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UChicago partners with Sunshine Enterprises to support neighborhood-based entrepreneurs
On April 29, the University celebrated the first anniversary of its UChicago Local initiative by announcing a new partnership with Woodlawn-based Sunshine Gospel Ministries’ Sunshine Enterprises, which provides business education and coaching specifically tailored to small, neighborhood-based entrepreneurs. Read more
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| | Civil rights march in Selma inspires Chicago Theological Seminary conference
“Sankofa,” a word in the Akan language of Ghana meaning "to go back and get it," is often represented as a mythical bird reaching its neck to retrieve an egg from its back. Invoking this symbol--as representation of retrieving knowledge and wisdom from the pastin order to move toward the future--framed a panel discussion on the state of the civil rights movement 50 years after the march in Selma, Ala. Read more
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University of Chicago Police Department to create community advisory committee
Following an extensive community process that included discussions with local residents, elected officials and stakeholders across campus, the University of Chicago is taking significant steps to enhance the transparency of the activities of the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD). The University also will streamline online access to law enforcement information that is already public. In addition, UCPD is establishing a community advisory committee to help the department strengthen its relationship with local residents on a range of safety issues. Read more about UCPD’s transparency measures. Read more about the community advisory committee.
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Partner Spotlight: Skills for Chicagoland's Future
When Hyde Park resident Kevin Roberson was hospitalized for more than a month at the University of Chicago Hospitals in 2013, he was impressed by the care and attention he received. Having
been laid off from a 14-year job in law enforcement earlier that
year, Roberson also concluded that the hospital would be a great place to work.
A short time later, he happened upon an ad for Skills for Chicagoland's Future. Read more.
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 Office of Civic Engagement
Student Recognition Night
Celebratory event to recognize the achievements of this year's graduates of the Collegiate Scholars Program and Office of Special Programs-College Prep, and the contributions of the UChicago students who participated in the Neighborhood Schools Program this academic year. Each program will present awards to their respective students, as well as UChicago faculty and partners who have supported the programs. The featured speaker at the event will be Geoffrey Aladro, a former NSP student who was named 2015’s Miami-Dade Teacher of the Year in February.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
5 p.m.
Ida Noyes Hall
Cloister Club
1212 E. 59th St.
Chicago
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Join the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and its host partners for a week-long celebration of innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration across the UChicago campus. More than a dozen workshops, competitions, guest speakers, and other programs will take place, including:
• College New Venture Fund
Challenge Finals
• Chicago Innovation Exchange
Hard Hat Tours
• John Edwardson. '72 Social New Venture Callenge Finals
• Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Finals
• UChicago App Challenge Finals
• 4th Annual Polsky Center
Innovation Showcase
• Startup Grind: Fireside Chat with Bryan Johnson, '07
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at Chicago Forum on Global Cities
An introduction to the Urban Labs, featuring Timothy Knowles, Pritzker Director, UChicago Urban Labs; Jens Ludwig, Director, Crime Lab; and David Meltzer, Director, Health Lab.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
2:30 p.m.
Ida Noyes Hall
Cloister Club
1212 E. 59th St.
Chicago
The Chicago Forum on Global Cities is a three-day, invitation-only forum, hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Financial Times. to explore collaborations to improve cities. University President Robert Zimmer and Theaster Gates, UChicago Professor and Director of Arts + Public Life, will be featured panelists. To request an invitation to the forum, email info@chicagoforum.org.
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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 uchicago.edu/community.
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