Dear community-engaged scholarship colleagues,
The Office of University Partnerships (OUP), in
conjunction with the Anchor Institutions Task Force, the Association of Public
and Land-Grant Universities, the Coalition For Community Schools, and the
Coalition of Urban Serving Universities held a forum in Dec 2011 on
"Anchor Institutions: Focus on the Future."
Below is a description of the event and the speakers,
with links to their presentation slides.
A video of the entire event can be viewed online at http://bit.ly/ITYu7n
For the agenda, visit http://bit.ly/JehVvy
For speaker bios, visit http://bit.ly/J4C1t4
In today’s tumultuous economic times, communities need
established, dependable ways to achieve sustainability and growth. Anchor
institutions—schools, institutions of higher education (IHEs), hospitals,
faith-based organizations, and community-based organizations that have deep
roots in the community—are longstanding contributors to the community’s
stability and strength.
Oftentimes, these institutions are the largest employers,
purchasers, land owners, and, subsequently, the largest contributors to a
community’s economy, thus enhancing their importance as permanent anchors for
that community’s well-being.
Difficult times have made partnerships between anchor
institutions and their communities more important than ever, with many
communities depending heavily upon the intellectual capacity and
service-learning strengths of these institutions. Additionally, the shared
community service expertise among these institutions has led to the realization
that anchor institutions, including IHEs, sustain the vitality of our nation’s
communities through their far-reaching influence into areas such as education,
research, employment, service, housing, job training, purchasing, real estate
development, hiring, business incubation, and cultural development.
How can we improve these partnerships between communities
and their anchor institutions to grant them a more vital role in addressing the
problems and challenges that our nation’s communities face?
This forum explored tangible ways that these
institutions, in partnership with residents and other community organizations,
can better utilize their ample skills and resources to create a brighter future
for our nation’s urban communities.
Speakers and their presentations included:
Mr. Richard Cook, Director, Social Work Community
Outreach Service, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
"University & Community Partnership towards
Sustainability"
Presentation: http://bit.ly/KGbuRE
Dr. Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President, Barbara and
Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania.
"History of Anchor Institutions working with
Communities"
Presentation: http://bit.ly/JqqG7S
Hassan Minor, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning,
Operations, and External Affairs/Chief Technology Officer, Howard University
"Strengthening the Community & Extending Economic Opportunities"
Presentation: http://bit.ly/JOkDI8
Dr. Henry Taylor, Jr., Director, Center for Urban
Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo "Anchor Institutions, the
Central City, and Distressed Inner City Communities"
Presentation: http://bit.ly/JXyPw7
FYI, our executive director is a member of the Anchor
Institutions Task Force.
Thanks,
Rahma Osman
CCPH Program Assistant
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