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Weeks of Welcome: Full list of campus events to welcome you to UIC.
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Volunteer with UIC GIVE (Get Involved with Volunteer Experience) at the Chicago Park District's Douglas Park, 10am-12pm. Register here by 9/9 to volunteer on 9/12.
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LAS 110 Blackboard Tip of the Week:
Are you having any issues to download or submit your LAS 110 Involvement Fair Assignment on Blackboard? Check out this Blackboard how-to guide:
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Technology Quick Guide:
Blackboard is the learning management system used by UIC students and faculty. Take time to learn how to use Blackboard to complete assignments, view class announcements, and participate in discussions.
If you do not have reliable access to a computer or need a cellular hotspot to complete your UIC classes, UIC Academic Computing and Communications Center (ACCC) may have a laptop or hotspot to lend to you. Please fill out the request form at go.uic.edu/laptop-hotspot-request.
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What Did Your First Weeks of UIC Look Like? #InstaJournal #las110 #thisisUIC |
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Congrats you made it through the first two weeks of fall 2020!
Send us a photo, your name and your LAS 110 instructor and we may feature you in next week's LAS 110 News and on social media. Email us las110@uic.edu.
Or tag LAS 110 on Instagram @las110uic #las110
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Featured Above:
Lian Gako
Featured Below:
Janine Aquino
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Alysa Araneta
Featured Below:
Julianna Willson
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Featured Above:
Letty Ocampo
Featured Below:
Annabelle Do
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What Are You Reading or Listening To? |
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"One of my most recent favorite reads is Brit Bennett’s The Vanishing Half, published in June 2020. The Vanishing Half tells the story of twin sisters who leave behind their (fictional), interracial hometown of Mallard where passing as white the way of life for residents. Bennett creates a world where internalized racism within communities, interracial families, and even self-perceptions drive one sister to pass as white and the other as black as they leave their hometown in search of self-belonging. Besides race, the book shows how "passing" as it relates to any single identity (gender, socioeconomic, etcetera) is more complex than we often feel comfortable letting on. A must read for 2020!"
-Lisa James, LAS 110 Instructor
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"I love listening to Latinos Who Lunch because it is co-hosted by a Latinx artist and historian. It is co-hosted by Emmanuel Ortega (he is actually a UIC professor!) Their episodes vary and they talk about culture, media, food, history, social justice, and food!"
-Alejandra Salas, LAS 110 Instructor
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UIC Involvement Fair Calculator |
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Complete Your Involvement Calculator |
Customize your plan for involvement at UIC with the Involvement Calculator. There are many ways to be engaged at UIC, and the Involvement Fair and Involvement Calculator are a few options to start exploring your interests in service, student organizations, academic clubs, and much more.
Complete the Involvement Calculator — just like Sparky — to start to explore your options:
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Questions about your fall 2020 classes? Schedule your appointment or visit your LAS Advisor during online drop-in advising on Tuesdays:
Advising Hours for Appointments (Monday, Wednesday-Friday):
Sign-In Hours for Tuesday drop-ins:
- 8:15am to 11:30am
- 12:45pm to 4:00pm
Visit:
LAS Advising to schedule an advising appointment or to sign in to the waiting room for Tuesday drop-ins. Your LAS Advisor will email your UIC email address with a link for you to join the virtual meeting.
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A few resources to help get you started at UIC:
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Meet This Week's Featured LAS 110 Instructors |
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Join our Insta-Journaling Challenge |
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Welcome to LAS 110: Experience UIC! |
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You are a part of the UIC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences community — wherever you may be this fall: in the classroom, meeting with faculty, using our great tutoring resources; across the campus, the city of Chicago, Illinois, and beyond; and online with our weekly LAS 110 classes and this resource, LAS 110 News. Each week LAS 110 News will share tips, help you navigate your first-semester, and explore how to Experience UIC during this unique fall semester.
LAS 110 is designed for first-year students to:
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Identify and utilize UIC programs, resources, and services that will support their academic success, personal needs, and co-curricular campus involvement.
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Explore strengths, abilities, values, and motivation and apply this self-knowledge to personal and academic goal-setting.
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Practice professional and effective ways to communicate with UIC faculty, staff and peers to build a sense of belonging, foster community, and create a support network.
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Learn about the value of a liberal arts and sciences education and the purpose of general education. Students will develop a plan that demonstrates their responsibility for their own education and how the academic curriculum connects to their personal and professional interests.
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UIC | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
601 S. Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607 | las.uic.edu
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