The University's Project on Civic Engagement kicked off its major initiative, Great Expectation: Citizen Voices on Philadelphia's Future, at St. John's University last night. The forum is part of a series that will take place at community centers, hospitals and college campuses in different neighborhoods across the region. Great Expectations was created by the Philadelphia Inquirer editorial board in conjunction with the Project on Civic Engagement. It is funded by the Office of the University Provost, Penn's Annenberg School for Communication and the Fels Institute of Government. The entire series will feature reporting, research and public forums on solutions to municipal problems that have worked in Philadelphia regions in the past. Election-related events, online and televised debates and a city-wide Deliberation Day two weeks before the May primary election will take place as a part of the Great Expectations program. The series will culminate in the declaration of an agenda produced by Philadelphia citizens that will be delivered to the city's next mayor and city council in 2008.
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