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Education and Outreach

Education and Outreach. Agnes Otap & Eduardo Munoz. Chancellor's Cluster Initiative to Increase Diversity and the Interdisciplinary Culture at UIC. Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change. Urban Innovation Symposium. Education & Outreach.

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Education and Outreach

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  1. Education and Outreach Agnes Otap & Eduardo Munoz

  2. Chancellor's Cluster Initiative to Increase Diversity and the Interdisciplinary Culture at UIC Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change Urban Innovation Symposium Education & Outreach Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement Intergroup Dialogue Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences Environmental Communication Student Clubs

  3. UIC Gender and Sexuality Center Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change

  4. Director Megan Carey Features come from the Chicago History Museum. "Out in Chicago" exhibit Flyers and posters used to share GSC educational events

  5. Strengths • Education • Safezone Training • Support & resources • Internships • Outreach/Involvement • Interconnectivity with other Centers • GSC Art Gallery • Lavender Graduation • Bayard Rustin Centennial Conference

  6. Safe Zone Training • Ongoing • 10 years in progress • Training tool • Engages students, faculty, staff • Builds LGBTQ acceptance • Creates allies

  7. What is sustainability for GSC • A Cultural center for understanding and Social Change • Safe zone for all • Sharing resources • Its location is unique due to BSB foot traffic , which brings people into GSC. GSC is accessible, welcoming, and available for multiple uses. • This year they converted one of their spaces to use as a gallery. According to Megan Carney: “…we have made conscious choices to make the spaces accessible, welcoming, available for multiple uses, so that they nurture and sustain relationships, demonstrate interconnectivity, and build a sense of community on campus.”

  8. Moving Forward Challenges • Space • Limited - but use other cultural centers • Awareness - students discover it late Goals • Expand - esp. Lavender Graduation • Foster better understanding • Balance: curricular/extracurricular - help with classes

  9. What stood out? • Furniture • Movable • Gathered locally • Cost-effective • Welcoming Environment • Music • Rainbow walls • Comfortable seating • Support available

  10. Urban Innovation Symposium: Sustainable Cities

  11. SST Interns at the Urban Innovation Symposium What is the The Urban Innovation Symposium? This is a yearly event organized by members of UPPSA (Urban Planning and Policy Student Association). All presenters demonstrated strengths among their projects and provided feedback towards sustainability for better Chicago neighborhoods.

  12. CDOT: Gabe Klein - cycling plan for 2020 is the largest bike share program in the nation. Urban Innovation Symposium Naomi Davis from (BIG) Blacks in Green foundation. ---"Sustainability stands within our walkable-village" --- Bob Newport commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation. Jerry Mead- Lucero- Organizer for Perro. Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization. Harry Rhodes Executive director of Growing Home-

  13. Conclusion Cross-asset themes: • Awareness • Accessibility Ideas/Innovations • UIC Bike Sharing? • Carpool • walkable village • Organic foods as Social enterprise • Matching UIC's strengths to the city's/region's

  14. Greetings from the Interns!

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