UIC Student Affairs Annual Report FY 2022

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table of contents

05 From the Interim Vice Chancellor
06 Guiding Framework
07 Departments
08 Strategic Priority Highlights
20 Faculty Research Fellows
22 Student Affairs Donor Honor Roll
25 Supporting Student Affairs

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FROM THE INTERIM VICE CHANCELLOR
Dear Colleagues and extended UIC family,
Student Affairs operations emerged from pandemic restrictions over the
past year. Meeting in person, student organizations reuniting, and full
Student Centers were sights for sore eyes! While still masking where
needed, Student Affairs was back in action in 2021-2022. Lessons
learned from pandemic operations were noted, we gained technical skills
in streaming events and other remote operations, and Student Affairs
continued working with administrative services on campus pandemic
mitigation plans. Student Affairs has emerged stronger from the pandemic.
More recently, beloved Student Affairs leader J. Rex Tolliver left UIC when
he accepted a position as Vice President for Student Affairs and Academic
Support at the University of South Carolina. His infectious laugh and
boundless energy will be missed. His many contributions to UIC will remain
his legacy here such as the first University of Illinois system public -private
partnership building, the Academic and Residential Center (ARC). Linda
Deanna, our long serving Dean of Students, was another departure in this
past year for a well-deserved retirement. We thank Rex and Linda for their
work and wish them well.
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For many years, I have served as a Registrar at UIC, and I was most
recently overseeing admissions, recruitment, and outreach in addition to the
Registrar’s Office. Since October of 2022, I have been honored to serve as
the Interim Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Student Affairs. During the
past several months, I have seen the extensive reach and positive impact
Student Affairs operations have on the UIC student body.
Our 2022 Annual Report outlines what principles guide our work, the
successes of the departments within Student Affairs, and other highlights
of the past year. We also want to acknowledge the many supporters who
have funded innovative operations such as the pop-up pantry, student
internships, and other student engagements. Without the continued
supports of our donors our reach would be far more limited. We’re looking
forward to another year of growth and exciting opportunities for students.
Kind regards,
Robert R. Dixon, J.D.

GUIDING FRAMEWORK
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mission
To cultivate intentional engagement in partnership with and on behalf of each student by creating
purposeful learning opportunities through innovative programs, supportive services, and welcoming spaces
in an inclusive community on campus and in Chicago.
vision
To provide the premiere urban university student experience.
strategic priorities
• Student-Centered Culture
• Organizational Innovation and Effectiveness
• Welcoming and Modern Environments
• Enterprising Strength and Resources
• Synergy with Chicago
student affairs learning outcomes
COGNITIVE SKILLS: Students who engage with UIC Student Affairs programs and services will be able
to evaluate problems, issues, and questions through cognitive strategies to make meaning of their integrated
experiences.
RESILIENCY AND PRACTICAL SKILLS: Students who engage with UIC Student Affairs programs
and services will be able to manage personal and professional experiences, behaviors, and skills to
confidently achieve life-long success.
INTRAPERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: Students who engage with UIC
Student Affairs programs and services will be able to construct a personal identity with a sense of self
that positively contributes to meaningful, collaborative, and interdependent relationships.
DIVERSITY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Students who engage with UIC Student Affairs programs
and services will be able to synthesize skills to identify differences with respect to multiple perspectives,
while acknowledging and constructively challenging one’s own biases and maintaining a commitment to civic
engagement in the pursuit of equity and social change.

DEPARTMENTS
Departments within UIC Student Affairs are directly responsible for providing programs,
services, and facilities that support student engagement, learning, and success.
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Assessment and Planning
Campus Housing
Career Services
· Student Employment
Children’s Center
Counseling Center
Creative and Digital Services
Dining Services
Office of the Dean of Students
· Community Standards
· Dialogue Initiative
· Student Assistance
· Student Legal Services
· Student Veterans Affairs
Student Services
· Office of Testing Services
Student Affairs Financial Services
Student Affairs Human Resources
Student Affairs Information
Technology and ID Services
Student Centers
Student Engagement
· Center for Student Involvement
· Commuter and Off-Campus Life
· Fraternity and Sorority Life
· High Impact Student Engagement
· New Student and Family Programs
· Student Leadership and Civic
Engagement
Student Financial Aid and
Scholarships
Student Health and Wellness
· Campus Recreation
· Counseling Center
· Wellness Center
TRIO Programs
· Student Support Services
· Upward Bound
Venues & Events
· Credit Union 1 Arena
· Isadore & Sadie Dorin Forum
· Meetings and Conferences

