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Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin First-year students gather in a sea of red T-shirts as they pose for a class photo after UIC Convocation Sunday in the UIC Pavilion. Nearly 5,000 students and their families were greeted at the eighth-annual celebration. Welcome to UIC - nice to see you!

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Elvin Chan values teamwork, Spark in the Park brings house, Boxes, bags and cartons of ramen New contract makes Mike Dee especially in a dragon boat hip hop to campus noodles: must be Move-In Day! longest-running coach More on page 2 More on page 3 More on page 5 More on page 16 2 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I AUGUST 28, 2013

profile Send profile ideas to Gary Wisby, [email protected] Elvin Chan believes in the power of teamwork By Gary Wisby

Elvin Chan keeps the UIC folks who paddle a dragon boat afloat. Chan, assistant director of the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center, has been manager of the Pyro Paddlers since the team formed in 2008. “The opportunity came to me as part of my work with our community outreach programs, connecting students, faculty and staff with the Asian community in Chicago,” he said. The colorful wooden boats, carved to look like dragons, carry 21 people, 18 of them paddlers. The others are a drummer, who pounds a drum to set the pace for paddlers; a flag catcher, perched atop the front of the boat to grab a flag at race’s end to time the boat’s run; and an official of the American Dragon Boat Association, who sits in the stern and steers. UIC is a member of the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, through the Office of External Affairs. Chinatown hosts the granddaddy of all local dragon boat races — the Chicago Dragon Boat Race for Literacy, staged annually in Ping Tom Park — and back in ’08, UIC was invited to field a team of paddlers. Chan put out the call to students, faculty, staff and alumni, and the Pyro Paddlers were off to the races. It’s a perfect name for the team, considering that UIC sports teams are the Flames and the school mascot is Sparky D. Dragon. Photo: Joshua Clark In their first competition, the paddlers finished 17th out Elvin Chan, assistant director of the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center, manages the Pyro Paddlers, UIC’s dragon boat racing team. of 28 teams. In 2011, the team won first place in its division The team has competed at races on the Fox River in St. Charles and the Chicago River in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood. at the Pride of the Fox Riverfest in St. Charles. They were moved up to first division and this year placed “You need to find a pace that is sustainable,” he said. “If He joined the Northwestern Undergraduate Leadership seventh. you push too hard, the team starts breaking out of sync. You Program, then worked for the Chicago-based Asian “Some paddlers said, ‘Maybe if we paddled slower, we can be beaten by a team that is individually weaker, but more Community Online Network. could be in the easier division and bring home a trophy,’ but coordinated.” Chan became a founding staff member of the UIC Asian that was said mostly in jest,” Chan said. In Chan’s work at the Asian American Resource and American center in 2005. He’s since evolved from assistant As team manager, “I’m in charge of communication with Cultural Center, “half my job is taking care of administrative to the director to assistant director. the paddlers, recruitment, getting the team signed up for functions — keeping the office running,” he said. Chan’s wife, Joanna Su, works in a federally funded races, scheduling practices and carpooling,” Chan said. “The other half is community outreach and campus home visiting program that serves at-risk families in six He drives paddlers to races in a UIC van and takes care of outreach programs,” helping students connect with Chicago’s communities across the state. refreshments and lunches. Asian community and Asian groups at UIC. They live in Rogers Park with their 3-year-old daughter, “I try to provide the team history and institutional Chan grew up in the Buffalo, N.Y., suburb of Erin. memory,” he said, adding that he has been needed in the boat Williamsville. He studied aerospace engineering at the Chan spends five or six hours a week mountain- and only twice, filling in as drummer and flag catcher. University of Buffalo (bachelor’s degree) and University of road biking. About once a month, at his home, he and Team co-captains this year are undergrad Kevin Chiem Texas at Austin (master’s). friends play Settlers of Catan or other strategy-based board and graduate student Jenny Korn. He worked for NASA in Houston from 1994 to 1996, games. “I break impasses,” Chan said. when he decided to change careers, earning a second master’s “People who know me call me a foodie,” he said. “I’m The two interlinked essentials of a good dragon boat race — in higher education administration — at Northwestern always chasing down culinary exploits in Chicago.” are pace and coordination, Chan said. University in 1997. [email protected]

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“How neat is it to give people the power to appreciate “We cannot expect our kids to thrive emotionally and “It causes chronic pain and causes brain-injury, post- the world around them and the biodiversity that academically when they’re living in a culture where concussion-type symptoms. You and I can filter out surrounds them?” maybe everyone is armed or everyone lives in fear distractions and still focus. One of the things we see all the time. We’ve got to work for common sense with lightning and electric[-shock] patients is that Steve Sullivan, Ph.D. candidate in biological sciences and regulations and to curb this violence.” ability is scraped off.” director of Project Squirrel, on why the study enlists “citizen scientists” to observe squirrels, Aug. 21 Chicago Tribune Sheela Raja, psychologist and clinical assistant professor Mary Ann Cooper, professor emeritus of emergency of pediatric dentistry, on how kids can overcome their medicine, on people who have been struck by lightning, worries about beginning a new school year, Aug. 22 CBS 2 Aug. 15 Washington Post AUGUST 28, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 3

