The Grainger College of Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering

University of Illinois (and CEE department) is founded

7/7/2022 12:45:25 PM [author]

The Old University Building (circa 1870), known as the Elephant, where students lived and took classes. Photo: University of Illinois Archives
The Old University Building (circa 1870), known as the Elephant, where students lived and took classes. Photo: University of Illinois Archives

The department of Civil Engineering is established as one of four branches of the Polytechnic Department of the University of Illinois, founded in 1867.