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Left: The cover of the 35-page “Restore” zine created by UIC students in summer 2024 through a workshop for women at the Cook County Department of Corrections. Right: Doctoral candidate (criminology, law and justice) and workshop facilitator Jenna Pasanen (left) looks at a print copy with intern Lauren Hanna, while intern Misbah Ali discusses the design with Digital Scholarship Hub student employee Folake Oluewu (computer science).

Transformative connections

What do you get when you bring together UIC faculty and students and incarcerated women at the Cook County Department of Corrections? A unique workshop that engaged facilitators and participants as they explored complex topics while creating a zine.

Portraits of Jung Mi Scoulas and Sandra De Groote on grey backgrounds. Jung Mi Scoulas, pictured left, is wearing a black jacket, earrings and a necklace. Sandra De Groote, pictured right, is wearing a navy and white polka dotted shirt.

UIC Library receives second grant to support student success

The University of Illinois Chicago Library has received a second National Leadership Grant for more than $245,000 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to train librarians across the U.S. for a student-success assessment project.

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