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Below is a list of previously funded group projects through the Student Leadership Institute. Special appreciation is given to the Dean's Fund for funding projects from 2012 - 2015.
2018:
- Money Matters – improving financial literacy through community partnerships, including presentations given by UChicago alums
- Accessibility Week – a week-long programming calendar to raise awareness and introduce students to various sub-topics of accessibility
- Arts in Schools – emphasizing the importance of Arts Education through targeted after-school programs in the Hyde Park/Woodlawn community
- College Day – introducing CPS students to the University of Chicago through school visits and on-campus tours and panels
2017:
- CommuniMatch – building a volunteer matching website to connect student volunteers and non-profit organizations
- H.Y.P.E. – Hyde Park Youth Political Engagement gives presentations at local schools about engaging in local government and then sponsors a meeting for interested students at those schools to make a plan for action
- Chicago Mentoring Program – matching incoming first-year College students with rising second years who will serve as mentors for the academic year
- South Side Business Month – offering rewards and prizes for visiting partner businesses in the community
- Stress-Free Zone – series of mental health awareness seminars, offered once per quarter for three quarters
2016:
- Life-Skills Series – autumn quarter program aimed at first-year College students about finances, health, fitness, and nutrition
- Jazz Festival – what was proposed as a fall festival to bring the UChicago and Woodlawn communities together was approved as an initiative to build UChicago engagement with the annual Hyde Park event
- Pay it Forward – a series of “micro-events” to create a culture of performing random acts of kindness around campus
2015:
- Student Self-Defense Training – an interactive training on the Quad about self-defense and empowerment.
- Explore More: Chicago – Saturday evening shuttle buses to different Chicago neighborhoods, with handouts detailing places to see / visit /dine/shop in the area.
2014:
- Farmer’s Market – arranged transportation to visit a local Farmer’s Market.
- H.O.M.E. – working with Admissions to better connect prospective students and their hosts.
- Taste of Hyde Park – late-night study break on Bartlett Quad featuring restaurants found in the Hyde Park area.
2013:
- UChicago Life Skills – a series of workshops featuring “practical skill development” for students: cooking, finding an apartment, personal finance, etc.
- International Experience – an afternoon where cultural RSOs host an international fair for local high school students.
- We Want to Write a Book – what started as an idea of publishing a book of traditions, etc about UChicago turned into the design of a “giveaway” which would be sent to all recent graduates of the institution.
2012:
- Quadriculture – a series of social, community-building programs through the Spring Quarter on the Main Quads.
- Maroon Plaza – an online marketplace for student organizations to advertise their fundraisers on campus.
- Explore Hyde Park – a day (similar to First Fridays/Weekends) in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce where Hyde Park vendors offered discounts and/or free giveaways for University students.