Urban and Community Studies

Sustainable CT is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to racial, economic, and social justice. We understand that current systems limit opportunity for all and we value the insights, learning, and thought leadership that a diverse team brings to the complex challenges of creating healthy communities for all. We seek to expand the diversity of our team and welcome applications from professionals who identify with one or more marginalized communities including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+.

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Deadline to apply is February 3rd.

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All the best for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and the start of the semester.

A couple of events that might of interest to our majors and minors.

• On Thursday, 1/21, CT Attorney General William Tong will lead a discussion on The Future of Climate and Environmental Policyfrom 12:30-1:30 EST at  uconn.edu/futureofclimate2021.  A recent UCS graduate, Michelle Skowronek will be part of the student panel involved. 

Professor Ken Foote continues to coordinate a national webinar series for the American Association of Geographers. These events are free and open to anyone. 

2)     Building a Strong Professional Network – A Research Approach, with Dr. Nicole Reiz (University of Kansas) is scheduled for Wednesday, January 27 at 3 – 4:15pm EST.

This webinar is free and open to all interested parties and more information and a registration link can be found at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1WRb0c9URL2FRYyH8v67DA.

A bit further out:

3) Geography, Demography, and Enrollments in US Higher Education through the 2020s is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, 3 – 4:15pm EST.  Panelists include Joshua Hagen (University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point), Kathleen Schroeder (Appalachian State University), Grady Dixon (Fort Hays State University), and LaDona Knigge (California State University Chico).

Again, this webinar is free and open to all interested parties and more information and a registration link can be found at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ocSDM_9ZRf6rnpn9qYyuJQ.

For more information on these and other sessions in the webinar series, please visit: http://www.aag.org/careerwebinars.

The Department of Public Policy will be holding information sessions regarding their graduate degree programs as well as the Fast-Track program. Students may also schedule individual meetings via DPP’s Meet with Us to learn more about their various programs.

Scholarship and Social Justice Undergraduate Research Conference

Every spring, the Center for Public Service & Engaged Scholarship at Harvard College has the pleasure of hosting the Scholarship and Social Justice Undergraduate Research Conference. We are happy to announce that the 2021 Scholarship and Social Justice Undergraduate Research Conference will be held on April 8^th  & 9^th, 2021.  We are soliciting proposals from undergraduates who are conducting independent research.  This is an opportunity for undergraduates to present research and findings to faculty and peers.

For 2021, we are primarily interested in research that focuses on groups, communities, or issues underrepresented in research. This year, we are looking for proposals that address health, education, and political access.  Below are some examples of previous successful proposals. If you have any questions about eligibility, please contact me.

Link to RFP: SSJ Request for Proposals 

• The Politics of Representation: A Study on the Impact of Electoral Systems in the United States- Mills College
• Incorporating Native Hawaiian Knowledge, Community, and Culture in Health Research: The Challenges of Multicultural Settler Colonialism- Harvard College
• Speaking for Ourselves: The Evolving Activism of Black Psychiatry from Integration to Black Power- Harvard College
• Whose Schizophrenia? How Race, Class, and Gender Intersect with Conceptions of Psychiatric Diagnosis- Wesleyan University

The award-winning, punch-above-our-weight Republican-American of Waterbury, Conn. seeks two summer 2021 news interns. Reporters, copy editors and photographers who share our drive to be accurate, ethical, engaging, unique and vital to the communities we serve are welcome to apply. 

Anne Karolyi

Students can get involved and unleash their leadership potential with the Leadership Certificate Series, a program run by the Department of Student Activities-Leadership and Organizational Development! The Leadership Certificate Series encourages students to unpack and explore different areas of leadership. Spring 2021 Workshops will be offered online, with both synchronous and asynchronous modalities, as well as one in-person/hybrid section. Workshops run for nine weeks from February 1^st to March 29^th. The workshop registration form can be found here.

Best, Ken Foote

UCS Director

If you have not made an appointment with your faculty advisor, please do so. This version does include a partial list of Related Courses as well as information regarding courses we are spotlighting this spring.

Please note there has been a change to the Storrs schedule. We will be offering  URBN 2302 instead of URBN 2301Q in our Methods group.

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