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student-centered culture
FOSTER A STUDENT-CENTERED CULTURE THAT SERVES
AS A CORNERSTONE FOR THE WORK OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
A “students first” culture will drive Student Affairs to ignite students’ passion by enriching their academic,
personal, and professional goals. Inherit is our responsibility to support and advocate for diverse students,
create engagement experiences, provide mechanisms for student learning/feedback, and support students
in distress. In this process we foster a sense of belonging, career/professional astuteness, interest in
lifelong learning, community service, and the application of tools to care for themselves and others. This
Student-Centered Culture has been paramount to Student Affairs’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Career Services launched a special effort to support
students on their internship searches. 858 students took
advantage of 20 separate workshops throughout the year,
focused on Finding Internships: Tools and Resources,
Interviewing for Internships, and Resumes and Cover
Letters for Internships.
Creative and Digital Services expanded the UIClife social
media brand to include TikTok. As a new outlet, TikTok
performed exceptionally well: 15 videos had 47,250 views
with an average of 3,150 views per video. Two videos
created by department student marketing staff boasted
views in excess of 11,000 each.
Commuter and Off-Campus Life partnered with UIC Law
School Fair Housing Legal Clinic for the Off-Campus
Housing Week Spring 2022. This partnership has enabled
UIC Law to table at the Housing Fair and facilitated
connections for students to be supported by UIC Law when
negotiating with their landlords. Commuter and Off-Campus
Life also strengthened their partnership with UIC Student
Legal Services to provide updated information for our
students and their rights.
Student Assistance within the Office of the Dean of
Students implemented a new system to track its response
rates to reports. In spite of seeing an increase by over
100 cases compared to the previous fiscal year, Student
Assistance was able to respond to over half of all cases
within 3 days or less.
Student Services has continued to focus on creating and
maintaining dialogue regarding individual students needs
and experiences. This focus has led to an increased
number of individual Success Strategies meetings with the
Director of Students Services based on staff and student
direct referrals. During these meetings, students are
supported by staff in addressing the unique and complex
needs that they present with and an action plan for success
is created.
The Counseling Center offered several outreach services
throughout FY22 including Workshops, Mind-Body
Programs, and Virtual Drop-In Spaces. These help students
develop coping skills and provide accessible services for
our students from underrepresented communities. Across
all outreach program types, at least 10,393 students
benefited from the Counseling Center’s services.
The Dialogue Initiative saw significant growth in the 2021-22
period. They continued current offerings with the Counseling
Center and Diversity, and started two new programs – the
Dialogue Peer Educators Program and the Dialogue Fellows
Program. The Dialogue Peer Educators Program trained 11

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students to be able to facilitate dialogic workshops to their
peers in collaboration with the Office of Global Engagement
for a $750 stipend and the Dialogue Fellows Program
trained 39 faculty and staff in dialogic techniques and receive
continuing education support.
Diversity & Intergroup Dialogue within the Office of the
Dean of Students sustained an intensive marketing effort
of the Implicit Bias tool, including 7 campus-wide trainings,
coverage in UIC Today, and targeted partnerships with entities
like the Counseling Center. Approximately 350 students,
faculty, and staff participated in the trainings and post-training
survey results indicate that the information shared was
well-received. When asked to rate the overall quality of the
workshop, 96.9% of respondents indicated that the training
was somewhat or very high quality, with 65.6% rating it very
high quality.
New Student and Family Programs returned to fully inperson
orientation for Summer 2022 (after 2 years of virtual
orientation), which included some major adjustments to the
orientation schedule related to Academic Advising, large group
sessions, overnight experience, and location changes of the
program.
Student Leadership and Civic Engagement (SLCE) with the
UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs launched an
intensive pilot sophomore experience course that combines
the resources of UIC Student Engagement, Career Services,
UIC CUPPA Alumni association and others to design and
deliver a course that will strengthen the life, career, and
leadership skills of CUPPA students. The SLCE Director and
the CUPPA Sophomore Leadership Class instructor took 11
students to Detroit, MI for a service-learning trip March 31-April
3, 2022.
Student Veterans Affairs sought to increase broad
representation of veteran students, faculty, and staff to
promote diversity and increase awareness of the contribution
of veterans to UIC’s community. To achieve this goal, one
student veteran participated in the Creative and Digital
Services photo series that celebrates graduating students,
and 3 VA Work Study students were featured in the fall Friday
Features within the Stars and Stripes newsletter found on
the Student Veteran Affairs website. Additionally, a faculty
member was featured in a research project and a studentrun
podcast program was promoted to raise the voices and
experiences of veteran students. In the spring, two additional
VA work study students were featured as well as two veteran

