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Regional Planning and University Leadership
James Votruba
President, Northern Kentucky University

The competition for talent is raging among regions across America and beyond. In an era when regions recognize that their future depends on their capacity to compete successfully for the talent needed to drive innovation and economic growth, regional planning takes on a whole new level of importance and sophistication. Urban and metropolitan universities are an essential element in this planning process

Building Community Resiliency:
The Role of University Leadership.

Inaugural Provosts’ and Deans’ Roundtable to discuss the impact of the CUMU mission on the academic initiatives and challenges facing our institutions.
Letter from Widener Provost, Jo Allen
Conference Website

Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
Zayed University was established in 1998 by the federal government of the United Arab Emirates to educate U.A.E. National women and to pursue the vision of becoming the “leading university in the region.” The University, one of three federal institutions, has a mission to provide high quality academic programs, to conduct research on national issues and to provide professional services and training for the two major metropolitan communities in the U.A.E.
President His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan

Obama and the Cities Governing Magazine, April 2009

For the past 40 years, through the Great Society initiatives of Lyndon Johnson, the Enterprise Zone programs of HUD Secretary Jack Kemp, and the Hope VI public housing projects of the past decade and a half, urban policy in America has essentially meant one thing: dealing with the problems of the poor.

Not anymore. Both President Obama and his chief urban adviser, Valerie Jarrett, have made it clear that federal urban policy is about to evolve into something very different: a means of helping cities and their regions become instruments of American economic strength.
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CUMU Partnering with Westfield State College to Support Saviors of our Cities

This unique initiative is seeking information from the nation’s colleges and universities in regards to their commitment to civic engagement. This survey is an update of the initial 2006, “Saviors of Our Cities” survey, which received nation-wide response. It is our hope that you will evaluate the civic engagement efforts of your institution in relation to this survey and provide that information to the Office of the President at Westfield State College.

Call to Action: Smart Infrastructure to Create One Million Jobs

This call to action suggests a new national education investment act for the construction of new facilities on our campuses. Written by a colleague of Adam Gross, who is involved with colleges and university facilities, this call to action is necessary now, more than ever. We hope that you will pass this report on to your senators and congress people.

NERCHE now accepting nominations for the
Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of
Engagement  [read more]

ACE Fellows hold Winter Seminar focusing on case study of a CUMU member institution [read more]