[ Update ]
by Justin Placek
On the weekend of March 11, approximately 90 students, staff, and volunteers made the trip to East St. Louis. Although, the weather was a little chilly all of students worked very hard on 5 projects. The classes that were involved were: Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Library and Information Science (Prairie Net), Social Work, and Architecture.
On Friday Afternoon, about 20 Landscape architecture students, staff, and residents worked on beautifying the landscape around the JJK center. All of these people applied mulch around all of the shrubs and trees around the JJK center.
by Laura Knutson- Urban and Regional Planning
The second work weekend for UP 478 was a bit more relaxed. On Friday we split
into two groups so that we could do things simultaneously. One group watched
a video with YouthBuild students and had a discussion about urban planning and
another had a tour of Lessie Bates Neighborhood House and met with Aundrea Young.
Saturday the entire class attended the SLACO (St. Louis Association of Community
Organizations) conference in St. Louis. This conference was geared at grass
roots and neighborhood organizations in the metro area and held sessions on
topics ranging from lead abatement and problem properties to economic development
and youth. 
Over the weekend 5 houses were assessed for the Land of Lincoln.
This weekend approximately 30 students and staff members of Prairie Net worked together to set up community technology centers (CTCs) in East St. Louis.
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Last modified: 21 April, 2005 by Justin Placek
