Past Events
SIUE Professor Emeritus Eugene B. Redmond Hosts Annual Da-Dum-Dun Arts and Cultural Festival in East St. Louis
Five artistic-cultural geniuses who profoundly drew from--and invested in--cultural fulcrums of East St. Louis, will be honored during the annual Da-Dum-Dun multimedia festival
When: Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m.
Where: Building D, East St. Louis Higher Education Campus 601 James R. Thompson Dr. East St. Louis
The Eugene B. Redmond Writers Club, now in its 29th year, is collaborating with several other area organizations to sponsor the annual free family celebration.
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Honorees will be feted in jazz by the Bosman Twins and Ptah Williams; poetry/prose by members/associates of the Writers Club; and dance/drums by Dunham-influenced artists, including Sunshine's Community Performance Ensemble.
Poets will include Roscoe “Ros” Crenshaw, Shirley LeFlore, Charlois Lumpkin, DuEwa Frazier, Treasure Shields Redmond, Jeffrey Skoblow, Jaye P. Willis and Redmond.
A planned multimodal exhibit, “DavisDumasDunhamAngelou,” will be provided from SIUE's EBR Collection.
Da-Dum-Dun will include a book signing by Roy (“Afro-Synthesis”) and contributors to Drumvoices Revue. Co-published by the Writers Club and SIUE, Drumvoices often profiles Davis, Dumas, Dunham, Angelou and Roy.
“The Demise of Opportunity in Higher Education and How to Restore the American Dream”
Guest Speaker: Dr. Suzanne Mettler of Cornell University
When: Monday, March 16, 2015, 4:00-5:00PM
Where: Community Room at UMSL at Grand Center
In the middle of the 20th century, the United States led the world in college graduation rates as landmark laws enabled growing numbers of Americans from across the income spectrum to become the first in their families to earn degrees. Today, by contrast, the nation lags behind several others, and although more students than ever enroll in college, their uneven graduation rates and experiences in the schools they attend combine to reinforce inequality. What’s gone wrong? Suzanne Mettler explains!
CESW Dialogue in Edwardsville December 6th
The next Community-Engaged Scholarship Workgroup dialogue is Saturday, December 6, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, at Newsong Fellowship Church, 201 St. Louis St. in Edwardsville. If you would like to RSVP, please contact Jim Hanlon at jhanlon@siue.edu or Aminata Cairo at acairo@siue.edu. Click here for more information about the Community-Engaged Scholarship Workgroup.
Community Engagement and Dialogue Session – East St. Louis
To this dialogue we invite anyone who is interested in the topic of community engagement and scholarship, including members of community organizations and public agencies, scholars at other colleges and universities in the region, and community leaders and residents.
Tuesday, November 11, 10:00-12:00, at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus, Building D, Room 1007.
Are you a scholar who wants your research to positively contribute to local communities? Are you a community member who sees colleges and universities as important partners in your community? Do you already have experience with community-engaged scholarship and want to share your insights? Do you feel that universities could do a better job of engaging with communities? Are you interested in fostering positive, long-lasting, and sustainable relationships between the university and the community? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we invite you to join us.
We welcome your presence and your voice, even if you do not have experience with community engaged work as part of your scholarship.
If you would like to RSVP, please feel free to contact Jim Hanlon at jhanlon@siue.edu or Aminata Cairo at acairo@siue.edu. Attendance is free and light refreshments will be served. Hope to see you on November 11.
Stay tuned for our final dialogue session of the semester on Saturday, December 6th in Edwardsville.
Fall 2014 East St. Louis Action Network
Public programs and activities related to East St. Louis Action Network are coordinated by the IUR’s Urban Research Scholar and ESLARP Coordinator, Dr. Howard Rambsy. Click here for information about past events. For informatino about upcoming events, contact Dr. Rambsy at hrambsy@siue.edu.
2014 SLACO’s 19th Annual Regional Neighborhood Conference
Saturday November 1, 2014 at HSSU
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Forum on Place Matters
Of relevance to those interested in Community Engaged Scholarship Confluence Scholars
The IUR is a member of the St. Louis Metropolitan Research Exchange (STLMRE) and the Research Exchange is supporting this event.
A local and a national panel will discuss how where we live affects the quality of our lives and what the federal government, metropolitan areas, and cities can do about spatial inequalities that violate fundamental American values of fairness and equal opportunity.
Registration is required: For more details and to register, click here.
2010 St Louis Regional Neighborhoods Conference 
St. Louis Currents, the must-have resource on the region, was the source of discussion at the 2010 St. Louis Regional Neighborhoods Conference. The IUR co-sponsored the Conference in May 2010. Conference attendees heard from Leonard Pitts, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist from the Miami Herald. Pitts was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2004 for his commentary surrounding Hurricane Katrina.
The conference highlighted St. Louis Currents and featured many of the book's contributing authors. Workshop topics included: Housing & Community Development, Crime Prevention & Safety, Organizational Effectiveness, Healthy Communities and Youth Issues. Several of the authors of St. Louis Currents lent their expertise to the sessions and signed complimentary copies of the DVD which were be provided to the first 25 attendees at each of the Currents workshops.
The Neighborhoods Conference was held as Harris Stowe State University and co-sponsored by HSSU and SLACO.
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Leonard Pitts, Jr.chatted with and signed books for conference attendees.Book signing courtesy of Left Bank Books, Euclid Ave., and |
