Friday, December 2, 2011

Chicago Careers in Health Professions (CCIHP) 2011 to 2012

Chicago Careers in Health Professions (CCIHP) helps students achieve academic, professional, and personal success through longitudinal individual advising, small group workshops, seminars, and other health and medicine related activities. CCIHP provides students with the resources and support to develop a customized portfolio of knowledge, skills, and experiences required for advanced study in allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) medicine, public health (MPH), dental (DDS) and podiatric (DPM) practice, veterinary medicine (DVM), pharmacy (Pharm. D), and health services research (PhD).

CCIHP aims to empower students to achieve a high level of academic, professional, and personal success. The CCIHP team works closely with pre-health students to ensure that, upon graduation, they are well-prepared for both the application and job search processes. CCIHP does this by assisting students in identifying research opportunities, internship training programs (e.g., Metcalf Fellowships and the Katen Scholars), and challenging civic engagement experiences.

CCIHP encourages students to explore all of their options in health and medicine. Throughout the year CCIHP hosts panels and workshops featuring health professionals, many of whom are alumni of the College. Students also have access to an ever-expanding onsite library with internship, career, and volunteer information. CCIHP also employs a selected group of students known as the CCIHP Fellows who serve as peer mentors to students. The CCIHP Fellows host events targeting mostly first-and-second year students as well as hold daily office hours in CCIHP and in the Regenstein library.

Here is a link to the CCIHP Fellows blog.

You can also find them on Facebook.

Our quarterly calendar and weekly email updates contain a wealth of information on professional programs, health and medicine related activities taking place on campus, as well as summer opportunities. You can sign onto our list host through the CCIHP website.

CCIHP Health Professions Adviser, Melissa Paddock has worked closely with undergraduates as an admissions counselor for A.T. Still University. In addition to academic advising, Melissa has counseled students on careers in medicine, dentistry, physician's assistant, physical and occupational therapy, audiology, athletic training, as well as biomedical research, public health, and health administration. Melissa has worked closely with faculty and administrators to develop admissions criteria, and has served on graduate admissions committees. She has been especially dedicated to working with students from under-represented populations, directing admissions workshops with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Center for American Indian Health Professions, and the Latino Medical Student Association.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

OMSA Advisory Board Meeting Highlights!

The OMSA Advisory Board meets bi-monthly to address the concerns of UChicago’s multicultural community. It is an important asset in helping to ensure that OMSA and the university administration is effectively meeting the needs of the diverse student body. In order to make sure that broader campus community is aware of the concerns the Advisory Board are addressing, the OMSA Blog includes meeting highlights!

Meeting Date: November 15, 2011

Special Guests:
  • Kim Goff-Crews, the Vice President for Campus and Student Life/ Dean of Students
  • Yusef Al-Jarani, Student Government Liasion
Highlights:
  • The OMSA Advisory Board is making changes with its strategy in approaching student concerns. Be on the look out for any upcoming events or presentations in your RSO meetings!
  • University of Chicago has contracts with CTA that allows the 170, 171, and 172 to run with no cost for students. As such, this is why the University does not have the CTA UPass of some form. This was actually determined several years ago based on students preference from surveys. If you have questions concerning transportation or the CTA UPassfeel free to contact the new Director of Transportation & Parking, Theresa Brown
Overview:
  • The Board expressed concerns over the recent controversy of freedom of expression. They asked: How do you strike the balance between the freedom of expression for students with the institution?
  • Goff-Crews stated: Students are always trying to bring in different aspects of the events from very controversial to popular among the community and they are encourage to do so. The administration enjoys and appreciates students expressing their beliefs and passions, all the while ensuring that students are safe and secure.
  • She asks groups to be very prepared in order to run successful protest or demonstrations and that is what the university strives for. Overall, Goff-Crews and the university staff supports protests and student’s willingness to speak at events, but asks that student groups prepare for all outcomes that could arise
  • Students should also be aware the University’s policy for demonstrations and protests
  • The Board has previously expressed concern over what the message of where to travel in Hyde Park was being distributed. They asked Goff-Crews how the message of “don’t go to these places” could be given to not limit students to travel around the community.
  • Goff-Crews responded that the University’s position is that one can travel wherever they please so long as they do so safely. There is no reason why students should be limited to where they travel, but they do have to be mindful of their own safety.
  • There is the Safety Awareness Program and the Common Sense Manual that students can use to become more aware of the community and how to travel. The university strives to make sure that students are aware of their communities and activities that may be taking place but not to scare students and prevent them from traveling to certain places.
  • The Board expressed concerns over how Goff-Crews attends to the concerns of undergraduate and graduate students. How does her department balance between both and how do they attempt to integrate the different graduate schools between each other?
  • Goff-Crews has departments that are dedicated to targeting both undergraduate and graduate students equally. She tries to address the specific and unique needs of different students by attending to their needs and requests. An example is there is a bigger issue for undergraduates in terms of housing specifically, where undergraduates will live if the incoming class keeps getting bigger. Many of the issues will not have short-term results, but are being looked at for the long-term solution.
  • Goff-Crews has met with students from each of the various departments in the graduate divisions to better understand and address graduate needs. The primary needs are academic and career support and social support. Campaigns are being held to raise funds for more social support and activities.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

