[Community] [IMC] IMC Space

[Stewart Hicks]

I apologize that I wasn't able to get to the meeting tonight. The next  
week or so is quite busy with end of the year school business but  
Monday May 10th might work. Is that a time that would work for you all?


Stewart Hicks

Assistant Professor
University of Illinois
School of Architecture

Partner
Mitnick Roddier Hicks
www.mitnickroddierhicks.com






On Apr 25, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Chris Ritzo wrote:

> Stewart,
>
> We thank you for you reaching out to the UCIMC to explore a  
> potential partnership that would be of mutual benefit. We're always  
> working to expand our interaction with professors, classes,  
> students, and departments, and over the past year or two our  
> "Community Connections" working group has taken over a point of  
> contact role to connect folks like yourself with opportunites within  
> our organization. For example, this spring we coordinated a Learning  
> IN Community class who volunteered at UCIMC, and several Media  
> Studies interns earning course credit through their work with us.  
> Architecture seems like a great addition.
>
> In addition to the projects you mentioned, we have had some  
> discussion about the potential projects, needs, etc. that your  
> students might take on. At the IMC each working group has some area  
> of interest and autonomy, and come together for group decision- 
> making and consensus. In this case the potential projects cross into  
> the domain of several working groups, and they are copied on this  
> message.
>
> We would be pleased to meet with you to discuss our organizational  
> needs and how a partnership with you and the School of Architecture  
> could help address the needs and provide a meaningful, practical  
> community engagement experience for your students. Based on the  
> initial internal discussion we've had on this, we think there are  
> some unique design challenges for your students to get involved in.
>
> Our Community Connections group meets each Monday beginning at 5pm  
> at the IMC. This may be short notice for tomorrow, April 26, but if  
> you were able to come we could put this potential partnership on the  
> agenda. If there is a more convenient time for you, we could also  
> work with your schedule. Let us know and we'll look forward to  
> hearing from you.
>
> Best regards,
> Chris Ritzo
> UCIMC Community Connections
>
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Stewart Hicks  
> <stewart.h at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My name is Stewart Hicks and I am a designer and Assistant Professor  
> of Architecture at the University of Illinois. After visiting your  
> space a few times, it occured to me that you might benefit from some  
> well designed desks/shelves that could become a project for me and  
> some students. Our school does projects like this all the time, but  
> usually for things internal to the University. However, it might be  
> a great opportunity for you to gain some nice furniture and other  
> constructions, and for us to design and get experience for our  
> students. It might even be like a design/build studio that runs over  
> the summer. We also have access to some recycled material that could  
> be used in interesting new ways, cutting time and cost to a minimum.
>
> If you are interested in something like this please let me know. We  
> can discuss the particulars and I can show you some examples of what  
> I have in mind.
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
>
> Stewart Hicks
>
> Assistant Professor
> University of Illinois
> School of Architecture
>
> Partner
> Mitnick Roddier Hicks
> www.mitnickroddierhicks.com
>
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