Student Organizations
College of Nursing Student Council (STUCO)
Open to: Undergraduate students in the UIC College of Nursing
The Student Council was created to provide official channels of communications between students, nursing administration and nursing student affairs. It is a centralized organization for academic and social channels of communication within and among nursing student populations. The STUCO also promotes awareness of the nursing student community within the university at large; informs nursing students of their rights, responsibilities, and privileges as a student; and provides opportunities for appointments to university committees.
President: Mahitha Gudivada
Treasurer: Patricia Aquino
Activities Coordinator: Pratilia Corbin
Senior Representative: TBA
Graduate Student Nurses Organization (GSNO)
Open to: Graduate students in the UIC College of Nursing
GSNO represents the interests of UIC College of Nursing graduate students at all six UIC Nursing campuses. The purpose of the organization is to facilitate communication among graduate students and to serve as a liaison between nursing graduate students, faculty, administration, the Graduate College, other health professional colleges and the university at large. GSNO serves to communicate information to students, convey concerns, and explore issues regarding academic and extracurricular activities that affect the quality of graduate nursing education throughout the UIC College of Nursing.
President: Aileen Chan
Vice President: Ashley Mincey
Treasurer: Chase Kirkland
Student Nurses’ Association (SNA) – UIC Chapter
Open to: Pre-nursing students at UIC and undergraduate students in the UIC College of Nursing
The Student Nurses’ Association at UIC is a chapter of both the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) and the Student Nurses’ Association of Illinois (SNAI). Our mission is to enhance leadership skills to offer a competitive advantage in health care, academic, and advocacy initiatives. We accomplish this by being active participants in our community, networking to increase diversity, and engaging in the legislative process which affects all nurses as well as the population we serve.
President: Franc de Guzman
Student Nurses for Social Justice
Open to: All UIC nursing students
Student Nurses for Social Justice began in 2017. Its purpose is to advance social justice in our communities and in our profession by educating student nurses on social justice issues affecting public health and by providing resources and opportunities for students to become involved in the political and social movements around them.
Co-President: Karin Obaid
Co-President: Michael Solomon
Vice President: Lauren Durocher
Urban Health Program College of Nursing Student Association (UCONSA)
Open to: Pre-nursing students at UIC and undergraduate students in the UIC College of Nursing
UCONSA is the student organization associated with the nursing branch of the university’s Urban Health Program, which was created by the Illinois State Legislature in 1978 to address health inequities affecting African Americans, Native Americans and Latinos. Members engage in programming and receive resources to address persistent health disparities in minority populations and to improve the quality and availability of health care in underserved urban areas. It also focuses on providing educational, networking and volunteer opportunities. UCONSA is the official sister organization of the UIC Pre-Nursing Student Organization.
President: Ainna Flaminia
Vice President: Ashley Alfini
Secretary: Isabelle Pietras
Treasurer: Claudia Pietras
Volunteer Coordinator: Mai Quad
Pre-Nursing Coordinator: Ottissa Lau
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter
A UIC-wide organization open to: Students from all UIC health sciences colleges—Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy, Social Work and Applied Health Sciences
The IHI Open School chapter at UIC is an interprofessional association for health sciences students that focuses on:
- Providing members with experiences to develop knowledge, skills and connections for future careers, with a focus on patient safety and quality improvement
- Fostering a passion for healthcare improvement through interprofessional collaboration
- Encouraging membership of students from diverse academic disciplines dedicated to healthcare improvement
- Serving the community as a whole through volunteerism and preparation for service as healthcare professionals and leaders
President: Naomi Twigg