A Conversation With "Let's Talk" Counselor, Bindu Seth Heck



1. Tell me a little about your professional background.

I am currently completing my second year of a part-time post-doctoral fellowship at the Student Counseling Service. I was awarded my doctoral degree from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and my dissertation focused on issues of belongingness and the lived experience of individuals within the Gender Queer and Transgender communities. I completed my pre-doctoral internship at SCS and have also completed training programs at Northwestern University, Northtown Rogers Park Mental Health Center, and Elgin Mental Health Center.

2. What is “Let’s Talk”? What happens at a visit to “Let’s Talk”?

“Let’s Talk” is a program that provides easy access to informal and confidential consultations with counselors from the Student Counseling Service. A student can simply walk-in during the designated time—there is no appointment or fee necessary. A student can remain anonymous if they would prefer not to give their name. During a visit, I typically ask if there is a particular issue or concern that is bringing a student to “Let’s Talk,” and provide support, perspective, and suggestions for resources.

3. Who should visit “Let’s Talk”?
This service is open to all University of Chicago undergraduate and graduate students. “Let’s Talk” is the best fit for the following people:students who are not sure about therapy and wonder what it’s like to talk with a therapist; students who are not interested in therapy but would like the perspective of a counselor; students who have a specific problem and would like someone with whom to talk it through; students who have a concern about a friend and want some thoughts about what to do.

4. How is “Let’s Talk” different from psychotherapy at the Student Counseling Service (SCS)?

Therapists at SCS provide short-term therapy, which usually consists of weekly 45-50 minute appointments. “Let’s Talk” is not formal therapy: it is a drop-in service where students can have an informal consultation with a counselor from time to time.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Weekly Schedule: Nov 5- 10

Saturday, November 5
Teacher Workshop: Art and Activism
Presented by: The Smart Museum
9:00 AM-3:30 PM
Smart Museum of Art, 5550 South Greenwood Avenue
Rebirth of a Nation: Race & Gender Politics in Media
Presented by: Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC)
Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street
South Asian Student Association Culture Show study break
McCormick Tribune Lounge of Reynolds Club, 5706 South University Ave.

Monday, November 7
Library Book Sale
Presented by: Joseph Regenstein Library
9:30 AM-4:30 PM
Joseph Regenstein Library, 1100 East 57th Street
ORCSA Presents: Sundaes on Mondays
Presented by: ORCSA
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Reynolds Club, 5706 South University Avenue
Urban Teacher Education Program Info Session
Presented by: Urban Teacher Education Program
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 240 of Biological Sciences Learning Center, 924 East 57th Stree

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Chicago Careers in Journalism (CCIJ) - 2011 to 2012

Chicago Careers in Journalism (CCIJ) is a non-competitive program open to all students and alumni of the College. It strives to work with students at all levels of interest, those interested in journalism as a profession and also those interested in it as extracurricular experience. Journalism focuses on what is new and different in the world. It involves every subject—politics, policy, science, culture, art and even travel and food. It may be conveyed through newspapers, magazines, television, radio or the Internet. It’s all journalism.

