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Revamped Employer-Assisted Housing Program offers more incentives, opportunities for UChicago employees to live in budding South Side communities
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 | Lorice Pullins, a registered nurse at the medical center, was the first UChicago Medicine employee to purchase a home under the Employer-Assisted Housing Program since it was relaunched in October 2014. | |
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| Last fall, UChicago and UChicago Medicine revamped their joint Employer-Assisted Housing Program (EAHP) to improve incentives for staff and faculty to move into the nine communities surrounding campus. EAHP provides a forgivable loan for down payment and closing costs for home purchases. There is an added bonus and new rental assistance for employees moving into a focus area within the Woodlawn neighborhood. The program is part of a broader University strategy to invest in the mid-South Side. Since the October 2014 relaunch, 10 employees have taken advantage of the program, and the commercial and cultural renaissance happening around the UChicago campus.
In October, Atlantic Media recognized the University's Employer-Assisted Housing Program as an innovative model for community reinvestment, selecting it as one of 25 national finalists for the Renewal Awards.
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| Engage Chicago Through Service DayMore than 350 UChicago students wrapped up this year's Orientation Week volunteering their time and energy to community service projects at 25 sites on Chicago's South and West sides. The day-long Engage Chicago Through Service Day, on September 26, was organized by the University Community Service Center, in partnership with the Office of Civic Engagement.
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| CIE, UChicago Law School and Perkins Coie team up on new legal clinic Entrepreneurs at the Chicago Innovation Exchange (CIE) now have access to legal guidance at the Innovation Clinic at the UChicago Law School, thanks to a partnership between the CIE, Law School, and Perkins Coie law firm. Law School students will staff the clinic, offering CIE’s Business Incubator members assistance with common start-up legal issues, including incorporation, intellectual property licensing, and employment agreements.
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Collaboration is a cornerstone of scientific innovation. Through its management of Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and recent affiliation with the world-renowned Marine Biological Laboratory, UChicago coordinates one of the world's preeminent research networks. From historic experiments in nuclear energy, developmental biology, and particle physics to today's challenges of renewable power, dark matter, and microbial ecology, these campuses have long been at the vanguard of discovery. Come hear how these partnerships place Chicago at the center of the scientific universe, with deep intellectual and economic benefits for the region. Program features Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, University President Robert Zimmer, Provost Eric Isaacs, and the lab directors.
Friday, November 13, 2015
7:30 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
William Eckhardt Research Center Auditorium
5640 S. Ellis Ave.
Chicago
Admission is free. Registration is required as space is limited. RSVP.
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Black Girls (Can) Fly! is a play about a 10-year old girl from Chicago named Bessie Mae. Drive-by shootings, school
closings, and protests have taken their toll. Bessie Mae's fear has forced her to stay in-doors. When an opportunity to take a trip with her parents presents itself, Bessie Mae has to decide if she is going to allow her fear to enable or empower her. Advance tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, or $15 at the door. Contact the office at 773-536-2399 for more information.
UChicago Charter North Kenwood / Oakland School
1119 E. 46th St.
Saturday, Novermber 14, 2015
2 p.m.
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Sponsored by the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with UChicago Arts and the Office of Civic Engagement, the CSO and the University of Chicago will jointly celebrate their 125th anniversaries with a special educational performance of chamber music by an ensemble of CSO musicians playing Mozart's Divertimento in D, K. 251. This concert is hosted by Burke Elementary School. It is free and open to the public, but attendees must RSVP. Space is limited.
Burke Elementary School
5356 S. Martin Luther King Dr.
Monday, November 16, 2015
3:45 - 4:30 p.m.
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Join the Chicago Innovation Exchange for a fireside chat with Charles Adler, co-founder of the groundbreaking crowd-funding website Kickstarter. He will talk about how his experiences in college and his early career impacted his growth as an entrepreneur, his experience founding multiple companies, how Kickstarter emerged, and what he's focusing on now. Sponsored by Barnes & Thornburg LLP. Event is free and open to the public, but attendees must RSVP.
Chicago Innovation Exchange
1452 E 53rd St., 2nd floor
Monday, November 16
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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About us
The University of Chicago is shaped and inspired by the city of Chicago. Our growing partnership with our neighbors has the potential to enhance the quality of life and economic development of the South Side and the global reach of this vibrant city. UChicago has devoted the research and creative thinking of some of the nation’s top scholars, as well as millions of dollars in investment in recent years, to support local schools, jobs, health care, arts, housing, and public safety. Learn more about our civic engagement work at civicengagement.uchicago.edu.
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