Applications to College continue to increase
The University of Chicago recorded a 12 percent rise in applications to the undergraduate College this year. The University received 21,669 applications for the class entering in the fall of 2011, making this the largest group of applicants in the school's history.
Help wanted
Career Advising and Planning Services (CAPS) needs you. CAPS is looking for parents, alumni, and friends to help expand the Jeff Metcalf Fellows Program. Metcalf internships are available throughout the United States and overseas, with opportunities offered in a wide variety of fields, including arts and culture, business, government and public policy, research and education, and social change.
Employer hosts provide a substantive, paid internship for a College student. Sponsors provide funding to support a Metcalf internship at organizations unable to fund the position themselves. Parents who are interested in supporting the Metcalf program should contact Marthe Druska at mdruska@uchicago.edu or 773.834.1739.
To learn more about what CAPS has to offer, please visit the CAPS website. Be sure to look at our section just for parents.
On your bike
Recycles, the University’s bike share program and one of the only such programs in the country, is celebrating its first anniversary. Now boasting a fleet of 22 bikes and nearly 1,000 registered users, Recycles sees about 100 bike rentals per week. Recycles has also launched a new website to allow students and staff to view available bikes online.
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