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CampusPhilly

creative, original4.54.54.54.54.5
adoptable, replicable3.53.53.53.53.5
promises impact, influence33333
inspires, motivates change2.52.52.52.52.5
paradigm shifting, game changing3.53.53.53.53.5

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For students, CampusPhilly is a great tool and resource for finding things to do and see in Philadelphia. There's a larger mission behind it, though--to stave brain drain and keep students living and working in the city when they finish college.

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From Philadelphia Inquirer, New Campus Philly chief brings personal and academic insights,
September 12, 2010:

Campus Philly wants more of the 366,000 students who attend college in the area to stick around after they graduate.

"If large, large numbers of graduates don't stay here, the jobs won't be here, companies won't settle here, and we won't see growth," Diamond said.

From the CampusPhilly website:

Campus Philly is a nonprofit organization that fuels economic growth by encouraging

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