UIC Votes for Empowerment

01/22/2018

01/18/2018

USG is having an informational meeting to “ban the box” that prohibits people who have records from being able to move past their convictions and apply for college. Stop by to help give a voice to the voiceless!

09/27/2017

Are you interested in joining Undergraduate Student Government at UIC? Complete this application and be prepared to introduce yourself and your USG platform at our next meeting on October 2, 2017, at 5:30 pm in SCE Room 302.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0qiDNkhL6viBhlEqAWwLUpLrhnzGh21_w7EPgN_sqABFjzA/viewform

The UIC Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is dedicated to serving the students and works tirelessly to uphold our mission: “We will promote the interests of the undergraduate student body and ensure that there is effective communication between students, student organizations, faculty, staff, a...

08/19/2017

Hey UIC!

Do you want to help feed a fellow student who may be experiencing Very Low Food Security? This means that due to extreme financial constraints they are skipping meals and going to class hungry. By walking just two miles at the 32nd annual Hunger Walk you can earn the UIC Pop-Up Pantry $12.00 per walker. All proceeds go exclusively to buy food for UIC students. This event is hosted by the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

Each walker gets a FREE t-shirt!

Registration Ends Monday, August 28, 2017, so hurry to register!
Date: Saturday, September 16, 2017
Location: Jackson Park
Check-in: 7:00 to 8:15
Walk: 8:30 to 11:00
In order for us to receive credit, you must register by August 28th and you must walk.

Follow the steps to register:
1. Follow the link: https://www.classy.org/event/32nd-annual-hunger-walk/e133767
2. Click the orange, Register button in the middle of the page.
3. Click the middle circle, “join a team”.
4. In the search bar, type in UIC Pop Up Pantry, it will generate and you will see “UIC Pop Up Pantry A01542”
5. Click white box with our team name
6. You will see two boxes, “GCFD Member Agency” and “Private Teams and Individuals”. Click the + sign in the “GCFD Member Agency” box. When you click the + sign it will go up, click to one. Then click the orange Register button in the bottom right-hand corner.
7. Fill out the form. And then click the orange “next” button on the right-hand side.
8. Add a donation page, please do not feel obligated to donate monetarily. You may click “skip this donation” under the donation box on the page. Your presence in the walk is support enough!
9. Fill out the information requested, you will not be charged. Then click orange “purchase” button.
10. You should receive an email that says “Success! Your registration was successful!” You will receive an email confirmation.

Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you very much for your support.
Wellness Center
312-413-2120

Join us for the Greater Chicago Food Depository's 32nd Annual Hunger Walk on Saturday, September 16 at Chicago's beautiful Jackson Park. Funds raised by the Hunger Walk support a local network of food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters on the front lines of the fight against hunger.

08/19/2017

Hello!

UIC is about to start up the Fall 2017 semester. I hope everyone starts off this academic year well. As student trustee, I want to keep open communication and transparency with UIC's student body. To open an avenue of communication, I will be having open-door hours on Fridays from 2pm – 5pm. If you cannot make this time, please email me at [email protected] and we will schedule a meeting or phone call. The student trustee office is located on the third floor of the Center for Student Involvement at Student Center East. Any matter of importance to you is welcome in discussion. Your voice matters.

Start the semester strong!

Best,
Karina Reyes

03/15/2017

Want to support the Undocumented community? Fill in a witness slip for both bills... Student ACCESS Bill, HB2394 (post prior to this one) and SB 308.

Student ACCESS Bill, HB2394: This bill would allow undocumented students to apply for scholarships in 4 year public universities in Illinois.

http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/103074?committeeHearingId=14430&LegislationId=103074&HCommittees3%2F20%2F2017-page=1&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1489413652418

SB 308: This bill would affirmatively allow DACA recipients to apply for and receive professional licenses from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Due to the complex relationship between federal and state law, SB 308 is desirable to clarify that DACA recipients will be treated like any other persons who are federally authorized to work. Under SB 308, DACA recipients who meet all regular requirements to receive a license may work as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, dentists, veterinarians, private detectives, engineers, cosmetologists, architects, and in many more careers.

http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/100248?committeeHearingId=14452&LegislationId=100248&SCommittees3%2F20%2F2017-page=1&committeeid=0&chamber=S&nodays=7&_=1489429532463

These will be put on the House Higher Education Committee floor TOMORROW on Wednesday, March 15.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
Witness slip instructions:
1) Fill out your personal identification information
2) For firm/business or agency write down your organization or you can write down 'self'
3) Type ‘self’ or job title where it says title
4) In the representation section type ‘self’
5) Check the box for marked PROPONENT in the position section.
6) Check the box marked RECORD OF APPEARANCE ONLY in the testimony section
7) Submit the witness slip

Dashboard for the Illinois General Assembly

03/14/2017

Student ACCESS Bill, HB2394, is being called for a hearing in the House Higher Education Committee TOMORROW on Wednesday, March 15 at 4 p.m. This bill would allow undocumented students to apply for scholarships in 4 year public universities in Illinois.

PLEASE FILL OUT A WITNESS SLIP!!!

Witness slip instructions:
1) Fill out your personal identification information
2) For firm/business or agency write down your organization or you can write down 'self'
3) Type ‘self’ or job title where it says title
4) In the representation section type ‘self’
5) Check the box for marked PROPONENT in the position section.
6) Check the box marked RECORD OF APPEARANCE ONLY in the testimony section
7) Submit the witness slip

http://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/103074?committeeHearingId=14430&LegislationId=103074&HCommittees3%2F20%2F2017-page=1&committeeid=0&chamber=H&nodays=7&_=1489413652418

Dashboard for the Illinois General Assembly

03/09/2017

The EMPOWERMENT campaign is happy to announce victory on International Women's Day in the student elections for the 2017-2018 academic year. We have made herstory. Yohana Ghdey, Asiel Mohamed, and I (Karina Reyes) will be representing the students at the University of Illinois at Chicago for the 2017-2018 school year as USG President, USG Vice President, and Student Trustee. We are humbled to have been elected into these positions.

We will empower the students of the University of Illinois at Chicago. We will transform the relationship Undergraduate Student Government has with its student body at UIC. We will serve as a bridge that connects our administration to our students. We are from the community, we are elected by the community, and we will be held accountable by the community.

We look forward to serving our communities in the year to come. We would also like to commend Elect Jacob Schulz for Student Member of the Board of Trustees and A Better UIC: United Innovative Committed for their campaigns. We look forward to seeing their initiatives unfurl at UIC through their activism.

Thank you to all who voted for EMPOWERMENT. Thank you to our communities who mobilized in our favor. Thank you to our mentors who guided us. Thank you for giving Yohana, Asiel, and I the opportunity to bring this university EMPOWERMENT.

03/08/2017

There is still time to vote for EMPOWERMENT. Vote Karina, Yohana, and Asiel at uicvote.com !!! Let's make history !

03/07/2017

Taking a break to eat a sandwich, but we are out here!!! Vote at uicvote.com !

We're on campus spreading the word. Tell you're friends to vote too!

Ask us questions if you have any for us!

03/07/2017

03/07/2017

Learn more about the referendum for minority students that is backed by all of our candidates!