As a dedicated nonprofit striving to give communities of concern in Southeast San Diego a voice, the San Diego Urban Sustainability Coalition (SDUSC) partnered with the Sage Project to investigate historical events that led to the current state of inequalities in Southeast San Diego. SDUSC wanted to know more than where the county is now, […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 10 Reduced Inequalities
Identification of High-Risk Dry Cleaning Sites in San Diego County: Data Collection and Remediation
The goal of this project was to locate and collect site data for all present and historical dry cleaners in San Diego County. Additional data pertained to dry cleaning sites’ responsible parties and operation status. This report pertains to the first phase of this project, which was conducted by students in Environmental Engineering 558: Solid […]
Identification of High-Risk Dry Cleaning Sites in San Diego County: Spatial Analysis
Hazardous chemicals used in traditional dry-cleaning methods pose a serious threat to population health when spilled or discharged illegally into the environment. Children, the elderly, individuals with certain medical conditions, or those living in disadvantaged communities are at even greater risk. San Diego State University students collaborated with the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control […]
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Reviewing human resources processes through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion
A student group in Industrial Systems & Engineering was tasked with performing a Human Resources Audit of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Village of Waunakee. After the murder of George Floyd, the Village of Waunakee wanted to do their part to end systemic racism. The Village of Waunakee in Wisconsin is located about 20 […]
Improving diversity, equity and inclusion communication practices in Waunakee
A Management & Human Resources class analyzed the village of Waunakee’s current communications practice through a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens to evaluate what improvements to make to reach diverse groups of residents. UniverCity Year Contact Info: UniverCityAlliance@wisc.edu […]
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Conducting an audit of Waunakee’s municipal code for diversity, equity, and inclusion elements
In the summer and fall of 2021, UW-Madison’s UniverCity Alliance and the Village ofWaunakee collaborated on several projects surrounding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).This report presents the findings of an audit of the Village of Waunakee’s municipal code forelements of DEI. Representatives from Waunakee described the Village’s DEI initiative as beinggenerally aimed at creating a […]
Homelessness in El Centro. A Billingual Multimedia Project
During the spring of 2022, students from the School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University embarked in a project to report about homelessness in El Centro, CA, a mostly Latino and Spanish-speaking community. These are the bilingual multimedia stories they produced. […]
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Moving People Who Are Experiencing Homelessness into Permanent Housing as Quickly as Possible
In collaboration with the City of El Centro and the San Diego State University Sage Project, master students in the School of Public Affairs were involved in providing recommendations to the city that are aimed at alleviating the homeless crisis. These recommendations were to be specific to the City of El Centro, with students considering […]
Solving the Problems of Homelessness in El Centro
This report is a compilation of work based on the research and reporting of students from Dr. Dominika Bukalova’s P A 497 Investigation and Report class, which participated in the San Diego State University Sage Project and their partnership with the City of El Centro. The students were tasked with researching the challenges of homelessness […]
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Developing cultural resources management protocol for Waunakee
In the spring of 2021, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies partnered with the Ho-Chunk Nation and the Village of Waunakee through UniverCity Alliance. Undergraduate Students in their Environmental Studies Capstone Class worked in collaboration with Ho-Chunk Nation and Waunakee to recommend guidelines and protocols for Ho-Chunk Nation cultural resource management in […]
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