Barry Checkoway
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Barry Checkoway is a Professor of Social Work
and Professor of Urban Planning
at the University of Michigan School of Social Work
. Checkoway is internationally renowned for his contributions to the field of youth studies
, particularly focusing on community youth development
. He is a past recipient of the University of Michigan's Regents' Award for Distinguished Public Service.
, and was a visiting scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Hebrew University of Jerusalem
. He is also the founding director of the Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning.
At the beginning of the Clinton administration Checkoway worked closely with officials to develop the Corporation for National Service, particularly on the AmeriCorps
and Learn and Serve America
programs. He is director of one of the state of Michigan's first AmeriCorps programs, the Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program. Checkoway has also chaired the University of Michigan Task Force on Community Service Learning.
Barry Checkoway is engaged in a sustained effort to reach out to the City of Detroit. His efforts and the work of his students touch the lives of thousands of Detroit-area residents, including community-based public health programs, strategic planning and project development with Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, and participation and planning for low-income neighborhoods.
Social work
Social Work is a professional and academic discipline that seeks to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of an individual, group, or community by intervening through research, policy, community organizing, direct practice, and teaching on behalf of those afflicted with poverty or any real or...
and Professor of Urban Planning
Urban planning
Urban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
at the University of Michigan School of Social Work
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. Checkoway is internationally renowned for his contributions to the field of youth studies
Youth studies
Youth studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to the study of the development, history, culture, psychology, and politics of youth. The field studies not only specific cultures of young people, but also their relationships, roles and responsibilities throughout the larger societies...
, particularly focusing on community youth development
Community youth development
Community youth development, or CYD, is a philosophy emphasizing the uniquely symbiotic nature of youth development to community development by situating the two practices in a common framework...
. He is a past recipient of the University of Michigan's Regents' Award for Distinguished Public Service.
Biography
Checkoway has taught at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, and was a visiting scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J...
. He is also the founding director of the Edward Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning.
At the beginning of the Clinton administration Checkoway worked closely with officials to develop the Corporation for National Service, particularly on the AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is a U.S. federal government program that was created under President Bill Clinton by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 and later expanded by 50 percent under President George W. Bush...
and Learn and Serve America
Learn and Serve America
Learn and Serve America is a United States government program under the authority of the Corporation For National and Community Service. Its mission is to provide opportunities for students nation-wide to participate in service learning projects, and to gain valuable experience while helping...
programs. He is director of one of the state of Michigan's first AmeriCorps programs, the Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program. Checkoway has also chaired the University of Michigan Task Force on Community Service Learning.
Barry Checkoway is engaged in a sustained effort to reach out to the City of Detroit. His efforts and the work of his students touch the lives of thousands of Detroit-area residents, including community-based public health programs, strategic planning and project development with Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, and participation and planning for low-income neighborhoods.
Awards
- "Best Feature Award." Journal of the American Planning AssociationAmerican Planning AssociationThe American Planning Association is a professional organization representing the field of city and regional planning in the United States. The APA was formed in 1978 when two separate professional planning organizations, the American Institute of Planners and the American Society of Planning...
. - University of Michigan's Regents' Award for Distinguished Public Service.
External links
- Youth and Community - Checkoway's program at U. of M.