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My UIC Language Story: Share Your Story of Understanding/Learning/Speaking a Language!

Nov 18, 2020 1:30 pm378 views
HCAB Ball: A Night in the City - April 8th!

Feb 24, 2022 12:00 pm377 views
2019 LEAP Emerge: Summer Internship Program – Application Deadline: March 4

Feb 7, 2019 1:45 pm376 views
Join Collaborative Health's E-board!! A new pre-health organization at UIC!

Aug 9, 2023 10:30 am375 views
Maurice Prize Award Competition

Jan 11, 2017 12:15 pm374 views

Dear UIC Students, Faculty, and Staff:

UIC Student Affairs is pleased to announce the annual Maurice Prize Competition. The competition is intended to foster innovation, creativity, originality, ingenuity and resourcefulness among undergraduate students at the University of Illinois at Chicago. These elements are achieved through students undertaking projects of their own choosing and executing a strategy to address their issue while applying their own knowledge, creative use of resources, and the ability to work with others to find solutions.

The individual winner or team demonstrating the deepest learning and problem solving receives a $5,000.00 award. For more information about the Maurice Prize Competition, eligibility details, and to obtain the Letter of Intent to participate in the competition, students must login on the UIC SnAP, campus-wide scholarship management system atuic.academicworks.com.

Interested students are also encouraged to attend one of two informational sessions in the Student Leadership Development and Volunteer Services office located at 750 S. Halsted St., Room 389:

Friday, January 13, 2017, 2:00-3:00pm

OR

Tuesday, January 17, 2017, 3:00-4:00pm

Please feel free to send questions directly to me at longsa@uic.edu.

Sincerely,

Spencer Long

Chair, Maurice Prize Competition Evaluation Committee
ChicagoCHEC Research Fellows Program – Application Deadline: Feb 28

Feb 20, 2018 4:45 pm374 views
EM Research Volunteer - Department of Emergency Medicine

Jul 13, 2022 9:15 am373 views
Honors College Research Grants - Application Deadline February 11

Jan 11, 2022 11:00 am372 views
Chicago Signature Honors Programming - Spring 2017 Schedule

Jan 27, 2017 3:00 pm370 views

The Chicago Signature Honors Program Spring schedule is announced! Chicago Signature Honors Programming invites UIC Honors students to experience amazing cultural and educational opportunities outside of class at no cost to the student!

Check out the upcoming events:

Game Changers / Joffrey Ballet: Friday, February 17th at 7:30pmRSVP by Monday, January 30th

Monster / Steppenwolf Theatre: Friday, February 24th at 7:30pmRSVP by Friday, February 3rd

Carmen / Lyric Opera: Monday, March 6th at 7:30pmRSVP by Monday, February 6th

Leticia Aravena presents D'Corazon / Old Town School of Folk Music, World Music Wednesday: Wed, March 15th at 8:30RSVP by Friday, February 17th

Ravinia Jazz Mentors: Monk and Gillespie Centennial Tribute / Ravinia Festival, Bennett Gordon Hall: Sat., April 8th at 8:30RSVP by Friday, February 3rd

Ma, Thile, and Meyer: Bach Trios Tour / Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Monday, April 24th at 8:00pmRSVP by Friday, February 10th

See http://chicagosignature.honors.uic.edu/events/ for more details and to RSVP.

Questions? Contact Dr. Brianna Noll at bnoll2@uic.edu or Dr. Jose Melendez at jmelen5@uic.edu
The Summer 2022 CTA U-PASS Important Information

Apr 25, 2022 12:45 pm370 views
Interested in being an Honors College Tutor this semester? Apply today!

Jan 18, 2018 3:45 pm369 views
NSCS E-Board Positions Open! (Deadline October 1st!)

Sep 22, 2021 1:00 pm369 views
HCAB Faculty-Student Luncheon, Wed. 4/8

Apr 6, 2015 5:45 am368 views

All Honors students and faculty are invited to the HCAB Faculty-Student Luncheon!

Wednesday, April 8
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
First Floor Burnham Hall

A chance for Honors College Students and Faculty to meet and mingle over lunch! Students, invite your Faculty Fellow or your Honors Core instructor to join you for lunch.

