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Academic Year Project Started: 2018-2019
STEM Family Fun Nights
STEM Family Fun Nights encourage families to work together to engineer solutions to solve fun, hands-on STEM challenges. These family friendly events are held at Lubbock public libraries and are free of charge to all participants. Designed to create an interest in STEM, these events also provide tips and tools that families can use to […]
Whitacre College of Engineering Community Engineering Fair
The Whitacre College of Engineering Community Engineering Fair coincides each year with National Engineers Week in February. Held at the Lubbock Science Spectrum, this event draws around 1500 community members each year and is designed to educate the public about the contributions that engineers make to society and show educational and career pathways into the […]
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Whitacre College of Engineering Junior Engineering Clubs
Whitacre College of Engineering Junior Engineering Clubs allow 5th grade students to explore different fields of engineering, engage in real world, hands-on STEM activities, receive mentoring, and experience Texas Tech University culture. Junior Engineering clubs work to help each club member build self-efficacy in their abilities through the attainment of new knowledge and skills related […]
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SOLAR SCHOOLS PROJECT
A 2016 report on Energy and Water Efficiency measures developed to be applied to buildings of the public-school network, as the result of the partnership of Belo Horizonte municipality and the World Bank, pointed out they are supposed to entice an economy equivalent to 48% of expenditures with energy costs. This represents a very substantial […]
Municipal Revenue Sources
Around the nation, municipalities take different approaches to maintaining sufficient revenue levels to support their residents and improve their city’s quality of life. Today, however, many cities are facing a similar challenge of diminished sales tax revenues due to increased and untaxed online shopping, also known as the “Amazon effect.” In Arizona, municipalities are also […]
Positively Apache Junction (3/4)
The City of Apache Junction is located in south central Arizona, in the shadow of the Superstition Mountains. With its rich history on the silver screen and a plethora of natural and cultural attractions, Apache Junction has significant potential for tourism. Already, the city’s population of roughly 40,000 doubles to nearly 80,000 each winter due […]
Planning a Sustainable Future
According to the national nonprofit organization STAR Communities, a sustainable city has a healthy environment and a strong economy and cultivates well-being for its residents. STAR Communities, which stands for “Sustainability Tools for Assessing and Rating Communities,” is a data-driven system created by local governments to enable them to assess their efforts, track progress, and […]
Positively Apache Junction (4/4)
The City of Apache Junction is located in south central Arizona, in the shadow of the Superstition Mountains. With its rich history on the silver screen and a plethora of natural and cultural attractions, Apache Junction has significant potential for tourism. Already, the city’s population of roughly 40,000 doubles to nearly 80,000 each winter […]
Transitioning Mobile Home Parks
Mobile housing represents 63% of the City of Apache Junction’s housing stock. At a time when available housing assistance and subsidies do not meet demand, these units represent a valuable source of unsubsidized housing stock for Apache Junction (the City) and the United States as a whole. While their affordability is an asset, the City […]