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PLACEMENT COORDINATING OFFICE ties together services for seniors and alumni handled by more than 20 different college, school, and other offices, helps arrange interviews and visits by placement officers, and carries on related services such as providing vocational information, A brochure describing University of Illinois placement service is available on request. Coordinating Placement Officer is Gerald W. Peck. ^ Chicago office under Robert S. Holty is located in the Illini Center in the LaSalle Hotel, phone RAndolph 6-7750.

ALUMNI and former students total more than 300,000. The Alumni Association was founded in 1873. Officers are; Walter C. Leek *3k, Wilmette, president; Stewart D. Daniels, f21, Champaign, 1st vice president; William J. Carmichael '42, Evanston, 2nd vice president; Paul K. Bresee'23, Champaign, treasurer; E. Eugene Vance 'Vf, Champaign, field director; W. Scott Tyler *kO, Urbana, editor "Illinois Alumni Hews"; Charles E. Bowen'22, Champaign, executive director.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION was established in 1935 to encourage gifts to the University, assist in management of patents, and negotiate loans. Officers are: Amos H* Watts f20, Chicago, president; J, 0. Thomas f23, Champaign, vice president; Herbert 0. Farber, Urbana, treasurer; C. C. DeLong f26, Urbana, assistant treasurer; James C. Colvin f25, secretary and executive director. STATE SURVEYS, Geological Survey, Natural History Survey, and Water Survey are located on fh& Urbana-Champaign campus. Operating under the State Department of Registration and Education, they cooperate with the University in many ways* UNIVERSITY CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS with headquarters at the University, covers more than 7#000 employees of the University of Illinois, State Teachers Universities, Southern Illinois University, and associated organizations. It was set up in 1952. Director is Donald E. Dickason. UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS with headquarters at the University covers 11,000 employees of the University of Illinois, State Teachers Universities, Southern Illinois University, State Surveys, and associated organisations. The system was established in 19^1. Assets total $33,393,^59 • Secretary is Edward S. Gibala. ILLINI UNION BLDG* at Urbana-Champaign is a "front door" to the campus ~~~ " and "community center" for students, faculty, alumni, and " visitors. It was built and furnished without cost to the state treasury and includes lounges, food services, meeting and game rooms, browsing library, ticket sales and information desks, and other services. Chicago Illini Union, 715 S. Wood St., serves the same purpose for students on the professional campus, and a student center is provided at the Chicago Undergraduate Division. Manager in Urbana-Champaign is Vernon L. Kretschmer.