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Remaking the City

Introducing information science students to the technological challenges faced by community organizations in New York City.

Technology is an essential but fragile link in the infrastructure of many community organizations, which are often volunteer-driven and resource-limited. In this workshop-based course, masters students at Cornell Tech partner with community organizations to identify and address their immediate technology needs through collectively designed solutions. From the community partners’ perspective, this course provides an opportunity not only to satisfy short-term needs but also to develop a long-term vision for technology within their mission. Students expand their first-hand understanding of who will be using their technologies, the social and organizational contexts of technology use and the potential role of technology in meeting the challenges facing the city and its inhabitants.

Grant type: Development (2018-19)

Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Arts, Communication, Media and Design; Children, Youth, Seniors and Families

The Team

  • Tapan Parikh, Department of Information Science

    Cornell Tech

  • Deborah Estrin, Department of Computer Science

    Cornell Tech

  • Jane Swanson, Community and Government Relations

    Cornell Tech

  • Community partner:  Cornell Cooperative Extension of New York City
  • Community partner:  Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
  • Community partner:  City Councilman Ben Kallos
  • Community partner:  Long Island City Partnership

In the News

JUNE 12, 2018 
Milstein program names faculty director at Cornell Tech
– College of Arts & Sciences website

MAY 16, 2018 
Two named 2018 Kaplan Faculty Fellows for service-learning work
– Cornell Chronicle


Engaged Curriculum Grants

Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.

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