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staff members and during the summer one additional
veteran staff member was featured.
Student Veterans Affairs and the Office of the Dean
of Students hosted the inaugural Graduating Student
Veteran Recognition Reception and Cording Ceremony in
Spring 2022. This event honored 13 graduating students
and they each received a red, white, and blue cord to mark
their approaching milestone of graduation. Programs like
this celebration serve as an important demonstration of
UIC’s commitment to recognize veteran student success
along with the support team that many of their guests
represent.
When You Are Ready
Guidebook
The Wellness Center published a new
sexual misconduct guide entitled “When
you are Ready.” The 30-page guide is
a comprehensive resource for students
who have experienced some form of
sexual assault. After an incident, students
will receive this guide from a campus
authority. The guide will also be distributed
widely on university websites. “When you
are Ready” offers information on students’
legal rights, resources, counseling,
accommodations and more. On the day
of its release, “When you are Ready”
received high praise across campus.

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STRATEGIC PRIORITY TWO
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welcoming and modern
environments
ENHANCE WELCOMING AND MODERN ENVIRONMENTS
THAT BUILD COMMUNITY
State-of-the-art facilities should be an essential part of the UIC experience. UIC Student Affairs prides
itself in providing, creating, and maintaining multifunctional, safe, and inclusive spaces, thus providing
students an opportunity to meet a diverse body of peers, engage in a broad range of activities, and
build community in support of their overall student experience. To achieve the UIC strategic priorities
and be globally competitive, we must focus our efforts on upgrading and maintaining our facilities to
the highest standards.
Campus Recreation reviewed and updated campus
recreation policies for inclusive language that connects
with our mission of a welcoming community. The updated
policies are published on the website. After robust
conversations around Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion,
Campus Recreation created a standing committee for
EDI.
The Center for Student Involvement Involvement
implemented a new reservation system for spaces in the
Student Organization Suite providing additional ease
for student organizations looking for space to connect in
person. 80 classroom reservations were made through
the system by student organizations.
Creative and Digital Services increased its virtual
department/campus tour collection as a tool to assist in
attracting new students and driving business to campus.
In FY 22, CDS added 5 new virtual tour spaces. They
received 9337 total impressions/views over the 5 new
spaces.
Dining Services replaced Argo Tea in Student Center
East with the Sous Vide Kitchen that opened with Asian,
Indian, and vegan concepts; a Mediterranean concept
was added in the summer of 2022.

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Student Affairs Technology (SA Tech) and Campus
Housing created new web systems and enhanced
current systems that support resident safety initiatives
and services student residents. As a result of the shift to
StarRez, a number of former housing applications will no
longer be necessary. In addition, SA Tech and Campus
Housing worked to switch to Xfinity - Campus Housing’s
new cable partner.
Student Affairs Technology worked with Campus
Recreation to launch The Gauntlet, a new esports
lounge with 14 gaming stations on the 2nd floor of the
Student Recreation Facility.
The Counseling Center utilized student feedback to
update its website and online resources to make the
website more accessible and user-friendly and to provide
the most relevant information for UIC students.
Creating Inclusive Spaces
for Students
At the end of 2019, Student Centers completed
the conversion of a space on the third floor of
Student Center East (SCE) into a permanent
prayer room in conjunction with the Muslim
Student Association. Around that same time,
conversations began around adding foot washing
stations to the nearby bathrooms on that floor
to help Muslim students feel more welcome,
according to Charles Farrell, Executive Director,
Business Development. When attempting to
add the foot-washing stations to the third floor
bathroom designed in consultation with students
from the Muslim Student Association, Farrell
recognized that this would be an ideal time to
also change the second floor bathrooms. These
bathrooms were updated to add all-gender
bathrooms to SCE in a manner that is safe,
modern, and inclusive for the entire University
community.
Student Centers continue to look for opportunities
to provide more inclusive spaces and services for
students. They are developing plans to renovate
additional restrooms in the Student Center East
Tower. They are also focused on food operations
to make offerings as broad and inclusive as
possible.

