Your Cohort Success Team
This group of students are here to help you learn about UIC Business. Each cohort has one!
Who is my/a Cohort Captain?
This year saw many major events:
The release of Michael Jackson's "Thriller", Disney opens the EPCOT Center in Florida, and the University of Illinois Circle Campus and Medical Campus combined to create UIC.
What is 1982?
A bachelors degree at UIC Business contains this many credit hours!
What is 120?
This landmark, formally known as Sears tower, stands as the tallest in the city.
What is Willis Tower?
This department, who specializes in funding, is your go to for understanding your award letter. Show me the money (mostly grants, scholarships, and loans).
What is Financial Aid? (CBAFinAid@uic.edu)
Need to change your major? Curious about what class to take next? Need someone to talk to about how the semester is going? This group of staff members are happy to help!
Who is my/a Academic Advisor or Cohort Advisor?
This historical event, pinned on a fussy cow, inspired UIC's mascot. Go Flames!
What is the Great Chicago Fire?
What is 8?
Get ready for a Cross Town Classic! Chicago is home to these two baseball stadiums, one for north side team, the Cubs and one of south side team, the White Sox. Name at least one of them.
What is Guaranteed Rate Field/Wrigley Field?
The pen is mightier than the sword in this tutoring center that specializes in reviewing papers and essays from your ENGL classes.
What is the Writing Center? (https://writingcenter.uic.edu/)
Who are the Career Coaches?
This famous Chicago landmark served as a two-year branch campus for the University of Illinois, before combining with the Circle campus. Who wants to ride the Ferris Wheel?
What is Navy Pier?
Minor in name only! With this many minors offered in UIC Business, you can specialize in something outside of your major field of study!
What is 9? (10 is also acceptable)
Have fun riding the rails! All UIC students taking 6 credit hours or more can opt into a free pass for this transportation system during the school year.
What is the CTA (Chicago Transit Authority)?
This resource at UIC provides a wide variety of mental health resources to our students. With specialized programming, support networks, and more, this Center fosters a strengths-based environment where students can empower themselves to achieve both academic and personal goals, not only during their tenure at UIC but also in their life beyond.
What is the Counseling Center? (https://counseling.uic.edu/)
If you can't support yourselves, how can you support somebody else?! Sometimes, the best support system you have might be sitting right next to you...
Who are my Cohort Peers/Friends?
If you could believe it, UIC Business was founded BEFORE UIC. This year also contained major events, including the completion of the St Louis Gateway Arch, the centennial of the end of the US Civil War, and the birthday of Iron Man actor Robert Downey Jr.
What is 1965?
During your Cohort Experience, you'll take a handful of Business classes together! Name at least one of those classes.
What is Accounting/Finance/IDS/Management?
This famous comedy school in Chicago has graduated several famous alumni including Catherine O'Hara from Schitt's Creek, Steve Carrell from the Office, Chriss Redd from SNL, and more! Ask your BA 100 instructor, they might know a few more!
What is the Second City?
Long drive home? Lots of time on campus and not sure how to spend it? Consider stopping at this Center, specifically designed for students who live away from UIC.
What is the Commuter and Off-Campus Life Center? (https://csrc.uic.edu/)
Don't be scared! They just want to get to know you! This group of faculty at UIC Business will be available to you if you want to learn more about the majors we offer!
Who are the Faculty Mentors?
Mary Dillion was once a UIC Business student, completing her Marketing undergrad. She went on to serve CEO for 8 years of this popular chain of beauty stores.
What is Ulta/Ulta Beauty?
Think of it as Intro to College! This 101 class will give you all the information, support, and resources you need to acclimate to your College life!
What is BA101/Freshmen Seminar?
Beans, beans, the musical fruit. If you could believe it, the Bean is not the name of this famous stainless steel sculpture in Millennium Park.
What is Cloud Gate?
It's sundown on campus, you're walking to your car. You feel alright, but you're hoping for an extra layer of support as it's getting darker. Use the school sponsored app to send your live location to a friend and learn about other ways to stay SAFE on campus.
What is UIC SAFE? (https://ready.uic.edu/)