Initiatives
Ideas for new projects and initiatives often come from the faculty, either directly or indirectly. The listing below describes some of the more recent efforts, which, over time, become integrated into the routine fabric of our campus.
- Accessibility Improvements on Campus
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Following a compliance review, the University will upgrade its existing accessibility. Improved building entrances, building features, campus pathways, signage, and transportation systems, among other enhancements, are underway, and, in some cases, already completed.
Please direct inquiries to Ingrid Gould.
Phone: 773.702.8846
Email: igould@uchicago.edu - Child Care Initiative
In collaboration with selected area child care providers, the University of Chicago Medical Center and the University have developed a pilot program to create new infant and toddler day care slots to respond to the needs expressed in a 2003 survey. This approach allows us to work with trusted and respected child care providers to expand resources for our employees and our community.
http://hr.uchicago.edu/benefits/spds/childcare/
Child Care flyer
Please direct inquiries to Ingrid Gould.
Phone: 773.702.8846
Email: igould@uchicago.edu- Darfur Action and Education Fund
The University has established a fund to stimulate a greater understanding of the conflict in Sudan and to support and encourage creative and entrepreneurial thinking about University-based activities that will broaden knowledge and help prepare our students and the University community - through real world experiences and scholarly work - to advance human rights and the well-being of people around the world.
http://fundfordarfur.uchicago.edu
Please direct inquiries to Keith Moffat.
Phone: 773.702.0344
Email: moffat@cars.uchicago.edu- Diversity
The Office of Deputy Provost for Research and Minority Issues was established in response to a recommendation by Provost's Initiative on Minority Issues (PIMI) 2003-04 Annual Report. The Office monitors and improves the University's approaches to recruiting and retaining minority faculty, students, and to a lesser extent, staff. It also coordinates and promotes research, teaching, and programming initiatives that address diversity and ameliorate inequality on campus and in the broader community.
Please direct inquiries to Ken Warren.
Phone: 773.834.3861
Email: kwarren@uchicago.edu- Faculty Climate Survey
The faculty in the divisions of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Physical Sciences as well as the Divinity School were invited to participate in a climate survey in spring 2006. Over the course of the next year, and with the guidance of a faculty working group, a number of initiatives will be undertaken at the divisional and university level to respond to issues of concern identified through the survey process and to enhance the environment for research and teaching, especially for faculty new to the institution.
Climate Survey Questionaire, Report, and Recommendations
Please direct inquiries to Mary Harvey.
Phone: 773.702.8806
Email: mharvey@uchicago.edu- Master Plan Extension of 2004
Within 15 years Chicago’s campus is projected to grow 2.3 million gross square feet—on land the University already owns. The Campus Master Plan extension, split into a 2008 and a 2020 phase, maps out almost 30 projects on west campus and south of the Midway Plaisance, including a new undergraduate dormitory, a ten-story biological-sciences research building, a center for creative and performing arts, and a library addition. Besides accommodating physical needs, top-notch facilities help the University recruit and retain the very best students and faculty in the competitive academic environment.
Please direct inquiries to Blair Archambeau.
Phone: 773.702.8813
Email: barchamb@uchicago.edu- Provost's Teaching Week
Each year the Provost asks the deans to nominate faculty for recognition of their exceptional contributions to the teaching mission of the University. Since a primary goal of Provost’s Teaching Week is to stimulate discussion among the faculty about creative and effective teaching, during Provost’s Teaching Week those who are being recognized open a class to interested colleagues from across the University.
Please direct inquiries to Keith Moffat.
Phone: 773.702.0344
Email: moffat@cars.uchicago.edu- Urban Education Initiative UEI
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UEI brings together five elements with the common purpose of improving public education in the city of Chicago and the country. The five include the Center for Urban School Improvement (USI), SSA’s Community Schools Program, the Consortium on Chicago School Research, a new academic Committee on Education, and a package of programs in the Office of Community and Government Affairs. The aim is to bring together the highest quality research on education with practical involvement in the public schools in the expectation that the best research will produce knowledge to identify the most effective practices for urban education.
Please direct inquiries to Timothy Knowles
Phone: 773.834.0218
Email: tknowles@uchicago.edu