At UChicago, our commitment to building strong, productive partnerships with our neighbors is shared across the whole university.
Every division and school across our university is engaged with our community, in ways large and small. We work to deepen our connections with our neighbors and build new partnerships that will benefit all of us, here on the South Side and throughout Chicago.
We welcome our neighbors’ input and insights into the issues that matter most to our shared communities and understand that ongoing, open dialogue is essential to forming effective collaborations. Our community partners inform our priorities and shape our actions as we work together to create positive change.
Our combined efforts draw upon our strength as an economic anchor and on the power of education, research, and innovation to create real, lasting impact and opportunity, in all communities.
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Marshall Hatch Jr., The MAAFA Redemption Project
Tammera L. Holmes, AeroStar Avion Institute
University of Chicago Community Support Initiative
Janice Jackson, Chicago Public Schools
Boyede Sobitan, Oja Express
Camille McKenzie, Turner Construction Chicago
Partnering for Community Impact
Jackie Dyess, Inter-City Supply
Juan Carlos Ocon, Benito Juarez Community Academy
Community Programs Accelerator: Five Years Forward
Profiles
100 Black Men of Chicago
“Being part of the Community Programs Accelerator allows us to move forward on purpose and with intention. We’re planning our next decade, which will be pivotal for us as we focus on what we can become rather than on what we are.” - Carl H. Tutt, Jr., 100 Black Men of Chicago Board President
13th Flow Fitness Studio
Akinwale is the owner of 13th Flow fitness studio, one of 182 small businesses to receive a COVID-19 small business bridge grant from the University of Chicago.
Abraham and Karen Potts
Maroon Tutor Match
“[Tutor Meera Santhanam] really taught him how to study and prepare for testing and, more than that, showed him the value of studying. She’s given him valuable insight into college and what it requires.”
Akanksha Shah
Maroon Tutor Match
“Maroon Tutor Match helped me learn to work with people — not just students and families, but tutors as well — who were very different from me and had different priorities and struggles. Getting a better understanding of where people are coming from is invaluable.”
Aleena Agrawal
Chicago Booth Civic Scholars Program
For Aleena Agrawal, a Chicago Booth MBA is a road map for changing the world. In her job as Director of Talent Solutions at P33, a nonprofit devoted to building a more diverse and inclusive technology ecosystem in Chicago, Agrawal aims to drive systems-level change.
Alliance of the Southeast
In the news
05/29/2025
Crain's Chicago Business
Building the future of STEM on the South Side
04/10/2025
Q&A: Creating a 'Sustainable Cycle for Artists and Makers' on the South Side
02/05/2025
Fox 32: Space Explorers program helps Hegewisch student earn full ride to Northwestern
06/05/2024
Living Near Violence Can Negatively Impact Academic Performance. A New Study Looks at What Schools Can Do to Mitigate That
WTTW: Living near violence can negatively impact academic performance. A new study looks at what schools can do to mitigate that
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