Results
Information and facts about the
Spring 2008 Neighborhood Institute Class:
Congratulations to our graduates! We'll miss you!
Here are some of the next steps you can take:
- Keep us informed about your projects and neighborhood leadership activities. We might decide to profile you as a leader in our "Love Thy Neighbor" column in The LEO.
E-mail Hallie with your news and updates!
- Is your neighborhood ready for an assessment? Apply for a NAP (Neighborhood Snapshot).
- Attend Alumni Networking events - Held quarterly throughout the year.
- Host an Alumni Networking Event in your neighborhood. Contact Nancy about hosting.
- Want to establish a park on that empty lot? Contact our Director of Planning and Landscape Architect
(Michael McCoy ) to start the discussion.
- Sign up for our e-newsletter !
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Check out the graduation photo gallery!
View Photos (opens a pop-up window)
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Graduation! April 15th, 2008 from 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Location - The NIA Center, 2900 West Broadway
* Please note the change in location. This graduation is NOT being held at our usual location, the Clifton Center.
Keynote Speaker - James Ramsey
President of the University of Louisville
Musical Entertainment - Harry Pickins
To RSVP, contact Nancy.
Phone: 502-589-0343
email: nancyc@centerforneighborhoods.org
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Session 12 - April 8th, 2008
PROJECT PRESENTATIONS!
- Amy Robinson
- Ashley Holt
- David Lewis
- Gracie M. Lewis
- Gregg Carter/Michael West
- Iran Neal
- James Thomas Kelly
- Jennifer Oladipo
- Jonathan Villines
- Joyce Collins
- Kathryn Williams and Erica Williams-Archie
- La-Nita Bryant-Gant
- Ivory Rollins
- Sherri Chandler
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Session 11 - April 1st, 2008
PROJECT PRESENTATIONS!
- Ashley Holt
- Brenda Fitzpatrick, Roea Wallace, Coco Vendetta
- David Hinton
- Greg Allen
- Jennifer Oladipo
- Jewell Smotherman
- Jonathon Villines
- Laura Melon
- Melissa Crowdus
- Rudy Davidson
- Vanessa Lackey
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Session 10 - March 25th, 2008
Guest Speakers
Michael O'Leary
Clifton Community Council
"Information is Power!”
Phyllis Croce
MSD, Outreach Education Coordinator
“Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels”
Hallie Jones & Mary Mayrose
Center For Neighborhoods
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Alumni Services"
- What services are available to you as an NI Alumni?
- Stay in touch and keep us informed of your success stories, events and activities, we can help you with press coverage and promotions
- Neighborhood Assessment Program – sign your neighborhood up for a NAP Workshop and apply with CFN and DON
- Neighborhood Institute Recruitment – Help us recruit for upcoming Neighborhood Institute classes Fall 2008 and Spring 2009
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Session 9 - March 18th, 2008
Guest Speakers
Metro Council President Jim King, District 10
"Working with your Metro Council"
Melissa Mershon
Director, Dept. of Neighborhoods
“How to work with Metro Government" |
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Session 8 - March 11th, 2008
Guest Speakers
Charles Cash
Director of Planning and Design Service, Louisville Metro
"The Planning process and the Cornerstone 2020 plan”
West End Vision
Kelly L. Noble & Dr. Bill Smock, University of Louisville Nneka Moseley & Angela Hollingsworth, West End Vision
Luther Brown, West End Vision Crime Committee
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Session 7 - March 4th, 2008
Guest Speaker
Leslie Barras, River Fields Inc. & The Sierra Club
Environmental Attorney
"The Citizen's Toolkit"
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Session 6 - February 26th, 2008
Guest Speakers
Ralph Fitzpatrick & Dan Hall
University of Louisville Signature Partnership Initiative
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Session 5 - February 19th, 2008
Questions for Metro Government, More on ABCD, Photographing your Neighborhood, Projects
Guest Speakers
Bill Schreck, Director of Louisville Metro
Inspections, Permits, and Licenses
Elizabeth Fick, Lead Safe Louisville
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Bill Schreck - Inspections, Permits, and Licenses
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Session 4 - February 12th, 2008
Asset-Based Community Development, Photographing Your Neighborhood, Project Assignments
Guest Speaker
Minerva Virola, Louisville Metro Police Department, Citizen's Police Academy
Brian & Rudy interview each other for the
ABCD Capacity Inventory
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Officer Minerva Virola
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Session 3 - February 5th, 2008
Welcome, Neighborhood Highlights, The Ideal Neighborhood, Project and Camera Assignments
Guest Speaker
Kim Mapp, Louisville Free Public Library
Resources available through the library.
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Group work - Drawing the "Ideal Neighborhood" |
Session 2 - January 29th, 2008
Identifying and Assessing our Neighborhoods, Rules for Effective Teams
Guest Speaker
Tom Owen, Metro Council & UofL Archives
The History of Louisville Neighborhoods
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Session 1 - January 22nd, 2008
Welcome, Introductions, Getting
to Know Each Other
Guest Speaker
Judy Schroeder, Metro United Way
Community Building, Vital neighborhoods Theory of Neighborhood Change, Blueprint for Kentucky's Children
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Class Mailing Package Contents
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Spring 2008 Class Page
Use this page as a resource....
We post items to this page on a weekly basis, such as:
- Handouts
- Class photos
- Video Clips
- News
- Information
Check this page to download and print out handouts from missed classes, also catch up on what happened in the class session. Over the course of the semester, this page will become a rich resource for you as a neighborhood and community leader.
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General Class Information
- January 22 - April 8th
- Tuesday evenings
- 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- The NIA Center, 2900 West Broadway (directions)
- Dinner will be provided for each Tuesday class meeting
- The class is free of charge!
- Contact information
Mary Mayrose (Program Director)
- Web address to access handouts, notes, etc… www.centerforneighborhoods.org
- All participants will be asked to create a project that they will report on to the rest of the class during the semester
- Deadline to apply is January 17th
- Application (PDF)
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