Town and Gown: Examining Interactions Between Colleges and Communities

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dc.contributorLaanan, Frankie
dc.contributorBray, Nathaniel
dc.contributorWebb, Alan
dc.contributorBrabham, Amy
dc.contributor.advisorHolley, Karri A.
dc.contributor.authorCopeland, Nathan B.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-13T20:33:57Z
dc.date.available2022-04-13T20:33:57Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between a city and the local college cannot be underestimated. Each group has something that the other can benefit from and rather than giving and taking, a true town and gown relationship is designed around sharing. A college is much more than an institution that promotes the sharing of knowledge and creation of new ideas. Colleges are much like cities. They have large budgets, employee pools and tremendous infrastructures to manage. When town and gown relationship is firing on all cylinders, the two truly become one instead of there being a city within a city. This study went into detail with a specific town and gown relationship between Magnolia University and the City of Opportunity. Though the initial outlook on this relationship was not strong, a new president came in to lead a charge of community engagement and city leaders were not only open to the idea, they embraced the relationship. Interviews were conducted among officials from each side to better understand the history, the present and the potential future of the relationship between Magnolia University and the City of Opportunity.en_US
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dc.identifier.otherhttp://purl.lib.ua.edu/182075
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0004228
dc.identifier.otherCOPELAND_alatus_0004D_14257
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/8407
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectCommunity
dc.subjectCommunity Service
dc.subjectEconomic Impact
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectInteractions
dc.subjectTown and Gown
dc.titleTown and Gown: Examining Interactions Between Colleges and Communitiesen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
etdms.degree.disciplineHigher Education Administration
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.nameEd.D.
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