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Track 2: Fraternity and Sorority Life-It’s Complicated-233A HUB-Robeson Center
{popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}Track 2: Fraternity and Sorority Life-It’s Complicated-233A HUB-Robeson CenterThis session will share local statistics as well as national data from the Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research and Reform on the changing landscape of fraternity and sorority life. Specifically Penn State and the State College Borough have witnessed dramatic changes in our behavioral incidents. The session will then compare some our positive results and highlight national trends that may create focus areas for communities and campuses to consider. Population: State College – 42,430; Pennsylvania State University – 45,263 {/popup} Trends in Fraternity and Sorority Life and the Impact of Reform Measures: Presenters: Dr. Steve Veldkamp, Special Assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs; Dr. Adam Christensen, Director of Student Affairs Research and Assessment, The Pennsylvania State University
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Track Number 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"}Telling Your Town Gown Story When You Hit The National News-232B HUB-Robeson CenterFrom Royal Rumbles to phone hacking scandals, fake photos and sporting disasters presented as “the Truth” British tabloids can be notoriously vicious when it comes to generating headline interest for their readership. This session will provide an overview of a peculiarly British journalistic tradition and examine how local press headlines transmute into national coverage and what this means for universities and stakeholder partners. Population: Manchester – 510,746 – University of Manchester & Metropolitan University – 100,000{/popup} The Secret Life of Students; strange tales of student life, how off-campus cultures create local and national headlines and what we can do to negate the effects: Presenters: Cooper Healey, Manager of Manchester Student Homes; Poppy Humphrey, Off Campus Student Affairs Officer
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| Track 5: Elevating Social Justice and Civility to Enhance Our Environments-131 HUB-Robeson Center {popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}Track 5: Elevating Social Justice and Civility to Enhance Our Environments-131 HUB-Robeson Center In 2004, the City of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College, Cal Poly and local non-profit Creative Mediation developed and implemented a unique approach to resolving community disputes. Out of their ingenuity was born the SLO Solutions program. This opened new windows of opportunity for resolving a range of conflicts including landlord-tenant, roommate and neighbor-neighbor disputes. With both student residents and non-student residents residing in the city, this program offers prevention and resolution services to support a civil and healthy community for all. Today the program continues to provide free conflict coaching, referral, mediation and training services to over 1,000 residents per year. Population: San Luis Obispo – 47,541; California Polytechnic State University – 22,370{/popup} SLO Solutions: Conflict Resolution in a College Town: Presenters: Samantha Watkins, Director of Creative Mediation at Wilshire Community Services, San Luis Obispo; Christine Wallace, Neighborhood Outreach Manager, San Luis Obispo Police Department
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*Track 5: Elevating Social Justice and Civility to Enhance Our Environments-232A HUB-Robeson Center
{popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"}*Track 5: Elevating Social Justice and Civility to Enhance Our Environments-232A HUB-Robeson CenterIn 2018 Kent State University was ranked as the safest campus in Ohio, but what is our community’s perception of safety? Through strategic community outreach we have started to bridge the gap between police and the community. Two specific outreaches, “Citizen’s Police Academy” and “Coffee with a Cop” have shown great success. See how strategic community policing can impact your community as well. This presentation will be beneficial for anyone that works at a college or in a college town. {/popup} Enhancing the University Community Through Inclusive Outreach Efforts: Presenters: Alison Bracewell McCullick, Director of Community Relations; Alton M. Standifer, Director of New Student Orientation, Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions, University of Georgia
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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 CenterIn communities across the globe, Lions are rolling up their sleeves and taking action. With over 1.4 million members, we’re the largest service organization in the world. And we’re as dedicated to helping those in need today as we were over 100 years ago when we first began. This informative presentation will explain how our Campus Lions Clubs offer students, higher learning professionals and community members opportunities to build partnerships through local service initiatives.{/popup} Lions Clubs International Campus Clubs: How to build campus and community partnerships through service: Presenters: Past International Director Jerome Thompson; New Campus Club Consultant Paul Baker; Campus Club Program Specialist Roxanne Stec
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