DeLong, Marilyn2023-11-152023-11-152023-11-15https://hdl.handle.net/11299/258169Growing up in a relatively small but sustainable university town has affected my ideology and influenced my thinking about politics. As I track my hometown, it has benefitted greatly from having in its midst a public research university that is actively engaged with the community. I can cite many examples of common goals that can be reached by fostering a good working relationship between that university and the surrounding community.enPoliticsPolitical DivisionsArticle