Spark in the Park highlights hip hop

By Matt O’Connor

UIC fans of hip hop and house music — get ready! This year’s Spark in the Park, UIC’s free back-to-school concert for faculty, staff and students, will feature Kendrick Lamar, Chicago native Chance The Rapper, Frankie Knuckles and GRiZ, along with UIC student opening act J. Larroc. There are no tickets on sale for the fourth annual event — entrance is with valid UIC i-card only. Gates open at 3 p.m. for the Sept. 5 show at Harrison Field, corner of Harrison Detroit “trip-hop” artist GRiZ and Halsted streets. Early arrivals get a free Spark in the Park rally towel. “It’s a good way for students to come out and have fun,” said Sabika Haq, a freshman in political science. “I like the idea of them being free. I mean, who doesn’t like free concerts?” said Dan Hernandez, a senior in pre-med and Latino studies. Two of the performers — Lamar and Chance The Rapper — appeared at Lollapalooza last month. “I’m excited about Kendrick Lamar! I’m a fan, so it’s ex- citing, and plus we get to rub it in other schools’ faces,” said Dhwani Patel, a sophomore in biological sciences. Kendrick Lamar played the Lollapalooza main stage recently. Lamar’s successful album “good kid, m.A.A.d. city” landed the Compton rapper on the main stage at the Grant Park festival. South Side artist Chance The Rapper has been gaining Frankie Knuckles, “Godfather J. Larroc, a.k.a. Jesus Corral, popularity since the release of his mix tape “Acid Rap.” of House Music” the student opening act Chance (Chancelor Bennett) worked on his first mix tape, “10 Day,” during a 10-day suspension in his senior year at Jones College Prep. of Blues and the Congress Theatre. “I’m excited for Chance The Rapper and Kendrick Lamar. “I’m very thankful for the UIC community for selecting I saw Chance last year and he was really good,” said Xavier me to start off the night of tremendous music,” he said. Torres-Valdovinos, a senior in communication. Spark in the Park is sponsored by Campus Programs in DJ and music producer Frankie Knuckles, known as “The collaboration with the UIC Pavilion and UIC Radio. Previous Godfather of House Music,” and Detroit “trip-hop” artist performers have included Childish Gambino, Santigold, Lupe GRiZ round out the Spark in the Park lineup. Fiasco and Kid Cudi. “I’m pretty excited to take the stage alongside all these “Last year’s performers were very good. I actually now great acts,” said Larroc, who was selected by online student listen to Childish Gambino because of Spark in the Park,” said vote to open the show. Alondra Dorado, a sophomore in biological sciences. Known as Jesus Corral in the classroom, where he’s a [email protected] second-year graduate student in architecture, Larroc consid- — Humaa Siddiqi and Britney Musial contributed to this ers himself an electronic/house artist. He’s played the House story. Jones College Prep grad Chance The Rapper released “Acid Rap.” Circle Interchange project will affect UIC parking, access

By Sam Hostettler Street, south of the existing driveway. The ramps will be reconfigured to provide safer and Both intercampus and commuter shuttles are not more efficient traffic flow. The new design will include The Circle Interchange is about to change. expected to be affected by the initial construction. bicycle lanes, wider sidewalks and improved access to The complex connection — which links the Dan Ryan Right after Labor Day, IDOT will begin collecting soil transit. Expressway to the south, Eisenhower Expressway to the samples from 19 different sites adjacent to the Peoria Street The Circle Interchange is a hub for local, regional and west, Congress Parkway to the east and Kennedy Expressway bridge near the College of Urban Planning and Public national freight traffic. Of the more than 400,000 vehicles to the north — has not undergone major construction since Affairs and south of the CTA Blue Line station. The soil will that travel through the Circle Interchange daily, 33,000 are its completion in the early 1960s. be tested for contaminants, which will determine whether trucks. Next month, a new $475 million renovation of the the dirt can be reused. The interchange is one of the slowest and most interchange is scheduled to begin. While the repairs will not The project’s next phase will involve the bridges on congested highway freight bottlenecks in the United States, be complete for at least four years, construction is planned in Halsted and the western portion of Harrison Street. according to the American Transportation Research phases to minimize the disruption to commerce and traffic. Subsequent phases of bridge demolition and Institute and the Federal Highway Administration. The first phase is tentatively scheduled to begin in Sep- reconstruction include the Peoria Street pedestrian bridge; Its high traffic volumes, single lane ramps and tight tember, with the reconstruction of the Morgan Street bridge the Harrison Street (east) bridge; the Taylor Street bridge; curves cause frequent traffic jams, and an average of more between Harrison and Van Buren streets. the Van Buren and Monroe Street bridges; and the Jackson than 1,100 crashes are reported annually at the interchange. To accommodate Illinois Department of Transportation Boulevard and Adams Street bridges. Transportation planners estimate the improvements equipment and vehicles, parking will not be permitted in The project will add at least four lanes in each direction will reduce traffic delays by at least 50 percent and save the 37-space Lot 9A at the corner of Harrison and Morgan on I-90/94 at the I-290/Congress Parkway to correct lane drivers 5 million hours annually, leading to a savings of 1.6 streets during this initial phase. balance issues; two lanes on the north-to-west and east-to- million gallons of fuel per year. Drivers currently using Lot 9A can park in the adjacent north ramps to improve safety and mobility; and local access For more information and updates on construction Lot 9. lanes for both northbound and southbound I-90/94 to progress, visit circleinterchangestatus.uic.edu Lot 9 will have a new temporary entrance on Morgan improve safety and mobility. [email protected] 4 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I AUGUST 28, 2013

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UIC Open House UIC will welcome prospective students, families, friends, alumni and community members at UIC Open House, UIC among top 25 LGBT-friendly campuses 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 5. Visitors will drop in at various venues to learn about By Brian Flood undergraduate majors and programs, explore student life and housing, find out about financial aid and tour the For the second year in a campus. row, UIC has been named Deadline for UIC units to register to participate is Sept. among the nation’s top 25 12. campuses for lesbian, gay, For more information, visit www.admissions.uic.edu/ bisexual and transgender openhouse2013 or contact Rob Moranetz, [email protected] students. UIC is the only institution The Snowden affair in Illinois among the top 25 A discussion of “The Edward Snowden Affair: campuses. Journalistic Ethics and International Politics” will be The honor was announced presented at 5 p.m. Sept. 5 in Library Conference Room last week by Campus Pride, 1-470. which partnered with Speakers are Don Wycliff, distinguished journalist in Huffington Post to reveal its residence at Loyola University Chicago, and Adrienne data-based rating of colleges Massanari, assistant professor of communications. and universities based on In May, a British newspaper published a series of articles LGBT-friendly policies, about wide-ranging government espionage activity based programs and practices. Photo: Moises Villada on revelations from Snowden, a former National Security “I’m pleased that Students, faculty and staff get together for a picnic sponsored by the Gender and Sexuality Center. Agency contractor. The articles offered evidence that the Campus Pride values UIC NSA, CIA and other U.S. counter-terrorism organizations for its LGBTQ-friendly conducted surveillance campaigns on foreign governments environment and resources,” says Megan Carney, director In a repeat of last year’s standing, UIC earned five stars, and private citizens. of the Gender and Sexuality Center. the highest rating possible, for its overall campus climate The program will be presented by the UIC Global “The center will continue to work with faculty, staff, score and in the categories of policy inclusion, support Learning Community. and students to assess programs and services that advance and institutional commitment, student life, campus safety, LGBTQ inclusion on campus and support students’ counseling and health, and recruitment and retention. Honors for alumni academic and personal success.” The searchable index from Campus Pride, a national Deadline is Aug. 31 to nominate outstanding UIC The Campus Pride Index, which features over 380 U.S. online education organization for LGBT and ally alumni and friends for awards honoring achievement, colleges and universities, is based on responses provided by students and campus groups, is available online at www. humanitarianism, leadership, loyalty and spirit. participating institutions in a comprehensive questionnaire campusprideindex.org/ The awards are sponsored by the University of Illinois submitted to Campus Pride. [email protected] Alumni Association. A complete list, and nomination forms, are available online at www.uiaa.org/uic/honors/

