East St. Louis Action Research Project - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

East St. Louis Action Research Project University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign \| College of Fine and Applied Arts
About Us Why East St. Louis? Why University of Illinois? Mission Statement People Community Partners Campus Partners ESLARP Staff Campus Advisory Committee and Affiliated Faculty Graduate Assistants Alumni Get Involved Courses Current Courses FAA 291 Fall 09 Since 2000 1990 through 1999 What We Do Student Learning Community Information and Technology Neighborhoods and Planning Organizational Capacity Building Parks and Open Space Design Assistance and Construction Publications and Reports Academic Publications Student Projects and Reports Neighborhood Plans Conference Presentations Outreach Weekend Reports Retreats and Annual Reports Awards and News ESLARP in the News Awards and Recognitions Newsletters Resources and Links Maps Internal Resources Make a Gift to ESLARP Outreach Weekend Registration *SPOTLIGHT* Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award The Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award was presented to ESLARP Director Laura Lawson and FAA Dean Robert Graves earlier this month during the 24th Annual Celebration of Diversity breakfast on November 11, held at the I Hotel. Presenting the award to ESLARP was Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Robert Easter, and Menah Pratt-Clarke, Interim Assistant Chancellor and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access. ESLARP in Action Blog Search	Enriching young minds through community engagement About Us The East St Louis Action Research Project (ESLARP) is a program of sustained engagement with distressed urban areas through service learning and action research. Together with residents and community organizations in severely distressed areas, faculty, staff and students from across the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign work on highly tangible and visible projects that address immediate and long-term needs. Since 1987, this program of mutual learning and assistance has been an important part of neighborhood improvement and other community-based efforts in East St. Louis, Alorton, Brooklyn, Centreville and Washington Park, Illinois. Last updated on 10/20/2009

East St. Louis Action Research Project

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

College of Fine and Applied Arts
326 Noble Hall, MC-549

1209 South Fourth Street

Champaign, Illinois 61820

(217) 265-0202

ESLARP@illinois.edu

Fax: (217) 244-9320