The College Tour

The College Tour is a new series streaming globally on many channels. The University of Illinois Chicago will be a featured episode filming on campus. Meet the Cast!

To learn more about this series go to TheCollegeTour.com.

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College of Dentistry; Honors College
Jonathan Banks
College of Dentistry; Honors College
College of Education | Urban Education
Anna Bernhardsgruetter
College of Education | Urban Education
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Communication
Michael Clark
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Communication
College of Nursing
Nikola Gigovski
College of Nursing
College of Business Administration | Marketing; College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs | Public Policy; Honors College
George Maxxwell Guffey
College of Business Administration | Marketing; College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs | Public Policy; Honors College
College of Engineering | Computer Science
Brenda Leyva
College of Engineering | Computer Science
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Communication; College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts | Theatre Performance
Lavontae Morrow
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Communication; College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts | Theatre Performance
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Integrated Health Studies; College of Applied Health Sciences | Kinesiology; ; Honors College
Madonna Ovoh
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Integrated Health Studies; College of Applied Health Sciences | Kinesiology; ; Honors College
School of Public Health | Public Health; College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Biological Sciences
Mummypraise Ovoh
School of Public Health | Public Health; College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Biological Sciences
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Math and Computer Science; Honors College
Prarthana Prashanth
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Math and Computer Science; Honors College
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Communication
Luis Sanchez
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | Communication

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January 2023

UIC partners with Amazon’s Series: The College Tour to film a 30 minute episode on campus! Casting calls were open.

Students shared why they are a perfect student to help tell the story of the University of Illinois Chicago and upload a 2-minute video.  We asked students to cover one or more topics below:

  • Academics and resources
  • Athletics  and recreation
  • Housing and dining
  • Innovation
  • Student clubs
  • Wellness
  • Internships and outcomes
  • Location
  • Study abroad
  • Cultural centers
  • Traditions

February 2023

With over 80 auditions, 11 UIC students were selected! Students created and submitted their scripts. Meet the cast! 

March 2023

We can’t wait to share some of memorable moments from filming on campus!