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Firm Crawl for Students Highlights Region's Opportunities Luke Hopkins, MUPP '26 | Posted on February 21, 2025
CUPPA's First Year Class includes Perspectives Carlos Sadovi, csadovi@uic.edu | Posted on February 11, 2025
Mar 7 2025 The 2024 Central Area Plan Update: A 20-Year Vision For Equitable Downtown Growth Friday, 12:00 pm–1:30 pm 110 Cuppa Hall
Mar 10 2025 UPPF Info Session – Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services Monday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Mar 11 2025 We Gotta Stop Criminalizing Mental Illness: Movement-led Research on Mental Health Supports in Chicago Tuesday, 12:00 pm–1:00 pm Daley Library 1-470
Mar 12 2025 Building a Collective Vision of Liberation with Mariame Kaba & Beth Richie Wednesday, 4:00 pm–6:30 pm 301 SCE