The CCIJ program mentors students to earn internships and jobs, holds skill-building workshops, provides Metcalf and CCIJ grants to help students afford unpaid, full-time journalism internships, and brings professional journalists to campus to meet with students.
  • To sign up for the CCIJ list serve for opportunities and announcements, go through Chicago Career Connection to your profile and check the CCIJ box AND the journalism industry box.
  • CCIJ web page: https://caps.uchicago.edu/cci/journalism.shtml
CCIJ Program Director Kathy Anderson has worked at every level of journalism - national and local; broadcast and print. For 20 years she was in daily journalism, primarily with ABC News, and for eight years she wrote and produced documentaries, mostly for national PBS. While at ABC News, Kathy won a William Benton Fellowship to study at the University of Chicago and her master’s degree is from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
  • To make an appointment:
    • Use the “Counseling Appointment” shortcut on Chicago Career Connection
    • Email Program Director Kathy Anderson at kathya@uchicago.edu
Come to CCIJ's Fireside Chat:

How to Get A Journalism Internship w/CCIJ
Tuesday November 8 from 3:30 to 4:30 pm at 5710 South Woodlawn

Interested in journalism? Find out the best way to get an internship and network in the field from Kathy Anderson, an award-winning journalist and CCIJ Director.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Weekly Schedule October 30 - November 3

Sunday, October 30
Dia De Los Muertos
Presented by: M.E.Ch.A.
6:30 PM
Hutchinson Commons of Reynolds Club, 5706 South University

Monday, October 31

Happy Halloween!

Tuesday, November 1
Free, Walk-In Flu Immunization Clinic
9 AM
Third Floor of the Bookstore, 970 East 58th Street

CCIPSS: How to Use LinkedIn to Get a Job or Internship
Presented by: Chicago Careers in Public and Social Service
East Lounge of Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Weekly Schedule - October 14 - 20

Friday, October 14
Great Chicago Book Sale
Presented by: International House
Assembly Hall at International House, 1414 East 59th Street

Saturday, October 15
Blues 'N' Ribs!
Presented by: Council on University Programming (COUP)
9:00 PM
Cloister Club of Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street

Monday, October 17
Free, Walk-In Flu Immunization Clinic
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
Room 127 of Regenstein Library, 1100 East 57th
CCIL: Personal Statement Workshop
Presented by: Chicago Careers in Law
1:00 PM-2:30 PM
East Lounge of Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street
CMC Kick Off and Reception
Presented by: Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
4:30 PM-6:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue,

Tuesday, October 18
Human Rights Minor & Internship Info Session
Presented by: Human Rights Program
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Tea Room of Social Science Research, 1126 East 59th Street
Mexican Studies Seminar Rossana Reguillo
Presented by: Katz Center for Mexican Studies
12:00 PM-1:30 PM
John Hope Franklin Room of Social Science Research, 1126 East 59th Street

“Hell on Earth: The Crisis of Nihilism in Black America”
Lewis Brogdon, PhD., Assistant Professor and Director of Black Church Studies Program Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Presented by: Race and Religion Workshop
4:30 PM in Swift Hall, 1025 East 58th Street
Urban Teacher Education Program Info Session
Presented by: Urban Teacher Education Program
6:30 PM-6:30 PM
Lounge of Bartlett Dining Commons, 5640 South University

Emerging Minds Project Deadline Extended!

Apply now, the deadline is this Sunday, October 16.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Weekly Schedule: October 11 -13

Tuesday, October 11

Grad Social Food Truck Picnic
Presented by Office of the Reynolds Club & Student Activities (ORCSA))
4:00 – 6:00 PM
First floor lounge at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street

Fall Kick-Off Grad Social
Presented by Office of the Reynolds Club & Student Activities (ORCSA))
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Cloister Club of Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street

Grad 101
Presented by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
6:30 – 8:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Wednesday, October 12

Library Sale of Withdrawn Materials
Presented by: Joseph Regenstein Library
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Joseph Regenstein Library, 1100 East 57th Street

Wellness Fair
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Main Quad

Free, Walk-In Flu Immunization Clinic
Presented by: Primary Care Service
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM
Main Quad


Thursday, October 13

LGBTQA College Student Social
Presented by: Office of LGBTQ Student Life
6:00 – 8:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue


Great Chicago Book Sale
Presented by: International House
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Assembly Hall, International House, 1414 E. 59th Street
All books just $5.  University ID required from 8 Am – 1 PM.  Open to all after 1 PM. 

