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Looking back: The Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence
 The Alonzo A. Crim Center for Urban Educational Excellence, initially housed in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, was created in 1996 to provide a city-wide laboratory for the development of excellence in urban
education. The center, currently located on the third floor of the College of Education building (30 Pryor St., Atlanta), seeks to bring together faculty who are interested in conducting research and provide services to schools in urban school systems. The center's namesake, Alonzo A. Crim, served as superintendent of the Atlanta Public School System for 15 years and was instrumental in helping desegregate Atlanta schools. He was recommended by teacher and civil rights activist Benjamin E. Mays for the superintendent position, and established the Chair of the Benjamin E. Mays Professor of Urban Leadership at Georgia State University.
The Crim Center continues to co-sponsor the annual Benjamin E. Mays Lecture, which is intended to encourage the discussion of issues facing urban educational
leaders through a series of symposia, conferences and lectures. Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi and a peace activist in South Africa, will be this year's speaker.
The 22nd annual Benjamin E.
Mays Lecture is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Georgia State University Speaker's
Auditorium (44 Courtland St., Atlanta).
For more information about Gandhi and the Mays Lecture, click here.Photo caption: Alonzo A. Crim, former superintendent of the Atlanta Public School System |
Upcoming Events in the College of Education
Research Wednesdays Speaker Series
September 29, 2010
12 noon
College of
Education, Room 1030
30 Pryor Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Presenter: Paul DiGirolamo
Topic: Geographic information systems
Paul DiGirolamo received his bachelor's degree from Emory University and his master's degree in geography from Georgia State University. In his work for the Atlanta Regional Commission, he has been involved in geographic information systems projects that deal with many aspects of planning in a rapidly growing region. In addition, he currently teaches beginning and intermediate GIS skills to approximately 100 local government staff each year.
Research Wednesdays is held every Wednesday of the month. An
RSVP is required to attend this event. To confirm your attendance, please
contact Erin Whitney in the COE's Educational Research Bureau at (404) 413-8090
or ewhitney@gsu.edu.
For more information on DiGirolamo and the college's Research Wednesdays
Speaker Series, click here.
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A Distinguished Research Professor Award is given to a faculty member to support his or her research, including graduate assistantships, materials and equipment, or travel to conduct research. This award ensures the retention of our faculty and determines our future success.
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