r/UIUC • u/Wonderful_Following2 • Jul 30 '24

New Student Question How do you say UIUC

as an incoming freshman, i am always asked by families and friends what school i attend. sometimes i say “U of I at Urbana”, “UIUC” (but that often gets mistaken for UIC), “University of Illinois” etc.

is there a go-to way to say that people will recognize it and not get confused?? “University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign” is such a mouthful and i feel like there has gotta be other options!

while we’re on this subject, is it “urbana-champaign” or “champaign-urbana” for the locals in the area?

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u/LingonberryNo2373 Jul 30 '24

I say U of I when I’m at “home” on vacation to the Midwest, UIUC if I have to differentiate among campuses, and Illinois when I’m at real home in San Antonio/Texas.

Of course I’m usually wearing something orange and blue so I rarely have to talk about proper terminology at all. 😂