Conference on Building Community Resiliency: Call for Proposals

Deadline: April 17, 2009

The 15th annual Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) conference, hosted by Widener University from October 11-13, 2009 will focus on "Building community resiliency: The role of university leadership." This conference will explore how universities can promote a strengths-based approach to partnering with their communities to nurture community resiliency. Suggested topics include: Strengths-based approaches, Educational infrastructure, Environmental threats and remediation, Wellness and public health, Social capital, Economic/business development, Impact assessment. Individuals may submit proposals for paper presentations, panel discussions, or poster displays. Consistent with the conference theme, the content should relate to institutional commitments by urban and metropolitan universities to drive progress in their regional communities. Complete information about proposal submissions can be viewed at: http://www.cumuonline.org/conference