UPPF News and Announcements News and Announcements Heading link Copy link UPPF Alum Recognized as One of Four "Inspiring Grads of Fall 2024" Wednesday, December 11, 2024 UPPF alum Kayla Pilgrim, from the 2023-24 UPPF cohort, was recently featured in UIC Today’s article “Inspiring Grads of Fall 2024”. These four students — in the College of Nursing, College of Liberal… UPPF Alum Ryan Fulgham Featured in Crain's Chicago Business Article Monday, October 28, 2024 Urban Public Policy Fellowship Alum, Ryan Fulgham, was recently cited in a Crain’s Chicago Business article entitled, “The high cost of Chicago rent burdens both tenants and landlords”. The article highlights the dwindling… Alexander Diaz: Reflections from the DNC Monday, September 23, 2024 Summer 2024 was the experience of a lifetime. Aside from warmer weather, graduating from my undergraduate degree, and hanging out with friends and family, there was another moment that I wouldn’t have thought… Meet the 2024-2025 UPPF Fellows Tuesday, September 17, 2024 IPCE, in partnership with the African American Academic Network (AAAN) and Latin American Recruitment and Education Services (LARES), is pleased to welcome the 2024-25 cohort of undergraduate students to the Urban Public Policy… UPPF Fellow Melannie Agaton Featured on NBC Chicago Tuesday, November 28, 2023 The Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement is excited to share Melannie’s feature, where she shares her personal experience on how pay inequity impacts Latina workers, who are among the lowest paid of… Meet the 2023-2024 UPPF Fellows Thursday, September 14, 2023 IPCE, in partnership with the African American Academic Network (AAAN) and Latin American Recruitment and Education Services (LARES), is pleased to welcome the 2023-24 cohort of undergraduate students to the Urban Public Policy… UPPF Fellow Haniyyah Thomas Awarded the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service Thursday, August 31, 2023 The Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement is excited to celebrate the accomplishments of Haniyyah Thomas, a 2023-24 UPPF fellow. Read the full story here: 2023 UPPF Research Symposium: Advancing Policy Formulation Through Research - Recap Thursday, August 24, 2023 As always for me, the 2023 UPPF Research Symposium demonstrated the potential for student research to generate valuable insights and recommendations on public policy issues. The session featured poster presentations by the 18… Check Out This Months Installment of "Civic Coffee Chats"! Tuesday, August 15, 2023 We are so excited for this months installment of our video series Civic Coffee Chats! This series highlights IPCE staff, researchers, and civic friends’ latest thoughts on policy passions, social trends in civic… Meet the 2022-2023 UPPF Fellows Tuesday, September 13, 2022 IPCE, in partnership with the African American Academic Network (AAAN) and Latin American Recruitment and Education Services (LARES), is pleased to welcome the 2022-23 cohort of undergraduate students to the Urban Public Policy… UPPF Symposium: Exploring the Impact of Research on Policy Tuesday, March 29, 2022 The Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement invites you to the annual 2022 UPPF Symposium: Exploring the Impact of Research on Policy on April 15, 2022 from 3:00-5:00pm. We encourage faculty, students, staff,… UPPF 2022-23 Informational Sessions Tuesday, February 8, 2022 The Urban Public Policy Fellowship (UPPF) program is a leadership development program designed to expose historically underrepresented minority undergraduate students at UIC to key public policy issues. The program provides Fellows with seminars… Former UPPF Fellow Marvin Slaughter featured in U of C Harris School paper Tuesday, October 29, 2019 The Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement is excited to celebrate the accomplishments of Marvin Slaughter, a former UPPF Fellow and current University of Chicago graduate student. Read the full story here: https://harris.uchicago.edu/news-events/news/marvin-slaughter-mpp-class-2021-brings-his-experience-advocacy-harris 2017-18 UPPF Alum wins Student Employment Essay Contest Friday, May 17, 2019 Herbert Nuwagaba, a UPPF Alum and UIC student, won an award for his essay on the importance of a part time job. Join us in congratulating Herbert and read more here! UPPF Fellows showcase public policy research at conference Thursday, May 9, 2019 IPCE’s UPPF Program Fellows presented their research posters on April 19 during the Illiniois Latino Council on Higher Education (ILACHE) research conference at the Forum at UIC. Fellows research projects cover a range… Congratulations to our graduating seniors! Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Join us in congratulating the following seniors graduating from UIC: Cristian Baeza, who will be attending Northern Illinois University College of Education for a Masters in Adult & Higher Education Emmanuel Bates, who will… UPPF Fellows and Alum honored with end of year awards Monday, May 6, 2019 The Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement is excited to celebrate the accomplishments of our current UPPF Fellows and Alums that were honored at the 47th Annual Chancellor’s Student Service and Leadership Awards on… 2017-18 UPPF Alum receives Newman Civic Fellowship Monday, March 25, 2019 Nicolas Robledo, UPPF '18, will join the 2019-20 cohort of a national civic fellowship administered by Campus Compact.
