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Newsletters
Fall 2026
- October 7, 2026: Are You Listening? Spotlight on Domestic Violence Awareness + WLRC Tuition Award Apps Due Friday
- September 30, 2026: Caring for Our Community + Last Week to Apply for Tuition Award + Sex Toy Bingo, Women in Space Exploration, & More Great Events
- September 23, 2026: Apply for WLRC’s Tuition Award & Other Funding + Sex Toy Bingo, Women in Space Exploration, & Blackout Poetry
- September 14, 2026: Apply for WLRC’s Tuition Award + Join Us at our Open House & HEALS for Survivors
- September 2, 2026: We’re Hiring – Apply by Friday! + Parenting Student Welcome, Open Houses, HEALS for Survivors, & Vibe-Checking Your Future Employers
- August 26, 2026: Welcome back, Flames! We’re Hiring + Fall Open House, Upcoming Events, Scholarships & More!
Previous Newsletters
Spring 2026
- April 30, 2026: Finals Fuel * Summer Recs * Celebrating Survivor Labor
- April 22, 2026: Queer Stories: I Used to Be Funny * Violence in Media * Standing Silent Witness * Celebrating Parenting Students
- April 15, 2026: 8 New Events! Sex Toy Bingo * Queer Stories * Zines & Wins * Celebrating Survivors & Parenting Students
- April 8, 2026: Healthy Relationships–Desi Style, Kaila Yu _Fetishized_ Book Talk, Faculty Mentoring, + Rock Climbing
- April 3, 2026: Commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month with Us!
- March 18, 2026: Read *That Can Be Arranged: A Muslim Love Story* with Us 3/18, Dream of Liberation with Eli Clare 3/31
- March 12, 2026: Women’s History Month Continues + New Scholarships, Internships & Events
- March 4, 2026: Celebrate Women’s History Month at UIC!
- February 19, 2026: Students, Come Tell Us How to Improve WLRC! + New Events, Scholarships & Opportunities
- February 12, 2026: Students, We Want to Hear from You! + New Events, Scholarships & Opportunities
- January 26, 2026: Welcome Back! 3 Events This Week + New Internships/Jobs/Opportunities
Fall 2025
- December 17, 2025: Share Your Ideas for HEALS + Winter Recommendations!
- December 4, 2025: Finishing Strong in the Final(s) Stretch!
- November 20, 2025: Focusing on Community Care + New Events & Opportunities
- November 12, 2025: Free Support for Students, Scholarships, & Upcoming Events
- November 5, 2025: Support for Our Students + New Events & Scholarships
- October 30, 2025: Let’s Talk about Black Women’s Bodies & Health + Mental Health + New Scholarships
- October 23, 2025: How can we work together to end gender-based violence?
- October 16, 2025: Join us for Banned Books & Domestic Violence Awareness Events!
- October 8, 2025: Last Week to Apply for Tuition Award + New Events
- October 2, 2025: Join Us in Ending Domestic Violence + Tuition Award & New Events
- September 24, 2025: Apply for WLRC’s Tuition Award, Build Community with GBV Survivors, & More!
- September 17, 2025: Want to Find Your Feminist Community? Win Sex Toys & Other Prizes? Come to Our Open House & Upcoming Events!
- September 10, 2025: Know Your Rights, Imposter Phenomenon, & Build Community at WLRC
- September 3, 2025: Looking for community on campus? How about a job? Find both at WLRC!
Spring 2025
- May 5, 2025: Finals Week, Celebrating Survivors, & Summer Recommendations
- April 23, 2025: Know Your Rights Workshop, Bouquet Workshop, Year-end Events
- April 16, 2025: Teach-in on Assault on Higher Ed, Student Org Roundtable
- April 9, 2025: Safety in Live Music Spaces, Centering Survivors, & More SAAM Events!
- April 2, 2025: Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Join Us to End Gender-Based Violence
- March 19, 2025: Sexual Assault Awareness Month Sneak Preview + New Events & Opportunities
- March 13, 2025: Register Now for UIC’s Student-Parent Symposium + New Events & Scholarships
- March 6, 2025: Join Us for UIC’s Student-Parent Symposium & Women’s History Month Events!
