Students in the Geographical and Sustainability Sciences program develop a methodology for mapping blufflands using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact David Bennett Geographical and Sustainability Sciences Local Government / Community Contact […]
Program: Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
Bicycles & Pedestrians and Pedestrian Marketing Plan
Students in the Journalism and Mass Communications department addressed the need for public education about safe road-sharing and the benefits of active transportation by creating a strategic marketing plan focused on these topics. In addition to creating the marketing plan, students produced materials such as fliers and social media content that SIMPCO, Siouxland District Health […]
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SSMID Long Range Planning, Creation, and Implementation
Students in the School of Urban and Regional Planning conducted research on best practices for creation of a SSMID for Cedar Rapids, IA. Students held public meetings and worked with CV/NB Main Street staff to acquire the necessary support to pass a SSMID. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa […]
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Soil Analysis of Potential Urban Agriculture Areas within City Limits
Students in the Earth and Environmental Sciences program evaluated soils at the Chadek property, which was a vacant city lot located in the Morningside neighborhood of Iowa City, south of City High and a few blocks west of 1st Ave. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable […]
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Marketing Economic Development
Students in the Entrepreneurial Management Institute explored, researched, and produced recommendations on ways that the Economic Development group could effectively market their programs throughout the county, create and maintain communication and public relations with smaller communities, and increase usage of the group’s resources for recruiting new businesses and retaining existing businesses. Read the final student […]
Branding SIMPCO
Students in the Entrepreneurial Management Institute worked with SIMPCO to explore, research, and produce recommendations on ways that SIMPCO could more effectively brand their programs and services to existing and new constituents. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Phil Jordan […]
Community Radon Campaign
Students in the College of Public Health worked in three groups that targeted different sectors of the Iowa population: the aging population, parents of elementary-aged children, and homeowners in Iowa City to look at the levels of radon in these sectors. Each group researched best methods to reach their audience and developed recommendations for the […]
Webster City – Activating Webster City’s Literary History and Kendall Young Library
Students in the course Museums in a Digital World developed social media and digital engagements based on the special collections of the Kendall Young Library. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Heidi Lung Museum Studies Local Government / Community Contact […]
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Webster City – Finding Grants for All Cultures Equal
Students in the course Non-Profit Organizational Effectiveness worked with representatives of All Cultures Equal to find external grants that could meet the organization’s funding priorities. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Jill Smith Business Local Government / Community Contact Kathy […]
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Webster City – English to Spanish Translation
Students in the course Translation Workshop and Independent Study student Vanessa Guzman in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese translated documents into Spanish for Webster City and the Kendall Young Library in order to serve the community’s growing Hispanic population. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable […]
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