR) Halls . Additional walk-in University Housing tours are offered from 1 to 4 p.m. every weekday, excluding holidays and university breaks. You can also pre-arrange a Private Certified Housing tour directly with the facility of your choice.

Talk to a student or advisor

The best way to get to know what the community feels like at Illinois as an engineering majors is by talking to our students and academic advisors.

• Engineering Hall 1st floor – 1308 W. Green Street Urbana 
• Siebel Center for Computer Science 1st floor - 201 N. Goodwin Ave. Urbana
• Meet with a Grainger Engineering Department . Schedule an appointment with any of our academic units that are not offering programming on your visit day.
• Consider filling out our College Visit Guide for UIUC and other schools you visit to easily compare them later on. 

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Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering Summer Programs

During the summer, WYSE offers multiple Engineering Summer Camps and STEM research experiences for middle school and high school students.

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Take a Photo Tour of Grainger Engineering 

Check out our snapshot slideshow to get a peek inside a few landmark locations, classrooms, labs, and hangout spots on the Grainger Engineering campus.

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You're welcome to review the college's prospective or admitted student presentation slides at any time.

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University and Gies Business Visit Options

We offer on-campus and virtual visit programs for prospective first-year and off-campus transfer students. High school seniors who were admitted into another major/program on campus and current UIUC students can visit our intercollegiate transfer (ICT) information page to learn more about the transfer process. 

First-Year Student Visits 

First-year students can participate in regular visit programs or larger Orange and Blue Day open houses. Both can include campus/Gies tours and a meeting with admissions staff. Learn more about these two options through the University Admissions first-year visit web page .

For regular visit programs, we recommend attending a morning University Admissions presentation and campus tour, and then joining us for a Gies information session and facility tour in the afternoon. Orange and Blue Days already have that scheduled format, so no worries there!

If you plan to attend a University Admissions presentation and campus tour  (UIUC Experience and Campus Tour) , please note that you'll need a separate registration.  Explore in-person visit options by date .

Throughout spring 2024, our Gies Business meeting will be at 11:00 am. We encourage visitors to register for a 1:00 pm visit with University Admissions.

Transfer Student Visits

Off-campus transfer students can participate in regular visit programs or larger Orange and Blue Day open houses. Both can include opportunities to tour campus/Gies facilities and to meet with Gies admissions staff. You can learn more about options through the University Admissions transfer visit web page . 

On-Campus Options

• Gies Business Transfer Admissions Meeting Registration: Register here.
• Prospective Transfer Admissions Sessions & Campus Tour: Register here.

Virtual Options

Register here for virtual appointments with a Gies Business admissions counselor.

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Prepare for your visit by reviewing campus COVID-19 guidelines, find accommodations and parking, learn about the Champaign-Urbana community, and see frequently asked questions.

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Tours will be offered in Nugent Hall and Townsend Hall this spring semester beginning Monday, January 22. Tours will be provided Monday through Friday, from 1 – 4 p.m., through May 2. No scheduled appointment is necessary. (Tours will not be available over weekends, breaks or holidays.)

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Tours are not available at this time. Please check back later for the Spring 2023 tour schedule.

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Tours for our three apartment communities, Ashton Woods , Goodwin-Green and Orchard Downs , are available upon request. Contact us at [email protected] and a member of our staff will assist you.

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2024 March Madness live stream: NCAA Tournament TV schedule, watch Sweet 16 streaming online Thursday

Everything you need to know and how to watch thursday's sweet 16 action in the 2024 ncaa tournament.

The first weekend of the NCAA Tournament is for celebrating Cinderellas and their magical runs that each year make March Madness great, but the second weekend is meant to separate the good teams from the great ones. After a few days of work back on campus, the 16 remaining teams in the 2024 NCAA Tournament have arrived at their regional locations in Boston, Los Angeles, Dallas and Detroit. The goal of every coach and every player is to be on college basketball's biggest stage, the Final Four, at the end of the season. And by the end of these regional competitions, four teams will emerge from these four sites. 

It's hard to identify any one region as more top-heavy than another since every No. 1 and No. 2 seed advanced to the Sweet 16 for just the fifth time since 1979. Every game on Thursday night includes a team that's expected — according to their seed — to reach to the Elite Eight at a minimum. But history tells us that won't be the case, and the close competition we're expecting in the matchups makes another round of chalk extremely unlikely. 

Thursday night's action focuses on the regional semifinals in the East and West regions, set in Boston and Los Angeles. Let's get into some of the big storylines for the evening, starting with the reigning champions facing a familiar foe. 

A title game rematch for the reigning champs 

UConn entered the 2024 NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and there's been very little across two games — won by an average of 28.0 points — to suggest the Huskies are out of sync or off pace from contending for a second-straight national championship. But the path to accomplishing the first repeat since Florida in 2007 runs through the same team UConn defeated in last year's national championship game, as the Huskies rematch against San Diego State (7:39 p.m. ET, TBS). 

While UConn's continuation of last year's success has made the last two years seem like one long run, the reality is that the Huskies are a different team from their 2022-23 version. They lost three of their top six scorers and rely on multiple newcomers in key spots like transfer Cam Spencer and freshman Stephon Castle . Of the eight players who played significant (10-plus) minutes in last year's 76-59 national championship game win against San Diego State, only three — Tristen Newton , Alex Karaban , Donovan Clingan — are in the lineup for Thursday night's game against the Aztecs. Backups Hassan Diarra and Samson Johnson were on the team and registered an appearance, but only to salt away the game's final minute. 