Human Rights Intern Report Back Panels: Working with Vulnerable Populations; Human Rights are Universal
Presented by the Human Rights Program
7:00 PM
Harper 130, 1116 E. 59th Street

Thursday, October 6, 2011

OMSA Advisory Board Meeting Highlights!

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The OMSA Advisory Board meets bi-monthly to address the concerns of UChicago’s multicultural community. It is an important asset in helping to ensure that OMSA and the university administration is effectively meeting the needs of the diverse student body. In order to make sure that broader campus community is aware of the concerns the Advisory Board are addressing, the OMSA Blog includes meeting highlights!

Meeting Date: November 1, 2011

Special Guests:

  • Office of the Provost: Dr. William McDade, Deputy Provost for Research and Minority Issues; Dr. Chinonye Nnakwe, Director of Graduate Diversity Recruitment; and Nicole Woods Diversity Educator
  • The University of Chicago Police Department: Marlon Lynch, Associate Vice-President for Safety and Security and Chief of Police; and Kevin Booker Commander of Community and Support Services Division

Highlights:

v You can have a say on the type of food served. If there is a specific dish or type of food that you would like to see served, then you can contact Richard Mason rmason@uchicago.edu. An overview of the process, is provide a recipe, the cooks prepare the meal, and then it is tasted by you and the group who made the suggestion, and once approved is added to the meal rotation. Also dining is open for suggestions. Simply email dining@uchicago.edu.

v Kim Goff-Crews the Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students, will be at the next meeting if you have any questions that you would like to her to answer please contact an advisory board member or the OMSA staff .

v OMSA is looking to refine its goals for this year to make sure it is effectively meeting the needs of students of color on campus. Continue to talk to Advisory Board members and OMSA staff about how we might better serve you in our mission!

Overview:

· The Board asked about the diversification of Faculty here at the University

§ Dr. McDade and his office are pursuing a targeted approach to recruiting, including identifying potential faculty candidates in specific fields.

§ Data will also be collected in the future through interviews from current faculty of color here, faculty that has left, as well as faculty that decided to attend other institutions to better understand how to recruit and retain excellent professors from different departments.

§ Each department has their own identity and philosophy, and Dr. McDade and office is working with a specific set of departments to increase diversity.

· The Board asked about safety concerns in traveling especially when dark

§ Marlon encouraged using the bus routes which are redesigned every year based on the population of the campus

§ Also the security guards are able to walk with you on the block that they are on.

§ Marlon also shared city safety tips such as not getting off on the L’s last stop. Other tips can be found on common sense. Also while more expensive Marlon did state that the metra may be better for using because the Universtiy invests in safety measures at the metra station.

§ Also other safety measures that the University has invested in is smart cameras which are across the campus and at doors and exits such that if items are left for a period of time, an officer is contacted to go and inspect the area.

§ The Board asked about safety concern

· The board asked about the UCPD being racially sensitive

§ Marlon said that officers should be able to clearly articulate if they ask for your student id. If they do not you should still comply and then file a complaint. To file a complaint you can go to their website safety-security.uchicago.edu, a complaint form is posted on the website or you can go to the UCPD headquarters at 6054 S. Drexel Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637 and file a complaint in person.

§ Other resources that a student may use if they feel disrespected or profiled are: calling the dean on call, bias response team, or speak to someone on the OMSA staff . Complaints are taken seriously and an appropriate response will be pursued.

