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Central Falls Welcome Sign Project, Lindsay Guastafeste, Elyssa Roketenetz, Jorge Saenz, Arnold Robinson

Graphic Design

Our inspiration for this modern style welcome sign came mostly from the welcome sign for Vancouver, Canada. This approach would give Central Falls a look of it’s own among the more traditional syle signs of surrounding towns. The double paneled structure design of this option would make for the option of having a bilingual sign, showcasing the multi-cultural heritage of the City.

A Proposal For Developing An Arts And Cultural District In East Providence, Rhode Island, Lisa Bruce, Nicole Bush, Gregory Ehlinger, Kenya Fullen, Jonathan Lax, Susan Leonardi, Ana Santana, Neuci Silva, Eric Jacobs

Community Development

In an effort to prevent social polarization within the East Providence community amongst various social groups, we are recommending that the project target multiple census tracts in East Providence and the east side area of Providence. These census tracts are comprised of high-income and low-income families and individuals of all ages. Specifically, there are seniors who live within the neighborhood who might take advantage of expanded opportunities if they felt the area was safe and accessible.

Akin House Curriculum Development And Living History Programming, Amanda Brown, Charlotte Fitts-Sprauge, Andrew Gray, Maya Himmelsbach, Abbey Hood, Meghan Richards, Brianna Riposa, Arnold Robinson

Education

This unit plan is comprised of a variety of inquiry-based lessons that explore the culture and way of life of the Native Americans who occupied New England. After studying the Akin house documents, materials, and narratives, I chose to focus my unit on the land and the people who came before the Akin family so that students will learn the long-view of our rich New England history.

Broad Street Business Inventory, Michelle Abramowitz, Kelsie Foley, Jackie Melendez, Arnold Robinson

Business

Over previous year, SWAP had compiled an impressive inventory of existing businesses on Broad Street. In addition, partner organizations such as the City and Community Works had other sets of information. The first step in an update was to have a team of RWU students update and expand the inventory. As they did this, they also undertake community research, identification of key issues on the street under the direction of SWAP’s professional staff. This more complete inventory can be the basis to identify key segments of the business community (restaurants, communication, clubs, retail, auto repair, etc.).

East Bay Coalition For The Homeless Project: Final Report, Fall 2012 Marketing Research Class, Roger Williams University, Spring 2013 Special Topics Marketing Class, Roger Williams University, Spring 2013 Web Development Center Class, Roger Williams University

Business

The report suggests strategies that can be incorporated into the current work flow and builds upon the current work of the EBCH. The report also presents ways in which to create a more efficient platform for completing marketing tasks, creating opportunities for awareness and knowledge of the EBCH, and increasing consideration of the EBCH as a potential donation focus.

East Bay Coalition For The Homeless: Branding Study And Marketing Strategy, Michele Abramowitz, Leah Barwise, Marissa Berardi, Alyssa Brangi, Megan Breault, Matthew Connolly, Daniel Czasonis, Lauren Dranoff, Hillary Dutton, Victoria Fernandez, Ross Fitzgerald, Matthew Grossbard, Holly Hancock, Anker Johansen, Karlene Kiskinis, Erynne Landry, Amanda Lingg, Christopher O'Keefe, Shane Parcel, Lisa Reddy, Matthew Silva, Anthony Summa, Kathleen Micken, Kelsey Alexander, Morgan Barresse, Jacqueline Bole, Cindy Brenner, Phuong Ha Bui, Samantha Cloutier, Christine Couto, Kaitlyn Lauer, Christina Micela, David Milano, Kyle Palmer, Rebecca Quigley, Alexa Roberto, Gabriela Sanchez-Vega, Margaret Sullivan, Laura Walter, Courtney Way, Alan Williams, Cody Young, Alan Cutting, Arnold Robinson

Business

There are a number of potential positioning strategies. The two which make the most sense for the EBCH are to “position the EBCH away from others in the category” and to “position the EBCH as unique.” These strategies have the advantage of setting the EBCH apart from the other organizations that address homelessness. Occupying its own “position” in the minds of potential and current donors is not only an effective communications/marketing strategy but also a less costly one because it avoids head-to-head competition and comparisons.