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synergy with chicago
CREATE SYNERGY WITH THE CITY TO FOSTER MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OUR STUDENTS AND
CHICAGO
UIC Student Affairs is well positioned to be a bridge between the university, the city, and its residents,
including alumni, by embracing our relationship and commitment to Chicago. We have an opportunity to
model the relationship the university can have with the city through our programs on- and off-campus, in
our facilities, as well as through partnerships created to support our students and surrounding community.
We must further create intentional opportunities for students to learn by doing and develop into socially
responsible active citizens by getting involved with neighborhood communities and the city. Capitalizing
on Chicago’s rich diversity will allow for students to interact with and learn from communities different than
their own.

In an effort to raise UIC’s profile in the city and to offer a
new and dynamic option for food delivery, Dining Services
partnered with Chartwells & Starship Food Delivery Robots
to bring this program to UIC.
Student Affairs Financial Services maintained occupancy
above 90% in retail spaces in the University Village Maxwell
Street area throughout COVID. They also re-negotiated the
second year of COVID leases for certain tenants as part of
a strategy to maintain occupancy and improved safety of
the development by closing streets during certain hours and
closing the development at 1:00 a.m. every day.
Student Affairs Financial Services also saw significantly
increased financial planning, projections, budgeting, and
other reporting burdens as a result of COVID. FY 2022
results included documenting $4 million in COVID 19 Higher
Education Emergency Relief Fund monies for Campus
Housing, which helped to offset lost Housing revenue due to
COVID.
Student Leadership and Civic Engagement tracked 4435
service hours completed from August 2021 to May 2022 by
181 different students in their respective communities.
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IRI Diverse Marketing
Scholars Program
In the wake of the protests stemming from George
Floyd’s murder, Christian Gray (Class of 2016)
joined a team of colleagues focused on combating
inequities in the marketing industry. Gray currently
works for Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) and
formerly served as Student Activities Board (SAB)
President at UIC.
Gray called Joy Vergara, Executive Director of
the Center for Student Involvement and Student
Leadership & Civic Engagement. “Being involved
with SAB, I knew [CSI was] the most reachable
for establishing a partnership and connecting with
students,” Gray said.
Gray and Vergara created the UIC IRI Diverse
Marketing Scholars Program. The year-long 1:1
mentorship program focuses on students with
minoritized identities interested in marketing.
On Saturdays, students participate in culturally
responsive professional development sessions
and have access to unique case studies utilizing
proprietary. Students also receive a $1,000
Scholarship.
Vergara sees this program as the frontier for
experiential learning within CSI:
“Trying to find experiences that have a financial
connection, a scholarship opportunity, is what
thrilled me to be able to work with a corporation.”
Vergara stated.
IRI is continuing the program for a second year and
expanding capacity from 10 to 15 scholars.
The Center for Student Involvement is looking
for additional corporate and nonprofit partners to
expand student opportunities based on the IRI
Scholars model.

