94-03-23 Darden School Alumni to Explore Ways to Help Inner Cities

DARDEN SCHOOL ALUMNI TO EXPLORE WAYS TO HELP INNER CITIES

       CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 23 -- Approximately 100 Darden
Graduate School of Business Administration alumni will return to
the University of Virginia Saturday, March 26, to investigate how
large firms and small businesses can stimulate urban development.
       The Black Business Students Forum is sponsoring the day-long
session, "Controlling Your Space:  A Plan for Urban Development,"
which will begin at 10 a.m. in Room 210 at the Darden school.
       During a morning panel William Harris, a U.Va. professor of
urban planning and a member of the Charlottesville Planning
Commission, and Henry Edwards, vice president of human resources at
Finast Inc., will describe how corporate America can help inner
cities.
       Harris, who researches community development in predominantly
black neighborhoods, is director of the Center for Housing and
Social Environment.  Edwards, who heads Finast's urban investment
initiatives, will describe how his company has invested more than
$30 million in building or remodeling supermarkets in inner cities.
       After lunch, Cassandra Pulley, a deputy administrator with the
Small Business Administration (SBA), will describe entrepreneurial
ventures that can help American cities.  In addition to her SBA
duties, Pulley is president of an organization that specializes in
business development, foreign trade and investment initiatives.
       The sessions are open to the public, although a registration
fee is required.  To register, call (804) 971-7167.
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                                                                     March
22, 1994

       FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Avia Borders, president of the
Black Business Students Forum, at (804) 979-7340.  A schedule is on
the reverse side.

BLACK BUSINESS STUDENTS FORUM ANNUAL ALUMNI WEEKEND
CONTROLLING YOUR SPACE:  A PLAN FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Saturday, March 26
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration
Room 210

10 - 10:15 a.m.

Welcome
Leo I. Higdon Jr., Darden school dean

10:15 - 11:45 a.m. 
Corporate America and its Role in Urban
Development
William Harris, U.Va. planning professor, and
Henry Edwards, vice president of human resources,
Finast, Inc.

noon - 1 p.m.

Lunch

1:15 - 2:30 p.m.

Can Small Businesses Save America's Cities?
Cassandra Pulley, deputy administrator, Small Business
Administration

3 - 4 p.m.

Darden alumni annual meeting
 

[Submitted by: Karen A. Castle  (kac@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu)
               Wed, 23 Mar 94 09:39:23 EST]