Postdoc Life

Personal Welfare

Useful Links

• Campus Police
  Call the University Police at 123 on campus or by dialing 702-8181, or use any one of the more than 135 emergency phones throughout Hyde Park .
  
• Safety Awareness alerts
• Common Sense: Your guide to safe urban living
  Tips on navigating the city while remaining safe and alert as well as information about the offices and services that provide protection. You will also find details on where to go for help in the event of an emergency and how to avoid threatening situations.
  

• Office of Minorities Student Affairs
  OMSA supports the University's efforts to increase minority student representation and helps to promote a University community which welcomes cultural diversity and values the contributions of all of its members. We serve the African American, Latino, and Native American populations; as of January 2004, OMSA also serves Asian American students. We offer programs and services to support minority students’ academic and social success and serve as a clearinghouse for information. We also support policies and programs designed to reaffirm the University's commitment to diversity.
  
  Location: 5801 S. Ellis Avenue , Chicago IL 60637
  Phone: 773-834-4672
  Fax: 773-702-3048
  E-mail: omsa@uchicago.edu
  
• Publicly available resources for minority scientists - National Postdoctoral Association

• Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Information

• Women in Science
  A registered student organization at the University of Chicago . Their mission is to bring together women at all levels of science, enhancing their educational and professional experiences and providing a forum for discussion of the issues they face. E-mail: womensci-request@lists.uchicago.edu

• Chicago Chapter of the Association for Woman in Science (AWIS)
  The Association for Women in Science, Inc. (AWIS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to achieving equity and full participation of women in all areas of science, technology, and engineering. The Chicago Area Chapter of the Association for Women in Science was founded in 1978 as a local chapter of the national organization. Our national organization has over 5000 women scientists and other individuals who support women in science.The Chicago Area Chapter comprises over 200 people representing government, corporate, private, and academic institutions. Listserve: http://listhost.uchicago.edu/mailman/listinfo/awis
  

• Women in the Physical Sciences
  The Women in the Physical Sciences Committee has been formed to develop and implement strategies to enhance the representation and advancement of women at the graduate, postdoctoral and faculty levels.
  

• Religion on the quads
  Links to religious organizations at the University of Chicago
  
• The University Community Service Center (UCSC)
  Organization working to foster an active culture of community service at the University of Chicago. Created in 1992 as a student-run organization, the UCSC significantly increased the interest in and demand for community service opportunities at the University. The University responded in the autumn of 1996 by establishing the Office of the University Community Service Center to serve as a clearinghouse linking the University community to meaningful volunteer opportunities throughout the city.