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Electrical Engineering courses started as a division of the Physics Department in 1891. The Trustees approved a course in Electrical Engineering in 1891.
On February 16, 1984, the Board of Trustees received for record the president's report of Senate approval of a name change to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to reflect "the breadth of emphasis" in the department.
ECE includes the following departments:
--Analog Computer Laboratory
--Biophysical Research Laboratory
--Vermilion River Observatory:
Completed in 1962, the Vermilion River Observatory was the site of the University's radio telescope, which was used in the study of signals from radio sources in space. The project was financed by the Office of Naval Research and the
Astronomy and Electrical Engineering Departments:
--Radio Research Laboratory (1974)
1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 16th Report, March 11, 1891, p. 75.
2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 17th Report, 1894, p. 332.
3. Baker and King, History, 1:443.
4. University of Illinois Bulletin, Vol 16, no. 19, Jan. 6, 1919, p. 10.
5. Undergraduate Study Catalog, 1971-72, p. 285.
6. Baker and King, History, 1:504.
7. Research in Electrical Engineering, 1966, p. 88, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois.
8. University of Illinois Bulletin, Vol. 65, No. 109, May 1, 1968.
9. Board of Trustees Transactions, 62nd Report, Feb. 16, 1984, p. 485.
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
None.
By type of material and alphabetical thereunder
Microfiched copies of Electrical Engineering Department records inlcuding Subject File (1981-88) (c.f. RS 11/6/1), faculty personnel files (1946-83) (c.f. RS 11/6/7), and Electical and Computer Engineering Alumni Association awards, alumni, and biographical files (1967-83). The faculty personnel files include Record of Teaching, Administrative, Research and General Activities reports prepared by faculty, notification of appointment and change of status forms, biographical summaries, promotion dossiers, and correspondence regarding appointment, rank, and salary. The Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni Association files include photographs, correspondence, press releases, award nominaitons, award banquet programs, and news articles about alumni and faculty award recipients.