54th Annual Chancellor's Student Service and Leadership Award Ceremony

Nominees should start to check-in at 4:15pm.  Light refreshments will be provided prior to the ceremony.

Since 1973, the Chancellor’s Student Service and Leadership Awards (CSSLA) ceremony has recognized outstanding student leaders and student volunteers who, while maintaining high academic achievement, demonstrate a commitment to the UIC community through participation in student organizations and campus activities and throughout the greater Chicagoland area through active service and community engagement.

Students are nominated for the following awards, presented each year at the CSSLA program:

• Student Organization Awards 
• The Chancellor’s Student Service Award (CSSA)
• The Eugertha Bates Memorial Award
• The Jane Addams Distinguished Service Award
• UIC Volunteer Service Award
• Co-Curricular Leadership Certificate
• Induction into the Activities Honorary Society

This year’s ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026 in the Illinois Room from 5pm-6:30pm.

Due to the number of award winners and capacity constraints, awardees are only allowed 1 additional guest.

Watch the ceremony live at go.uic.edu/CSSLALive and use the social media tempates to share your accomplishments.

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