On March 21, 2019,听CFICE and聽Community-Campus Engage Canada, with the support of ,听 (UWCRC), , and the , presented Community-Campus Partnerships for Social Infrastructure: Lessons from Simon Fraser University and the University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation.
This webinar explored how to work in community-campus engagements to shift and support social infrastructure development in Canada.
The guiding questions for this webinar included:
- What kinds of social and green real estate projects are possible?
- How can we structure effective community-campus governance and project-management bodies?
- What combination of financial instruments and sources can be used to finance social infrastructure?
Video Link and Resources
If you missed out on the day-of presentation, not to worry. We鈥檝e made it accessible below.
You can access some additional resources below.
- Andrew Petter: The new community builders: universities, colleges and institutes are vital source of social infrastructure:聽
- Catalyst for Sustainability:聽The Achievements, Challenges, Lessons and Prospects of the University of Winnipeg
Community Renewal Corporation:聽 - Maximizing the Capacities of Advanced Education Institutions to Build Social Infrastructure for Canadian Communities:聽
Presenters
Moderator, Edward (Ted) Jackson: Ted Jackson is a university professor, management consultant and author specializing in community-university partnerships, social finance, social enterprise and program evaluation. A former associate dean and tenured faculty member in public policy at 杏吧原创 University, he has advised foundations, development agencies, governments, universities and non-profits in all regions of the world.
Andrew Petter,听C.M., Q.C., President of Simon Fraser University:聽Andrew Petter is President and Vice Chancellor of Simon Fraser University.聽From 1991 to 2001, he served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia and held numerous cabinet portfolios, including Advanced Education and Intergovernmental Relations.聽Since becoming President, he has overseen the implementation of a Strategic Vision that seeks to distinguish SFU as Canada鈥檚 鈥渆ngaged university defined by its dynamic integration of innovative education, cutting edge research, and far-reaching community engagement.鈥� In 2018, he was appointed to the Order of Canada in recognition of his national leadership in advancing university-community engagement and higher education.
Sherman Kreiner, Managing Director of UWCRC and UWCRC 2.0: A community economic development practitioner for nearly 40 years, Sherman Kreiner has served as Managing Director of the University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation since 2005 and of its associated non-profit, UWCRC 2.0, since 2016. He has led the construction of more than $200 million in green, social real estate projects, including a mixed-use, mixed-income residential tower, and the growth of a food-services social enterprise with 100 employees. A former member of the Board of Regents of the University of Winnipeg and a founding director of the University of Winnipeg Foundation, in 2013 he received UW鈥檚 100th Convocation Award for exemplary service to the University.