Speaker
Description
For 7 years, I have worked with our Binghamton University President, Harvey Stenger, and with our faculty and staff . Three cities in Broome County, N.Y. were selected as rust communities by NYS. Johnson City, one of three of i-Districts (Innovation Districts, particularly Main Street and certain adjacent streets), won funds from New York by Governor Cuomo -drawn from the $1 billion funds for rust belt cities in Upstate NY in 2015. Two important engines were selected for Johnson City, NY to generate new businesses and jobs, United Health System ($152 million investments) and Binghamton University (more than $100 Million investments).
President Stenger directed the University efforts and also generated significant University Division of Advancement of Division Funds (private non-University donations). He also asked me to direct Johnson City research with him (Co-Researcher). We routinely create reports on Johnson City landscape changes. Changes are monitored and analyzed through a range of data and analysis employing multiple-methods. He funded the equipment and graduates necessary to work with us.
Today, I illustrate how a President, two faculty, and 7 graduate students in my class (not all funded by the President) focused on one neighborhood in my graduate class for 16 weeks, employing advanced field work with support of data and the use of technical approaches for the analysis.
