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The Loom

The Loom is a collection of curated community-building activities, opportunities, and networks for South Side residents, members of OCE’s humanities-based programs, graduates of the Odyssey Project humanities course for low-income adults, and UChicago students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Program

South Side College and Career Catalyst Program

The South Side College and Career Catalyst program (C3) at the University of Chicago provides first generation, low-income, or underrepresented Chicago public high school students from the South Side with year-round college and career exploration activities and educational opportunities to prepare them for academic and career success. The program, led by the college and career readiness team at the University’s Office of Civic Engagement, carries on a proud legacy, building on college readiness programming the University of Chicago has offered to South Side Chicago public high school students for more than 50 years.

Impact

Office of Civic Engagement Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report

The Office of Civic Engagement’s annual reach and impact report from Fiscal Year 2023 includes highlights of our work alongside campus, community, and philanthropic partners to strengthen neighboring communities by supporting youth, small businesses, nonprofits, and civic leaders.

Profile

Donovan Pryor

The Youth Internship Program at UChicago provides interns like Pryor with meaningful work experience while also offering professional development workshops, career exploration activities, and college readiness and access programming

Profile

Stephanie Guerra

Guerra recently participated in UChicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) Introduction to Molecular Engineering course, created specifically to help more City Colleges of Chicago students transfer into four-year degree programs focused on STEM–and to help diversify growing STEM fields.

Opportunity
Aug 31 2023

Chicago Bound

Week-long pre-orientation program for incoming first-year students that advances community awareness and civic engagement while introducing students to the city of Chicago

Opportunity
Aug 31 2023

Seeds of Justice

Academic year-long student leadership development program focused on social change for selected first-year students

Program

Space Explorers Program

The Space Explorers Program, led by the Office of Civic Engagement in partnership with the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, gives Chicago public high school students the opportunity to engage with college-level math and science course work; interact with astronomers, physicists, University faculty, students, and labs; and develop skills for high school, college, and beyond.

Impact

Our Commitment to Chicago

This document provides a snapshot of UChicago’s positive impact for the city and its social fabric—including contributions that will have a lasting effect for generations to come.

Program

UChicago Youth Internship Program

The University of Chicago Youth Internship Program is a paid summer employment opportunity for Chicago Public Schools students who live on the South Side. Launched in 2021, the UChicago Youth Internship Program (YIP) serves Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students over the course of two summers.

Opportunity
Oct 28 2022