2nd Annual Best Practices in Building University/City Relations Conference

Living and Learning Together to Unite Our Communities

June 7-10, 2007 - Gainesville, FL
Hilton University of Florida Conference Center
Hosted by the City of Gainesville, University of Florida
and Santa Fe Community College

Conference Program


Thursday, June 7th  
3pm-8pm Check in Hilton & pick up conference materials
6pm-7pm Dinner at Hilton
7pm  Meet and greet for conference participants
Friday, June 8th 
7:30am-8:15am  Breakfast Buffet, Albert’s Restaurant, Hilton
8:30am-9am

Welcome:

  • Honorable Pegeen Hanrahan, Mayor, City of Gainesville
  • Dr. Jackson Sasser, President, Santa Fe Community College
  • Dr. Bernie Machen, President, University of Florida 
  • Russ Blackburn, City Manager, City of Gainesville
  • Paula Delaney, Chair, Alachua County Commission
9am-10am  Keynote Speaker ~ Dr. Lawrence (Larry) Martin, Professor of Public Affairs and a Senior Research Associate with the Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Central Florida in Orlando
10am-10:30am  Break
10:30am-12noon Concurrent Break out Sessions 1
  Town/Gown Transit Partnerships – City of Gainesville’s Regional Transit System (RTS) and University of Florida Transportation Partnership ~ Co-Presented by Jesus M. Gomez, RTS (Regional Transit System) Transit Director, Gainesville, Florida & Scott Fox, Transportation & Parking Services, University of Florida
  
Improving Town/Gown Relations Through New Neighborhood, City Outreach Efforts ~ Co-Presented by Ida Lee Wootten, Director of Community Relations, University of Virginia; Jerry Tomlin, Building Maintenance Code Official, Neighborhood Development Services, City of Charlottesville, Virginia; Cory Jordan, Property Maintenance Inspector, Neighborhood Development Services, City of Charlottesville, Virginia; Vicki Hawes, Manager, Off-Grounds Housing Office, University of Virginia, Office of the Dean of Students
 
Roundtable: Economic Development University Community Committee (EDUCC) A Forum for Addressing the needs of University and Community ~ Presented by Erik A. Bredfeldt, Economic Development Director, City of Gainesville, Florida
12noon-1pm  Lunch, Albert’s Restaurant, Hilton
1pm-2:30pm Concurrent Break out Sessions 2
 
Event Security ~ Presented by Chief Linda Stump, Director, University of Florida Police Department
 
Vision And Community Branding ~ Co-Presented by
Robert L. Woods, Communications & Marketing Manager for the City of Gainesville &  Kate Parmelee, Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist for the City of Gainesville
 
Roundtable: Improving Campus/Community Relationships: Institutional Responses to Off-Campus Issues ~ Presented by Vaughn Clay, Director, Office of Off-Campus and Commuter Service, Monmouth University
2:30pm-3pm Break
3pm-4:30pm Concurrent Break out Sessions 3
 
Student Partners: Crucial in Town-Gown Relationships ~ Co-Presented by Rachelle Woodbury, Community Student Liaison, Michigan State University; Patricia Enos, Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs, Michigan State University
 
Town and Gown Partnership in Construction Contracts ~ Co-Presented by Paul Ficca, Senior Managing Director, FTI Forensic and Litigation Consulting & Angelo Candes, Director/Construction Solutions, FTI Consulting, Inc.
 
Roundtable: Religious Engagement and Healthy Campus/City Relations ~ Presented by Jack Donovan, City Commissioner, Gainesville, Florida; Wayne Griffin, Associate Director, UF Counseling Center; Freeman Gallmon, Pastor of Mt Moriah Missionary Baptist Church and Chaplain for Haven Hospice of North Central Florida; Mark Kalivoda, UF undergraduate in Environmental Engineering and Physics
Tamara Cohen, Assistant Dean of Students (and liaison to the Campus Ministry Cooperative), UF; David Dean, pastor/director of the Presbyterian/Disciples of Christ Student Center at UF; Melisa Miller, founder/director of Rebuild Gainesville Construction Team
4:30-5pm Break
5pm-6:30pm  Dinner – Hilton Hotel
6:30pm-8:30pm City/University Tour – Want to see the University of Florida campus and the City of Gainesville? Take this guided tour led by a UF student and city representative
8:30pm Planetarium, Santa Fe Community College
Saturday, June 9th  
7:30am-8:15am  Breakfast Buffet, Albert’s Restaurant, Hilton
8:30am-10am Concurrent Break out Sessions 4
 
