Friday Morning Seminars - Fall 2005
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | Introduction and orientation to ‘Life at CURL’ | |
| Sep 16 | Visit to the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership. Meet at 10:30am at Piper Hall , Loyola University Chicago, Lakeshore Campus | |
| Sep 23 | Is Time Really of the Essence? Conducting participatory evaluation of community technology initiatives | Lenore Johnson & Amy Kerr, Loyola University Chicago, Center for Urban Research and Learning |
| Sep 30 | Earnings and Income: Economic resources of Illinois TANF recipients after welfare reform | Vandna Sinha, Northwestern University, Human Development & Social Policy |
| Oct 14 | Community impacts of Chicago's tax increment financing program | Jackie Leavy, Neighborhood Capital Budget Group |
| Oct 21 | "We'll get through it eventually": Assessing the applicability of existing stress and coping frameworks in low-income, African American adolescents | Dr. Noni Gaylord-Harden, Loyola University Chicago, Psychology Department. Note: We will be meeting at Lakeshore Campus, Crown Center, Room 334 |
| Oct 28 | Nonprofits: A Growing Sector but Plenty of Challenges | Dr. Kirsten A. Grønbjerg, Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University & Professor of Public & Environmental Affairs, Indiana University |
| Oct 29 - SATURDAY | FIELD TRIP 9:00AM TO 12:00PM Locally Owned: A tour of Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood |
Breakfast and lunch from local restaurants will be provided; Limit: 40 participants; Cost: $8 for LUC faculty/staff; $5 for non-CURL students. Meet at 9am at the Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark, 773.728.8111 |
| Nov 4 | Mapping positive youth development assets in the community | Dr. Scott Leon, Loyola University Chicago, Psychology Department |
| Nov 11 | Discussing the differential impact of gentrification upon Chicago’s communities | Dr. Philip Nyden, Emily Edlynn, and Julie Davis, Loyola University Chicago, Center for Urban Research and Learning |
| Nov 18 | Chicago's 10-year plan to end homelessness - Hopes, challenges, and barriers to its implementation" | Patricia Crowley, OSB., Executive Director, Chicago Continuum of Care |
| Nov 26 | Thanksgiving. No seminar | |
| Dec 2 | Municipal wireless & urban communications | Dr. Harvey Jassem, Loyola University Chicago, School of Communication, Technology and Public Service |
