In this issue.... Summer URBAN STUDIES Opportunities Still Available Fall Conference Will be on Middle East; Oct. 17-18, 2003 2003-2004 Civitas Calendar to be Released Next Week New SEARCH capabilities in our intranet site! Lack of Interest in "summer fun" New Poll

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Summer URBAN STUDIES Opportunities Still Available

Civitas will have its second Urban Studies institute this summer. It will run from Monday, July 7 - Friday, July 18.

The focus of this year's institute will be on "urban sprawl." This is the phenomena whereby urban communities expand their geographic area at a much higher rate than their population. As a result, people are more spread out, metropolitan areas are further dotted with "box stores," more miles are driven, and "neighborliness" is reduced.

St. Louis is unique in that the problem is exacerbated by the existence of over ninety separate municipalities in St. Louis County alone. In the institute, we will explore the concept of government consolidation leading to possible better urban planning.

The sessions will run for two weeks from 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM, with the possibility of Wednesdays off. Students will be paid a stipend for participating in the program. We want to line up all interested students shortly. If you are interested, please E-Mail us using the link below.

• Link to sign-up for Urban Studies program.

	Fall Conference Will be on Middle East; Oct. 17-18, 2003
Having conducted a poll of our readers and consulted with students, teachers, and Friends of Civitas, we have decided that the topic for our Fall Conference in 2003 will be the Middle East. It will be held October 17-18 at the Clayton Radisson Hotel. We chose the Middle East because so many current political, cultural, and economic issues are facing the citizens and countries in the Middle East. It also has become the region of the world where the United States is trying to exercise its influence in a most controversial manner. We will have more information on the conference including a link to the application form in June. Feel free at this time to let us know if you would like to make any suggestions about the conference.

	2003-2004 Civitas Calendar to be Released Next Week
The preliminary version of the 2003-2004 Civitas calendar will be released with next week's e- newsletter. We have more activities planned than ever before, including far more emphasis on Urban Studies and other domestic policy issues in the Spring. Included will be two major conferences and several other new special events. There will be NO high school activities scheduled for school days. This is a change. We ask that when teachers and students review the calendar they check it against their school calendars for next year. We want to take actions now to prevent conflicts with school events. We cannot avoid all such problems, but we certainly can change certain dates so that they do not conflict with obligations that students at a number of schools have. No events are scheduled to conflict with SAT or ACT college admissions tests.

	New SEARCH capabilities in our intranet site!
Many of our readers have used our intranet site (www.civitasassociates.intranets.com) to participate in our polls, on-line discussions, and for announcement. We have some important material in the Documents section of the web site. We will be adding considerably more in coming months. In the meantime, we have now added an important search capability to the document section. When you go to the Documents section, simply click on the "advanced search" section and make sure to check the Search contents of file attachments box. You will then have access to the entire text of all of our documents. We will have more information about this feature as we approach the 2003-2004 school year. • Link to Intranet Web Site

	Lack of Interest in "summer fun"
We congratulate Michelle Riley on trying to organize summer activities for students who have participated in Civitas activities. Unfortunately, there was not enough of a positive response to her offerings to make a go of it. So, regrettably, we have to announce that the program is being canceled. Maybe we'll have better luck next summer!

	New Poll
By an overwhelming majority, the response to last week's poll was that the Cardinals should not trade J.D. Drew for a top-quality relief pitcher. Our questions for this week: In general, which do you think is best for a student who has had a poor academic school year? a) Summer School b) A summer off from school c) Not Sure • Link to Poll

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