Is today a holiday? Research Awards, which will fund more than 100 competition is for tenure track and tenured faculty only. A 2013-2014 calendar of national holidays recognized undergraduate students to work as research assistants in Deadline for letters of intent is Sept. 21. Deadline for full by the university, and religious days of special observance, faculty labs. application is Oct. 15. is available online at http://bitly.com/19UzkbL For more Students must be eligible for Federal Work Study to information contact the Office for Access and Equity, 312- participate. Job Analysis Update 996-8670 and www.uic.edu/depts/oae/ Faculty members who hire a student also registered for An update of the process of converting academic research credit will receive a Faculty Research Mentor Award professional jobs to civil service positions will be sponsored Undergrad Research Award of $300 per student per semester to support any scholarly by the Academic Professional Advisory Committee Sept. 26. Applications from faculty and students are being expenses. The presentation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. accepted for the 2013-2014 Chancellor’s Undergraduate For more information, visit www.ure.uic.edu/ in the Molecular Biology Research Building’s Herman Auditorium. Faculty research Speakers will include Maureen Park, executive director awards and associate vice president of human resources, Robert Research awards of Crouch, associate vice president for human resources, $20,000 are available and Ron Puskarits, director of compensation in human through the 2013 Campus resources. Research Board Pilot grant Presenters will address questions submitted via the program. registration form and a Q&A session following. The support helps Seating is limited; registration opens Sept. 2. For more investigators develop information, visit http://bitly.com/1fflzkS preliminary data or other materials necessary for How composting works research projects in the Demonstrations of how food waste is composted will be basic life sciences, clinical done at all-you-care-to-eat dining locations. sciences, natural sciences The Office of Sustainability and Chicago Composting and engineering and the Coalition will provide education on the importance of social sciences. taking only what you intend to eat, thus limiting food waste. Last year’s competition Demonstrations will be at James Stukel Towers Sept. 4, was targeted to nontenure Student Center West Sept. 5, and Student Center East Sept. track and tenure-track 6, all from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. junior faculty; the 2013 Visit www.dineoncampus.com/uic AUGUST 28, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 5

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Photos: S.K. Vemmer Freshmen unpack for a new life Parental advice: have fun, work hard, get a good start on future

By Matt O’Connor His mother, Chris, unpacked his new campus residence halls this year, said housing MacBook and a crucial supply of ramen director Susan Teggatz. Kyle Vizcayno was among 1,100 freshmen noodles. “UIC data shows that freshmen who start moving into UIC residence halls Aug. 21, “I want him to have fun while he’s in their college career living on campus are and like many of them, he brought along college, but work hard too,” she said. almost twice as likely to graduate in four years an optimistic attitude about his first year of Volunteers from sports teams, Campus as those who commute,” Teggatz said. college. Housing staff and various campus Freshman Victoria Gonzalez moved into “I’m expecting to meet a lot of new people organizations helped students and their Commons West last week not knowing what and enjoy my new surroundings,” said the families check in, get keys and wheel carts full to expect. Vernon Hills native as he carried boxes to his of belongings down the street and into the “I like downtown. I definitely want to be new home in the Courtyard residence hall on elevators. able to explore,” the Chicago native said. the east side of campus. More than 1,250 freshmen are living in Moving from Vernon Hills to the Near West Side will be “a little bit of a change,” said economics major John Marcucci, but he looks forward to getting involved in intramural flag football. His father, John, a former UIC student, said he enjoyed his time on campus. And for his son? “I’d like to see him gain some independence and get a good start on his future,” he said. Space is still available in campus residence halls. For more information, call 312-355- 6300 or visit housing.uic.edu Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin [email protected]

Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Lon Kaufman, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, hands out water at Move-In Day Aug. 21. He was among the crew of administrators and student volunteers there to lend a hand. 6 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I AUGUST 28, 2013 UIC tobacco free

