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Maruyama, Geoffrey; Jones, Robert J.; Finnegan, John R., Jr. – Metropolitan Universities, 2009
Our urban-located land grant institution has long been committed to engaged research, teaching, and service. This paper describes efforts to articulate and implement a strategic urban land grant vision that places urban/metropolitan engagement at the center of our institution's "urban age" future. We describe intentional and broad-based efforts in…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, College Environment, College Faculty, School Community Relationship
Kapustka, Katherine M.; Damore, Sharon J. – School-University Partnerships, 2009
This research focuses on change processes. It considers how components of a change framework--namely, the concerns-based adoption model--can be used as diagnostic evaluation tools to examine how participants' attitudes and levels of participation affect the implementation of the professional development school model. This article demonstrates how…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Urban Universities, Adoption (Ideas), Networks
Harkavy, Ira; Wiewel, Wim – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1995
The variety of approaches taken by urban universities in partnerships with local communities is examined, and a number of related issues are addressed, including implementation of partnerships, the proper role for the university in applied work, adaptation of institutional structures and processes, determination of who should benefit from…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Role, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Pollack, Rhoda-Gale – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
This article outlines steps toward university collaboration with local arts organizations to enhance local cultural life in medium-sized cities. It illustrates these steps with examples from practice and discusses how to maintain ongoing collaborations. Major benefits from such partnerships and factors requiring attention to ensure success are…
Descriptors: Agencies, Art, Art Activities, College Role
Davis, D. Jack; McCarter, R. Williams – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, a consortium of six school districts, five museums, two arts councils, two state agencies, and the University of North Texas, has strived to improve education in the visual arts for K-6 children and to develop better educated audiences for area museums. (JB)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, College School Cooperation, Cooperation