College Town Resource Center

Of primary benefit to our members is knowledge. What should their relationships look like and how are they best managed? When issues arise, where can they go to find answers about conflict resolution? When looking to the future, which initiatives make the most sense?


As our knowledge base grows, tools used to access that information flourish. Over the course of the next five years, our aim is to provide powerful resources that are easy to use and readily available. So, what’s in the pipeline? Have a look:

GOAL: Establish exclusive and definitive Town-Gown knowledge base
INITIATIVES:

  • Establish The College Town Resource Center as a credible and exclusive repository for all things town-gown.
  • Comprehensively explore and research data to demonstrate the economic benefits of relationships between and   among universities and cities.
  • Connect academic strength to ITGA for the mutual benefit of the citizenry, faculty and students, ultimately addressing relevant and salient university and city concerns. What works? What doesn’t? Where urban meets rural town-gown policy.
  • Leverage White House and US Department of Education relationships and initiatives to develop effective federal Town-Gown policies.
  • ITGA Journal publication with faculty, students, staff, city leaders
  • REDYN-Economic Impact Studies
  • Publish Guide to Town-Gown Relations
  • Provide Webinar Training

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