EVENT: Warner School Forum on Children's Zone

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the Gowen Room of Wilson Commons on the University's River Campus.

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public, but registration is required. Contact Janet Moore at (585) 275-9929.

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Presentation on "Becoming Part of the Community Development Process: The Rochester Children's Zone" with Jana Carlisle, chief planning officer for the Rochester City School District. Second in a series of Urban Teaching and Leadership Forums sponsored by the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester.

Rochester Children's Zone is an initiative for northeast Rochester where Schools 6, 8, 9, 22, 36, and 45 are located. The area is home to more than 2,600 children and has the city's highest rates of poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and crime.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.rochester.edu/warner or call (585) 275-9929.

About the University of Rochester

The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation’s leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College, School of Arts and Sciences, and Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

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