UIC Office for Engagement

TODAY AT 2PM via ZOOM

Join the UIC Latino Cultural Center for a series of virtual conversations with environmental and climate justice leaders this semester. Their work reveals frameworks and strategies to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change and environmental pollution on communities of color and low-income earners. Student leaders will facilitate the post-presentation conversations

Aurora Conley is Anishinaabe raised in Bad River, Wisconsin and currently works for Mashkiziibii Natural Resources Department with the Land Office. She also serves her Tribal Council as Senior Council member. Aurora is an activist, advocate, and Mother with a passion for Environmental Justice and Indigenous Rights & Sovereignty. She is concerned with the state of democracy for future generations. In this presentation, she will share Line 5 pipeline developments and explore pathways of oil, water, and community.

When: Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Time: 2PM-3PM CST

Where: Zoom Webinar

RSVP: https://go.uic.edu/COI415

Auto-captions available CC. For access needs or questions, email us at [email protected].

Co-sponsored by the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS), Freshwater Lab, Great Cities Institute, L@s GANAS, Social Justice Initiative, and Museum and Exhibition Studies (MUSE) Program.

Lunch and Learns are an opportunity to connect with UIC faculty and staff over food and conversation!

In collaboration with the DuSable Scholars Program, we'll be hosting Dr. Lionel Allen Jr. who will discuss his background, work, and research!

📍UIC's Black Cultural Center, 2nd floor of Addams Hall
🗓️ Wednesday April 15th
🕛12:30-2 pm

April 16, 2026 - Resume Reviews and Professional Headshots

We have space for 20 students to get resume reviews and/or headshots, so space is limited. If you sign up for a spot, please make sure to attend. If you cannot attend, please let us know ASAP so we can give your spot to another student. Please contact Carolina Romero at [email protected] if you have questions. The event is taking place at the Rigo Padilla Perez Undocumented Student Resource Center - Student Services Building (SSB), Suite 2510A. (Corner of Racine and Harrison on the second floor)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vXmKW9f-FzPE2ZhRXnH9Z-S2azZpsavfJxOjVy1kYXw/viewform?edit_requested=true

• Have you met the CCUSC Community Mental Health Intern, Nate Chang Sawyer, this year?
• Have you spent time with Nate in any capacity and want to share what you’ve learned or appreciated?
•Do you think this role is important for CCUSC and do you want it to continue?

Last year, UIC administration agreed to pilot an embedded mental health provider in the Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change - now known as the CCUSC Community Mental Health Intern. Come join us for a conversation about the role in a report back about how the year has gone. We’ll hear from Nate about their experience piloting the role this year, explore how the non-medicalized framing of mental health has expanded access and care for students, and collaboratively envision the future of this initiative. We’ll also learn from students, faculty, and CCUSC staff about how the CCUSC Community Mental Health Intern position has impacted us and added a layer of depth to the work we do.

Audience note: Anyone is welcome to join this event.

COVID safety information: UIC does not require masking, but we are still masking indoors as an accessibility measure for chronically ill/immunocompromised folks and those living interdependently with them. Please wear a mask if it’s accessible to you! We’ll have extras on hand. Please note that people may be unmasking to eat or drink.

Access information: CART (live captions) will be provided. The ArabAmCC is located in the basement of BSB and is accessible via elevator. We are trying to make the event as low-fragrance as possible, so we ask that you please skip the cologne or perfume to make this a fragrance-reduced environment!

Contact
Nico Darcangelo 312.355.7050 [email protected]

The Rigo Padilla Pérez Undocumented Student Center is excited to present their Introduction to Entrepreneurship Workshop this Friday, March 20th at 4:15pm.

Scan the QR code on the flyer to join or click the link below. At the end of this session students will learn more information about becoming an entrepreneur regardless of immigration status.

https://uic.zoom.us/j/81162227445?pwd=O2FcWJb1KUWfILVPg5GyatfhhXiuOQ.1

Lunch and Learn Town Hall
A Conversation with Dr. Lionel Allen, Vice Chancellor for Engagement

Presented by the Department of Medicine Inclusion Council

Lionel Allen, Jr., Ed.D.
Vice Chancellor for Engagement
Clinical Associate Professor, Educational Policy Studies
University of Illinois Chicago

Monday, March 16th
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
CMWT 227
1853 West Polk

Give a Spark and support our cultural centers! go.uic.edu/Spark-Engagement

As University of Illinois Chicago kicks off Give a Spark Day, the UIC community is proud to announce a transformative commitment from generous alumna Kay Schwichtenberg (MBA ‘84), who has contributed $250,000 to support student success. Her leadership gift sets the tone for a day focused on expanding opportunity, fueling innovation and strengthening the impact of scholarships, groundbreaking research and world-class patient care. Give a Spark reflects UIC’s powerful mission to advance both access and excellence — proving that the two go hand in hand while transforming lives across Chicago and communities throughout Illinois and beyond.

This is more than a fundraising event — it’s a movement. Your spark can leave a mark. Will you join us?

Give a Spark For Give a Spark, join the University of Illinois Chicago in shaping a brighter future by supporting access to education and clinical care.

Join us to celebrate Rigo’s birthday and meet the staff at the Rigo Padilla-Pérez Undocumented Student Resource Center's Open House 2026 on Wednesday, Feb 11th from 12noon to 4pm at the Student Services Building, 1200 W Harrison, Chicago!

Dr. Lionel E. Allen, Jr., Vice Chancellor for Engagement, is presenting at the UIC SparkTalks on January 15, 2026:
go.uic.edu/SparkTalkAllen

Moisés Villada, associate director of the UIC Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC), was recently named as a recipient of the 2024 Brian Goodman Shooting Star Award from About Face Theatre Collective (AFT) at their recent 30th anniversary party. The Shooting Star awards, introduced for the first time this year, seek to recognize the legacy and individuals of the About Face Youth Theatre.