MissionThe mission of the UIUC chapter of the Geo-Institute graduate student organization is to: (1) providegeotechnical graduate students with a forum to pursue and discuss their research interests in aneducational and constructive environment; (2) allow them to develop the leadership andinterpersonal skills they will need as future geotechnical engineers; and (3) expose and promote thefield of geotechnical engineering to CEE students at Illinois.