Shaz Rasul
CPO @ High Jump Chicago | UChicago Alum & Former Staff, EDU Programmer (PK-PhD+), Civic Engagement, Community Partnerships, etc
- Role
- Fellow at Leadership Greater Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Shaz Rasul
Shaz Rasul serves as the Chief Programs Officer for High Jump Chicago. He leads strategy and day-to-day operation of all programs at High Jump, including the flagship campus-based Scholars program, new neighborhood-based Community Scholars program, and the Alumni Scholars program extension. Shaz will also supervise program recruitment with an eye toward growth and equity in access while ensuring that High Jump’s community continues to affirm and support students.Shaz is an accomplished program leader - developing, implementing, innovating, and sustaining programming at the University of Chicago for 20+ years. He previously served as the Executive Director of Education Partnerships & Student Civic Engagement in the University\'s Office of Civic Engagement (OCE).Shaz has led program teams in student civic engagement, nonprofit capacity building, digital equity, and PK-12 Education. For almost a decade, Shaz led the Neighborhood Schools Program, which partners with local schools to give University students the opportunity to provide direct education and enrichment to pre-K to 12th-grade students. He was the founding director of the Community Programs Accelerator, which helps equip nonprofits that serve the South Side with tools and resources to fulfill their unique missions. He has led OCE\'s strategy around Student Civic Engagement and led the University\'s Community Service Center team. Most recently, Shaz worked to develop educational partnerships to advance inclusive innovation in the STEM fields. Beyond the University, Shaz served in the US Peace Corps in South Africa, was named a Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow (2019), and serves on the boards of MetroSquash and EasterSeals serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford.Shaz holds a Bachelor\'s degree in Sociology and a Master\'s in Computer Science from the University of Chicago. Shaz\'s commitment to improving the work of our programs will ensure that all programs effectively grow students\' academic abilities, strengthen their social and emotional learning, and equip them to thrive in high school and beyond.
Experience
Fellow
Jul 2018 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
LGC Fellow Since 2019
Education
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Executive Program for Emerging Leaders
2011 — 2011
University of Chicago
AB, Sociology
1993 — 1997
University of Chicago
MS, Computer Science
2008
Skills
- Nonprofits
- Grants
- Organizational Development
- Social Entrepreneurship
- International Development
- Curriculum Development
- Event Planning
- Editing
- Youth Development
- Instructional Technology
- Education
- Research Design
- Policy Analysis
- Program Development
- Capacity Building
- Non-Profit Administration
- Adult Education
- Teaching
- Leadership Development
- Intercultural Communication
- Qualitative Research
- Educational Leadership
- Curriculum Design
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Non-Profits
- Economic Development
- Workshop Facilitation
- Philanthropy
- Knowledge Management
- Instructional Design
- Community Engagement
- Survey Design
- Teacher Training
- Staff Development
- E-Learning
- University Relations
- Strategic Communications
- Technology Integration
- Proposal Writing
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