Lunch will be provdied by Roti Mediterranean Grill. Students: Bring your I-Card to enter!

Questions? Contact Sarah Gardiner at sarahg1@uic.edu.
Attend Chicago Humanities Festival Events Free of charge!

Oct 18, 2022 10:00 am366 views
The Skin Tone Identities and Inequalities (STiiP) Research Project: We’re hiring!

Jan 4, 2022 11:15 am365 views
Internship Opportunities with Spring Deadlines!

Feb 13, 2018 1:30 pm365 views
Summer Internship - Children's Participation in Environment Research Lab (CPERL) - Deadline 4/10

Mar 29, 2022 9:00 am365 views
Unsure who your Honors Advisor or Honors Fellow is?

Jan 9, 2017 5:30 pm364 views

Your Honors Advisor and Faculty Fellow assignments can be viewed in the HARS system. Log in to find out who your Honors Advisor and Fellow is!
Research Position with Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Aug 19, 2014 7:00 am364 views

Dr. Michael Johnson's drug discovery laboratory in the UIC College of Pharmacy Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology is seeking a motivated undergraduate to join the research team as a research technician. The project aims to identify and develop compounds that inhibit vital enzyme reactions in pathogenic bacteria. The ultimate goal of this research is to develop novel therapeutic drugs targeting various infectious diseases. The technician will be extensively trained to support ongoing research in the laboratory and will be expected to conduct bench-top lab experiments independently. Please note that, at this time, this position is voluntary. Though, Work Study students may receive funding through the Chancellor's Undergraduate Research Award program.

Position: part-time, school year and summer availability

Preferred Experience: biochemistry and/or microbiology laboratory coursework

Incentives: This research experience provides the potential for any of the following:

- bolster resume with research experience

- letters of recommendation

- use research project to earn course credit and potentially complete an Honors College Capstone project

- authorship and acknowledgements on publications in high impact journals

- present research posters at relevant conferences

- network

- exposure to pharmaceutical industry settings

Interested? Please email Libby Brubaker at libbybru12@gmail.com with a paragraph describing your interest in the position, your career goals, and how you see this position fulfilling those goals.
Applications are open for UIC Orientation Leaders!

Dec 9, 2019 3:00 pm364 views
New Honors College Hoodies Are Here!

Aug 24, 2015 9:30 am363 views

HONORS COLLEGE HOODIES ARE HERE!

Honors College Hoodies are back and better than ever! Featuring the new logo design on a black zip front hoodie. For sale at the Honors College front desk. Get yours while supplies last! Each one costs $30.
The Alma Cruz Zamudio Empowerment Scholarship – Application Deadline: June 4

May 30, 2018 3:15 pm360 views
Save the Date: HCAB Faculty-Student Luncheon, Wed. 4/6

Apr 4, 2016 5:15 pm358 views

HCAB Faculty-Student Luncheon
A chance for Honors students and faculty to get to know each other informally over lunch!

Wed., April 6
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location: Honors College, First floor of Burnham Hall

Free lunch from Panera!

Honors College Students: Invite your Faculty Fellow, Core instructor, or another faculty member to attend with you! Bring your I-Card to enter.
Entry Positions Available in Naba Lab for ECM Research

Apr 6, 2023 11:45 am358 views
Research or Experiential learning opportunity: The INERTIA Study

May 18, 2022 10:15 am358 views
HON 200 – Honors Internship

Aug 30, 2018 3:30 pm358 views
UIC's Summer Research Opportunities Program – Application Deadline: Feb 2

Jan 18, 2018 2:00 pm357 views
Northwestern University Health Professions Recruitment & Exposure Program, Apply by 12/8

Nov 23, 2014 9:45 pm357 views

Northwestern University Health Professions Recruitment & Exposure Program (HPREP) immersion program

Winter 2015

Please read further for more information about the month-long curriculum:

HPREP Curriculum

Immersion in the medical school curriculum

Performing basic medical physicals

Essay writing and study skills workshops

Observing a gross anatomy lab

Mentoring by healthcare students

Information on different health professions and fields of medicine

Application Requirements

High School Juniors and Seniors with minimum GPA of 2.0

College Fresh, Soph., and Juniors with a minimum GPA of 3.0

We are looking specifically for students who come from backgrounds that are statistically underrepresented in the healthcare professions such as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Pacific Islanders. However, all students interested in this program are more than welcome to apply. This is a fun program and previous students have really enjoyed it and found it very informative. If a student has already participated in the program, they are not eligible to participate another year because the program is not significantly different from year to year.

