THE CINCINNATI PROJECT’S 4th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
Friday, February 16, 2018, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM at the African American Cultural & Resource Center (AACRC)
We are pleased that Yvette Simpson joined us for the 2018 Symposium. In addition to Ms. Simpson’s address, we enjoyed student and faculty presentations of their community-partnered projects, a panel on power and partnerships, and a panel discussion of the value of university-community research partnerships (featuring Ms. Simpson, Dr. Karen Bankston, and others). Thanks to the Taft Research Center and the College of Arts and Sciences for support of the symposium!
Agenda
| 8:30am | Light breakfast |
| 9:00am | Welcome |
| 9:15am | Student Presentations |
| Jessica Brawand (Suzanne Boys’ Communication course) | |
| Thomas Caruso & Lindsay Scribner (Kim Conger’s Political Science course) | |
| Shaonta Allen (Sociology PhD student project with Brian Calfano of Political Science/Journalism) | |
| 10:00am | Faculty Presentations |
| Heidi Kloos (Psychology) | |
| Stacie Furst-Holloway (Psychology) | |
| 11:00am | Panel on Power, Partnerships, and Progress |
| Iris Roley (community organizer), Jeniece Jones (HOME), Shaunak Sastry (Communication), Farrah Jacquez (Psychology), and Brian Calfano (Political Science/Journalism) | |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Keynote address: Yvette Simpson, JD |
| Panel Discussion on Collaborating across Cincinnati- Yvette Simpson, Karen Bankston (Poverty Collaborative), Bianca Edwards (AMOS Project), Jennifer Malat (College of Arts & Science) | |
| 2:15pm | Closing Remarks |
| Ken Petren, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences |