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Free lecture on Feb 28th: Frontiers in Historical GIS, the Geohumanities, and Narrative Visualization

Join us at the Liberal Arts Action Lab at 10 Constitution Plaza on Friday February 28th, 2020 from 12-1pm for a free lecture by two leaders in the areas of historical GIS and the spatial and geohumanities: Anne Kelly Knowles and LaDale Winling. Co-sponsored by UConn, Capital Community College, and Trinity College. View the entire program. Free and open to the public. Lunch food provided: first come, first served. Anne Kelly Knowles, Professor of History, Read more…

Liberal Arts Action Lab Accepting Proposals for Fall 2020 Semester

The Liberal Arts Action Lab is excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for the Fall 2020 semester. The deadline to submit is February 28th, 2020. Got an idea about how to strengthen Hartford? We can help research the problem and offer possible solutions. The Liberal Arts Action Lab invites Hartford community partners to submit a 3-paragraph proposal on a problem or question that you’d like help answering with a team of student and faculty researchers from Read more…

Invitation to 12/9 Action Lab Digital Poster Fair: Hurricane Maria, Youth Homelessness, Absentee Landlord, and Youth Sports

Please join us on Monday, December 9th for the Liberal Arts Action Lab Digital Poster Fair at 10 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT. Drop-in anytime between 4-6:00 pm, and light refreshments will be served. Come see the results of Action Lab student team research projects: The Hurricane Maria Relocation Project with Lilly Sin Barreras, the Youth Homelessness Project with CT Coalition to End Homelessness, the Absentee Landlord Project with SINA, and the Youth Sports Project with Read more…

Exciting News: 5 New Teams Announced for the Spring 2020 Semester

Pictured above is the Student Success Project Team at the Spring 2019 Digital Poster Fair. Photo by Erica Crowley, Trinity College, Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER) From the fifteen proposals submitted by Hartford community partners, the Liberal Arts Action Lab has formed five research teams for Spring 2020. These project teams will focus on a diverse set of issues facing Hartford from raising awareness about the first black Congregational church in the city Read more…

Absentee Landlords Project Team Surveys Neighborhood

This blog post was written by Erica Crowley from the Center for Hartford Engagement and Research (CHER). See the original post on CHER’s blog here.  It’s week 4 of the Liberal Arts Action Lab Fall semester, which means students are beginning data collection! This semester, one of the Liberal Arts Action Lab teams is studying Absentee Landlords in Hartford in partnership with community partners at Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (SINA). SINA is a community development Read more…

Action Lab Student and Faculty Applications Due Thursday, Oct. 31st

Photo of the Hartford Resident Advisory Board prioritizing proposals for the Spring 2020 semester.  The Liberal Arts Action Lab received 15 proposals in September 2019 from prospective Hartford community partners, and each described a research question or problem that they would like help in answering. Last week, the Hartford Resident Advisory Board reviewed all of the proposals and prioritized 6 to advance to the next stage. Students and faculty fellows are welcome to apply by Read more…

Student presenting graph while team member looks on.

Action Lab Accepting Proposals for Spring 2020 Semester—Due 9/30

The Liberal Arts Action Lab is excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for the Spring 2020 semester. The deadline to submit is September 30th, 2019. Got an idea about how to strengthen Hartford? We can help research the problem and offer possible solutions. The Liberal Arts Action Lab invites Hartford community partners to submit a 3-paragraph proposal on a problem or question that you’d like help answering with a team of student Read more…

Coming Next Fall: Action Lab Announces Four Project Teams

[Pictured above is the Cove Connection Project Team at the Spring 2019 Digital Poster Fair. Photo by Erica Crowley, Trinity College.]   From the thirteen proposals submitted by Hartford community partners, the Liberal Arts Action Lab has formed four research teams for Fall 2019. These project teams will focus on a diverse set of issues facing Hartford from investigating absentee landlords to increasing participation in youth sports. All students will meet together in the Action Read more…

Invitation to 4/29 Action Lab Digital Poster Fair: Culinary Careers, Latinx Theater, Student Success, Cove Connection

Please join us Monday, April 29th for the Liberal Arts Action Lab Digital Poster Fair at 10 Constitution Plaza, Hartford, CT. Drop in anytime between 3-5:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Come see the results of Action Lab student team research projects: Culinary Careers Project Question: Billings Forge Community Works asked, “How can we improve training programs for entry-level food service workers to move into middle-income managerial jobs?” Students: Juliana Ankomah, Stephanie Read more…

Action Lab Student and Faculty Applications Due Sunday, 3/31

Photo above: Members of the Hartford Resident Advisory Board reviewing Action Lab proposals with Director Megan Brown. The Liberal Arts Action Lab received 13 proposals in February 2019 from prospective Hartford community partners, and each described a research question or problem that they would like help in answering. Last week, the Hartford Resident Advisory Board reviewed all of the proposals and prioritized 6 to advance to the next stage. Students and faculty fellows are welcome Read more…


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