Investing in Our Future - A presentation by Susan J. Koch, Chancellor, at the Invest in America 2013 Summit, Shanghai, China.

1. Investing in Our Future
Susan J. Koch, Chancellor
Invest in America 2013 Summit, Shanghai
March 15-18, 2013

2. The State of Illinois

3. Facts About the State of Illinois
1. City of Chicago –
9.5 million people
2. Agricultural leader
3. Exporter of machinery,
transportation equipment,
chemicals
4. 10,668 Chinese students at
Illinois universities

4. University of Illinois – 3 Campuses
Chicago
Urbana
Springfield
• 77,443 students
• World leader in
research
• Engineering,
agriculture,
medical education

5. Springfield’s best-known resident
Abraham Lincoln

6. University of Illinois Springfield snapshot
• 5,048 students
• 45 degree
programs
• Small classes
• Strong tradition
in public affairs
• National leader
in online
learning

7. UIS: #2 in the Midwest

8. UIS: top enrollments, undergraduate
1. Business Administration
2. Computer Science
3. Psychology
4. Accountancy
5. Biology

9. UIS: top enrollments, graduate
1. Computer Science
2. Public Administration
3. Management Information Systems
4. Educational Leadership
5. Business Administration (MBA)

10. UIS faculty from China
Also,
Dr. Hei-Chi Chan
Mathematics
Physics
Astronomy
Ph.D., Yale
Dr. Lan Dong, “University Scholar”

11. Brian
Su
MPA
1996

13. Chinese language class at UIS

14. Wenguang Huang, M.A. 1991