Faculty Chair
Jeremy Birnholtz, Communication Studies
Public Affairs Residential College (PARC)
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Assistant Chair
Alloyah Abobi, Communication Studies
Faculty Chair's Welcome
As faculty chair and on behalf of the college staff, I’m excited to welcome you to the Public Affairs Residential College (PARC)! PARC is a vibrant community of engaged students, faculty, and staff with shared interests in a broad range of topics related to public affairs. This will be my first year as PARC’s chair so I’m excited to learn lots and work with all of you to keep building on PARC’s strong foundation.
We offer frequent opportunities for involvement in our community and exploring shared interests over lunch and snacks on campus, “fireside” conversations in the evening with faculty, and periodic activities/events in and around Chicago. Sometimes we’ll host political and policy discussions that engage with the latest news; and sometimes we’ll probably just hang out, get to know each other, and do or talk about other stuff.
You can learn more about our exec board, events, traditions, and history on the PARC web page. We of course also welcome new ideas and suggestions for events that contribute to our sense of community within PARC and more broadly.
Looking forward to seeing you on campus!
Jeremy
Public Affairs Residential College Fellows and Graduate Associates
| Name | Position | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Raquel Amorese | Assistant Professor of Instruction | Spanish & Portuguese |
| Elise De Los Santos | Lecturer | Journalism |
| Mesmin Destin | Associate Professor | Education & Social Policy |
| Lane Fenrich | Distinguished Senior Lecturer | History and Gender and Sexuality Studies |
| Olabanke Goriola | Graduate Associate | Performance Studies |
| Desiree Hanford | Assistant Professor | Journalism |
| Daniel Immerwahr | Professor | History |
| Aaron Shaw | Associate Professor of Instruction | Communications |
| Julia Windsor-Mitchell | Director | University Christian Ministry |
| Keith Woodhouse | Associate Professor of Instruction | History |
| Nyree Zerega | Professor | Plant Biology and Conservation |