Conference Presentations

14 members of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area entered a partnership which led to Washington, DC becoming one of 29 cities worldwide focused on an improving its regional export economy in order to enhance overall regional growth.

The Good Neighbor initiative’s primary goal is to enhance the quality of life for both permanent and student residents of the community by addressing the situations that occur, facilitating discussions to remove any barriers that are present, and fostering positive neighborhood relationships among all participants.

This session will outline the history and development of the partnership; describe its programs and activities; highlight how the partnership works and its outcomes and impacts; and define and demonstrate best practices for school-university partnerships.

A panel will describe alcohol prevention programming at three major US universities that is supported by the Great Plays Grant Program funded by brewer MillerCoors, which seeks to encourage the use of evidence-based practices while also promoting the development and testing of new, innovative ideas.

Sustainable Affordable Housing Solutions Through Community-University-Industry Collaboration

GreenBuild & the Energy+ Program: Sustainable Affordable Housing Solutions Through Community-University-Industry Collaboration

Attend this session and learn strategies for integrating neighborhood development and master planning.

Gun Girl:

Handout for "Bridging Campus and Community Together Through Entrepreneurial Spirit"

This session explores the resources which allow cities and universities to obtain data about themselves. We will also see how this data can be further processed, analyzed, and translated into bylaws, legislation, and regulations, as well as reveal discrimination and negligence.

Considerations on the legalization of marijuana in Colorado.

For twelve years, Georgetown University and KEYS for the Homeless have partnered to collect over 28 tons of donated goods each spring from students and community members who want to make a difference to families living in poverty in the DC region.

This session will take you through the journey that University of Sussex have made out into the communities that surround their campus, from a University Housing perspective.

Learn how a campus University in the UK opened an off-campus community base to bring local community groups together at a time when the university was expanding from 13,000 to 18,000 students in a densely populated beachside city.

The project, built on a site that had for years included an unsightly pit where a former building had been, included student housing and helped ignite local economic revitalization.

How Different is it? Using Data to Better Understand the Current Fraternity and Sorority Experience

In 2007 and 2008 a small task force of citizens, the Mayor and City staff members recommended to the City of Oxford Ohio sweeping changes to the Oxford Charter and Zoning regulations to promote redevelopment in the old original Oxford Uptown. 

Nottingham, England, is home to over 35,000 students studying at the University of Nottingham, with over 14,000 students living in the private rented sector. We will identify and show how we tackle challenges in the UK.

Hungry for More: Understanding the impact of food insecurity on college campuses

After joint efforts to secure funding and complete a feasibility study, the City received a state grant in 2015 that would make bike share possible, along with earlier funding from the Associated Students of the University of Oregon.

Learn how Rutgers improved relations between the university and city through research grants.

Part one of a discussion on the legalization of marijuana in Colorado.

Part two of a discussion on the legalization of marijuana in Colorado.

Working together to tackle alcohol and other town-gown issues.

This presentation will share how a community committee, an online module, the Rave Guardian App & the Community Crime Map are helping us overcome the communication & outreach challenges of our multijurisdictional environment.

Learn how UMass implemented environmental management strategies to improve the quality of life in off-campus living.

Responding to the perennial question of students: “What do I do with all of this stuff that I don’t want?!” led to an innovative, multi-sector partnership to manage student move out.

Insight2050 is a public-private initiative designed to help the communities of Central Ohio to prepare for unprecedented population growth and demographic changes.

Inter-City Visits are great tools for bringing together university leadership, elected officials, local non-profits and community members to consider serious community issues in a fun, positive environment.

Learn about communication and outreach strategies and initiatives at George Washington University.

This session will draw upon research findings from studies of studentification in UK and Ireland, Australia (Melbourne), Canada (Montreal), China (Beijing), and Norway (Oslo) to show that urban places across the globe are being transformed by concentrations of student housing in distinct parts of university towns and cities.

Learn about the challenges and opportunities related to international students at MSU.

This exciting and interactive session will explore thoughtful high-tech engagement opportunities that supplement effective high-touch engagement methods. We’ll cover how to cultivate an authentic community online and explore how to create innovative engaging content. 

This session will focus on the evidence and challenges relating to alcohol in college communities and how the Alcohol Responsibility Program that RRForum is developing for ITGA is responding to some of these challenges.

The 2015 ITGA Conference Program schedule.

In February 2013, the International Town-Gown Association (ITGA) partnered with Brailsford and Dunlavey (B&D) to conduct a pilot survey about the unique issues and opportunities facing universities and the communities in which they reside. This report provides a summary of the process and an analysis of the results.

View a presentation summarizing the results of the 2014 ITGA survey.

This is a summary of the 2015 ITGA Survey responses.

In 2014, the second iteration of the annual iTGA survey incorporated changes to collect more comprehensive data on town-gown relationships. This report provides a summary of the process and analysis of the results.

This is a summary of the survey results for ITGA members.

In an all too familiar economic climate of continuous budget cuts, cities and universities must identify ways to do more with less. The City of Athens, Ohio and Ohio University (OU) have developed a way to capitalize on the symbiotic relationship between their law enforcement agencies.

A case study in joint safety services.

Learn about four primary risk areas and how city and campus police are working together in Pittsburgh with colleges, residents, nightlife venues and party planners to bring positive solutions for enhancing sociability and reducing risk and disorder.

Leap Day. Cherry Stock. Around The World. These are some of the large-scale, off-campus parties organized by students in our community. Illinois State University and the Town of Normal have developed a proactive strategy to address and educate student organizers before the event about the inherent risks of these events.

The JCUAB engaged College Town Assessmwnt (CTA) to administer the OCTA tool to gather this data. Results from 2,783 respondents indicated a strong relationship between the campus amd community with deep concerns over growth related to off-campus student housing, parking, and loss of affordable housing for faculty and staff and strain on the general infrastructure of the community.

The city’s image plays a significant role in the attractiveness of a university to prospective students as they evaluate off-campus quality of life. Making a dedicated effort to market the city as a great place to attend college can boost recruitment efforts.

About 20 years ago, a contract officer position was created, currently funded in part by the City of Eugene, the University of Oregon, and the University District Business Association. Presenters from each stakeholder will review their role, lessons learned over the years, and current improvements in utilizing limited public safety sources efficiently.

Learn how civic engagement events and programs in higher education are meeting community needs while also developing the leadership and civic skills of the students that participate.

LION: Living In One Neighborhood by Integrating Penn State Students into the State College Community

Lions Clubs International Campus Clubs: How to build campus and community partnerships through service