State College Borough is home to about 30 fraternity houses off campus. In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, the borough would like to increase recycling and energy conservation behaviors among multi-residential housing occupants and in particular in fraternities in the borough. Students in BA 442 are to determine effective messaging based on research […]
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Small, rural communities often struggle with a small pool of prospective employees, leading to often unintentional favoritism. Borough management is seeking recommendations on how to best address current limitations through policy. Students are asked to provide sample policies and actions to be considered in creating a more egalitarian work environment. Read the final student report […]
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Rural, remote communities are experiencing significant outmigration and difficulties in hiring or retaining professionals. Students in LER 460 examine conditions in Huntingdon which may contribute and/or prevent these trends. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact Info University Faculty Contact Tom Hogan Labor and Employment Management Scholar-in-Residence […]
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Penn State is seeking a plan that includes appropriate, ongoing messaging and tactics with the goal to affect behavior change among students to regularly reuse the cup and to be aware of and encourage sustainable behaviors that reduce overall waste. The plan should also include associated events for cup distribution that student interns can facilitate. […]
Penn State seeks to increase the recycling rate in East Halls. Students will assist by identifying barriers to recycling through various research methods such as observations, interviews, and surveys. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact Info University Faculty Contact Karen Winterich Business Professor kpw2@psu.edu 814-863-4483 Local […]
Penn State’s Wind Energy Teams compete in the national Wind Competitions annually. As part of their competing proposals, teams also have to submit a marketing plan for their solutions. Students in BA 442 assist in devising a marketing campaign for PSU teams. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Sustainable Communities […]
past SCC project in spring 2014 determined residents’ interest in purchasing green power. The project will add to this past research by testing the effectiveness of different messages that will determine how signing up would be improved. Possibly options could be educating residents about the relevance of choosing an energy provider and providing assistance to […]
IST students will continue working on a disaster resiliency plan for the State College Borough begun by students in the fall. Students will create a matrix of identified risks based on their probability and severity and then assess the preparedness of the community to respond. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community […]
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Huntingdon Borough seeks a more effective and economical solution to its leaves and yard waste collection and biosolids produced by its waste water treatment plant. One idea is to combine these waste streams and install a composting facility on borough grounds to produce a marketable compost product. Students are to develop a compost recipe based […]
HDNRE 590 students will contribute to the Centred Outdoors summer family challenge by working with RPTM students who are engaged in providing data for human health benefits at the nine sites, and to develop pre- and post-surveys for challenge participants. The survey should provide baseline data for future initiatives/measures as well as data reflecting the […]
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