GEO242 (GIS II: Community GIS) Service Learning Projects

 

GEO242 students have completed the following projects as part of community-based service learning. The Department of Geography has collaborated with DePaul's service-learning center, the Steans Center to provide students opportunities to engage in community GIS. Projects listed below are collected by the Steans Center, and are directed by Dr. Julie Hwang. If you are interested in contributing GIS projects to GEO242, please contact the Steans Center. Scroll down to see project reports.

 

Autumn 18-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn 17-18

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Community Activism Law Alliance (CALA)

Saul Brand Padilla

National Community Lawyering Network

 

Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health (CIMH)

Maria Ferrera

GIS Mapping of the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health Directory of Mental Health Resources

 

Dream On Education

Kelli Haywood

Dream On Education: Finding the ^High-Achieving Low-Income Students ̄ in Chicago Public Schools Middle Schools

 

Blacks in Green

 

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Naomi Davis

 

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Who Owns West Woodlawn?

 

 

 

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Teamwork Englewood

 

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Nicole Johnson

 

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Exploring Potential Areas for Economic Development in Englewood

 

 

 

 

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LearnLong Institute

 

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Scott Leodis

 

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Lifelong Learning in Chicago

 

 

 

 

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Standberry Christian Academy

 

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Herman Standberry

 

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Workforce Development and Community Center

 

 

 

 

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The Steans Center (DePaul)

 

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Howard Rosing

 

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CBO Partners across Chicago

 

 

 

Winter 12-13

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Lakeview Action Coalition

 

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Hannah Gelder

 

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Mapping affordable housing in Chicago

 

 

 

 

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Institute of Cultural Affairs

 

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Seva Gandhi

 

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Frequency of sustainable initiatives in Chicago, IL community areas: green business, economic development, recycling, and community gardens

 

 

 

 

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Latino Policy Forum

 

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Natalie Vesga

 

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Spatial distributions of outreach beneficiaries and fair housing issues

 

 

 

 

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Latino Policy Forum

 

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Savannah Clement

 

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Comparing foreclosure rates to Latino populations by Chicago community areas

 

 

 

 

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Latino Policy Forum

 

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Isabel Anadon

 

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Tracking Latino population density and voting age population in Illinois

 

 

 

 

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Steans Center

 

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Sergio Elahi

 

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Mapping the Steans Center's partnered community based organizations

 

 

 

 

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Universidad Popular

 

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Isabela Gluszak

 

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Geographic analysis of participants served by Universidad Popular

 

 

 

Winter 11-12

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Bronzeville Visitor Information Center

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Norman Montgomery

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Mapping Community Assets in Bronzeville

 

 

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Enlace Chicago

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Luis Carrizales

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Moving Towards Revitalization and Safety: An Analysis of Little Village

 

 

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The Institute of Cultural Affairs

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Nina Winn; Seva Gandhi

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Accelerate 77: Accelerating Green Initiatives in Chicago's 77 Community Areas

 

 

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Camp Butterfly

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Toni Anderson

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Potential Green Spaces: In Proximity to Camp Butterfly

 

 

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DePaul's the Steans Center

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Howard Rosing

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Community Gardens throughout Humboldt Park, Rogers Park, and Little Village

 

 

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Cook County Animal and Rabies Control

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Donna Alexander

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The Prevention of Rabies in Cook County: Combining Education and Action through a Low-Cost Mobile Vaccination Clinic

 

 

Winter 10-11

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Housing Action Illinois

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Gianna Baker

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Housing Action Illinois Membership Coverage*

 

 

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Chicago Fair Trade

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Nancy Jones

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Fair Trade Institutions and Outlets by Chicago Community Areas

 

 

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Enlace Chicago

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Jaime de Leon

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Transportation in Little Village: Why People Move The Way They Do

 

 

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Enlace Chicago

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Simone Alexander

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Spatial Representations of Emergency Food Assistance in the Little Village and Pilsen Communities

 

 

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center

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Alejandro Luis Molina

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Fresh Produce and Health Care Access in Humboldt Park

 

 

Autumn 10-11

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Enlace Chicago

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Jaime de Leon

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Bikes, Bikers and Infrastructure: Solving Congestion Problems by Getting People Rolling (on Two Wheels)

 

 

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center

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Alejandro Luis Molina

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Spatial Representation of Humboldt Park Community & Nutritional Assets

 

 

Spring 09-10

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Enlace Chicago

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Jaime de Leon

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Little Village Transit Assessment

 

 

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Puerto Rican Cultural Center

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Alejandro Luis Molina

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Humboldt Park's Health & Wellness Resources

 

 

Winter 08-09

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Black Metropolis (Bronzeville Visitor Information Center)

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Harold Lucas

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Public Art as Economic Investment: A Case-Study for Bronzeville

 

 

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Andersonville Development Corporation

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Sara Dinges

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Mapping the Andersonville Business District

 

 

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Community Organization for Obesity Prevention (CO-OP) Humboldt Park

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Howard Rosing at Steans Center

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Health Initiative and Federal Funding Assessment of Humboldt Park and Lincoln Park Schools

 

 

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Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

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Marisol Becerra

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Environmental Justice: Mapping Coal Power Plants in Illinois and Chicago*

 

 

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Illinois Action for Children

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Marcia Stoll

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Access to Child Care in Cook County*

 

 

Spring 07-08

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Chicago Federation of Labor Workers Assistance Committee

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Judy Lai

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CFL and the Book Camp Way to Succeed

 

 

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Fair Trade Chicago

Contact

Nancy Jones

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Chicago Fair Trade outlets

 

 

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DePaul Institute for Housing Studies

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Brian Guyer

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Subsidized Housing Spatial Study*

 

 

Autumn 07-08

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Chicagoland Bicycle Federation

Contact

Mike Erickson

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Mapping Bicycle Crash Sites in Chicagoland

 

 

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Community Organization for Obesity Prevention (CO-OP) Humboldt Park

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Miguel Angel Morales 

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Access to Nutritious Foods and Economic Inequity

 

 

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Chicago Federation of Labor Workers Assistance Committee

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Kristen Roberts

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Community ESL (English as a Second Language) Center

 

 

Winter 06-07

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DePaul Steans Center

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Howard Rosing 

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Mapping Steans Center Project Sites

 

 

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Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)

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Lara M Jones 

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Cook County Nutrition Program Mapping Project

 

 

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Office of Catholic Schools at the Archdiocese of Chicago (OCS)

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Dr. Daniel Foertsch

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Mapping Catholic Schools and Their Families

 

 

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DePaul Environmental Science Program

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Kim Frye

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Lincoln Park Tree Health Study*

 

 

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DePaul Department of Geography

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Sungsoon Hwang

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Burn Center Coverage in the United States

 

 

* proposed by students

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