AARCC Ambassadors
General Information
The AARCC Ambassadors represent a diverse group of UIC faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community partners who work closely with Asian American students and/or have interest in Asian American issues. The roles and responsibilities of the Ambassadors include:
- participate in providing vision for AARCC’s mission, goals, infrastructure, and programs
- hear reports on activities and developments of AARCC
- make recommendations to AARCC staff based on needs of various constituencies
- act as a strategic group to advocate for AARCC and its needs when required
- serve as a sounding board for vital issues relevant to AARCC when needed
- attend AARCC public events and functions when possible
- play an outreach role for AARCC in the community on and off campus
- provide engaged support for the work and growth of AARCC
The Ambassador’s specific responsibilities can be flexible and evolving and subcommittees may be formed based on interests of individual members and needs of AARCC.
Terms:
The AARCC Director, in consultation with other AARCC staff, selects members for the AARCC Ambassadors. Member terms are typically an academic year and can be renewed. If you are interested in serving as an AARCC Ambassador in the future, please e-mail us at aarcc@uic.edu.
Meetings:
The AARCC Ambassadors meet once a year. Since the group only meets once a year, all members are expected to attend. The next meeting will be Friday, October 25, 2019.
AARCC Ambassadors 2019–2020
| Last Name | First Name | Affiliation | Department/Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abboud | Sarah | Faculty | College of Nursing |
| Ali | Sania | Alumni | UIC Alumni |
| Ambida | Nina | Alumni | UIC Alumni |
| Cabrera | Rosa | Staff | Latino Cultural Center |
| Cane | Kevin | Staff | Fraternity and Sorority Life - Center for Student Involvement |
| Chang | Donnie | Alumni | UIC Alumni |
| Chung | Davyd | Staff | U of I Cancer Center at UIC |
| Fink | Margaret | Staff | Disability Cultural Center |
| Flaminia | Ainna | Alumni | UIC Alumni |
| Guevarra | Anna | Faculty | Global Asian Studies Program |
| Gupta | Ramona | Staff | Women's Leadership and Resource Center/Campus Advocacy Network |
| Ha | Nayoung | Community Partner | Hana Center |
| Herrera | Elizabeth | Staff | Career Development and Major Exploration |
| Kares | Faith | Staff | Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy |
| Kashima | Kathleen | Faculty | College of Medicine |
| Lee | Sandy | Staff | Student Employment |
| Lee | Brandon | Alumni | UIC Alumni |
| Mason | Dia Anjali | Staff | Counseling Center |
| Nguyen | Nicole | Faculty | College of Education |
| Noguchi | Hideaki | Staff | LAS Advising |
| Otum | Hitomi | Staff | College of Pharmacy |
| Ozog | Hilary | Staff | LAS Advising |
| Rosales | Cynthia | Staff | Office of the Dean of Students |
| Ryu | Minjung | Faculty | Department of Chemistry |
| Schwartz | Chanita | Staff | LAS Advising |
| Sharma-Gordon | Radhika | Community Partner | Apna Ghar |
| Soto | Cynthia | Staff | Native American Support Program |
| Su | Karen | Faculty | Global Asian Studies/UIC AANAPISI Initiative |
| Thakral | Charu | Staff | Office of Diversity |
| Tse | Crystal | Staff | Academic Center for Excellence |
| Viloria | Ryan | Community Partner | AFIRE Chicago |
| Wu | Christine | Faculty | Dentistry |
| Yang-Clayton | Kathleen | Faculty | College of Urban Planning and Public Administration |
AARCC Student Ambassadors
The AARCC Student Ambassadors are leaders and play a vital part in shaping community standards and creating a safe and inclusive atmosphere for all students. Student Ambassadors are also a part of the AARCC Ambassador Board.
Our student ambassadors have a desire to further the accessibility of AARCC to their peers and actively work as a team to amplify and carry through the mission of the AARCC.
AARCC Student Ambassadors 2019 –2020
- Anna Li
- Raza Mojiz
- Stacy Sanjeew
- Vaidehi Suriyanarayanan
- Velina Zhelyazkova