Unit Spotlight
Student Development Services
Student Development Services wants every student to have a smooth transition and overall enjoyable experience at UIC. The staff aims to provide a high standard of customer service, friendly interactions, resourceful referrals, and beneficial programs.
Student Leadership Development and Volunteer Services, The Wellness Center, and the UIC Association of Parents are among the major components of the department. Each office is designed to serve as a resource for students, faculty, staff, and the campus community.
Signature programs of the department include Orientation (read more on page 7), Welcome Week, and Take a Professor to Lunch. These programs and other efforts have made an impact with positive outcomes for our student body. For example, the staff recognized that students who commute to campus had lower levels of participation in campus life activities than their peers residing on campus. Utilizing data collected to determine the current commuter student engagement, the team collaborated with other departments to identify and implement new strategies that ultimately increased commuter student involvement in campus activities.
Three cheers to the Student Development Services staff for helping all students engage in The UIC Experience!
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