University Community Service Center (UChicago)

04/23/2024

We're so happy to partner with The Allstate Foundation to make these student-driven, community-engaged projects come to life!

06/12/2023

This Juneteenth, the University Community Service Center (UCSC) is excited to engage and empower students to join the South Side in celebration and commemoration!

On Wednesday, June 14, 6:30 -8 p.m., the UCSC presents “Intentional Immersion,” a workshop experience designed to offer context and guidance on thoughtful community engagement in relation to Juneteenth celebrations. We’ll look at the history of the Juneteenth holiday and its place in Black life on the South Side of Chicago, then talk about and practice community engagement skills that can power your participation as a volunteer or attendee at one or more of three UCSC-supported community events on Saturday, June 17 and Monday, June 19.

You can learn more and sign up here: https://ucsc.uchicago.edu/news/celebrate-juneteenth-with-the-south-side

04/07/2023

We hope you'll join us in Jackson Park on Saturday, April 22! Sign up here: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/9170084574345520127/false #/invitation

Watch this space for more information about walking caravans from campus, and other ways you can engage with our local sustainability and environmental justice partners this month and beyond.

Join our University Community Service Center (UCSC) for its annual Earth Day of Service on April 22! This year, UCSC is working with the Jackson Park Advisory Council and other partners to support clean-ups throughout Jackson Park’s many historic landscapes.

Volunteer for clean ups in the woods and beaches, help out with the Osaka Garden Cherry Blossom Festival, and get to know more about the park’s biodiversity and history. Register here: https://bit.ly/43dx8sN.

02/22/2023

We're very excited to partner with International House at the University of Chicago for this week's Feature Friday conversation! Please join us as we hear from some partners doing incredible local work around issues of housing and homelessness.

Learn more and register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/525146957687

Join our Global Voices Lecture Series as we partner with University Community Service Center (UChicago) this Friday, February 24th at Noon in presenting "Feature Fridays: Housing and Homelessness." We will welcome community leaders from Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago , Greater Chicago Food Depository , Matthew House Chicago , and The Night Ministry , to address housing policies, homelessness, resources for those wanting to gain access to housing, among other topics.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3IyMFLC

02/16/2023

We've got more partner conversation opportunities with this week's Feature Friday program on Housing and Homelessness, featuring the Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance and StreetWise! Join us on Friday 2/17 for lunch at 12pm and the panel, beginning at 12:30pm.

Learn more and sign up:

Join us as we to continue our conversation on Housing and Homelessness, featuring community leaders from our partner organizations!

02/09/2023

FEATURE FRIDAYS continue on Friday, February 10 with a conversation about housing and homelessness with our partners from Deborah's Place, Ignite Chicago, and on One. Join us for lunch at noon and the panel beginning at 12:30pm!

Learn more and register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/525129184527

02/03/2023

We're excited to welcome Cradles to Crayons and the ReVive Center for Housing and Healing to campus this afternoon as we kick off winter quarter FEATURE FRIDAYS! Join us for lunch at noon and the panel at 12:30pm.

Learn more and register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/525121922807

01/09/2023

We're excited for and the opportunity to act and reflect. Will you join us? Click through to learn about the events the UCSC is hosting, and others taking place around the city, which are open to the campus community and beyond.

This month, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., our University Community Service Center is partnering with local organizations to offer a variety of service opportunities that will bring the UChicago campus community and neighboring South Side communities together. Learn how you can get involved here: https://mlk.uchicago.edu/page/week-service.

11/22/2022

There are many volunteer opportunities for students looking to give back to the community during Thanksgiving Break - check them out here!

On November 19 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., combat food insecurity from your kitchen! Join the Honeycomb Project to pack and donate nutritious boxed for neighbors served by a local food pantry in Auburn Gresham. By collecting or purchasing ready-to-eat meals, volunteers will help fulfill an urgent com...

11/17/2022

Haven't made it to Feature Friday yet? You have one more chance on Friday, November 18 to engage with us and partners around issues of food access and security! Join Grow Greater Englewood and the Experimental Station for this week's concluding conversation for fall quarter, at the UCSC. Lunch at noon, panel at 12:30. Details in link. Hope to see you there!

Join us for our final conversation about Food Access & Security, featuring community leaders from our partner organizations!

11/11/2022

Missed last week's Feature Friday conversation on food access and security? You've got another chance to plug in today, Friday 11/11! Join us to hear from Pilot Light Chicago and UChicago's own Phoenix Farms, 12-2pm with lunch provided. Details here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/453907859627

11/03/2022

We're excited to kick off our new FEATURE FRIDAYS series of conversations between community partners and students on Friday, November 4 at noon with this event featuring our friends from Coppin Community Center and the Hermitage Street Community Gardens. Join us for lunch and conversation about food access and security. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/feature-fridays-frankye-parham-cordia-pugh-november-4-2022-tickets-453904329067

Learn more about Feature Fridays and sign up for upcoming sessions: https://ucsc.uchicago.edu/for-students/feature-fridays

New for 2022–23, the University Community Service Center (UCSC) is pleased to present Feature Fridays, a series of conversations between community partners and students about Chicago, civic engagem...

10/03/2022

Curious what's coming up at the UCSC? Check out a few of the many ways you can engage with our work and our community partners this fall. We hope to see you soon!

Seeds of Justice is an academic year-long student leadership development program focused on social change for first-year students in the College. The program provides students with the opportunity to have and reflect on meaningful service and social change experiences, increase their awareness of co...

09/23/2022

We were so proud to welcome the Class of 2026 to Chicago with the help of nearly 70 of our mightiest community partners. Thanks again to all who joined us!

05/25/2022

The UCSC is proud to introduce five outstanding students from across the University who are demonstrating a high level of engagement in community and civic life and achieving incredible things in our communities. Go to the link in our bio to learn more about Stephanie Zhang and our other 2022 winners!

05/25/2022

The UCSC is proud to introduce five outstanding students from across the University who are demonstrating a high level of engagement in community and civic life and achieving incredible things in our communities. Go to the link in our bio to learn more about Liana Massey and our other 2022 winners!

05/25/2022

The UCSC is proud to introduce five outstanding students from across the University who are demonstrating a high level of engagement in community and civic life and achieving incredible things in our communities. Go to the link in our bio to learn more about Lauren Cole and our other 2022 winners!

05/25/2022

The UCSC is proud to introduce five outstanding students from across the University who are demonstrating a high level of engagement in community and civic life and achieving incredible things in our communities. Go to the link in our bio to learn more about Frank Medina and our other 2022 winners!