College & Community Conference - Part I
Building Bridges for a Better Jersey City
Friday May 5, 2006
Saint Peter's College
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Agenda
9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:30 Welcome: Father James N, Loughran, S.J., President, Saint Peter's College
9:35 Sara Fay, Program Associate, William E. Simon Foundation
9:40 Professor David S. Surrey, Sociology/Urban Studies Department
9:45 PANEL 1:
Leaders of Tomorrow: College/Community Collaboration
New CityKidsAfter-School Program
Staff Members: Darnese Daniels & Vickie Webb
Professor Jennifer Ayala, Education Department
Research Team: Rachel Goodstein, Susan Mascolo, Marie Mesidor, Angelique Rios,
Edward Ryan, Shanel Salter
10:05 PANEL 2:
Why Students Do or Do not Participate in the After-School Program:
The Students’ Perspective --
Collaboration with the Learning Community Charter School -
Caryn Rogoff, Administrative Director & Susan Grierson, Principal
Professor Alex Trillo, Sociology/Urban Studies Department
Research Team: Jim Fontanilla, Dianna Gomez, Savannah Gonzalez, Cecilia Peraza,
Julie Anne Saporito
Presenter: Glenny Tanchez
10:25 PANEL3:
Why Students Do or Do not Participate in the After-School Program:
The Parents’ Perspective -- Collaboration with the Leaning Community Charter School -
Caryn Rogoff, Administrative Director & Susan Grierson, Principal
Professor Donal Malone, Sociology/Urban Studies Department
Research Team: Janice Davis, Tamel Hunt, Kristina Micu & Nyesha Stiles
10:45 FEEDBACK
11:00 PANEL 4:
Head Start Self-Assessment: Survey Development;
Data Preparation and Analysis and Findings
Dolores Perry – Jersey City Child Development Centers – Head Start
Professor Joyce Henson, Business Administration Department,
Professor Alex Trillo, Sociology/Urban Studies Department
Research Team: Harold Aguas, Michael Bruno, Jim Fontanilla,
Dianna Gomez, Savannah Gonzalez, Daisy Guasch, Joseph Long,
Jonathan Pimentel
Presenters: Boryana Dimitrova and Jonathan Pimentel
11:40 PANEL 5:
Content Analysis: Federal Policy to End Chronic Homelessness
York Street Homeless Family Shelter - Sister Kristin, Executive Director
& Suzanne Byrne, Caseworker Advocate
Professor Alex Trillo, Sociology/Urban Studies Department
Research Team: Samantha Chrapkowski, Mailen Palacios, Tim Sacerdote,
Yahaira Villafane
Presenter: Tim Sacerdote
12:00 LUNCH
12:30 PANEL 6:
Creating Affordable Housing: Working Together to Make it Better
Chris Auth, Executive Director, Fairmount Housing Corp.
Tanya Marione-Stanton, Community Organizer
John Restrepo, Episcopal Community Development Corp.
Professor Donal Malone, Sociology/Urban Studies Department
Research Team: Jim Fontanilla, Robin Freels, Daniel Garza,
Savannah Gonzalez, Tiffany May, Carlos Navas
1:00 PANEL 7:
Working Together at Fairmount Housing Corporaton
Tanya Marione-Stanton & Student Researcher Dominic Sims
1:15 PANEL 8:
Social Services for the Homeless in Jersey City:
Asset Mapping: Database of Social Services Agencies
York Street Project - Sister Kristin, Executive Director
& Suzanne Byrne, Caseworker Advocate
Professor Alex Trillo, Sociology/Urban Studies Department
Research Team: Megan Halma, Frank Holder, Maryam Javadi,
Joseph Long, Esther Lee, Tina Laoudis, Gloria Padilla, Mailen Palacios,
Michail Pintchiouk, Sherry Ramdial, Richard Roman, Glenny Tanchez,
Yahaira Villafane
Presenter: Savannah Gonzalez
1:40 FEEDBACK
2:00 PANEL 9:
Examining Social Issues: Parents & Education; Safety Net for the Poor;
Impact of Government Cutbacks on the Unemployed
Professor Dolores Perry, Public Policy Program
Student Researcher: Romaine Greer, Camia Murdaugh, Carol Tyler,
Celsie Williams, Rhonda Wiggins
2:30 Breakouts
3:00 Getting Back Together: Future Collaborations
Special Thanks to the following people who helped so much behind the scenes:Jacqueline Alsbrook, Sissy Berberick, Marco Calito, Robert Perry, Richard Romam, Michael Doody, Stephen Hudik, Fadia Joseph, William Knapp, Leah Leto, John Massey, Maria Santiago
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