Brian Dutcher's San Diego State team has a little more carryover, with Lamont Butler , Darrion Trammell and Micah Parrish all still serving as key pieces. But the big change for the Aztecs has been the expanded role for senior Jaedon LeDee . A reserve in 2023, he has developed into one of the best players in the country this season. LeDee is averaging 21.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, recently earning first-team All-Mountain West and third-team AP All-America honors. He's added offensive firepower to a team that was already one of the best in the country defensively. That might make this year's showdown a bit closer and more complicated for the reigning champs.  

Elite offense clashes with elite defense 

The nightcap in Boston features an intriguing clash of styles. Illinois has been on an absolute heater in the postseason, averaging 88.4 points per contest through a five-game winning streak that has included a run to the Big Ten Tournament title and its first Sweet 16 appearance since 2005. Heading into Thursday night, Illinois rates as the No. 1 team in the country in adjusted offensive efficiency for the season. Now the Fighting Illini will meet their toughest test from this postseason run, clashing with an Iowa State team that rates No. 1 in the country in adjusted defensive efficiency. The Cyclones are relentless with their ball pressure, forcing steals and other turnovers against teams that lack the level guard play to needed handle their defensive style. Illinois is experienced, battle-tested and has done a good job of taking care of the ball, but Iowa State is clearly the toughest challenge the Illini have faced in that department. 

As it goes with these kinds of good-on-good matchups, the game could be decided by which team's "weaker" side performs better. Illinois didn't give up much to Morehead State or Duquesne on the way to the Sweet 16, but Nebraska and especially Wisconsin had plenty of success offensively in those Big Ten Tournament matchups. Iowa State, meanwhile, caught absolute fire from behind the 3-point line against South Dakota State in its NCAA Tournament opener but cooled off when the competition was cranked up against Washington State in the second round. If you're looking for an X-factor, it's probably Iowa State freshman Milan Momcilovic . He's broken out of a shooting slump with double-digit scoring and effective 3-point shooting in the last four games. Iowa State doesn't get a lot of "easy offense" if it's not created off turnovers, but a few timely 3-pointers from Momcilovic could provide a scoring spark to balance the Cyclones' defensive pressure.  

High-scoring night on tap in Hollywood 

It is appropriate that the Los Angeles-based West Regional features not only some of the juiciest storylines of the tournament's second weekend but some of the most up-tempo and high-scoring teams left in the field. A city familiar with pyrotechnics and big productions should expect to see some fireworks, as the combination of No. 1 seed North Carolina , No. 2 seed Arizona , No. 4 seed Alabama and No. 6 seed Clemson set up the potential of some wild back-and-forth affairs. 

Of the 16 teams remaining in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, the No. 1 (Alabama), No. 2 (Arizona) and No. 6 (North Carolina) scoring offenses all reside in the West. Alabama, Arizona and North Carolina -- in that order -- are also the top three teams remaining in adjusted tempo and the only teams with a rating above 70.0 possessions per game (per KenPom). While Clemson does not fit the mold exactly — 11th of the 16 teams in scoring average, 13th in adjusted tempo — the Tigers have shown the ability to run and score with the top offensive teams in the country, including an 85-77 win at Alabama and an 80-76 win at North Carolina. 

The 2024 NCAA Tournament's version of "Showtime" gets started with Arizona taking on Clemson (7:09 p.m. ET, CBS) followed by North Carolina against Alabama (30 minutes after Game 1). There's an extra Hollywood-approved storyline that's bubbling beneath the surface with Pac-12 Player of the Year and former North Carolina star Caleb Love potentially going head to head with his former team and ACC Player of the Year R.J. Davis. However, we'll wait for Thursday night to conclude so as not to disrespect the Crimson Tide or the Tigers.

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Deadline Update: We want to ensure anyone applying for federal financial aid has enough time to make an informed decision regarding their college choice! For this reason, we're extending our enrollment decision deadline to May 15.

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Join us on Saturday, April 20 for Admitted IlliniFest, a campus-wide event designed to help you explore Illinois to the fullest and see yourself as part of it!

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Registration, schedule & check-in, where to stay.

If you haven't already, register now! You'll build your own schedule for the day by signing up individually for all the events you're interested in, from sessions with your new college to campus tours and so much more.

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After you register, you'll receive a confirmation email with a link to your personalized schedule for the day. This will include all the events you've signed up for. We'll also email you your schedule the morning of your visit so it's fresh in your inbox!

When you arrive on campus, you can go directly to the first event on your schedule. This is where you'll check in. Check-in times vary depending on the event, but most will be available 15 to 30 minutes before the event begins.

If you find yourself with downtime during the day, check out our list of open events . These events don't require registration in order to attend!

If you plan to drive, I-72, I-74, and I-57 all lead directly to Champaign-Urbana. You can also arrive by train or bus at the Illinois Terminal, which is two miles away from campus, or you can fly to Champaign's Willard Airport, which is five miles away from campus.

Many campus parking lots are free on weekends. You can find parking options near your first event location using our campus map . For all campus parking options, view our parking map . We recommend checking lot and meter signage to confirm that the parking you've chosen is free.

While events will be happening across all of campus, the Illini Union will act as our main hub for the day. The Union is located at 1401 West Green Street in Urbana. No check-in is necessary, but information tables will be available throughout the Union to assist you with any needs during our time together.

Illini Union Hotel

This hotel sits in the heart of campus, offering beautiful Quad views, free parking, and complimentary breakfast vouchers. To reserve a room, visit their website or call 217-333-1241.

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Making the Most of Your Visit

If you're heading to Champaign-Urbana, you're going to want to make the most of your time here! We have some tips to help make your trip worthwhile.

Have some downtime? Check out C-U's vibrant, micro-urban community to its fullest!

If you require special accommodations or have any questions prior to your day on campus, reach out to our office directly. We're here to help!

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