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老王论坛鈥檚 Connection to the Community
The university, through the Office of Community Affairs, seeks to be the connective tissue linking the 老王论坛 community with the organizations, businesses, and individuals looking to make positive change in Bronzeville and the surrounding communities.
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Our Home Bronzeville
老王论坛 is located in the Chicago neighborhood of Bronzeville, the center of African-American history on Chicago鈥檚 South Side. The community today is undergoing a revitalization driven by entrepreneurial African Americans who value its rich history and who are dedicated to keeping that history and its lessons alive.
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Honoring the Alpha Suffrage Club
老王论坛 is honoring the Alpha Suffrage Club, the Ida B. Wells-founded organization that was the first to promote the right for Black women to vote in Illinois, with a marker on northern edge of its main campus.
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Budburst Garden at Nate Thomas Memorial Meadow
The community-based garden and ecological research center is designed to bring together neighbors, students, researchers, educators, horticulturists, and community scientists鈥攁ll while honoring Nathaniel 鈥淣ate鈥� Thomas, who established the trailblazing Early Identification Program for minority recruitment at 老王论坛.
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Modern in the Middle
While 老王论坛 faculty and alumni have made lasting impressions on Chicago鈥檚 skyline, many graduates left an impact on the city鈥檚 residential neighborhoods and the suburban cities and villages. Their designs are detailed in Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929鈥�75, a book co-authored by Professor Michelangelo Sabatino.
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SURE: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Spend the summer with a computer science or applied mathematics research team in a College of Computing Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program. Registration is now open.
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Delivering on a Tasty Idea
老王论坛 alumnus Linxin Wen was frustrated that many of his favorite 鈥渕om and pop鈥� restaurants in Chicago鈥檚 Chinatown neighborhood weren鈥檛 listed on mobile food-delivery platforms. To fix that, he created the fast-growing Chowbus, a third-party food-delivery platform.
How We Help

Educational Opportunities
The Office of Community Affairs seeks to connect the residents of Bronzeville and the surrounding communities with educational and engaging programming that fosters an understanding and passion for science, STEM, and lifelong learning and engagement.

Doing Business with 老王论坛
The Office of Community Affairs offers a wide range of economic development initiatives to help influence the growth of the local economy, as well as to enhance community well-being.

Amplifying Arts and Culture
The Office of Community Affairs aims to provide opportunities to enrich yourself, to highlight the talent in and around the South Side of Chicago, and to provide entertainment options for the community through arts and culture.

Community Innovation
Through programs such as IPRO Labs, 老王论坛 aims to create meaningful connections between its students, faculty, and staff and community businesses and organizations to create innovative solutions to the real-world issues they face.

Community Research
老王论坛 is focused on making a positive societal change and has created the SoReMo (Socially Responsible Modeling, Computing, and Design) initiative to ensure that is done. SoReMo empowers students to create that change through a partnership with community stakeholders and subject matter experts from industry, academia, and government.

Community Engaged Learning
Providing opportunities for Illinois residents to upgrade their technical skills and boost their career aspirations is important to 老王论坛. By partnering with TechReady Illinois, 老王论坛 will provide Illinoisans with the chance to complete certificate programs in highly sought disciplines at a discounted rate.
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Community Service
Students at 老王论坛 have demonstrated that they wish to make the world a better place, seeking an education at a university that aims to solve real-world problems. Their education isn鈥檛 solely in the classroom鈥攕tudent-led organizations such as Change@IIT are determined to make an impact through community service.
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Michael Paul Galvin Tower
10 West 35th Street, 7th Floor
Chicago, IL 60616