Features Archive

Docents are flexible, patient, and accommodating in all kinds of tour situations. Ellen Shubart (2006) showed tremendous flexibility and quick thinking in her unusual  circumstances.… Read More

by David Ferguson, Class of 2020 Photographs by the author On July 16, 2024, Millennium Park celebrated its 20th anniversary, fairly quietly by Chicago standards.… Read More

By Kathy Krepps, Class of 2017, and Bobbi Pinkert, Class of 1999 All photographs from SOM unless noted Fazlur Khan If the architect outlines the… Read More

Around the World and Right at Home Lively, interesting, engaging.  In a nutshell, doesn’t that describe us Docents and Volunteers as we interact with our… Read More

Betsy Berman 2013 or Betsy Mahon 2016 River Cruise, July 2024 Incredibly informative and aesthetically thrilling tour of Chicago’s most interesting architecture on the Chicago… Read More

Interview by Emily Clott, Class of 2012 All photos from Robin Simon Robin Simon (CAC class of 1997) returned from volunteering at the Olympic Games… Read More

By Brent Hoffmann, 2005 In 2021, Erica led a Civil War to Civil Rights tour at Oakwood Cemetery for the viewers of Chicago’s public television… Read More

By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 Ricardo Legorreta designed more than 100 projects in the U.S. and worldwide. (admagazine.com photo) In 2001, students accustomed to… Read More

By Lisa Ciota, Education Guide, Class of 2020 Photographs by Nick Robbins unless noted Pursuing our mission; achieving our vision; that’s what we’re all about… Read More

By Bill Page, Class of 2001 Photographs by Jan Page except as noted In June, my wife Jan and I visited Iceland, a fascinating country.… Read More