Guaranteed Admissions Transfer
December 2015
College Visits/Appointments
12/04—9am—12pm— Individual Student Appointments at UIC
12/07—1pm—5pm—Individual Student Appointments at UIC
12/08—1pm—5pm—Individual Student Appointments at UIC
12/09—9am—12pm—Individual Student Appointments at UIC
12/11—1pm—5pm—Individual Student Appointments at UIC
12/14—9am—12pm—Individual Student Appointments at UIC
12/15—1pm—5pm—Individual Student Appointments at UIC
12/16—9am—12pm—Individual Student Appointments at UIC
12/17—1pm—5pm—Individual Student Appointments at UIC
12/18—9am—12pm—Individual Student Appointments at UIC
Please schedule your appointment through the Doodle link that has
been sent out to each of you for December.
If we have met previously and you wish to schedule an additional appointment or if you have a friend at CCC that would like to meet with
me feel free to send an email request.
(My holiday break begins on Saturday, December 19 and I will return to my office on Monday, January 4.)
Transfer Center Availability:
Wed, Dec 2—8:30am-5pm
Fri, Dec 4—8:30am—5pm
Mon, Dec 7—8:30am—5pm
Tues, Dec 8—1pm-5pm
Wed, Dec 9—8:30am—5pm
Fri, Dec 11—1pm-5pm
Mon, Dec 14—8:30am—5pm
Tues, Dec 15—8:30am—5pm
Wed, Dec 16—8:30am—5pm
Thur, Dec 17—8:30am—5pm
Fri, Dec 18—8:30am—5pm
“Live as if you were
to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were
to live forever.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
In This Issue:

