Institute for Social Capital Events 2008-Present
One of the goals of the Institute for Social Capital is to create community dialogue around issues such as social capital, children’s well-being, data sharing, university-community partnerships, interdisciplinary research, and community accountability – and other topics related to ISC. The following upcoming ISC events present locally or nationally recognized speakers to engage agency representatives, university researchers, and the community at large.
Upcoming Events:
Friday, October 2, 2009, 8:00am-1:00pm - Second Annual Research Symposium in Room 105, Bioinformatics, UNC Charlotte.
Past Events:
Thursday, May 21, 2009, 1:00pm-5:00pm - A "Hands-on" Community Research Workshop in Room 376, College of Health and Human Services, UNC Charlotte.
May 20, 2008, 2:00-5:30 p.m. - The First Annual Institute for Social Capital Research Symposium in Room 281, College of Health and Human Services, UNC Charlotte.
The First Annual Institute for Social Capital Research Symposium represented the official “launch” of the pilot ISC Community Database and included presentations on projects utilizing shared data from the database. The pilot ISC Community Database currently combines data records from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department, and Communities in Schools.
The Research Symposium featured the following presentations: