Universities & Their Cities Press Release
January 28, 2002On Thursday, January 30, Case Western Reserve University will host Great Universities and Their Cities as part of the inauguration of incoming university president, Edward M. Hundert.
During this inaugural colloquium, ten different university presidents will visit Cleveland’s Severance Hall to participate in panel discussions about the unique partnerships they have forged with their cities and regions. Many agree that in the future, universities must serve as catalysts for vitality, both in their home cities and throughout their regions. But how do they carry this out, and what resources are needed to nurture this relationship to maximize positive impacts on a university’s regional economy?
A QUIET CRISIS: Universities and Their Cities investigating these and related questions and issues, premieres on WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN® Thursday, February 6 at 9 p.m. (The program repeats on WVIZ/PBS Friday, February 7 at 11 p.m., and Sunday, February 9 at 4 p.m. It also repeats on 90.3 WCPN Wednesday, February 12 at 8 p.m.) Special coverage will appear in the Sunday, February 9 Forum section of The Plain Dealer.
Universities have emerged as key engines of change and development in modern society, in part because continued economic stability depends more and more on a base of advanced knowledge that is always being extended and applied by educated people. Likewise, Cleveland and many other cities are undergoing important changes as technology greatly influences traditional jobs, businesses and even governance. These new patterns carry implications for virtually every aspect of individual achievement and social interaction and by extension, the health and vitality of not only our cities and universities but entire regions.
In the one-hour broadcast, five university presidents participate in a studio round-table conversation to discuss their cities, the alliance between their institutions, and the benefits of these relationships.
Panelists include: Edward M. Hundert, President, Case Western Reserve University; Sylvia Manning, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago; William Brody, President, Johns Hopkins University; Lorna R. Marsden, President, York University; and John E. Bassett, President, Clark University. Dave Pignanelli, Director of News and Information for ideastream, will host the program. Joe Frolik, Associate Editor of The Plain Dealer, will moderate the panel discussion.
A QUIET CRISIS: Universities and Their Cities is the eighth installment in the A QUIET CRISIS series. Support for the entire A QUIET CRISIS series comes from FirstEnergy Foundation, The Nord Family Foundation, and Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation, proud supporters of public broadcasting in Northeast Ohio.
Serving Northeast Ohio, ideastream is a public service, multiple-media organization with a mission to strengthen our communities by providing distinctive, thought-provoking programs and services that enlighten, inspire, educate and entertain. The joint media organization was formed by public broadcasting stations WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN in July of 2001.