Friday Morning Seminars - Spring 2013
CURL Friday Morning Seminars are held regularly on Friday mornings during fall & spring semesters from 10:30am until 12:00pm in the CURL Library (Cuneo Hall, 4th Floor). Loyola faculty, students, staff, community members and guests are welcome. These seminars are a time for CURL graduates, undergraduates, staff and community members to discuss their thoughts and experiences with community-based initiatives and/or relevant research. Please note: Unavoidable changes may be necessary. Call 773.508.8534 or 773.508.8540 to confirm specific presentations.
Spring 2013
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
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| January 18th |
"Cabrini Green: Mixing It Up.” |
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| January 25th |
The Cook County Jail: Population Characteristics and Opportunities for Research. |
David Olson, Professor, Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Loyola University Chicago |
| February 1st |
Making Political Arguments Through Images. |
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| February 8th |
Energy Impact Illinois: A Department of Energy program helping to improve energy efficiency for homes in Chicago. |
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| February 15th |
THE LIVING NEWS: SHELTER Fusing Theater and Journalism to Examine Homelessness in Chicago. |
Lisa DiFranza, Lecturer, Columbia College Chicago |
| February 22nd |
Engaging and Mobilizing Communities through Participatory Systems Modeling: Lessons from the Field. |
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| March 1st |
Urban Manufacturing and Workforce Initiatives. |
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March 8th |
No Seminar – Spring Break |
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| March 15th |
“Fefu and Her Friends”: Performance as a Method of Interdisciplinary Inquiry. |
LUC Faculty participating in the Women’s Studies/Gender Studies Research Seminar. |
| March 22nd |
Use of Theater, Photography & School Curriculum in Disseminating Information on Environmental Research. |
Tracy Perkins, UC Santa Cruz |
| March 29th |
No Seminar – Good Friday |
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| April 5th |
The Architecture of Happiness: A Personal Aesthetic that Constructs the Common Good. |
Father Mark Bosco, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Loyola University Chicago, and Mike Murphy, Director, Catholic Studies, Loyola University Chicago |
| April 12th |
Panel on Michael Harrington’s The Other America, 50 Years Later. |
Presenters, TBA |
| April 19th |
Eminent Domain Project. |
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| April 26th |
Healthy Homes Interdisciplinary Project. |
David Crumrine, Professor, Physical Organic Chemistry, Katherine Kaufka Walts, Director, Center for the Human Rights of Children, Anita Weinberg, Clinical Professor and Director, ChildLaw Policy and Legislative Programs, and Phil Nyden, Director, CURL |