Gwen Purdom
@gwenpurdom
Fan of dogs, Chicago, all things culture, & storytelling; associate director of communications @UChiEngagement
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http://www.gwendolynpurdom.com 16-02-2009 23:03:46
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Rioghna Pittock, a second-year UChicago College student, says helping Ariel Community Academy students grow more confident in reading and writing through uchicagoNSP, as well as opening their eyes to what college life is like, has been a meaningful experience: tinyurl.com/hu7cx5xj.
More than 1,000 Chicago high school students were on The University of Chicago's campus Saturday for a college fair hosted by Chicago Scholars and @CollegiateSclrs! Participants in these programs connected with representatives from more than 110 colleges and universities across the country.
A UChicago IT Services apprenticeship program — developed with City Colleges of Chicago and UChicago Civic Engagement support — aims to create new employment pathways for CCC students and connect UChicago to underrepresented local talent. Check out Vanessa Martin’s story ⬇️ tinyurl.com/w8m6mbbz
South Side residents and UChicago students came together this summer for a unique pilot program that provided language, literacy and social-emotional programming to Woodlawn preschoolers as an extension of UChicago’s school year Jumpstart initiative. civicengagement.uchicago.edu/news/uchicago-…
“I think for us as scientists, it’s really important for us to do events like this,” said Isaac Magallanes, a UChicago grad student. “[Kids] help us remember why we got into this in the first place — this stuff is just cool.” 📸: @pat_nabong chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/30/2389…
During UChicago's annual Engage Chicago orientation organized by UCSC at UChicago, community partners welcomed first-year UChicago College students and talked to them about how they can meaningfully engage with the South Side and Chicago as a whole: tinyurl.com/3bwfsfvc.
Gov. JB Pritzker, who this summer signed legislation outlawing book bans in Illinois, was at UChicago Library today during Banned Books Week to help announce that the University is expanding access for researchers and the public. ms.spr.ly/60079oYht
Created and led by UChicago Civic Engagement, the Intergen for the Win pilot invited local residents with an interest in early childhood development to work alongside UChicago students in two Woodlawn childcare centers as part of a paid, 10-week summer experience. college.uchicago.edu/news/student-s…
.The University of Chicago, UChicago Medicine, City Colleges of Chicago & Mayor Brandon Johnson today announced plans for a joint project that would create new jobs, establish healthcare career pathways for South Side residents, and activate underutilized land on Garfield Blvd.⬇️ civicengagement.uchicago.edu/news/universit…
Been a while Twitter: But this is what we've been working on at UChicago Civic Engagement! With our partners at UChicago Medicine and City Colleges of Chicago, we're going to bring hundreds of good paying jobs to Washington Park. Grateful for the support of the community for this exciting path forward.
We're excited to announce that Polsky Center at the University of Chicago has signed a strategic agreement with Orange Grove Bio, an integrated biopharmaceutical company, to support pipeline development, entrepreneurial training, and funding opportunities. polsky.uchicago.edu/2024/07/23/pol…
Join us on August 7 for our last Movies on the Midway of the summer! We can all be part of Shedd Aquarium's world as they lead hands-on activities exploring all things under the sea before we dive in to a screening of The Little Mermaid!
