|
Track 1: Room 2203-Carroll Title: Establishing a Sustainable Approach to Campus and Community Partnership Abstract: West Chester University administrators and community members will outline the evolution of its Community Campus Committee toward establishing a sustainable approach to campus and community partnership. Presenters will discuss the Committee's history, structure, and initiatives, leveraging Tuckman’s Stages of Group Development framework and engaging attendees in conversation to benefit their communities. Participants will gain insight into best practices for intentional campus community engagement, identifying shared priorities, maintaining accountability, generating mutually beneficial partnerships, and sustaining success. Presenters: Lexie McCarthy, Director, Off-Campus and Commuter Services, Julie Dietrich, Executive Director for External Relations, West Chester University; Jordan Norley, Former Mayor of West Chester and West Chester Community Campus Committee Member at Large |
|
Track 2: Room 1238-Nanticoke Title: Partnering to Enhance Workforce Development Abstract: Learn how a Director of Visitor and Tourism, Superintendent, a State Senator, Director of Chamber of Commerce, and University Administration and Faculty partnered to enhance workforce development in Russellville. Presenters: Aubrey Holt, Director of Assessment, Division of Student Affairs, Dana Tribble, Assistant Professor for the Department of Student Affairs Administration, Sarah Gordon, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Arkansas Tech University |
|
Track 2: Room 2108-Pyon Su Title: From Community Welcome to Engaged Community – Rethinking Welcome Back Events Abstract: Historically, Off-Campus Life and Neighborhood Services have partnered through a knock-n-talk model for a welcome back event. Since COVID-19, the struggle to engage in this way has been evident. Through this roundtable discussion we are hoping to share our current model and learn from one another how we can best welcome both long-term residents and students alike. Presenters: Justin Schwendeman-Curtis, Assistant Director, Off-Campus Life Colorado State University; Marcy Yoder, Manager for Neighborhood Services, City of Fort Collins |
|
Track 3: Room 2208-Jimenez Title: Creating Connections and Powerful Partnerships: An Interactive Performance-Lecture to Advance Community Wealth Building Abstract: For many, our current economic models no longer meet our basic human needs. Over the past several years, Virginia Tech faculty member Ralph Hall and performance artist Steven T. Licardi have been exploring ways to advance new economic thinking – related to Community Wealth Building – through a SciArts collaboration. In this interactive performance-lecture, participants will engage their minds and bodies to imagine, explore, and develop town-gown connections that can advance alternative economic futures. Presenters: Ralph P. Hall, Professor, Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Tech & Joann Boughman Innovation Fellow with the Public Service Hub at USG; Steven T. Licardi, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Social Therapist, Sci-Fi Writer, and Spoken Word Poet |
|
Track 3: Room 1107-Atrium Title: Community Land Trusts and Their Potential for Expanded Affordable Housing Opportunities Abstract: The cost of housing—rental or homeownership—continues to grow and fall out of reach for many. A recent Harvard report on housing indicated that half of all US renters spent more than 30% of their income on housing and were classified as “cost-burdened,” a record high. Join a lively discussion to explore the possibilities of community land trusts with local and national land trust practitioners, particularly in the case of town-and-gown communities. Presenters: Daniel Cunningham, Executive Director, Community Preservation Trust, a Program of the College Park City-University Partnership, College Park, MD; Tony Pickett, Chief Executive Officer, Grounded Solutions Network, Washington, DC; Ginger Rumph, Executive Director, Douglass Community Land Trust, Washington, DC; Garrick Good, President / CEO, North East Housing Initiative, Baltimore, MD |
|
Tracks 1, 2 & 3: Room 2212-Banneker TED Style Talk Sessions: Join this popluar style of presentation that we're offering again this year! Topics include: Town-Gown Relationships as Opportunities for Ethical Enfranchisement: Evidence from Salisbury University’s REACH Initiative; Creating a Town-Gown Health and Wealth Research Agenda; What’s in the Water in Waterloo: Facilitating a Post-Secondary Near-Campus Neighbourhood. Presenters have 20 minutes to talk about topics they are passionate about. There will be a lot of content so no time for Q&A. Presenters: Michele Schlehofer, Professor of Psychology; Salisbury University; Alexander "AJ" Wray, President, Town Gown Association Ontario (TGAO); Tanja Curic, Senior Policy Planner, City of Waterloo |