UIC | College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

Recent Alumni

Recent alumni of the University of Illinois at Chicago, who have registered with the Office of Career Services, will continue to have access to UICCareers.com for one year after graduation.

UIC Office of Career Services
Student Services Building,
Suite 3050
1200 West Harrison Street
(M/C 099)
Chicago, Illinois 60607-3344
Phone: (312) 996-2300
Fax: (312) 413-0383
EMAIL ID:
ocs@uic.edu
OFFICE HOURS:
M-F : 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
WEBSITE:
http;//careers.ocs.uic.edu

--- Alumni who have been out of school for more than a year may find that the University of Illinois Alumni Association Alumni Career Center, located at 200 S. Wacker in Chicago, can offer the additional career transition material that your situation requires.

---The Alumni Career Center offers no-fee access to extensive job database files, professional development workshops and a Virtual Career Center. However, résumé preparation assistance, networking opportunities, career advising, career interest assessments and much more are available for a nominal fee.

--- The College and its Alumni Association also provide opportunities for networking and mentorship:

- Linked in group of over 340 members in various public affairs professions

- Job blog at http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/AlumniCareerCenternew.html

- Twitter Job posts daily (if not more) by following CUPPACareers

- Alumni Board meetings once per quarter for networking and advising (http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/alumni/index.html)

- Annual alumni/student networking and resume review workshops in spring

- A multitude of professional development and other events for networking and advising

--- For a fee, the University of Illinois Alumni Association provides sustaining (gift of $50) or life members (see fees) with all University of Illinois Library access. (http://www.uiaa.org/uic/membership/UIAA_LibraryBenefits.pdf)