Friday, September 30, 2011

Weekly Schedule: October 1 - 6

Saturday, October 1


Free, Walk-In Flu Immunization Clinic
Presented by Primary Care Services
10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Primary Care Services, 5839 S Maryland Avenue Suite R-100


Celebrate Hyde Park Oktoberfest
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
53rd Street from Dorchester to Kimbark Avenue


Southside Merrymaking
Presented by Office of the Reynolds Club & Student Activities (ORCSA)
10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Commons of the Harper Memorial Library, 1116 E. 59th Street


Swing Dance Festival
Presented by: International House
8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Assembly Hall of the International House,
1414 East 59th Street


Monday, October 3


ORCSA Presents: Sundaes on Mondays
Presented by Office of the Reynolds Club & Student Activities (ORCSA)
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Marketplace of the Reynolds Club,
5706 S. University Avenue


Fall Career Fair at Caps
Presented by: Career Advising & Planning Services
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Cloister Club of Ida Noyes Hall,
1212 East 59th Street


Justice John Paul Stevens
Presented by: International House
6:00 –7:00 PM
Assembly Hall of International House, 1414 East 59th Street


Tuesday, October 4


Free, Walk-In Flu Immunization Clinic
Presented by Primary Care Services
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Classics 110, 1010 E. 59th Street


Mexico Seminar Series Mauricio Tenorio
Presented by: Katz Center for Mexican Studies
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Room 224 John Hope Franklin Room
of the Social Science Research Building, 1126 East 59th Street
Lunch will be provided for those who register in advance. Email: yunablajer@uchicago.edu


LGBTQA Welcome (Back) Reception
Presented by: Office of the LGTBQ Student Life
4:00 – 6:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue


Wednesday, October 5


Library Sale of Withdrawn Materials
Presented by: Joseph Regenstein Library
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
1100 East 57th Street


Free, Rapid, Anonymous HIV Testing
Presented by: Office of LGBTQ Student Life
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue


Cuban Environmental History: Four Key Topics from the Colony to the Socialist Revolution (Center for Latin American Studies
4:30 – 7:00 PM
Room 103 of the Harper Memorial Library, 1116 E. 59th Street


Welcome Reception
Presented by: Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
5733 S. University Ave.


















Welcome (Back) College Mixer
Presented by: Office of Multicultural Student Life
6:00 – 8:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue


Human Rights Intern Report Back Panels: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Presented by: Human Rights Program
7:00 PM
Harper 103 of the Harper Memorial Library, 1116 E. 59th Street


Thursday, October 6

NSF GRFP Application Workshop
Presented by: Office of Graduate Affairs
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Room 11 of the Classics Building,
1010 E. 59th Street


Welcome Back and Planning Meeting
Presented by Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM
5733 S. University Avenue


Men of Color Symposium with the Office of the Provost
Presented by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Multicultural Student
6:30 – 7:30 PM
Room 107 of 5710 South Woodlawn Avenue


Poverty, Promise, and Possibility Community Forum: Education and Engagement
Presented by the Graham School
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Lobby of the School of Social Service Administration,
969 East 60th Street

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Hyde Park Happenings in September

As the academic year approaches, check the OMSA Blog every Thursday for a listing of upcoming events in the University of Chicago cultural community. Check out some of the upcoming events in September below.

Saturday, September 10
79th Street Renaissance Festival

Saturday, September 17
World Music Festival Chicago

Sunday, September 17-18
57th Children’s Book Fair

September 24-25
Hyde Park Jazz Festival

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Mentoring for UC College Bridge Program


Program Overview:

The University of Chicago College Bridge program enrolls high-achieving Chicago Public School students in University of Chicago courses that they take alongside their high school schedule. Students who are accepted in to the program have gone as far as they can go in the subject at their high school – usually meaning they have completed the AP coursework in the topic. The majority of the students are from Kenwood Academy here in Hyde Park, but there are others from farther out in the city.

Role of the Mentor:
No matter how ready these students are academically for U of C courses, there are still many challenges that they face throughout the year as they adjust to semi-college life. Most importantly, they all feel a struggle with a sense of belonging – often they are called out by the faculty on the first day as ‘the high school student’ in the class and they feel a spotlight on them for the rest of the quarter.

The mentor will serve as someone who will make them feel welcome, offer tips for success, acclimate them to the campus culture and generally serve as a sounding board and source of advice for anything they need help with, including college applications. The mentor and mentee will meet at a group orientation, followed by an expectation of meeting one-on-one at least twice each quarter as your schedules permit. There is no rule book to follow, it is simply about building a relationship and providing the student with someone who is closer to a peer and who they feel they can reach out to for assistance.

