http://mitatlawrence.net Service Learning in Lawrence, MA Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:04:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We chronicled the student experience of the Fall 2010 MIT@Lawrence Practicum through a series of blog posts on MIT CoLab Radio. Check them out at the links below: Taking Back Lawrence, Massachusetts: First Alleyways and Canals, Next Abandoned Residential Properties Students Discuss What it’s Like to Collaborate with ... http://mitatlawrence.net/index.php/fall-2010-practicum-blog-posts/ You can now view the bilingual final reports from both the Spring and Fall 2010 MIT@Lawrence Practicum courses online. Please find the Spring 2010 MIT@Lawrence Bilingual Practicum Report here. Please find the Fall 2010 MIT@Lawrence Bilingual Practicum Report here. http://mitatlawrence.net/index.php/2010-bilingual-practica-reports-available-online/ Check out Patricia Molina Costa's paper, Union Crossing: LCW and the Revitalization of Lawrence, MA. This paper explores the redevelopment of several 19th century mills into a mixed-used area in the city of Lawrence, MA, led by a local Community Development Corporation, Lawrence CommunityWorks (LCW). Patricia is a Fulbright Scholar who ... http://mitatlawrence.net/index.php/union-crossing-lcw-and-the-revitalization-of-lawrence-ma/ This semester, the Lawrence Practicum is focused on transforming abandoned properties into community assets. Students are investigating accountability with bank-owned properties, specifically in regards to maintenance on these foreclosed homes, and how real estate owned (REO) properties can generate revenue for the City of Lawrence. Building upon the strong relationship ... http://mitatlawrence.net/index.php/2010-lawrence-practicum-continues-mits-commitment-to-the-people-of-lawrence/ Join Lawrence CommunityWorks, Secretary Greg Bialecki and the City of Lawrence to celebrate the start of construction on Union Crossing.  Union Crossing is the redevelopment of an historic but underutilized complex of mill buildings along the Merrimack River into a thriving new neighborhood with housing, jobs and services for Lawrence families and ... http://mitatlawrence.net/index.php/join-lawrence-communityworks-for-union-crossings-groundbreaking/ Everett Mills Real Estate is looking for students to help them examine two redevelopment projects - the Everett Mill and the Stone Mill.  The Everett Mill is 525,000 square feet of mixed use/light industrial space, currently at 55% occupancy.  The Stone Mill is 100,000 square feet at 50% occupancy.  Everett ... http://mitatlawrence.net/index.php/looking-for-a-redevelopment-site-for-a-project-paper-or-thesis-opportunity-in-lawrence-ma/ In this essay MIT Activist Scholar and Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning Lorlene Hoyt uncovers the importance of universities and communities collaborating to solve modern urban problems. Hoyt has led a partnership between MIT and the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts since 2002.  Hoyt is a Faculty Affiliate at ... http://mitatlawrence.net/index.php/are-you-an-activist-scholar-you-are-not-alone/ “What do you do when an Italian energy conglomerate owns the alleyways, canals and dam of one of America’s earliest industrial cities … and the people of the city want those assetsback?” A poster advertising course 11.423: Information, Assets and the Immigrant City sparked controversy when it first appeared along the corridors ... http://mitatlawrence.net/index.php/what-do-you-do/ Marianna Leavy-Sperounis made this video in support of her Master's Thesis, "Manufacturing Recovery: A Networked Approach to Green Job Creation in Massachusetts Gateway Cities." Here she highlights the particular toll that the economic crisis has taken on the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, and the story of one resident who is interested ... http://mitatlawrence.net/index.php/manufacturing-recovery-a-networked-approach-to-green-job-creation-in-massachusetts-gateway-cities/ Check out DUSP alumnus Maggie Super-Church in this New England Cable News segment which reports from Lawrence, Massachusetts where two families, with two very different backgrounds are living side by side, and closing the economic gap. http://mitatlawrence.net/index.php/check-out-dusp-alumnus-maggie-super-church-on-necn/