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| Thursday, April 30 - TODAY!
3-4pm | Zoom
Audience: UIC Students
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May 1st is May Day! Take a break from finals to lift up yourself and other survivors’ work, advocacy, and leadership.
HEALS: Healing for Engagement, Action, & Leadership by Survivors is a drop-in gathering space for UIC students who have experienced gender-based violence (domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, harassment, stalking, and family abuse) and those who support them.
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| Tuesday, May 5 - Friday, May 8
10am - 4pm | 1700 Student Services Building
Audience: UIC Students, Staff, Faculty
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Need a study break? Stop by WLRC for snacks and de-stress activities!
- Play a board game
- Read a book in our feminist library
- Make art or do some mindful coloring
- Listen to music
- Grab a yummy treat and drink
- Chill on our comfy armchairs & sofas
Please note: This is not a quiet study space.
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[ID: Six circles with kids engaged in various activities, including playing games, reading a book, making art, listening to music, grabbing a snack, and chilling. Above them is an anthropomorphized brain in a zen pose. At the top and bottom are details about the Finals Fuel event.]
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| Surviving the Finals Stretch with CAN |
Whether you are in your first semester or getting ready to graduate, these are tiring, stressful days. Remember, it feels hard because it is hard. If you are building a safety plan or healing from trauma, success may look different right now. You are valuable no matter what your transcript looks like, and you don’t have to do this alone. Please be gentle with yourself and ask for the support you need!
If you need help studying, writing, or getting unstuck, check out these tips:
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- Before you sit down to study, move your body--stretch, get outside, or shake off the nerves.
- Build a writing ritual. Find a comfortable spot, consider the times of day that you focus best, grab your favorite mug, or keep fidgets nearby.
- Talk, draw, or write about how you are feeling before you try to focus.
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Try body doubling. Work with a friend or classmate, hold each other accountable, and celebrate each other’s wins.
- Use the urgent & important matrix to put together your to-do list.
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Work in short bursts with the Pomodoro Method.
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Reach out for academic support!
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Writing Center: writing support online and at Grant Hall
- Math & Science Learning Center: tutoring for bio, chem, math, and physics courses
- ACE (Academic Center for Excellence): academic tutoring and peer mentoring
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LARES (Latin American Recruitment & Educational Services): Math and science tutoring (schedule here)
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Meet Nate Chang Sawyer, CCUSC Community Mental Health Intern!
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As the Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (CCUSC) community mental health intern, Nate offers different kinds of 1:1 student support including but not limited to:
- mental health/therapeutic support
- connections to resources and mutual aid, and
- advocacy support while navigating institutional barriers and academic ableism.
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As a Taiwanese-American graduate student with lived experience of mental illness and psychiatric disability, Nate’s work is centered on collaborating with fellow students to imagine and build structures of collective care inside the university.
There are no costs or session caps. Meetings can be scheduled via email (nsawy@uic.edu) for both in-person and remote. Nate’s office is in 4080 BSB.
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[ID: Info about services provided by CCUSC Community Mental Health Intern Nate Chang Sawyer.]
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As the academic year progresses and many of you and your families are being impacted by the actions of ICE and their abductions, WLRC and the Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (CCUSC) want to underline our ongoing support to you all. Remember that there are multiple pillars on campus to help you stay resolute in completing your studies.
As you continue to fight the good fight, know that you are not alone in the urgency you are feeling. Our space is open to study, gather in community, and check in with
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staff. We are here to support your academic success through the end of the semester and beyond. We will continue to find courage in our solidarity and community, fight injustice, and build spaces of love and care.
Additional Campus Resources:
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Staff Summer Recommendations |
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As summer approaches, our team is sharing our top recommendations for good reads & fun activities!
Thank you for a great year!
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- Lux by Rosalia
- Pressure by Julia Wolf
- Ambiguous Desire by Arlo Parks
- To Whom This May Concern by Jill Scott
- Love Is The New Gangsta by 6LACK
- Give Thanks by Aja Monet
- Pon Di Plaza by Yussef Dayes
- BIAF <3 by Young Miko
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the apple tree under the sea by hemlocke springs
- Post by Björk
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- The Pitt
- Real Housewives of Rhode Island
- Paradise
- Derry Girls
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Activities & Places to Visit
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- See the cherry blossoms in Hyde Park
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Walk the 606
- Grab a Sushi Pizza Box from Tanuki
- Have a picnic on the lake!
- Camp at Illinois State Beach
- Visit Lincoln Park Zoo
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Check out an independent bookstore near you
- Go to a free concert or movie in the park
- Lao Peng You
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Bueno Days
- Visit all the gardens in your area
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Campus Advocacy Network (CAN) Corner |
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Survivors, we are here for you!
