THE DEAN'S MESSAGE

Astrida Tantillo

Why We Give

Interim Dean Astrida Tantillo discusses the value of a liberal arts education, why it is increasingly important to give to public institutions and how a philanthropic commitment to LAS can help us all achieve a brighter future. READ ON

Gifts with impact

Roger Weissberg

Social and Emotional Learning is a Key to
Academic Success

Young people who achieve competency in social and emotional learning possess better self- and social awareness, self-management abilities and stronger relationship skills, resulting in higher academic and life achievement. Roger Weissberg’s groundbreaking work in this field, which recently garnered a $2 million endowment gift from the NoVo Foundation, has important academic and social implications. READ ON

FUNDS IN FOCUS

Michael Perman

Giving to the Remini Endowment is a “win-win”
for Michael Perman

“I was… delighted …my monthly donation was beginning to look like real money,” writes History Professor Michael Perman about his fifteen years of dedicated giving to the Robert V. Remini Endowment Fund. Respect for Professor Emeritus Remini’s half-century of Americanist scholarship and a strong belief in supporting the work of UIC’s graduate students in history has fueled Perman’s generosity. READ ON

HOW DONORS HELP

Donor and alumnus Fruman Jacobson believes in education and in “giving back.” He and his wife Marian celebrate at the 2010 LAS recognition dinner.

Fruman (right) and Marian Jacobson

Education is More Valuable than Any Possession

Alumnus Fruman Jacobson has enjoyed career success. That success has enabled him to find fulfillment by supporting UIC’s high achieving students and honoring the memory of parents who taught him the value of higher education. WATCH THE VIDEO

RECIPIENTS’ STORIES

Jennifer Veilleux

Prizing the Big Picture: One Student Scholar’s
Success Story

Jennifer Veilleux, a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, is one of only eight graduate students nationwide to receive the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. Her research into anticipatory emotions and substance abuse combine with her innovative ideas and methods in higher education, ensuring a brilliant future for this young scholar.
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Cyupryna and Bigambo pose next to the vehicle they used in the field.

Anna Czupryna and Chunde Bigambo.

A Bodmer Travel Scholar Takes Her Award to the
Dogs of Tanzania

Bodmer Science Travel Award recipient and biological sciences PhD student Anna Czupryna spent five months in Tanzania doing field research for her dissertation project on domestic dog ecology. Her experiences working with families in the rural villages were transformative and helped her transition from “Chicago city girl to field researcher.” READ ON