Apply To Receive $500.00 Per Month For 12 Months, No Strings Attached

 The Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot is a $31.5 million dollar commitment from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the City of Chicago’s Department of Family and Support Services as part of her effort to tackle poverty and put residents at the center of the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. 5,000 Chicagoans will be selected through an open application and a citywide lottery to receive $500 per month for twelve months, with no strings attached. That means that there are no limitations on how the money can be spent by recipients. The Mayor believes that people living with poverty simply do not have enough money to make ends meet. Cash assistance changes that circumstance and empowers residents to decide how to best meet their financial needs and goals.

Apply Here: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/resilient-communities-pilot/home/apply.html

Don't Miss Latinx Congratulatory On Sat May 7 at El Centro

 

Good afternoon everyone,

My name is Araceli Mena and I am an ENLACE graduate student interning at the Angelina Pedroso Center for Diversity and Intercultural Affairs. 

To honor our Latinx graduating students (both undergraduate and graduate), we are working in collaboration with representatives from El Centro, Office of Student Affairs, Pedroso Center, Proyecto Pa'Lante, McNair, and Latinx student leadership to host the Latinx Congratulatory. The celebration will be held on Saturday, May 7th at El Centro campus from 11am to 2pm. The event will include food and fun activities! Also, students will receive their sarape to be worn at graduation.

The Latinx Congratulatory will allow each graduating student to bring one guest. Registration is mandatory. Due to Covid restrictions, space is very limited, therefore please encourage students to register ASAP using this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZFmrk0FuP3kXUpXf84xnBt0pwzzG5K85xhiNsqLDDxfkW4w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

Thank you,

Araceli

 

Araceli Mena (she/her/hers/ella)

Program: Educational Leadership, M.A.

Concentration: ENLACE, Higher Education
amena5@neiu.edu

 

Transportation to “Healing Through Spoken Word” at CCICS, March 31

At 6 p.m. Thursday, March 31, the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) will host Chicago poet and activist e nina jay as the featured poet and emcee for their kickoff event of the Hope and Healing Through the Arts Symposium. Please RSVP for workshops and artist talk.

A bus will depart at 5 p.m. from the Nest on the Main Campus for those in need of transportation to and from CCICS. Please sign up for transportation.

jay will perform her poetry and hold space for participants to share their voice in any medium they feel comfortable. Attendees are encouraged to bring their poetry, prose and stories to the event. 

A frontline activist in Chicago’s anti-sexual-violence movement, jay has published three volumes of poetry, "Body of Rooms," "Bricks, Blood & Water," and her latest, “De~stoning: Migrations From the Outpost.” Copies of her books will be available for purchase at the event. Food will be provided. 

This event is co-sponsored by the K(NO)W More sexual violence prevention program, the Carruthers Center, the Pedroso Center, and the Office of the President

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ANY EVENTS FOR YOUR STUDENTS

All students are invited to attend the following upcoming events!

ANY CAREER ROUNDTABLE – Women in STEM

Wednesday, March 16, 6:00pm CT

Prospective Fellows will hear from Women in STEM who will share details of their unique journeys in this traditionally male-dominated field. See attached for the flyer. Students can register here.

ANY OPEN HOUSE – Presentations and Telling Your Story

Saturday, March 26, 9:30am CT

Prospective Fellows will start with a short orientation from 9:30am to 10am and then they will attend the workshop alongside current Fellows and Mentor Coaches as they develop an effective and realistic plan for researching, organizing, creating a strong presentation. The workshop is from 10am to 2pm, but prospective Fellows can stay for as long as they are able. See attached for the flyer. Students can register here. 

ANY MOCK INTERVIEWS

April 5 & 6, 10:30am CT – Register here

April 5 & 6, 6pm CT – Register here

Sign up today to participate in Mock Interviews! Prospective Fellows will have the chance to get real-time feedback from professionals as they prepare for internships and/or future jobs! Morning and Evening hour slots are available! Spots are limited!

ANY INFO SESSIONS

Thursdays, bi-weekly, 4pm CT

We have virtual bi-weekly information sessions on Thursdays at 4pm CT. Click here for the flyer. You can also register directly here.

