Category Archive

April 2017

  • Bus Campaign Gears Up with Goose Island Kickoff

    The Urban Initiatives’ Bus Campaign is in full swing following the annual kickoff party held on April 11th. Associate Board members and friends ventured to Goose Island Brewery, which graciously donated their Tap Room, tours of the brewery, and offered five different draft beers to the attendees. Limelight Catering provided delicious brown bag sandwiches for…

  • Allstate Gives Back to Urban Initiatives

    On Friday April 7th, nearly 120 Take the Lead Team Captains ventured to Allstate Insurance’s headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois, for the fourth retreat of this year’s season. Team Captains were greeted by Allstate volunteers and began the day with a delicious, healthy breakfast. Following breakfast and hearing a few opening remarks by Allstate and UI…

  • GSD&M Scores Goals with Urban Initiatives

    On a sunny but cool afternoon on April 6, students and parents from NTA, Tarkington, and Walsh ventured to Chicago Indoor Sports for a fun filled Thursday game day. UI staff and volunteers from GSD&M greeted the children as they trickled in. Students from Walsh arrived first and, following warm-ups led by their Take the…

  • PwC Joins UI for Game Day

    Chicago Indoor Sports played host to an exciting UI game day on Friday, March 24. Students from Lee, Ward, and Reavis and a contingent of PwC volunteers enjoyed the afternoon together, which was filled with fun and healthy competition as the three teams scrimmaged against one another. Volunteers from PwC and the UI staff could…

  • UI Students Visit the Nike SNEAKEASY

    On Saturday March 25th our friends from Nike Chicago invited a group of Urban Initiatives students to an experience not many people get. They each got a first-hand look at Nike’s latest innovation, the Nike VaporMax which was introduced at their SNEAKEASY. The secret space told the history of Nike’s storied sneaker franchise, the Air…

    UI Students Visit the Nike SNEAKEASY
  • 2nd Annual Embrace Chicago Cup Presented by Citadel

    On Saturday, April 1, over 130 Urban Initiatives students, parents, staff, and volunteers celebrated the 2nd Annual Embrace Chicago Cup presented by Citadel. This event engages Chicagoans in building bridges across communities, giving back to Chicago neighborhoods, and promoting learning about what our amazing city has to offer through a field trip to a major cultural institution,…

  • My Day at William Blair

    Jahn Team Captain Leo received a behind the scenes tour of William Blair where he learned all about the U.S. Stock Market. It is year 2 of a two year partnership with William Blair and Take the Lead, we are excited to share yet another unique learning opportunity for our Team Captains. “I recently had…