Action Research Illinois

Action Research Illinois College of Fine and Applied Arts \| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Action Research Illinois Mission Statement (ARI) Courses Ongoing Projects The People of ARI Community Partners AR.I Advisory Committee Affiliated Professionals Recent Staff Events and News Grants and Awards 2012 Seed Grants for Course Development 2012 Faculty Mentor Program FAA 391 Spring 2013 5th & Hill FAA 391 Spring 2013 N 1st. Street ESLARP Mission Statement Why East St. Louis? Why University of Illinois? Who We Are Community Partners Campus Partners ESLARP Staff ESLARP Faculty Vernon Burton Cynthea Geerdes Robert Selby Graduate Assistants Randall Rice Senait Brown Will Godfrey Sripallavi Nadimpalli Crystal Whiters Noah Lenstra Jake Odland Alumni What We Do Courses Current Courses FAA 291 FEB Spring 2012 FAA 291 APR - Spring 2012 FAA 291 fall 2011 FAA 291 oct fall 2011 2000 to present 1990 through 1999 Student Learning Community Information and Technology Neighborhoods and Planning Organizational Capacity Building Parks and Open Space Design Assistance and Construction Socioeconomic and Demographic Characteristics Works Cited Olivette Park Neighborhood Block 1 Publications and Presentations 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 Get Involved Resources and Links Maps Internal Resources Make a Gift to ESLARP ESLARP Alumni Spotlight Metro East Citizens Air Project Contact Information Illinois Global Action Research Outreach Weekend Registration *Spotlight . . .* Community - Campus Day of Service a huge success! April 20, 2013 On Saturday, April 20th, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign kicked off National Volunteer Week with an inaugural Community-Campus Day of Service. Over 60 students, faculty and staff worked with six community partners on seven projects to complete pre-construction projects, community garden spring preparation projects, flyering in the community, reorganizing classrooms at Tap in Leadership Academy, cataloging choral literature, and preparing a Bee Garden. A big thank you goes out to all who helped on April 20! Search	Enriching perspectives through community engagement LA 336/438 Spring 2006 Professor: Laura Lawson ljlawson@uiuc.edu Office hours: M 10-12, W 11-12 Research Assistant: Sungkyung Lee slee51@uiuc.edu Description This year’s East St. Louis vertical studio focuses on cultural heritage and park/open-space design. This studio is a university community-learning course in which students learn about local conditions and concerns directly from residents while providing professional services to neighborhood organizations seeking to improve their community. Students will be introduced to park and open space design and programming, participatory design processes, community development, African American cultural landscapes, everyday urbanism, and more. In addition, the studio will contribute to the profession’s understanding of issues related to public landscapes in low-income communities of color. Course Syllabus Products Create by the Class: Pullman Porter Park Sign Pullman Porter Park Plan Heritage Trail Brochure 1 Heritage Trail Brochure 2 Race Riot Memorial Proposal Jones Park Master Plan Last updated on 7/22/2011