SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher Brings Discussion on Quality of Place to Plattsburgh at Sixth Strategic Planning Statewide Conversation

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Plattsburgh - As part of a comprehensive effort to put The State University of New York at the forefront of New York’s economic revitalization, Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher will lead a broad discussion on “quality of place” at the sixth of eight statewide conversations on Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 as part of the system’s strategic planning process.

 

Two hundred stakeholders from across the state, including the public, policymakers, SUNY parents, students, legislators, community and business leaders, faculty and alumni, will convene at SUNY Plattsburgh to engage in the theme of “Quality of Place.” Preceding the conversation, there will be an open forum where those interested in the future of SUNY can attend and provide testimony.

 

The day will feature keynote speaker Ira Harkavy, associate vice president and founding director of the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania. He will explore what it means to talk about “quality of place” in the context of the campus community engagement movement, where that movement currently stands, and where it is going.

  

“Quality of Place” as a theme will focus on taking a close look at how SUNY can connect with its diverse communities. Possible avenues include using knowledge and skills to promote safe and livable neighborhoods, stable housing, and thriving workplaces. Up for consideration will be how SUNY can help make communities stronger and more resilient – the kinds of places that attract the very brightest, and keep that talent in New York. 

 

Leading up to the conversation, SUNY’s social media initiative, “Generation SUNY,” has made available two items:

 

On YouTube, SUNY Interim Senior Vice Chancellor and Provost David Lavallee discusses the role SUNY can play in improving New York’s “quality of place.”

 

On Facebook, Morrisville State College President Raymond Cross blogs about the subject in his piece “SUNY Stands Ready to Improve New York’s Quality of Place.”

 

Media interested in attending the conversation should contact in advance for further information. Attached is a general agenda for the event.

 

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Strategic Planning Town Hall Conversation 6: Quality of Place

Friday, February 19, 2010

SUNY Plattsburgh

Angell College Center

 

Agenda

 

8:30 – 9:30AM                     Open Forum

 

9:30 – 10:00AM                   Registration/Doors Open

                                   

10:00 – 10:10AM                 Welcome and Overview of the Day

Chancellor Nancy Zimpher

 

10:10 – 10:20AM                 Plattsburgh and Quality of Place

                                          John Ettling, President, SUNY Plattsburgh

 

10:20 – 10:35AM                 Update on the Strategic Planning Process                                    

                                          Anthony Knerr, Anthony Knerr & Associates

 

10:35 – 10:40AM                 Introduction of Keynote Speaker

                                          Chancellor Zimpher

 

10:40 – 11:10AM                 Keynote Speaker

Ira Harkavy, Associate Vice President and Founding Director, Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania

 

11:10 – 11:25AM                 Dialogue and Questions Among Speakers and Audience

Moderator: Anthony Knerr

 

11:25 – 11:50AM                 Four Provocative Ideas About Quality of Place for SUNY

                                          Chancellor Zimpher and President Ettling

 

11:50AM – 12:05PM            Break

                                          Participants pick up box lunches and proceed to rooms for small-group discussions

 

12:05PM – 1:05PM              Small Group Exercise:

SUNY’s Potential for Promoting Quality of Place

 

1:05 – 1:35PM                     Small Groups Report Out

Moderated by Anthony Knerr

 

1:35 – 1:50PM                     Response from Dr. Harkavy and President Ettling and Discussion with Audience

Moderated by Anthony Knerr

 

1:50 – 1:55PM                     Summary and Wrap Up

                                          Anthony Knerr

 

1:55 – 2:00PM                     Thank You and What’s Next

Chancellor Zimpher

 

2:00PM                               Media Availability