Corporate Session Outcomes
Location: University of Southern Indiana
County: Vanderburgh, IN
Date: September 23, 2019
Total Participants
Participant Demographics
Participant Passions
Carry Forward
Leave Behind
Visions
Group 1 Visions
- Government coming up with a plan to transfer funds (scholarships, grants) between states for colleges to make it easier for kids to go to their school of choice
- USI to have 5-week classes, 50 weeks a year (continuous program); includes a lot of people in the community that cannot otherwise take classes; more thorough and directed study (1 subject at a time); more online classes (community inclusion)
- Use students to lead projects rather than hired companies (let’s capture their ideas); creates campus pride
- Better water source
- Greenways-more, for walking/biking/outdoor activities; Rail to trail (unused railroad tracks)
- Accessible whole foods; McDonald’s and processed foods limited
- Inclusive and Growing/Healthy communities as a whole; healthy communities within larger community
- Healthy mental health
- Collaboration with healthcare providers, medical schools with USI in order to provide equitable educational opportunities for students
- Outdoor activities: walking and bike trails, playgrounds
- Reliable and efficient public transportation, all-inclusive, and all areas
- Environmental Friendly (abandon coal, solar, wind)
- Recycling Glass
- Clean water
- Expand Growth of businesses downtown (example of Haynies Corner, Franklin). Engaged businesses
- Connect areas in Evansville
- Maintain families that live in areas as the areas grow; not push them out as area improves; include them in their design of neighborhoods
Group 2 Visions
- inclusiveness
- education
- connectivity transportation
- economic development
- happy progressive city
- people involved in activities they love
- bringing everyone to the table
- city beautification
- local farmers markets
- large community garden surrounded by houses and businesses
- surrounded by children for hands-on learning in the garden
- local businesses supporting central city children growing own food
- green spaces
- recycling is important
- safety on University Parkway
- increasing collaborations and partnerships across communities
- improve quality of place
- better housing
- faster internet
- more recreation
- more business attraction
- all economic development factors
- rural broadband
- employment opportunity
- jobs
- housing
- safe
- acknowledge and promote what makes Evansville area attractive
- parks
- be in touch with generational wants to keep people here and attract new people
- development of University Parkway – research parks
- money stays in the community
- better parkway design than Highway 41
- state/federal needs to develop pools of funding for regional projects
Group 3 Visions
- The walkways, walking paths, not a lot on our community
- More development. More than a grocery store. Commercial development. Connecting closer to Evansville as it grows
- Always sunning in Haubstadt – a positive attitude
- Love walkways, love to see in Haubstadt
- Parks in general to gather
inclusion of people, races, beliefs
career center, figure out what they want to do in life, what they are good at, skills to develop - Community pool or waterpark sort of thing
- Passion is career center – when I first got out of college was really lost, not only one, wish there was somewhere you can talk to people. I want to help others do that.
- Focused on the environment, cleaner, open, accessible
- Community access — connecting more people form different communities. Drew a bridge to represent it.
- People getting along of all types, all getting along. Two adults, married with two kids, families being out in the community enjoying what there is to offer.
- Different races getting along. Inclusivity.
- Front Porch EVV, more things like that. Bringing different people together in other neighbohroods. Different activities, music, culture, food.
Group 4 Visions
- Kids have clean, safe places to play outside; can safely walk to a playground no matter where they live; no syringes or litter
- Nursing home across from playground – older generation interacting with kids playing
- Senior housing & students living together at USI
- Every neighborhood is thriving; we are raising all kids up, which raises foundations, government, community groups, civic groups, individuals, organizations, business, churches, and schools
- Bike lane connecting everything with a tunnel protecting from bikers from rain; connects to everything
- Solar panels everywhere
- Better air quality, green energy replacing coal
- Diverse exchange of ideas; willingness to meet with those that are different looking, acting and thinking; full acceptance of sexuality and religion
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