ACI EVENTS
VIRTUAL EVENT: ACI ALUMNI EMPLOYMENT DATA
March 9, 2021
“A Smarter Solution: How Liberal Arts and Business Together are Solving Illinois’ Challenges,” was an online event was hosted by President Jamel Santa Cruze Wright of Eureka College, an ACI member. Wright is also ACI president. Speakers addressed how to keep more students in Illinois for higher education and help them move into promising careers.
ACI’s 70th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
April 22, 2022
ACI’s annual benefit, renamed the “70th Anniversary Celebration” in recognition of a milestone, was held at the University Club of Chicago. Its purpose was to raise scholarship funds to support students attending ACI member colleges and universities. Student speakers — Mia Pitts-Hope of Wheaton College and Carlos Robles of Saint Xavier University — who benefitted from ACI’s scholarships and programs spoke to about 140 business leaders and ACI supporters. Featured speaker was Tracie Morris, U.S. Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Inclusion Officer, BMO Financial Group. Master of ceremonies was Rob Johnson, president of Rob Johnson Communications, Chicago, and a former Chicago television news anchor.