Gallery and News



 
Chicago School Students work with Anixter Center clients during Alternative Break Immersion, March 2012.



 
Service Learning Faculty Dr. Erika Liljedahl works with several of her students and DiveHeart to assist veterans with disabilities in learning
how to dive.

 
Learn and Serve Leadership Fellow Ji-Young Lee works with KANWIN to assist Korean women in job searching and other life skills.


 
Participants comprised of staff, faculty, students, and partners listen intently at Community Partnerships’ Annual Job and Volunteer Fair, April 2012.


 
TCS students and staff work with Rice Children’s Home to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 2011.


 
TCS students and staff attend an event with Illinois Connections for Families of the Fallen in Belleville, IL to assist family members of fallen military service members, November 2011.

 
Students and community partners alike are in a mad rush to find the optimal volunteer or work-study position, August 2011.


 
Gaurav Singh and Brian Syzdek receive the 2012 Mental Health Advocate Award for their policy proposals to NAMI of Greater Chicago, March 2012.


 
Howard Jones wins the 2012 Governor’s Award for Volunteer Service at the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield, IL, April 2012.



TCSPP students travel to Nepal for an international service learning course that focuses on community development, sustainability, and a systems approach to community health.

TCSPP Students enrolled in an international service learning course to Nepal visit a hospital specializing in leprosy treatment to understand the bio-psycho-social impacts of the rare disease.


NRCI Conference May 2012
15 students volunteered at the Annual NRCI Conference

 
Matthew Cross wins the Governor's Volunteer Service Award for Economic Opportunity on April 12, 2010.
 
TCSPP students volunteer at the Mental Health Parity Hearing where Patrick Kennedy spoke.
   
The Emerging Leaders Retreat offered students at the Chicago School a 3-day training in leadership theory, practice, and skill formation.  Upon completion, students identified their preferred leadership styles based on their individual strengths and learned how to identify and work with differing leadership styles. 


TCSPP students volunteered and presented at the ICFF connections at the Zoo event in October 2012.
 
In October 2012, Illinois Connection for Families of the Fallen (ICFF) and the Community Partnerships Department coordinated Connections at the Zoo, an event for families who have lost loved ones in the military