The Chronic Illness Initiative

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    Welcome! The Chronic Illness Initiative (CII) provides access to higher education for students, age 24 or older, who are disabled by a chronic illness. Students who struggle with illnesses that unpredictably increase and decrease in severity such as asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or illnesses with frequent hospitalizations such as cancer or heart disease, may have found it difficult, if not impossible, to meet the requirements of a conventional college program.

    At the School for New Learning, staff and faculty work every day with students who have complex lives. They are compassionate and committed to helping CII students achieve their educational goals.

    The CII offers services to students with chronic illness so they may complete SNL requirements and earn a DePaul University degree. A chronic illness is one that typically involves waxing and waning symptoms that interfere with the student’s ability to physically engage successfully in a college program. Students with illnesses that can better be served by the PLuS program (for students with learning disabilities), or the Office of Students with Disabilities will be referred to those programs. Whether or not a student is appropriate for the CII program is based on a determination by CII program officials that the individual facts and circumstances fit the supports offered by the program. Contact Us
       
    Please help the Chronic Illness Initiative. We need your help to continue offering our vitally important services to our students. Please consider making a donation online using our secure service. Donate Here, select the "Other" option and specify The Chronic Illness Initiative. Or make your check payable to: DePaul University Chronic Illness Initiative, and send your gift to: DePaul University, Office of Development, 1 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-2287

    Thank you for your invaluable support.
       
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