TL20040916_001 "Baltimore's #1 College Paper - Published Twice-Weekly - www.thetowerlight.com Thursday, 9/16/04 URG fills vacant exec, positions 5 New zoning limits off-campus living 5 Tolcher makes TU concert stop Thrift guide focuses on D.C. Departments Opinion News 5 PawPrints 6 Police Blotter. 8 Vote!2004 10 Arts 15 Scheer Cinema 16 Entertainment Briefs. 16 Now Showing. 18 Sports 24 In this corner. 24 Punt, Pass, & Pick 22 Classifieds 20 Outreach connects campus, community Brian Stelter The Towerlight The books on his desk speak volumes. """"Strategic Partnerships: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Joint Ventures and Alliances,"""" one says. """"Successful Project Management,"""" another is titled. For James Clements, acting vice president of economic and community outreach at Towson, the books are practically a job description. """"We had somebody here from another University earlier today,"""" Clements said on Tuesday. """"They said to me, 'Hey, its unbelievable that you guys have formed the kind of partnerships that you had.'"""" In the last eight months, Clements has led an overhaul of the Division of Economic & Community Outreach, combining 10 units and spearheading the development of several new initiatives. """"It gives the community a bridge into the campus, and it gives us a bridge into the community as well,"""" Clements said. His office on the third floor of the Administration building is the entry point. """"Look outside,"""" Clements said, pointing to York Road. """"There are a million needs for collegiate experience out there."""" Clements entered the position at the end of , January by evaluating the division's resources and considering they could be streamlined. The division is now in the midst of reorganization. """"Some of this stuff has been going on for a while, but no one was communicating,"""" he said. """"We're """"Clearly the President has brought a lot of energy to the University. There's a greater push now to expand, to grow, to form partnerships."""" James Clements economic & community outreach trying to get our arms around all of it."""" Clements said the Towson partnerships should help students in a variety of ways, including making the value of a degree even higher. Clements explained opportunities for internships, research projects and jobs will increase as more businesses and community organizations become aware of the University. Homeland security center in the works Building on the work of several units at the University, Towson will officially launch a center for home land security later this school year. """"Towson University is quickly becoming a leader in securing the homeland,"""" a handout said in April. Clements said the work is """"very inter-disciplinary."""" The units contributing their experience include the Center for Applied Information Technology, Center for Geographic Information Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Chemistry, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, and Regional Economic Studies Institute. """"You put it all together and it's an impressive package,"""" Clements said. On Monday, the University announced the appointment of Allan Berg as director of information assurance and infrastructure protection programs. See PARTNERSHIPS, page 8 Inclement weather cuts Student Involvement Fair short Kevin Lavezzo/The Towerlight Seniors Chris Westerland and Rob McCahill slide down an inflatable ride at Tuesday's Student Involvement Fair. See complete story Page 5. Today High 83 Low 69 Friday High 78 Low 66 Saturday High 78 Low 63 Sunday High 75 Low 60 Monday High 75 Low 61"