By Sonya Booth Center at UI Health’s Outpatient Care Center, 312-413-4244, where treatment is Something is missing on campus — the covered by most insurance plans. concrete ashtray/cigarette butt receptacles Free online resources include the Illinois outside building entrances. Tobacco Quit Line, quityes.org, 1-866-QUIT- Effective July 1, UIC joined nearly 800 YES; smokefree.gov, developed by the U.S. universities in becoming a tobacco-free National Cancer Institute; Tips From Former campus, prohibiting all forms of tobacco Smokers (www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/ within campus boundaries. This includes tips/), Centers for Disease Control and cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, Prevention; and becomeanex.org, developed electronic cigarettes and smokeless tobacco by a nonprofit organization and the Mayo products. Clinic. The new policy will mean a healthier A combination of medication and campus, administrators say. behavioral changes is usually the most “UIC is committed to creating and effective way to quit, but the process can take maintaining a healthy, productive several months, two UIC experts say. environment for all its students, faculty, staff, “Nicotine is known to be as addictive patients and visitors,” Chancellor Paula Allen- as heroin and cocaine and it can be very Meares and vice chancellor for administrative challenging for people to quit cold turkey,” Help with quitting services Mark Donovan said when the new said Tobacco Treatment Center director Lori policy was announced last spring. Wilken. For more information on UIC’s new tobacco-free policy, visit tobaccofree.uic.edu In the last few weeks, signs have been “If somebody is motivated to quit • Tobacco Treatment Center, UI Health, http://bitly.com/15ge3k9 or 312-413-4244 placed around campus notifying the smoking right now, start medication (treatment covered by most insurance plans) community about the new policy. Campus treatment and come up with behavior • Illinois Tobacco Quit Line, quityes.org, 1-866-QUIT-YES units can download posters for the workplace changes — change up their routine after at tobaccofree.uic.edu. meals or during breaks — it takes about three • smokefree.gov, National Cancer Institute UIC has prohibited smoking indoors and months for a behavior change to work.” • Tips From Former Smokers, www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips, Centers for near building entryways since 1995. Last year, “Quitting is a process and it takes time,” Disease Control and Prevention discussions within a UIC committee and said Robin Mermelstein, director of the • becomeanex.org, developed by a nonprofit organization and the Mayo Clinic subcommittees led to the recommendation to Institute for Health Research and Policy and make the campus tobacco-free. professor of psychology. Administrators consulted with the “It takes people a little longer before they university president, UIC vice chancellors feel really confident and like they’ve made it, and deans, campus senate, graduate and but every day is good.” undergraduate student government and Students or employees who don’t plan student organizations before enacting the to quit should have nicotine replacement policy. therapies ready, such as nicotine chewing Enforcement primarily depends on the gum, lozenges or patches, Mermelstein said. consideration and cooperation of the campus They should also have a support system in community, administrators say. Concerns place, like friends who can take a walk with should be brought to the person in charge them when they feel the urge to go outside of the facility or the workplace supervisor. to smoke. Repeated violations may lead to disciplinary Still, cutting back could make more action. people feel ready to quit tobacco completely, The new policy includes an awareness Mermelstein said. campaign to promote wellness and smoking “People may realize that they got through cessation treatment. eight hours, so maybe they can keep going,” Employees and students who want help she said. “It can boost confidence.” quitting can contact the Tobacco Treatment [email protected] AUGUST 28, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 7 Researcher works to fool bacteria

By Sam Hostettler

Michael Federle believes bacteria are smarter than scientists give them credit for. By studying quorum sensing — the way bacteria cells communicate with one another — Federle is trying to convince sickness- causing microorganisms to remain in a nonhostile state. Federle, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy, is one of 10 U.S. scientists to receive a five-year grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to bring multidisciplinary approaches to the study of human infectious diseases. The program provides $500,000 to support accomplished investigators still early in their careers, helping them study what happens at the points where human and microbial sys- Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin tems connect. Michael Federle: “We’re losing the war.” “We’re losing the war with bacteria,” Federle said. “Every antibiotic we’ve come up “If we can manipulate bacteria by under- with has some level of resistance.” standing the chemical signals they use, then Federle is studying the bacteria in we can interfere with the bacteria’s ability to streptococci, which are responsible for strep make people sick,” he said. “We’ll try to fool throat, meningitis, bacterial pneumonia, the bacteria by artificially stimulating them.” endocarditis, erysipelas and the flesh-eating Federle said he was “flabbergasted” to be bacteria necrotizing fasciitis. selected for the Burroughs Wellcome award His research explores ways to disrupt because of the quality and impact of research biofilms — communities of bacteria that live by other winners. on a surface and are extremely resistant to “I don’t consider this work. I’m having antibiotics. so much fun unraveling the basic nature of Manipulating bacteria that carry health bacterial communication,” he said. complications is Federle’s long-term goal. [email protected] 8 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I AUGUST 28, 2013 CONVOCATION 2013 Ceremony, picnic welcome new students and families

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Photo: Joshua Clark Men’s basketball head coach Howard Moore and Sparky D. Dragon at convocation. AUGUST 28, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 9 CONVOCATION 2013

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Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares with students at the welcome block party after convocation. 10 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I AUGUST 28, 2013

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AUGUST 28 IN HISTORY HIGHLIGHT AUGUST / SEPTEMBER

Vietnam protests in Chicago Spark in the Park

Aug. 28, 1968: Tens of Sept. 5 S M T W T F S thousands of protesters UIC’s annual free gather outside the music festival Democratic National features Kendrick 28 29 30 31 Convention in Chicago Lamar, Chicago native 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 to speak out against the Chance The Rapper, Vietnam War. Thousands Frankie Knuckles, 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 of police officers stormed GRiZ and UIC student into the crowd, beating opening act J. Larroc. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 the demonstrators. Gates open at 3 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Protesters chanted: “The whole world is watching. p.m.; i-card required. The whole world is watching.” Harrison Field Chance