We will be attempting to match students with similar interests and/or backgrounds. Please email Bonnie Kanter, College Adviser, at bonniek@uchicago.edu if you are interested and she will talk you through the selection process. Thanks for your interest!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

July Happenings

Check out some of the great events happening in Hyde Park and the Chicagoland area in July.

Every Thursdays until October 27
Hyde Park Farmers Market
7 Am – 1 PM
53rd & Lake Park Avenue


Friday, July 8 through Saturday, July 16
Eye on India Festival
Various Location and Times


Friday, July 8
Cocktails and Clay
8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Avenue


Saturday, July 9 and 10
37th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival “Back to our Roots”
12 PM – 8 PM
DuSable Museum, 740 East 56th Place


Monday, July 11
ORCSA Presents - Sundaes on Mondays
Presented by: Office of the Reynolds Club & Student Activities (ORCSA)
12:00 –1:30 PM
Hutchinson Courtyard


Wednesday, July 13
Gallery Tour: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of Before the Pyramids
Presented by: Oriental Institute - Museum Education Office
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Oriental Institute,
1155 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL


Cinema at Sunset: No Strings Atatched
Presented by Office of the Reynolds Club & Student Activities (ORCSA)
8:30 PM
Bartlett Quad

Saturday, July 16

OI & Robie House: Saturday Evening Sampler
Presented by the Oriental Institute - Museum Education Office and Robie House
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Check the website for location

Sunday, July 17

Hyde Park Art Center Exhibition Reception
Presented by Hyde Park Art Center
3:00 PM
Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Avenue


Chinatown Summer Fair
10 AM – 8 PM
Wentworth Ave from Cermak Road to 24th Place


Wednesday, July 20
The Fifth Third Bank Music Series “The Sounds of History” A Jazz Concert Series at the DuSable Museum

Presented by DuSable Museum
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
DuSable Museum, 740 East 56th Place


Thursday, July 21
Pub Night with ORCSA
Presented by: Office of the Reynolds Club & Student Activities (ORCSA)
4:30 –6:30 PM
University Pub Ida Noyes Hall, , 1212 East 59th Street


Monday, July 25
Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers
Presented by: Office of the Reynolds Club & Student Activities (ORCSA)
7:10 –10:10 PM
Off Campus (see description)


Thursday, July 28 through July 31
Fiesta del Sol
Presented by Pilsen Neighbors Community Council
Time Varies
1200 W. Cermak

Friday, June 10, 2011

Congrats 5710 Graduates!

5710 congratulates our graduates for the Class of 2011! The dynamic arrays of talent, commitment, and energy that these seniors offer have greatly contributed to the supportive community that 5710 endeavors to foster. We would like to thank all the graduates who have helped impact the 5710 community. Some of them have played pivotal roles in advocating for the creation of 5710, others have supported 5710 through their participation in our programming, and all of them have helped 5710 grow in countless ways! We wish our seniors good luck in all their endeavors, and we are confident that they will continue to exemplify 5710’s values in their future successes. Below we spotlight a few graduates whose efforts have been particularly valuable to 5710.

Antonia Clifford

Antonia majored in conversations at the University of Chicago. Her acronyms stand for a Bachelors in Sociology and a Masters in Clinical Social Work. She was one of the first batch of interns at 5710 and is incredibly proud (and sad!) to be leaving behind a group of incredibly talented and passionate individuals. She was honored to work with, and as a part of, the Office of LGBTQ Student Life and Office of Multicultural Affairs. As a student, Antonia co-founded of PRIDE Week UChicago and organized events tackling issues at the intersection of gender, sexuality, racism, privilege, power, and creation.

Antonia plans to pursue opportunities to interact with beautiful and inspirational people making personal and structural change.

Departing Remarks on 5710:
My time with 5710 has left me thinking about the importance of institutional memory in changing systems of inequality and oppression, the role of mentorship in building a full educational experience, and the ways a building can begin to feel like home. Also, every week, 5710 Intern staff meetings leave me full of smiles.

