Thank you for visiting this page to find out more about the community engagement activities at Columbia College Chicago.

Our college is strengthening its connections with the community of Chicago. We will provide updates on our progress and opportunities for community members to get involved and collaborate on this page. As we build toward engagement, the everyvoicechicago.com site will showcase ideas in development while communities of practice and collaborations within the Chicago community grow.

Latest News: Community Engagement Hub

Columbia College Chicago has launched a new community engagement hub on campus to promote and support the work of the college within the community of its surrounding South Loop neighborhood and the City of Chicago. The public is welcome to visit the displays and connect with the college through the hub.

Current Display: BordersCruzadas: A Collaborative Story is an ongoing research project by photographers Oscar B. Castillo and Wil Sands, which compiles documentary photography, video, archival materials, and personal and political discourse to present the physical and symbolic boundaries that form America’s borders. The resulting images and documents not only provide tangibility to an abstract space but engage the documentary subjects as participants in the telling of their own stories.

Spring Semester 24 Public Hours:

Monday – 12 PM to 5 PM

Wednesday – 10 AM to 12 PM

Thursday – 9 AM to 12 PM

Saturday 9 AM m to 1 PM

or by appointment and space booking enquires: pfitzpatrick@colum.edu

Address: 1st Floor 600 S Michigan Ave Chicago (Harrison St Entrance).

New Community Engagement Hub opens September 2023.

Columbia College Chicago is currently implementing the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan. You can learn more about the process and access the draft by visiting the Strategic Planning 2021: Building Our Brighter Future website.

In this excerpt from Columbia College Chicago, State of the College Address 2021, President and CEO Dr Kwang-Wu Kim shares his thoughts on engagement at College.

You can stay informed with our activities by:

1) Registering to everyvoicechicago.com

2) Subscribing to this project using the Stay Informed subscribe button on the top right hand side of this page.

You can contribute ideas to help us build a brighter future together by:

1) Using the Share an Idea button below