University Round Table
About URT
The URT is comprised of representatives from institutions of post-secondary education and college-access advocates located in the Chicago metropolitan area and Illinois. Its mission is to provide necessary resources for underrepresented students with a focus on successful recruitment, college access and affordability, retention, and college completion.
Members of this University Round Table
- Arturo Velasquez Institute
- BUILD Chicago
- CPS Dept. of Language and Cultural Education
- CPS Family and Community Engagement
- Daley College
- DePaul University
- LISC
- Loyola University Chicago
- National Louis University
- University of Illinois at Chicago
For Information on how to join the table or on updates on the next meeting please contact Ana Padilla at ana@pilsenneighbors.org
Annual Events
- Statewide Bilingual Parent Summit (May)
- Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship Committee
- Application Review (April-May)
- Interview Process (May-June)
- Fundraising to support the scholarship
- Fiesta del Sol College Day (July/August)
- Pilsen Education Summit (October)
- Pursue, Achieve and Transform through Higher Education (PATH) – Ongoing