Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  > Inside Tulane  The University of Michigan's first dream.DETROIT installment, Art and Urban Development in Detroit. dream.DETROIT is a year-long community development project. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." — Teddy Roosevelt    Schedule > Roosevelt Home > Tulane > Schedule Your name: Your email: Recipient's name: Recipient's email: Message: roosevelt@tulane collaborating to build communities of opportunity fri.nov.31 7-9pm opening reception @ Robert C. Cudd Hall   keynote. Dr. Edward Blakely, Executive Director of the Office of Disaster and Recovery Administration     sat.dec.1 9:00-9:45am welcome breakfast @ Kendall Cram Rm, Lavin-Bernick Center                         Lauren Elliott, Director of The Tulane Roosevelt Institution Danny Townsend, Challenge Coordinator, Responsible Community Development, The Roosevelt Institution     10:00-:11:45 policy on location   affordable housing @ the future site of The Preserve, a mixed-income complex education nexus @ Sophie B. Wright Middle School                                     sustainable development @ tba   12:00-1:00 lunch   “Building Communities of Opportunity: Race, Justice, and the Politics of People” Caitlin Howarth, Director of Operations, The Roosevelt Institution   1:15-2:15 track panels                   affordable housing Gerald Cloud, Project Director, ACORN New Orleans James Perry, Director, Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Angela Patterson, UNITY New Orleans, Welcome Home Pamela Callahan, Senior Housing Manager for the UNITY Welcome Home team Pat Simon, the Housing Link Manager, UNITY                   education Loren Blanchard, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and Multicultural Affairs for the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Katrena Ndang, United Teachers of New Orleans Sarah Burgess, United Teachers of New Orleans Sharon Clark, Principal, Sophie B. Wright Middle School Linda McKee, Teacher Preparation and Certification Program at Tulane                                       sustainable development Patrick Haughey, PH.D, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies and Planning Degree, in the School or Urban Planning and Regional Studies at the University of New Orleans. Donna D. Fraiche, Member of Board of Directors, Louisiana Recovery Authority     2:30-3:30 roundtable discussions   3:45-4:15 plenary debrief   4:30-5:15 policywriting & leadership workshops   5:30-5:45 closing                           Brian Levy, Southern Regional Coordinator Danny Townsend, Challenge Coordinator, Responsible Community Development           rsvp to Lauren Elliot lauren.p.elliott@gmail.com 404.849.7618   or register online at http://tulane.rooseveltinstitution.org/collaborativeconference     Sponsors:   The Roosevelt Institution Newcomb-Tulane College Tulane University Honors Program Tulane University Center for Public Service     Driving Directions: http://tulane.edu/tulane/about/visiting/driving.cfm     Campus Map: http://tulane.edu/tulane/about/visiting/uptown-campus-map.cfm Reception: Robert C. Cudd Hall - building # 8 Conference: Lavin-Bernick Center - building #29   Parking:   In parking lot: Diboll Center (building #103) * Free after 7pm on Friday, free on weekends   On-campus street: metered parking McAlister Dr. (one way from Freret St.) Newcomb Pl. (one way from Willow St.)   Off-campus street: The Tulane Campus is in a residential setting, and unmetered parking may be found along these nearby streets: St. Charles (close to the reception) Broadway Zimple Newcomb Blvd Burthe Maple Be sure to note any zoned areas; many of these residential streets have zoned parking areas.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359