vision2020@moscow.com: Re: steering committee meeting Thurs.
Re: steering committee meeting Thurs.
Kenton (90142419@WSUVM1.CSC.WSU.EDU)
Wed, 12 Jun 96 12:01:22 PDT
Correction: The "Tale of 2 Cities" series was last YEAR. (Maybe it
only seems like last week.)
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Lois,
Thanks for your observations and suggestions.
Obviously, Moscow is not immune from national trends of declined civic
participation (i.e. "Bowling Alone"). And I think the transitional
nature of a university community (students turn over every year, faculty
move on to other places) makes it more difficult to establish long-term
associations.
Yet Moscow does seem to have a lot going for it... Participants in the
"Tale of Two Cities" series last week repeatedly praised Moscow's sense
of community, especially in comparison to Pullman.
Looking back at the 20-some years I've been in Moscow, most of the
good things are related to quality of life -- especially the arts:
jazz festival, Rendezvous, summer theatre, the Micro, Bookpeople.
This might be a theme for a contest or similar participatory activity--
to ask people to identify the positive changes in our community (and
find out what made them happen and who was behind them).
I'll raise the question on Thursday evening.
--Kenton
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