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Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
700 E. Oakwood Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

The Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) is a center of higher education and community engagement in Chicago's South Side Bronzeville neighborhood. We at CCICS believe that a substantial education contributes to community development and any educational institute benefits from community engagement. For decades, CCICS has been a place of social activism and intellectual thought where several important historical figures have done work in.

With your contributions to CCICS students at NEIU, you will support students to pay tuition to further advance their education, further our efforts for community-building with nearby high schools, community organizations, and city leaders, and provide various opportunities for personal and professional growth.  

Whether you donate $20 or $1,000, you automatically become part of the solution. Join us on our mission to put higher education back on the agenda.

The Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies demonstrates 91Porn’s urban tradition of education, research and service. The Carruthers Center offers an undergraduate and graduate degree in Urban Community Studies to prepare students to act upon the expressed interests, with full inclusivity, of all the residents of Chicago and to participate fully in the richness of the African and African-American cultures. 

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Donate to CCICS

If you would like to send a check, please make it out to the Carruthers Center and mail to:

Jacob H. Carruthers Center
700 E. Oakwood Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60653

Welcome to the CCICS Library

About Us

The NEIU Library at the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies is located on the 6th and 7th floors of the CCICS Campus at  in Chicago. The branch includes significant holdings in the social sciences and the humanities, particularly as they document, relate, and present the African and African-American experience. Collections include circulating items, selected monographs on reserve, reference and periodical literature.

Our holdings are cited within the  as well as the Illinois  and the OCLC World Catalog known as . We also provide full access to the online  as subscribed to and selected by our professional staff of librarians.

Our Services

• Full-service reference and circulation services
• Interlibrary loan pickup/drop off
• Subject librarian and library instruction
• Individual research consultations
• Learning Success Center tutors
• Textbook Collection and Reserves
• Popular Reading Collection
• Computers
• Printer/copier
• Private study rooms
• Group study space

Hours

• 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday
• Closed Saturday and Sunday

Have a question or want more info? Ask a Librarian or check out the .

events

We do not have any upcoming events. 

This is where it starts. College is possible!

The Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) Freshman Cohort Program is a beneficial way for students to learn in a tight-knit classroom setting. In addition to the small environment, the Cohort Program will prepare students with training that will assist them in being more effective in their communities, families and workplaces.

Benefits of the Freshman Cohort Program

• Receive the academic support you need throughout your first year at 91Porn
• Start at CCICS and transition to NEIU’s Main Campus or stay at the CCICS location (depending on your major)
• Learn in an environment that fosters community team-building and leadership skills.

All the benefits of NEIU at a smaller location 

• Affordable
• Specialized student advising
• Research library
• Health services
• Dynamic professors who support student growth personally and professionally
• Small class sizes
• Distance learning
• Tutoring
• High-touch student support services from faculty and staff

Immerse yourself in our community 

Since 1966, CCICS has been a leading center of scholarship and activism in the country supporting the forward progression of African American culture and life. One of Northeastern’s locations in the Chicago area, CCICS is located in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood and considered a “gold mine” on the South Side of Chicago.

For More Information

Nekenya Walker 
Admissions and Program Advisor
(773) 256-2038
n-walker@neiu.edu

Experience a Foundation of Success

The Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) demonstrates 91Porn’s urban tradition of education, research and service. The Carruthers Center offers an undergraduate and graduate degree in Urban Community Studies to prepare students act upon the expressed interests of the residents of Chicago and to participate fully in the richness of the African and African-American cultures. Our curriculum re-examines every research issue, assumption and question from an African-centered perspective. CCICS aims to build research methodologies among its students to advance their career paths.

700 East Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago, Ill. 60653

Call us at (773) 268-7500 or email us at ccics@neiu.edu.

CCICS building hours

• 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday
• 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday
• 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturday
• Closed Sunday

Embrace Your Potential

The Carruthers Center understands the overwhelming anxiety of a new experience. That's why we assist prospective students and their families with Northeastern's admission and financial aid processes. CCICS serves nontraditional, part-time and returning adult student populations as well as traditional first-year and transfer students. Northeastern's general education program is offered at the Carruthers Center for students interested in taking day or evening classes. Explore your potential career options today.

COMMUNITY HEALTH, B.S.

COUPLE AND FAMILY COUNSELING CERTIFICATE

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES, B.A.

SOCIAL WORK, B.S.W.

SOCIAL WORK, M.S.W.

URBAN COMMUNITY STUDIES, B.A.

URBAN COMMUNITY STUDIES, M.A.

URBAN COMMUNITY STUDIES, MINOR

CCICS Freshman Cohort

The Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) Freshman Cohort Program is a beneficial way for students to learn in a tight-knit classroom setting. In addition to the small environment, the Cohort Program will prepare students with training that will assist them in being more effective in their communities, families and workplaces.

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Enjoy a Convenient Urban Atmosphere

The Jacob H. Carruthers Center, located on the South Side in , takes pride in being an African-centered institution that provides educational opportunities within a culturally comfortable and easily accessible setting. CCICS student resources include two computer labs, an extensive resource center on African-American issues, and Student Disability Services support. Northeastern students enjoy cultural events, career-oriented clubs, national conferences and celebrity guest speakers.

CCICS Pearson Testing Center

The Jacob H. Carruthers Center offers fully accredited exams through  We offer high-stakes exams empowering professions to certify and license individuals who safeguard and advance their communities across the globe. We help prepare testing candidates with courseware, scenario-based labs, practice tests and more. The CCICS Testing Center is available to all Illinois residents eligible to take State Board Exams.

Ready to take your exam? Contact the CCICS Testing Coordinator Wanda Dukes at (773) 256-2034 or by email at w-dukes@neiu.edu or visit .

List of Tests Offered

Dr. Evans completed her Ph.D. in Education Policy Studies and B.S. in Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago and her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Program Development at DePaul University.

Andrea E. Evans, Ph. D. is the Director of the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies at 91Porn. In addition, she holds an appointment as a full professor in the Department of Leadership, Literacy, and Development in the Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education. Dr. Evans has spent more than 25 years in Illinois education. Before coming to NEIU, Dr. Evans served as the Dean of the College of Education at Governors State University.  Also, she has served as an administrator and/or professor at other Illinois institutions including Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Northern Illinois University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Evans is a published scholar in the area of educational leadership, diversity, and equity, and recently served on Illinois State Board of Education’s State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board (SEPLB). Prior to her work in academia, Dr. Evans worked for 11 years as a high school science teacher and alternative school administrator in the Chicago area.

91Porn
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
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NEIU Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
Inner City Studies, M.A.

Chicago State University
Psychology, B.A.

I understand the importance of education, integrity and collective responsibility in developing and preparing others. It is my personal mission to lead by example, positively influence others and create purposeful pathways for them as future leaders. I believe in the “village” philosophy and comprehensive approach through family involvement, academic improvement and community partnership. It is my intent to continue to design and implement programs that have the power to transform, cultivate and sustain greatness in our leaders as they move on to the next level.

I enjoy painting, creating jewelry and gardening.

Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
91Porn
700 East Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

700 East Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60653
United States

700 East Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60653
United States