February 21, 2006

2.06 CUPPA Briefing

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Safety, Security, and Building Conditions
The next SSBC meeting is Thursday, February 23 at 10:30 a.m. in CUPPA Hall Room 110.

Alumni Group Presents CUPPA Alumni Appreciation Award Chicago Federal Executive Board Chair
The CUPPA Alumni Association Board has selected Jack Hetrick, current president of the Chicago Federal Executive Board, to receive this year's CUPPA Alumni Appreciation Award. Mr. Hetrick was nominated by Public Administration Professor Jim Thompson for the very beneficial partnership the CFEB has had with CUPPA which includes several PA certificate programs and CFEB scholarships to CUPPA students. The CUPPA Alumni Appreciation Award recognizes dedication to the fields of public
administration and urban planning and contributions to the development of the college's students and alumni. Previous recipients include Steve and Anita Friedman and Greg Longhini. This year's award reception will take place on March 3, 6:00 p.m., at the home of Alumni Board Member
Audrey Wennick. The cost to attend the event is $50. For more information, contact Kara Knack, 6-2569, kknack2@uic.edu.

Boddy on UK Urban Renaissance
Faculty of the Built Environment (FBE) at the University of the West Dean Martin Boddy will visit CUPPA and give a Dean's International Lecture on "Urban Renaissance in the UK - is it happening?" on
Wednesday, March 8 at 4:00 p.m. in the GCI Conference Room. Boddy's visit will include an opportunity to discuss opportunities for collaborative research as well as an informal reception after the
lecture.

Alumni Group Launches 2006 Spring Speakers Series
The CUPPA Alumni Association will host the following panel discussions: March 9 - Managing Your Career: Moving in and out of the Public Sector. Location: Illini Center, 200 South Wacker Drive, Chicago. April 6 - Get a Grip on Your Neighborhood: Impacts on Real Estate Development.
Location: National City Bank, 1 North Franklin, 3rd Floor, Chicago. April 18 - Case Studies: Leveraging Community Involvement. Location: Center for Neighborhood Technology, 2125 West North Avenue, Chicago. Each program begins at 5:30 p.m. with registration and networking reception including light appetizers and beverages followed by the panel discussion from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. General Admission: $10.00; U of I Alumni Association members: $5.00 (Join the UI Alumni Association when registering for this event and pay just $5.00); Students: $3.00 with UIC I.D. TO REGISTER, CONTACT Kara Knack at (312) 996-2569 or kknack2@uic.edu.

Save the Date - Suketu Mehta at CUPPA on April 3
Suketa Mehta, author of Maximum City - Bombay Lost and Found, one of the most insightful books on the modern city, will be speaking to CUPPA faculty, staff, and students at 3:00 p.m. RSVP is a must! Call 3-8088 or email mjclark@uic.edu to reserve your spot.

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.” More information to come.

Voorhees Center Launches New Website
The Nathalie P. Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement recently posted its redesigned website at www.uic.edu/cuppa/voorhees. The site contains several new data features
including IHARP, the first comprehensive database of assisted units in the city of Chicago and state of Illinois. Additional reports and Voorhees's gentrification index can also be found on the new site.

Accolades to UTC Staff and Students
Research Associate Professor P.S. Sriraj received the Outstanding Paper Award for his paper, "An Environmental Justice Approach to Evaluate the Equitable Distribution of a Transit Capital Improvement Program" from the Transportation Research Board. Sonali Tandon, MUPP, was awarded the
Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship from the Women's Transportation Seminar Greater Chicago Chapter. The award is presented to exception young women pursuing careers in the transportation industry. Dan Yu, Civil Engineering, is the 2005 recipient of the Parker Award for the Outstanding Masters Research Paper in Science and Technology. Her research included a prototype of a real time bus performance visualization system for the Chicago Transit Authority and a computer
based air quality assessment model for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Sadayuki Yagi (Syd), Civil Engineering, won the Institute of Transportation Engineers - Illinois Section 2005 Paper Award for his work on a joint SP/RP mode choice model.

GCUDV Collaborates with UIUC on Land Use Model
The Great Cities Urban Data Visualization Laboratory will be collaborating with UIUC on an IDOT project for a regional land use model in support of NIPC and CATS programs.

Pagano Named to Boards
Public Administration Director and Professor Michael Pagano has been named to the editorial board of State and Local Government Review, joining fellow PA Professors Rebecca Hendrick and Julia Melkers. Pagano has also been named to the advisory board of the Budget and Tax Advisory Committee of Voices for Illinois Children.

Bringing Home the Trophy - Basketball Triumph!
Dean Robin Hambleton and UPP PhD Student Greg Schrock of CUED beat out five other UIC deans and student partners in the Fifth Annual Challenge of the Deans Free-throw Competition at the UIC Flames Basketball Game on Saturday, February 11, 2006. Robin and Greg sank a total of 14
free-throws - more than any other college. Stop by CUPPA Hall Room 110 to see the glowing gold orb presented to the winners.

Reporting Problems in CUPPA or ADH
To report problems with CUPPA or Art and Design Halls, please follow the directions at http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/admin/howto/servdesk.html.

COMINGS AND GOINGS:
Hazel Brown has returned to UPP as Admissions and Records Officer.

Gabrielle Brown has been appointed Program Coordinator half-time in Public Administration in addition to her remaining half-time appointment in UTC.

Sarah Rothschild joins the Great Cities Institute as Program Coordinator for GCI professional education.

David Scott, PhD student from the University of Durham, UK, will be visiting CUED for three months.

SAVE THE DATE:
February 28: GCI Faculty Scholar Seminar: Elena Gutierrex, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, "Barrier or Building Block: Literacy as Gatekeeper or Vehicle for Educational Development in Adolescence."

March 2: Welcome Reception for Julieanna Richardson, Vernon Jarrett Fellow, 4:00 p.m., GCI

March 3: CUPPA Alumni Association Appreciation Award Reception, 6:00 p.m.

March 8: Dean's International Lecture with Martin Boddy, 4:00 p.m., GCI

March 9: CUPPAAA Spring Speakers Series. Managing Your Career: Moving in and out of the Public Sector. Location: Illini Center, 200 South Wacker Drive, Chicago.

March 10: UPP Mobile Friday Forum

March 20-24: Spring Break

April 3: Suketa Mehta Lecture

April 4: Daley Urban Forum

April 6: CUPPAAA Spring Speakers Series. Get a Grip on Your Neighborhood: Impacts on Real Estate Development. Location: National City Bank, 1 North Franklin, 3rd Floor, Chicago.

April 18: CUPPAAA Spring Speakers Series. Case Studies: Leveraging Community Involvement. Location: Center for Neighborhood Technology, 2125 West North Avenue, Chicago.

May 6: CUPPA Commencement, 10:00 a.m., Student Center East, Illinois Room

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