| January
24, 2006
1.06
CUPPA Briefing
In Memoriam
CUPPA friend, longtime philanthropist, and founder of the our Nathalie
P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement, Alan Voorhees
died on December
18, 2005. Mr. Voorhees's many accomplishments included mapping enemy positions
in the Pacific islands during World War II, devising a mathematical model for
predicting traffic patterns, designing transportation and road systems in several
national and international cities, connecting reclaimed land on Manhattan to
a new street grid, becoming an early planner of the interstate highway system,
donating acres of land to the Nature Conservancy among many other donations to
public museums and universities, and leading an effort resulting in the largest
freely accessible collection of historical maps on the Internet through the Library
of Congress. Mr. Voorhees has been described as a hero and a legend. To read
more about him and his remarkable life, see www.uic.edu/cuppa.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
It's Not Easy Being Green
Two of CUPPA's Master of Urban Planning and Policy students, Noel Henderson-James
and Geoffrey Moen, have been awarded the Chicago Department of Environment's
Green Fellowship. The Green Fellows Program provides select Chicago-area graduate
students the opportunity to work closely with the Department of Environment to
formulate policies promoting sustainability in design and planning.
UPP HUD Students
CUPPA's Urban Planning and Policy program received a $90,000 grant from HUD's
Community Development Work Study Program. The grant will employ three students
for two years.
Productivity in PA
PA Assistant Professor Yonghong Wu was an invited presenter at the Productivity
Program Fall Meeting of the National Bureau of Economic Research this past December.
His paper, "The Effects of Innovation Policies on Business R&D Investment:
A Cross-National Empirical Study," was one of four invited to the premier
economics research board's meeting.
From Seed to Supply Chain
CUPPA Assistant Professor Kazuya Kawamura in UTC will lead an effort along with
Anthony Pagano, management, and Abolfazi Mohammadian, civil and materials engineering,
to develop an interdisciplinary center for the study of supply chain management
and logistics. The team is one of five chosen to receive the first UIC 2010 Interdisciplinary
Seed Grant totaling $600,000.
Julieanna Richardson Awarded First Vernon Jarrett Fellowship
The founder and executive director of The HistoryMakers, an African-American
oral history archive, was awarded the first Vernon Jarrett Fellowship in GCI.
Julieanna Richardson will spend her time in GCI sharing information on those
she has archived and will test a digital archive system she is developing. The
fellowship is named in honor of Vernon Jarrett, longtime GCI fellow and journalist.
A welcome reception will be held on Thursday, March 2, from 4 to 6:00 p.m., in
the GCI Conference Room, 4th Floor, CUPPA Hall.
Voorhees Center Completes West Humboldt Park Development Council Study
The Voorhees Center completed a study for the West Humboldt Park Development
Council on its community land trust, the first in the city of Chicago. Ten new
affordable for-sale homes are planned to be built within the land trust area
and the report aims to assist the organization and community in achieving the
goals of the trust, which focus on economic and community development.
He Shoots, He Scores
Join Dean Robin Hambleton in the Fifth Annual Challenge of the Deans at the UIC
Flames Basketball Game on Saturday, February 11, 2006, UIC Pavilion, 5:30 p.m.
(tip off at 7), $10 (includes game ticket & fire pit pre-party with unlimited
beer, soda, and pizza). Tickets available in the Dean's Office, CUPPA Hall Room
115 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. M-F or by contacting Kara Knack, kknack2@uic.edu, 312.996-2569.
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3. No reservations or held tickets
- payment required to receive ticket.
Transatlantic Academic Exchange
CUPPA's International Partnership with the Faculty of the Built Environment (FBE)
at the University of the West of England takes a further step forward on March
8 when Dean Martin Boddy will visit CUPPA and give a Dean's International Lecture
on "Urban Renaissance
in the UK - is it happening?" at 4:00 p.m. in the GCI Conference
Room. Building on the visit by Yasminah Beebeejaum (a lecturer at FBE)
last summer his visit will include an opportunity to discuss opportunities
for collaborative research as well as an informal reception after the
lecture.
