🏛UIUC's student lobby group dedicated to advocating for higher education, student rights, and policy changes that positively impact students!📢
Champaign, IL
Joined March 2017
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general meeting!!!
tonight, May 4th, 7pm
LINCOLN HALL 1002
come play games with us before the end of the semester!
Join us for our #MentalHealth #MonthOfAction every Thursday at 2pm CST! This a great opportunity to learn about the call to action, meet new #uiucstudents, and complete another exciting action step in our campaign!
ALT Image description: Red, white, and blue text on light blue gradient background reads (from top to bottom) Mental Health Month of Action. Join Us! Filling Out the Call to Action - 02/10 Authoring OpEd - 02/17 Phone Banking for Funding - 02/24 Social Media Storm - 03/03 Zoom Information: Meeting ID: 837 5661 0892 Password: 108012 Clipart of bullhorn appears in upper left corner
What a fantastic way to wrap up the semester! Thank you Representative Marron for merging with us this morning! It was great talking to you about your journey in politics, having proficyive bipartisan conversations, and expanding funding and accessibility of Higher Ed!
This week, the Board of Trustees approved a $683.2 million legislative appropriation request for the System! Included in this 9.8% from last year are funds to expand mental health services for students and much more to increase accessibility and affordability of Higher Ed! Cont⬇️
So, so excited to have the opportunity to speak with @StateRepAmmons today with our SAC Members! Thank you for all you do and for making yourself so accessible to the community! We really appreciate your partnership with the University and our team!
Tired of #chronicallyonline political discourse? Well, join us for some #chronicallyinperson political discourse tonight at the Political Dialogue Series at the Illini Union Ballroom at 6:30pm!
Did you notice 3 of our members in this clip Check? Tyeese, Esther, and Vinny say check this out and please get vaccinated! 💉🩹💪
ICYMI: In this webinar, Dr. Susan Bleasdale, chief quality officer for
@UIHealth, infectious disease specialist and @thisisUIC professor, answers questions from students across the U of I System about COVID-19 vaccines. youtu.be/ugcAaiK54-U
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#GenderEquity rain or shine! Thank you for having us at the #WomensMarch2021!
P.S. That's our Esther with Mayor Marlin of Urbana!📣📣📣
It's a great day to have a great day... and to register to vote! Thank you to all of our amazing volunteers and partners for a great #NationalVoterRegistrationDay 🐶📮 Look out for more coming soon!
Fall starts next week and so do our new member interviews! Check your emails #illini for a link to sign up for a slot! We can't wait to meet you!
SAC applications are due tonight! Don't forget to fill those out (link on website) and keep an eye on your email for an interview sign-up link!
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Thank you to all our #illini who came out to our info session tonight! And for those of you that missed it, we have one tomorrow on Zoom at 7pm! Info on the website studentadvocacycoalition.wee…
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We hope y’all started off the school year strong! Our first exec bio is about our president Tyeese (she/her), a senior studying Psychology, Political Science, and Communications! 😁
Don’t forget that our in-person info session is *TOMORROW* at 5:30pm in Gregory Hall 319 🙌
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Happy First Day of Classes #Illini! May the course material be interesting and the projects be rewarding!
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Incredibly proud of our partner chapter @SAC_UIC !!!
COVID or not, our students’ passion for advocacy cannot be quarantined! Check out this feature about how our very own @SAC_UIC used Zoom to create stronger connections between students and legislators and elevate the student voice: today.uic.edu/uic-student-ad…
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Take Action TODAY and ask your legislators to double the size of the Pell Grant Award! For the link to act and a testimonial from our very own alum Arnoldo, check out this thread!
Call-to-Action: TAKE ACTION, help all students by contacting your federal legislator and asking them to double the maximum award!
Lend your support by following the link below:
uillinois.quorum.us/campaign…
ALT “The Pell grant provides opportunities that many students need. Without the Pell grant, many students wouldn't be able to attend the University or afford proper housing. For me, the Pell grant gave me a means of staying afloat while managing work, classes, and extra-curricular activities" Arnoldo Ayala University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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We've revived the Twitter! SAC is back and better than ever, ready to rumble for next school year! Follow us here and on Instagram for thoughts, events, updates, and more!
Gies College of Business Alumni Elizabeth Engele and Julia Haried founded the program @_MakerGirl which works to inspire young girls to be involved in STEM. The program’s sessions are lead by university women in STEM and has impacted over 3,000 girls.
forbes.com/sites/robynshulma… – at Champaign, IL