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Tuesday, October 10 • 1:45pm - 2:30pm
You're an anchor institution. Now what? (45 mins)

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Colleges and universities are anchor institutions in our communities. We tend to be place-based, our identities shaped indelibly by our place and our community’s people, with our missions more often than not explicitly invoking commitments to the public good. How do we take this identity and these commitments more seriously? Why should we? Why must we? This lightning session will present one institution’s approach, but also open vistas onto the growing movement among colleges and universities to embrace our “anchorness.”

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Peter Englot

Sr. Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs, Rutgers University Newark
As Senior Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs and Chief of Staff at Rutgers University – Newark (RU-N), Peter Englot leads the university’s communications efforts and supports Chancellor Nancy Cantor and her leadership team in coordination of activities across their divisions... Read More →


Tuesday October 10, 2017 1:45pm - 2:30pm MDT
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