community relationships make the difference - town and gown

7/27/2019 Community Relationships Make the Difference - Town and Gown

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Community Relationships

Make the Difference


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Community RelationshipsMake the Difference

Dr. John Gabusi, Vice ChancellorEnrollment Services/External Relations

Krista Neis, ManagerCommunity and Media Relations


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Make the Difference

COLOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Copyrighted 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004

Lynn Douglas Lawver


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Make the Difference


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Make the Difference How PCC built

positive town/gown

relations andimplemented publiclyfunded $140MCapital Development

Program (CDP)


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About PCC

Firstclassesoffered

in 1969


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About PCC

In 1995

5 comprehensive campuses and severallearning centers

Credit and non-credit offerings

Curricula for AA degrees and wide rangeof certification and training programs


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About PCC

Spectrum of Governmental Partners Cities and counties

Parks and recreation

districts

School districts

State universities

Tribal governments
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/Brichta/welcome.htm


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About PCCSpectrum of Non-governmental

Organizations

Neighborhood associations

Private schools

Businesses includingconstruction contractors and

architects


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About PCC

In 1995

Student body of

approximately 36,000(headcount)

Approximately 807,000total square feet of

facilities


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Preparation for CDP

1995 Bond issueelection and passage

1995 -1997: collegeneeds study andcommunity needsstudy

1997: PCC EducationMaster Plan


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Preparation for CDP

1998: CampusFacilities Master

Plans

1998: Developmentof CDP


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Campus SiteMap


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About this presentation

Organized by PCCcampus or center

Examples ofproblems

Examples of

solutions via goodtown/gownrelationships


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About this presentation

Segments: video ofparticipants + questions

and discussion

Reasons for success

Benefits of partnershipsand relationships

Best Practices


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Desert Vista Campus

Industrial

section of anurban area

Close toNative

Americantribal lands


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Desert Vista Campus

ISSUES

Relationship withtribal governments


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Desert Vista Campus

Environmentallyfriendly buildings

Partnership witharchitect andcontractor

PCC leadership in

Leadership inEnergy & Design(LEED)


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Desert Vista Campus

Questions andDiscussion


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East Campus

Near parks

and residentialareas


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East Campus Site Map


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East Campus

ISSUES

City of Tucsonpartnership ClementsCommunity Center

Vehicle traffic +neighborhoodconcerns

Neighborhoodrelationships


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East Campus

Public transportation

Bus routes, newstops, turnaroundareas

relationships with

City, SunTran,neighbors


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East Campus



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Community Campus

Compact campus near city center

Shared with branch of state university


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Community Campus SiteMap


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Community Campus

ISSUES

Economicdevelopment/CC ascatalyst

Neighborhood

relationships


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Community Campus

ISSUES Shared facilities; partnership with NAU

Relationship with City


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Community Campus



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New learning center

in retirementcommunity

Community Learning Center

Green Valley


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Community LearningCenter

Green Valley


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Green ValleyISSUES

Sharedfacility +sharedfunding

Endangeredspecies


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Green ValleyISSUES

Perception ofstudents

Intergovernmentalcooperation


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Green Valley Questions and

Discussion


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Aviation Technology Center

Site selection


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Corporate donation


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Aviation TechnologyCenter Site Map

AviationTechnologyCenter


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Downtown Campus

Urbancampus


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Downtown Campus

ISSUES

Neighborhoodconcerns

Site selectionand

neighborhoodbusinesses


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Downtown Campus

ISSUES

Neighborhood andcity relationships

Partnership in cityplanning

Economicdevelopment


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Downtown Campus

Questionsand

Discussion


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Northwest Campus

Newly-builtcampus in

highpopulationgrowth area


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Northwest Campus

ISSUES

Endangered

species Shared facilities

and sharedfunding

Neighborhoodconcerns


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Northwest Campus

Questionsand

Discussion


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SUCCESSFULRELATIONSHIPS

Why were most

relationships sosuccessful?


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PCC actively soughtcomment, listened toit and accommodatedmany requests.

PCC was flexible innegotiations andplanning.

S CC SS


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PCC delivered tothe voters what

the Collegepromised. Actual CDP outcomes

met 38 of 45 goals

listed in ballotmaterials


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SUCCESSFUL

RELATIONSHIPS PCC was a good

partner: collegedelivered promptpayment, cleardirection and timelyresponses tocontractors.

Many good workingrelationships werealready in place.


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SUCCESSFUL

RELATIONSHIPS PCC negotiators

were skilled,

personable,knowledgeable,straightforward andempowered to

commit theinstitution.


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SUCCESSFUL

RELATIONSHIPS In negotiation, PCC

provided clear direction

and timely responses.

Often, neighbors andlocal community were

strongly supportive


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SUCCESSFUL

RELATIONSHIPS Constituent groups

worked toward

shared goals


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BENEFITS OF

PARTNERSHIPS What were the benefits of the successful

partnerships and relationships in the

Capital Development Program?


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BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPS

Completion of CDP

Higher quality

PCC service(instruction,training andoutreach) to the

community


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Completion of CDP

ADA improvements,

compliance Additional parking

spaces for disabled

Ability to recruit diversestudents and faculty


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Completion of CDP State of the art

technology in

classrooms,labs, officesand libraries

Enables

grants,recruitment,donations



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BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPSGreater capacity for PCC

service to the community

Informed key publics about

college: parents,community leaders, media,special interest groups,business and government

contacts



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BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPSGreater capacity for PCC

service to the community

Increased student

capacity(headcount)

Involved areaschools in plans,curriculumdevelopment,student services



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BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPSMore efficient PCC service to

community Reduced costs for

equipment

maintenance andbuilding maintenance

Architectural design

supports multiple useand service clusterconcepts



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BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPSEconomic benefits

Spending $140Min the community,

with benefit ratioof 3 to 1


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Work for localbusinesses

Six of eight architects

All constructioncompanies


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PCC leadership inLEED and other

environmentalmatters


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PCC sites werecatalysts for

additionaldevelopment:Community Campusand Green Valley

Learning Center



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BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPSFoundation for continued

partnerships as PCC expands Pool of potential

providers of

assistance

Smoother, moreeffectivecooperation infuture projects



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BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPSTrack record for PCC

as reliable partner Collaborative

approach to solving

community problems College made timely

decisions

Contractors paidwithin 19 days ofinvoice submission


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Best Practices

Create conditionsthat make

neighbors intoactive participantswith institution,campus, facility
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Best Practices

Nurture and maintainexisting connections toneighbors, and to formaland informal governmentat all levels

Record andcommunicate these

connections as part ofinstitutional memory


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Best Practices

In a partnership,develop and maintain

strong focus onproject goals fromeach partner


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Best Practices

Be flexible in planningand negotiating

Recognize when to let 1stidea go, to compromise,to seek alternate path

Seek/develop win-winconditions

Be lucky!


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