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November 12, 2009
Henry W. Maier State of Milwaukee Summit
3:30 to 6pm
Hefter Conference Center, 3271 N. Lake Dr.
UW-Milwaukee
Summit theme: Public Education in Milwaukee at a Crossroads
Introductory remarks given by Dean Thurman of UWM's School of Education.
Panelists for this year's Summit include:
Dr. William Velez, Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at UWM
Anneliese Dickman, Research Director of the Public Policy Forum, Inc.
Dr. Peter Blewett, former President of the Milwaukee Public School
Board, currently Vice President.
Conference Schedule (pdf, 1770kb)
Conference Poster (pdf, 1483kb)
Past Summits
May 2007 Summit
April 2008 Summit
November 2008 Summit
Previous Events
October 24, 2009
History of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area Conference
Hefter Conference Center, 3271 N. Lake Dr.
UW-Milwaukee
Call for Papers (pdf, 59kb)
Conference Schedule (pdf, 502kb)
Conference Poster (pdf, 211kb
Semptember 24, 2009
Urban Studies Fall Social
Hefter Conference Center, 3271 N. Lake Dr.
Keynote speaker, Dr. Louise Dyble, Associate Director for Research at the Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy at USC, will speak about her research on
the history and politics of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. Dr. Dyble's presentation begins at 5:00 pm. A reception immediately follows from 6 to 7:30 pm.
Structural Shadows: Golden Gate Bridge Suicide and the Institutions of Regionalism in Metropolitan America
Abstract: There is no clear accountability for frequent suicides at the Golden Gate Bridge, where more than a thousand people have ended their lives. Although the mounting death toll has a broad impact on the San Francisco Bay Area and its residents, responsibility for the problem falls through the cracks between the region's decentralized and fragmented governments. This reflects the shortcomings of the institutional structures that developed over the course of the twentieth century along with the physical infrastructure of the modern city. Asking why there is no suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge, Dyble will bring some of the lessons of Golden Gate Bridge history to bear on the challenge of effective governance and democracy in American metropolitan areas, today and in the future.
April 4, 2009
Urban Studies Programs
2009 Student Forum
Hefter Center
3271 N. Lake Dr.
UW-Milwaukee
Forum Photographs
November 12, 2008
3rd Annual Henry Maier State of Milwaukee Summit
Summit theme: Water Security and Urban Development
3:00 pm
Hefter Center, 3271 N. Lake Dr.
UW-Milwaukee
The Great Lakes is a valuable resource in the Midwest. In Milwaukee we are water "haves." Other areas of the country are water "have-nots." Water is emerging as the "new oil." What is the relationship between water and economic growth?
What is the future of the "water belt" of the upper Midwest? Will we see rebirth and growth as other parts of the country address scarce water issues?
Water is a political issue and the panelists at the 3rd annual Summit will address many issues facing water management and urban development. Issues important to ALL urban study students and alumni.
Panelists include:
Peter Annin, author of the Great Lakes Water Wars
Julia Taylor, President of the Greater Milwaukee Committee
Val Klump, Director and Senior Scientist of the UWM WATER Institute
Ryan Holifield, Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban Studies
The Milwaukee Summit is an opportunity to hear experts discuss this critical issue to Milwaukee, the Midwest and the USA. We hope to see ALL the Urban Studies Program faculty and ALL the Urban Studies Program students and alumni at this very important summit.
The panel begins at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12. A reception and social will follow.
Lastly, help us make this the best attended summit in our three-year history. Invite other friends, colleagues and students! Thank you!
- Henry Maier Water Security and Urban Development Summit
- Summit Videos
- Summit Photos
September 25, 2008
Urban Studies Fall Social
Greene Hall
3347 N. Downer Ave.
Keynote speaker, Dr. Robert Adelman, Assistant Professor, the University at Buffalo - The State University of New York, will assess the trends and explanations of urban immigration in his presentation, "Where Do Immigrants Settle in Urban America? Assessing Trends and Explanations." Dr. Adelman's presentation begins at 5:00 p.m. A reception follows from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the UW-Milwaukee College of Letters and Science, the Urban Studies Programs and the Department of Sociology. USP Fall Social Informational Flyer Fall Social Flyer
April 30, 2008
Milwaukee Summit
Hefter Center
3271 N. Lake Dr.
UW-Milwaukee
The Urban Studies Programs at UW-Milwaukee will hold its second annual Henry W. Maier State of Milwaukee Summit on April 30, 2008. This year's topic is the relationship of health care to urban economic development. How do cities work to improve the health of residents? What is the impact of employment in the heath care industry on the urban economy? How do health care insurance costs limit business development? What do health care costs contribute to urban poverty and the urban tax burden? How effective are nonprofit health care clinics in reaching the urban poor? What are the particular health care needs of the urban poor?
This years' panel will feature experts in health care employment, economic development and health care, and the impact of health care clinics and nonprofits.
The Henry Maier summit is sponsored by the Urban Studies Programs, the Center on Urban Initiatives and Research (CUIR) and the Center for Economic Development (CED), and the UWM College of Letters and Science.
- Henry Maier State of Milwaukee Summit
- April 2008 Summit Videos
April 12, 2008
13th Annual Student Forum
Hefter Center, 3271 N. Lake Dr.
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Professor Julian Agyeman, Tufts University, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
"Toward a 'Just' Sustainability"
September 28-30, 2007
March on Milwaukee
www.marchonmilwaukee.org
May 10, 2007
Henry Maier State of Milwaukee Summit
3 - 7 pm
Hefter Center
UW-Milwaukee
The summit will feature academic and community researchers who will discuss strategies for enhancing Milwaukee's economy.
