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Reducing Food Scarcity: The Benefits Of Urban Farming, S.A. Claudell, Emilio Mejia

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Urban farming can enhance the lives of communities and help reduce food scarcity. This paper presents a conceptual prototype of an efficient urban farming community that can be scaled for a single apartment building or an entire community across all global geoeconomics regions, including densely populated cities and rural, developing towns and communities. When deployed in coordination with smart crop choices, local farm support, and efficient transportation then the result isn’t just sustainability, but also increasing fresh produce accessibility, optimizing nutritional value, eliminating the use of ‘forever chemicals’, reducing transportation costs, and fostering global environmental benefits.

Imagine Doris, who is …

Barriers To Post-Secondary Success, Douglas Swanson, Najeana Henderson, Maritza Sloan

Dissertations

This study reviews factors that prior studies have identified or failed to consider as barriers to post-secondary success. The three main areas include academic success for Latinx students after high school, organizational systems and their impact on African-American students’ postsecondary readiness, and what workers think of their high school education with regards to career preparedness.

Five factors are identified as major barriers for Latinx students to continue in a higher education system. A survey of former students from Saint Louis, Missouri, and Dallas, Texas, metroplex area identified 56 Latinx students that participated in an initial survey. This led to a …

The Relationship Of Goal Focus To Physical Distance, Job Title And Years Served Within The University Of Arkansas Division Of Agriculture, Christina Miller

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between physical distance from the headquarters, number of years working within the Division of Agriculture, and job title compared to mission statement and goal focus. The Division of Agriculture as part of the University of Arkansas System is a unique organization because many of its employees are not physically located at the headquarter locations of Little Rock and Fayetteville. The Cooperative Extension Service, part of the Division of Agriculture, has at least one office in each of Arkansas's 75 counties as well as faculty and staff members located at five …

Ua30/2 Visitor's Guide & Campus Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Western Kentucky University campus map includes advertisements for local Bowling Green businesses.

Ua30/1/1 Visitor's Guide Campus Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Map of Western Kentucky University with historical data and photographs.

Ua1b3/1 Campus Master Plan, Johnson/Romanowitz/Architects & Planners

WKU Archives Records

A 20-Year Campus Master Plan developed by Johnson/Romanwitz/Architects & Planners for Western Kentucky University which includes maps, planning methodology, parking, pedestrian access, future construction and growth, signage, maintenance and accessibility.

Ua30/2 Western Kentucky University Parking Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Parking map of Western Kentucky University, includes birds-eye-view of campus.

Ua30/2 Western Kentucky University Parking Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Parking map for Western Kentucky University includes a birds-eye-view of campus.

Ua3/4 Wku Land-Use Report & Recommended Plan - University Farm & Other University Property, Ryan Cooke & Zuern Associates, Inc., Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc., Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

Supplement to the WKU Campus Master Plan created during Dero Downing's tenure as president. Housed in Thomas Meredith's Correspondence/Subject File.

Ua3/4 Wku Development Plan Report, Ryan Associated Architects, Inc., Johnson, Johnson & Roy, Inc., Wku President's Office

WKU Archives Records

WKU Development Plan Report created during Dero Downing's tenure as president. Housed in Thomas Meredith's Correspondence / Subject File.

Ua30/2 Western Kentucky University Parking Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Parking map of Western Kentucky University campus.

Ua30/2 Western Kentucky University Campus Tour Guide, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Birds-eye-view of Western Kentucky University campus with photographs of key buildings and features.

Ua30/2 Western Kentucky University Campus Tour Guide, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Campus parking map for Western Kentucky University includes photographs of some buildings.

Ua30/2 Western Kentucky University Parking Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Parking map for Western Kentucky University.

Ua30/2 Western Kentucky University Parking Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Parking map of Western Kentucky University.

Ua30/2 Western Kentucky University Parking Map, Wku Parking & Transportation Services

WKU Archives Records

Parking map of Western Kentucky University.

Ua30/1/1 Western Kentucky University Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Campus map for Western Kentucky University.

Ua30/1/1 Western Kentucky State College Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Campus map of Western Kentucky University.

Ua30/1/1 Western Kentucky State College Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Western Kentucky University campus map which includes:

1. Van Meter Hall
2. Gordon Wilson Hall
3. Cherry Hall
4. Training School
5. Faculty House
6. Diddle Dorm
7. Home Economics Building razed 1982
8. Garrett Conference Center
9. Potter Hall
10. Industrial Arts Building
11. Helm Library
12. Swimming Pool
13. Home Management House
14. Music Building razed 1975
15. East Hall
16. South Hall
17. Colonnade
18. Cherryton
19. McLean Hall
20. Schneider Hall
21. Kentucky Building
22. Heating Plant
23. Craig Administration Building
24. Bates-Runner Hall

• Western Trade School
• Veteran's Village
• Agriculture Pavilion burned 1963
• Ogden Hall razed 1966
• Snell Hall
• Rock House

Ua30/1/1 Western Kentucky State College Map, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

Western Kentucky University campus map includes buildings:

• Administration Building - Van Meter Hall
• Library - Gordon Wilson Hall
• Training School
• Cherry Hall
• Cedar House - Faculty House
• Athlete's Dorm - Diddle Dorm
• Industrial Arts Building
• Home Economics Building razed 1982
• Physical Education Building - Helm Library
• Swimming Pool
• Home Economics Management House
• Music Building razed 1975
• Men's Dorm #13 - East Hall
• Men's Dorm #14 - North Hall
• Student Union - Garrett Conference Center
• West Hall - Schneider Hall
• McLean Hall
• Cherry Town - Cherryton
• President's Home - Craig Administration Building
• Kentucky Building
• Heating Plant
• Industrial Arts Lumber Shed
• Western …

Ua30/1/1 A Campus Guide For Western Kentucky State College, Wku Planning, Design & Construction

WKU Archives Records

A campus guide for Western Kentucky State College by DFH, 2 sheets measuring 8 1/2 x 11. The map shows the following buildings and features:

• Administration Building - Van Meter Hall
• Library - Gordon Wilson Hall
• Cherry Hall
• Training School
• Cedar House - Faculty House
• Home Economics Building razed 1982
• Industrial Arts
• Physical Education Building - Helm Library
• Swimming Pool - site of Cravens Library
• Home Economic Practice House
• Music Building razed 1975
• Rural School razed 1955
• Dormitory under construction - McLean Hall
• West Hall - Schneider Hall
• Potter Hall
• President's Home - Craig Administration Building
• Kentucky Building
• Ogden Hall …

Ua66/8/3 Second Rocky Mountain Field Trip, Wku Geography & Geology

WKU Archives Records

Report on the Second Rocky Mountain Field Trip taken by faculty and students of the WKU Geography & Geology department.