The group of 25 students, ranging in ages from 13 to 18, worked together to come up with three distinct ideas for youth programming at the upcoming park.
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UMSL’s Community Innovation and Action Center collaborates with Saint Louis Zoo on youth co-design program for upcoming WildCare Park
The group of 25 students, ranging in ages from 13 to 18, worked together to come up with three distinct ideas for youth programming at the upcoming park.
UMSL’s Community Innovation and Action Center collaborates with Saint Louis Zoo on youth co-design program for upcoming WildCare Park
The group of 25 students, ranging in ages from 13 to 18, worked together to come up with three distinct ideas for youth programming at the upcoming park.
UMSL Business offers new Leadership Launchpad online course for young professionals starting in September
The online course targeted toward helping young professionals grow their leadership skills meets on Thursdays during the lunch hour.
August graduate Elexis Hubbard applies social work skills, volunteer experience at UMSL’s Community Innovation and Action Center
Hubbard has been working with the Saint Louis Zoo to help develop a youth program for the WildCare Park opening in north St. Louis County in 2027.
August graduate Elexis Hubbard applies social work skills, volunteer experience at UMSL’s Community Innovation and Action Center
Hubbard has been working with the Saint Louis Zoo to help develop a youth program for the WildCare Park opening in north St. Louis County in 2027.
August graduate Elexis Hubbard applies social work skills, volunteer experience at UMSL’s Community Innovation and Action Center
Hubbard has been working with the Saint Louis Zoo to help develop a youth program for the WildCare Park opening in north St. Louis County in 2027.
New graduate Rachel Goldmeier applying lessons from MPPA program to work at Community Innovation and Action Center
Goldmeier, who also earned her MSW at UMSL in 2015, joined CIAC as a graduate research assistant before being hired full-time as an outreach coordinator.
New graduate Rachel Goldmeier applying lessons from MPPA program to work at Community Innovation and Action Center
Goldmeier, who also earned her MSW at UMSL in 2015, joined CIAC as a graduate research assistant before being hired full-time as an outreach coordinator.
New graduate Rachel Goldmeier applying lessons from MPPA program to work at Community Innovation and Action Center
Goldmeier, who also earned her MSW at UMSL in 2015, joined CIAC as a graduate research assistant before being hired full-time as an outreach coordinator.
UMSL research jump starting movement to improve home repair system in St. Louis
Professor Todd Swanstrom and colleagues from the Community Innovation and Action Center discussed their recent study and potential policy reforms with local officials on Thursday.
UMSL research jump starting movement to improve home repair system in St. Louis
Professor Todd Swanstrom and colleagues from the Community Innovation and Action Center discussed their recent study and potential policy reforms with local officials on Thursday.
UMSL research jump starting movement to improve home repair system in St. Louis
Professor Todd Swanstrom and colleagues from the Community Innovation and Action Center discussed their recent study and potential policy reforms with local officials on Thursday.
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St. Louis Coro Fellows share experiences, lessons from the past year during graduation event
Danijela Bule, Elizabeth Collinger, Emily Desmond, Lorenzo Giamartino, Ebee Grellier, Hannah Motley, Manusha Jayasinghe, Ronald Jones, Raya Kazdan and Jesse Strod completed the program.
Community Innovation and Action Center partnering with Children’s Funding Project to map money spent to support youth
Co-Director Kiley Bednar is helping facilitate the yearlong project to analyze money being spent to support children from cradle to career in a cohort of states.
Alumna Emily Blackburn deploying vast geospatial intelligence expertise in new role at UMSL
Blackburn began working as a geospatial data analyst at UMSL’s Geospatial Collaborative after more than a decade at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
Ronald Jones works to nurture St. Louis into a city of gardens
Ronald Jones is dedicated to helping rebuild St. Louis neighborhoods and joined the 2021 cohort
of the Coro Fellows.
Community Innovation and Action Center looks to deepen its impact under new co-directors Kiley Bednar, Paul Sorenson
The center serves as a facilitator of collaboration between community partners looking to address large-scale challenges in the St. Louis region.
New class of Coro Fellows eager to learn, make an impact in the St. Louis community
The 10 new fellows recently began their training and will be spending time at dozens of organizations across the St. Louis area.
UMSL and Turn the Page STL collaborate on strategic literacy plan
The plan identifies five strategic priorities to make change and aims to increase reading proficiency by 10 percent in Promise Zone schools by 2023.
Samantha Babb hired to serve as program director of Coro Fellows program relaunching at UMSL
In her new role, Babb will help usher in the new cohort of Fellows who will begin leadership development training in the program in August.
CIAC, partners awarded grant to study home repair needs of older adults in St. Louis
The $178,000 RRF Foundation for Aging grant will be used to survey homeowners about their home repair needs and gather data to inform policy decisions.
St. Louis Coro Fellows Program relaunching in 2021 at UMSL
St. Louis is one of five Coro sites nationally developing civic-minded graduates who work and lead across government, business and nonprofit sectors.
CIAC report highlights areas of need, opportunity for early childhood care in Missouri
Kiley Bednar and Ben Cooper led the team doing research into its affordability and accessibility on behalf of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Newly launched St. Louis Regional Data Exchange brings together more than 420 local public datasets into one location
The online portal features publicly available data from the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson County, St. Clair County and Madison County.
Chris Spilling named vice chancellor for research and economic and community development
The newly created role, which leads and guides both research and community and economic development, is the latest in Spilling’s 31-year career at UMSL.
COVID-19 Research Conversation highlights UMSL partnerships with community organizations
Presenters discussed how partnerships through the Community Innovation and Action Center and the Regional Data Alliance are making a difference.
St. Louis Regional Data Alliance launches COVID-19 dashboard: STL Response
Community volunteers at the RDA worked to collect the best COVID-19 information and resources available in one place.
CIAC data architect Jonathan Leek works to quantify the hidden cost of vacancy
Leek took part in an invitation-only accelerator program organized by DataKind and Microsoft to advance his work on vacancy in St. Louis.
Community engagement is core to UMSL’s mission
As the University of Missouri System celebrates Engagement Week, Interim Chancellor Kristin Sobolik reflects on ways UMSL works to better the St. Louis region.
Karl Guenther appointed director of UMSL’s Anchor Institution Initiative
Guenther has spent the past eight years working on community engagement and economic development issues at UMSL.
Social work alumna takes seat on St. Louis County Council
Lisa Clancy, formerly the associate director of the UMSL Community Innovation and Action Center, now represents constituents from more than a dozen municipalities.
Long-term planning, shared sense of resolve have UMSL moving in the right direction for students, community
Chancellor Tom George delivered his annual State of the University Address on Wednesday afternoon at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.
UMSL’s Community Innovation and Action Center aims to foster collective efforts to meet challenges in St. Louis
The center builds on the foundation of the Public Policy Research Center and will work to support and enhance the region’s nonprofit community.
UMSL taps Paul Evensen to lead Public Policy Research Center
Evensen is well-connected across the St. Louis community through his work with Social Innovation STL, which he launched in 2015.
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