54th Annual Chancellor’s Student Service and Leadership Awards

Since 1973, the Chancellor’s Student Service and Leadership Awards (CSSLA) ceremony has recognized outstanding student leaders and student volunteers who, while maintaining high academic achievement, demonstrate a commitment to the UIC community through participation in student organizations and campus activities and throughout the greater Chicagoland area through active service and community engagement.

Students, faculty and staff can nominate students or a student organization for one of the Student Organization Awards. Self nominations are also accepted.

Students may be nominated for the following awards, presented each year at the CSSLA program:

  • The Chancellor’s Student Service Award (CSSA)
  • The Eugertha Bates Memorial Award
  • The Jane Addams Distinguished Service Award
  • The UIC Volunteer Service Award
  • Student Organization Awards 
  • Induction into the Activities Honorary Society

This year’s ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026 in the Illinois Room from 5pm-6:30pm.

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Award Details

If you are considering nominating a student for an individual award (the Center for Student Involvement Annual Awards nominations are a separate submission process), please review the award details for more information.

  • The Chancellor’s Student Service Award (CSSA)

    The Chancellor’s Student Service Award (CSSA) honors students who have made an outstanding contribution to the University through campus and community service. Student nominees must contribute a significant amount of time, effort, and creativity to one or more campus and/or community service project(s).

  • The Eugertha Bates Memorial Award

    The Eugertha Bates Memorial Award is given in recognition of the student(s) whose volunteer activities, whether on campus and/or in a community setting, demonstrate an outstanding level of caring, dedication, and selfless commitment to others. Nominees must have exhibited an exceptional contribution to a humanitarian need.

  • The Jane Addams Distinguished Service Award

    The Jane Addams Distinguished Service Award is presented to the students whose volunteers activity substantially addresses a distinct need in the community along with inspiring others to engage in volunteer service. Individual recipients must be involved in the creation of a new project or service to address such a need, and must demonstrate the highest level of dedication and selfless commitment to volunteer service.

  • Induction into the Activities Honorary Society

    The Activities Honorary Society recognizes undergraduate students whose participation in various student organizations on campus has contributed to a better UIC community. Eligible nominees must be associated with at least three diverse student organizations, holding a key role in at least one of these organizations. Nominees must also be in good academic standing (2.5+ GPA), with at least 72 credit hours completed by the end of this academic year. Describe in detail the student’s involvement in the student organizations listed, and how their experiences in them have made a positive impact on the UIC community.

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