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the neat trick of appearing to be in ceaseless movement while emanating good-natured calm. Just now, he’s talking about connection, and specifically USD’s with those in which it has lasting relationships. “Understanding the university as an anchor institution starts with this: How do you consider and understand what’s happen- ing in the community? How do you then invest both socially and culturally in terms of capital and become a true economic stabilizing force?” Navye ’98 (BA), ’06 (JD), ’07 TORERO NEWS by Julene Snyder [ m o o r i n g ]

hris Nayve is on a roll. He’s thoughtful, articulate and tireless, managing USD’s value as an anchor institution can’t be overstated C COMMUNITY BUILDING

(MBA) who has two titles — assistant provost of community engagement and director of the Karen and Tom Mulvaney Center for Community, Aware- ness and Social Action — is all fired up, even when it comes to something as prosaic as defining the term: “The anchor institution concept means something very specific in regards to how it pertains to the specific place where the university is located.” He leans back, thinking. “Then you take that anchor investment concept and apply it to other partnerships that the university has. I’ve been calling it the ‘four P’s.’ It’s place-based, it’s partner-

ship-driven, and it’s people and philosophy incorporated.” The concept is one that’s near and dear to President Jim Harris’ heart. There’s good reason that he invited the University of Pennsylvania’s Ira Harkavy to be his inaugura- tion speaker. Harkavy, who has written and lectured widely on the history and current practice of urban university/com- munity/school partnerships, believes that institutions like universities and medical centers can help stabilize communities by investing in them in ways that include financial commitments as well as hiring people from the community to work on campus.

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