Welcome Back Edition
Students are getting in their groove of eating, shopping, going to class… and partying!
Deadline: Aug. 15, 2019
Publication: Aug. 26, 2019
Welcome Back Edition marks the beginning of the new school year. Copies are distributed throughout campus and the community the first day of Fall classes. It’s the all-important first publication of the new school year.
Read last year’s edition in print.
Pricing
Prices are listed at the national rate. Local businesses, nonprofits, University of Illinois departments and student organizations are eligible for discounts
Premium placement: Add 20% to place a half-page ad or larger on the back cover or inside front cover.
Full Page
10.25″ × 9.75″
$1,500
Half Page – Horizontal
10.25″ × 4.75″
$900
Half Page – Vertical
5″ × 9.75″
$900
Quarter Page - Square
5″ × 4.75″
$550
Eighth Page - Horizontal
2.46″ × 4.75″
$325
Save 20% when you advertise in Move-In, Quad Day and Welcome Back.
Students are coming back to campus, and parents are helping them move in! View package
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Hotels and Booking
Be confident about your back-to-school strategy.
8,000 copies of Welcome Back are are distributed around campus: residence halls, apartments, academic buildings, restaurants and more. Cement your business in this hallmark edition.
“Choosing print advertising allows our business the flexibility to choose the size and frequency to fit our budget as we move throughout the year.”
If you can’t attend, please consider a donation to pay for students’ meals at the festivities.
Further info on livestreaming of the weekend’s events will be posted soon.
Questions? Contact us at reunion@illinimedia.com
Thank you, friends of Illini Media!
Alumni from across the country have banded together to create a weekend you won’t forget.
Make plans now to surround yourselves with friends, colleagues and many of the brightest minds in media today.
Reunion Weekend Planning Committee
Jim Schlueter, ’80 (chair)
Louise Gilmore Donahue, ’76
Hayley Drozd, ’17
Ed Epstein, ’74
Chris Harlan, ’13 – IMC board president
Maddie Heidtke – DI social media director
Rebecca Oriza – DI brand manager
Angelica Peebles, ’17
Liz Shields, ’06
Lisa Wells, ’82
Hall of Fame Selection Committee
Jenn Mesenbrink, ’90 (chair)
Linda Bergstrom, ’80
Mike Cetera, ’97
Kit Donahue, ’81
Jordan Dziura, ’93 – IMC executive director
Karen Hawkins, ’97
Karen Huelsman, ’80
Evan McLaughlin, ’05
Charlie Meyerson, ’77, ’78
Erik Riha – IMC board member
Heather Robinson, ’23 – DI editor in chief
Gwyn Skiles, ’24 – DI managing editor for reporting
Susan Santoro, ’93
Illini Media Company Fundraising Committee
Jordan Dziura, ’93 – IMC executive director
Maddie Heidtke – DI social media manager
Melissa Pasco – IMC business director
Jacob Singleton, ’19
Nancy Walker – IMC operations director
Your business’ brand will be amplified.
Award-winning designers, writers, photographers, videographers, and business strategists complete meaningful work at a modest price.
You’ll support students developing into leaders.
With 350 students currently involved, Illini Media has opened doors with real-world educational opportunities for 150 years.