COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO The role of higher education in statewide econcomic development and public policy formation will be explored by by private- and public-sector experts at the 2004 Colorado’s Future Conference Oct. 15.<\/p>\n
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Colorado State University will co-host the third-annual Colorado’s Future conference Oct. 15 at University Park Holiday Inn, Fort Collins. The event is designed for academics, business professionals, economic-development specialists, elected officials and others interested in partnerships and strategies that successfully stimulate the state and local economies.<\/p>\n
Conference speakers and six panel sessions will focus on the multifaceted role that Colorado’s research universities play in boosting the state economy and informing public policy.<\/p>\n
Larry Penley, CSU president, and Rick O’Donnell, executive director of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, will begin the event with talks illuminating the theme, “The Twenty-First Century University and Economic Development.” Morning conference sessions will focus on community economic analysis and the interplay of public mood, the economy and public policy.<\/p>\n
Luncheon speakers include Milan Rewerts, director, CSU Cooperative Extension, and Frank Bruno, Boulder city manager, talking about “University Research and Policy Making.” Their talks will introduce afternoon panel sessions focused on transferring university research discoveries to enhance economic development and enlighten policy discussion.<\/p>\n
Panel sessions will feature several prominent speakers including Rep. Lola Spradley, R-Beulah. She will provide examples of partnerships that have drawn on research-based knowledge to spur the economy and state policy. Panel discussions will center on rural and inner-city revitalization, technology transfer, Colorado’s migrant workforce, wind farms, water policy and other timely issues. <\/p>\n
For more information and to register, visit www.COFuture2004.ColoState.edu<\/a> or call Colorado State University Conference Services, 970-491-7501.<\/p>\n CU-Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in northeast Colorado Springs, is the fastest growing university in Colorado and one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The university offers 25 bachelor’s degrees, 17 master’s and two doctoral degrees. The campus enrolls more than 7,700 students annually. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO The role of higher education in statewide econcomic development and public policy formation will be explored by by private- and public-sector experts at the 2004 Colorado’s Future Conference Oct. 15. The University (Full Press Release)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressreleases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}