Single Family Residential Rental Issues ~ Co-Presented by Melinda Bell, Code Enforcement Officer, City of Gainesville; Lorie Podolsky, Code Enforcement Officer, City of Gainesville; Michael Wohl, Code Enforcement Officer, City of Gainesville
 
Take Heed: Living in a Pirate Community ~ Co-Presented by
Michelle Lieberman, Director, Center for Off-Campus and Community Living, East Carolina University; Justin Gross, Assistant Director, Center for Off-Campus and Community Living, East Carolina University; Thom Moton, Assistant City Manager, City of Greenville; Larry Spell, City Council Member, City of Greenville
 
Roundtable: Rioting 101: How to avoid getting gassed! ~ Co-Presented by Melissa Emerson, Community Liaison, Colorado State University & City of Fort Collins; Beth Sowder, Neighborhood Services Manager, City of Fort Collins
10am-10:30am Break
10:30-12noon Concurrent Break out Sessions 5
 
Community Advocates: living and learning together for a better community ~ Co-presented by Corporal Jaime Kurnick, Gainesville Police Department; Nora Kilroy, Director of Off-Campus Life, University of Florida; Jen Gresley, Graduate Assistant, Off-Campus Life, University of Florida
 
Changing the Culture of Student Behavior in Berkeley:  A Cooperative Effort ~ CoPresented by John Cummins, Associate Chancellor, UC Berkeley; Irene Hegarty, Director of Community Relations, UC Berkeley; Jim Hynes, Assistant City Manager, City of Berkeley; Nicole Mann, President, Panhellenic Association, UC Berkeley
 
Roundtable: An “Outside the Box” Approach to Combating Substandard Housing in California ~ Presented by Adam S. Towers, Esq.
12noon-1pm Lunch, Albert’s Restaurant, Hilton
2pm-5pm Conversations with Colleagues
1:30pm-5pm

Getting to Know the Gainesville Community – take your pick of one of the fun Gainesville activities below…

  • UF Museums tour of the Harn Museum of Art and Florida Museum of Natural History
  • City of Gainesville Ironwood Golf Course – includes free golf clinic with pro, 1 round of golf, cart and bucket of range balls
  • Tour of Kanapaha Botanical Gardens
  • Tour GRU (Gainesville Regional Utility) Power Plant
6pm-7pm Dinner at the President’s House and Keynote Speaker ~ Dr. Jeanna Mastrodicasa, Associate Director of the Honors Program, University of Florida and City Commissioner, Gainesville
7:30pm-8:30pm Dessert at the Touchdown Terrace, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium “The SWAMP”
Sunday, June 10th 
7:30am-8:15am Breakfast Buffet, Albert’s Restaurant, Hilton
8:30am-10am  Concurrent Break out Session 6
 
Collaborating to keep our students safe off-campus ~ Co-presented by Michelle Lieberman, Director, Center for Off-Campus and Community Living, East Carolina University; Jason Campbell, Patrol Officer, Greenville Police Department; Stephanie Carnevale, Sergeant, East Carolina University Police Department
 
Visioning for a Sustained Communication/Educational Initiative for Improved Town-Gown Relations ~ Presented by Chip Boyles, Assistant City Administrator for Clemson, S.C.
10am-10:30am  Break
10:30am-11:30am Evaluation and Wrap Up
12pm-1pm Boxed Lunches Available
1pm Local activities on your own

                

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Heather Tyson
tel: (352) 392-1701 x239
fax: (352) 392-5437