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organizational effectiveness
and innovation
FOCUS ON ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
AND ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION
The heart of Student Affairs is its staff, a diverse collective of professionals responsible for working
toward a bold vision. We must transform and empower the organization so that we are appropriately
resourced, staffed, and structured to fully address ever-changing strategic priorities in support of our
mission to intentionally engage each student.
Career Services formalized the Career Directors Summit
on campus. Career directors across campus meet twice
a semester to share information about best practices.
Additionally, Career Services has partnered with the
College of Pharmacy and the College of Nursing career
representatives to identify ways to use Handshake, the
university’s platform for hiring student employees, to
improve their workflow processes and better serve students
in their areas.
The Children’s Center successfully became re-licensed
by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
The Children’s Center also re-applied and was recognized
as a GOLD Circle of Quality Center by Excelerate Illinois.
In June, the Children’s Center completed the final step of
the accreditation process and received accreditation for a
5-year term from the National Association for the Education
of Young Children.
Commuter and Off-Campus Life launched a national
search that led to the inaugural Director of Student
Transitions and Engagement & Commuter Student
Advocacy, Nehemiah Chung who started on February 1,
2022.
Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) fully restructured,
published, and promoted the UIC FSL Handbook, and
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agreements and effective use. All FSL students and
advisors reviewed and verified understanding of the newly
updated FSL Handbook.
Based on feedback collected from students, New Student
and Family Programs made significant changes to the
Flames planner. These included decreasing the size of the
planner, moving from a year-long planner to a semester
planner in order to have more accurate event information
for students, and reimagining the internal content of
the planner to address current trends related to UIC/
higher education (mental health resources, technology
needs, racial justice initiate/university response, student
accommodations, and food insecurity).
New Student and Family Programs also launched First-
Year Flames Abroad in partnership with Study Abroad and
the College of Education. First-Year Flames Abroad is a
10-day Study Abroad experience in Costa Rica for 15 UIC
first-year, first generation students.
Both the Credit Union 1 Arena and Meetings and
Conferences well exceeded their net revenue budget
goals. The Arena was slotted to net $110,000 for the year
and ended up netting $523,342; additionally, due to the
pandemic, Meetings and Conferences was budgeted to
lose $78,056 but ended up netting a positive $76,240. Both
outcomes were the result of staff being well prepared to
resume to normal activity and engaging with their clients to
ensure that they would produce their events safely.
Community Standards integrated the UIC CARE team
with partners across student affairs and academic affairs in
an effort to mitigate Covid non-compliance student cases.
Specifically, for Campus Housing, Maxient was used
as a case management tool to triangulate best practices
between resident directors, area coordinators, and
Community Standards staff to support students living within
the residence halls.
The Wellness Center, Student Employment, and the
Office of Testing Services all completed external reviews
of their units, bringing experts in the respective fields on
campus for two days of meetings with key stakeholders.

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enterprising strength
and resources
CULTIVATE ENTERPRISING STRENGTH AND RESOURCES
Creative revenue streams and targeted spending are hallmarks of an organization with a strong
economic awareness. We must ensure that our budgets are aligned to our priorities aiding the broader
goals of the university.
The UIC Dialogue Initiative has made strides to bring its
various aspects together under one roof. Dialogue 120, the
primarily first year one credit dialogue course, is currently
housed in the library. The course enrolls approximately
500 students annually and is a tremendous opportunity
to expose students to dialogue. To consolidate dialogue
efforts, and improve oversight of the first-year course,
the UIC Dialogue Initiative will directly supervise the
dialogue staff in the library and oversee the $200,000
budget provided to the program by the Provost’s Office.
Administered by Student Affairs, UIC received additional
Governor’s Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds in
the amount of $1,319,584. Funds were used to provide
emergency funds to students in crisis, support the UIC
food pantry, and pay down balances for students who were
unable to pay tuition and fees during the pandemic so they
could continue to pursue their education at UIC.
Student Affairs Assessment and Planning with High
Impact Student Engagement and Career Services
received a $55,000 grant from the Partnerships for Adult

