UCARE  Newsletter   Spring  2010  

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Meet  the  Interns  

Meet  the  Interns  

The  New  Spring  2010  UCARE  Interns  

The  UCARE  interns  of  Spring  2010  come  from  a  variety  of  backgrounds,  majors,  concentrations  and  interests.  The  current  interns  represent  students  from  the  School  of  Arts  and  Sciences  and  the  School  of  Architecture.  The  Spring  2010  UCARE  Interns  have  been  working  on  a  wide  variety  of  projects  and  initiatives  that  are  forming  and  

facilitating  the  growth  of  the  organization.  Some  projects  include  spreading  awareness  of  UCARE,  working  on  the  Slave  Memorial  Initiative,  doing  research  on  racial  issues  in  the  Charlottesville  area,  and  developing  programs  to  include  local  high  school  students  and  their  dialogues  of  race.    

This  Spring  UCARE  is  proud  to  announce  six  interns:  Robin  Proebsting,  Colleen  Wolfe,  Ishraga  Eltahir,  Arley  Arrington,  Yonji  Kim,  and  Florette  King.  

Slave  Memorial    Focus  Groups  

 

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Robin  Proebsting  is  a  2nd  year  graduate  student  majoring  in  Planning  (MUEP).  She  is  working  on  researching  current  and  historic  policies  at  the  UVa  Medical  Center,  including  the  legacy  of  disparity  and  promotion  at  the  hospital,  and  access  and  privacy  issues.  Her  goal  is  to  produce  and  issue  outlines  of  her  findings.    

Colleen  Wolfe  is  a  1st  year  graduate  student  working  on  her  Masters  in  Urban  and  Environmental  Planning.  She  is  currently  working  on  compiling  research  about  the  racial  landscape  of  UVa  and  the  surrounding  community.    Her  goal  is  to  bring  all  this  research  together  in  one  place  and  to  make  it  easily  and  publicly  accessible.  She  hopes  to  be  able  to  develop  some  creative  distribution  materials  that  will  direct  people  in  the  community  to  this  resource  

Ishraga  Eltahir  is  a  3rd  year  majoring  in  Political  and  Social  Thought  &  African  and  African  American  Studies.  She  is  working  on  a  project  in  conjunction  with  Student  Council,  to  raise  awareness  about  the  

history  of  UVA  as  it  relates  to  slavery.  In  addition,  she  is  working  toward  having  a  memorial  to  commemorate  the  enslaved  laborers  who  helped  with  the  construction  of  the  university.  Beyond  that  Ishraga  is  working  with  other  students  and  Madison  House  to  better  help  prepare  student  volunteers  who  go  into  Charlottesville.  She  wants  to  research  student  housing  at  UVA  and  its  effect  on  the  Charlottesville  community.  Her  goal  would  be  to  see  a  more  prominent  memorial  on  grounds  for  the  enslaved  laborers,  and  a  better  understanding  for  students  of  the  disparities  that  exist  and  are  created  by  their  presence  in  Charlottesville.  

Arley  Arrington  is  a  3rd  Year  majoring  in  Urban  &  Environmental  Planning.  She  is  currently  helping  Frank  Dukes  with  the  Race  &  Repair  Class,  doing  basic  administrative  tasks,  and  as  the  groups  begin  to  solidify  their  projects,  and  plug  them  into  the  existing  UCARE  projects.    She  is  working  on  planning  a  

Dialogue  on  Race  at  the  local  high  school,  and  possibly  middle  school.    Her  goal  is  to  work  with  teachers  and  faculty  who  have  already  begun  efforts  to  create  a  dialogue  for  Charlottesville  students.      

Yonji  Kim  is  a  2nd  year  in  global  Development  Studies.  She  is  interested  in  social  justice  issues  and  loves  contributing  to  her  community.  She  is  currently  a  Marketing/Communications  Project  Intern  with  Florette  King.  Together,  they  work  on  increasing  awareness  among  the  UVA  student  body  of  UCARE  and  its  goals  through  networking  and  technology.    

Florette  King  is  currently  a  3rd  year  major  in  Sociology  and  Global  Development.  She  is  currently  working  with  Yonji  Kim  on  spreading  the  vision,  message  and  goals  of  UCARE.  She  is  working  on  a  resource  database  and  website  development.  Her  goal  is  to  get  the  University  Community  to  learn  about  the  many  racial  disparities  in  Charlottesville  and  actively  combat  them.    

 

 

Florette  King  Yonji  Kim  

Ishraga  Eltahir  

                          Colleen  Wolfe  

Robin  Proebsting  

Arley  Arrington  

 

 

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Slave  Memorial  Initiative  and  Focus  Groups  

 

As  a  part  of  the  initiative  to  include  a  slave  memorial  at  the  University  of  Virginia,  UCARE  along  with  Student  Council  is  holding  focus  groups  to  hear  what  students,  faculty,  and  community  members  have  to  say.  UCARE  views  this  as  a  good  way  to  not  only  inform  people  about  the  memorial  and  gain  insight  from  the    Charlottesville,  but  also  to  spread  the  organizations  name  to  the  UVA  community.  We  are  holding  these  focus  groups  over  several  weeks  to  ensure  that  we  can  have  a  wide  spectrum  of  people  attend  these  events.  Here  is  the  information:  

 

Be  a  part  of  UVA  history!  Contribute  your  thoughts  and  ideas  for  a  memorial  to  commemorate  the  enslaved  laborers  who  were  an  integral  part  of  UVA's  past.  We  want  to  know  what  you  think  an  appropriate  memorial  would  look  like,  where  it  should  be  located,  and  how  you  think  it  will  affect  the  university  community.  This  is  your  chance  to  speak  

candidly,  and  really  have  a  voice  in  this  effort.  All  opinions  and  points  of  view  welcome!

This  is  a  one  time  and  one-­‐hour  commitment,  and  refreshments  will  be  served.

>  Friday  April  16th,  11am-­‐12pm  (@  Newcomb  Room  481)  <  

>  Tuesday  April  20th,  2-­‐3pm  (@  Newcomb  Room  389)  <  

>  Wednesday  April  21th,  12-­‐1pm  (@  Newcomb  Room  481)  <  

>  Saturday  April  24th,  4:30-­‐5:30pm  (@  Newcomb  Board  Room  on  4th  floor)  <  

For more information, contact iae9d@virginia.edu