Year of Graduation: 2012 Major/minor: Double major in Educational Policy and Business How were you engaged with ARC? Not just the seminar/internship/fellowship but describe the type of project. I worked with WBRP and collected local business interviews as well as helped organize a local youth soccer program Where are you now? I am a Challenge Read more about Jazmyn Becker ’12[…]
Year of Graduation: 2010 Major/minor: Sociology/psychology How were you engaged with ARC? Not just the seminar/internship/fellowship but describe the type of project. My first introduction to ARC was the Action Research Seminar. Dr. Simeone taught the seminar, and Deborah Halperin organized breakout sessions and workshops throughout the semester. I realized how involved ARC was in Read more about Bevin Cowie ’10[…]
Year of Graduation: 2014 Major/minor: Business Administration/Marketing Current address: Chicago, IL How were you engaged with ARC? Not just the seminar/internship/fellowship but describe the type of project. I did the Community Partnership Program in the summer of 2012. I worked in Creative Services in State Farm to develop this YouTube video and help kickstart the Read more about Lizzie Egan ’14[…]
Year of Graduation: 2013 Major/minor: Environmental Studies and Hispanic Studies (majors) Current address: Canberra, Australia How were you engaged with ARC? Not just the seminar/internship/fellowship but describe the type of project. I started with ARC in my freshman year, looking at issues of “green” printing on campus and possibly trying to establish a printing quota. Read more about Danny Kenny ’13[…]
Year of Graduation: Class of 2010 Major: Sociology-Urban and Community Development Current Address: Baton Rouge, LA How were you engaged in ARC? Not just the seminar/internship/fellowship, but describe the project. During my ARC internship, I worked with the West Bloomington Task Force (as it was called then) and as an intern at State Farm’s Human Read more about Aaron Massey ’10[…]
Year of Graduation: 2013 Major: Environmental Studies/ Minor: Anthropology Current address: Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Centro America How were you engaged with ARC? Not just the seminar/internship/fellowship but describe the type of project. I took the grant writing class and was involved in bike ridership programs. I also participated in the first Alternative Fall Break program and Read more about Joseph Daniels ’13[…]
Binder: #89 Major: Environmental Studies and N/A Passion: Neighborhood Revitalization, Education and Outreach Organization: IWU ARC Project Title: “Westside Interactive Map” Project Summary: After deliberating on ways to help the West Side eliminate the healthy food drought that is on the WestSide, while promoting ways of being environmentally friendly, there was an apparent lack of knowledge Read more about Amanda King and Leann Lyden Fall Seminar’14[…]
Binder: #88 Major: Biology Passion: Education and Outreach, Neighborhood Revitalization, Health and Wellness Organization: Mid Central Community Action Project Title: “Community Engagement Meeting at MCCA” Project Summary: Many communities hold meetings for community leaders, to inspire and to get organized about the things that they’d like to do. For the West Side, this meeting needs Read more about Jenny Prochotsky Fall Seminar’14[…]
Binder: #87 Major: N/A and Biology Passion: Youth, Human Rights Organization: Bloomington Police Department Project Title: “Cops That Care: Officer Friendly Program that Increases Safety of the West Side of Bloomington” Project Summary: The idea of Officer Friendly is important in the West Bloomington community because currently the West Side struggles with violence. Many different Read more about Kelli Sloan and Jenna Noland Fall Seminar’14[…]
Binder: #86 Major: N/A and Biology Passion: Education and Outreach, Health and Wellness, Youth Organization: Milestones Early Learning Center Project Title: “Sprouting Healthy Spuds: A Program on Nutrition and Healthy Eating for Children” Project Summary: Starting a youth nutrition program in the West Side of Bloomington will directly help the children that need it most. Children Read more about Laura Barham and Jillian Bleck Fall Seminar’14[…]
Binder #85 Major: Business major, Computer Science Minor Passion: Arts, Youth, Neighborhood Revitalization Organization: West Bloomington Revitalization Project Project Title: “Why Westside Mural” Project Summary: This semester I am going to be working on enhancing the WBRP office; more specifically the goal is to refurbish and paint the side of the Tool Library’s exterior Read more about Leo Martinez Fall Seminar’14[…]
Binder #: 84 Major: Environmental Studies Major, Political Science Minor Passion: Arts, Neighborhood Revitalization, Environmental Sustainability, Food Justice Organization: IWU ARC, West Bloomington Revitalization Project Project Title: “Adopt-a-Pot” Project Summary: One of the six core areas of revitalization that West Bloomington residents are interested in seeing is Greening. Greening is beautification with an emphasis on Read more about Kirsten Slaughter Fall Seminar’14[…]