Text Box:  DePaul Burnham Celebration Update March 2008

Text Box: Chicago isn’t the only city preparing for a “Daniel Burnham” milestone. Baguio and Manila, in the Philippines, are also celebrating the anniversaries of their “Burnham Plans”. We anticipate a great deal of cross-cultural exchange as a result.   In December, Dr. Marco Tavanti and students of the School of Public Service traveled to Manila to work with Adamson University on a poverty-reduction program for relocated informal settlers along the North-South Railroad. Tavanti arranged for DePaul to join an international partnership coordinated by the Vincentian Center for Social Responsibility to support micro-savings funds for relocated communities.

Text Box: Faculty Leading Burnham Efforts DePaul University is actively participating in the citywide preparations for the 2009 Burnham Plan Centennial celebrations. Through a  faculty-led process, we are laying groundwork for new courses, scholarly seminars, research on regional planning, field trips, and an extracurricular program for high-school students.  Below is a partial list of the full-time faculty that are involved: Hugh Bartling                Paul Jaskot Stephen Bell                  Elizabeth Millan-Zaibert Woods Bowman           Mark Pohlad Robert Buerglener        Bob Rotenberg             Susanne Cannon          Warren Scheideman Dave Ehrlich                  Joe Schwieterman Jan Flood                       Eileen Seifer     Euan Hague                   Christine Skolnik Steve Harp                     Roshanna Sylvester Randall Honold             Marco Tavanti James Janossy             Amy Tyson                                                                   

Text Box: Preparing for a Citywide Celebration Liz Wilp, a staff member at the Chaddick Institute, is working closely with Chicago Metropolis 2020, the organization leading the effort to coordinate the citywide events during the celebration.  To reach Liz, email ewilp@depaul.edu

Text Box: n Carl Smith’s The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City is available for purchase at the discounted rate of $8. If you are interested in purchasing this book, please email Lauren Fischer at lfische6@depaul.edu. n Kudos to Prof. Mark Pohlad for helping arrange for a variety of courses in DePaul’s First Year Program next autumn that will draw upon the legacy of The Plan of Chicago n All faculty and staff are welcome to join the DePaul team attending the Burnham Centennial Partners meeting on Thursday, March 27th,  noon-1:30 p.m., at the Spertus Museum, 610 S. Michigan Ave. Please RSVP to  ewilp@depaul.edu.  

Text Box:  The Chicago—Manila Connections for Urban Upgrading Text Box: THE CHADDICK INSTITUTE FOR METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT—DE PAUL UNIVERSITY  9th Floor 243 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604-2300 Phone: 312/362-5731 FAX: 312/362-5506  EMAIL: Chaddick@depaul.edu  WEB: www.depaul.edu/~chaddick 

Text Box: If you are interested in learning more about DePaul’s response to the Burnham Centennial Celebration, or would like to get further involved please contact Liz Wilp at ewilp@depaul.edu , Lauren Fischer at lfische6@depaul.edu or Prof. Joe Schwieterman at jschwiet@depaul.edu. You may also call the Chaddick Institute at 312/362-5731.

 

Text Box: Burnham Centennial Resources Over the next few months, we will continue to post resources and information on DePaul’s Burnham Centennial website, http://www.depaul.edu/~chaddick/Burnham Centennial 2009.htm. We are in the process of organizing guest lecturers for courses, and collecting relevant reading materials.  We appreciate any input on specific resources that would be useful to faculty during the 2008-2009 Celebration.