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Goal 5: Establish a Sense of Place
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 Report Card on Community Development – Study on universities’ redevelopment efforts in their communities puts UC’s efforts in Uptown in the top tier on financial commitment, increase in housing, innovative financing, partnerships with other institutions, presidential leadership and urban design.
- Civic Engagement House – Service and volunteerism take up residence in a consolidated living and learning environment at the new Center for Community Engagement at Stratford Heights.
- Going Green – UC signs onto the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. Campus now has three buildings certified as meeting nationally accepted benchmarks for high performance "green" buildings in construction and operations.
- Alumni Spring Gathering – Inaugural Alumni Weekend, held in mid-May, combines the 50th Class Reunion and Golden Bearcat activities, UC Day festivities, the awarding of the William Howard Taft Medal for notable alumni achievement, and the annual MainStreet Stride celebration, providing a seasonal bookend with autumn’s Homecoming and drawing many UC alumni back to campus.
- Uptown Progress – The Uptown Consortium serves as master developer for the Burnet Avenue Revitalization Project in Avondale and teams up with the Cincinnati Park Board to draft a master plan for Uptown parks.
- Telling Our Own Story – During FY07, nearly 1 million readers visited UC’s online news site, a 21 percent increase over the previous year.
- Seeing is Believing – Prospective student tours set records with attendance up over 50 percent.
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