Sullivan responded and continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. A community needs assessment was performed through the SOWK382 course in partnership with United Way of the Wabash Valley. The needs assessment revealed how the community has responded in relation to mental health and addiction, food, schooling, and stability. The assessment reveals how Sullivan should […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 3 Good Health and Well-Being
Central Plaza Recommendations
The City of Sullivan intends to leverage the new Central Plaza and Civic Center as key to the city. The Quality of Life plan indicates a desire to construct appealing aspects to Central Plaza. ENVI460 students were tasked with providing recommendations for a water feature and other sustainable features like a green roofing. This report […]
Wayfinding
The comuniparques Project is Tijuana’s urban greening program, which aims to renovate several of Tijuana’s degraded city parks and create capacities for sustainable communities through community engagement and installation of green infrastructure. In their first phase of work, the program is focusing on two parks in the Residencial del Bosque and Matamoros neighborhoods. In collaboration […]
Texas Tech Mathematicians Use Time Scale Approach To Cancer Treatment
Texas Tech University mathematicians Casey Mills, a doctoral candidate, and associate professor of mathematics, Raegan Higgins, are using a mathematical approach to modeling the treatment of prostate cancer. After being diagnosed with prostate cancer, patients typically undergo intermittent androgen deprivation therapy prior to starting radiation or when surgery or radiation are not an option. Mills […]
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Emergency Operations Policy Research and Planning for National City’s Disaster Preparedness and Response
National City’s Debris Management Annex is a plan which establishes an organizational structure and process by which National City can coordinate and manage, in the most effective and efficient way, the clearance, removal, and disposal of debris following an emergency or disaster. This annex establishes a Debris Management Organization and outlines Staff, Contractor, and Partner […]
SDSU Graphic Design Studio: Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. The Sage Project Contact Info Kristofer Patron Program Administrator kpatron@sdsu.edu (619) 594-0103 University Faculty Contact Gary Benzel Local Government / Community Contact […]
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Kimball Senior Center & George H. Waters Nutrition Center
Ninety-seven students enrolled in the upper-division Speech, Language, and Hearing Science (SLHS) 580 course taught by Dr. Henrike Blumenfeld, titled “Communication Processes and Aging,” offered service-based work to support the staff at the Kimball Senior Center and the George H. Waters Nutrition Center. This work also benefitted the students by engaging them in real-world experiences. […]
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Mitigation Strategies for a Changing Climate in National City, CA
The climate change mitigation strategies outlined in this report were created through the partnership between National City and the SDSU Sage Project during the fall of 2014. Graduate students in the Public Health 700D course titled “Global Climate Change,” taught by Professor Zohir Chowdhury, elected one of two project options: designing a pedestrian and bicycle […]
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Addressing Homelessness in National City
Like many cities in the United States, National City is experiencing an increase in its homeless population. Around the city, homeless encampments have been built in areas near shopping centers, by local waterways, and in neighborhoods. This increase has prompted the city to work at addressing the issue of homelessness as both a public safety […]
Urban Edible Landscapes in Lemon Grove: City Park Orchards, Community Gardens, and School Gardens
In partnership with the City of Lemon Grove and the Sage Project at San Diego State University, this study analyzed the feasibility and popularity of building various urban agriculture programs in Lemon Grove. City park fruit orchards, local community gardens, and after-school garden programs were found to be the most feasible urban greening methods for […]