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.
2020-2021 Officers
Chicago
President: Jessica Bilinski
Event Coordinator: Anjli Patel
Secretary: Grace Ely
Treasurer: Taylor Peebles
Senior Representative: Meng Huang
Urbana-Champaign
President: Olivia Wight
Pinning Ceremony Coordinator: Arianna Noble
Secretary: Allie Gade
Mentorship Chair: Virginia Tufte
Social Chair: Maria Canfield
Philanthropy: Elise Adu
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.
2020-2021 Officers
President: Jason Brooks
Vice President: Lucas Chesko
Treasurer: Daniela Garcia Limon
Secretary: Michael Frintner
Volunteer Coordinator: Thair Al-Saqri
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.
2020-2021 Officers
Chicago
President: Nikki Magnuson
Vice President: Haezi Jung
Secretary: Jessenia Nunez
Treasurer: Monica Ruiz
Volunteer Coordinator: Franciene Aposaga
Fundraising Chair: Cheche Sinfuego
Social Chairman: Karla Carreon
Urbana-Champaign
President: Amarissa Garcia
Vice President: Jamie Bernsen
Secretary: Cheyenne Rios
Treasurer: Hannah Kelly
Fundraising Chair: Lisa Schwartz
Volunteer Coordinator: Katie Murphy
Springfield
President: Maria Macias
Vice President: Namrah Mubeen
Treasurer: Ilesha Patel
Secretary: Rosa Macias
Volunteer Coordinator: Bree Dill
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.
2020-2021 Officers
President: Rania Al-Najjar
Vice President: Anna Luong
Treasurer: Julia Turner
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.
2020-2021 Officers
Chicago
President: Marlene Rios
Vice President: Jerry Ramos
Secretary: Allyson Esperancilla
Treasurer: Clarisse Tiu
Volunteer Committee Coordinator: Mai Lu
Pre-Nursing Committee Coordinator: Airene Dizon
Urbana-Champaign
President: Elise Adu
Vice President/Treasurer: Kaila Loeza
Social & Volunteer Chair: Aliyah Griffin
Secretary: Julyssa Retana
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
To learn more, email uicihichapter@gmail.com.