The New American College Town
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The New American College Town

The New American College Town

Designing Effective Campus and Community Partnerships

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN:9781421432786
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Edited by James Martin, James E. Samels
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Format: HARDBACK
Pages: 328

Colleges and universities have always had interesting relationships with their external communities, whether they are cities, towns, or something in between. In many cases, they are the main economic driver for their regions'State College, Pennsylvania, or Raleigh, North Carolina, for example'and in others, they exist side-by-side with thriving industries. In The New American College Town, James Martin, James E. Samels & Associates provide a practical guide for planning a new kind of American college town'one that moves beyond the nostalgia-tinged stereotype to achieve collaborative objectives.

What exactly is a college town in America today? Examining the broad range of partnerships transforming campuses and the communities around them, the book opens by detailing twenty characteristics of new American college towns. Subsequent chapters invite presidents, provosts, planners, mayors, architects, and association directors to share their views on how college town relationships are shaping new generations of students and citizens. The book tackles urban and rural institutions, as well as community colleges, and closes with predictions about what college towns will look like in twenty-five years. Contributors include presidents from Lehigh, Portland State, New Jersey City, and Connecticut College, along with five college town mayors and the current or former executive directors from the International Town-Gown Association, the Association for the Study of Higher Education, and others.

The book also traces how town-gown relations are expanding into innovative areas nationally and internationally, moving beyond familiar student life programs and services to hundred-million-dollar downtown developments. The first comprehensive, single-volume resource designed for leaders on both sides of these conversations, The New American College Town includes action plans, lessons learned, and pitfalls to avoid in developing transformative relationships between colleges and their extended communities.

Contributors: Robert C. Andringa, Aaron Aska, Beth Bagwell, Katherine Bergeron, Kelly A. Cherwin, Phillip DiChiara, Lorin Ditzler, Mauri A. Ditzler, Kevin E. Drumm, Erin Flynn, Michael Fox, Joel Garreau, Susan Henderson, Andrew W. Hibel, Patrick Hyland, Jr., Jay Kahn, James Martin, Miguel Martinez-Saenz, Fred McGrail, Kim Nehls, Krisan Osterby, Tracee Reiser, Stuart Rothenberger, Kate Rousmaniere, James E. Samels, Rick Seltzer, John D. Simon, Jefferson A. Singer, Allison Starer, Wim Wiewel, Eugene L. Zdziarski II

Preface
Part I: Developing a New Definition of College Towns
1. The New American College Town: Twenty Characteristics
2. Fostering an Effective Town-Gown Relationship: Eight Leading Practices from the International Town & Gown Association, by Michael Fox and Beth Bagwell
PART II: Effective Campus-Community Relationships Start with the President
3. Urban Serving Universities: Rethinking the College Town for the 21st Century, by Wim Wiewel and Erin Flynn
4. How College Towns Have Become Regional Economic Drivers, by John Simon and Fred McGrail
5. The Public Purpose of Higher Education: Building Innovated College-Community Partnerships, by Katherine Bergeron, Tracee Reiser, and Jefferson A. Singer
6. Starting from Scratch: How Albion Re-invented its Town—and its College in the Process, by Mauri A. Ditzler
7. A Plan for Brooklyn: Engaging Community in the First Year of a College Presidency, by Miguel Martinez-Saenz
8. Right Time, Right Place: Presidential Vision and Political Realities, by Susan Henderson and Aaron Aska
9. Community College Towns: Five Keys for Presidents to Leverage Their Resources, by Kevin E. Drumm
Part III: Beyond the President's Office: Expanding Missions and Leveraging Resources
10. How Planners Work: Best Practices for Keene State College and Keene, New Hampshire in Balancing Community Relations, by Jay Kahn
11. How Architects Envision College Towns Today and Tomorrow: Ten Best Practices for Integrated Design, by Stuart Rothenberger, Krisan Osterby, and Patrick Hyland Jr.
12. What Mayors Think: Local Politicians' Views of College Town Opportunities and Expectations, by Kate Rousmaniere
13. Money Matters: Creative Financing For Campuses and Their Communities, by Rick Seltzer
14. Hidden Opportunities and Challenges in the College Town Job Market, by Andrew W. Hibel and Kelly A. Cherwin
15. Student Expectations and Student Needs: How Effective College Towns are Designed with Students at the Center, by Eugene L. Zdziarski, II
16. Las Vegas: Designing A College Town in the Shadow of Neon Lights, by Kim Nehls
17. Remote and Ready to Partner: A Blueprint for Sustainable Town-Gown Partnerships in Rural Areas, by Robert C. Andringa
18. Collaboration is Complex: Five Lessons from Higher Education Consortium Directors for College Town Planners, by Phillip DiChiara
19. A College Town Legal Primer: The Most Frequently Asked Questions, and Answers, About Campus-Community Partnerships
20. Get Ready: College Towns Two Generations from Today, by Joel Garreau
Notes
Bibliography
Contributors
Index

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