The State College YMCA is seeking design assistance for entrance gardens; one is to serve as a memorial garden with opportunity for reflection, and the other to serve as a sensory garden for multi-generational audiences. Students in the senior design class are also tasked to design gardens with the possibility for staggered implementation. Read the […]
Population Type: Business Owners and Consumers
Greening Business Applications
The spring 2017 Greening Business Applications course (MGMT 466) worked on the Green Business Pledge program that has been offered in Edmonds for three years, but that has shown little growth since program launch. A ten-person team performed reviewed various initiatives, conducted interviews, distributed a survey, researched best practices, and ultimately developed a recommended revamp […]
Spring Creek Watershed Atlas Pr Campaign
The Spring Creek Watershed Association is working on improving its website with additional and interactive features through the Spring Creek Watershed Atlas Project. The community partner is looking to a communications class for guidance on a PR campaign which would roll out and inform the public about its new and improved online presence. Read the […]
Spring Creek Watershed Atlas Story Map
The Spring Creek Watershed Association is working on improving its website with additional and interactive features through the Spring Creek Watershed Atlas Project. The primary goal is to inform the public about the importance of the watershed and increased environmental pressures due to regional growth and development. Students in CED 309 will research locally applicable […]
Enchanting Alton: Marketing Strategies for Attracting Growth
The purpose of this report is to gather data about the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to commercial and residential growth in Alton, Illinois and to make informed recommendations for marketing the City of Alton. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative Contact Info University Faculty Contact […]
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Fats, Oils and Grease, Inspections and Restaurants
The purpose of this project is to determine the location of restaurants in Seaside and distinguish which ones have passed inspection from the city for the year 2010-2011. The city inspected whether or not they were dumping large amounts of grease in the local sewage system. Due to the fact that large amounts of grease […]
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Georeferenced Easement Map for the Sustainable City of Seaside
The purpose of this project is to help the City of Seaside reduce the amount of paper files on easements, and to create a single map through ArcGIS for future ease of use. According to the EPA, about 69 million tons of paper are used in the U.S. each year. The Sustainable City of Seaside […]
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Easement Map Project
The purpose of this project is to help the City of Seaside reduce the amount of paper files on easements, and to create a single map through ArcGIS for future ease of use. According to the EPA, about 69 million tons of paper are used in the U.S. each year. The Sustainable City of Seaside […]
A spatial analysis of fire hydrants in Seaside, CA
The purpose of our project was to geocode a given number of fire hydrants in Seaside, CA for the local fire department. It is necessary for them to have their hydrant locations geocoded in order for the department to receive accreditation for funding. Our study area will be focused in the city of Seaside, CA […]
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Democracy in Action- Senior Center Project
The purpose of the Human Development 497 course collaboration with the City of San Marcos Senior Activity Center (SAC) was to review current volunteer processes and develop strategies for a more efficient structure for the volunteer process. Thirty three students studying with Dr. Eliza Bigham utilized a range of strategies, such as review of the literature from a […]