On November 14th, the Office of the Executive Vice President for University Regional Affairs, Planning, and Policy hosted university leaders, faculty, staff, and students from across the state to discuss how best to build strong university/community parternships that further entrepreneurship,service learning, internships, and job placement efforts. Many of the conference panelists and attendees participated via videoconference from IU East, IUPUI Columbus, IU Northwest, IU Kokomo, IU South Bend and IU Southeast. View the conference agenda. The conference presentations and panel discussions are archived at the urls below:

Welcome (EVP John Applegate): http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_welcome_20111114.mp4

Dr. Don Kuratko’s Entrepreneurship Keynote:

http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_kuratko_20111114.mp4

Vice President Bill Stephan’s overview of IU’s Economic Development Activities:

http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_stephan_20111114.mp4

Chancellor Michael Harris’s Leadership presentation and the Plenary Leadership Panel :

http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_plenary_20111114.mp4

Dean and Executive Vice Chancellor Uday Sukhatme’s welcome from the campus and Elizabeth Tryon’s luncheon keynote on reciprocal partnerships:

http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_tryon_20111114.mp4

Internships Panel:

http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_internships_20111114.mp4

Entrepreneurship Panel:

http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_entrepreneurship_20111114.mp4

Service Learning Panel:

http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_service_learning_20111114.mp4

Community Partnerships Panel:

http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_comm_partnerships_20111114.mp4

Job Placement Panel:

http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_jobs_placement_20111114.mp4

Grassroots Economic Development Panel:

http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?folder=vic&filename=uprc_grassroot_econ_dev_20111114.mp4

The conference was supported by the Lilly Endowment's Sustaining Grant to Promote Educational Opportunities Through Collaborations. In addition to Indiana University, Purdue University, Ivy Tech Community College, Ball State University, Indiana State University, the University of Southern Indiana, Vincennes University, Indiana Wesleyan University, Saint Mary's College, Holy Cross College, and the University of Notre Dame are participating in the grant.