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Track 1: Fabulous Flops-232A HUB-Robeson Center
{popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}Track 1: Fabulous Flops-232A HUB-Robeson CenterIn 2007 when a PSU student organized through social media State Patty’s Day, a student-led drinking event, it was never expected it would become an annual event growing in participants but also placing the participants in severe danger from excessive drinking and resulting in serious negative impacts on the university community. This session will share with attendees the many strategies employed to address this annual, student-led, dangerous drinking event and explain what “out of the box” strategies were finally employed that resulted in the greatest success. Population: State College – 42,430; Pennsylvania State University – 45,263{/popup} Pitfalls and Successes - Addressing the serious impacts of State Patty’s Day, a social media organized student drinking event at Penn State/State College: Presenters: Damon Sims, Vice President for Student Affairs; The Pennsylvania State University; Tom Fountaine, Borough Manager; Tom King, Assistant Manager for Public Safety, State College, PA
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| Track 3: Telling Your Town Gown Story When You Hit the National News-232B HUB-Robeson Center {popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}Track 3: Telling Your Town Gown Story When You Hit the National News-232B HUB-Robeson Center This session will provide an overview of the crisis, not only in timeline form, but also from multiple university and local perspectives. Attendees will learn about leadership and systemic changes that occurred in an effort to completely overhaul institutional culture. In the wreckage and despair, there are glimmers of hope and opportunity at MSU. Cultivating those possibilities has elevated the role of community relations and what it can offer. Session attendees will be able to leave the presentation with a template for managing the most daunting setbacks in town gown partnerships. Population: East Lansing - 48,884; Michigan State University - 50,351{/popup} Crisis Management and the Town-Gown Story: A Case Study at Michigan State University: Presenters: Janet Lillie, Assistant Vice President for Community Relations; Suchitra Webster, Community Liaison, Michigan State University
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| *Track 4: Dissecting the Impacts of Alcohol And Other Drugs In Our Communities-134 HUB-Robeson Center {popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}*Track 4: Dissecting the Impacts of Alcohol And Other Drugs In Our Communities-134 HUB-Robeson Center The City of Corvallis (OR) is home to Oregon State University. Corvallis Police is no stranger to responding to calls involving parties, underage drinking, fights, and behaviors negatively impacting the community. The majority of these calls had the use and abuse of alcohol as a factor. The police recognized a need for improved educational outreach. The response involved a collaborative effort to educate students on the dangers of binge drinking and consequences of the behavior. The result was a well-received educational campaign that had a direct impact on criminal behavior around alcohol. Population: Corvallis – 57,961; Oregon State University – 25,838 {/popup} Targeting Alcohol Use and Abuse to Reduce Crime in a University Town: Presenters: Police officers James Dodge, Trevor Anderson and Luke Thomas, Community Livability Unit, Corvallis Police Department
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| Track 5: Elevating Social Justice and Civility to Enhance Our Environments-233A HUB-Robeson Center {popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"} Track 5: Elevating Social Justice and Civility to Enhance Our Environments-233A HUB-Robeson Center Jesuit colleges and universities have strong missions drawn from their Catholic and Ignatian tradition in relation to the use of dialogue as a means for pursuing justice and reconciliation. This panel will feature three projects – “Bursting our Political Bubbles: A Dialogue Across Differences,” “Courageous Communities,” and the “Marquette Forum” – as vehicles for constructive conversations that further the goals of listening and sharing with conviction, honesty and respect and promote social justice and the common good on campus and with local communities. Population: Milwaukee – 595,351; Marquette University – 11,600 Population: Scranton – 77,291; University of Scranton – 5,286 Population: Chicago – 2.716 million; Loyola University Chicago - 17,932{/popup} Courageous and Civil Dialogue Projects at Three Jesuit Universities: Presenters: Rana Altenburg, Vice President for Public Affairs, Marquette University; Julie Schumacher Cohen, Director of Community and Government Relations at The University of Scranton; Summur Roberts, Director of Community Engagement in the Office of Civic Engagement, Loyola University Chicago
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| *Track 6: Enhancing Quality of Life in Our Towns Through Sustainable Planning and Efforts-131 HUB-Robeson Center {popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}*Track 6: Enhancing Quality of Life in Our Towns Through Sustainable Planning and Efforts-131 HUB-Robeson Center After a 2014 homecoming event resulted in Village overcrowding and inflated reports about student involvement, the College at Brockport (SUNY) and Brockport Village, in Brockport NY, joined ITGA. The College President and Village Mayor co-chair the Brockport Town Gown Association and support multiple subcommittees. Outcomes from planning and collaboration include cost-effective services and proactive social equity events. These outcomes have benefitted the Village, College, and community as a whole. Population: Brockport – 8,100; The College at Brockport – 8,287{/popup} A Sustainable Town Gown Established through Shared Interest and Collaborative Planning: Presenters: David Mihalyov, Vice President for University Relations at The College at Brockport, State University of New York; Rachel Kluth, Assistant to the Superintendent for Secondary Instruction, Brockport Central School District
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*Track 6: Enhancing Quality of Life in Our Towns Through Sustainable Planning and Efforts-233B HUB-Robeson Center
{popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}*Track 6: Enhancing Quality of Life in Our Towns Through Sustainable Planning and Efforts-233B HUB-Robeson CenterTown-gown communities across the country are among the latest points of interest for electric scooter operators, which have taken major cities by storm. Electric scooters are filling a transit gap for students, who have quickly taken to using the app-based scooters to get around many campuses. The panel discussion will include community and campus e-scooter experiences, communications between communities and the industry, and scooter-related technologies that help mitigate potential negative impacts on university communities. Population: Athens – 25,214; The Ohio University – 23,323 {/popup} Scooting to Class: Working through the Deployment of Electric Scooters in Town-Gown Communities: Presenters: Mayor Steve Patterson, Associate Professor of Health Psychology, Ohio University; Kate Rousmaniere, Professor at Miami University and Mayor, City of Athens; Andrew B. Stone, Service Safety Director, Athens, Ohio; Austin Marshburn, Head of University Partnerships for Bird
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