Dean, Hilsher present at 105th ACSA meeting in Detroit

Jonathan Hilsher and Bill Dean

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The men pose for a professional picture魅影直播 State鈥檚 William Dean, professor in the Department of Architecture and Design, and Jonathan Hilsher, director of the Center for Civic Engagement, recently presented their jointly authored paper titled 鈥淕enerating Discipline-Based Community Impact through Academic and Student Affairs Collaboration鈥 as part of the 105th ACSA Annual Meeting in Detroit.

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The men pose for professional picture魅影直播 State鈥檚 William Dean, professor in the Department of Architecture and Design, and Jonathan Hilsher, director of the Center for Civic Engagement, recently presented their jointly authored paper titled 鈥淕enerating Discipline-Based Community Impact through Academic and Student Affairs Collaboration鈥 as part of the 105th ACSA Annual Meeting in Detroit. The theme of this year鈥檚 meeting was 鈥淏rooklyn Says, 鈥楳ove to Detroit.鈥欌

This was the first time that 魅影直播 State has been invited to participate at this national conference, which is sponsored by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).

Dean鈥檚 and Hilsher鈥檚 presentation featured a discussion of the sustained regional community engagement of the Department of Architecture and Design. It also elaborated on the enhanced impact realized through collaboration with a student affairs civic leadership initiative through the Center for Civic Engagement. 

A series of Southern Tier Architectural Resource (STAR) Center case study examples were used to illustrate best practices and a pathway to collaboration on course design, creative cooperation, and intentional partnership designed to maximize student learning and community impact.