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COVID-19 and the Engaged Campus
UPDATED MARCH 31, 2020 As an opportunity to connect, we would like to invite you to weekly Zoom calls with Campus Compact Illinois starting this Friday April 3….
VISTA Contributions
February VISTA Spotlight
I had the pleasure of interviewing ex-VISTA LaNae Edwards. LaNae used to be a VISTA at Illinois Joining Forces, an organization that provides many types of care…
12 Things You Can Do In 10-12 Minutes
The upcoming 2020 census has been estimated to take 10-12 minutes to complete. There are 1,440 minutes in a day, 525,600 minutes in a year, and 5,256,000 minute…
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Martin Luther King Day Service Opportunities
Some of Campus Compact Illinois’ member institutions will be holding days of service on Martin Luther King Day. Below you can see all the opportunities to serve…
December VISTA Spotlight
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sharonda Simmons, a current VISTA who serves as the Coordinator for National Louis University’s Veteran’s Department…
Illinois Campus Compact: 2020 Census Update
Hello from downtown Chicago! We are Campus Compact Illinois and we are working to increase awareness and education surrounding the upcoming 2020 census in histo…
October VISTA Spotlight
I recently had the opportunity to interview Ernest Jefferson, an ILCC VISTA currently serving at North Park University. He is about to finish up his service yea…
The Importance of Non-Profits
By Jordan A. Washington (Campus Compact Illinois) Non-profits do a lot of important work and sometimes, as a society, we often forget that. They pro…
Tyson Foods 2019 Summer Community Internship Program
Over this past summer, Campus Compact Illinois gathered our Tyson Foods Summer Community interns and their supervisors to recap on their summers and all…
January 2019 Spotlight – Illinois Campus Compact 2018 Recap
As we start the New Year we want to look back at all the success and work done in 2018. Illinois Campus Compact, along with our partners and members, took on ne…