Dates

The dates for HPREP 2015 will be: Jan 10^th, 17^th, and 24^th, Feb 7^th, 14^th and 21^nd (Note that we will take an intermission and not have HPREP on January 31^st)

Time:

9:00 AM – 12:00 pm at the Feinberg Campus in Downtown Chicago

Deadlines

All applications must be submitted by Dec 8th, 2014

Students should hear our decision during the week of Dec 15^th

^{Please see the link for the HPREP application: nufsm.wufoo.com/forms/hprep-student-application/}

If you have any questions, please direct them to HPREP coordinators at HPREPNorthwestern@Gmail.com.
Nine Scholarships Ranging from $1000-$5000 from the OVCSA, Apply by Mon. 3/30

Mar 23, 2015 10:15 am356 views

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA) is accepting applications for nine competitive scholarship awards available to students across all colleges and academic disciplines:

• Supporting Excellence Endowment (S.E.E.) Scholarship
• Dr. Thomas Beckham Memorial Scholarship
• VCSA Scholarship
• Gordon J. Flesch Memorial Scholarship
• University of Illinois Alumni Association Pier Scholar Award
• Rundgren Foundation Scholarship
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship
• UIC Jim’s Original Scholarship
• Lorilyn Espique Aquino Fund

Each scholarship provides between $1,000 and $5,000 to the recipients for the 2015-2016 year. Information about each scholarship and the online application are available on the OVCSA website at http://vcsa.uic.edu/scholarships/

The application deadline for these awards is Monday, March 30, 2015. If you have any questions about the scholarships or the application process, please contact Kara Holloway in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at (312) 996-7140 or ovcsa@uic.edu.
Volunteer for Mayor Lightfoot's 1st Annual Solutions Toward Ending Poverty (STEP) Summit! (Event date: 2/20)

Feb 10, 2020 2:15 pm355 views
Student Research Scientific Aide Position in Center for Research on Health and Aging

May 4, 2016 1:15 pm355 views

Undergraduate Student Research Scientific Aide/Assistant Position Available!

The Center for Research on Health and Aging (CRHA) is seeking to fill an undergraduate student research position. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable research experience! If you are smart, reliable, motivated, and eager to learn then we want you to be a part of our team!

What we do:

CRHA is housed under the Institute for Health Research & Policy at UIC, where we test and disseminate evidence about how older adults can prevent disability and disease to maintain health. You can find more information about CRHA on our website: http://www.ihrp.uic.edu/center/center-research-health-and-aging

As a research assistant you will take part in an exciting project at CRHA which involves testing Fit and Strong! (an evidence-based physical activity/ health behavior change program for older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis) to a new enhanced version of this program called Fit and Strong! Plus that also addresses diet and weight management.

Responsibilities:

Duties as a research assistant would be:

Assisting with program implementation at sites in Chicago
Recruiting, screening, and enrolling study participants
Conducting surveys and interviews with study participants
Entering data
General office duties

Who we want:

We are looking for responsible, organized and dedicated undergraduates who are majoring in a health or social science discipline. The ideal candidate must commute between study sites and west campus. The student must be able to commit to at least 20 hours per week.

Contact Us:

To apply, submit your resume and a cover letter to Andrew DeMott:

Email: ademot1@uic.edu Phone: 312-355-3174
New Study Abroad Opportunities

Oct 25, 2022 10:15 am354 views
BHTC Tutor Application for Fall 2022 - Deadline 5/16!

Apr 14, 2022 11:00 am353 views
UIC America Reads is hiring student tutors for Spring 2020!

