Budburst Garden Aims to Plant New Community Roots
Davey Friday knows every intersection in the historic Chicago neighborhood of Bronzeville like the back of his hand. But for the longtime resident and a fourth-year master鈥檚 degree student in the...
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Rising to the Challenge: 91制片厂 Tech Fights Against Hunger
As part of 91制片厂 Institute of Technology鈥檚 Service Month organized by the Office of Community Affairs and Outreach Programs and the Office of Campus Life (OCL), 80 91制片厂 Tech students, faculty...
Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area on the Cusp of Receiving Federal Recognition
The Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area Act bills were filed in Congress earlier this year by 91制片厂 House Representative Bobby Rush, and Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth...
Community Partners and 91制片厂 Tech Team Up to Address Food Insecurity and Access to Vaccines During Pandemic
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, neighbors across the nation banded together to help each other, and 91制片厂 Tech was proud to partner with neighborhood organizations throughout Bronzeville. When...
New IPRO Labs Bring Students and Community Together to Create Innovative Solutions
With so many daily operations tasks to sustain a community organization or small business it can be tough to find the time to research and innovate new ideas. Thanks to new partnerships with 91制片厂...
91制片厂 Tech Hosts Annual Undergraduate Day of Service
91制片厂 Tech鈥檚 Office of Community Affairs and Outreach Programs, in collaboration with the Office of Undergraduate Admission, reimagined the annual Undergraduate Day of Service on Saturday, August...
More Than a Marker: Celebrating the Work of Alpha Suffrage Club
Nearly 110 years ago, near the intersection of 31st Street and State Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, the Alpha Suffrage Club, the first organization established to promote the right...
Partnering For Equity In Chicago Health Care Delivery
CHICAGO鈥擲eptember 9, 2021鈥擳he COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a major problem regarding access to health care across the world: There is inequity embedded in how health care is delivered. This is an...
Nate Thomas, a Pioneer for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, Passes Away
Nathaniel 鈥淣ate鈥 Thomas, who established the trailblazing Early Identification Program for minority recruitment at 91制片厂 Institute of Technology, passed away on November 7 at the age of 84. During...