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CONGRATULATING TERESA C?RDOVA'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO'S GREAT CITIES INSTITUTE
WHEREAS, Dr. Teresa C?rdova is the Director of the Great Cities Institute (GCI) at the University of Illinois at Chicago; and
WHEREAS, UIC's Great Cities Institute is a research hub for scholars, policymakers, and stakeholders who share an interest in finding answers to the question, "What can cities and regions do to make themselves into great places?"; and
WHEREAS, UIC's Great Cities Institute advances conversations on key issues as well as promoting community economic development strategies, providing data and technical assistance, facilitating collaboration and public engagement, assisting with mentorship, training and capacity building, conducting evaluations, policies and impact analyses; and
WHEREAS, Dr. C?rdova is also a Professor of Urban Planning and Policy in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA); and
WHEREAS, Dr. C?rdova received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkley, in 1986, her M.A. at the University of California, Berkeley, Sociology, 1979 and her B.A. at the University of Denver, Sociology, 1974; and
WHEREAS, Dr. C?rdova was also an elected and appointed member and chair of national, regional, and local boards, commissions, and steering committees of federal, regional, county and city governments, community development corporations, grassroots organizations, editorial boards, research centers, professional associations, planning organizations, policy groups, civic and advisory councils, coalitions, and campus committees; and
WHEREAS, Dr. C?rdova has been instrumental in affecting economic development policy and projects, the provision and design of infrastructure, local governance, and neighborhood change; and
WHEREAS, Dr. C?rdova approaches her work as a scholarship of engagement in which research, pedagogy, and service are integrated; and
WHEREAS, th...
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