Feb 3, 2020 2:45 pm352 views
Women's Mental Health Research Assistant Position

May 30, 2014 2:30 pm350 views

The Women’s Mental Health Research Program directed by Dr. Pauline Maki would like to extend an opportunity to volunteer as an undergraduate research assistant. The research project is looking at ways to better identify and treat women at risk for perinatal mental health disorders. As a research assistant, you would have the opportunity to have direct contact with research participants by conducting surveys on mental health in an OB/GYN setting. The research team is currently looking for undergraduates who can start in the summer and can give an average commitment of ten hours per week.

If you are interested, please contact Lacey Pezley at lwisslead@psych.uic.edu.
gUIde Mentorship Program Application (Due September 1st)

Aug 30, 2021 3:00 pm350 views
Reserve space in the Honors College after hours this semester

Sep 11, 2018 3:00 pm350 views
Summer Internships with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency – due 9/30!

Sep 23, 2019 1:30 pm350 views
New GPPA – Chicago Kent College of Law Program, Sophomores Apply by Mon. 12/15 (Extended Deadline)

Dec 8, 2014 5:30 pm350 views

The deadline for sophomores to apply for this exciting opportunity has been extended. Applications will be accepted through December 15.

The Honors College at the University of Illinois at Chicago is pleased to announce a partnership with the Chicago-Kent College of Law that will provide guaranteed seats for UIC graduates in the law school. This Guaranteed Professional Program Admission initiative (GPPA) will join 23 other GPPA programs in 11 colleges that allow new first year students to be admitted to UIC with guaranteed admission to one of several graduate and professional degree programs. For the first time, however, the GPPA Chicago-Kent College of Law program will also extend admission to current undergraduate students.

Specifically, starting in the 2014-2015 academic year, the Honors College's Guaranteed Professional Program Admission initiative will offer sophomore entry to the program. For this first year only, we will offer a special fall entry for current sophomores (future deadlines will be in the summer).

UIC sophomores currently in their 3rd semester of study at UIC can apply by December 15, 2014 at https://uofi.uic.edu/fb/sec/1081171

Students in the program must complete a bachelor's degree at UIC prior to entering the Chicago-Kent College of Law.

The IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law's history dates to 1888. The law school developed from the merger of the Chicago College of Law and the Kent College of Law. A 1969 merger made it part of the Illinois Institute of Technology. The law school has earned many accolades including being ranked 6th nationally in Trial Advocacy and 10th in Intellectual Property by U.S. News & World Report (March 2014). It is also considered a Best Value private law school by the National Jurist (October 2013), and its faculty ranks 52nd in the nation based on scholarly impact (Sisk et al., 2012). The bar passage rate for Chicago-Kent law graduates in 2013 was 93%.

We are excited to offer this prestigious pathway to a career in law to our students.

Additional requirements for the program apply. Please direct questions about the program to Beth Powers at bpowers@uic.edu.
New mental health club: Become part of Active Minds at UIC!

Jan 11, 2021 1:45 pm348 views
Research Assistant Position in Psychology for Fall 2014

Jul 22, 2014 4:15 pm348 views

Dr. Stewart Shankman in the Department of Psychology is looking for undergraduate research assistants to volunteer in the Chicago Lab of Emotion and Physiology. This is a wonderful opportunity to expand your research skills before applying to graduate school!

RA's should have flexible schedules to help with lab visits, be timely and have an interest in mood and anxiety disorders and pursuing a higher degree in Psychology. Weekend availability is strongly desired, as is experience using SPSS for data entry and working with participants. Responsibilities of an RA include assisting graduate students with lab visits, running participants through behavioral tasks and neuropsych assessments, entering data into SPSS, and generally helping around the lab. In order to apply, please send a copy of your resume and answer the questions below to Allie Hodges at hodgesam@uic.edu. If you have any questions about the application process or our lab, feel free to contact Allie as well!

