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Session X - Final Discussion

Please feel free to respond to at least one, or as many as all, of the questions below:  How has your perspective on working as a leader in your neighborhood changed as a result of neighborhood university? Why has it changed, and what moments or topics stick out most as you reflect on why your perspective has changed?  Think about one or two things that you felt or knew coming in to Neighborhood U, things that were affirmed as a result of your participation in the class. Why were those things affirmed? What classes or moments proved to be most affirming to these things you have long thought, knew, or understood?  As you emerge from Neighborhood University, how have you been inspired to engage in your neighborhood? Is it a new commitment to a board or organization? A new or different approach? Are you inspired to continue working in the ways you have historically worked? Why are you inspired in these ways?  

Class IX - Communicating with Political Officials

 As you reflect back on our workshop with Jay and Natalie, what did you learn about communicating with political officials that might help you next time you have the opportunity to talk with an elected official? 

Session VIII - The Art of Advocacy

As you think back on our session dedicated to advocacy, what did you learn that might help you in your work with elected and appointed officials? 

Session VII - Housing in COS and El Paso County

 What did you learn with regards to housing last night that impacted your understanding of your neighborhood, or our region more broadly? Do you see any implications for this new information in the way you approach working in your neighborhood? 

Session VI - Local Government 101

What did you learn from Sam Friedman that might help you in the work you are doing in your community? 

Session V - Planning in the City of COS

We heard from both the City of Colorado Springs Utilities as well as the City of Colorado Springs Planning Department last week about their approach to planning in our city. What did you learn from these presentations that might help you in your neighborhood work? 

Session IV - Planning in El Paso County

Yesterday, Nina Ruiz shared the county's protocols and procedures related to land use and planning in El Paso County. As you reflect on the presentation, what did you learn about planning in the county from Nina that you did not know before?