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UIC Urban Planning & Public Affairs

We are the University of Illinois System's home for the study of public policy and contemporary urban challenges.

Explore majors and minors designed to help you make the places we live better.

CUPPA's two undergraduate majors, public policy and urban studies, will give you tangible skills when you graduate.

In CUPPA, we offer degrees in fields of study that can change your life and change the world.

It's more than just a graduate degree. It's a new way to see the world.

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Explore the beauty of our UIC campus in the heart of downtown Chicago and meet 11 inspiring students who are taking full advantage of all that UIC has to offer as Chicago’s ground-breaking public research university. Meet CUPPA Public Policy Minor Maxxwell Guffey and see where you belong at UIC.

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Oct 10 2024

Citizenship, Civil Liberties, and the Carceral State

Thursday, 10:00 am–5:00 pm
Student Services Building
Oct 10 2024

Screening of UNDIVIDE US

Thursday, 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Student Center East 713
Oct 17 2024

Bridging the Gap: Addressing the Last-Mile Problem with AMoD

Thursday, 12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Oct 22 2024

Prospective TRANSFER Undergraduate Info Session

Tuesday, 12:00 pm–12:30 pm
Oct 22 2024

CUPPA Involvement Fair

Tuesday, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Lower Level, CUPPAH
Oct 23 2024

Urban Studies and Public Policy Information Session for Prospective First Year Students

Wednesday, 4:30 pm–5:00 pm
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The CUPPA 2024 Strategic Planning Process