Presented by the RCE Greater Atlanta's Higher Education Learning Community

This session aims to expand understanding of university-community-based organization (CBO) partnerships in Atlanta and beyond related to the UN SDGs, provide opportunities, strengthen partnership networks locally, nationally, globally, and help clarify and confront the challenges associated with university-CBO partnerships. Envision new and creative ways of addressing these challenges and growing CBO-university partnerships.

Panelists:

• Eboni Preston, Director of Operations, Greening Youth Foundation
• Judy Yi, Director of Outreach and Marketing, Trees Atlanta
• Deborah Scott, Executive Director, Georgia Stand-Up
• Jongdae Kim, Executive Director, Re’Generation
• Michael Elliott, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning and Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Representative of the Mahila Housing Project

Response from Henry Sanoff, Emeritus Professor of Architecture, North Carolina State University

Moderator: Mine Hashas-Degertekin, Associate Professor of Architecture, Kennesaw State University