1. Reasons why you want to be a research assistant in our lab

2. Reasons why you should be selected as a research assistant (be sure to address any qualifications that pertain to the responsibilities listed above)

3. Hours per week you can devote to the project

4. Anything else we should know about you
Honors College Research & Travel Grants (Deadline 2/26)

Feb 24, 2016 8:00 am347 views

A significant advantage of being in the Honors College is access to money to support your undergraduate research or other scholarly projects. Please see your faculty research advisor right away and start on your applications for several grants-in-aid, which are all due on-line Friday, February 26, 2016. All applications must be read by and supported by a letter from your research faculty advisor.

(1) Research grants: All forms of scholarship are supported, including Capstone Projects. Maximum award is $1,000, for expenditures incurred since August 24, 2015 or anticipated for projects planned for current or planned research projects. Reasonable research expenses may be covered (but not student stipends). Please submit your application here: https://uic.academicworks.com/opportunities/1818

(2) Travel grants: Proposals will be considered for expenses associated with presentation of research at conferences (e.g., flight, hotel, poster preparation costs) up to $500. Please submit your application here: https://uic.academicworks.com/opportunities/1815

Whether you are conducting scientific experiments, lab research, or surveys, whether you are analyzing data from field work such as participant observation or in-depth interviews, creating a set for a play, designing a building, or exploring historical archives, you may apply for funding to support your research, attend professional conferences, pay for your Research Forum poster, and so on.

Please read the award announcements carefully, and follow instructions for submission of rationale and methods, detailed budget and budget justification, letter of support, and so on. Submit your completed online application--include support letter--by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2016. The online system will be terminated at that time and no late applications will be accepted.

Please direct questions to Eliza Callahan at eycas@uic.edu or 312-413-5987.
Research position in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine (Apply now!)

Feb 10, 2020 2:45 pm346 views
Sign-up now for the UIC Undergraduate Research Forum; Registration is officially open for undergraduate student presenters and faculty/staff/graduate student judges!

Feb 13, 2023 10:00 am346 views
Come Take a Nap in Jane Addams' Bedroom

Aug 29, 2023 10:30 am346 views
Internship available in Northwestern’s Office of Medical Social Sciences in Spring 2020 (Apply now!)

Jan 20, 2020 2:30 pm345 views
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers a new paid internship program in International Affairs (Deadline August 19th) Apply now!

Aug 17, 2021 2:45 pm345 views
RSVP for the first Chicago Signature Honors Program of the Year: His Shadow

Sep 11, 2019 3:45 pm345 views
Applications now being accepted for 2014-2015 Honors Ambassadors!

Apr 9, 2014 6:15 pm344 views

Applications now being accepted for 2014-2015 Honors Ambassadors!

Honors Ambassadors (Due 4/10)

Are you a social person and love to meet new people and share your Honors College experience with them? Become an Honors Ambassador! You will be assigned a group of next year’s freshmen to connect with and help them learn about all the Honors College has to offer. Interviews will be held in April, see the application for more information.

Applications for each of these opportunities are also available on the HON222 Blackboard site. For any questions, please email Sarah Gardiner at sarahg1@uic.edu
Attend the UIC Student Research Forum, Tues. 4/12

Apr 11, 2016 5:00 am343 views

Are you interested in seeing undergraduate research? Unsure what to do for your Capstone project and want to see examples from other students? Stop by the Student Research Forum next week!

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
1:00pm - 3:30pm
UIC Forum
725 West Roosevelt Road

The Student Research Forum represents one of the finest student-run activities at UIC. It is one of the few student activities that is academic in nature and includes the entire student body; undergraduate, graduate and professional. The Forum provides a venue for students at UIC to present their scholarly efforts and is an event in which the campus celebrates the wealth of research across all disciplines carried out by the dedicated students of this campus.

Students from all disciplines (Arts, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Humanities, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, among others) are invited to present their work one-on-one to Forum attendees and judges during a high-energy 3-hour session, followed by an awards ceremony. Monetary awards will be given in various categories. Research presentations are accompanied by a poster or other visual display that captures the spirit of the research work and/or highlights key features of the project.

If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in this event, please call (312) 413-0075 at least one week prior to the event.

For more information, visit: http://research.uic.edu/srf

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