As part of their Senior Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students will identify and connect points of interest on the Camp Courageous grounds with ADA-compliant nature trails for all campers to use. Camp Courageous’ grounds offer many opportunities for viewing natural forest habitats that are currently inaccessible to campers. The objective of this project […]
University: University of Iowa
Camp Courageous Cultural Education Center
Civil & Environmental Engineering students enrolled in the Senior Design Capstone course will design a site plan for an ADA-compliant cultural education center at Camp Courageous. Camp Courageous officials are requesting a cultural education center with an observation deck for use by all campers. Desired elements for the overlook include an enclosed building usable year-round, […]
Manchester – West Delaware Community School District Marketing & Branding
Marketing students in the Tippie College of Business Marketing Institute developed a marketing strategy to promote the West Delaware County Community School District and to help stem recent open enrollment out of the district. The West Delaware County Community School District (West Delaware CCSD) is based in Manchester, Iowa and serves the communities of Dundee, […]
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Waterloo – Fire Rescue Risk Assessement
As part of the ICIGO student organization within the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, students used GIS to analyze risk factors and indicators of emergency management hotspots in Waterloo. Community Risk Reduction is defined as “a process to identify and prioritize local risks, followed by the integrated and strategic investment of resources (emergency response […]
Waterloo – Master Plan for former Edison School
Civil & Environmental Engineering students created a site development plan for the area around the former Edison Elementary school building. The City of Waterloo is considering alternatives for redevelopment of a site that was the location of the now-closed Edison Elementary School. One of the most important considerations for the project would be that it […]
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Waterloo – Prairie Trail Bridge Replacement
Civil & Environmental Engineering students created a design for replacement of a pedestrian bridge for the Cedar Prairie Trail in Waterloo, Iowa. The City of Waterloo hopes to replace two pedestrian bridges along the Cedar Prairie Trail that cross Black Hawk Creek. Both existing bridges are located south of Ranchero Road. The northern bridge spans […]
Waterloo -Fair Chance Initiative Study
College of Law students in the Community Empowerment Law Project conducted a study to evaluate the implementation and community awareness about the Fair Chance Initiative in Waterloo, also known as “Ban the Box”. As a step towards addressing inequities and racial disparities, the City of Waterloo City Council passed the Fair Chance Initiative, an ordinance […]
Manchester – Community Profile Film Project
Cinema Arts students will create a community promotional video for Manchester. […]
Manchester – Early Stage Coach Road Relocation
As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students developed a plan to close a section of road to accommodate local airport clearances, and designed a new section of road to reroute traffic. Manchester Municipal Airport is located at 1561 Early Stagecoach Road. Runway 18/36 runs perpendicular to Early Stagecoach Road, […]
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Manchester – Hero Hustle Film Project
Recent Cinema Arts grad Philip Rabalais teamed up with current film student Timmer Penny to create a short film documentary of the Hero Hustle, an annual event that takes place in Manchester Iowa. Enjoy the video below! […]