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University-Community Partnerships:Propelling Innovation with Full
ParticipationNancy CantorChancellor and PresidentSyracuse University
South Africa-U.S.-China
ConferenceDurban, South AfricaDecember 12, 2012
Innovation & Participation Today
Art, Technology &Design
Arts, Technology & Design
Green Innovation
Inclusive Urban Education
EntrepreneurshipConnectiveCorridor
NWSI Civil Infrastructure
Green Infrastructure• Green home building/renovation• Storm-water management including
residential & commercial rain gardens• Student-designed green homes• Residential & commercial energy
audits• Renovated warehouses for live/work
space incl. geothermal energy
International Green Home Competition
NWSI Social Infrastructure
Green/Clean Jobs• “Green Train” program prepares local
residents for green economy jobs from deconstruction to installation & maintenance of HVAC technologies
• NWSI Business Association cultivating local entrepreneurs
• Green property management• High-tech hydroponic greenhouse
Green Home Construction
Cabinetmakers Chris & Carolyn
ClemansArtist
Juan Cruz
House Deconstruction
Bridging the Digital Divide
Technology, Literacy Thrust• Major regional organizations
relocating their headquarters WCNY—regional public broadcaster
relocating and expanding programming and community outreach
ProLiteracy—world’s largest literacy organization, founded in Syracuse
• Public Memory Project training residents to preserve and digitize family & community histories
Before: Vacant Warehouse After: Technology & Literacy Hub
Public Memory Project photo
Art Infused with Technology
Mobile Literacy Arts Bus—MLAB
Subcat Studios/Burton Blatt InstituteMusic Technology Access Program
Say Yes to Education Syracuse• Precedent-setting, district-wide urban
school reform: in every one of the Syracuse City School District’s schools—21,000 students
• Comprehensive student monitoring system from American Institutes for Research
• Aligning curriculum to promote college and career readiness at all levels
• Professional development for teachers
• Dramatically reduced school social worker caseloads from 1:550 to 1:200
• Pro bono legal clinics
• School-based health clinics and mental health clinics
• Higher Education Compact: 27 private institutions plus SUNY/CUNY provide scholarships to all admissible Say Yes graduates
Seeding STEM ParticipationSTEM Pathways
• Elementary & Middle School New York State STEM Collaborative
Summer Institute for K-12 teachers Girls Get IT STEM Camp NSF CAREER project: Launching a
Career of Collaborative PK-20 STEM Education
• High School• Early-College High School
• NSBE Summer Enrichment Overnight
• STEM competitions & mentoring by SU faculty and students
STEMCURRICULUMCOURSE GETSTO THE ROOT OFTHE PROBLEM
Syracuse City Schools English & Language Arts Teacher Gwendolyn
Maturo-Grosso with SU Bioengineering Professor Jay Henderson
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