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Office of Civic Engagement Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report
The Office of Civic Engagement’s annual reach and impact report from Fiscal Year 2024 includes highlights of our work alongside campus, community, and philanthropic partners to strengthen neighboring communities by supporting youth, small businesses, nonprofits, and civic leaders.
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UChicago Medicine Community Benefit Report 2023
As part of our commitment to advance health equity, the University of Chicago Medicine provided $730.9 million in benefits and services to communities on Chicago’s South Side and in the south suburbs in fiscal 2023.
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Kana Hutchens
Collegiate Scholars Program
When Kana Hutchens first saw the University of Chicago's Collegiate Scholars Program (CSP) mentioned in her high school newsletter, she knew immediately she had to apply.
Devin Funches
South Side College and Career Catalyst Program
When Devin Funches first explored college applications during his sophomore year at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy, the process felt overwhelming and unclear. A first-generation college stud...
Ethan Sitzes
Collegiate Scholars Program
When Ethan Sitzes first heard about behavioral science during his sophomore year at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, the field wasn't on his radar. But after attending a University of Chicago C...
Teniola Ajagbe
Space Explorers Program
Teniola Ajagbe decided she wanted to go to space at age nine. Now a senior at Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep, Ajagbe was inspired by watching “Hidden Figures”—the based-on-a-true-story movie about t...
Eleshaday Mengiste
Collegiate Scholars Program
After taking part in the UChicago Collegiate Scholars Program's many career exploration workshops, high school senior Eleshaday Mengiste's committed to keeping an open mind about her career path when she sets off for Harvard in the fall.
Jae’Lyn Prewitt
Youth Internship Program
After spending her summer at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago on the University of Chicago’s campus as part of UChicago’s Youth Internship Program (YIP), Jae’Lyn Prewitt says she's more open to asking questions and confident for college.