"For Ralph Tyler, supporting the University of Illinois is about giving back to a special place that provided him with opportunity—and it’s also more essential now than ever. During his time on campus, Tyler (BA, ‘69, history) made the most of his college experience. He took classes he was interested in, learned to speak Japanese, and he even...

皆さん、こんにちは！ Hello, everyone! My name is Teresa Fornoff and I graduated from UIUC in May of 2015. My major was EALC, concentrating in Japanese. I always knew I wanted to go to U of I and it was perfect because it was one of two universities in Illinois that offered Japanese as a major. I thoroughly enjoyed EALC, whether the class was a culture class or a language class. During my time there, I even...