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| UChicago expands diversity and local employment on construction projects
University and Medical Center to develop mentor-protégé program
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The University is increasing its goal for the participation of certified minority-owned contracting firms from 25 percent to 35 percent, in line with the Medical Center’s goal. The University and the Medical Center are increasing the goal for certified women-owned firms from 5 percent to 6 percent and raising the Chicago residency goal for on-site construction workers to 40 percent. They also will work together to develop a mentor-protégé program to help smaller minority- and women-owned contracting firms gain technical and administrative expertise that will enable them to successfully compete for construction projects at UChicago and elsewhere.
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| UChicago launches new scholarship program for Chicago Public Schools teachers
In recognition of the important work of educators and in honor of their service in the city of Chicago, the University of Chicago is launching the Chicago Public Schools Educators Award Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship to attend UChicago for the children of educators in the Chicago Public Schools. The CPS Educators Award Scholarship is an expansion of UChicago Promise, a multi-pronged initiative designed to help students and families throughout the city of Chicago gain admission to, pay for and thrive in college. In addition to the front-line teachers in the classroom, the new scholarship will include and recognize the vital role of key related service providers such as school counselors, speech pathologists, and nurses, as well as support personnel who support and care for students each day such as teaching assistants, lunchroom workers, school clerks, and custodians.
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Local artists chosen to create mural in 64th Street underpass in Woodlawn
South Side artists Arlene Turner Crawford and Rahmaan (Statik) Barnes have been selected to create a mural for the railroad underpass on 64th Street at Dorchester Avenue. The Office of Civic Engagement, in partnership with the William G. Hill Center for the Arts and South East Chicago Commission (SECC) selected the artists with input from community stakeholders. Community residents participating in the eighth annual Woodlawn Community Summit, on March 18, were invited to to share their thoughts, ideas and comments on what they would like to see or not see on the underpass wall. This input, as well as feedback collected at other community gatherings, will help to inform the artists’ design for the mural.
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| Partner Spotlight: Arts + Public Life
The Arts Block, which will extend along East Garfield Boulevard from South Prairie Avenue to South Martin Luther King Drive, is a signature initiative of the University of Chicago Arts + Public Life (APL). It will accommodate a wide range of cultural, civic, and commercial spaces, combining University-led initiatives, programming produced by cultural organizations, and private investments from entrepreneurs. UChicago's Arts Incubator, also led by APL, currently shares the block with the privately owned Currency Exchange Café and BING Art Books. The next phase of the Arts Block is the proposed Green Line Arts Center, and the transformation of vacant land into a community green space and pavilion.
The University is collaborating with the City of Chicago, Third Ward Ald. Pat Dowell, Cook County, Chicago Transit Authority, neighborhood organizations, and Chicago’s creative and educational community to make the Arts Block vision a reality. The investment on Garfield Boulevard will provide much-needed venues for art, entertainment, and education. It will invite cultural institutions to establish a physical presence on the Arts Block and actively engage local residents and community organizations.
By fostering an enhanced relationship between artists and the cultural and civic life of the community, the Arts Block will create a new and vital cultural destination in Chicago and become a socioeconomic driver for the greater Washington Park neighborhood.
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| Community Opportunities
2017 Kovler Foundation Larry Hawkins Career Conference: This annual event, sponsored by the Office of Special Programs-College Prep, gives high school students from across Chicago an opportunity to explore different career options through interacting with professionals from a variety of industries. Panelists provide students with information about daily job responsibilities, as well as educational and training requirements. Students get the opportunity to network with professionals and engage in hands-on workshops. This year’s conference will be May 13, 2017, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact kovlerhawkinscareer@uchicago.edu with questions. To register as a panelist (by March 31), volunteer (by April 22), or student (by May 1), visit kovlerhawkinscareerconference.com.
One Summer Chicago: Provides young people, ages 14 to 24, with access to more than 30,000 job and internship opportunities. Applications for One Summer Chicago can be found at onesummerchicago.org. In addition to the city and private investments being made in One Summer Chicago, a new crowdfunding tool has been created to give the general public an opportunity to invest in our youth. Deadline to apply for a job or internship: May 15, 2017.
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Celebrate and honor four leaders from the SSA community who have made an enduring commitment to advancing the field of social work and social justice to foster more inclusive, equitable, and diverse communities. Honorees are Dolores (Dodie) Norton, Inabel Burns Lindsay, AM ’37, Esther Nieves, AM ’87, and Charles Payne. Journalist and educator Sylvia Ewing will moderate a panel discussion of people in the field who have been influenced by each of the honorees.
Thursday, March 30
5–7 p.m.
School of Social Service Administration
969 E. 60th St.
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’ birth, UChicago will celebrate the life and poetry of the first African American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize. It will feature Nora Brooks Blakely, Ishion Hutchinson, Haki Madhubuti, Ed Roberson, Sonia Sanchez, and Evie Shockley, with a performance of music and poetry by Jamila Woods, and the premiere of a commission by Nicole Mitchell and the Black Earth Ensemble.
Thursday, April 6-
Saturday, April 8
DuSable Museum
740 E. 56th Pl. &
Logan Center for the Arts
915 E. 60th St.
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Watch a screening of ‘Hidden Figures’ and join an expert panel of UChicago female physicists and astrophysicists who will explore the contributions of women of color in science and the current and historical challenges they experience. Panelists are Professor Young Kee Kim, Kavli Institute graduate student Andrea Bryant, and Assistant Professor Camille Avestruz. Open to the public, $5 admission at the door.
Saturday, April 8
7 p.m.
Max Palevsky Cinema
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 E. 59th St.
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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 the University's civic engagement work at civicengagement.uchicago.edu.
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