Accepted Concurrent Presentations
Concurrent Session 1 – Sunday, 3:00 – 4:00 PM
1. 2008 Ernest A. Lynton Award Winner
Collaborative Learning, Serving, and Trailblazing in a Liberal Arts Environment
Michelle R. Dunlap, Associate Professor, Human Development; and Christina Burrell and Penny Jade Beaubrun, Students, Human Development, Connecticut College
2. Collaborating with Community Partners to Create New Directions in Assessment for Young Children
Kimberly Miller, Ohio Dominican University; Jaesook Gilbert, Northern Kentucky University; and Amy Neal, United Way
3. Consortium, University, and Program Impact on Regional Economy and Community
Sean Creighton, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; and Robert Sweeney and Katherine Cauley, Wright State University
4a. Metropolitan Universities and the "Creative Class": Challenges and Opportunities (30 minutes)
Kevin Corcoran, Northern Kentucky University
4b. Religious Studies in a Metropolitan University (30 minutes)
William Blizek and Michele Desmarais, University of Nebraska – Omaha
5. Partnering with State Government to Transform a Region
John Welty, Cal State Fresno
6. The University of Cincinnati's Commitment to the Metropolitan Area: A Close Look at Cooperative Education and its Impact on Students
Michelle Clare and Jill Collet, University of Cincinnati
Concurrent Session 2 – Monday, 8:30 – 10:00 AM
1a. New Models for University/Industry Collaboration (60 minutes)
Anne Chasser and Craig Vogel, University of Cincinnati
1b. Accessing University Innovation to Solve Urban Problems (30 minutes)
Dana Bostrom, Portland State University
2. Aligning Institutional Business Plans with Regional and Statewide Public Agendas
Joseph Wind and Sue Hodges Moore, Northern Kentucky University
3. From Passive to Active Voice: Using Photography as a Catalyst for Social Action
Lisa Vaughn, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati; Debora Dole and Susan Griebling, University of Cincinnati; and Britteny Howell, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Northern Kentucky University
4. The Fund for our Economic Future, A University Perspective
Kathryn Wertheim Hexter, Ziona Austrian, Jack Boyle, Kevin O’Brien, and Jessica Sowa, Cleveland State University
5. Urban Universities, Past and Present
Steven Diner, Rutgers-Newark; John Recchiuti, Mount Union College; Karen White, University of South Florida - St. Petersburg; and Robert Caret, Towson State University
Concurrent Session 3 – Monday, 10:15 – 11:45 AM
1. Building Bridges to Community Through Socially Engaged Research
Mary Brydon-Miller, University of Cincinnati; Mary Beckman, University of Notre Dame; Katherine Burklow, Harmony Garden; Catherine Fosl, University of Louisville; Karen Hutzel, The Ohio State University; Katherine Johnson, University of Louisville; Lisa Mills, Harmony Garden; and Loring Resler, The Ohio State University
2. Facilitating Engagement on Your Campus: Proven Strategies
Multiple University Presenters
3. An Innovative Strategy for Increasing Human Capital Across a Region
Jeff Edmondson, Strive (KnowledgeWorks Foundation)
4a. Literacy Needs of Adolescents in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area: A Multiple-Case Study Intended to Inform the Community (60 minutes)
Sharon Pitcher, Gilda Martinez, Montana McCormick, and Elizabeth Dicembre, Towson University
4b. Building Bridges with Community Partners: Omaha Family Literacy Partnership (30 minutes)
M. Susan McWilliams, University of Nebraska – Omaha
5a. Mobilizing University Workforce for Meaningful Stewardship: A Model for University Administration Collaboration (45 minutes)
Anita Thomas, Barbara Aughenbaugh, Susan Schubert, and Kathy Anderson, University of Baltimore
5b. Increasing Student Educational Attainment: University Reaching Out to the Community (45 minutes)
Henry Cunningham and Jeni Edwards, University of Louisville
6a. The Success of Local Community Partnerships for Human Capital Development: Case Studies for a NYC Metropolitan University (45 minutes)
Joseph Morreale and Barbara Pennipede, Pace University
6b. Bowie State University Minority Nurses Pipeline (45 minutes)
Antoinette Coleman and Bonita Jenkins, Bowie State University
Concurrent Session 4 – Monday, 1:45 - 2:45 PM
1. Building Bridges to Regional Stewardship: CUMU and the Public Policy Agenda (open only to Presidents/Chancellors and Government Relations Officers)
Bruce Bergland, Indiana University Northwest
2. BOWD Center: Enhancing Workforce Development and Minority Business Opportunities
Ralph Fitzpatrick, University of Louisville; Betty Fox, Kentucky State Department of Transportation; and Kevin Fields, Louisville Urban League
3a. Designing Cities to Optimize and Meld Innovation and Participatory Democracy (30 minutes)
Jeff Buechner, Rutgers-Newark
3b.Professional Development to Support Public Engagement (30 minutes)
Jeri Childers, Towson University
4. A Partnership of People, Places, and Possibilities
Valerie Rutledge, Linda Rivers, Linda Johnston, and Kimberly O'Kelley, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
5. Photovoice to Promote Engagement in Preschool Through University Settings
Christi Carnahan, Michael Sharp, and Helene Harte, University of Cincinnati
6a. Scrounging for Dollars to Support a Charter School: Grant Writing as a Catalyst for Community Partnerships (30 minutes)
Michael Ledoux, Widener University
6b. Dual Enrollment at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (30 minutes)
Steve Bullock, University of Nebraska – Omaha
Concurrent Session 5 – Tuesday, 9:30 – 11:00 AM
1. Bridging Traditions: Applying Land Grant Principles for Urban Settings
Geoffrey Maruyama, Robert Jones, Irma McClaurin, Craig Taylor, and Heidi Barajas, University of Minnesota
2. Embracing a Regional Mandate: Expanding One Institution's Commitment to its Metropolitan Mission (60 minutes)
Connie Schaffer and Richard Christie, University of Nebraska – Omaha
3a. Empowering Communities Through Research and Action (60 minutes)
Aimee Johnson, Robin Ersing, and Manny Rivero, University of South Florida
3b. Consolidation of the Social Networks in the Integral Development Process of the Barrio de Santiago and Surrounding Areas (30 minutes)
Angelica Delgado, Universidad Popular Automnoma del estado de puebla
4a. Service Learning and Servant-Leadership: Catalysts to Student and Metro-Community Engagement (30 minutes)
Lane Perry and Bob Ault, University of Central Oklahoma
4b. Campus Connects: A Student Philanthrophy Project that Transforms Teaching and Learning (60 minutes)
Joan Ferrante, Northern Kentucky University; Melissa Gish, Kentucky Campus Compact; and Roger Grein, Campus Connects
Concurrent Session 6 – Tuesday, 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
1a. Building the Bridge to Sustainable Changes (30 minutes)
Tria Case, City University of New York
1b. London Metropolitan University's Strategic Health Strand (30 minutes)
Eileen O'Keefe, London Metropolitan University
2a. Gentrification Dilemmas in Urban Baltimore (30 minutes)
Matthew Durington, Towson University
2b. The University of South Carolina Upstate Johnson College of Business and Economics Builds in Downtown Spartanburg (30 minutes)
Darrell Parker and John Stockwell, University of South Carolina Upstate
3. A New Private STEM-focused Urban University: A Case Study
Marcus Lingenfelter and Eric Darr, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology; and Bradley Jones, Harristown Development Corporation
4. Points of Connection: An Engaged Community Building Model to Promote Safety and Sustainability
Robin Ersing and Manny Rivero, University of South Florida