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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: Fabulous Flops-232B HUB-Robeson Center
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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 
Track 1: Fabulous Flops-233A HUB-Robeson Center
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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
*Track 6: Enhancing Quality of Life in Our Towns Through Sustainable Planning and Efforts-233B HUB-Robeson Center
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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.

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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