At a time when our traditional sources of income are diminishing, alumni investment in the department makes all the difference!

Yeh Student Center

The department's most pressing current need is additional funding for our new addition to Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory.  Designs are being finalized for the M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Student Center, a 20,500-square-foot addition that will be entirely student-focused.

New classrooms, a conference room, meeting rooms for student groups, and a spacious atrium lobby with seating for informal gathering are features of the design. 

Thanks to a $4 million naming gift from alumnus M.T. Geoffrey Yeh (BS 53), $1 million from the College of Engineering, $1 million in CEE funds, and additional alumni gifts totaling approximately $2 million, the department is less than $1 million away from its goal of $9 million, which will completely fund the project.

For information on making your gift to the M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Student Center in Newmark Laboratory, please contact:

General fund

Of course, gifts to CEE's general fund, the CE Trust Fund, are always needed.  Through contributions to this fund, the department is able to grow and take advantage of emerging opportunities. 

Your contributions to the CE Trust Fund help the department fund various initiatives including:

• Providing scholarship funds for students
• Supporting undergraduate, hands-on research programs
• Funding student activities and field trips
• Recruiting the country's top graduate students
• Supporting faculty research
• Hosting special lectures and visiting scholars

Making a contribution to CEE at Illinois has never been easier. Your contributions to the department can be made quickly and easily online in a secure environment.

Please enter the amount of the contribution you wish to make below. When you click on the “Continue” button, your browser will be directed to the University of Illinois Foundation's secure Online Giving site for your personal and credit card information. The information you provide on this form will be used by the University of Illinois Foundation only for the purpose of crediting you correctly for the gift. The University of Illinois Foundation uses the most advanced security available today, Secure Socket Layers (SSL), for online transactions. Your information is encrypted before being sent across the Internet to keep it safe from unauthorized access or inappropriate use.

For more information about other giving opportunities or to discuss your private giving plans, please contact John Kelley, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.