| Date | Topic | Presenter |
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| August 28th |
The Structure of Cuban Communities, and the Commitment to Social Justice |
Joy Gordon, Ignacio Ellacuría, S.J. Professor of Social Ethics, Department of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago |
| September 4th |
Measuring Health and Health Disparities Using Self-Rated Health |
Dana Garbarski, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Loyola University Chicago |
| September 11th |
The Second Industrial Revolution in Chicago: Innovation for Social Transformation |
Dan Swinney, Executive Director, Manufacturing Renaissance |
| September 18th |
What Is & What Could Be: Theatre of the Oppressed, Hope, and Concrete Struggle |
Kelly Howe, Assistant Professor of Theatre, Department of Fine and Performing Arts, Loyola University Chicago |
| September 25th |
Living in Poverty: An Experiential Interprofessional Simulation |
Jorgia Connor, Assistant Professor, Director of the Traditional BSN Program, School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago |
| October 2nd |
Re-Designing Community Mental Health Services for Urban Children: Supporting Schooling to Promote Mental Health |
Marc Atkins, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Director of Psychology Training in Psychiatry, and Director of Research at the Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| October 9th |
Civic Tech: Digital Literacy and Power in Chicago Neighborhoods |
Demond Drummer, Founder of CoderSpace |
| October 16th |
The Impact of the 606/Bloomingdale Trail on Logan Square |
Lucy Gomez-Feliciano, Health Outreach Director/Active Living Logan Square; John McDermott, Housing and Land Use Director; Logan Square Neighborhood Association |
| October 23rd |
Place-Making from Below: The Politics of Community Benefits Agreements and Equitable Development in Detroit |
Amy Krings, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago |
| October 30th |
Domestic Violence: Recent Research and Policy Innovations |
Christine George, Associate Research Professor, CURL, LUC; Leslie Landis, Cook County Domestic Violence Division Court Administrator; Stephanie Riger, CURL Visiting Scholar |
| November 6th |
No Seminar |
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| November 13th |
No Seminar |
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| November 20th |
Scaling Up: Creating Grassroots Change on the City, State, and National Level |
Phil Nyden, Director, CURL, LUC; Teresa Neumann, University-Community Research Coordinator, CURL, LUC; Sean Young, Graduate Fellow, CURL, LUC; Andrew Tonachel, Leader, ONE Northside and Staff, Alternatives INC. |
| November 27th |
No Seminar - Thanksgiving |
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| December 4th |
Urban Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges in Building an Urban-Based Food System |
Kevin Erickson, Urban Agriculture Coordinator, Institute of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago |
