Graduate students in the College of Public Health developed campaigns for the Mason City community that address issues related to the increasing proportion of older residents in the community. The public health campaigns were tailored to help Mason City residents better “age in place”, which can mean helping individuals stay in their own homes longer, […]
Program: Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
Clinton Downtown Mural
MFA student Ali Hval designed and painted a mural in downtown Clinton, Iowa, assisted by fellow MFA student Marina Ross. Artist Ali Hval was selected by the Office of Outreach & Engagement to design and install a mural for an exterior wall located in downtown Clinton. She recruited fellow artist and MFA student Marina Ross […]
Clinton Economic Development Plan
As part of their capstone project, second-year graduate students from the School of Urban & Regional Planning created an economic development plan for the City of Clinton and surrounding micropolitan area. The City of Clinton was settled as a lumber community and grew into a thriving manufacturing center. Jobs after high school were easy to […]
Community Storytelling Project – Grant Wood Loop
Students from a variety of disciplines taking Community Development in the Upper Midwest produced videos that tell stories from the Grant Wood Loop, located in eastern Iowa, through their own experiences in the region and interviews with local residents. In Spring 2018, the University of Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning, in cooperation with the Iowa […]
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Delmar Community Vision Plan
In a report to the Delmar Economic Development Group, a graduate student in the School of Urban & Regional Planning completed an independent project that provides recommendations and identifies resources that help achieve a community-driven vision for the City of Delmar. In the spring of 2017, graduate students from the University of Iowa’s School of […]
DeWitt Referral Center Retail Management Recommendations
Through a graduate assistantship from the Tippie College of Business, an MBA student worked alongside IISC staff to develop recommendations for retail inventory management policies and procedures for the DeWitt Referral Center, a non-profit organization that serves a resource for local families experiencing hardship or crisis. The DeWitt Referral Center provides for some of the […]
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Maquoketa Pocket Neighborhood Design & Engineering
As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created the design and management of a pocket neighborhood for a site near Maquoketa, Iowa for the East Central Intergovernmental Association (ECIA). The report outlines the recommended site designs as well as alternative options considered for the pocket neighborhood in Maquoketa. The […]
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Mason City Public Transit Study and Marketing Recommendations
In a report to the City of Mason City, students in the Entrepreneurial Management Institute: Business Consulting class conducted market research and provided recommendations to attract new riders for the City’s public transit system. By appealing to new target groups and individual riders of the metropolitan public transit system, Mason City officials hope to enhance […]
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North Iowa Farmers Market Site Evaluation
In a report to the City of Mason City and North Iowa Farmers’ Market Board of Directors, a student in the Geographical & Sustainability Studies: Senior Project Seminar class completed an independent project that evaluated two Mason City farmers market site locations based on mobility and accessibility indicators. […]
Updating the 2006 Mason City Comprehensive Plan
As part of their capstone project, second-year graduate students from the University of Iowa’s School of Urban & Regional Planning will update Mason City’s 2006 Comprehensive Plan, with a thematic view towards environmental and social resiliency and a topical focus on aging in place. In 2006, the City of Mason City embarked on a wide-ranging […]
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