It is our goal to help the University of Illinois work towards the goal of creating a family friendly environment for parents:
Approximatley 1 in 10 graduate employees have children.
The cost of full-time private childcare in Champaign-Urbana can range from anywhere between 40% and 75% of a graduate employees annual salary.
2 weeks of parental leave: that’s what graduate employees, faculty, and staff at the University of Illinois all receive despite the fact that most peer institutions offer at least 6 weeks.
73% of graduate employees polled by the GEO stated that they were “very unsatisfied” with the benefits and services available to them at the University.