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March, 2009 |
4th Annual Best Practices in Building University/City Relations Conference
June 1-4,2009.
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Welcome to New Members and Board of Directors
Dear College Town Leaders,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the ITGA, I would like to welcome new members of our growing ITGA family. New Founding Members include the City of Boulder, CO, the University of Colorado-Boulder, and California Polytechnic State University. New General and Business Members are Oberlin College, Otterbein College, the City of Oberlin, OH, Old Dominion University, Iona College, Grinnell College,the City of Laramie, WY, the City of Gainesville, FL., University at Buffalo, Buxton Corp., and Brailsford & Dunlavey Facility Planners. We especially would like to welcome and thank new Board of Director members and alternates; Jennifer Korbelik of the City of Boulder, Susan Stafford of the University of Colorado-Boulder and Larry Kelley of Cal Poly.
The new Board Members will soon be busy with the existing Board and staff in helping to lead and shape the ITGA into a global resource for all college communities. We are already working on a new web site to be able to provide improved communication tools and best practice examples and documents for town & gown utlization. The Board is also working on a mid year leadership conference to coincide with the winter Board of Directors Meeting that will present national speakers and workshops on collaborative and creative leadership skills specifically targeted for the interjurisdictional needs of college and community leaders. The ITGA looks to partner with other national organizations to create a leadership conference for a multi-dimensional learning experience.
The ITGA continues to provide various avenues of communication to share ideas, issues and successful partnerships with peers from across the country and Canada. Member benefits include:
- Twice weekly e-newsletters of current town & gown news from around the world
- On-line resource of articles and publications of college town and university best practices and sample policies
- Reduced registration fees for national town & gown conferences
- Forums, list serves, and open communication tools to discuss current issues
- Technical assistance from ITGA staff to address specific needs, questions or to set up peer to peer exchange visits
- Much, much more as detailed on the ITGA web site, www.town-gown.net.
All college town leaders need a timely, global forum that will provide networking, professional development and educational opportunities specific to town & gown relations. ITGA is that forum. We sincerely hope that you will elect to join the ITGA and you may do so as simply at clicking here. This will take you to the ITGA membership web site. For further information, please feel free to contact me at 864.643.4199 or cboyles@town-gown.net.
Sincerely,
Chip Boyles
Charles P. Boyles, II
Executive Director
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ITGA Adds  
To Meet Member Requests
In preparation of an updated web site due out later this month, the ITGA has added new technology tools for college town leaders to communicate between their peers. As a response to a number of suggestions from those who do not like to use open list serve discussion groups, we have added to our existing Listserv service, two discussion groups that allow group and individual discussions among peers. The ITGA has begun a Facebook group, International Town & Gown Association, for Facebook members. Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. If you are not a Facebook member yet, you may join at www.Facebook.com .
For those looking for a more business network and less social, the ITGA has also instituted the International Town & Gown Association group on LinkedIn. LinkedIn Groups can help you stay informed and keep in touch with people that share your professional interests. To join LinkdIn, you may go to www.linkedin.com .
LinkedIn, Facebook,the ITGA Forum discussion group,the ITGA Listserve and an on-line survey will all be immediately accessible from the updated ITGA web site. |
ITGA Board of Directors Meet to Approve New Board Members, Establish a Budget and Set Goals for 2009.
Board President Pete Knudsen led the ITGA Board of Directors in its first quarter 2009 board meeting held in Clemson, S.C. on March 9, 2009. The Board unanimously approved several items during its quarterly meeting. Approved for membership on the Board of Directors were Jennifer Korbelik of the City of Boulder, Susan Stafford of the University of Colorado-Boulder and Larry Kelley of Cal Poly. The Board then approved the FY 2009 budget of $154,666. Goals were established as part of the budget approval to recruit 100 new general members and 6 Founding Members during 2009. Membership fees are $3333 for Founding Members, Entities of enrollment/population <2500 are $250; 2500-10,000 are $400; 10,001-30,000 are $600; and > 30,000 are $800. The Board ended its meeting with an update of the June Best Practices Conference in Murray, KY and plans for a December leadership conference to be held at a member community. |
College Towns Provide Stable Retail Environment
ITGA Director Quoted in Buxton Retail Development Newsletter
Buxton is a retail development consulting firm that assists enterprises, public and private, in building success by accurately identifying their customers. Buxton's retail assessments go beyond generalized demographic data and determines the detailed psychographic lifestyle of residents and customers. In their March newsletter, Buxton reports on Retailing in College and University Towns and the economic impact the educational industry provides a community and a region. ITGA Executive Director, Chip Boyles, is quoted in the article, ""Just as colleges recruit good students, they also recruit good faculty and staff," said Boyles. "Faculty and staff are looking for a high quality of life where shopping and cultural exchange is prevalent". Buxton Community Matters e-newsletter.
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Does Your College or City Have a Publication, Document, Program or Policy That Other College Communities May Benefit From?
ITGA is Looking for Best Practice Examples
The ITGA is looking for sample documents, programs and practices that can be shared with other college communities across the world. In preparing for the updated ITGA web site, we are expanding our Resource Library of Documents and Presentations
Please e-mail any examples to info@town-gown.net. These will be shared via the ITGA web site and/or newsletter and will become eligible for one of the ITGA Best Practices in Town & Gown Partnerships Awards for 2009.
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James F Martin Inn Suite 300
240 Madren Center Drive
Clemson University
Clemson, S.C. 29634
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