Healthy CUPPA
Jennifer Pietka, CUPPA's business and financial systems specialist, is heading
up the new Healthy CUPPA Committee. If you are interested in serving on the committee
or learning more, please contact Jennifer at pietka@uic.edu.
CUPPA Alum Receives City Partner Award
Patrick Magoon, MUPP '79, President and CEO, Children's Memorial Medical Center,
will be awarded the UIC City Partner on February 3, 2006 at a celebration at
Navy Pier. The UIC City Partner Award was established in 1993 by UIC alumni volunteers
and staff to recognize alumni who have gone on from UIC to contribute to the
vitality of the Chicago metropolitan area in a special way. Previous CUPPA
Alumni recipients of the UIC City Partner Award include Peter Skosey, MUPP '93,
James Lemonides, MUPP '77, Erma Tranter, MUPP '78, and Maria Teresa Ayala, MUPP
'86.
In DC on January 23?
The CUPPA Alumni Association and the Urban Transportation Center are hosting
a reception on Monday, January 23, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Washington DC
Hilton 1919 Lounge, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington DC. The event will
take place during the annual Transportation Research Board conference - however
you do not have to go to TRB to attend the party! RSVP to Gabrielle Brown, Gabbyliz@uic.eduor 312.996.4820.
Daley Forum April 4
The second annual Richard J. Daley Urban Forum will be held on Tuesday, April
4, 2006, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Student Center East. This year’s topic
is “Globalizing Cities: Chicago and
the World.” The forum will feature an exciting lineup of internationally
prominent speakers and panelists on the challenges and opportunities
that globalization poses for major urban areas and the people who live
in them. More specifics, including information about registration, will
be forthcoming in February. Pre-registration is required; the $25 registration
fee will be waived for UIC students, faculty, and staff.
Safe and Secure
This new feature of CUPPABriefings will provide a quick overview of the most
recent CUPPA Safety, Security, and Building Conditions Committee meetings with
a link to full committee minutes at http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/admin/howto/. Please
don't wait for an emergency to bring your concerns to the committee. Contact
your unit representative asap and attend the committee meetings yourself. Also
note CUPPA emergency procedures posted at http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/admin/howto/cuppasecure.html.
From January 19,
2006 meeting:
- discussion and
feedback concerning 01/03/06 power outage in CUPPA Hall
- flashlight
check due by Wednesday, January 25
- CUPPA maintenance
schedule
COMINGS AND GOINGS:
GCUDV Assistant Director Crystal Wilson, MUPP '02, has resigned her post in GCUDV
effective January 15, 2006. Associate Dean Albert Schorsch commented on Crystal, "Since
coming to CUPPA as a MUPP student in 2000, Crystal Wilson has been one of our
pioneers in CUPPA's planning technology. She was the first CUPPA student
to migrate her planning models to the virtual reality CAVE environment at UIC's
Electronic Visualization Lab, and since her graduation in 2002, has worked in
several capacities at GCUDV, preparing and teaching online seminars on planning/visualization
support skills as well as CAVE for planners that have helped many CUPPA students
advance their skills, especially in our physical planning concentration. We
wish Crystal Wilson much success with her own growing planning firm, PlaceVision. We
are grateful for her years of creative service at CUPPA, and thank her for her
offer to serve as an advisor to CUPPA in the future."
SAVE THE DATE:
January 24: CUPPA Alumni Association Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m., CUPPA Hall 110
February 3: City Partner Award Dinner, Navy Pier
February 11: Challenge of the Deans
March 2: Welcome Reception for Julieanna Richardson, Vernon Jarrett Fellow, 4:00
p.m., GCI
March 8: Dean's International Lecture with Martin Boddy, 4:00 p.m., GCI
March 20-24: Spring Break
April 4: Daley Urban Forum
May 6: CUPPA Commencement, 10:00 a.m., Student Center East, Illinois Room
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