Learners Success initiative of the Coalition of
Urban Serving Universities within the Association
of Public & Land-grant Universities. The grant
will fund the Adult Learners Professional and
Leadership Development Program, a pipeline
program led by Career Services and High
Impact Student Engagement that partners with
City Colleges of Chicago, particularly Harold
Washington College, to ensure Adult Learners
transfer well into UIC and are supported while
studying at UIC.
The Office of Testing Services became a fully
funded test site for the CLEP Defense Activity for
Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES)
program. As a result of expanding to a DANTES
test site, OTS will provide UIC service members
as well as service members in the community
with the opportunity to gain credit in subjects in
which they are proficient and eligible to receive
college credit without the additional expense of
a test administration fee. It is anticipated that
this program will be implemented in the coming
year and provide an increase in our CLEP testing
numbers and test revenue. In May 2022, the Office
of Testing Services became a Pearson VUE test
site administering the Illinois Evaluations Systems
Exams to College of Education students.
Venues and Events hosted 11 concerts
showcasing a variety of genres (Hip/Hop,
Alternative Rock, Dance, Comedy) and six of
the eleven sold out. For both Katt Williams in
November and Tom Segura in April after the first
show sold-out, they offered a second show that
nearly sold out for both artists.
Flames Internship
Grant
In late 2020, now former Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs J. Rex Tolliver charged Career Services Executive
Director Jean Riordan, High Impact Student Engagement
Director Allen Womble, and Assistant Vice Chancellor
for Assessment & Planning Sue Farruggia with creating
a program that provides grants to students engaged in
unpaid internships.
Their efforts ultimately resulted in the Flames Internship
Grant (FIG) program that launched in Fall 2021. FIG
recipients receive up to $2,500 in a semester to support
their unpaid internship experience. Students also
participate in career development programming throughout
the semester and present on the meaning of their
internship experience at UIC Impact Day.
According to Riordan, “the marquee piece of the program
is the funding of non-paid internships. Many students
must pass on internship opportunities because they come
without financial compensation.”
In its first year, with funding from the Office of the Vice
Chancellor for Student Affairs and from the Office of the
Chancellor, the Flames Internship Grant Program awarded
grants to 78 out of 178 student applicants. Recipients were
selected through a highly competitive process, with staff
from both student affairs and academic affairs serving on
the selection committee and recipients represented myriad
academic disciplines and demographics.
The FIG program will continue to be supported by
an allocation of funds from an endowment from the
MacKenzie Scott Foundation.
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Faculty Research Fellows
Program
The Student Affairs Faculty Research Fellows Program collaborates with faculty to conduct research
project to address important questions concerning Student Affairs at UIC. Faculty Fellows identify
important research questions relevant to UIC Student Affairs and answer those questions during a yearlong
research fellowship. Student Affairs funded three faculty in the pilot year of the program.
Improving the Transition to College for Students with
ADHD: Piloting a Summer Readiness Program for
Incoming UIC Students
Principal Investigator: Michael Mienzer, PhD
College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) are at greater risk for a host of academic and
mental health difficulties compared to their peers without
ADHD. Mitigating the risk for these adverse outcomes
for this high-risk group represents a critical concern. This
mixed-methods study aims to: (1) examine how a summer
preparatory program for UIC freshman and transfer
students with ADHD compares to existing UIC resources in
terms of academics, mental health, and resource utilization,
(2) refine the SUCCEEDS Summer College Readiness
Program based on feedback from students and their
caregivers, and (3) qualitatively uncover the challenges
UIC students with ADHD (and their caregivers) experience
during the transition to UIC.
Promoting Educational Equity: Identifying and
Understanding Transformative Social-Emotional
Student Supports
Principal Investigator: Amanda L. Roy, PhD
Latinx and Black youth have expressed being motivated
to pursue higher education for humanitarian reasons,
where they view college not simply in terms of their own
personal economic mobility, but also as a way to uplift
their families and communities (Uriostegui et al., 2020).
Transformative social and emotional learning (T-SEL)
practices that address issues of identity, agency, and
belonging may support UIC undergraduate students’
motivations for higher education and, as a result, promote
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Student Affairs oversees campus programs and services
that aim to support students both academically and socially.
However, it is unclear whether, and how, UIC programs
and services integrate T-SEL principles and practices into
their interactions with undergraduate students. This mixedmethods
study will examine (1) the extent to which T-SEL
practices are used by UIC student supports and services
and (2) how UIC undergraduate students perceive and
respond to T-SEL practices in the support that they receive.
Pathways from Community College to a 4-year
University: Experiences of Students with a Foster
Background
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Geiger, PhD
Despite the known benefits of earning a college degree, it is
estimated that approximately 3-5% of youth with foster care
experience graduate with a bachelor’s degree, compared to
almost a third of the general population in the U.S. Despite
recent estimates showing a growing number of youth in
care pursuing community college, with many transferring
or desiring to transfer to a 4-year institution, little is known
about how these youth experience the transition from
community college to a 4-year institution and how programs
and staff serve a role in supporting this transition. This
study aims to increase our understanding of this transition
from the perspective of the student through in-depth
interviews. This knowledge can inform multiple areas of
practice within student affairs, financial aid, admissions,
transfer services, first year initiatives, and various supports
on and off-campus.

