Urban and Metropolitan Universities In Tomorrow’s Economy
Please join us for a thought-provoking meeting dealing with urban and metropolitan leadership issues and program innovations affecting student affairs, academic affairs, institutional research, institutional advancement, governmental relations, and marketing. The conference will feature keynote speakers, plenary sessions, special topic panels, urban outreach activities, and Coalition business meetings.

October 1 – 4, 2005
Torrance Marriott Hotel in Torrance, California
(www.marriott.com/property/propertyPage/LAXTR)
in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, only 20 minutes from the
Los Angeles International Airport

Hosted by California State University, Dominguez Hills (www.csudh.edu)

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS
Individuals interested in presenting information, leading discussions, or organizing panels relevant to the conference theme, “Urban and Metropolitan Universities in Tomorrow’s Economy”, are encouraged to submit proposals for review by the Conference Program Committee on or before March 15, 2005.

Proposal Format
Proposals for an individual presentation (which once accepted will be grouped topically by the Conference Program Committee) or a panel should include the following elements:

1. Title of the panel/presentation
2. Name, institutional affiliation, and email address for each proposed presenter
3. Name and email address of the panel chairperson (if appropriate)
4. A 200-word abstract, explaining its significance and how the proposed panel or presentation fits with the conference theme.

Suggested Topical Areas
Priority will be given to presentations/panels that address the key challenges faced by leaders in urban and metropolitan universities such as the following:

Academic Affairs
• Advancing academic service-learning and related programs
• Creating effective partnerships with K-12 schools
• Community College - Urban and Metropolitan University collaborations
• Distance learning initiatives
• E-learning in the urban and metropolitan university
• Entrepreneurial approaches to revenue generation through academic programs
• Industry-based advisory committees for programs
• Recruiting faculty to the urban mission
• Role of centers in the metropolitan mission
• Role of urban and metropolitan universities in addressing urban public school challenges
• Research and scholarship in urban and metropolitan universities
• Strategic planning: How will changing metropolitan demographics affect future planning?
• Civic engagement and service learning
• The shifting economy and the impact of the Pacific Rim on higher education
• Faculty incentives and rewards

Institutional Advancement, Government Relations, and Marketing
• Fundraising roles for deans
• Building a better future for metropolitan and urban institutions through regional development
• Building and cultivating engaged alumni
• CEO’s for Cities as a CUMU partner
• Constituency-based development models for urban and metropolitan universities
• Effective use of lobbyists at the state and federal levels
• Fundraising challenges for the urban institution
• Fund-raising: Leveraging community building and public engagement
• Governmental relations strategies for urban and metropolitan universities
• Political action committees: Are they necessary? Are they manageable and how?
• Strategies for leveraging colleges and universities for urban economic revitalization
• Strategies to position the metropolitan university
• Successful collaboration with the Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Using alumni and friends as a resource for civic engagement
• Features and benefits of metropolitan universities -- from an admissions/recruiting perspective
• Location, location, location: Identifying positive benefits of “place”
• Mass media: Turning the media around
• Public face of the urban and metropolitan university
• Role of public radio and television stations in marketing an institution
• Role of the university in dealing with challenges and issues in the urban environment

Student Affairs
• Addressing issues of cultural diversity in the metropolitan university
• Building a vibrant campus life at a metropolitan university
• Connecting commuters to campus
• Customer service at the metropolitan university: What special needs must be met?
• Demographics and psychographics of future students
• Distinctive student characteristics of CUMU institutions
• Effective web-delivered services for non-traditional students
• Freshmen Interest Groups and learning communities for commuter students
• International students at the metropolitan university
• Minority student programming issues
• Perception of safety at the metropolitan campus
• The role of intercollegiate athletics at the metropolitan university
• Student engagement to foster retention

Proposal Evaluation
Proposals will be reviewed for relevance to the conference theme, demonstration of “best practice,” evidence of significant interest to urban and metropolitan leaders, and the ability to be replicated in other urban settings.

Proposal Submission Information

Click here to download Proposal Submission Form.

Proposals should be submitted online at http:/www.csudh.edu/cumu in electronic format, by email, via fax, or through regular mail by March 15, 2005 to:

Gary R. Levine
Associate Vice President,
Academic and Community Partnerships
California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, California 90747
(310)243-1055 Fax (310)516-3976
glevine@csudh.edu

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