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Welcome
The University of Chicago (UChicago) is one of the top universities in the world, known for its rigorous academic standards and practices in both research and undergraduate education.
For undergraduates, university life will introduce new experiences and unexpected challenges. The transition to adulthood brings with it new freedoms. It can also bring the swirling pressures of academic expectations, increased workloads, lapses of discipline, fear of failure and self-doubt (ex. imposter syndrome: everyone here is smarter, more accomplished, and belongs more than I). For some career aspirations and lifestyle choices may require reevaluation. Personal identity and values may be unclear. For others issues of gender identity and sexual orientation may give rise to confusion, insecurity and feelings of isolation. Students may also experience tensions in their relationships with parents, family, and friends. Within this turmoil, it is not unusual for questions of faith and the relevance of religion and spiritual practice to come under scrutiny.
For graduate students, it is a time of more nuanced discernment: how will deeper and more focused study shape their future? How does one navigate the complex network of relationships of advisors and supervisors, peers, and students? As I delve deeper into my various identities, relationships, and vocation, what new challenges arise?
It is in these times Brent House provides a safe place for respite, conversation and support among our staff and community.
Please watch the above video to learn more about lives affected by Brent House. Click on "The Need" above to learn more about the capital projects themselves. Click here to donate to the campaign.
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