CUP’s core staff supports the organization from day to day, but CUP projects are designed and implemented by teams of artists, designers, educators, activists, and researchers.
CUP and CUP teaching artist Douglas Paulson worked with students from College Now at Brooklyn College on an Urban Investigation about neighborhood financial services. Those students were: Roodlyne Vilsaint, Kimberly Saintelus, Maniza Pritila, Alyssa Lau, Cynthia Dunston, Tommi Ann Davis, Shannae Braham, Alexa Betancourt.
closeMaggie Acevedo and Edwin Rodriguez, from City-as-School, were part of the Water Underground crew in 2006.
closeCUP and CUP teaching artist Heidi Neilson worked with students from Lyons Community School in Brooklyn on “Air it Out,” a City Studies about NYC’s air pollution. Those students were Jonathan Bryant, Jordan Byrdsell, Monica Castro, Kamani Harrell, Elijah Harris, Devale Johnson, Marcell Lopez, Matthew Lopez, Jahquon Mackey, David Mahon, Lleymi Martinez, Shearod Meadows, Devante Mitchell, Isaiah Morales, Jayda Nadal, Isabel Negron, Andrew Ruiz, Francisco Santos, Ebanny Santiago, and Destiny Soto.
closeStudents from College Now at New Design High School and the Urban Assembly Academy of Government and Law who worked on an Urban Investigation about disaster preparedness. Those students were: Christy Chavez, Oscar Fermin, Diosa Melenciano, Rosa Melenciano, Christian Ogando, Christopher Santos, Jeffrey Salazar, Tajanay Sajous, Malik Tucker; with help from Magdiel Ciego, Kymani Hanley, and Danielle Hernandez.
closeA group of students in Big Brothers Big Sisters worked with the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) and CUP teaching artist Doug Paulson to find out how to make a change in public spaces.Those students were Brion Beaufort, Erick Cayo, Amy Ford, Marquise Mack, Aaron Modoo, Celina Muñoz, Macy Shields, Sharay Wade, and Jason Williams.
closeStudents from UASCJ worked on an Urban Investigation on noise pollution. Those students were Suma Akter, Yasmeen Almoflihi, Alia Arshad , Durdona Asrorova, Alexis Barcia, Iqra Bibi, Nihar Bibi, Jocelyn Calixto, Sarah Elhanafi, Turanoom Haque, Shakila Hoque, Samira Kuieam, Aisha Meah, Neelam Mohammad, Nida Niaz, Kamrun Nur, Tiffany Paciulla, Yamali Paternina, Mercedesz Peikert, Taquasha Perry, Jessica Ramirez, Imani Reese, Aileen Rojo, Hajrah Sajjad, Ulfat Shaheen, Sanya Shema, Monika Sobieszczuk, Rani Sonia, Barbara Yaroshevsky, Amna Zafar, and Razak Zonia.
closeLashawn, Brianna, and Jacqueline, from the St. John’s Recreation Center in Crown Heights, were part of the “What the Cell?” crew.
closeSarai Arroyo, Kharee Boyd, Lawrence Daise, Juan Garcia, Isaiah Ortiz, Dayhana Santos, Aldo Sorcia, Chun Fung (Ronex) Tse, Shadiq Williams, and Steven Mejas were all part of the Fast-Tracked Urban Investigation in 2011.
closeCUP worked with students from the Child School on a project about Roosevelt Island’s pneumatic garbage disposal system. Those students were: José Benítez, Charlie Brister-Ramírez, Freddy Domenech, James Patrick Escalante, Avery Fennick, Isaack Nudell, Matt Patterson, Stephen Purk, Isaiah Reed.
closeStudents from the Academy for Urban Planning in Mr. Sandoval’s 9th grade US History class worked with CUP on Field Guide to Federalism
closeStudents from the CUNY College Now program at Hostos Community College collaborated with CUP and Hatuey Ramos-Fermin on “Funky Fresh”. Those students were: Marberd Bernard, Brando Campos, Shanty Castillo, Misael Castro, Lissette De Jesus, Richard Heard, Isiah Jaime, Brandon Khirodhar, Inés Loja, Marimar Mantuano, Gregory Feliz Moquete, Xavier Pérez, Claudia Ramirez, Shimu Siddika, Chavonne Stokes, Katherine Taveras, and Nicole Ureña
closeCUP and CUP teaching artist Becky Slogeris worked with students from College Now at Hostos on “Get Money”, a City Studies project on financial aid. Those students were: Atreyu Aguilar, Elizabeth Samaroo, Junisha Tavarez, Ebony Lowery, Oscar Przezdziecki, Qiqi Mei, Ashlee Kelly, Pei Jun, Amory Gregory, Suilong Luo, Tamera Imhiavan, Alexis Mcdowell, Sanasa Kaba, Dacia Duncan, Dahlia Hatab, Ava Bryan, and Destiny Serulle
closeCUP and CUP teaching artist Cassie Thornton worked with students from College Now at Brooklyn College on an Urban Investigation about what it would take to make a big change on Grand Army Plaza. Those students were: Najilah Desravines, Rebecca Leger, Stephanie Camacho, Daniel Linton, Jessie Chen, Iseult Leger, Carolyn Henry-Williams, Khalila Blake, Lynn Dominick.
closeA group of students in Sarah Harrington’s ESL class at the Academy of Urban Planning worked with the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) and CUP teaching artist Chelsea Wagner to find out about fast food workers’ rights. Those students were Karla Alvarez, Shi-hao Chen, Miguel Collado, Cristofer Crisanto, Karla De la Cruz, Emiliana Diaz, Adonis Diaz Rodriguez, Tenzin Dolma, Maria Duran, Javier Estevez, Roberto Guzman, Arlenis Jiminez Cruz, Christopher Joaquin, Vanessa Juarez, Christian Macas, Crismeldy Maria, Nataly Maria, Javier Mateo, Edward Mejia, Jason Mendez, Angel Miguel Sanchez, Alexis Montenegro, Janet Muñoz, Melissa Ortiz, Jenny Palchizaca, Mayra Perez, Jonathan Perez, Merliny Reyes, Anthony Rodriguez, Wilmer Roman, Nashali Rosario, Freylin Santos, Leonardo Santos, and Cesar Vasquez.
closeCUP and CUP Teaching Artist Paul Sargent worked with students from Ms. Cardarelli’s advisory class at the Urban Assembly School for Criminal Justice on a project about surveillance. Those students were: Zarminaoy Akhmedova, Susie Alvarez, Nalyn Celestine, Evelyn Cordero, Marium Dar, Ashley Desil, Melissa Dominique, Hira Ghaffar, Kiram Imtiaz, Sara Iqbal, Alyssia King, Aisha Loane, Deeba Mazhar, Kelly Mishquiri, Shanel Montreuil, Lina Mubarez, Shanella Palmer, Tayyaba Rehman, Manahil Sami, Khadija Sarwar, Iqra Tariq.
closeStudents from the BCCP at Wingate Campus on the I Heart East New York Urban Investigation. The student participants were Ian Boyd, Thaddeus Cooke, Nayelly Escobar, Dionne Matthias, William Metellus, Gavin Noble, Isaiah Peeples, and Kendra Tull.
closeKristian Roberts, Joanna Pajuelo, Darnell Lubin, and Brian Garrido, all from City-as-School, collaborated with CUP and Helki Frantzen on “The Internet is Serious Business.”
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