Living and Learning Together to Unite Our Communities

The 2nd annual Best Practices in Building University/City Relations Conference will be held June 7th-10th in Gainesville, Florida at the UF Hilton. The conference is co-hosted by the City of Gainesville, University of Florida and Santa Fe Community College. The theme for the second annual conference is Living and Learning Together to Unite Our Communities.

The mission of this conference is to provide all constituents the opportunity to come together and learn from one another about city and university practices that build positive relationships and address Town Gown concerns. Educational content is open to several areas of expertise and practice. City best practices include law enforcement, city planning, transportation & parking, neighborhood relations, community rights & responsibilities and city codes to name a few areas of learning.   Higher Education best practices will include university planning, student education, student advocacy, student rights & responsibilities, student involvement and civic engagement to name a few areas of learning.

The Best Practices in Building University/City Relations Conference is an opportunity for city officials & employees, higher education officials, community members, law enforcement, city & higher education planners and students to showcase the successes they have had in building Town Gown relationships and partnerships. If you have an outstanding program or initiative that is helping to unite a university and city please submit a program or roundtable proposal. 

Please continue to visit the Best Practices website for updates on the programs and roundtables that will be presented at the 2007 conference.

We look forward to seeing you in Gainesville in June 2007 to continue the discussion on Living and Learning Together to Unite Our Communities.