The Role of University Centers in Collaborative Governance
April 25th-27th
Seattle, Washington
Co-sponsored by PCI & the William D. Ruckelshaus Center
Location:
Center for Urban Horticulture
3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle, WA 98105
Lodging:
The Silver Cloud Inn
5036 25th Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98105
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Join PCI in Seattle April 25th -27th for a workshop to consider the roles university-based centers can play in collaborative governance. The workshop will begin Wednesday evening, April 25th, with a reception and remarks by Bill Ruckelshaus, Advisory Board Chair of our host center, the William D. Ruckelshaus Center, a joint program of Washington State University and the University of Washington.
The workshop will begin at 8:30 am on Thursday, April 26th and continue Friday, April 27th from 8:30am to 2:00pm.
There will be a mix of plenary and concurrent sessions and roundtable discussions on the following topics:
- A comparison of institutional models for service centers working within a university system
- Developments in the field - deliberative democracy to collaborative governance
- Lessons on working with public leaders, assisting them in their role as conveners
- Emerging issues around universities as neutral forums
There will also be sessions on developing certificate programs; curricula for non-traditional education and training programs; research; and other topics. There will also be time to pursue topics of mutual interest with colleagues from university centers around the west.