EXHIBITS LECTURES/SEMINARS Sept. 14-15 “Shoebox Lunch” Sept. 4 Interactive listening event and multisensory performance that Through August 31 highlights the intersections between black culture, migration and “Resumes that Get Results” wellness. 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sept. 14; 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sept. 15. Residents’ Dining Hall, Hull-House Museum. For tickets, visit “Unfinished Business: 21st Century Home Economics” Webinar sponsored by the Alumni Career Center. 11 a.m.-noon. http://shoeboxlunch.bpt.me Interactive exhibition that demonstrates Jane Addams’ legacy for Alumni, free; others, $45. http://tinyurl.comUIAAResumeWebinar domestic life and public health. Public workshops, performances, conversations and hands-on activities. Jane Addams Hull-House Sept. 5 Sept. 26 Museum. 312-413-5353 “The Edward Snowden 16th Annual MATEP HIV Update Dinner Sept. 6-Oct. 19 Affair: Journalistic Ethics and Conference on HIV pathogenesis, treatment and prevention. Sponsored by the Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center International Politics” “The Program” and department of family medicine. 5-9 p.m. Holiday Inn Mart Discussion of espionage activity Plaza Hotel, Chicago. RSVP at http://bit.ly/2013MATEP Curator Michael Scott Hall’s exhibit features a variety of smaller revealed to Britain’s The Guardian exhibitions by Vienna-based artists that rotate biweekly. Open- newspaper by former National Oct. 5 ing reception, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 6. Gallery 400, ADH. Exhibit hours, Security Agency contractor Edward 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; noon-6 p.m. Sat. 312-996-6114 Snowden. Sponsored by the Global UIC Open House Learning Community. 5 p.m. 1-470 Admissions and financial aid sessions, campus tours, student Through Dec. 20 Daley Library. [email protected] panels and college information tables. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 312-996-4350 Edward Snowden “The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the World’s Columbian Exposition” Oct. 19 SPECIAL EVENTS Interactive exhibit presents historical accounts of black Americans’ thoughts, feelings and experiences related to the Urban Global Health Celebration Chicago World’s Fair. African American Cultural Center, 207 Sept. 4 Raising awareness of the health care needs of the underserved Addams Hall. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Friday. Evening, weekend and populations in Chicago. Sponsored by the department of group tours by appointment. 312-996-9549 “Weigh Your Waste with Dining Services” medicine. UIC Forum. www.dom.uic.edu/globalhealth Part of Sustainability Days 2013. 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Stukel Towers dining hall WORKSHOPS Sept. 5 Sept. 10 Open House Learn more about the College of Urban Planning and Public “How to Find Full Text” Affairs. 5:30-7:30 p.m. 110 CUPPA Hall. uic.edu/cuppa Online library workshop explains different methods on how to “Sing About We: A Crunk Feminist Mixtape” find full text through the library website. 4-4:30 p.m. http://bit.ly/ bcmmC1 Annual Jane Addams’ Birthday Celebration honoring the Crunk Feminist Collective. Funk, soul music; conversations on peace and Sept. 18 social justice. 4-9 p.m. Hull-House Museum. http://bit.ly/17ZJ26S

Speed Networking “Using Box” Online library workshop. 2-3 p.m. http://bit.ly/bcmmC1 Sponsored by the Academic Professionals Advisory Committee. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 1152 MBRB. Register at https://uofi.uic.edu/fb/ sec/3071740

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The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both, And be one traveler, long I stood, And looked down one as far as I could, What road are you taking? To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair, By Danielle Leibowitz “Frostiana,” which consisted of seven songs, come a point where our vision is blurred, And having perhaps the better claim, one of which was “The Road Not Taken,” and we are unable to see the destination Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Among all of the messages I would like to originally a poem by Robert Frost. About of either path. Though as for that the passing there, share with college students, especially those halfway through the song I started to cry Ultimately, with the understanding Had worn them really about the same; entering college for the first time, is the one I because of how much the lyrics resonated that we do not have the ability to test have written here. with me, especially at that point in my life. both paths and then choose the one we And both that morning equally lay, At this time I invite you to ask yourself Now, a few years later, I realize that this like best, we must take a leap of faith and In leaves no step had trodden black, a few questions. Why did you choose the poem was not only relevant at that time, hope we did the right thing. Oh, I kept the first for another day, classes you’re taking this semester? Why did but it’s something that still holds a lot of My advice, as I learned from Robert Yet knowing how way leads on to way, you choose your major? Your career path? meaning to me, and that I think is relevant Frost, is that although it may be scary, I doubted if I should ever come back; Why have you made the decisions you’ve to many others as well. sometimes it’s best to take the path that is been making up to this point? While everyone likely has a slightly unpopular, requires great courage, or isn’t I shall be telling this with a sigh, As we all know, college is a time when different take on these words, I take it to what you expected to do. It may just make Somewhere ages and ages hence: we make a lot of decisions, and it is at this mean that as life goes on, we’ll be faced all the difference. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— critical point that I would like to offer some with many choices. Should I go down this — Danielle Leibowitz, an Honors I took the one less traveled by, insight. path, or the other? Sometimes it may not College student majoring in the teaching of And that has made all the difference. When I was a junior in high school, I was be clear, and although we may try to look mathematics, is UIC’s student member of — Robert Frost introduced to a choral arrangement titled as far down each path as we can, there will the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.

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By Matt O’Connor Fletcher, senior in kinesiology and pitcher/ How does the women’s softball team find infielder for the Flames. time to raise money for breast cancer, between Each player on the team received a plastic taking a full load of classes and daily practice? flamingo with a hole cut in the top, making a Teamwork, just like on the field. sort of piggy bank. “We are so busy with school and softball, Team members took the flamingo banks it definitely took the help of the entire team to athletic events to get donations and spread to get the fundraiser to work,” said former awareness. first baseman and 2013 kinesiology graduate “It is a way for us to do something to give Coryn Schmit. back to the community,” Schmit said. “It gives There were some initial hurdles for the the graduating players something to leave team. The Flames wanted a creative way to the program with that is bigger than softball raise money, rather than asking for donations. a l on e .” Raffles and sweepstakes were considered but At April’s Flock the Quad event, the team needed licensing, and other events would filled the quad with plastic flamingos — one have been considered gambling by the NCAA, for every $10 raised — and raised money with Schmit said. games and a bake sale. Flames softball raised nearly $4,200 for the fight against breast cancer. At Flock the Quad, team members Then came the idea for FLAMEingo. Through FLAMEingo donations and an filled the plaza with plastic flamingoes and made money with a bake sale and games. The drive originated in December as American Cancer Society website, the team an idea to extend the team’s breast cancer raised nearly $4,200 for Taking Strides Against next year’s startup fund. started,” said Fletcher, who takes over the awareness efforts throughout the year. Breast Cancer. “It’s awesome that it’s going to be an fundraising this year. “It really meant something,” said Jacki The Flames even managed to save $400 for ongoing thing. I’m looking forward to getting [email protected] 12 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I AUGUST 28, 2013 RESOURCE GUIDE A list of things to know, places to go on UIC campus There’s a lot going on at UIC. If you’re new to campus, here are some resources to know:

Academic Computing and Communications Center [email protected] and http://accc.uic.edu/ ACCC offers a wide range of services, including campus wi-fi networks, computer labs, software sales and help by phone, email and walk-in. Some services include: • Instructional Technology Lab, Daley Library, Goldberg Research Center: equipment check-out, support for Blackboard, Google Apps and more • Instruction in popular software programs and web- related topics through Lynda.com, webinars and short workshops.