Please reach out to the Campus Advocacy Network any time you need support, information, resources, answers, and/or advocacy related to safety, healing, or gender-based violence (sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, stalking, harassment, family abuse).
Our services are free, confidential, and open to all members of the UIC community.
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To connect with an advocate:
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- build a safety plan
- connect with resources (like mental health support or legal assistance)
- process your experiences
- learn about your rights and options
- request academic or workplace accommodations
- communicate with Financial Aid and the Registrar
- file a report with the Office for Access and Equity (Title IX) or police
- petition for an Order of Protection
- find answers to any questions you may have.
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We're also here for allies! Please reach out to us if you are in a role where you may need to support survivors on campus (instructors, mentors, advisors, student leaders, friends, or colleagues) or have questions about resources, mandated reporting, and more.
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| Faculty, please include info about us in your curriculum and syllabus:
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"If you have experienced sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, stalking, or harassment, there is help available. The Campus Advocacy Network provides free and confidential services to UIC students, faculty, and staff who have experienced or are experiencing interpersonal violence.
Pregnant and parenting students are also welcome to contact CAN for resources, information, and support.
If you would like to speak with an advocate, please email CAN at can-appointment@uic.edu, call (312) 413-8206 and leave a voicemail message, text (312) 488-9784, or fill out CAN's Ask An Advocate form online at can.uic.edu/ask. To learn more, visit CAN's website at can.uic.edu."
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[ID: A CAN team member standing next to a presentation screen and facilitating a discussion on how to respond to a disclosure of gender-based violence.]
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Campus & Community Opportunities |
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Scholarships/Funding/Internships/Fellowships |
UIC Vice Chancellor for Advancement: Tell Us about Faculty/Staff Who Changed Your Life
Submit by May 1
Who’s the one person at UIC who changed everything for you? The professor who pushed you further, the staff member who believed in you; the mentor whose advice still guides you today. Share your story to be featured in UIC Forward, the newsletter for alumni and friends of UIC.
UIC Asian American Resource and Cultural Center & KAN-WIN: 20/20-Hour Domestic Violence Training
Apply by May 18
This training prepares future volunteers & professionals to work in the field and directly with survivors. Participants will complete 20 hours of self-paced modules provided by the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV), followed by 20 hours of in-person training provided by KAN-WIN.
Survivors.org: Trauma-informed Yoga Workshop
Tuesdays | 6pm, Virtual
Offers survivors a free, virtual yoga practice that is gentle, grounding, and meets them where they're at.
UIC Counseling Center: Parenting Student Support Group
Thursdays | 12-1pm, Hybrid
Come as you are to connect, share experiences, and receive support from your peers. This support group is open to any UIC student who is a parent or caregiver in any way.
UIC Law Pro Bono Litigation Clinic: Free Name & Gender Marker Changes
Students assist transgender individuals with changing their names and identification documents, prepare necessary court documents, and appear in court on behalf of individuals at hearings. Includes court and document fees.
UIC Library: Upcoming Events
Check out events from the Undergraduate Engagement Program and other departments within the university library!
CAASE: Upcoming Events
The Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation (CAASE) addresses the culture, institutions, and individuals that perpetrate, profit from, or support sexual exploitation through prevention, policy reform, community engagement, and legal service.
Resilience: Upcoming Events
Resilience works to end rape culture and empower sexual assault survivors through advocacy, education, and healing.
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UIC Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change |
Check out what's happening at all our sibling centers this week!
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Founded as a direct result of campus activism, the UIC Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change (CCUSC) work collectively to produce knowledge and shift university culture, validating the multidimensional lived experiences of historically and currently excluded communities.
Informed by social justice frameworks, the Centers support students, faculty, and staff as they build a strong identity and sense of belonging, becoming change agents for a more just campus and society.
The Centers connect our communities and design intercultural and engaged-learning opportunities, student mentorship programs, cultural programming, advocacy, collaborative research, and community partnerships.
Through these efforts, the Centers expand the educational and transformational mission of UIC.
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In light of actual and potential threats to our communities, both here at UIC and throughout the Chicago area, it's important to know what our rights are when interacting with immigration and other federal law enforcement officers.
WHAT TO DO
UIC's administration has shared official protocols for such interactions on campus.
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| - Report ICE activity
- Deportation legal support
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Legal referrals
- Social service referrals
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[ID: Details about ICIRR's Family Support Network Hotline: 855-435-7693.]
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UPCOMING TRAININGS & EVENTS
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We are here for you and will continue to share resources and information with our campus community.
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UIC Women’s Leadership and Resource Center
& Campus Advocacy Network
1700 Student Services Building (MC 363)
1200 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 413-1025 ∙ wlrc@uic.edu ∙ wlrc.uic.edu
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