Professional Development
This 1-page document is a way to demonstrate your skills, experiences, and qualifications to potential employers.
What is a resume
This is one of the most popular tutoring centers on campus, offering help for courses in the Math, Physics, and Chemistry departments among many others.
What is CARE
This many students are in CE5
What is 21
Similar to Quad Day, this evening event showcases all of the Engineering RSOs and attending this was a requirement at the beginning of the semester.
What is E-Night
This is the system that faculty and students are required to use when handling infractions of academic integrity at UIUC.
What is the FAIR system
This is a 30 second overview of your professional story and is usually the first thing you say to potential recruiters.
What is an elevator pitch
This office within Grainger offers assistance to students interested in studying abroad.
What is IPENG
This student got hit in the face by a piece of candy due to Jacob’s poor throwing skills
Who is Teodora
This is the minimum number of credit hours you need to take in order to be considered a full-time student at UIUC.
What is 12
This was the example of non-inclusive engineering that had negative consequences provided to you in Class 12.
What are car crash dummies
This is an online version of your resume that is typically less tailored and is a great way to connect with others.
What is LinkedIn
This is the location of the Grainger Academic Advising Center where students can drop in for Express Advising with non-departmental-specific advisors.
What is the 4th floor of Grainger Library
These many CE5 students showed up to the GFX Resource Trick or Treat event
What is 0
These types of courses are required for all students at UIUC and include subjects such as Humanities and the Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Advanced Composition.
What are General Education courses/requirements
These are defined as, “Preferences that your family, community, and society have instilled in you that generally don’t change over time.”
What are cultural values
These types of resume statements “demonstrate transferable and technical skills by describing how they were used to produce a positive outcome”.
What are Skill/Outcome statements
Applications for these scholarships typically open in February and are exclusive to engineering students at UIUC.
What are Grainger Scholarships for Continuing Students
On the first day of class, Jacob mentioned he played this game, of which two students said they also played, and Jacob invited them to the RSO for the gam,e which they NEVER CAME TO.
What is Magic the Gathering
This online portal is where students can register for classes, find financial aid information, and view their final grades
What is Self-Service
These are two kinds of bias, one of which is conscious and the other subconscious.
What are explicit and implicit bias
This structure on the south side of campus was the location of the Fall 2025 Engineering Career Fair.
What is the State Farm Center
With an office on the second floor of Engineering Hall, these counselors are a great resource for engineering students.
Who are the Grainger Embedded Counselors
This person was in our eng100 section for like two weeks at the start of the semester before she dropped from our class
Who is Vivian (or Vivian Turino)
Often abbreviated as ‘RSOs’ these groups are officially recognized groups on the UIUC campus.
What are Registered Student Organizations
This document outlines rules and policies for students at UIUC and includes the definition and procedures regarding academic integrity and its infractions.
What is the Student Code