{"id":45,"date":"2020-01-29T16:23:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T21:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/smallcities\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2020-03-13T13:00:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T17:00:30","slug":"schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/smallcities\/schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 id=\"Top\"><strong>Preliminary Schedule 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>SMALL CITIES CONFERENCE \u2022 THINKING REGIONALLY \u2022 MAY 13-15, 2021<br \/>\nL.A. PITTENGER STUDENT CENTER \u2022 BALL STATE UNIVERSITY \u2022 MUNCIE, IN<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-button-wrap\">\n<p>Jump to: <a href=\"#Friday\">Friday Sessions<\/a> | <a href=\"#Saturday\">Saturday Sessions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>All sessions are subject to change. Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.bsu.edu\/forms\/small_cities_conference\">mailing list<\/a> to stay informed with schedule changes, lodging, and more.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>AICP credits for select sessions are provided via the Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\">Thursday, May 13*<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><span class=\"s1\"><i>*Admission to Thursday\u2019s session only is available at a reduced rate (cost includes reception)<\/i><\/span><\/h6>\n<h4><strong>4:00 PM &#8211; 4:15 PM | Introduction and Welcome<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Jim Connolly, Ball State University<\/li>\n<li>Susana Rivera Mills, Provost, Ball State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>4:15 PM &#8211; 5:45 PM | The Regional Implications of School Choice<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderator: Whitney Bross, Butler University<\/p>\n<p><em>School Choice and Student Mobility in Indiana<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dagney Faulk, Ball State University<\/li>\n<li>Michael J. Hicks, Ball State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>What&#8217;s Unique About Rural Charter Schools?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael R. Ford, University of Wisconsin\u2013Oshkosh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Understanding the Impacts of School Choice on Student Achievement in Small Towns and Rural Areas<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R. Joseph Waddington, University of Kentucky<\/li>\n<li>Mark Berends, University of Notre Dame<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Comment: Jennifer McCormick, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Indiana<\/p>\n<h4><strong>5:45 PM &#8211; 6:30 PM | Reception<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>6:30 PM | Dinner on Your Own<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>View local restaurants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Friday\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\">Friday, May 14<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>7:30 AM &#8211; 8:15 AM | Breakfast<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>8:15 AM &#8211; 8:30 AM | Welcome and Introduction<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>8:30 AM &#8211; 10:00 AM | Patterns of Regional Divergence Since the Great Recession<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderator: TBD<\/p>\n<p><em>Economic Resilience: How Do U.S. Regions Transform Themselves After the Great Recession?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ping (Claire) Zheng, Indiana University<\/li>\n<li>Timothy F. Slaper, Indiana University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>A Case of Regional and Metropolitan Variation? Compostition of Coresidential Households Before, During, and After the Great Recession<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ellen Whitehead, Ball State University<\/li>\n<li>Melinda Messineo, Ball State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The Rich Get Richer in Rural Innovation Economies: Revisiting the Digital Divide<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean Hardy, University of Michigan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>10:00 AM &#8211; 10:15 AM | Break<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>10:15 AM &#8211; 11:45 AM | Concurrent Session I: Job Growth in Regional Contexts<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderator: Srikant Devaraj, Ball State University<\/p>\n<p><em>Factors Influencing Perceptions of Local Job Opportunity: Evidence from a Statewide Survey<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Taylor, Ball State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Employment Gap Analysis in Tourist-Driven Rural Economies: A Case Study<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lantz McGinnis-Brown, Boise State University<\/li>\n<li>McAllister Hall, Boise State University<\/li>\n<li>Vanessa Crossgrove Fry, Boise State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Higher Education and Workforce Development: Preparing the Next Generation of Public Sector Leaders<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mackenzie Moss, Boise State University<\/li>\n<li>D\u2019Andre Mathews, Boise State University<\/li>\n<li>Vanessa Crossgrove Fry, Boise State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Concurrent Session II: Sustaining and Reviving Communities (1 CM*)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h6><em>*AICP credits for these sessions are provided via the Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>Moderator: Scott Truex, Ball State University<\/p>\n<p><em>Excavated Memories: How the Past Impacts the Present in Bessemer, Alabama<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>William Holt, Birmingham-Southern College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Parks and Recreation for Resilient Communities<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amy L. Gregg, Ball State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The Community Framework for Projects: Supporting Community Development through a Conceptual Holistic Model<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>L. Eduardo Orozco, Ball State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>11:45 AM &#8211; Noon | Break<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Noon &#8211; 1:45 PM | Lunch and Keynote<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Keynote Speaker: Aaron M. Renn, urban analyst, consultant, speaker and writer<\/p>\n<h4><strong>1:45 PM &#8211; 2:00 PM | Break<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>2:00 PM &#8211; 3:30 PM | The Power of Place: Community-Centered Revitalization Strategies (1 CM)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderator: John West, Ball State University<\/p>\n<p><em>Place-Based Programs: Missing the Target<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexandria Zhang, The Pew Charitable Trusts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Using Community Owned Enterprises to Deliver Essential Services<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Norman Walzer, Northern Illinois University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Renovating Small-Town Central Business Districts: The Impact of Main Street Revitalization on Local Job Growth<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andrew J. Van Leuven, The Ohio State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>3:30 PM &#8211; 3:45 PM | Break<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>3:45 PM &#8211; 5:30 PM | Refining Redevelopment: Tools and Methods (1 CM)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderator: Dagney Faulk, Ball State University<\/p>\n<p><em>RIMS II and Regional Impact Studies<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tom McComb, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Using the Delaunay Triangulation\/Analysis as a Supplemental Input Map for Identifying and Ranking Place-Making Regions<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colby Gray, Ball State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Community Wealth Framework<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emily J. Wornell, Ball State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Creating Innovative Small Cities: Conception and Application<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gregory P. Pogue, The University of Texas at Austin<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Alba, The University of Texas at Austin<\/li>\n<li>Arthur B. Markman, The University of Texas at Austin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>5:30 PM &#8211; 6:30 PM | Break<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>6:30 PM | Dinner at Downtown Restaurants<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>View downtown restaurants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-button-wrap\"><a href=\"#Top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"Saturday\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\">Saturday, May 15<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>8:00 AM &#8211; 8:30 AM | Breakfast<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>8:30 AM -10:00 AM | Micropolitan Development Strategies<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderator: Emily J. Wornell, Ball State University<\/p>\n<p><em>Can Micropolitan Areas Continue to Be Regional Trade Centers?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J. Matthew Fannin, Louisiana State University<\/li>\n<li>Craig Carpenter, Texas A&amp;M University and Michigan State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Minority Self-employment and Growth in Rural and Micropolitan America<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kelsey Conley, University of Idaho<\/li>\n<li>Paul Lewin, University of Idaho<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>10:15 AM &#8211; 11:45 AM | Quality of Life and Governance (1 CM*)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h6><em>*AICP credits for these sessions are provided via the Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>Moderator: Jim Connolly, Ball State University<\/p>\n<p><em>Regional Growth and Quality of Life: The Micropolitan Experience<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amanda Weinstein, University of Akron<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Does the Quality of Life Mitigate the Effects of Labor Demand Shocks?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael J. 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