Patricia’s /Transfer Center Schedule

Recreation Facility

UIC Athletics

Transfer Center

UIC Wellness Center

Calendar of Events

Foreign Language Practice

How and When to Apply
The New Transfer Assistance Center—All GATsters are encouraged to stop by when I am in.
Attention! 2016 Cohort
Access to UIC Student Recreation Facility Is Now Available with Your UIN.
Those of you who have met with me and have been approved for
GAT, have been assigned and received notice of your University
Identification Number, you have an offer available from the UIC
Student Recreation Facility at 730 S Halsted Street.
If I have contacted you with your UIN you have been added to a
list which was forwarded to the recreation facility and you will
now have the opportunity to attend the facility at no charge,
twice each semester.
If you decide to become a member of the facility you will have
the opportunity to join at the UIC Student Semester Rate of $120
which you will be required to pay in full when you sign up.
To take advantage of the free visits be sure to bring your government issued ID. You will also be required to complete a participation waiver in order to gain access to the Student Recreation Facility.
UIC Campus
Recreation Center
http://recreation.uic.edu/
UIC Campus Recreation serves the
diverse student body and university
community by enhancing learning and
promoting healthy lifestyles through
quality facilities, programs, and services. We promote teamwork, professionalism, enthusiasm and excellence
while supporting student development
through programs and opportunities
that strengthen leadership skills.
UIC Campus Recreation is committed to being recognized as a
leader on campus and in recreation
within higher education across the
country. We will continue to provide dynamic and diverse recreational experiences which positively
engage students through learning
and leadership opportunities. UIC
Campus Recreation is dedicated to
excellence in student and professional development.
Fall Semester hours :
Day
Mon.—Thur.
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Time
6am-11pm
6am-9pm
9am-9pm
11am-11pm
*pool closes 1 hour prior to rest of
facility
*Note: All hours are subject to change.
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UIC
Basketball
All Home Games
are FREE for students with a UIN
and a UIC ID
FREE ADMISSION
TO UIC BASKETBALL GAMES
FOR ALL GAT
STUDENTS!!!
Welcome to the UIC Family!
The UIC’s Athletics department
would like to welcome you to the
UIC family and support your choice
to be a future flame. Join Sparky
Men’s Home Schedule and other UIC students in cheering
on our men’s and women’s basket@ the UIC Pavilion
ball teams to victory! As a GAT stu12/2—Depaul—7pm
dent, once you receive your UIN
12/12—Illinois (at United Cenand your UIC ID you can then begin enjoying all home baster) - 1pm
ketball games for free. You must have an id for the ticket
12/16—Illinois State—8pm
person to swipe in order to get into the game for free. I
12/22—Purdue-Calumet—7pm
have placed the schedule of games to the left. To get your
12/29—Northern Illinois—7pm
id you will want to visit the Recreation Facility (see page 2)
and sign up for your 2 free visits there. If you still don’t
have a UIN, make an appointment on Doodle to come see
Women’s Home
me right away.
Schedule
@ UIC Pavilion
12/20—Toledo—3pm
12/22—Nevada—12pm
12/28—Eastern Illinois—7pm
UICFLAMES.COM
312-413-UIC1
Download the UIC Pyromanics
App and join the official student
fan group of the UIC Flames.
Collect points and redeem prizes
by attending sporting events.
This app is downloadable for
free from Google Play and the
App Store.
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Transfer Assistance
Center—SSB
The GAT Office is now located
inside the Transfer Assistance
Center (between admissions
and registration). Look inside
the window to see if my sign
says in or out or refer to my
schedule on the front page of
this newsletter to see when I
will be around. When I am in,
the Transfer Center is available
to all of you to come in and utilize the space as needed. We
only ask that you sign in and
out. This is meant to be a quiet
study space as well as a good
place to meet other transfers.
Come in and relax. Enjoy the
space. Show UIC that Transfer
Students deserve and need a
space all their own. I look forward to seeing you all again
soon at the new Transfer Center.
Patricia
UIC Wellness Center
The Wellness Center office houses a Resource Center with a range and variety of health and wellness
information, including brochures on issues covering everything from stress and nutrition to relationships and abstinence. The Resource Center is open to the entire UIC community. It is a place to get
quick information or to research a class project. Visitors are invited to browse the collection of health
and personal growth information.
Peer Wellness Workshops are available for residence halls, student groups, classes, and community
organizations. These programs, facilitated by trained wellness peer educators from the student organization WAVES, cover the latest information on alcohol, relationships, contraception, Sexually
Transmitted Infections (STI), HIV/AIDS, stress, and much more.
Free Consultations with a Health Educator
The Wellness Center offers confidential consultations with a health educator. Staff can provide consultation and referrals for topics including: substance use, sexual well-being, general nutrition, safety,
and more. These can be scheduled or on a walk-in basis. To schedule a session, contact the Wellness
Center at 312-413-2120.
Wellness Wednesdays Booth
Each week, the Wellness Center comes out of the depths of the Student Center East (formerly CCC)
to bring health information to you! Wellness Wednesdays is a service that provides the UIC community with a wealth of health-related information, on topics ranging from lung cancer and tobacco use
to alcohol and sexually transmitted infections. Take advantage of a wide variety of brochures, pamphlets, and, as always, free condoms.
Stop by the Wellness Wednesdays booth every Wednesday from 11:00 A.M to 1:00 P.M. next to the
Pier Room in the Student Center East, to see what the Wellness Center has to offer you!
Campus Events
Unity Walk Walk for Unity. Walk for Fun. Walk for Wellness. This event is a celebration of the diversity of our campus and brings the campus together through a fun walk through the UIC neighborhood.
