Community Partners
With the advice and guidance of the Lake Shore Campus Advisory Council and our partners at the Water Tower Campus, Community Relations engages in community building activities that serve to inform and engage community members about university planning, events, and other pertinent information. Additionally, as active members of boards of directors in several neighborhood and non-profit organizations, we are conduits for information to bring back to the university community for wider support, participation, discussion.
Community Relations is a current, active member of the following block clubs at Lake Shore Campus:
- North Edgewater Beach Association (NEBA)
- Pratt and Columbia Together (PACT)
- Edgewater North Neighbors (ENN)
We serve as board members for the following nonprofit organizations:
- Rogers Park Business Alliance
- Edgewater Chamber of Commerce
- Northside Community Resources
- Sacred Heart Schools
- Test Positive Awareness Network (TPAN)
- AIDS Foundation Chicago
- Greater North Michigan Avenue Association
- Streeterville Chamber of Commerce
We participate in and provide sponsorship support for community organized events and promotions such as:
- Artists of the Wall
- Alderman Joe Moore "Back to School Picnic"
- Rogers Park Business Alliance Annual Meeting and Fundraiser
- Rogers Park Business Alliance "Rogers Perk" Program
- Edgewater Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Fundraiser
- Edgewater Chamber of Commerce EdgeCard
- Edgewater Development Corporation
- Raven Theater Fundraiser
- Edgewater Gralley
- Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival
- Northside Community Resources, Rendevous with the Blues
- Sacred Heart Schools, L'Espirit
- Taste of RogersEdge and Redline Dinner Crawl
- Chicago Fair Trade
- TPAN Ride for AIDS
- AIDS Foundation Chicago
- Rogers Park Garden Group, Garden Meander
- Edgewater Environmental Sustainability Project
- Howard Area Community Center
Through these affiliations and events, we continue to support and sustain the development of a vibrant community that serves the needs of students, faculty, staff, neighbors, residents, and visitors.