PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Celebrate Black History Month at UIC!
Celebrate Black History Month at UIC!
Information shared with us from our Black History Month Planning Committee:
Black History Month Calendar of Events:
Celebrating Black Legacy and Greatness! The UIC Community celebrates Black History Month with a series of events honoring African American History, Legacy, and Greatness! Please join US!
The UIC Black History Month 2021 Student Planning Committee welcomes students, faculty, and staff to partake in this year’s virtual recognition of Black History Month.
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by Africans and African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of Black people in U.S. history. In recognition, several campus events have been scheduled by the University of Illinois at Chicago. This year’s theme is “Preserve the Culture.”
Preserve the Culture is an ode to Black ingenuity and brilliance. Black people have been innovators, creators, and originators in all spheres and sectors, and this month has been themed to honor that. From antiquity to present day, our legacy is defined by our culture, and carried out by our community. Black History Month 2021: Preserve the Culture will do just that.
February 8th: Chicago's Very Own 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (https://go.uic.edu/bhmcvo)
February 11th: Loving MElanin 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (https://go.uic.edu/lovingmelanin)
February 12th: Get Fit with the Feds - Virtual 6:00 p.m.
February 16th and 17th: 1st Annual Graduate Minority Student Research Symposium - Virtual 9:30 a.m.
February 16th: ASC's Diaspora KAHOOT Battle - Virtual 5:00 p.m.
February 17th: Black Game Night - Virtual 6:00 p.m.
For more information on all events for Black History Month please visit https://involvement.uic.edu/uic-black-history-month/.
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Message from CCSB - Black History Makers - celebrate them on February 22nd
The Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Blacks (CCSB) is an advisory body dedicated to promoting the academic, professional, cultural, and social welfare of the Black community. CCSB is charged with providing leadership on the history, needs, and resources of the stated population at the University of Illinois Chicago. To do this, the subcommittees within CCSB focus on the multiple facets of UIC life that affect Black faculty, staff, and students, such as how we're being represented, climate, policies, services, and practices. CCSB makes recommendations to the Chancellor addressing these issues and developing, initiating, and managing programs that further address the Black community's comprehensive concerns. CCSB is enthusiastic about working collaboratively with diverse communities on campus and building relationships with off-campus Black community organizations to help develop and maintain a supportive environment for all members of the university's diverse population.
Every year during Black History Month, the CCSB recognizes UIC's Black History Makers. The CCSB Black History Makers are UIC African American students, faculty, and staff contributing to our Black/African American campus community. The award recognizes individuals who are making history here at UIC because of their roles and responsibilities. This year's 2021 CCSB Black History Makers are:
David Banks
Jane Adams College of Social Work
Claudia Boucher - Berry
College of Medicine – Pediatrics
Janae Bonsu
Jane Adams College of Social Work
Margena Christian
Liberal Arts and Sciences – English Department
Osei Darkwa
Jane Adams College of Social Work
Alexis Grant
School of Public Health – Community Health Sciences
Samuel Jones
UIC Law
Belva Miles
Counseling Center
Heather Prendergast
College of Medicine – Emergency Medicine
Jordan Turner
Gender and Sexuality Center
Karriem Watson
Miles Square Health Center
Felicia Scott-Wellington
College of Medicine – Pediatrics
Please join CCSB and the UIC Black History Month Committee on Monday Feb. 22nd at 6pm via Zoom, to honor the 2020 CCSB Black History Makers. Please RSVP at https://rb.gy/uas1vw if you plan on attending.
Sincerely,
Yuji Toefield
Chair, CCSB
Darryl Pendleton
Chair, CCSB Black History Makers Subcommittee