IPCE awards funding for Civic Engagement Discourse projects

The Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement (IPCE) is pleased to award funding for nine civic engagement events that facilitate public discourse on policy issues, or the policy implications of university research.

Below is a list of events selected for the award.

"University of Common Sense: Engaging your personal, institutional and civic carbon footprints"
George Crabtree, LAS/Physics

"The Right to Community Living: Effective Social Justice with People with Disabilities"
Joy Hammel, Applied Health Sciences/Occupational Therapy

"Cultivating Leaders in Community Building"
Jennifer Herbert-Beirne, School of Public Health/Community Health Sciences

"Myths and Realities of Chicago School Reform: A Public Forum"
Kevin Kumashiro, LAS/ASAM

 "Expanding Engagement in African American Women's Health Disparities Initiatives"
Alicia Matthews, CON/HSS

"Policy and Community Action to Expand Family Food Access on Chicago's South Side"
Angela Odoms-Young, AHS/Kinesiology and Nutrition

"Model World Conference on Women's and Girls' Rights"
Barbara Ransby, LAS/Gender and Women's Studies

 "Race and Community Politics in the US and the UK"
   Janet Smith, CUPPA/Voorhees Center

"Forum on Transgender Issues"
  James Swartz, JACSW

IPCE works to enhance civic engagement through research, public discourse, and education while promoting the use of technology to enhance civic engagement and strengthen the democratic fabric of our city, state, and nation.

For more information regarding IPCE, please visit www.ipce.uic.edu.