Belonging • Are you a joiner? There’s a long list of student organizations, some for community service or social issues, others organized around common interests like frisbee, anime or Italian. Visit uic.edu/depts/campusprograms for more information. • Want to volunteer at a community nonprofit? Student Leadership Development and Volunteer Services, 312-996- 4500 or www.uic.edu/depts/sldvs/ Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change • Disability Resource Center: activities, services and The center has quiet study space, social lounge, public includes services at the Family Medicine Center clinics, 722 resources for students with disabilities and guidance for fac- computers and printers, kitchen and lockers. Its staff can pro- W. Maxwell St. and 1801 W. Taylor St. http://bit.ly/nhYEYc, ulty on accessible teaching. 1190 Student Services Building. vide information on transportation, off-campus housing and and the Immediate Care Clinic, a walk-in clinic open 312-413-2183 voice, 773-649-4535 video phone http://bit. other resources. evenings and weekends, 722 W. Maxwell St., 312-996-2901 ly/14Ho0y • Counseling Center: counseling, therapy and work- • Latino Cultural Center: educational, cultural and social Culture shops. 2010 Student Services Building. 312-996-3490, programs. Annual film festival, weekly Thursday night events • Gallery 400: free gallery showcases art, design and www.uic.edu/depts/counseling/services that range from poetry to dancing. Lecture Center B2. 312- architecture. First floor Art and Design Hall, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Wellness Center: programs and accurate information 996-3095, http://latinocultural.uic.edu/ Tuesday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. 312-996- on health and wellness; free condoms. 238 Student Center • African American Cultural Center: cultural research, art 6114, www.uic.edu/aa/college/gallery400 East, 312-413-2120, www.uic.edu/depts/wellctr/ exhibits, programming and community outreach. 209 Ad- • UIC Theatre: student actors, professional quality. All dams Hall. 312-996-9549, http://uic.edu/depts/aacc/ students can audition. 312-996-2939, http://theatreandmusic. Housing • Asian American Resource Center: social, cultural and aa.uic.edu/ www.housing.uic.edu educational programs, peer mentoring, dragon boat racing • Music: string orchestra, concert band, jazz ensemble and UIC has 10 residence halls, including options for special team. 101 Taft Hall. 312-413-9569, www.uic.edu/depts/aarcc/ choruses are open to all students, faculty and staff. 312-996- interest areas, graduate students, families and temporary • Gender and Sexuality Center: education, research and 2977 guest housing. An online listing of off-campus housing is outreach on issues of gender identity and sexual orientation. • Tuesdays at One concert series brings professional musi- also available. Consultation to students and employees, events and work- cians to campus for free, 50-minute performances open to all. shops. 1180 Behavioral Sciences Building. 312-413-8619 or 312-996-2977 ID Center www.uic.edu/depts/quic/gsc/ • Jane Addams Hull-House Museum: exhibits related to 312-413-5940, http://bit.ly/SoZ1pj, 1790 Student Services • Women’s Leadership and Resource Center: consultation the pioneering social reformer, plus programs on social issues Building; satellite center, 241 Student Center West on topics such as sexual harassment and gender issues; a place and Re-Thinking Soup, free lunch and thought-provoking Distributes i-cards for students, faculty and staff, and for women to host small meetings. Annual women’s leader- discussions. 312-413-5353, www.uic.edu/jaddams/hull/ CTA U-Passes for students; administers the Dragon Dol- ship program, production of “The Vagina Monologues.” 802 lars meal plan payment program. University Hall. 312-413-1025, www.uic.edu/depts/owa/ Dining Services All students and new employees must visit the ID Cen- www.uic.edu/depts/dining ter to get their i-card — the official UIC identification card. Child care Need coffee and donuts? Ice cream and burritos? Dining Dragon Dollars lets students use their i-card as a debit UIC Children’s Center, 312-413-5326, www.uic.edu/depts/children Services has cafés, cafeterias and fast-food restaurants, includ- card at campus dining halls, convenience stores and fast- Fully accredited, full-time early childhood education for ing Burrito Bravo, Café Descartes, Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin- food restaurants. Students can pick up their U-Pass, good children of faculty, staff and students ages two years, nine Robbins, Frank & Fries, Port Center Café, Sbarro, Subway, for unlimited rides on CTA buses and trains, at the ID Cen- months, to six years. Tropical Smoothie and Wendy’s. ter. All full-time students are assessed a $109 CTA U-Pass Offerings include: fee for fall semester. Commuter Student Resource Center • all-you-care-to-eat dining rooms: Student Center East, www.uic.edu/depts/commuter/ Student Center West and James Stukel Towers Job services 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. • coffee stands: Daley Library, University Hall, Behavioral • Student Employment Office helps students find part- Friday. 312-413-7440 Sciences Building, Student Center East, Douglas Hall, Student time jobs on and off campus. 2100 Student Services Build- The commuter center — in 240-248 Student Center East, Services Building and Clinical Sciences North. ing, 312-996-3130, www.uic.edu/depts/st_empl/ inside the Wellness Center behind the Inner Circle food court • Office of Career Services helps students prepare for — offers students a place to gather between classes and learn Health & wellness careers and find jobs. 3050 Student Services Building, 312- more about campus services. • CampusCare: student health plan, paid by student fees, 996-2300, http://careers.ocs.uic.edu continued on page 14 AUGUST 28, 2013 I UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu 13 14 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I AUGUST 28, 2013

