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Upcoming SAVI Events
SAVI Data Literacy – Tell Stories with Data
This workshop teaches the next steps of persuasively communicating what you have learned afte...
March 17 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pmSAVI Data Literacy – Make Decisions with Data
March 31 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pmSAVI Data Literacy: Frame the Problem
Before you can begin using data to inform decisions, identify what you are trying to accompli...
April 7 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pmSAVI Data Literacy – SAVI Data, Tools, and Other Resources
April 14 at 2:30 pm - 4:30 pmThe Value of Place: How to Enhance your Teaching and Research with Free Mapping and Spatial Analysis Tools Webinar
This webinar showcases a range of powerful desktop and online mapping and spatial analysis tools, da...
April 16 at 1:00 pm
Latest News from SAVI
New Make Your Own Data Tool
We launched a new “Map your own data” tool to SAVI. It was developed for faith-based organizations as part of the Religion and Urban ...
SAVI Talks Indianapolis Racial Equity Report Card
On October 27, the SAVI Talks event will focus on the project, Indianapolis Racial Equity Report Card. This event will be a bit ...
Identifying Disparities in Arrest and Prosecution Data in Indianapolis
Polis is involved in a new cross-site study with The Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative through the Catalyst ...
SAVI Talks: Equity Report Card for City of Indianapolis
SAVE THE DATE: On October 27, our SAVI Talks event will share phase one findings for the project, Equity Report Card for City of ...
How is Indianapolis Doing?
We’ve started a new SAVI project, How Is Indianapolis Doing?, which will provide monthly updates on how the Indianapolis metro area is ...
Data and Drafts: High-Need, High-Paying Jobs
What does it mean to have “good job”? Over the past several months, WFYI reporter Sydney Dauphinais has dug into what it ...
Bangladesh visitors stop by Polis Center to learn about Encyclopedia of Indianapolis project
On August 2, The Polis Center hosted five visitors from Bangladesh traveling to the U.S. under the auspices of the U.S. Department of ...
Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Updates
The Polis Center updated the Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis with new content from the editorial team and continued work on new ...
Data & Drafts: Developing a Real-Time Eviction Tracker
On August 11, in collaboration with WFYI Public Media, the Indianapolis Public Library-Central, and Sun King Brewing, Polis Interim ...
A Decade of Decline: College-Going Rates in Central Indiana
On July 20, Polis published a new article to SAVI authored by Polis Research Analyst Aaron Olson. “A Decade of Decline: College-Going ...