Gabriel Pastrana

Gabriel Pastrana is completing the Masters of Arts Program in the Humanities this summer. He has served as the Graduate Programming Intern for the Office of LGBTQ Student Life over the last year, and has greatly enjoyed his service at 5710 during this time. Future endeavors include fulfilling a decade's old dream of moving to California in the fall, where he plans to continue his involvement and service to the LGBTQ community.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Summer Hours

Library Summer Hours:
The Reg 8:00a-8:00p
For other libraries on campus look here:
http://hours.lib.uchicago.edu/

Athletic Summer Hours:
Ratner Athletics Center 

Monday – Friday: 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. 
Saturday & Sunday: 8 a.m. – 7p.m.


Henry Crown Field House

Monday – Friday: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Bartlett/South Dining Hall Summer Hours
Monday- Thursday 7:00am-8:00pm
Friday 7:00am-7:00pm
Saturday 8:00am – 2:30pm
Sunday: 8:00am – 8:00pm

5710 Hours
9:00am – 7:00pm

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Let's Talk

Let’s Talk at 5710 will be canceled on Friday 5/27 and Friday, 6/3. If this is an emergency, please call Student Counseling & Resource Service at 773.702.9800 or stop by 5737 S. University Avenue.

The other two Let’s Talk sites at Rockefeller Chapel and the Office of International Affairs is available during its regularly scheduled time. For more information, please visit the SCRS website at counseling.uchicago.edu.

Weekly Schedule - May 27 to June 2

Friday, May 27
Sabor Cultura! Taste of Latin America
Presented by: La Unidad Latina,Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.
7 PM – 9PM
5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Monday, May 30  (5710 is closed)
SausageFest
Presented by: Office of the Reynolds Club & Student Activities (ORCSA)
8:00 – 10:00 PM
McCormick Tribune Lounge of the Reynolds Club, 5706 S. University Avenue

Tuesday, May 31
The Politics of the Classroom: Building Learning Communities
Presented by the Center for Teaching and Learning
12 Pm – 1:30 PM
133 of Gate Blake, 5845 S. Ellis Avenue

Preparing for the Academic Job Market
Presented by: Career Advising & Planning Services
4:00 – 5:30 PM
West Lounge of Ida Noyes Hall,
1212 East 59th Street



5710 Study Break: Make Your Own Sushi
Presented by: 5710 S. Woodlawn and the Culinary Club
6:00 – 8:00 PM 
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Wednesday, June 1

Backpack to Briefcase: Intern Edition
Presented by: Career Advising & Planning Services
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Third floor theatre of Ida Noyes Hall,
1212 East 59th Street




OMSA End of the Year Mixer
Presented by: Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA)
5:00 – 7:00 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Weekly Schedule: May 19 - 26

Friday, May 20

Acclaimed Dancer and Choreographer Claudia Lavist, co-founder and director of Delfos Danza Contemporánea
Presented by: The University of Chicago Department of Music and the Implementation Committee of the Arts Practice and Scholarship Initiative
1:30 – 3 PM
1010 E. 59th Street, 4th floor Of the Fulton Recital Hall
Korean Fever in Chicago 2011
12:25 – 12:50 PM
Bartlett Quad, 5640 South University Avenue
Faculty of Color Panel
Presented by: Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA)
5:30 – 6:30 PM
5710 South Woodlawn Avenue,
Race & Immigration in the American City
Presented by: Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC)
All day
Lobby of School of Social Service Administration,
969 East 60th Street

Springtime BBQ
Presented by the Chinese Undergraduate Student Association
5 PM – 8 PM
The Point on the Lake Front

Noche de Galeria Puerto Rican Students' Association
Presented by: Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
7 PM– 10:30 PM
Hutch Commons, 1135 E. 57th Street

Saturday, May 21

OMSA Research Initiative Grant Symposium
Presented by: Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA)
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue

Eighteenth Annual "Eyes on the Mosaic" Graduate Student Conference – “Theorizing Race: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Race and Ethnicity”
Presented by: Minority Graduate Student Association
8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
5710 S. Woodlawn Avenue
Celebrate Hyde Park May Fest
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Off Campus (see description)
The Sleeping Beauty
Presented by: The University Ballet of Chicago
7:00 PM
Mandel Hall,
1131 East 57th Street
The Atomic Age: A Film Screening and Symposium
Presented by: International House
9:00 AM –5:00 PM
Home Room of the International House,
1414 East 59th Street,