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An art professor’s journey through Italy has inspired a unique creative challenge at Ohio Northern University. In the Visual Literacy classroom, students are dreaming up their own 21st century “utopia,” using five historic Italian towns as a launchpad for their own visions.

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The partnership will support an increased police presence in the area known as “The Square” during high-activity periods. This partnership is what smart public safety collaboration looks like,” said San Marcos Police Chief Stan Standridge.

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As a member of the ITGA, you are part of a growing network of campus and community members from across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. ITGA is the only professional association that brings together town and gown leaders to address topics of mutual interest, share promising practices and address the most pressing issues facing campus communities today.

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Track 1: Crisis Communication and Community Engagement
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With COVID-19, civic engagement must now move online. In this session, learn how Cal State Fullerton, a campus with more than 40,000 students, developed a student-led team for virtual, high-touch civic engagement utilizing free online platforms to engage students and the local community. Hear from the QuaranTEAM student civic engagement Manager and local government and community relations Director on how they refreshed and embraced social media platforms to connect with students and the greater community. Presenters: Katie Savant, Director of Local Government and Community Relations, and Meghan Waymire, CSUF student Civic Engagement Project Manager, Cal State Fullerton.{/popup}
QuaranTEAM: Student Lead Civic Engagement in a Time of Social Distancing
Track 1: Crisis Communication and Community Engagement
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The Database details Georgetown University’s community engagements and partnerships in Washington, DC. It includes service and volunteer projects, research targeted to our local communities, direct support to organizations, and public programming. Our goal is to create a coherent and transparent picture for both internal and external partners. We aim to facilitate strong reciprocal partnerships with organizations focused on community development and social change in the following areas: health (access and equity), environment, economic justice, arts and education. Presenter: Cory Peterson, Director of Neighborhood Life, Georgetown University.{/popup}
Community Engagement Database: Building and Sustaining a Comprehensive Inventory of Georgetown's Engagements in DC
Track 3: Economic Recovery and Innovation
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Innovation ecosystems hold the promise for universities to achieve critical academic, social, and financial objectives, enhancing engagement with students, faculty, businesses, and the community in the process.  This session explores the pivot from ivory towers to engaged campuses, using recent successes at Cheyney University to explore both the theory and practice behind on-campus co-location of instructional, commercial, and innovation activity. Presenters: Lee Huang, Senior Vice President and Principal; Leslie Smallwood-Lewis and Gregory Reeves, Co-Owners aInnovation Campus: Building a Partnership-Drive Ecosystemt Mosaic Development Partners, LLC; Adam Glaser, Director of Planning + Strategies Leader, Perkins+Will.{/popup}
Innovation Campus: Building a Partnership-Drive Ecosystem
Track 4: Campus and Community Challenges
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Educators recognize that peaceful protests and disruption on a campus are activities that can engage students in productive ways and can strengthen the campus community.  But campus leaders must recognize that they must plan in advance for protests so communication structures are in place to empower student voices, keep protestors safe, and protect First Amendment rights. Facilitators will engage participants in a simulation of campus division to illustrate why advance planning is critical. Presenters: William “Bill” Froehlich, Deputy Director of the Divided Community Project and the Langdon Fellow in Dispute Resolution, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law; Grande Lum is the Provost at Menlo College; Dr. David Surratt, is the Vice President and Dean of Students at the University of Oklahoma.{/popup}
When Conflicts and Divisive Incidents Arise: Key Considerations for Campus Leaders