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Center for Community Studies at JCC to Celebrate 25th
Anniversary of Providing Public Opinion and Community-based Research to North
Country
Published: October 08, 2024
at 07:00 p.m.
By: Press Release from Jefferson Community College
Center for Community Studies at JCC to Celebrate Its
25th Anniversary of Providing Public Opinion and Community-based Research
to the North Country
Community Invited to Zogby Report:
Real & Unscripted (Live Audience Podcast) at JCC on October 17
A quarter century
ago, the leadership of Jefferson Community College, in collaboration with
leaders of the local communities and organizations, created a
community-based research institute, the Center for Community
Studies (Center). The Center has provided community-based public
opinion research and facilitated discussions of important community issues
continuously since October 1999, including two annual regional surveys of
the North Country community-a service to residents and a valuable resource
for local leaders. Additionally, the Center conducts approximately five
studies on behalf of local agencies and governments each academic year.
Over 200 studies have been completed and published by the Center during
these 25 years with students engaging in the research for virtually every
study as a component of their applied learning college coursework.
The Center for
Community Studies has been accepted into the Transparency Initiative of the
American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), globally the
leading public opinion research professional association. The Center is an
active member and participant in the Association of Academic Survey
Research Organizations (AASRO), an association of approximately 60 colleges
and universities in the United States that house and support survey
research centers. Jefferson Community College remains the only community
college in the United States that includes a public opinion survey research
institute that provides these types of research services.
On Thursday,
October 17, 2024, JCC will hold an evening celebration for
the Center’s 25th Anniversary beginning at 7:00
p.m. in the Robert R. and Jean S. Sturtz Theater. The
public is welcome to attend. Admission is free thanks to JCC and the
Northern New York Community Foundation. The evening will commence with
presentations by past leaders of the Center highlighting the history and
future of the Center and conclude with a live podcast. The event is open to
the public.
Speakers include
Center founders Dr. John W. Deans, retired college President, and Dr.
Richard L. Halpin, Professor Emeritus, as well as former Center leaders Dr.
Raymond E. Petersen, Professor Emeritus, Donald C. Alexander, Retired
Executive Director of Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency and a
founding former member of the Center’s advisory board, and current college
President Dr. Daniel J. Dupee, II. Renowned pollsters John and Jeremy Zogby
have had a relationship with the Center for Community Studies since its
inception, and to conclude the evening they will complete a live-audience
version of their popular podcast The Zogby Report: Real &
Unscripted, which will include a question-and-answer segment whereby
audience members may interact with the Zogbys directly.
With the event
taking place less than three weeks before the 2024 Presidential Election,
the podcast and presentations are expected to generate a significant amount
of interest among North Country residents.
This edition of
the Zogby Report is also serving as the kick-off event for the Center for
Community Studies’ newly developed Civic Engagement Program, which in the
future will host experts annually in various fields addressing emerging
issues of interest to North Country residents.
For more
information about the celebration or podcast, contact Joel LaLone,
Director, Center for Community Studies, at jlalone@sunyjefferson.edu.
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About the Center
for Community Studies
Since 1999, the
Center for Community Studies has completed hundreds of research
surveys for the community and for private companies. The Center ties
professional knowledge from full-time faculty members to students
learning statistics and mathematics to clients in the region who need data
to solve real-world problems. The Center is the only local
research entity and produces high caliber information. Jefferson
Community College is the only community college in the nation to have such
a research center. Visit www.sunyjefferson.edu/ccs to learn more.
About Jefferson
Community College
Established on
November 7, 1961, Jefferson Community College was the area’s first
institution of higher education. Supervised by the State University of New
York (SUNY), Jefferson offers 50+ associate degrees, certificates and microcredentials for career preparation or transfer;
local access to bachelor’s and advanced degrees through partner
institutions; lifelong learning through workshops and seminars; business
and industry training; and provides community-based research and a forum
for the productive discussion of ideas and issues of significance to the
community through the Center for Community Studies. Jefferson is accredited
by the Middle States Association and currently serves approximately 2,500
students, including a significant number of service members and their
families. Please visit www.sunyjefferson.edu for more
information.
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