Reliance: Herreshoff Marine Museum, Arnold Robinson, George Dalton, Sean Damico, Eric Doremus, Brian Fortier, Jeffrey Goncalo, Arthur Lee

Engineering and Construction Management

The Roger Williams University Reliance team is working in cooperation with the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, RI to create a 1/6th scale model of the 1901 Americas Cup defender, the Reliance. The project can be broken up into two sub-projects. The first, to design a museum-quality cradle to hold the 24ft fully rigged model at a 15O angle. The second sub-project is to perform full strength/structural analysis of all the critical components on the model to ensure that their strength is great enough to withstand the applied forces. This second sub-project is going to be the focus of the …

The Baptist Church In Warren: Marketing Plan To Increase Public Awareness, Arnold Robinson

Marketing and Communications

Videos from nonprofits can feature “call-to-action” overlays to facilitate that action. Visitors can click on these overlays to visit the Church’s website. See the “YouTube Nonprofit Program” section to the right for more information about this option.

Trinity Restoration Inc. Theater Design, Arnold Robinson

Architecture and Urban Design

Problems: (1) Sound travels very quick around the curve of the wall creating a disproportional amount of sound on the opposite ends of the arc. (2) Sounds that start in front of the curve gets reflected back to a focal point. The location of that focal point moves depending on where the sound is located. As a result, loud refocused echoes are created at the focal point. When heard, the sounds seem to come from a mysterious place. The effects of the curved walls are extremely strong and need to be addressed. One common mistake is over applying absorptive material …

Main Street Revitalization: Woonsocket, Ri, Arnold Robinson

Architecture and Urban Design

A healthy environment that utilizes local urban ecologies will positively impact the health and well being of the community. It is important to create an environment that will foster understanding and inspire learning about native plants and animals, how to care for them, and how to protect them.

Walton Perspective, Summer 2013, Sam M. Walton College Of Business

Walton Perspective

"The alumni magazine of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas."

The Department Of The Interior's Final Rule Allots American Indians More Freedom To Lease Land For Residential, Commercial, And Renewable Energy Development In Order To Improve American Indians' Economic Condition, Jeffrey Crockett

University of Baltimore Journal of Land and Development

No abstract provided.

Can Green Building Law Save The Planet?, Stuart D. Kaplow

University of Baltimore Journal of Land and Development

Buildings have a large impact on the planet and are tremendous consumers of electricity, accounting for projected 74.0% of the total electricity consumption in the United States in 2012. In a broader measure, buildings in the United States account for 41.0% of the nation's overall energy use.

Rethinking How Business Purpose Is Taught In Catholic Business Education, Lyman P. Q. Johnson, Michael Naughton, William Bojan

Scholarly Articles

Business education at a Catholic university should engage students and faculty across the university in critically examining the purpose of business in society. Following the best practices of leading business schools, the Catholic business curriculum has mostly focused on the shareholder and stakeholder approaches - with the shareholder approach being the predominant view. Creatively engaging the Catholic Social Tradition (especially the “community of persons”) can bring a richer appreciation of the purpose of business in our contemporary society than either the shareholder or stakeholder approaches. We argue that far more discretion to pursue various corporate purposes in manifold ways exists …

The University Of New Hampshire Engaged Scholars Academy: Instilling In Faculty Principles Of Effective Partnership, Charlie A. French, Julie E. Williams, Judy Tang, Eleanor Abrams, Lisa Townson, Mahaela Sabin, Lorilee R. Sandmann, Cameron P. Wake

Natural Resources & the Environment

Over the last decade, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) has promoted mutually beneficial partnerships between faculty and community partners vis-à-vis the Engaged Scholars Academy (ESA), a faculty development program aimed at enhancing faculty understanding of the principles of partnership and engaged scholarship. This research seeks to determine whether and how the ESA has impacted faculty-community partnerships around engaged scholarship. Findings suggest that Engaged Scholar Academy participants – as compared to non-participants – have a deeper understanding of the principles of partnership, are more likely to feel their scholarship is enhanced, spend more time with partners, engage their partners throughout …

State Of New Hampshire Action Plan 2013, Update To The 2011-2015 Consolidated Plan, New Hampshire Housing, Policy, Planning And Communications Group

Manchester Research Group

Brief review of programs stated in the Consolidated Plan 2011-2015. Analyzes high and medium housing priorities, high and medium homelessness priorities, and community development needs.

Mph Principles Of Public Health: Public Health Statistics Sources, Jonathan Eldredge

Principles of Public Health 2010-2017

No abstract provided.

The Metropolitan Council , Susan Haigh

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Redevelopment Reimagined: A Proposal To Revive California’S Redevelopment Agencies To Attain The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Of Senate Bill 375, Kyle D. Mott

Chapman Law Review

No abstract provided.

