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Event
Nov 24 2020

College Essay Workshop: Ask Advice from Trained UChicago Students

This is a college essay workshop where UChicago students, trained by the admissions department, will provide personalized and concrete feedback on college essays.

News
Nov 16 2020

A life-changing surprise: Two South Side high school seniors earn early admission, scholarships to UChicago

Mia Rodgers of South Chicago and Zenin Miller of Hyde Park learned they’ve been admitted to the University of Chicago College Class of 2025 and will have their tuition fully paid.

News
Nov 9 2020

Sharon Grant named Executive Director of the Community Programs Accelerator

Sharon Grant will join the Office of Civic Engagement on November 16, 2020 as the new Executive Director of the Community Programs Accelerator.

Event
Oct 29 2020

Kovler Career Conference For High School Students – Nov. 7

Hosted by UChicago's Office of Special Programs - College Prep, this interactive, virtual event will give students the chance to hear from professionals in more than a dozen fields, including business, medicine, and art and design. 

Event
Oct 29 2020

Kovler Career Conference For High School Students – Nov. 6

Hosted by UChicago's Office of Special Programs - College Prep, this interactive, virtual event will give students the chance to hear from professionals in more than a dozen fields, including business, medicine, and art and design. 

Event
Oct 29 2020

South Side Pitch

During this virtual event, South Side small business owners will pitch and share their story in front of a virtual, city-wide audience and a panel of judges for the chance to win cash prizes.

News
Oct 28 2020

Woodlawn Residential Commons: Building a more inclusive workforce on the South Side

The Woodlawn Residential Commons is the most recent example of the University’s commitment to creating opportunities for local workers and minority- and women-owned firms through campus construction and renovation projects.

Impact

UChicago Inclusive Construction Initiative

The UChicago Inclusive Construction Initiative is a joint effort between the University of Chicago Office of Civic Engagement, Facilities Services, and UChicago Medicine to create economic opportunities for minorities, women, and local residents through our campus construction and renovation projects.

Event
Sep 28 2020

Virtual Event: COVID-19 Equitable Relief & Recovery Session 4

Economists predict that COVID-19 will change the demography and economic geography of cities.  How do we respond to cities that are experiencing a mass exodus of companies and professionals, potentially compromising their diversity, their tax base, and the availability of essential services from transit to public safety?

Video

Tammera L. Holmes, AeroStar Avion Institute

Tammera L. Holmes, founder and CEO of AeroStar Avion Institute, shares how the Community Programs Accelerator put her organization on a path to achieve its mission of creating an aviation talent pipeline for Black and Brown youth and females.

Event
Sep 15 2020

Virtual Event: 2020 100 Black Men College Fair

The 100 Black Men of Chicago (“100BMC”) will once again host its annual College Scholarship Fair (“CSF”) from October 15 - 17. 

Event
Sep 15 2020

Community Update on UChicago's Return to Campus Plan

Join us on Thursday, September 17 at 6 p.m. for a community update on UChicago's return to campus plan.