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November
5, 2005
Fifth Annual Life Long Learning Day:
Critical City Infrastructure and Economic Development: Financing
and Budgeting
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Interact
with city officials and UIC faculty with expertise in public
finance. Review best and worst budgeting practices and tools.
Challenge yourself to prepare, defend, and present a budget
to municipal decision-makers. Instructors include Michael
Pagano, Professor and Director of Public Administration; Rachel
Weber, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Policy Program;
and Rebecca Hendrick, Associate Professor of Public Administration.
November
13, 2004
Fourth Annual Life Long Learning Day:
Statistics, Polls, and Surveys: Refresh Your Skills and
Learn From Experts
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Instructor-led
statistical analysis with Microsoft Excel, followed by lunch
and a panel of experts in surveying, polling and statistics
from the public, private and non-profit sectors.
Instructors include Allyson Holbrook, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Public Administration and UIC's Survey Research Lab; Kevin
Gibbs, Coordinator of Geographic Information Systems for the
Chicago Department of Public Health; Richard Day, Ph.D., of
Richard Day Research, Inc.; and Amy Rynell, Director of the
Mid-America Institute on Poverty of Heartland Alliance.
November
8, 2003
Third Annual Life Long Learning Day:
Research + Action = Results: Using
research and organizing to influence change
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It's
Not Magic, It's DATA
Learn to use the innovative and powerful Public Data Query Software
(PDQ) to access information from multiple data sets, including present
and past Census (1850-2000 micro data), Current Population Survey and
General Social Survey data. Participants each have hands on
practice of queries, extracts, and summary statistics and learn how to
download the software for FREE home and office use. Training guide also
provided.
Lunch with Keynote speaker Rey Colon, Chicago
35th
Ward Alderman
Through successful grassroots organizing, Alderman Colon was able to
unseat the incumbent alderpeson in the 2003 election, proving that
independent politics in Chicago are not dead. Find out how working with
his community led to campaign victory.
Turning Data into Action -- Practical Case
Studies
Hear detailed case studies from practitioners and researchers that have
combined data, organizing, and advocacy to get results. Armed with
research to support their cause, these panelists have influenced state
legislation, garnered support for new city ordinances, and built large
coalitions. Listen to their step by step processes, successes, and
challenges, and discuss how these methods can be adapted for your
organization. Receive detailed case studies on successful housing and
transportation efforts.
Housing Action Panelists
Gené Moreno, Policy/Advocacy Director, Chicago Rehab Network
Bob Palmer, Statewide Housing Action Coalition (SHAC)
Lee Smith, Senior Planner, City of Highland Park
Transportation Action Panelists
Jennifer (Gin) Kilgore, Pedestrian Program Manager, Center for
Neighborhood Technology
Karyn Romano, Transportation Director, Metropolitan Planning Council
Joe DiJohn, Research Professor, UIC Urban Transportation Center
Siim Sööt, Retired Director, UIC Urban Transportation Center
February 22, 2003
Second Annual CUPPA-AA Life-Long Learning Day
A day of skills enhancement and issues updates for planning and public
administration professionals.
- E-Government:
Find out how federal, state, and local governments are making use
of the Internet to facilitate service delivery. Presenters:
L. Vaughn Blankenship, professor, UIC Public Administration
Program; James R. Thompson, associate professor and director of
graduate studies, UIC Public Administration Program; and Eric W. Welch,
assistant professor, UIC Public Administration Program.
- Best
Practices and Processes for Community Participation: Learn
strategies to deal with the tension between bottom-up and top-down
decision making. This session will help you think about the
distinction between the different levels of community participation in
relation to issues of power and control. Case examples will be
used to demonstrate the importance of meaningful community
participation, being part of the planning process and the ways this can
be accomplished. Presenters: Janet L. Smith, assistant professor,
UIC Urban Planning and Policy Program; and Janice Metzger, co-director,
Chicagoland Transportation & Air Quality Commission, and Center for
Neighborhood Technology.
- Status
Report on the Chicago Housing Authority: Find out about and hear
the current status of the CHA's Plan for Transformation.
Presenter: Kathryn Greenberg, managing director of internal
and external communications at the Chicago Housing Authority.
- Performance
Measurement/Benchmarking: Learn how to evaluate the outcomes and
impacts of your organization’s programs and services. Presenter:
Julia Melkers, associate professor, UIC Public Administration
Program.
- Getting
Your Piece of the Pie: This session will help you find
ways for your organization to get the attention you need to acquire
funding from city, state, and federal governments and private
foundations. Examples of organizations that are well-funded and
how they accomplish this will be discussed. Also, you will get an
idea of what accepting funding may mean for your organization.
Presenters: Patrick Bayard, associate program officer in
the areas of Community Development and Basic Human Needs for the
Chicago Community Trust; and Richard S. Kordesh, principal and founder,
The Blue House Institute.
- Data
Access and Analysis: Learn about different sources of data and
how to access and use each source. Presenter: Greg Sanders,
project manager for the Greater Chicago Housing Website.
January 26, 2002
Come Home for Life-Long Learning
In conjunction with UIC's Homecoming festivities, CUPPA is offering a
variety of short educational sessions to update you on issues and
skills that will help you in your career. The celebration will conclude
with pizza and beverages before the UIC Flames basketball game in the
newly remodeled UIC Pavilion.
Sessions (CUPPA Hall, 412 S. Peoria Street):
- Introductory
GIS, 8:45 to 11:00 am or 11:15 to 1:30 pm
- Census
Access and Analysis, 8:45 to 9:45 am
- Economic
Development Incentives, 10:00 to 11:00 am
- Nonprofit
Strategic Management, 11:15 to 12:15 pm
- Intergovernmental
Relations, 12:30 to 1:30 pm
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