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Land-Grant Urban Serving
Beginning the Journey
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Leadership Team

• Dr. James Zuiches, Vice Chancellor, Extension,
  Engagement Economic Development
• Cheryl Lloyd, State Leader, Urban Programs, NC
  Cooperative Extension, EEED
• Dr. Anona Smith, Assistant Dean, College of
  Education
• Dr. Cheryl Waites, Associate Department Head,
  School of Social Work, Professor

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Urban Strands

• Urban Health Well-being
• Strengthening Communities,
  Economic Revitalization,
  and Neighborhood Quality of Life
• Human Capital, Strengthening PK-20 Education
  Pipeline

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Beginning the journey

• 2006-2007
• Carnegie Classification in Community Engagement
• Urban Serving Universities Coalition
• Outreach Scholarship Conference Participation and
  Partnership
• Neighborhood Issues in Raleigh/Durham
• Staffing of University Urban Initiative

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Infrastructure for In-reach and
Outreach

• Individual
• Family
• Agency
• Service System
• Community

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The Campus Cafe

• How are we currently engaging the people and
  neighborhoods of the city?
• What can we do better?
• In the strands?
• In the way we are organized?
• How should we proceed?

• A conversation among involved faculty

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In-Reach Networking

• Urban Field Faculty
• 66 faculty members
• 8 colleges
• 2 Counties
• Community Leaders
• City and County

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Single bracelets do not Jingle

• Building Partnerships within across Colleges
• Education
• Engineering
• Humanities Social Sciences
• Design
• Agriculture Life Sciences
• Physical Mathematical Sciences
• Natural Resources
• Veterinary Medicine

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Building Partnerships with Community

• Raleigh
• Durham
• Responsibility to North Carolinas entire Urban
  Corridor

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Infrastructure for Urban Engagement Initiatives

• Create a culture within all colleges that
  promotes and rewards Extension and Engagement
• Create a community of ethical practice and
  principles
• Identify barriers and develop a plan for removal
• Develop a system for needs assessment

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Infrastructure for Urban Engagement Initiatives

• A structure that encourages and facilitates
  interdisciplinary work.
• Partner with UNC, Duke, NCCU, and Community
  Colleges in Cities
• Better communication between county and campus
  faculty
• A Training program for those working in
  communities

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To Know What We dont Know

• Create a User Friendly Database that describes
• City Assets and Interests
• University Assets Interests
• Existing and completed activities
• Priorities and Opportunities

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Urban Health and Wellbeing

• HIV AIDS Prevention
• Severe Mental Illness
• Family Care Giving
• Social Worker Licensure and Professional
  Development
• Health Disparities/ Health Care Access
• Children and Adults
• Domestic Violence in the Latino community
• Nutrition Education

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Urban Health and Wellbeing

• Intergenerational Interventions for children and
  families
• Crime and Safety Analysis
• Older Adult Health
• Non-parental role models
• Intramural vs. Interscholastic Sports
• Family Centered Practice
• Access to Parks and Open Space (Older Adults
  Children)

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Strengthening Community Economic Viability

• Energy efficiency
• Emerging Latino English communities
• Architecture Design Partnerships with Duke
• Consortium on Land use planning
• Green space and Greenways
• Public Safety Leadership
• Community Engagement
• Affordable Sustainable Housing construction

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Strengthening Community Economic Viability

• Leadership Development (Asset based community
  development)
• Micro-economics/ entrepreneurship
• Faith based community work
• Assist communities in understanding data
• Evaluating mixed impact housing
• Building non-profit capacity
• Gang prevention and intervention
  (Health/Well-being also)

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Human Capital Strengthening the Education
Pipeline from Early Childhood On

• Middle School Curriculum focus
• MEGA-Middle school Educators using technology and
  the web for Global Activities
• Emerging Needs of Latino community
• Kids Together in Parks
• Triangle Urban League Youth Partnership
• Science House Initiatives
• Engineering in schools Robotics

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Next Steps
The Foundation on which we build Strand
Leadership Existing Partnerships
Connecting Urban Centers Outreach to New
Partners Infrastructure Support
Institutional Policies