CUPPABriefing

February 2005

Announcements :


College Forum - Budget Briefing by the Dean

There will be a College Forum open to all faculty, staff, and students at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 4 in Room 110 at which the Dean will provide a briefing about the prospects for CUPPA in the period FY06-FY09. All Deans at UIC are required to give a formal budget presentation to the provost and the campus leadership each February. In line with the spirit of open government that characterizes CUPPA, Dean Hambleton would like to share that same briefing with faculty, staff, and students and receive comments and questions.


Alumni Association on Big Boxes

CUPPA Alumni will host the first of their Opposing Viewpoints Spring Speakers Series on March 8, 2005 at Prairie Avenue Bookshop from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Moderator Lee Brown of Teska Associates will lead the discussion with Enrique Salgado, executive director of the Division Street Business Development Association, Ellen Shepard, executive director of the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, and Fred J. Murray, director of leasing for the Harlem Irving Companies, Inc. General admission is $10, UI Alumni Association members $5, and students free. RSVP to Andrea Traudt, atraud2@uic.edu .


CUED Releases January "Working Chicago"

The January issue of CUED's newest electronic newsletter "Working Chicago" is available at www.uic.edu/cuppa/uicued/. The January issue featured articles on Illinois' minimum wage increase, the visit of one of India's labor leaders, and other important articles in economic and workforce development. Generous support for the publication was provided by the Rockefeller Foundation.


A Million Hits

GCI Fellow John Hagedorn's website, gangresearch.net, logged over one million hits recently. The site is "dedicated to providing quality research on gangs to students, academics, public officials, the media, and the general public."


The Institute for Research on Race & Public Policy: Past, Present, & Future

IRRPP will host an open forum on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 5:00 p.m. in room 110.


PA Professor Hendrick Serves on Multiple Boards

Rebecca Hendrick was recently appointed to the editorial board of the American Review of Public Administration and to the Illinois Government Advisory Board (of the Comptroller).


Pagano Keynotes Conference

PA Director Michael Pagano will keynote the Midwest Regional Public Finance Conference at Wichita State University on February 24.


UTC Seminar Series

Each session begins at 11:00 a.m. in the UTC Conference Room on the third floor, CUPPA Hall.

February 18 - Nick Jackson, Chicago Bicycle Federation

March 4 - Ray Ribbitch, Environmental Planning and Project Design

March 18 - Jarrod Cebulski, CSS and Public Involvement

April 1 - Darcy Bullock, Purdue University



Comings and Goings :


Xiangming Chen, of UIC's Sociology Department, received an Urban Planning and Policy courtesy appointment.


Vanessa Smith, UTC's new accountant, begins March 1.



Save the Date:


February 19: Peter Skosey Lights the Flame, UIC Men's Basketball Game, 3:00 p.m., UIC Pavilion


March 4: CUPPA Alumni Association Appreciate Award Ceremony Honoring Greg Longhini, MUPP '79


March 4: UTC Seminar Series with Ray Ribbitch, Environmental Planning and Project Design


March 8: CUPPA Alumni Association Spring Speakers Series - Neighborhoods and Shopping Districts: Can Big Boxes and Local Businesses Work Side by Side?, 5:30-7:30pm, Prairie Avenue Bookshop, 418 Wabash Ave


March 18: UTC Seminar Series with Jarrod Cebulski, CSS and Public Involvement


April 1: UTC Seminar Series with Darcy Bullock, Purdue University


April 5: CUPPA Alumni Association Spring Speakers Series - Faith-Based Planning: What is the Role of Religious Institutions in Community Development?, 5:30-7:30pm


April 26: CUPPA Alumni Association Spring Speakers Series - Regionalism Revisited: What's in the Future for Regional Planning Agencies?, 5:30-7:30pm


May 7: CUPPA Commencement, 10:00 a.m., Student Center East (formerly CCC), Illinois Room




CUPPA Briefing i s an electronic publication by the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs for faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Published and distributed via email monthly during or after the week following the meeting of the CUPPA Cabinet, CUPPA Briefing will contain announcements, updates, and facts that are important to those working and/or studying in CUPPA. Questions, comments, or announcements may be sent to Jodi White Jones, Assistant Dean for Communication, jmwhite@uic.edu , 3-9127.