Evaluation of a Potential Community Kitchen Project

Determine community goals for a shared commercial kitchen space, assess obstacles to new community kitchens, and evaluate the economic viability of a stand-alone community kitchen space. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Julie Grossman Food Systems Associate Professor jgross@umn.edu 612 625 8597 […]

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Assessing Access to Healthful Food

Determine barriers to accessing fresh foods and identify ways to increase consumption of healthy foods. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Geoff Mass Public Affairs Affiliate Faculty Member maas0021@umn.edu Local Government / Community Contact John Nerge GIS Coordinator, City of Brooklyn Park […]

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Improving Residents’ Leaf Management Practices

Design a social marketing behavior change campaign about leaf collection. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Neil Stenhouse Life Sciences Communication Assistant Professor stenhouse@wisc.edu (571) 306-8546 Local Government / Community Contact Brad Bruun Public Works Project Manager/GIS […]

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Invasive Species Management and Environmental Education

Design an education and outreach approach for Rosemount residents to inform them about invasive species and how to manage them on private property Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Ken Gilbertson Environmental Education and Communication Local Government / Community Contact Tom Schuster […]

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Engineering and Landscape Designs for Ahuska Park in the City of Monona

Design concepts for improving Ahuska Park Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 University Faculty Contact Greg Harrington Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor gwharrin@wisc.edu (608) 695-3380 Local Government / Community Contact Jake Anderson Parks and Recreation Director of Parks and Recreation […]

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Living Streets and Capital Improvements

Design a prototype public participation process for the city to engage residents prior to and during reconstruction projects that implement North St. Paul’s new living streets policy, which includes design recommendations for pavement street width, storm water treatment, underground utilities, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and street plantings. Read the final student report delivered to the […]

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Strategic Communications to Promote Transit Lines to College Students

Decisions college students make about transportation in college often serve as a foundation for future transportation choices. Therefore, Metro Transit is interested in promoting public transit to college students to encourage ridership during college years. Students in Writing for Strategic Communication will create a strategic communication plan and materials (e.g., videos, flyers) to promote a […]

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Transit Surveys

Decisions college students make about transportation in college often serve as a foundation for future transportation choices. Therefore, Metro Transit is interested in understanding college students’ transportation choices and promoting public transit to college students. Through survey research, student teams in Marketing Research will develop a survey about transportation choices to administer to college students. […]

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Measuring Youth Employment in the Brooklyns

Define and measure youth unemployment in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center to inform programs that will increase youth access to employment opportunities. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact John Bryson Public Affairs Professor bryso001@umn.edu 612-625-5888 Local Government / Community Contact Ivan Lui […]

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