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Apr 11 2018
UChicago Joins the Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative
The University of Chicago has been selected as an inaugural member of the Higher Education Anchor Mission Initiative, a national collaboration designed to develop and share new strategies for deploying higher education’s intellectual and place-based resources.
NewsMar 20 2018
Community Programs Accelerator Enlists New Cohort of Changemakers
During a standing-room only ceremony on Feb. 23, the Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago announced the seven nonprofit organizations selected to join its core and associates programs in 2018.
NewsOct 23 2017
Obama Summit Reflections
Partners of the Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago attended the Obama Foundation summit and reflected on the experience.
NewsSep 19 2017
Student Civic Engagement Pathfinder Provides One Stop for Jobs and Volunteer Opportunities
On September 17, the Office of Civic Engagement launched Student Civic Engagement Pathfinder, an online portal to all of the jobs and volunteer positions offered through its programs and initiatives. Just how many there are might be surprising.
NewsMay 14 2017
South Side Mom Expands After-School Program With UChicago’s Support
Jennifer Maddox, a Chicago police officer who was working a second job as a security officer in a low-income housing complex 10 years ago, didn’t plan to start a nonprofit—she was just looking for a room where kids could go after school to be safe and have fun.
NewsApr 28 2017
UChicago and Brazier Foundation Team Up to Bring Product Ideas to Life
Earlier this year, Daniel Czyz, PhD, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Chicago, realized he needed a product for his research that did not yet exist. For help, he turned to the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and to Bronzeville resident Maria Maxwell.
NewsFeb 21 2017
Community Programs Accelerator Selects Seven South Side Nonprofits
The Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago has selected seven South Side nonprofits to join the program in 2017. The cohort includes organizations whose missions range from addressing homelessness to supporting young aspiring artists to preventing youth violence in local communities.
NewsJan 23 2017
UChicago and South East Chicago Commission Entering a New Era of Partnership and Collaboration
The University of Chicago will partner with the board of directors for the South East Chicago Commission over the next year to transition the SECC to an autonomous, self-governing entity.
NewsDec 5 2016
Dovetail Project Gives Young Father His Wings
For three years, Earnest Hale has held his job at the University of Chicago Medicine while juggling the demands of parenting his three-year-old son, Adyn. The Dovetail Project teaches young African American fathers between the ages of 17-24, life and parenting skills, and their rights as fathers and U.S. citizens.
NewsNov 2 2016
JPMorgan Chase Sponsors Community Programs Accelerator Financial Capacity Building Workshop Series
On November 4, the Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago will kick off a new series of workshops to improve the financial acumen of nonprofit leaders.
NewsAug 4 2016
UChicago Partners With Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls to Convene First Chicago Event
The Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls, an initiative launched by three U.S. congresswomen, including Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois, held its inaugural Chicago event at the University of Chicago's Polsky Exchange on Aug. 26.
NewsJun 16 2016
Dovetail Project Supports Young Fathers With Help From Community Programs Accelerator
A community organizer helping address issues such as gang violence and juvenile justice at age 13, Sheldon Smith was not the typical kid in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood in the 1990s. Yet, the situation that led him to community organizing was very typical: he had an absent father.