Always Illinois

The Virtual Community for the Illinois Family

Connect or re-connect with members of the Illinois family with Always Illinois —
a new, free online community only for alumni, students, faculty and staff.

Now it's easy to maintain lifelong friendships, network, and stay current with happenings on campus, in colleges and departments, as well as in student and alumni organizations — all through one secure online source. Always Illinois offers powerful global connectivity for all!

Unlike online social networks that are open to the general public, Always Illinois is a private community where Illinois family members can build and maintain personal and professional connections. Because Always Illinois requires identity verification to join, users can trust its security and reliability. Unique, one-time Always Illinois identification numbers are available at the time of online registration. Once registered, users create a password for all future logins.

On the network, participants can join customized groups according to class year and degree-granting unit, geographic location, student organizations, professional organizations — the possibilities are nearly limitless. Always Illinois facilitates expanded career networking opportunities for Illinois alumni and students, plus offers online forums to request and offer advice, find a place to live, announce upcoming events, or post a job exclusively to the Illinois family.

Communicate through messaging, photo albums and blogs or use the search capability to find others who share interests, common acquaintances, professions, locations, and more.

Access to personal information on Always Illinois is controlled by each user. The network grows quickly through Illinois alumni and students inviting other Illinois family to be part of the virtual community.

Visit www.alwaysillinois.org and follow the appropriate links for alumni, faculty, students and staff to join.

Always Illinois is a service provided by the Office of the Chancellor in partnership with the University of Illinois Alumni Association, the Office of Institutional Advancement, the Office of Public Affairs, and CITES.