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 2010 The São Tomé Design Workshop and Seminar Spring 2010 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT + HISTORICAL RESEARCH + PARTICIPATORY PLANNING AND DESIGN + CULTURAL LANDSCAPE HISTORY + PLACE-BASED DESIGN + … A fruitful collaboration has been growing for several years now between faculty and students from the University of Illinois and governmental and non-governmental organizations in São Tomé, an island nation off the coast of West Africa. This relationship is built on mutually beneficial engagement – students learning through projects that engage complex sites and real community concerns while also providing useful technical assistance and end-products that São Tomé officials and residents can use. This spring, we have a unique opportunity to send an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty to the island. Participants will travel to São Tomé during winter break and work will continue throughout the spring semester. Ongoing dialogue with our partners in São Tomé will be supported through web, blogs, and other means. Students not traveling but part of the follow-up studio or seminar will need to also stay informed via web and blogs. This studio is made possible through support from the Community Informatics Initiative, the East St. Louis Action Research Project, and the Department of Landscape Architecture. Course Information Sheet Syllabus Projects 1) Design alternatives for Independence Plaza and seawall / walk 2) Land use analysis and alternatives 3) Design alternatives for street vendors and street-side restaurants 4) Exploration into sites related to slavery and the slave trade 5) Theoretical explorations into issues of commemoration, memory, and public history. 6) Other projects may emerge based on discoveries while in São Tomé Class Products: Mid-Report of Sao Tome's Independence Plaza Designs Final Student Designs Last updated on 7/22/2011