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Youth Recommend Improvements in Schools

Over the years 2003-2008, the Amy Kohlberg Quinlan Internship Program sponsored by the USF Collaborative for Children, Families and Communities offered teens research-oriented summer internships to study ways to improve the quality of youth development in their communities. As the school year winds to a close, we want to re-cap some of their suggestions for enhancing effective education [more]

Jazz Professor, Composer Awarded One of the Most Prestigious Academic Recognitions in the World

Chuck Owen is the only Guggenheim Fellow in 2009 from a Florida university [more]

Mission-Driven Sustainability: Art Programs for Recreation, Support and Revenue Generation [read more about it]

The project goals were to design and conduct three Recreational Art Programs (RAPs) for children with emotional and behavioral problems, provide support for parents of these children, and to generate funds for the Hillsborough County Chapter of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (FFCMH) through the sale of calendars with the children's artwork.

Each RAP would include 35 children and be a half-day in duration. Two, trained art therapists will facilitate programs. Drawing will be used to produce a Federation of Families calendar. Social receptions will be held following the RAPs to encourage parents and siblings to view the children's artwork and provide an opportunity for parents to join FFCMH.

The project evaluation will include children's and parent's assessments, and interviews with collaboration organizations to review suggestions and strengths. The third and final RAP was held in West Tampa in January 2003; there will be an auction of the children's artwork in May of 2003.