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Overview

Wheaton in Chicago gives students of every discipline a chance to spend a semester living and working in the city of Chicago. It is ideal for anyone interested in the causes and consequences of urban conditions, those who have considered living or working in a large city, and those who simply want to experience city life for a short period of time. While many students go into Chicago for ministry or for cultural events, the Wheaton in Chicago program gives students the opportunity to learn about the city, to become a short-term resident of Chicago, and to live incarnationally within an urban community.

Through classes, internships, and field trips, Wheaton in Chicago equips students to grapple with the complexities of an increasingly urbanized world. Students live in college-owned apartments where they experience the support, encouragement, and challenge of peers and staff necessary for truly engaging their new life in the city. Dynamic classes, taught by professors from campus, and practitioners from Chicago give students a theoretical for understanding urban issues. Students live in one of Chicago's most diverse neighborhoods, learn their way around on public transportation, develop friendships with the people in their neighborhood and at their internship site, visit different churches, ministries, and community organizations on a weekly basis, and take advantage of the city’s wide range of museums, theaters, and musical venues.

Wheaton in Chicago truly asks the students to LIVE what they LEARN in everyday life. Students come away from the semester with an increased ability to navigate complex urban issues. And they come away changed.