http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/living/home/8596272.htm
Enlightened self-interest Penn has prospered by improving its neighborhood and tearing down its walls. Its lessons are being spread. There are two options open to urban universities today. One is to build walls around the campus and keep the world and its problems out. The other is to tear down walls and come up with ways to make the world seen from the classroom a better place to live. If the second option makes a school more competitive, so much the better. "While altruism is part of it, this is business," said John Fry, president of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster. "It's institutional self-interest and preservation." Almost 10 years ago, the University of Pennsylvania decided to stop building walls and begin building bridges. The university, its West Philadelphia neighborhood, and the city have shared equally in the benefits... - http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11616346&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6 Building a livable community isnt easy. Step one often involves the parts that were assembled long before anyone even considered "building a livable community" as a project -- the opportunity, planning and chance behind location, location, location, for instance, or past leadership or residents reasons for being in the community... ...While no community scored a perfect 14, Philadelphias Center City, East Falls and Old City neighborhoods reached 13, lacking only the "quality school district" amenity. West Chester scored 12, joining the company of Manayunk, Northern Liberties, University City and Villanova in that rank... ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
