Students in ENGR401 were tasked with providing recommendations for an energy efficient heating and cooling system for a housing design provided by IAD251. Students performed necessary calculations and compared information with sustainability factors. There are also further recommendations for building sustainable housing. […]
Community Department: Community Development
Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effect at Southern City Park
The City of Sullivan indicated the southern City Park as an area of interest for redevelopment as a neighborhood area and for sustainable features. There are existing structures and habitats that they are looking to bolster. Students in ENVI460 identified multiple components of the city park that could be updated and upgraded to provide more […]
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Farmer’s Market Research & Recommendations
The City of Sullivan’s Quality of Life plan indicates a need for a local farmer’s market and other community gathering spaces. ENVI460 students were tasked with putting forth recommendations for a community farmer’s market space that would meet the needs of Sullivan, IN. Students recommended operational procedures for the 3 North Section Street in Sullivan […]
Generation of 3D Model of Downtown Sullivan
The City of Sullivan identified the downtown area as an area for improvement and needed a way to depict areas. In ENVI 610, one graduate student was able to address the agreed upon goals of developing a 3D model of the downtown square. Some recommendations for future use of the 3D model were made for […]
Sullivan County Board of Tourism Strategic Recommendations
The Sullivan County Tourism Commission set forth the objective to identify strategies for increasing tourism year-round in Sullivan County and Sullivan. The BUS401 course students were placed in three groups and set to provide end-deliverables of these strategies. The demographics of the population underscored some important populations to target with identified strategies of surveying and […]
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Sullivan County COVID-19 Needs Assessment
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 […]
Sullivan County Economy Improvements with Tourism
Sullivan County and Sullivan, IN identified a need to increase tourism to the county and incorporated city limits. Seven students in ECON351 were tasked with performing SWOT analyses of Sullivan County’s tourism industry and providing recommendations to improve tourism. Three dimensions of tourism were analyzed: Eco-Tourism, Entertainment, and Historical/Heritage. Recommendations for improving tourism centered on […]
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2021 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival at Ramirez Elementary School
TTU Chinese Language and Area Studies program partnered with the Chinese Language Program at Ramirez Elementary School at the start of the Fall 2021 academic semester. TTU Chinese language program will support the Chinese language teaching and culture promotion at Ramirez. Ramirez will offer teaching opportunities for the students from the CHIN4300 Chinese Language and […]
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North by Northeast Arts Festival
The inaugural North by Northeast Arts Festival took place on October 16th & 17th. Artists and the arts are often the foundation of up and coming, vibrant communities so in order to elevate the profile of the north and east communities of Lubbock, the NXNE Festival focused on celebrating the arts. Grant Gerlich from the […]
An Assessment of Homeless Individuals’ Perceptions of Service Accessibility in Downtown San Diego
This report details the findings of research commissioned by the City of San Diego and carried out by student-researchers at San Diego State University on the issue of homelessness in downtown San Diego. We provide a snapshot of the perceptions of the homeless residents of the East Village neighborhood of downtown San Diego in Spring […]