turning town gown into economic prosperity
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A strong Town/Gown relationship can be hard enough to maintain let along expand and flourish. This panel will feature city and university experts who will look how small joint projects started 30 years ago have led city and regional efforts to grow the local jobs base and provide new investment back into the local economy.TRANSCRIPT
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Turning Town/Gown Into Economic Prosperity
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Christopher ReeseDirector of Community Relations
[email protected](657) 278-4854
Nicole BernardEconomic Development Manager
[email protected](714) 738-4102
Julie ThrockmortonFoundation/Corporate Relations Officer
[email protected] (724) 250-3372
Rebecca SpexarthDirector of Economic Development
[email protected](785) 532-3955
Suggested Reading:• Rooney, James Davitt. “Town-Gown: A New Meaning for a New Economy.”
Campus Compact.
– http://www.compact.org/resources/future-of-campus-engagement/town-gown-a-new-meaning-for-a-new-economy/4261/.
• Tseckares, Charles, and Christopher Hill, “When Gown Builds Town: Schools That Do Good Business.” College Planning & Management.
– http://webcpm.com/articles/2003/11/01/when-gown-builds-town-schools-that-do-good-business.aspx?admgarea=Articles.
• Weill, Lawrence V. “The President’s Role in Cultivating Positive Town-Gown Relations.” Society for College and University Planning.
– http://www1.scup.org/PHE/FMPro?-db=PubData.fp5&-lay=ART&-format=read_inner.htm&-error=error.htm&ID=PUB-rl9o5XfvuBndi5r7Za&-Find
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Turning Town/Gown Into Economic Prosperity
Suggested Resources:• Kansas State University Institute for Commercialization
www.k-state.edu/ic
• International Economic Development Council
www.iedconline.org
• California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED)
http://caled.org
• American Planning Association
https://www.planning.org
Turning Town/Gown Into Economic Prosperity