Past CSSLA Ceremonies and Recipients

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.

The Jane Addams Distinguished Service Award

Jane Addams dedicated her life to creating positive change in the world. She was a peace activist and advocate for underprivileged populations and co-founded Chicago’s first settlement home, Hull House, which is just outside the front door of Student Center East. Addams dedicated her life to service and inspired others to do the same.

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.

Eugertha Bates Memorial Award

Eugertha Bates was a UIC support staff employee who dedicated her University career to working with students.  Mama Bates, as she was affectionately known, could always be found in the Student Information Network (SINC) ready to lend an ear, give advice, or even bus fare to a UIC student.  She passed away in December 1989 after a lengthy illness.

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.