Education transformed: Binghamton University hosts University-Assisted Community Schools conference

On Monday, June 24, the College of Community and Public Affairs (CCPA) and the State University of New York (SUNY) System Administration hosted a symposium on “The Promise of SUNY-led University-Assisted Community Schools to Transform Education in New York state.”SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr., State Sen. Lea Webb and State Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo also attended the morning session to help kick off the conference and express their support.He sees the UACS model as a key building block in achieving this. King then joined Ira Harkavy, founder and director of the Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania and a pioneer of the university-assisted community school model, for a conversation on the significance of community-university partnerships in addressing social issues.

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