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CUPPABriefing
April 2005
Announcements :
Post Your Events on the CUPPA Events Calendar - http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/news.html#events
Do you know there is actually a spot on the CUPPA home page containing current events and news about the college? If you have an event you want publicized, please send information to jmwhite@uic.edu . If you're interested in finding out what's going on, check the CUPPA website. Information on the CUPPA site is being improved every day, however, if you see something missing or you have suggestions, please email jmwhite@uic.edu .
Voorhees Awarded Two Year Pilot Grant
The Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement is one of five awardees to receive a two year pilot grant from the EXPORT Center involving four Chicago community areas and two rural communities that have documented health disparities. "Engaging Underserved Communities to Reduce Health Disparities" will investigate different strategies and approaches used by community based organizations working with communities to address disparities in the built environment and how they may also contribute to improved overall community health.
Great Cities Faculty Scholars 2005-2006
Infectious Ideas: AIDS and Urban Politics, 1980-2000; Jennifer Brier , Assistant Professor, Department of Gender and Women's Studies/Department of History, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Challenges to Regional and Local Governance: Globalization, Metropolitan Extension, and Value Chain Coordination in the Greater Shanghai Region; Xiangming Chen , Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Barrier or Building Block: Literacy as Gatekeeper or Vehicle for Educational Development in Adolescence; Kimberly Gomez , Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
The Reproductive and Sexual Health of Latinas in Chicago: A Community Assessment; Elena R. Gutierrez , Assistant Professor, Department of Gender and Women's Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Globalizing Gangs; John Hagedorn , Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
From Daley to Daley: The New Political Machine in Chicago; Dick Simpson , Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Engaged Research and the Urban Context: Deconstructing the Concept and Developing its Potential; Edison J. Trickett , Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Online Giving Option from CUPPA Home page - http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/onlinegiving.html
CUPPA has teamed with the University of Illinois Foundation to offer convenient giving options online. You can split your charitable donation between as few or many of the academic unit and/or research funds as you wish.
Alumni Association Revisits Regionalism on April 26
CUPPA Alumni will host the third and final event of their Opposing Viewpoints Spring Speakers Series on April 26, 2005 at the very convenient location of the Illini Center, 200 S. Wacker Drive (at Adams across from Sears Tower), Chicago, 5:30-7:30 p.m. General admission is $10, UI Alumni Association members $5, and students free. RSVP to Andrea Traudt, 6-2569, atraud2@uic.edu . Moderator: Peter Skosey, Vice President, External Relations, Metropolitan Planning Council and Panelists: Jan Metzger, Co-Director, Chicagoland Transportation & Air Quality Commission, Rob Sadowsky, Executive Director, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation, Ron Thomas, Executive Director, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Rae Rupp Srch, Mayor of Villa Park.
CUPPA Commencement
Information for this year's CUPPA Commencement on May 7 can be found at http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/news/news_05/2005_commencement.htm or for more information, contact Jim Marek, 3-2403, jmarek@uic.edu . This year's commencement address will be provided by Jack Markowski, City of Chicago Department of Housing Commissioner.
Comings and Goings :
Public Administration Assistant Director Eve Ali Boles has accepted a position in UIC's Institute for Math and Science Education.
Save the Date:
April 21: Health CUPPA Committee Meeting ( jenclare@uic.edu )
April 22: CUPPA Breakfast Book Celebration, 9:00 a.m., Room 110
April 26: CUPPA Alumni Association Spring Speakers Series - Regionalism Revisited: What's in the Future for Regional Planning Agencies?, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
May 7: CUPPA Commencement, 10:00 a.m., Student Center East (formerly CCC), Illinois Room
CUPPA Briefing is 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 Communications, jmwhite@uic.edu , 3-9127.
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