APRIL 15 DEADLINE

April 15 is our application deadline! Please remind students to get their applications in, ASAP! Here’s a link to the application: www.americaneedsyou.org/fellow-application

Summer Research Program At Notre Dame

Greetings from Notre Dame! This summer we would love to host undergraduate students from Northeastern Illinois University who have aspirations to earn a graduate-level degree through the Notre Dame Graduate School's summer research program. The deadline is March 1st. Would you like to be paid to spend your summer on a different college campus researching and improving your odds of enrolling in the graduate program of your choice after you graduate? Consider applying to the 12th annual Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP), which will be hosted on Notre Dame's campus. What and When? SROP prepares aspiring graduate students for success by immersing them in guided research with a world-class faculty for roughly 8-9 weeks during the summer, culminating in a research symposium. The 2022 SROP program will run from Monday, May 23rd to Saturday July 23rd, 2022 (dates are approximate and subject to change). The deadline to apply is March 1st. Notre Dame supports accepted applicants by providing: ·     A generous stipend ·     Housing  ·     Travel expenses ·     GRE prep ·     Specialized assistance with grant and fellowship applications to NSF, NIH, Fulbright, and more ·     Graduate school application support Previous participants have won prestigious fellowships and have been admitted to top-tier graduate programs, including our own. Who may apply? The program is open to undergraduate students (esp. current sophomores and juniors) who are not graduating in spring/summer of 2022. Applicants should be either U.S. citizens or residents. You must be either a first generation student, a low-income student, or a member of an underrepresented minority group in academia to apply to the program. The program admits students in any discipline offered by the Notre Dame Graduate School (listed here). . Session title: "SROP Application Walk-Through and Q&A.” Click a time and date below to register:How? Simple! To apply we only require a statement of intent, a CV, an unofficial copy of your transcript, and one letter of recommendation (uploaded by the recommender). There is no application fee. More detailed application instructions can be found here. Questions? If you have any questions, please contact Dr. John Lowery (jlowery@nd.edu) directly (or schedule a quick chat here). Also, please feel free to share this email with anyone you know who may be interested. If you need help with the application process, join one of the following upcoming sessions:  · Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 04:00 PM until 04:35 PM (Eastern Standard Time)   Begin the Application

 

The Graduate School University of Notre Dame 110 Bond Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 gradapp@nd.edu (574) 631-7706

AMERICA NEEDS YOU: UPCOMING EVENTS FOR STUDENTS

All students are invited to attend the following events!

NAVIGATING AS BLACK FACES IN WHITE PLACES AND HIGH PLACES

Wednesday, February 16, 6pm CST

We invite all to join us for a Career Roundtable discussion featuring Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D., an award-winning business school professor, international speaker, author, and entrepreneur, to discuss navigating predominantly White professional spaces as a Black professional. Click here for the flyer. You can also register directly here.

 

ANY OPEN HOUSE – Building Resilience

Saturday, February 26, 9:30am

Prospective Fellows will start with a short orientation from 9:30am to 10am and then they will attend the workshop alongside current Fellows and Mentor Coaches as they explore different responses to setbacks and disappointments and resolve to face them constructively and with resilience. The workshop is from 10am to 2pm, but prospective Fellows can stay for as long as they are able. Click here for the flyer. You can also register directly here.

  

ANY INFO SESSIONS

Thursdays, bi-weekly, 4pm CT

We have virtual bi-weekly information sessions on Thursdays at 4pm CT. Click here for the flyer. You can also register directly here.

 

IMPORTANT RECRUITMENT LINKS AND INFORMATION

1. Flyers: Here is a link to our website where you can find downloadable flyers to use to promote the program (https://americaneedsyou.org/student-recruitment/).
2. Nomination Form: Here is the link to our Nomination Form. Please use this to nominate your students and acknowledge and notice those who would particularly thrive in our program (https://bit.ly/ANYnomination).
3. Application: Here is a link to our application. (https://americaneedsyou.org/fellows-program/)
4. Promotional Blurb: Here is a link to template language you can use in your newsletters and social media to promote the program.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

 

All the best,

Satori 

Satori Bailey

She/Her/Hers (what is this?)

Illinois Executive Director

America Needs You

111 N Canal Street, Suite 1100

Chicago, IL 60606

Direct: (617) 959-6477

Email: satori.bailey@americaneedsyou.org

https://www.linkedin.com/in/satoribailey/