Summer 2020 Task Forces

Seventeen Occidental students worked on six task forces with joint faculty-city leadership on the following issues.

further research.

Disaggregating LGBTQIA+ Data:

Draw on the best practices of other cities and new data sources to improve measures of impact, inclusion, and representation of LGBTQIA+ Angelenos in city services.

John Hammer ’21 McClaran Shirley ’22, Maggie Smart-

Alejo Maggini ’22

Intergenerational Poverty through the Lens of Student Homelessness:

pollutants and emissions.

Conduct a macroanalysis of the determinants of intergenerational poverty with a focus on the relationship between homeless students’ environment and their educational outcomes.

Jack Fernandes ’20, Micah Kirscher ’20, and Kyler Parris ’22

Community Development Block Grant:

Map the past seven years’ worth of projects funded by the Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program.

Stephanie Oyolu ’22

Life on Land:

Help enhance the LA City Biodiversity Index to determine current industry benchmarks, create key recommendations for the next report revision, and provide insights for

Jackson Caudle ’21, Hope Hendry ’21, McCabe ’20, and Snigdha Suvarna ’20

Healthy Indoor Environments to Live, Work, and Play:

Analyze types of indoor air quality and energy efficiency solutions that can be supported by city programs with strong ROI and effective reduction of Wafa Abedin ’21, Caroline Diamond ’22,

Julia Eubanks ’22, Oli Vorster ’22, and Nancy Zhou ’22

SDG Community Index and Storytelling:

Build up the current database of SDG activities by sourcing organizations, projects, and people that are advancing the SDGs in Los Angeles.

Zachary Goodwin ’21