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Sep 15 2023
A year after its successful debut, the South Side Science Festival returns on September 30 to celebrate STEM for all
The free, day-long event for all ages will feature 100+ interactive demonstrations, scientific panels, games, food, and music
NewsSep 14 2023
UChicago students and South Side community members of all ages team up for pilot preschool support program in Woodlawn
Created and led by UChicago’s Jumpstart initiative within the Office of Civic Engagement’s Neighborhood Schools Program (NSP), the Intergen for the Win pilot invited local residents with an interest in early childhood development to work alongside UChicago students in two Woodlawn childcare centers as part of a paid, 10-week summer experience.
ProfileAndré Tse
Summer Links pairs undergraduate students like Tse with internships at local community-based organizations and examines social issues impacting the city of Chicago.
ProfileDonovan 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
NewsAug 8 2023
New Inclusive Innovation Fund is helping prepare South Side residents for growing opportunities in STEM
The Inclusive Innovation initiative aims to engage local students, educators, and workers and connect them to the city’s growing scientific ecosystem, thereby helping to generate a diverse talent pipeline in the sciences and spur economic growth on the historically under-resourced South Side.
NewsAug 1 2023
IT apprenticeship spurs new career pathways for City Colleges of Chicago students
The University’s Information Assurance team within IT Services was so impressed with Vanessa Martin’s work, what was supposed to be a six-week internship grew into a year-long apprenticeship. This spring, Martin was offered a full-time role as an assistant risk analyst at the University.
NewsAug 1 2023
Ashley L. Brown Joins Office of Civic Engagement as Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
In the role, Brown will oversee strategic lines of effort, including economic and community development, government affairs, inclusive innovation, communications, and other OCE-led, university-wide initiatives, working closely with staff who lead those areas of work.
NewsJun 23 2023
Community members submit tips, recipes for success for UChicago Medicine’s new ‘teaching kitchen’
Healthy soul food recipes, accessible seating and livestreamed classes were among the ideas shared at a community forum for the University of Chicago Medicine’s new “teaching kitchen.” The teaching kitchen will be part of a wellness-focused space on the first and second floors of the health system’s new $815 M cancer center.
NewsJun 22 2023
Small business spotlight: Brown Sugar Bakery hits the sweet spot between homey and gourmet
“Some people talk about passion,” said Stephanie Hart, owner of Brown Sugar Bakery on East 75th Street in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood, “I’m about discipline.” That nose-to-the-grindstone practicality has helped Hart establish the go-to place for sweet treats on the city’s Southside.
ProfileRioghna Pittock
Throughout the past school year Rioghna Pittock, a second-year University of Chicago College student, worked with local elementary school students at Ariel Community Academy weekly as a tutor and teaching assistant with UChicago’s Neighborhood Schools Program (NSP).
ProfileKelli Stanley
Kelli Stanley, assistant principal at Ariel Community Academy in Kenwood, has seen the positive impact the University of Chicago’s long-running Neighborhood Schools Program (NSP) has had on her school’s students and teachers firsthand.
NewsJun 7 2023
Movies on the Midway offers family-friendly films and activities in July and August
The annual series of events returns to the Midway Plaisance on summer Wednesday evenings