A team of MBA students will act as consultants for St. Thomas Facilities to examine the question – what makes a campus conducive to biking and what does this look like for the St. Paul campus? Students will conduct interviews, surveys, and focus groups to examine the barriers and benefits of biking to campus for […]
Program: Sustainable Communities Partnership
St. Paul Campus Bicycle Master Plan
A team of MBA students will act as consultants for St. Thomas Facilities to examine the question – what makes a campus conducive to biking and what does this look like for the St. Paul campus? Students will conduct interviews, surveys, and focus groups to examine the barriers and benefits of biking to campus for […]
User-Centered Design: Creating an App for Master Water Stewards
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Partnership Contact Info University Faculty Contact Tim Meyer Computer and Information Sciences Local Government / Community Contact Deirdre Coleman Program Coordinator […]
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User-Centered Design: Creating an App for Master Water Stewards
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Partnership Contact Info University Faculty Contact Tim Meyer Computer and Information Sciences Local Government / Community Contact Deirdre Coleman Program Coordinator […]
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Developing Content for the University of St. Thomas Pollinator Path
The Sustainable Communities Partnership is partnering with the Department of Biology’s Pollinator Path to add multi-disciplinary and community educational value to the pollinator path. Students in Theology 101 and Spanish 211 (paired courses) will develop content for the Pollinator Path; this project work will also provide a framework for discussion and practice of the courses’ […]
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Urban Agriculture Ethography Project
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization seeks to understand why and how residents within their watershed engage in urban agriculture, including motivations, barriers, and benefits, in order to more effectively engage other residents in urban agriculture. MWMO’s overarching goal is to improve water quality by reducing the volume and speed of stormwater runoff. Urban agricultural practices […]
Culturally Diverse Enviornmental Engagement
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) seeks to more effectively engage culturally diverse residents in promoting water quality through programs that resonate with and are beneficial to residents in their daily lives. Students in Large Client Systems will create a logic model to guide MWMO’s outreach with culturally diverse populations that both benefits the community […]
Evaluating Stormwater Management Graphics
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has a library of graphics for stormwater best management practices. The MWMO uses these graphics on signs, flyers, and other communication materials for the public; these communication materials seek to engage the public in implementing stormwater best management practices to promote infiltration of water into the ground and prevent […]
Evaluating Stormwater Management Graphics
The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) has a library of graphics for stormwater best management practices. The MWMO uses these graphics on signs, flyers, and other communication materials for the public; these communication materials seek to engage the public in implementing stormwater best management practices to promote infiltration of water into the ground and prevent […]
Sustainable Landscape Analysis at Metropolitan Council Wastewater Treatment Plants
The Metropolitan Council operates several wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in the Twin Cities area. Most of the WWTPs are located adjacent to river corridors, and in some cases form portions of sensitive wildlife habitat and native vegetation areas. Landscape design at the WWTPs has traditionally consisted of traditional mowed turf, which requires constant mowing, occasional […]
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