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Programs & Projects : Urban Planning & Design, Tucson

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Oracle Area Revitalization Project &
The Arizona Blue Chip Program

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What is Blue Chip

What is Blue Chip

The Arizona Blue Chip Program is a 4 year co-curricular leadership education experience designed to help students gain self-awareness and an awareness of the world around them

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Blue Chip’s Mission

Blue Chip’s Mission

To build leaders who make a difference, and we believe everyone has the responsibility to engage in leadership to make the world a better place.

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PHASES

PHASES

§ Phase I: Engage

§ Phase II: Learn

§ Phase III: Practice

§ Phase IV: Lead

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Thematic Leadership

Thematic Leadership

§ Arts Theme- focuses on self-awareness, open-mindedness, creativity, and vision through the arts as a form of leadership development.

§ Global Theme- focuses on understanding, appreciating, and advocating for ALL people of ALL cultures.

§ Social Entrepreneurial Theme- Using business principals for social causes.

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Thematic Leadership

Thematic Leadership

Service Theme- focuses on understanding and contributing to the local and global community through service initiatives and social change activities

Eco Theme- focuses on appreciating and relishing in the natural environment and learning leadership skills through synchronicity with nature and the outdoors.

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Partnerships

Partnerships

§ Pima Residence Hall- Blue Chip Living Learning Community

§ University of Wollongong Black Opal Leadership Exchange- Australia

§ Pima Leadership Institute

§ Paradise Valley PEAK Leadership Transfer Program

§ Community Partners- OARP, Girl Scouts, Nature Conservancy, Pima County Community Justice Boards, Arizona Academy for Leadership

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PHASE II
Case Competition

PHASE II
Case Competition

§ Purpose- to help create current change with residents during the revitalization plan

§ OARP will formulate case study questions

§ Teams of 3-4 will research and propose possible solutions to the questions

§ Students will be trained by OARP staff and work closely with residents to learn about community issues and its assets

§ Case Competition will take place on April 24th

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PHASE IV ART’S
MERIDIAN PROJECT

PHASE IV ART’S
MERIDIAN PROJECT

§ Goal: To collect a written and visual representation of the Oracle Area’s oral history

§ Projects

§ Develop a video of current memories and oral history from past and present residence

§ Design and distribute poster’s displaying oral history

§ Plan and have an event to reveal project and celebrate the history of the Oracle Area

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§ Video- Project will start at the TPAC events on Nov. 8th and 9th

§ Posters- to be put along streets, at bus stops, and restaurants

§ Event- 50’s sock hop event next semester

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Thank you!

Thank you!

§ If you have any questions please feel free to contact Tina Neil, Director of The Arizona Blue Chip Program

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