- February 27, 2025: Women’s History Month Events + New Scholarships, Internships, & Events
- February 20, 2025: New Scholarships, Internships, & Events + Reflecting on This Moment
- February 12, 2025: Love Letter to a Survivor, Call for Women’s History Month Events
- February 6, 2025: Finding Hope, Valentine’s Events, Student-Parent Symposium
- January 30, 2025: Spotlight on Stalking Awareness, Vision Boarding Today, & Know Your Rights
- January 22, 2025: Welcome to Spring, New Events, & Know Your Rights
Fall 2024
- December 13, 2024: Congrats to Our Tuition Award Winners, Winter Break Recs & Support + More
- December 3, 2024: Supporting Our Students during Finals & Beyond
- November 20, 2024: Last Chance to Apply for Just Write! & DCEP Internship + Upcoming Events
- November 13, 2024: Processing the Election + New Internships, Scholarships & Events
- October 30, 2024: Stephanie Skora Civic Engagement Talk, Elections, & New Upcoming Events
- October 22, 2024: Survivor Allyship, Uplifting Black Women’s Stories, Civic Engagement for Social Justice + more
- October 15, 2024: Palestine & Repro Justice, Uplifting Black Women’s Stories, Fitness for GBV Survivors + more!
- October 9, 2024: Healing in Motion Fitness Series, Write@WLRC, Palestine & Repro Justice
- October 3, 2024: Celebrating UIC’s Student-Parents + New Events
- September 26, 2024: Submit Your Tuition Award App + Tons of Upcoming Campus & Community Events
- September 20, 2024: Apply for WLRC’s Tuition Award + Latinx Heritage Month & Upcoming Events
- September 12, 2024: Join us at our Fall Open House 9/17 + WOC in Engineering Panel 9/16
- September 5, 2024: Welcome to Fall Semester: Open House, Upcoming Events + We’re Hiring!
Spring 2024
- July 18, 2024: We’re Hiring + Summer News + Fall GWS Classes
- May 2, 2024: Congratulations to our Graduates, Student-Parent Family Celebration, & Summer Recommendations!
- April 24, 2024: Finals Study Space, Student-Parent Celebration, & DCEP Internship
- April 17, 2024: Upcoming Events: Racism in Gaming, Balancing School & Mental Health, & Managing Academic Stress
- April 10, 2024: Celebrating Our Student Employees, Mental Health Events This Week
- April 5, 2024: April Spotlight: Sexual Assault Awareness & Caring for Our Mental Health
- March 28, 2024: Women’s History Month at UIC Continues!
- March 13, 2024: Join Our Lunch for Student-Parents + More Women’s History Month Events
- March 6, 2024: Celebrate Women’s History Month with Us!
- February 28, 2024: Tatreez & Conversation, Emergency Contraception at UIC + New Events & Opportunities Galore!
- February 21, 2024: Voter Resources + Upcoming Events about Mental Health, DV Prevention, and Healing & Community
- February 15, 2024: Stitching Resistance, HEALS Survivor Community, Global Youth Ambassadors Leadership Summit
- February 7, 2024: Galentine’s Day, #LockDownMeinLockUp, + Our New Survivors Community
- January 31, 2024: Join our new Survivors community + Black History Month events
- January 24, 2024: Calling All Student Org Leaders, 2021-2023 Annual Report, + Campus & Community Opportunities
- January 16, 2024: Join Us at Spring Open House + Weeks of Welcome Events
Fall 2023
- December 8, 2023: Winter Break Recs + Congrats to Our Students!
- November 29, 2023: Finals Study Spaces, New Scholarships & Jobs, + More Tuition Award Winners!
- November 22, 2023: Giving Tuesday, Decolonize Your Thanksgiving, + More Tuition Award Winners!
- November 16, 2023: Congratulations to Our Student-Parent Tuition Award Winners!
- November 8, 2023: On Being a Student-Parent, Connecting Palestinian & U.S. Indigenous Struggles, + New Scholarships & Events
- November 1, 2023: Welcome Tea, Native Heritage Month, Palestine Support & Resources
- October 26, 2023: DVAM Spotlight on Signs of Abuse, Apply for DCEP Internship + New Events
- October 20, 2023: DVAM Spotlight on Immigrant Communities + DVAM Featured Event 10/24
- October 12, 2023: CCUSC Solidarity Statement + Upcoming Events
- October 4, 2023: Starting Domestic Violence Awareness Month + New October Events
- September 27, 2023: Relaunching CCSW, Upcoming Events, + Scholarship/Fellowship/Job Opportunities
- September 20, 2023: Phoenix Rising Collective Kickoff Thursday + The Apology Screening
- September 14, 2023: Apply for Tuition Award, Join Write@WLRC + More Upcoming Events
- September 7, 2023: Open House Today + Apply for 2023-24 Tuition Award
- August 29, 2023: Welcome to Fall Semester: Scav Hunt, Open House, Involvement Fair + We’re Hiring!