Professional:
***You must present your research or actively attend: 
• AEMB MINDS Scholar 
• BME Symposium at UIC
• Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium (CAURS)
• National Conferences 

• BMES  
  
• Engineering-Based Conferences
  

• Postdoc Association events  - https://research.uic.edu/opa/ 
• Research/Internships
• Seminar Offered Online/On-Campus 

• BME Department Seminars 
  
  • https://bme.uic.edu/bme-events/upcoming-events/
    
• Engineering-based Seminars
  
• Data Management- How to manage research data 
  
• Chicago Women in STEM Initiative 
  
  • https://chicagowomenstem.org/
    
• RNA Club 
  
  • https://sites.google.com/view/chicago-rna-club/about-us
    
• Tissue Talks 
  
  • https://www.bme.columbia.edu/tissue-talks-weekly-webinar-series-hosted-dr-gordana-vunjak-novakovic 
    

• UIC Undergraduate Research Forum
• UICOM Poster Sessions (ex. Dr. Gary Kruh Cancer Research Symposium and Poster Competition)  
• UICOM Research Forum  
Volunteer:
• Animal shelter 
• CAURS Judge
• Clinical volunteering with UI Health, Rush, VA and/or Cook County 
• Competition Volunteering for Chicago Public Schools 

• You must be approved to volunteer with CPS through their own application: https://www.cps.edu/services-and-supports/parent-engagement/volunteer-programs/ 
  

• Hot Chocolate Run

• https://hotchocolate15k.com/  
  

• ISTC Mentoring//MME – Mentor a high school student in CPS/Illinois virtually on their science project or their senior capstone project - http://help.mentormatchingengine.org/about 
• Judging the Academic Decathlon for CPS or Illinois
• Local Food bank

• https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/ 
  

• Mentoring a high school/middle school student (ex. Through Big Brothers/Big Sisters) 

• https://bbbschgo.org/ 
  

• Mentoring HS/MS students for robotics 

• FIRST Robotics: https://www.firstillinoisrobotics.org/frc/volunteer/ 
  

• Middle and High School Competition Judging  

• You must have a B.S degree at a minimum 
  

• No more taboo 

• https://www.nomoretaboo.org/ 
  

• Soup kitchen 

• https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/ 
  

• Science Fair Judge for CPS or the Illinois State Fair 
• Teaching Assistant 
• Tutoring 
• Undergraduate research, either on campus or off campus 

*** Please note this is not a comprehensive list, and you will need to check online for the most updated information

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