Objectives

1. To provide opportunities for cultural activities and research that document and analyze the scope of African-American contributions to American societies and to the world.

2. To expose African-American students and students of other ethnic groups to the cultural contributions of and about African-Americans.

3. To provide cultural and educational programming in conjunction with community institutions and broader elements of the music, literary, and arts community.

4. To enhance the quality of life at the University of Illinois for African-American students, faculty, staff, and administrators.

5. To improve the communication between African-American students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni and the larger university community. 

6. To expand learning opportunities for African-Americans.

7. To promote retention of African-American students through enhancing a sense of belonging.

8. To expand extra-curricular professional development opportunities.

9. To increase the opportunities for reciprocal service relationships between students and the African-American community of Chicago.
Also, please include the following categories "Forums" and "Programs" (without the numbering):

3.  Forums

3.1. Faculty Forums
3.2. Graduate and Professional Student Organization Forums
3.3. Undergraduate Student Organization Forums
3.4. Staff Organization Forums
3.5. Black Alumni Forums
3.6. Staff and Student Forums
3.7.  Community Organization Forums
3.8.  Faculty and Staff Forums
3.9. Black-African Convocation

4. Programs

4.1. The Visiting Lecturers Series
4.2. The Visiting Artists Series
4.3. The Visiting Writers Series
4.4. The Visiting Entrepreneurs Series
4.5. The Visiting Filmmakers, Film and Video Series
4.6  Black History Month Programming
4.7. The Contemporary African-American Religious Art Series of Agape House United Campus Ministries and the African-American Cultural Center of the University of Illinois at Chicago
4.8. The Cultural Awareness Series
4.8.1. The Lángbòdó Dance Theater, Founder, Director and Choreographer: Olumuyiwa Oladipo Ojo
4.8.2. Tumo Performing Arts Company, Founder, Director, Choreographer: Ifeoma I. Nkemdi; Art Director: Dale C. Washington; Musical Directors: Raymond Powell and Eyiowuawi Gbolahan; Theater Director: Brian Weddington and Ivy White; costume Designer: Bill McClinton
4.9. African-American Religious Experience Speaker Series (co-sponsored with the Department of African-American Studies and Agape House United Campus Ministries)
4.10. Tours of the African-American Cultural Center
Also include the following category, "Meeting Space":

5. Meeting Space

5.1. Staff Organizations
5.2. Student Organizations
5.2.1. Undergraduate
5.2.2. Graduate
5.3. Alumni Associations
5.4. Parents Groups
5.5. Faculty Organizations
5.6. Community Organizations
5.7. Academic Classrooms
5.8. Faculty and Staff Organizations