Office of Campus Enrichment and Community Engagement

The Office of Campus Enrichment and Community Engagement takes a school-wide engagement approach to cultivate an inclusive campus environment. The office provides vision, direction, and partnership to enrich the experiences of our students, faculty, and staff on campus and throughout the city of Chicago utilizing three interconnected threads of work: Learning and Development, Connection and Community, and Integrative Partnerships. 

Living Land Acknowledgement

The Office of Campus Enrichment and Community Engagement at SAIC recognize the Peoria Tribe, the Potawatomi, the Myaamia (Miami), and the Kiikapoi (Kickapoo) as the original and current keepers and protectors of the unceded land and air where its offices exist on South Wabash Avenue and the surrounding area where the School of the Art Institute of Chicago currently occupies. The office also acknowledges the enduring and compounded impact of colonization, racism, displacement, and disenfranchisement that continues to impact the ways of life for our local Indigenous communities, including their artists and artisans.

If you would like to join our office in our ongoing reparative commitments or would like to learn more about Native and Indigenous programming, events, resources, and course content at SAIC, feel free to contact campusenrichment@saic.edu.

Community Care and Safety

If you have experienced or witnessed an incident of bias, discrimination, or harassment within the SAIC community, please contact SAIC’s Title IX Office. To speak with a confidential source regarding sexual assault or intimate partner violence, students are encouraged to call Counseling Services at 312.499.4271 and faculty and staff are encouraged to call the Employee Assistance Program at 800.311.4327. If you are seeking a confidential source of support or resources for conflict mediation, please contact the Ombuds Office. If you are a student in need of accommodation, please contact the Disability and Learning Resource Center. If you are an employee in need of workplace accommodation, please contact Employee Relations at employee_relations@artic.edu. Students can also connect with the Deans on Call, a group of staff members who are available 24 hours per day, 365 days of the year for consultation and assistance on urgent student matters. They can be reached by calling Campus Security at 312.899.1230.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The Art Institute of Chicago, including both the School and the Museum, is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for its students, visitors, faculty, and staff, and to ensuring that educational and employment decisions are based on an individual's skills and qualifications. The Art Institute of Chicago does not tolerate unlawful discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or former military status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, in its programs and activities, public accommodations, or employment practices.