Campus News: Elvis and fireworks
More than 325 UIC friends and fans attended the April 25 UIC Appreciation Night at U.S. Cellular Field. Photo: Jaime Velasquez
Elvis, fireworks and UIC
Discount tickets are available to UIC faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends for the White Sox 16th Annual UIC Alumni Night Aug. 1 at U.S. Cellular Field.
Game time is 7:10 p.m. as the Sox battle the Minnesota Twins. The evening includes Elvis Night and fireworks.
Get $15 off lower-level tickets, $10 off lower-reserved and bleacher seats, and $5 off upper-level tickets.
Woman of the Year
Nominations will be accepted through July 1 for UIC’s Woman of the Year Award.
The award is sponsored by the Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women. Nominations should include a CV or résumé and at least three supporting letters describing the nominee’s service to UIC women as part of her job. Send nominations by email to ccswmail@uic.edu
Looking for a lunch spot?
Employees who have parking assignments can park for free on South Campus during the lunchtime hours.
Employees can use their valid UIC standard parking assignment to park for free at the Maxwell Street Parking garage for free from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Support for researchers
Investigators can apply for support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research’s Bridge Funding program.
The program provides short-term financial support to sustain research programs and laboratories during funding gaps. The awards are given to investigators with established projects that have a high probability of continued support from extramural sources.
Run for a good cause
Sign up to run the Chicago Marathon and raise money for diabetes research with UIC’s Cellmates on the Run team.
The team, organized by José Oberholzer, chief of transplantation surgery, raises money for the Chicago Diabetes Project. Last year’s marathon team raised about $200,000 for diabetes research.
The 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a 26.2-mile race through 26 Chicago neighborhoods, is scheduled for Oct. 12.
What’s the latest WoRD?
The WoRD (Women’s Reading and Discussion) book club meets July 23 to discuss its latest selection, The Wisdom of Whores: Bureaucrats, Brothels, and the Business of AIDS, by Elizabeth Pisani.
The group, which is open to all employees and students, will meet from noon to 1 p.m. in 507 Disability, Health and Social Policy building, 1640 W. Roosevelt Road.
The book is available for purchase at a 20 percent discount at the UIC Bookstores or can be checked out of the UIC Library.
The book club was started by members of the Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women and meetings are approved as official events for employee participation. For more information, contact Kris Zimmermann at kzimme3@uic.edu
