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UIC alumnus Anis Barmada wins Soros Fellowship for New Americans

UIC alumnus Anis Barmada is among 30 scholars nationwide selected to receive the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based fellowship that funds graduate or professional schools for immigrants and children of immigrants.

Student Success Open House

Student Success Open House Recap

On March 3, the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs and Academic Programs held its first-ever Student Success Open House. Over 180 students joined us in the Student Services Building to…

2022 CHANCE Program Summer Applications Available

The UIC CHANCE  Program offers 5-week summer programs. Space is limited. Open to high school Sophomores, Juniors and graduating Seniors who are seriously interested in attending UIC and learning more about: • Engineering…

2022 Provost’s Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award Winners

Dear students, faculty and staff, We are delighted to announce the 2022 Provost’s Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award recipients. This award recognizes the excellence, commitment and dedication of professional advisors of undergraduate students at UIC.…

Student Success Innovation Fund: Request for Proposals

The Spring 2022 deadline to submit a proposal for the Student Success Innovation Fund is April 8, 2022. The Request for Proposals (RFP) webpage lays out the application process. The VPUAAP Student Success Innovation Fund supports…

Outstanding First-Year Seminar Instructor Award

We are pleased to announce the Outstanding First-Year Seminar Instructor Award, which has been created to honor UIC instructors who have demonstrated exemplary instruction and curriculum development in first-year seminars and have made…

UIC senior earns trip to Rhodes Scholar finals

University of Illinois Chicago senior Sonya Gupta reached the finalist stage for the Rhodes Scholarship, the highly regarded and selective award that covers all expenses for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England.

Fulbright HSI Leader 2021

UIC named 2021 HSI leader by Fulbright Program

The University of Illinois Chicago is among a select group of Hispanic-Serving Institutions recognized as a Fulbright HSI Leader by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for its commitment to the Fulbright Program.

Congratulations Graduates!

The VPUAAP would like to congratulate the class of 2021 for their outstanding accomplishments. Below are a few members of the class of 2021 who have been highlighted for their success and involvement at…

First-Year Seminar Summit

Date/Time: April 28th, 1pm to 4pm (First-year seminar coordinators and instructors) April 29th, 10am to 12pm (First-year seminar coordinators) For more information please email VPUAAP Faculty Fellow, Professor Lan Chaplin.

First Day Project

VPUAAP has partnered with the Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE) in an exciting opportunity supported by APLU called the Student Experience Project (SEP). The SEP is a collaborative of university leaders, faculty, researchers, and national…

iAdvise Update

All Phase I units will have transitioned to iAdvise by April 15th. Currently, iAdvise has over 550 professional and student staff users, and there have been over 90,000 appointments, with 21,880 students scheduled…

UIC historian Robert Johnston recognized with AHA award for outstanding teaching

UIC historian recognized with AHA award for outstanding teaching

University of Illinois Chicago’s Robert Johnston was named the recipient of the American Historical Association’s 2020 Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award, which recognizes outstanding teaching and advocacy for history teaching.