The Dayton League is honored
to have been invited to work with a group of University of Dayton
students who are studying and developing position papers on
regionalism. Instructors for the class, "The City and Social
Justice," are Brother Ray Fitz, SM and Don
Vermilion.
The League was approached
because of our history of conducting studies on public policy
issues. Historically, League studies are conducted to formulate a
consensus position that can then be used in public education and
advocacy. This collaborative project with UD will provide students
with an insight into the League process of studying a topic, but
will also provide an opportunity to build their analytical skills in
project development and presentation.
Over the course of the
semester, students will be developing and then presenting strategies
on several regionalism topics including: regional land use planning,
economic development through regional revenue sharing, and
efficiency of service provision through cross jurisdictional
collaboration. The League will be able to use the "end
product" of the student analysis to add to and update our own
files on regionalism and utilize in future public meetings on the
topic.
