Friday Morning Seminars - Spring 2015
Spring 2015
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| January 16th | Musicians & Civic Practice: A Seminar with Fifth House Ensemble | Fifth House Ensemble |
| January 23rd | Patient Tracking: How Machine Learning Can Provide Us with Convenient, Continuous, and Objective Information on Patients with Motor Disabilities after Therapy | Marc Albert, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, LUC |
| January 30th | Inclusive Growth Strategies in Selected American Cities: A Means to Achieve Social Justice | Dennis Marino, Senior Project Manager, IFF |
| February 6th | Photography, Racial Justice and Social Change | Bernard Kleina, Photographer |
| February 13th | Section-8 in the Suburbs: An Evaluation of Security-Deposit Assistance for Low-Income Residents in Milwaukee | Peter Rosenblatt, Assistant Professor, Sociology, LUC and Jennifer Cossyleon, Graduate Fellow, CURL, LUC |
| February 20th | Walkable Diversity: Chasing an Elusive Planning Goal | Emily Talen, Professor, School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University |
| February 27th | Improving Quality of Life Through Patient Monitoring | Gail Baura, Director of Engineering Science and Professor, LUC |
| March 6th | NO SEMINAR -- SPRING BREAK | |
| March 13th | Can Homelessness Be Ended: Homelessness, Poverty and Employment | James LoBianco, Former Executive Director, Streetwise; Current Chief Development Officer, Chicago House and Social Service Agency |
| March 20th | New Models in Civic Engagement & Journalism | Mark Hallett, Former Senior Program Officer, McCormick Foundation |
| *Thursday March 26th CURL Alum Speaker Series* Event held in Jo Ann Rooney Hall at 7:00pm |
Immigration: The Long Walk to Freedom | Lawrence Benito, CEO, ICIRR (Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights), Former CURL Graduate Fellow |
| *Tuesday March 31st* Event held in Jo Ann Rooney Hall at 6:30pm |
The Case for Reparations: A University Response | Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Correspondent, The Atlantic Co-Sponsored by: Law School: Public Service Programs/Street Law, Department of Student Diversity & Multicultural Affairs, School of Education, Carolyn Farrell, BVM, Professorship in Women and Leadership, School of Communication |
| April 3rd | NO SEMINAR -- EASTER BREAK | |
| April 10th | NO SEMINAR | |
| April 17th | How Seriously are Cities Taking Sustainability?: Environment, Economics, and Equity in Local Sustainability Plans | Twyla Blackmond Larnell, Assistant Professor, Political Science, LUC |
| April 24th | How Americans Think Politically about Economic Inequality | Leslie McCall, Professor, Sociology, Northwestern University |
Spring 2015
| Date | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| January 16th | Musicians & Civic Practice: A Seminar with Fifth House Ensemble | Fifth House Ensemble |
| January 23rd | Patient Tracking: How Machine Learning Can Provide Us with Convenient, Continuous, and Objective Information on Patients with Motor Disabilities after Therapy | Marc Albert, Assistant Professor, Computer Science, LUC |
| January 30th | Inclusive Growth Strategies in Selected American Cities: A Means to Achieve Social Justice | Dennis Marino, Senior Project Manager, IFF |
| February 6th | Photography, Racial Justice and Social Change | Bernard Kleina, Photographer |
| February 13th | Section-8 in the Suburbs: An Evaluation of Security-Deposit Assistance for Low-Income Residents in Milwaukee | Peter Rosenblatt, Assistant Professor, Sociology, LUC and Jennifer Cossyleon, Graduate Fellow, CURL, LUC |
| February 20th | Walkable Diversity: Chasing an Elusive Planning Goal | Emily Talen, Professor, School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University |
| February 27th | Improving Quality of Life Through Patient Monitoring | Gail Baura, Director of Engineering Science and Professor, LUC |
| March 6th | NO SEMINAR -- SPRING BREAK | |
| March 13th | Can Homelessness Be Ended: Homelessness, Poverty and Employment | James LoBianco, Former Executive Director, Streetwise; Current Chief Development Officer, Chicago House and Social Service Agency |
| March 20th | New Models in Civic Engagement & Journalism | Mark Hallett, Former Senior Program Officer, McCormick Foundation |
| *Thursday March 26th CURL Alum Speaker Series* Event held in Jo Ann Rooney Hall at 7:00pm |
Immigration: The Long Walk to Freedom | Lawrence Benito, CEO, ICIRR (Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights), Former CURL Graduate Fellow |
| *Tuesday March 31st* Event held in Jo Ann Rooney Hall at 6:30pm |
The Case for Reparations: A University Response | Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Correspondent, The Atlantic Co-Sponsored by: Law School: Public Service Programs/Street Law, Department of Student Diversity & Multicultural Affairs, School of Education, Carolyn Farrell, BVM, Professorship in Women and Leadership, School of Communication |
| April 3rd | NO SEMINAR -- EASTER BREAK | |
| April 10th | NO SEMINAR | |
| April 17th | How Seriously are Cities Taking Sustainability?: Environment, Economics, and Equity in Local Sustainability Plans | Twyla Blackmond Larnell, Assistant Professor, Political Science, LUC |
| April 24th | How Americans Think Politically about Economic Inequality | Leslie McCall, Professor, Sociology, Northwestern University |