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Urban Studies

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Programs faculty & staff

Sally Noble 

Executive Director and Program Officer, Chicago Programs

snoble@acm.edu

Provides academic and administrative oversight of the three ACM Chicago Programs, including managing budgets, establishing and sustaining relationships with campus faculty and administrators, and ensuring quality in program development and assessment. Works with ACM leadership and college advisory committees in defining and implementing Association programs and policies.

Dave Amrein 

Director, Chicago Arts Program

damrein@acm.edu

Administers all aspects of the Chicago Arts Program, which includes oversight of teaching, curriculum development, internship placement and supervision, community outreach, and student mentorship, as well as maintaining a teaching assignment in the various program components.

Robyne Hart 

Director, Business, Entrepreneurship, & Society Program

rhart@acm.edu

Administers all aspects of the Business, Entrepreneurship & Society Program, which includes curriculum development, oversight of the internship component, advising of independent study options, as well as maintaining a teaching assignment in the various program components.

Mary Scott-Boria 

Director, Urban Studies Program

msboria@acm.edu

Administers all aspects of the Chicago Urban Studies Program, which includes curriculum development and supervision of teaching faculty and internship coordinator, as well as maintaining a teaching assignment in the various program components. Works with office staff to house students in community precepts.

Dorothy Burge 

Internship Coordinator & Faculty, Urban Studies Program

dburge@acm.edu

Administers all aspects of the internship component for the Urban Studies Program, which includes internship placement and supervision, community outreach, and student mentorship.  Maintains a teaching assignment in the various components, which includes curriculum development and advising of independent study options.

 

Darlene Gramigna 

Adjunct Instructor, Urban Studies Program

Works as a Preceptor in the Urban Studies Program and guides students in developing Independent Study Projects.

Melissa Hayes 

Adjunct Instructor, Business, Entrepreneurship, & Society Program

Teaches in the Business, Entrepreneurship, & Society Seminar and Practicum courses and guides students in developing Independent Study Projects.

Salim Muwakkil 

Adjunct Instructor, Urban Studies Program

Leads one of the Urban Studies Seminars.

Martina Nehrling 

Adjunct Instructor, Chicago Arts Program

Teaches in the Chicago Arts Seminar and Workshop courses and guides students in developing Independent Study Projects


 

Julie Ruano

Business Manager, Chicago Programs

jruano@acm.edu

Assists the Executive Director in budget management and financial reporting for the Chicago Programs, manages the office and student housing, and provides administrative support to the Chicago Programs faculty and staff.

Jessica Adelman

Administrative Assistant & Internship Associate, Chicago Programs

jadelman@acm.edu

Assists in placing students at internship sites and helps manage the student internship component of the programs throughout the semester.  Also provides administrative and office support to the Chicago Programs faculty and staff.

Emily Gaul 

Program Associate

egaul@acm.edu

Acts as the primary contact for students during the application process, and provides assistance to program staff during the program.  Works with all domestic programs (including Chicago Programs, Newberry Seminar in the Humanities, and Oak Ridge Science Semester) along with ACM programs in Botswana and Tanzania.

Urban Studies

Sophie Johnson The ACM Urban Studies program was the best thing I did for myself in my life. I thought I just wanted to get into a city for a while for a change of pace, but I ended up learning so much about race, class, and urban politics that I changed the very direction of my life. Since doing Urban Studies, I've worked at the local newspaper in my college town, The Nation Magazine, and am completing my first year as a Teach for America Corps member in New Orleans. None of this would have been possible without the Urban Studies program. It was hands-down the most life-shaping experience I've ever had, and I'll be forever grateful.

—Sophie Johnson, Chicago Urban Studies, Fall 2006

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