Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are very pleased to welcome Robin Hambelton, an internationally known British scholar of American urban policies and city governments as new dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs to Chicago and UIC. A professor of city management and associate dean in the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of the West of England, Robin was chosen for the post after an extensive search and he will begin July 1, 2002 and can be reached at 312-413-3375.

If you have timely information that you would like to share with others in the GCI community, please drop us a line at gcities@uic.edu or 312.996.8700. All the best to you.

David Perry Professor and Director	Lauri Alpern Associate Director

Public Health and Corrections --- Education and Research Initiatives
GCI Fellow Paul Goldstein taught the nation's first public health and corrections course through the UIC School of Public Heath this past spring. The course is part of a promising collaboration in Chicago that focuses on the health needs of prison and jail populations and the impact they have on the health of the community at large. Goldstein provides a focus on public health and the incarcerated population through an array of course topics such as infectious and chronic diseases, aging, mental health, gender-specific health issues, research and ethical issues behind bars, and a historical perspective on health among detainees and prisoners.

Contact: Paul Goldstein, Fellow, Great Cities Institute, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, 312-996-8595, pgold@uic.edu.

Lawndale Health Promotion Project Evaluation
The City of Chicago Department of Public Health has selected the UIC Neighborhoods Initiative (UICNI) to serve as evaluators of the Lawndale Health Promotion Project. The Lawndale Health Promotion Project is a three-year project funded by the Centers for Disease Control. It is part of the National Reach 2010 Initiative with the goal of eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health. UICNI has pulled together a multi-university evaluation team with colleagues from UIC, the University of Chicago, and Loyola University.

Contact: Cynthia Barnes-Boyd, Director, UIC Neighborhoods Initiative, 312-996-7963, cboyd@uic.edu.

The Chicago Summit on Homeless Families: Creating Solutions Through Partnerships
The Chicago Summit On Homeless Families: Creating Solutions Through Partnerships, took place on Monday, June 17 at the Chicago Circle Center of UIC. Governor George H. Ryan and the Illinois Policy Academy along with many co-sponsors, including the Great Cities Institute, organized the Summit to bring together individuals and organizations with the vision, experience, and commitment to end family homelessness. The conference included sessions on homeless policy and planning, welfare reform for families, and collaboration and resource development. Participants tried to identify gaps and barriers around these issues and create workable solutions to the Chicago area Homeless problems.

Contact: The Illinois Department of Human Services Bureau of Homeless Services and Supportive Housing, 217-782-1317

Calendar
Are We Capable Yet? Assessing and Building Organizational Capacity
Thursday, October 10, 2002
Save the date for this one-day conference for and about non-profit organizations. The conference is sponsored by the UIC College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs along with Spertus College. More information will be available soon at http://cnm.cuppa.uic.edu.

Contact: John Mudd, Program Coordinator, 312-996-9257, jmudd1@uic.edu.

People

David C. Perry, GCI Director and UPP Professor and Martin Jaffe, GCI Fellow and UPP Professor, were part of a research team invited to prepare a report for the CEOs for Cities national meeting. CEOs for Cities is a national bipartisan alliance of mayors, corporate executives, university presidents, and non-profit leaders. The report: "The New Metropolitan Alliances: Regional Collaboration for Economic Development" was presented at the meeting held in Chicago on May 2-3, 2002 and hosted by Mayor Richard M. Daley. Research for the report was provided by GCI graduate assistants, John O'Neal and Lynn Peemoeller.

Also invited to submit materials for the CEOs for Cities national meeting were Michael Pagano, PA Professor and Institute Fellow, and Rachel Weber, UPP Assistant Professor and Faculty Scholar. Their research on the vacant land situation in Chicago was incorporated into the major presentation on Ten Steps to Land Reform. Michael Pagano also contributed a paper for the conference notebook, "Fiscal Capacity of Cities in Shaping Their Land Development Opportunities."

GCI Associate Director Lauri Alpern, UIC Neighborhoods Initiative Director Cynthia Barnes-Boyd, and West Side Future Executive Director Angela Ellison, led a workshop at the Campus-Community Partnerships for Health annual conference in May. The workshop "Partnership Agreements" was highly interactive and provided practical applications for university-community partnerships.

Congratulations to outgoing GCI Scholar and Assistant Professor of Economics Alicia Adsera on the birth of her son Marti. Marti was born Monday June 3rd and weighs 8 pounds 8 ounces. Both mother and son are doing well!

Congratulations also to GCI research assistants Anupam Rath, Alva Winfrey, and Shoshana Cohen. Anupam Rath graduated with an MBA and is now a Business Systems Analyst Intern with the Technology Operations Group at CNA. Alva Winfrey, who received her Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, is now a Public Housing Specialist with the City of Chicago. Shoshana Cohen, who also received her Masters in Urban Planning and Policy, will be starting in July with the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce.

GCI would like to welcome Evelyn Dillon to the Institute. Evelyn started on June 3 as a Project Manager. She will be coordinating and collaborating research efforts with various agencies for the "Healthcare Needs of Addicted Criminal Offenders" research grant, and provide the administrative support systems essential to assist Great Cities Institute Fellow Paul Goldstein.

UIC Neighborhoods Initiative is pleased to welcome Becky Perez and Annie Smith who will be research assistants for the summer. They are both part of UIC's Summer Research Opportunity Program. Becky Perez will be working on the Teens Educating Learning and Leading project and will be doing focus groups with adolescents. Annie Smith will be working with GCI Fellow John Hagedorn analyzing crime statistics.

UIC Neighborhoods Initiative Partners Council member, UIC Police Lieutenant Michael Cherry, has received a grant from the UIC Office of International Affairs. Lieutenant Cherry will use the grant to travel to London to participate with officers of the Merseyside Police and community residents as they begin to institute community-policing efforts such as establishing community advisory councils. Cherry will study the effects of the efforts and bring what he learns back to the UIC Police department.