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CIVIC
KNOWLEDGE
26 PROJECT
Poverty, Promise, and
Possibility
This ongoing initiative from the
University of Chicago represents
a bold and timely effort to bring
together the University’s scholarly
resources on issues of poverty in
new, more publicly accessible, and
more socially relevant ways. The
aim is to highlight the useable
knowledge available through the
University for the purpose of illuminating
both the pressing problems of
poverty in our area and the practical
steps that local communities can
take to address such problems. The
University’s demonstrated commitment
to working with community
partners on urgent social issues
such as poverty has set the stage
for this new initiative, which is
designed to foster the larger cooperative
ethic of civic friendship that
the University seeks to realize in
its relationships with a rich array
of Chicago neighborhoods and
communities.
The remaining spring/summer 2012
program will include the following
public discussions and courses:
FREE PUBLIC
DISCUSSIONS
All the public discussions will be
held on the Hyde Park campus of the
University of Chicago at the School
of Social Service Administration,
969 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL
60637.
Community Forum: Ethics,
Happiness, and Poverty
A panel discussion chaired by Bart
Schultz, director of the Civic Knowledge
Project and senior lecturer
in the humanities, and featuring
leading theologians and philosophers
from Chicago’s South Side.
Thursday
March 1, 2012, 6:30–8 pm.
Community Forum: The
University of Chicago and
Development Policy on
Chicago’s South Side
A panel discussion takes a critical
look at the evolution of the
University of Chicago’s policies
with respect to civic engagement
and community development on
Chicago’s South Side.
Thursday
May 17, 2012, 6:30–8 pm.
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
COURSES
To facilitate community participation
throughout the program,
discounted registration for the
Poverty, Promise, and Possibility
courses is available. Individuals or
organizations needing special tuition
assistance should contact Bart
Schultz at 773.702.8821 or rschultz@
uchicago.edu, to inquire about Civic
Knowledge Project scholarship
opportunities.
26 Civic Knowledge Project
TEACHERS’
WORKSHOP
Chicago Violence: The Real
History of Gangs and Organized
Crime in Chicago
Chicago is infamous for gang
violence. From Capone’s Outfit, to
the Blackstone Rangers, and down
to the present, gang violence has
been a major social problem. In
this one-day workshop, you will
have an opportunity to learn about
this history from a uniquely wellinformed
source. A lifelong resident
of the South Side, with 56 years of
law enforcement experience, Rudy
Nimocks is former commander of
the Homicide Section and chief of
the Organized Crime Division of the
Chicago Police Department, and he
brings to this course a true insider’s
view of how educators and ordinary
citizens can address Chicago’s
legacy of violence.
Rudy Nimocks
Mr. Nimocks, formerly deputy
superintendent for the Chicago
Police Department, and chief of
the University of Chicago Police
Department, is currently director
of community partnerships for the
University of Chicago.
Course Code LACHCV
Section 12U1
Summer 2012
Hyde Park
$160
Saturday
June 16
10 am–4:30 pm (there will be a half
hour break for lunch, but the cost of
lunch is not included)
Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 6