UIC Student Affairs Annual Report FY 2022
UIC Student Affairs summarizes the ways in which we engage students and support their success through an Annual Report of the units reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. This report provides a year in review through highlights and accomplishments of our individual units, demonstrates our commitment to measuring student satisfaction, impact, and contributions to student learning, as well as thanks our many supporters of Student Affairs.
UIC Student Affairs summarizes the ways in which we engage students and support their success through an Annual Report of the units reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. This report provides a year in review through highlights and accomplishments of our individual units, demonstrates our commitment to measuring student satisfaction, impact, and contributions to student learning, as well as thanks our many supporters of Student Affairs.
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<strong>2022</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
<strong>Student</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> Technology (SA Tech) and Campus<br />
Housing created new web systems and enhanced<br />
current systems that support resident safety initiatives<br />
and services student residents. As a result of the shift to<br />
StarRez, a number of former housing applications will no<br />
longer be necessary. In addition, SA Tech and Campus<br />
Housing worked to switch to Xfinity - Campus Housing’s<br />
new cable partner.<br />
<strong>Student</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> Technology worked with Campus<br />
Recreation to launch The Gauntlet, a new esports<br />
lounge with 14 gaming stations on the 2nd floor of the<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Recreation Facility.<br />
The Counseling Center utilized student feedback to<br />
update its website and online resources to make the<br />
website more accessible and user-friendly and to provide<br />
the most relevant information for <strong>UIC</strong> students.<br />
Creating Inclusive Spaces<br />
for <strong>Student</strong>s<br />
At the end of 2019, <strong>Student</strong> Centers completed<br />
the conversion of a space on the third floor of<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Center East (SCE) into a permanent<br />
prayer room in conjunction with the Muslim<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Association. Around that same time,<br />
conversations began around adding foot washing<br />
stations to the nearby bathrooms on that floor<br />
to help Muslim students feel more welcome,<br />
according to Charles Farrell, Executive Director,<br />
Business Development. When attempting to<br />
add the foot-washing stations to the third floor<br />
bathroom designed in consultation with students<br />
from the Muslim <strong>Student</strong> Association, Farrell<br />
recognized that this would be an ideal time to<br />
also change the second floor bathrooms. These<br />
bathrooms were updated to add all-gender<br />
bathrooms to SCE in a manner that is safe,<br />
modern, and inclusive for the entire University<br />
community.<br />
<strong>Student</strong> Centers continue to look for opportunities<br />
to provide more inclusive spaces and services for<br />
students. They are developing plans to renovate<br />
additional restrooms in the <strong>Student</strong> Center East<br />
Tower. They are also focused on food operations<br />
to make offerings as broad and inclusive as<br />
possible.
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