An Assessment Of Mobility Among Key Disadvantaged Communities In North East Dublin, David O'Connor, Matthias Borscheid, Odran Reid

Conference Papers

In the context of a healthy communities initiative, this study looks at mobility in a disadvantaged area in a suburban area in north east Dublin. Individuals who avail of the services of community based organisations were interviewed in-depth about their travel patterns over a period of a week and their views on the availability and quality of transport services were ascertained. The area has a high social housing quotient, though much of it is now privately owned. It has a profile of low income, welfare dependency, marginal poverty and a population base that has demonstrated some level of poorer than …

Native Grass And Forb Establishment In Post-Agricultural Soil, Courtney D. Hall

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Restoration of degraded and abandoned agricultural land in arid and semiarid climates is a global problem. The erratic patterns of precipitation these lands experience makes restoration of a plant community difficult. Application of supplemental irrigation and inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are two restoration techniques that have been suggested to overcome deficits in natural precipitation. The effects and the interactions of irrigation and seeding date on the ground cover of intended species and unintended exotic species were tested in a post-agricultural restoration experiment in south-central Colorado, USA. The greatest ground cover of intended species and lowest ground cover of …

Underwater: The Need For Massachusetts To Become Climate Ready, Erica Mattison

Florida A & M University Law Review

Massachusetts' longstanding vulnerability to flooding is on the verge of worsening due to expected impacts of climate change over the next several years. Although legislation has prompted the state to convene a multi-agency conversation on climate change adaptation, the work has yet to result in specific planning that will prime the state for reducing damage caused by flooding and other climate impacts. With renewed leadership, the state should prioritize flood risk in the policy agenda, launch a public awareness campaign, plan for infrastructure and state property investments, and facilitate municipal action. Since the issue cannot be adequately addressed by state …

Ua12/13 2013 Sustainability Report [Western Kentucky University], Wku Office Of Sustainability, Christian Ryan-Downing

Sustainability Publications and Resources

No abstract provided.

Ua12/13 Big Red, Small Planet, Christian Ryan-Downing , Editor, Leslie North , Editor

Sustainability Publications and Resources

At WKU, “The Spirit Makes the Master”. Our commitment to continuous improvement is clearly reflected in our sustainability efforts. WKU’s commitment to sustainability, whether demonstrated in campus operations or in educational programs, helps to ensure that our graduates are prepared to address the complicated environmental, social and economic issues we face today. They will be able to think critically, solve problems creatively and be engaged citizens. If that’s all we accomplish then we will have achieved great success. But our sustainability commitment pays dividends, as it also leads us to reduce our environmental footprint, practice social responsibility, and conserve natural …

Ua41 University College Connection, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

UC Publications

No abstract provided.

From Shanghai To Huangbaiyu: Eco-Cities As An Alternative Modernity, Jared Flanery

Gaines Fellow Senior Theses

No abstract provided.

New York Neighborhoods Fight Land Grabs: Public Parks Going To Professional Teams, Donovan Finn

School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences Faculty Publications

In the diverse New York City borough of Queens, local activists banded together in the early 2000's to fight back against a trio of city-led urban development projects intended to provide public parkland to private real estate developers.

Scaled Legislation & The Legal History Of The Common Good, Jill M. Fraley

Scholarly Articles

None available.

Community Engagement Living-Learning Programs: Build It Well And They Will Come, Lynn Pelco, Mary Slade

Division of Community Engagement Resources

Objectives for this presentation were: (1) overview the literature on benefits and models of living-learning programs; (2) describe the components of VCU's new community-engagement living-learning program, VCU ASPiRE; (3) introduce a theoretical model for building high-quality community-engagement living-learning programs; (4) facilitate discussion amongst participants to exchange ideas and to begin strategic problem-solving that will create high-quality community engagement, living-learning programs; and (5) provide living-learning program online resources.

2013 Service-Learning Faculty Survey Results Report, Office Of Service-Learning, Division Of Community Engagement, Virginia Commonwealth University

Division of Community Engagement Resources

Service-learning is an important teaching pedagogy that has been proven effective in enhancing student learning and promoting both academic and civic engagement. As civic engagement continues to gain prominence as an integral aspect of higher education, it is increasingly important that engagement metrics are consistently measured to demonstrate outcomes. This is especially true of service-learning as it strongly correlates with student learning, academic performance, and retention rates. Feedback and suggestions from service-learning faculty members are useful for gaining insights into how service-learning quality can be enhanced at the classroom level and understanding the resource needs of faculty members.

The purpose …