A Management & Human Resources class analyzed the village of Waunakee’s Human Resources Department and offered recommentions to hire more diverse employees to widen diversity within the community, eliminate unconsious biases, and ensure equitable working conditions through the development of a step-by-step action plan. UniverCity Year Contact Info: UniverCityAlliance@wisc.edu […]
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Improving diversity, equity and inclusion communication practices in Waunakee
A Management & Human Resources class analyzed the village of Waunakee’s current communications practice through a diversity, equity, and inclusion lens to evaluate what improvements to make to reach diverse groups of residents. UniverCity Year Contact Info: UniverCityAlliance@wisc.edu […]
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Reviewing policing practices and policies in Waunakee
In the summer of 2021, UW-Madison’s UniverCity Alliance and the Village of Waunakeecollaborated on several projects surrounding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. One focus area wasthe Waunakee Police Department, as more equitable and progessive policing has increasinglybecome a topic relevant both on the national stage and in Waunakee. This report is the product ofthe research produced; […]
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Commemorating the Legacy and Resilience of the Ho-Chunk Nation
This report presents ways for the Ho-Chunk Nation and Village of Waunakee to work together to develop accurate and meaningful acknowledgements of the Ho-Chunk people within the Village. Two potential routes to pursue were researched and divided into sections: -How to update current/existing official signage that is inaccurate and culturally insensitive. -How to create a […]
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Conducting an audit of Waunakee’s municipal code for diversity, equity, and inclusion elements
In the summer and fall of 2021, UW-Madison’s UniverCity Alliance and the Village ofWaunakee collaborated on several projects surrounding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).This report presents the findings of an audit of the Village of Waunakee’s municipal code forelements of DEI. Representatives from Waunakee described the Village’s DEI initiative as beinggenerally aimed at creating a […]
Data Governance & Content Management Strategy
The need and demand for digitally accessible information from municipalities has grown significantly in recent years. Cities, such as the City of Peoria, are often responsible for managing large and complex amounts of data and content on their websites in order to serve their communities effectively and efficiently. To continue providing high-quality service to residents, […]
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Homelessness in El Centro. A Billingual Multimedia Project
During the spring of 2022, students from the School of Journalism and Media Studies at San Diego State University embarked in a project to report about homelessness in El Centro, CA, a mostly Latino and Spanish-speaking community. These are the bilingual multimedia stories they produced. […]
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Moving People Who Are Experiencing Homelessness into Permanent Housing as Quickly as Possible
In collaboration with the City of El Centro and the San Diego State University Sage Project, master students in the School of Public Affairs were involved in providing recommendations to the city that are aimed at alleviating the homeless crisis. These recommendations were to be specific to the City of El Centro, with students considering […]
Solving the Problems of Homelessness in El Centro
This report is a compilation of work based on the research and reporting of students from Dr. Dominika Bukalova’s P A 497 Investigation and Report class, which participated in the San Diego State University Sage Project and their partnership with the City of El Centro. The students were tasked with researching the challenges of homelessness […]
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Review of Planning Byelaws of Kathmandu Metropolitan City A collaboration between Kathmandu University School of Management (KUSOM) Policy Lab and City Planning Commission of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (CPC-KMC)
The proposed research aims to investigate change in land use and the intensity of land use in highly commercialized areas of KMC and assess the relevancy of existing byelaws. This research proposal is prepared by Kathmandu University School of Management (KUSOM) Policy Lab1 in collaboration with City Planning Commission of Kathmandu Metropolitan City following the […]