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week This event promotes responsible drinking, stresses
personal responsibility, provides practical safety tips, and positive choices students can make to protect themselves and their friends.
Great American Smokeout - This event encourages smoking cessation, by providing students with
information on the harmful effects of smoking, and on proven strategies for smoking cessation.
World AIDS Day This event is intended to provide students with information and resources on HIV/
AIDS, including testing information and sites, and encourages students to take a personal responsibility to stop the spread of HIV.
De-Stress Days This week long event is held during finals week each semester and is intended to help
students unwind and de-stress during their finals and provides students with energy foods, pencils,
stress relievers and tips.
Safer Spring Break This event, held the week before students leave for Spring Break, provides students with the tools to stay safe during their vacations in an interactive and fun format.
Wellness Jam This event is a wellness fair that focuses on educating students, faculty and staff about
ways to address the eight dimensions of wellness. On and off campus agencies, student groups and
departments provide participants with a variety of wellness information.
Education Materials
The Wellness Center produces a variety of educational publications to provide students, faculty and
staff with easy access information on wellness topics.
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Events On Campus
To view what events are available at UIC check out the events calendar
at: http://www.uic.edu/htbin/eventcal/eventcal.fcgi
For our currently enrolled UIC students:
Drop-in Final Exam Prep
Dec 1—12pm—4:30pm—111 Stevenson Hall (SH)
Dec 2—1pm—4:30pm—111 Stevenson Hall (SH)
Dec 3—12pm-4:30pm—111 Stevenson Hall (SH)
Dec 4—1pm– 3pm—111 Stevenson Hall (SH)
“...Now What?!” A Quick Guide to the LAS job Search
Dec 2—3pm—5pm—603 SCE Student Center East
CTA’s Sales Tax Bonds: An Analytical Approach
Dec 3—12pm—1pm—CUPPA Hall Room 110 College of Urban
Planning and Public Affairs
“Things the Oral Cavity Can Tell Us About Mucosal and Systemic Immunity”
Dec 4—12:30pm—1:30pm—Lecture Hall North—DENT
The Relaxation Station at Daley Library
Dec 7—5pm—8pm—Room 1-470 LIB Richard J Daley Library
Dec 8—5pm—8pm—Room 1-470 LIB Richard J Daley Library
Dec 9—5pm—8pm—Room 1-470 LIB Richard J Daley Library
Christkindlemart with the German Club
Dec 14—4pm—5pm—Daley Plaza
Foreign Language Practice
Room 308 GH Grant Hall
Language Oasis
(These events are open to everyone)
December 1
German Film Series—3pm
December 2
German Conversation Hour—12pm
Greek Conversation Hour—1pm
Italian Conversation Hour—2pm
French Film Series—3pm
December 3
For our 2016/2017 Cohorts and current students:
Polish Conversation Hour—1pm
Visual AIDS Day With(out) Art—Radiant Presence
Dec 1—10am—6pm—Gallery 400
Portuguese Conversation Hour—2pm
Seminar—Raj Awatramani, Ph.D.—Birth, Diversity, and Vulnerability of
Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons
1:15pm—The Gerald Moss Audtitorium—Rm 1020 College of
Medicine Bldg, 909 S Wolcott Ave
December 4
Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Getting Started with email Marketing
Dec 1—12pm-1:30pm—400 Rice Building (RB)
French Conversation Hour—12pm
BA in Public Health Information Session
Dec 1—5pm—115 Lincoln Hall
BA in Public Policy Webinar
Dec 2—3pm—4pm—http://go/uic.edu/bppwebinar
Campus Dialogue/Panel—Laudato Si’@UIC
Dec 3—3pm—5pm—Cardinal Room—Student Center East
If I Can’t Dance, …: The Radical Politics of Pleasure and Delight in
Queer Spaces and Activis
Dec 8—5:30pm—8pm—Gallery 400
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Ukrainian Conversation Hour—11am
Polish Film Series—1pm
Important GAT Information: How
and When to Apply
Next GAT Meetings at UIC
The application is available online now for the Fall of 2016. For
those of you who want to get a jump start on the application process
feel free to begin completing the application by going to
Dec 18 at 1pm
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oar/undergrad/apply_transfer.html or open
the hyperlink on the Apply Now button below. Be sure to complete
the UIC web application (not the common application) by clicking on
the box that says “Apply Now”.
Remember, as long as you have maintained the 3.0 gpa (3.5 gpa
for nutrition), you are guaranteed admission. You will still need to
include a personal statement and any other written requirements by
your individual UIC college.
Your deadline to apply is February 1, 2015
The deadline to submit supporting documents (your transcript(s)
and fee waiver form) is February 15, 2015. Please wait until your
final grades are posted for this fall 2014 semester before sending in
your transcripts (January is a good time).
Transcripts can be ordered online through Parchment and sent
electronically to UIC. They already have our email address so no
need to worry. You may also have your registrar print out a copy
and you can either mail it or drop it off to us a the Admissions Office
in SSB. Please be sure they are unopened.
For those of you who have a few credits from other institutions
please be sure to submit these transcripts as well. There is no way
around this. You must include ALL coursework even if you feel it will
not transfer. Without this information your application will be considered incomplete.
Note: You may receive emails from UIC stating that the
deadline to transfer is March 31. This does not apply if you
intend to apply under the GAT Program. The GAT application deadline will always be February 1.
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Dec 4 at 1pm
GAT Students past and
present are welcome to join us
for our bi-weekly meetings every first and third Friday of each
month. Meeting will be begin in
the Transfer Assistance Center
(SSB) at 1pm.
Meetings will include
planning future gatherings,
campus activities, learning
about campus programs, the
formation of a new student organization, volunteer events
and most importantly the opportunity to get to know each
other.
UIC GAT Coordinator
Patricia Chebat
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Office of the Registrar
1200 W Harrison Street
Transfer Assistance Center
Chicago, IL 60607
312-413-9714
pcheba2@uic.edu
pcheba2@uic.edu
Twitter: Patricia Chebat
Skype: Patricia Chebat/
tricia.chebat