Friday Morning Seminars - Spring 2010
SPRING 2010
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | No seminar | |
| Jan 29 | Research, Policy, and Grantmaking: Hearing from a Funder. | Jim Lewis, Senior Program Officer, The Chicago Community Trust. |
| Feb 5 | Learning Space, Knowing Place: Understanding Geographic Knowledge within Metropolitan Areas. | Jon Norman, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Loyola University Chicago. |
| Feb 12 | Youth Participatory Action Research and the Sociological Imagination: The Challenges and Rewards of Collaborative Research with Evanston High School Students. | Reuben Miller, graduate student in Sociology and University: Community Research Coordinator at CURL, and Joel Ritsema, graduate student in Sociology, Loyola University Chicago. |
| Feb 19 | The Muslim Community of Roger’s Park/West Ridge. | Marcia Hermansen, Director, Islamic World Studies Program and Professor of Theology, Loyola University Chicago; and Dana Elborno, undergraduate student, Loyola University Chicago. |
| Feb 26 | How Communities Will Tell Their Stories in the Shifting Media Landscape. | Thom Clark, President, Community Media Workshop. |
| March 5 |
New Evidence Regarding the Role of Socioeconomic Status in Racial Residential Segregation: Findings Based on New Approaches to Conceiving and Investigating Segregation. |
Mark Fossett, Professor of Sociology, Texas A&M University. |
| March 12 | No Seminar – Spring Break | |
| March 19 | The Federal Stimulus Package and the Impact on Homelessness Services in Chicago. |
Elizabeth Benito, Project Administrator, 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, Department of Family and Support Services, City of Chicago. Please Note : RSVP is required to attend this seminar. RSVP to Gina Lopez. This event will be held at Erie Neighborhood House, Templeton Hall, 1347 W. Erie St, Chicago, IL |
| March 26 | Public Action for Change Today: Uniting Young Adults for Democratic Action and Social Change. | Amy Totsch, Organizer, PACT – Public Action for Change Today. |
| April 2 | No Seminar – Good Friday | |
| April 9 |
Seminar cancelled |
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| April 16 | Social Class and Cultural Meanings of Eating: Evidence from Chicago. | Kelly Moore, Associate Professor, and Catherine Gillis, PhD student and Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, Loyola University Chicago. |
| April 23 | Disseminating Harm Reduction through Research and Practice: Challenging Widely Held Perceptions of Drug Use and Users through University-Community Collaboration. | Dennis Watson, University: Community Research Coordinator at CURL and PhD student in Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, and Valery Shuman, Heartland Alliance. |
| April 30 | Chicago: A City of Readers. | Rev. Marrice Coverson, Executive Director, Open Book Program and President, Institute for Positive Living. |
