Category: Community

Andrea Chavez Advances EPIC-LAC work in the Andes/Amazonia Region

Andrea ChavezEPIC-LAC Andes/Amazonia Consultant andreabirgitchavez@gmail.com Favorite Place Community-centered and farmer-driven farmer’s market and local community parks. If applicable, briefly describe your first interaction with a school-community project and the impact it had on you. During 2013 and 2015, I was co-director of the project “Building Conservation Capacity in a Changing Amazonia” in Pucallpa, Peru. The […]

EPIC-N Leaders Convene at the 2022 SRI Conference

By: Ada Inman On Wednesday, June 22nd, EPIC-N leaders convened in Pretoria, South Africa for the 2022 SRI Conference. The purpose of this visit was to train EPIC Africa-Network cities in southern Africa on the EPIC model as well as co-explore effective ways for them to plan, implement, advance/ upscale as well as report and evaluate […]

Program Spotlight: EPIC-N Programs from Coast to Coast

By: Ada Inman Explore EPIC Model Programs located across the United States. Drexel University: The Environmental Collaboratory – Resilient Communities Partnership The Environmental Collaboratory – Resilient Communities Partnership Program at Drexel University launched in 2020 after having long standing relationships with agencies and governmental offices within the City of Philadelphia, including the Philadelphia Water Department, […]

Program Spotlight: EPIC-Asia Program Stories Now Available on the “Who’s in the Network” Page

By: Ada Inman and Marshall Curry This past year, EPIC-Asia programs selected as seed grant recipients from the virtual 2021 EPIC-Asia Workshop, worked tirelessly against the odds to launch EPIC Model programs. With the support of EPIC-Asia Coordinator, Dr. Nuttavikhom Kay Phanthuwongpakdee, these Asia program leaders recently published Program Stories. The stories summarize their individual […]

Partnership Spotlight: University of St. Thomas Students Improve Their Transit System Through Their Learning

By: Ada Inman The Sustainable Communities Partnership (SCP) program at the University of St. Thomas entered into an extended partnership with Metro Transit spanning from 2017 to 2024. During this partnership, students gained valuable hands-on experience as researchers, designers, writers, marketers, and computer scientists. In return, Metro Transit gained insight and solutions to on-going and […]

Shelley Oltmans facilitated over 20 projects tied to economic and community development

Shelley Oltmans is an Industry Specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in the department of Community and Economic Development. In this position she also serves as the Executive Director of the Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce. She is a proud alumna of Iowa State University, where she received a Master in Community and Regional Planning and Master of Science in Sustainable Agriculture. In her Industry Specialist position, she teaches community leadership and facilitates local and regional planning efforts with nonprofits and local governments. Her strengths are partnering with government entities and nonprofits to collaborate in providing educational and economic development opportunities. As the director of the Chamber of Commerce she is highly involved in catalyzing reinvestment in housing and the built environment. […]

Project Spotlight: Over 100 University of Iowa Project Examples Now Available in EPIC-N Project Library

By: Max Prestigiacomo The Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC) was launched in 2009 in the School of Urban & Regional Planning by Dr. Chuck Connerly, since then, IISC has expanded and now works with over 20 Community Partners, putting the EPIC Model into practice. Since its founding, this EPIC Model program has made a […]

Program Spotlight: Texas A&M and UW-Madison Featured on the GovLove Podcast

By: Ada Inman EPIC-Network Program Spotlight: The GovLove podcast, hosted by ELGL, featured representatives from Texas A&M and UW-Madison in separate podcast episodes this past month. In the GovLove episode highlighting UW-Madison, two guests joined the podcast to talk about the UniverCity Year partnership between the Village of Waunakee, WI, the Ho-Chunk Nation, and students […]

2021 EPIC-Network Conference a Great Success

The 2021 EPIC-Network Conference was held virtually October 5-7. The conference featured nine individual sessions highlighting EPIC-N programs, partners, and friends of the Network. The virtual, interactive event focused on updating the membership on the growth and proliferation of the EPIC Network, the trending topics affecting EPIC programs, and the resources available to tackle them. The conference proved to be a great success with individuals from 11 countries and 86 different institutions in attendance. […]

Partnership and Project Spotlight: Indiana State University launches its inaugural partnership with the City of Sullivan using the EPIC Model

By: Marshall Curry, Ada Inman, and Max Prestigiacomo The Sustainable Cities Program at Indiana State University launched in 2020 with its inaugural partner city, the City of Sullivan. Local news stories announced the partnership to help market listening sessions hosted by the City to encourage “community members to provide input on sustainable projects within the […]

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