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2001 CITA Conference
Diversity, Culture and Sustainable Development
Fifth Working Conference
November 1, 2001
3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Alumni Hall at UMass Lowell
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Sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Lowell's
Committee on Industrial Theory and Assessment and the Council on Diversity and Pluralism
PANEL #1
“Institutionalizing
the Worcester Pipeline Collaborative” by Robert E. Layne
Project
Description
The main objective is increase the diversity among the applicants applying to allied health programs at the college and university level. To that end, the Worcester Public Schools have been able to create a Health Science Academy, K-12, feeding into institutions of higher education. Based on the successes of the program, the partners have begun to fully institutionalize the WPC.
P.I. Research Interest
Deborah Harmon Hines, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator
James E. Hamos, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator
Robert
E. Layne, M.Ed., Program Coordinator
“Reflections
on the Concept of Social Capital: Complex Partnerships in Refugee and
Immigrant Communities” by David A. Turcotte and Linda Silka
Project Description
We report on the ways in which the
different refugee and immigrant communities in the greater Lowell area
have approached community economic development through the creation of
support networks, mutual aid, and the development of other
infrastructures. We
consider implications for how universities can work on community
economic development with newcomer groups and we examine the matches and
mismatches between recent emphases on social capital and approaches to
development taken by refugee and immigrant leaders.
P.I. Research Interest
David
Turcotte, Program Manager, Center for Family, Work and Community,
UMass Lowell
Linda
Silka, Professor, RESD, Center for Family, Work and Community, UMass
Lowell
This
team has interests in university partnerships with refugee and immigrant
communities, capability building, and community economic development.
"Brownfields
Minority Worker Training Program Contributes to Sustainability of the
Lowell Community" by Ann Bratton and Marian Flum
Project Description
The Environmental J.O.B.S. program is a partnership of an international labor organization, state university, and community organizations collaborating to deliver environmental training to low income and unemployed minority residents of Lowell, Massachusetts, one of the country’s first Brownfield Showcase communities. More than a job-training program, this endeavor helps build sustainability by empowering residents and increasing capacity of community-based organizations. The university as activist is working within the community building toward sustainability.
P.I. Research Interest
Ann
Bratton, Project Administrator, Environmental Justice on Brownfield
Sites, UMass Lowell
Marian
Flum, Project Director, Environmental Justice on Brownfield Sites,
UMass Lowell
PANEL #2:
“Evaluation
of the Angkor Youth Dance Program” by Nina M. Coppens
Project Description
The Angkor Youth Dance Program, a
community-based collaborative, reaches out to at-risk youth to promote
healthy behaviors, provide instruction in Cambodian dance, and increase
cultural pride. Multiple
methods used in ongoing program evaluation have demonstrated outcomes
for youth and the community.
P.I. Research Interest
Nina
M. Coppens, Professor of Psychology, UMass Lowell
Dr.
Nina Coppens' research utilizes a developmental perspective in the
examination of health promotion and risk reduction behaviors.
Emphasis is placed on interactions of individuals and groups with
social and physical environments. She
has published in areas of cultural awareness, safety promotion and
injury prevention, environmental health, and program evaluation.
“Writing
Lives, Writing Community” by Diana C. Archibald
Project Description
Examines the pitfalls in quantifying art’s impact upon community or upon local economies, and examines the bases of existing theories currently used to quantify impact, using a case study to point to methods that might yield more useful results.
P.I. Research Interest
Diana
C. Archibald, Assistant Professor of English, UMass Lowell
“Children
and Sustainability” by Doreen Arcus
Project Description
Integrates several lines of research to focus on children and sustainability by examining community aspects of children’s health, education, and preparedness for adulthood, and the extent to which youth turn to the community for models of achievement and worth.
P.I. Research Interest
Doreen Arcus, Assistant Professor of Psychology, UMass Lowell
Doreen
Arcus is a psychologist with interests in the contributions of
individual and context to human development, particularly differences in
child temperament and learning style in the social contexts of family,
school, and culture. She
has authored or co-authored over two dozen journal articles and book
chapters on these topics.
PANEL #3
"Lowell
Women’s Week: Creating Public Space for Women’s Lives and
Cultures" by Anne Mulvey, Irene Egan and Audrey Ambrosino
Project Description
This project documents contributions of Lowell Women’s Week (LWW) to the city’s cultural life, analyzes LWW growth and influence, and identifies ways to enhance LWW effectiveness in community-building for diverse groups of women and girls.
P.I. Research Interest
Anne Mulvey, Professor of Psychology, UMass Lowell
Irene Egan, Director of Community Development at the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell
Audrey
Ambrosino, Public Information Officer at Lowell National Historical
Park Adjunct Professor of History and Government at Middlesex Community
College
Anne Mulvey's research focuses on safety and community-building for women and girls.
Irene Egan, Director of Community Development at the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell, began her career as a journalist and has over 20 years experience in community relations and development with non-profit agencies. Current interests include creative writing workshops for women and exploring issues of diversity.
Audrey Ambrosino is public Information Officer at Lowell National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park Service dedicated to labor and industrial history. She is also an Adjunct Professor of History and Government at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, Massachusetts.
“Celebrating
Diverse Traditions of Community Preservation” by Linda Silka and
Cheryl
West,
Betsy Shure Gross and Priscilla Geigis
Project Description
We report on a six-month intensive investigation of the best practices of community preservation brought to the United States by refugees and immigrants living in Lowell. As a part of a collaboration between the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and the University of Massachusetts system, we facilitated discussions with Lowell’s African, Asian, and Central and South American leaders on the ideal features of communities that strengthen diverse involvement.
P.I. Research Interest
Linda Silka, Professor, RESD, Center for Family, Work and Community, UMass Lowell
Cheryl West, Community Consultant, Center for Family, Work and Community, UMass Lowell
Betsy Shure Gros, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
Priscilla Geigis Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
This team has interests in
community-university partnerships, environmental collaborations,
environmental justice, and working effectively with refugee and
immigrant communities. We have published and presented on community interventions,
and community development, social reconciliation in refugee and
immigrant communities, and on the paradoxes of partnership.
“Women-Owned Business in Lowell: Understanding the Local in a Broader Context”
by
Meg A. Bond and Jean L. Pyle
Project
Description
This project is a two-phased survey of women-owned businesses in Lowell, MA, in the broader context of what is known about women-owned businesses elsewhere – their importance, the reasons women establish them, and the constraints they face.
P.I. Research Interest
Meg A. Bond, Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of the Center for Women and Work, UMass Lowell
Jean L. Pyle, Professor, RESD and Co-Director of the Center for Women and Work, UMass Lowell
Meg A. Bond's recent research program is an analysis of organizational approaches to diverse employees with a primary focus on the dynamics around gender and race. Her past publications have addressed sexual harassment dynamics, collaboration among diverse constituencies, and empowerment issues of underrepresented groups in community and organizational settings.
Jean L. Pyle's recent research includes analysis of 1) factors that facilitate or constrain the effective use of diverse peoples in U.S. workplaces, and 2) the effects of globalization and economic restructuring on women worldwide. She also studies the impact of state policies on women's economic roles in Singapore and Ireland.
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