Some things to know, places to go on campus continued from page 12 Students, faculty and staff are encouraged All kinds of information and databases to register for emergency text messages at are accessible online. Get help from real, live www.uic.edu/htbin/accc/sms. Registration is librarians face-to-face or through live chat. free and subscribers can sign up for several phones, so students can register their par- IDEA Commons ents’ phones to receive the alerts. A popular learning and collaboration space on the first floor of the library, the IDEA Social media Commons has casual meeting spaces, a per- You can find many UIC offices and- or formance area, moveable furniture and more ganizations on popular social media sites. A than 100 computers. It houses the Academic good place to start: Computing and Communications Center’s • UIC on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Instructional Technology Lab/Student Media uic.edu, www.facebook.com/uicnews Lab. Open continuously from 7:30 a.m. Mon- • UIC on Twitter: www.twitter.com/thi- day through 7 p.m. Friday; hours change to sisUIC, www.twitter.com/uicnews Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin 1 p.m. Sunday through 7 p.m. Friday starting PT tour Sept. 9. Sports Tanvi Bhatt (second from left), assistant professor of physical therapy, explains research to U.S. Rep. 312-413-1911, www.uicflames.com/ Peter Roskam, R-Ill., as he tours physical therapy labs in the College of Applied Health Sciences Aug. Oases Follow the Flames! UIC has NCAA 22. The visit was arranged by PT alumna Julie Schwertfeger, an active advocate for increased National uic.edu/depts/oaa/ocle/index.htm Division 1 teams in a long list of men’s and Institutes of Health funding for physical therapy research. At the end of the tour, Roskam said he believes UIC has about 40 oases — informal spots women’s sports, including basketball, soccer, in supporting mission-critical work while continuing to look for ways to do things faster, better and less where students can hang out, study or work baseball, golf, tennis, gymnastics, swimming expensively under fiscal constraints. with friends. and softball, plus two fan groups: the Fury The Office of Campus Learning Environ- and Ring of Fire. ments creates the oases with new, comfortable police furniture and the latest high-tech multimedia Student support services technologies. Oases in the second- and third- www.uic.edu/uic/studentlife/learning/ Police seek suspect Interference with a public officer: 1 floor hallways in Lincoln Hall have TeamSpot, • Academic Center for Excellence, www. Criminal trespass: 1 which lets students wirelessly collaborate on uic.edu/depts/ace, 2900 Student Services in attempted robbery Warrant: 1 a single document or project while they each Building, 312-413-0031 use their own computers. • African American Academic Network, A UIC student was the target of an Arrests by UIC Police www.uic.edu/depts/aaan/, 2800 Student Ser- attempted armed robbery Saturday in the Aug. 19: A man was arrested on an Recreation vices Building, 312-996-5040 1500 block of West Roosevelt Road. outstanding warrant at 9:10 a.m. at 800 W. www.uic.edu/depts/recreation • Latin American Recruitment and Edu- The student told police she was walking Monroe St. UIC has recreation facilities on the east cational Services Program, lares.uic.edu, east shortly before 10 a.m. when the west- Two men were arrested for obstructing a and west sides of campus that offer everything 2640 Student Services Building, 312-996- bound offender tried to grab her cell phone. peace officer at 8:50 p.m. at 1331 S. Racine Ave. from Zumba and intramural sports to swim- 3356 Pocketing the phone, the student struggled A woman was arrested for battery at 9:39 ming, massage therapy, climbing wall and • Native American Support Program, with the assailant, who produced a handgun p.m. at 1740 W. Taylor St. personal training, as well as an outdoor field www.uic.edu/depts/nasp/, 2700 Student Ser- before fleeing east on Roosevelt. Aug. 20: A man was arrested for theft at complex and outdoor recreation courts for vices Building, 312-996-4515, [email protected] The victim sustained minor injuries but 10:12 a.m. 610 S. Paulina St. tennis, sand volleyball, basketball and jogging. • Student Veterans Affairs, www.uic.edu/ refused medical attention. A man was arrested for criminal damage to • Student Recreation Center, 312-413-5150 depts/dos/veteranaffairs.html, 3030 Student firefighting equipment at 12:40 p.m. at the UIC • Sport and Fitness Center, 312-413-5260 Services Building, 312-996-4857, awright@ UIC Police emergency: 312-355-5555 Police Station. • Bowling and Billiards Center with video uic.edu Nonemergency: 312-996-2830 Aug. 21: A man was arrested for assault at and pinball games, Student Center East, 312- • Student Legal Services, www.uic.edu/ TDD: 312-413-9323 10:15 p.m. at 1251 S. Halsted St. 413-5170. depts/dos/studentlegal.html, 3030 Student Aug. 23: A man was arrested for criminal Services Building, 312-996-9214 Aug. 19-25 trespass at 11:34 at 1007 W. 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By Brian Flood

Five students and new grads received Fulbright grants to conduct research abroad this academic year. The Fulbright Program, the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government, is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and Fulbright winners include L-R Wenji Guo, Suzanne Oskouie, Rhea Phillips, Danielle Riebe and Michal Wilczewski. other countries. Wenji Guo, a 2013 Honors College gradu- ate in biological sciences, was awarded a Geneva in Switzerland. Her one-year fellow- Phillips earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin B.A. in archaeology from the University of three-year Fulbright-Oxford Clarendon ship begins in September. American studies, with a focus on Spanish Evansville and an M.A. in anthropology from Scholarship to pursue a Ph.D. in cancer After three years of undergraduate study and Portuguese, from University of California, UIC. epidemiology at the University of Oxford in the Guaranteed Professional Program Santa Cruz. Michal Wilczewski, a doctoral candidate in England. She will study the relationship Admissions in medicine, Oskouie graduated Danielle Riebe, a Ph.D. candidate in in history, received a Fulbright grant for dis- between breast cancer risk and iron, zinc, from UIC in May with bachelor’s degrees in anthropology, will use her Fulbright research sertation research on the social conditions of cadmium and selenium. neuroscience and French and francophone grant to examine the impact that interaction rural Poland in the aftermath of World War I. As part of UIC’s Guaranteed Professional studies. has on social and environmental boundaries His analysis of the everyday lives of Polish Program Admissions in medicine, Guo plans She plans to attend medical school at UIC between archaeologically defined groups of farmers looks at the dynamics of rural society, to return to UIC for medical school after after her studies in Switzerland. people, with a particular focus on cultures focusing on family life, gender relations, mi- she finishes the Fulbright-Oxford program. Rhea Phillips was awarded an English from Hungary. gration patterns and rural politics. Her career goals include medical and public teaching assistantship from the Fulbright Beginning in February 2014, she will spend During Wilczewski’s nine months of re- health research and practice. Fellowship U.S. Student Program to teach in six months conducting compositional and sty- search in Poland, he will travel to Warsaw, Guo received a national Goldwater Brazil for 10 months, beginning in February listic analyses of materials from multiple sites Krakow, Poznan and Bialystok. He will be Scholarship in 2012 and UIC’s Donald 2014. She will teach Brazilian university in the Great Hungarian Plain. Her research affiliated with the Tadeusz Manteuffel Insti- and Leah Riddle Prize for Outstanding students studying to become English teachers. will be sponsored through affiliations with the tute of History in the Polish Academy of the Graduating Senior in 2013. Before receiving a master’s degree in lin- Hungarian National Museum/National Heri- Sciences in Warsaw. Suzanne Oskouie, a 2013 Honors College guistics from UIC in May, Phillips conducted tage Protection Center in Budapest and the Wilczewski earned a bachelor’s in sociol- graduate, was awarded a Fulbright research sociolinguistics research focused on the effect Munkácsy Mihály Museum in Békéscaba. ogy from La Salle University and a master’s in grant to study neural progenitor cell migra- of gender on speech. She plans to pursue a ca- Riebe, who studies through the UIC-Field history from Michigan State University. tion and differentiation at the University of reer in language education at the college level. Museum Collaborative Program, earned a [email protected] 16 UIC NEWS I www.uicnews.uic.edu I AUGUST 28, 2013

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Future looks bright for Flames baseball Five gymnasts make academic teams Five UIC student-athletes were named to the College Gymnastics Association’s first or second teams of All- America Scholar Athletes and National Academic Team Champions. Lukasz Adamczyk, Jason Gaides and David Ishida are first-team members; Dan Zerbel and Travis Burke were named to the second team. The Flames’ squad just missed a top-10 ranking in the team title race, coming away with honorable mention. A GPA of 3.50 or higher was required to qualify for the first team; a GPA of 3.20 to 3.499 was needed for second team. Adamczyk and Gaides advanced to the 2013 NCAA Championships in the pommel horse and the all-around competition last spring.

Photo: Steve Woltmann Coach Mike Dee: “He has built a platform of success not only on the field, but in the classroom as well.”

By Mike Laninga Last February, Dee and UIC Hall-of-Famer Curtis Granderson announced plans for the Curtis Granderson With a five-year contract extension that keeps him with the Stadium Project. Flames through the 2018-2019 season, head baseball coach The new multi-million dollar facility, set to break ground Mike Dee becomes the longest-tenured coach in the Horizon in early September, will anchor a large-scale Chicago youth League. initiative with Major League Baseball’s Reviving Baseball “We are very proud of what Mike has accomplished during in Inner Cities and Urban Youth Academy programs as his time at UIC,” said Jim Schmidt, director of athletics. partners. “He has built a platform of success not only on the field, but “We are excited about the new stadium and the benefits Photo: Steve Woltmann in the classroom as well.” that will bring in recruiting, but as importantly in the area of Jason Gaides made the first National Academic team. Since his arrival in 1999, Dee has captured 10 Horizon training our players. We expect some great things in the near League regular season titles and four conference tournament future,” Dee said. crowns. He guided UIC to the NCAA Tournament four times. Dee came to UIC from the University of Minnesota, Volleyball senior a preseason pick “I am grateful and excited about the opportunity to where he spent 11 seasons as the Gophers’ pitching coach. He continue to build this program for the next five years,” Dee graduated from UW-La Crosse in 1979, where he was a three- Senior setter MaryKate Imrie was named to the Pre- said. year letter winner and NAIA All-American. season all-Horizon League Team. The seven-person team includes Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Imrie begins her senior season after leading the Flames Soccer alumni join Swedish pro team to the Horizon League championship match in 2012. En By Mike Laninga route, she logged 11 over-50 performances, including a McMahon season-high 63 assists during the semifinal match of the has been playing Two men’s soccer alumni signed professional contracts this tournament in a 3-2 victory over Valparaiso. professionally in She led the Horizon League in assists and collected month with the Swedish-based club Ljungskile SK. Australia for the last Pat McMahon, a 2009 UIC grad, joins Paul Tracy, class of the most double-double performances in the League at two seasons. 19. She was named the team’s “Most Valuable Player” 2012, on the Division 1 team based in Ljungskile, Sweden. The He competed for club plays its home matches at Skarsjovallen, an 8,000-seat and an American the Flames from 2005 Volleyball Coaches facility with a natural grass surface. to 2008, anchoring a Another former Flame, First-Team All-American Baggio Association all- defensive unit rated Midwest Honorable Husidic, stars for Hammarby, a Swedish club based in as one of the nation’s Stockholm. Mention. best. He started every Imrie is active game at UIC and holds off the court as the program record the president with 85 consecutive of the Student- starts. Athlete Advisory A member of the Committee for UIC All-Horizon League Photo: Steve Woltmann and the Horizon Tournament Team as a 2009 graduate Pat McMahon has been League. senior, he helped guide playing in Australia for two seasons. The Flames UIC to the NCAA begin their season quarterfinals in 2007. Friday against Tracy played in 34 matches for the Flames during the Elon at the 2010 and 2011 seasons, garnering Second-Team All-Horizon Kristen Dickmann League accolades as a senior. A transfer from Bradley, he was Invitational at Navy. Photo: Ross Dettman Photo: Steve Woltmann co-captain in 2011. MaryKate Imrie Paul Tracy, a 2012 graduate, was Flames co-captain. Both graduated with bachelor’s degrees in business.