| Track 1: Crisis Communication and Community Engagement {popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}Track 1: Crisis Communication and Community Engagement Recent articles in Forbes help illuminate the difference a storyline can make in terms of work that seeks to strengthen town-town relationships. We begin with a conceptual model that guided the construction of the articles, with attention is given to the ideal of the harmonious relationship. Next, the planning activities taking place between municipal and university leaders in Ohio and Iowa are discussed. An overview of storytelling for other purposes in town-gown activities is followed by a discussion of steps that are being taken to highlight other issues emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters: Dr. Stephen M. Gavazzi, Professor of Human Development and Family Science in the College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University; Steve Patterson, Mayor of Athens, Ohio and formerly an Associate Professor of Psychology, Ohio University; Dr. Gloria Betcher, First Ward City Council Representative for Ames, IA, and Chair of the National League of Cities’ University Communities Council. This session is sponsored in partnership with the University Communities Council of the National League of Cities.{/popup} Stories Matter: Creating Narratives About University-Community Partnerships in the Age of Coronavirus |
| Track 2: Off-Campus Life and Neighborhood Challenges {popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}Track 2: Off-Campus Life and Neighborhood Challenges Exploring various types of student engagement and accountability in order to remedy off-campus student impacts on surrounding communities and to share ideas on how to engage students more actively as neighbors.These panelists will use their experiences from four different institutions across the country to share educational approaches, partnerships with neighbors and neighborhood associations, working with city and university police departments, collaborating with landlords and property management companies, and student conduct processes. Presenters: Jeff Morris, Director, Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations, University of Colorado Boulder; Amy Gage, Director, Neighborhood and Community Relations, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota; Jenn Rieskamp, Community Liaison Specialist, Off-Campus Life at Colorado State University and Neighborhood Services, City of Fort Collins; Peter Kwiatek, Associate Director, Office of Student Conduct, Boston College.{/popup} Utilizing Community Stakeholders to Leverage Off-campus Student Engagement |
| Track 3: Economic Recovery and Innovation {popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}Track 3: Economic Recovery and Innovation Colleges and communities have proven incredibly nimble in 2020, delivering services, pivoting programs, and repurposing facilities to address emergency needs. Best practices and new partnership typologies are enabling successful collaboration, implementing unforeseen change, and improving well-being. Given continued concerns for constrained funding, student success, and public health, a framework for success is critical. Examples will be shared from both national research and two diverse institutions – Franklin & Marshall College and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Presenters: Krisan Osterby, ASLA, Principal, Campus Planning Leader and Stuart Rothenberger, AIA, Principal, Global Higher Education Leader – DLR Group; Paul Marshall, Director of Facilities Management, Tennessee Higher Education Commission; Mike Wetzel, VP of Facilities Management at Franklin & Marshall College.{/popup} Strengthening the Town Gown Fabric: Knitting Resiliency into the Pandemic Response |
| Track 4: Campus and Community Challenges {popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}Track 4: Campus and Community Challenges May 4, 1970 is often referred to as “the day the war came home.” Four students were killed, and nine students were injured when the Ohio National Guard opened fire during a protest. For 50 years, practice of the 1st and 2nd Amendment has been an issue on many college campuses. This presentation will recount perspectives on the history of that fateful day and relate it to what we’re facing in modern times. Presenter: Todd Kamenash, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Conduct, Kent State University.{/popup} 50 years after May 4, 1970: The Day the War Came Home |
