Friends for Peace became a registered student organization (RSO) last year to connect students interested Peace Corps and similar service opportunities. The founding members were all part of the new Peace Corps Prep program and wanted to support each other in meeting the requirements.
Michael Hendricks will be joining the Department of Politics and Government in August 2019 as an assistant professor in comparative politics with a focus on community development and Latin American politics.
The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) is one of several notable organizations hosting Stevenson Center Fellows this year. Applied Community and Economic Development Fellow Rachel Almburg is completing 11 months of professional practice with the MPHA as part of her master’s degree in sociology.
The Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development and City Year are celebrating the five-year anniversary of their partnership.
Through the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development, researchers have been leveraging big data to explore ways the McLean County jail can improve and better deploy its resources.
Students and groups engaged in helping the community were honored last spring at the third annual Civic Engagement Celebration.
Stevenson Center alumna Pat Turner has worked tirelessly to assist and inspire those in need in McLean County. Turner was an Applied Community and Economic Development Fellow in political science. On Alumni Day, she will return to campus to share her experiences.
Service is one of Jordan Norton’s highest values, and he is acting on that value as an Applied Community and Economic Development Fellow pursuing a master’s degree in political science at Illinois State University.
“Smile, wave, and greet as many people as you can,” is one of the many mantras that Teddy Dondanville lives by in Peru, where he is serving as a youth development volunteer with the Peace Corps.
In July, three Stevenson Center Fellows attended the annual Community Development Society conference in Detroit. The conference brings together academics and practitioners for three days of sessions, discussions, and workshops that integrate research and application.