Scheduled Speakers are:
Tom Barrett, Mayor of Milwaukee; Marc Levine, Professor of History and Urban Studies; Tim Sheehy, President of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce; Richard Longworth, Executive Director of the Global Chicago Center and former foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and author of a forthcoming book on globalization and Midwest cities; and Ryan Horton of the Public Policy Forum.
Sponsored by the Urban Studies Programs at UW-Milwaukee
April 14, 2007
12th Annual USP Student Forum
Hefter Conference Center, 3271 N. Lake Drive
More information
Colloquium Series
March 29, 2007
Contextualizing Care: Gender, Own and Spousal Employment, and Informal Care of Parents
Noelle Chesley and Kyle Poppie, UW-Milwaukee
3:00 pm
USP Conference Room, Bolton Hall 768 B, UWM Campus
Download flyer: (pdf - 56k)
Speaker Series
February 16, 2007
Urban Nightmares and Neoliberal Fantasies: The Media's Conservative Framing of Urban Issues
Dr. Steve Macek, Department of Speech Communication, North Central College
3:30 pm
Mitchell Hall 195, UWM Campus
Sponsored by Urban Studies Programs, Rhetorical Leadership, and Center for 21st Century Studies
Download flyer: (pdf - 14k)
http://stephen.macek.faculty.noctrl.edu/
Colloquium Series
December 1, 2006
Negotiating Poor Neighborhoods After Welfare's End
Dr. Lorna Dilley, UW-Milwaukee
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Spatial Theory in Organizational Analysis: The Case of Welfare Program Collaborations
Dr. James Harris, UW-Milwaukee
3:00 pm
USP Conference Room, Bolton Hall 768 B, UWM Campus
Download flyer: (pdf - 111k)
Speaker Series
Friday, November 10, 2006
Economic Growth and Poverty: Does a Rising Tide Lift All Boats?
(pdf - 40k)
Dr. Gary Hoover, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Alabama
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Greene Hall 148, UWM Campus
http://cba.ua.edu/personnel/GaryHoover.html
Colloquium Series
October 20, 2006
Nonviolence and Three Riots in Chicago: Bystanders, Victims, Children, and Counterrioters
(pdf - 48k)
Dr. Amanda Seligman, Department of History, UW-Milwaukee
4:00 pm
USP Conference Room, Bolton Hall 768 B, UWM Campus
Download flyer: (pdf - 111k)
Friday, September 22, 2006
Urban Studies Programs Fall Social and Book Signing
Urban Space, Globalization, and Global Boundaries
5:30 - 8 pm
Hefter Conference Center
This well-attended event celebrated the recent works of USP authors, Professors A. Aneesh, Jennifer Jordan, and Steven McKay. The evening also included a panel discussion on "Urban Space, Globalization, and Global Boundaries" which included Professors Jordan and McKay, and was moderated by John Schmid, economics writer for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Photographs
April 29, 2006
11th Annual Student Forum
America's New Black Ghetto: Local Politics and the Global Trope
Keynote Address: Dr. David Wilson, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4:30 pm
UWM Student Union
Forum Agenda
February 2, 2006
USP Authors to Hold Book-Signing
Urban Studies Programs Faculty:
Dr. Carrie Costello
Dr. Amanda Seligman
Dr. Frank Wilson
7:00 p.m.
Schwartz Bookstore, 2559 N. Downer Ave.
January 27, 2006
Speakers Series
Topic to be announced
dr. john powell, Executive Director, Professor of Law, Williams Chair, Moritz College of Law, Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Ohio State University
4:30 pm
UWM Union Ballroom
Co-sponsored by the Urban Studies Programs and the UWM Cultures and Communities Program
December 1, 2005
Speakers Series
"An Irony of Segregation" Exploring the Dependence of the Voting Rights Act on a Legacy of Injustice
Gabriela Sandoval, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz
4:30 pm
Greene Hall, UWM campus
Co-sponsored by the Urban Studies Programs, The Roberto Hernandez Center, and Department of Sociology
November 4, 2005
Urban Tsunami: Irregular Settlement Development
Professor Enrique Martin-Moreno, University of Iberoamericano, Mexico City
4:30 pm
School of Architecture and Urban Planning, AUP 170
Co-sponsored by the Urban Studies Programs, The School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
10th Annual Student Forum
May 7, 2005
Keynote Address: Dr. Douglas Rae, Yale University"
mba.yale.edu/faculty/professors/rae.shtml
"Cities after Urbanism"
4:15 p.m.
UWM Student Union
Wisconsin Room, E250 and E260
Forum Press Release
Forum Booklet (pdf-239k)
Photographs of 2005 Forum
Dr. Ann Markusen, keynote speaker -- Speaker Series
"The Artistic Dividend: The Arts' Hidden Contribution to
Regional Economic Development"
March 2, 2005 at 4:30 p.m.
Greene Hall
www.hhh.umn.edu/people/amarkusen/
Fesler-Lampert Professor of Urban and Regional Affairs
Director, Project on Regional and Industrial Economics
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
Symposium on Milwaukee History:
Current Understandings and Future Research
October 7-8, 2004
Golda Meir Library, Fourth Floor Conference Center
The Second Biennial Urban History Association Conference
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 7-10, 2004
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
School for Continuing Education
161 West Wisconsin Ave.
Ninth Annual USP Student Forum
Forum Theme: "Social Research and Urban Life"
Featured Speaker: John Logan, University at Albany
April 24, 2004
Sharon Zukin -- Speaker Series
Broeklundian Professor of Sociology, Brooklyn College
April 1, 2004.
Authors Speak on Works Addressing Race in America
February 17, 2004
Susan Fainstein -- Speaker Series
Professor of Urban Planning, Columbia University
October 2, 2003
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