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Track 1: Fabulous Flops-232B HUB-Robeson Center
{popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"} Track 1: Fabulous Flops-232B HUB-Robeson Center Abstract The goal of this presentation is to offer insight on the project that Penn State Student Leaders have engaged the broader community in. The presentation will include collaborations and projects from recent history. Student Activism in terms of local political action, diversity and inclusion, community improvement, among others, will all be discussed at length. Population: State College – 42,430; Pennsylvania State University – 45,263 {/popup} Town-Gown Partnerships: The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Presenter: Cody Heaton, former Student Body President at University Park Undergraduate Association, The Pennsylvania State University
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| Track 1: Fabulous Flops-233A HUB-Robeson Center {popup text="Abstract" class="btn" popwidth="500px" popheight="300px"} Track 1: Fabulous Flops-233A HUB-Robeson Center Abstract With an undergraduate student enrollment close to 22,000 (21,508) the Off Campus Student Services office is uniquely connected to the success of students who live off campus. In February 2015 the Off Campus Student Services office restructured its approach and strategies to help better educate and retain this large population. This presentation will explore a brand new program idea called Apartment Bus Tours. We’ll discuss the need for the program, how its grown in (5) years and how it’s been modified. Population: Greenville – 92,156; East Carolina University- 23,465{/popup} Apartment Bus Tours: Conception to Concrete: Presenter: Brandy Alexander-Daniels, Assistant Director of Housing Operations, East Carolina University
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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 Center Abstract In Hays, Kansas, we’ve made it a priority to work together to better our community and the way our students interact with it. Each year a “welcome home” party is thrown specifically for faculty, staff, and students. A parade led by the mayor marches the group from campus to the Downtown district for free food, music, prizes, and fun. Join us to hear how we are impacting social lives, creating commerce, and building stronger partnerships. Population: Hays – 21,000; Hays State University – 15,500{/popup} March to Main - Partnering to Welcome and Invest in Our Students: Presenters: Sara Bloom, Executive Director of Downtown Hays Development Corporation in Hays, Kansas; Melissa Dixon, Executive Director of the Hays Convention and Visitors Bureau
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