STUDENT AFFAIRS DONOR HONOR ROLL
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Alumni, colleagues, and friends of UIC, as well as various corporations and foundations, made monetary
contributions to UIC Student Affairs between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, to help fund UIC
scholarships, the Supporting Excellence Endowment (S.E.E.) Fund, the Student Affairs Annual Fund,
and specific UIC Student Affairs units and programs. We thank our many donors for their generosity and
ongoing commitment to Student Affairs that enable us to be involved in student success at UIC.
$1,000,000 and above
Isadore and Sadie Dorin Foundation
$200,000-$249,000
Riversville Foundation
Mr. Bruno Casolari
$25,000–$49,999
Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and
Referral Agencies
Rundgren Foundation
$10,000–$24,999
IRI Worldwide (Information Resources, Inc.)
$5,000–$9,999
Mr. David N. Beckham and
Mrs. Allyson M. Beckham
Dr. Barbara Henley
Dr. Kimberly A. Spencer and
Dr. James G. Spencer
$2,500–$4,999
Jim’s Original
Mr. James C. Christopoulos
Ms. Nancy J. Holsapple
$1,000–$2,499
Allstate Foundation
Saul Ewing Arnstein and Lehr
Mr. Amir A. Ajanee and Ms. Salma N. Ajanee
Dr. Michael D. Amiridis and
Dr. Ero Aggelopoulou-Amiridis
Ms. Patricia L. Bielick
Mrs. Ebony Campbell
Mrs. Ann C. Logue and Mr. Rik Lantz
Mr. Kelly McCray and Mr. Donald Mays
Ms. Lisa R. Torneden
$500–$999
Salinas Health Associates
Dr. Daniel P. Harper
Mr. William J. Hawes and
Mrs. Karen L. Hawes
Mr. David P. Hayes
Mrs. Agnes Herget
Dr. Michael P. Hofkamp and
Mrs. Susan Hofkam
Mrs. Meredith R. Howell and
Mr. Jonathan Howell
Mrs. Ramona R. Maza
Dr. Esperanza Y. Salinas and
Mr. Miguel Lopez
Mrs. Susan S. Skora and Mr. Alan Skora
Ms. Carolyn Taff
Mr. Bob Uyetani
$250–$499
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Please send name updates
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SUPPORTING STUDENT AFFAIRS
There are multiple ways to contribute to UIC Student Affairs in order to support campus cocurricular
opportunities, student scholarships, and other student services that help students succeed. Gifts can be
made to the following funds supporting Student Affairs:
Fund Name
UIC Student Scholarships (343008)
UIC Student Program Fund (331087)
UIC Pop-Up Pantry Fund (337222)
UIC U and I Care Student Emergency Fund (342758)
UIC Student Leadership Programs (331086)
UIC VCSA Supporting Excellence Endowment (771956)
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Gifts will be processed by
University of Illinois Foundation
Harker Hall (MC 386)
1305 West Green Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801-2962
(217) 244-2706
CashDesk@uif.uillinois.edu
To make an online gift, please visit
sa.uic.edu/about/giving
For more information about giving
opportunities contact:
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
3010 Student Services Building (MC 600)
1200 West Harrison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7165
(312) 996-1740
studentaffairs@uic.edu

VIDEOS
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Move-In 2021
GO.UIC.EDU/MOVEIN2021
Before the beginning of Fall 2021, University of Illinois
Chicago students made their way back to campus to take
part in Move-In Day. The day was full of excitement and
anticipation as students moved into the campus residence
halls in preparation for the new school year.
9/11 20th Anniversary 2021
GO.UIC.EDU/9_11ANNIVERSARY
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Eric
Schultz, a UIC student veteran, traveled across the state
to visit the Memorial site in Quincy, Illinois to reflect on
the event that rattled our nation two decades ago. He also
looks back on his previous visit to the 9/11 Memorial in New
York City.
Spark 2021
GO.UIC.EDU/2021SPARK
This year marked the 10th Anniversary of UIC’s annual music
fest, Spark, held on October 2. Spark features local and wellknown
talent and brings to campus a diverse range of music
genres. This year’s performers included headliner Flo Milli,
along with Lil Tecca, Baby Santana, and Carmen Mena.
Black History Month 2022
GO.UIC.EDU/2022BHM
The theme for Black History Month 2022 was Flames Family
Reunion. The month-long celebration included a kickoff
moderated by Tiana Jackson, president - SAAC and Chicago’s
Very Own, a discussion panel featuring actor and UIC alum
Daniel Kyri, Chicago news anchor Tia Ewing, and architect
and UIC alum Michael Rogers.

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