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Campus-Community Connections
The official newsletter of the International Town & Gown Association™ April 22, 2021
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The requirement that college students be vaccinated against COVID picked up more high-profile momentum Monday with decisions by both Yale University and Columbia University to require vaccinations for their students planning to be on campus in the fall. On Tuesday, Princeton added its name to the list as well. They also indicated that a working group of public health experts is evaluating whether to require vaccines for faculty and staff. While a decision to require vaccinations raises a number of thorny legal and public health questions, there has been a noticeable shift in the past ten days toward more colleges and universities imposing the requirement. Two factors are probably pushing this trend. Forbes
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A Guilty Verdict, a Sigh of Relief
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Minneapolis, MN: The conclusion of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty on murder and manslaughter charges for the killing of George Floyd, produced a sense of hope and relief among students, faculty members and college leaders across the country. After a year of anger and outrage, accusations and recrimination, bridge building and bridge burning, calls for accountability and promises of change -- played out mostly remotely and on social media as Americans hunkered down while in the throes of the pandemic -- the verdict Tuesday was largely viewed as a welcome development and a symbol of possibilities for positive change for the country -- and perhaps on American college campuses. Inside Higher Ed
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Town-Gown Turn Around Series
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Wednesday, April 28, 12:00-1:00 pm (ET): Join moderator Sara Bloom, Executive Director, Downtown Hays Development Corp, Hays, KS, and ITGA Board Member, for this monthly webinar discussion for "Town-Gown Turn Around Round Table: Where do we go from here?" We will continue our focus on strengthening partnerships between town and college/university stakeholders in 2021 and beyond. To register, click here.
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Wednesday, April 28, 1:00-2:00 pm (ET): Please join the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the International Town and Gown Association (ITGA) and the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA) for an informative and interactive free webinar, “The Updated College Alcohol Intervention Matrix (CollegeAIM): What Colleges and Communities Need to Know Now." To register, click here.
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The ITGA 2021 Virtual ITGA Conference
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There is growing recognition of the benefits of positive town-gown relations. The colleges, universities and host cities that make town-gown relationships a top priority often create stronger communities and high quality living and learning environments. With municipal spending and taxation limits, state budget cuts, and concerns about the global pandemic, college towns need to find more ways to share costs of services and programs and leverage economies of scale. The ITGA's 2021 City & University Relations Conference provides the forum to do just that. To see the three-day educational sessions, workshops and multiple opportunities to acquire tools and evidenced-based strategies to use in your communities, click here. Send questions to Susan@itga.org.
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ROO Met with Mixed Reactions
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College Station, TX: College Station's City Council voted 5-2 during Monday night's meeting. The vote allows property owners in single-family neighborhoods to request a zoning overlay that restricts occupancy to no more than 2 unrelated people... but who's to say who family is? For some, ROO, or Restricted Occupancy Overlay may be a win, while others say, it sets a dangerous precedent for the future. "Unfortunately, there are elements of ROO that are a moving target... One, is, the definition of a family, and in that, who is related and who is not related? I still think there might be something coming up that is going to cause us to step back and say how can we adjust or amend the ROO as it was passed last night," College Station's, Mayor Karl Mooney, said. KXXV.com
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A growing and impressive group of professionals from campus communities continue to network and share strategies for improving town-gown relations. Join us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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