The University of Oregon’s GIScience 2 students collaborated with the City of Albany, Oregon, to gather, organize, synthesize, and map geospatial information. Albany is interested in better understanding the segregation patterns of underrepresented demographic populations like racial/ethnic minority groups, low income individuals or families, people with disabilities, and seniors. GIS students used these potential segregation […]
Sustainable Development Goal: 16 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions
Equity and Opportunity Mapping Analysis
The University of Oregon’s GIScience 2 students collaborated with the City of Albany, Oregon, to gather, organize, synthesize, and map geospatial information. Albany is interested in better understanding the segregation patterns of underrepresented demographic populations like racial/ethnic minority groups, low income individuals or families, people with disabilities, and seniors. GIS students used these potential segregation […]
Needs Assessment for the Tallahatchie County Library
The Tallahatchie County Library is often the only readily available source of comprehensive information needed by people for personal, family and job-related purposes. A needs assessment of the library and the community it serves will help determine programs and services to create, expand, and improve so the library can better serve the residents of Tallahatchie […]
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Marketing Awareness of City Values
The purpose of this project is to increase awareness of the city’s values – created from the “Imagine Auburn” project – both internally among government workers and externally among citizens. Through the implementation of the marketing plan a greater feeling of community will be created in Auburn. Read the final student report delivered to the […]
Highland Cemetery Records Management Instructions and GIS Data
The idea behind this documentation is to help provide an easier way to manage burial records, specifically with which graves are unused, where each grave is located, and other information about the person if the plot is used. The hope was to help to move away from paper data and make the storage of this […]
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Civic Engagement Strategies for The City of Redmond
The City of Redmond worked with public relation students at the University of Oregon to find solutions for increasing civic engagement. The following pages include recommendations culled from eight different plans developed by student teams during the academic term, with each team taking on the same challenge of heightening citizen involvement in the City of […]
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Branding and Marketing for the City of New Albany
The City of New Albany has a marketing presence in print and social media, and is interested in developing a cohesive brand identity that encompasses the city’s sense of place and its assets such as schools, housing, healthcare, business and industry, recreation and location. The marketing and branding plan should capture the essence of the […]
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Website and Social Media for the City of Charleston
The City of Charleston is interested in establishing an online presence through a website and social media channels, as well as a community calendar to serve as a single source of information for public events. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. M Partner Contact Info Laura Martin M Partner Director […]
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Public Private Partnerships
The City of Bellevue currently produces a budget book that spans 730 pages every biennium. While it must contain certain elements per the RCW, the book also needs to tell the story of the city to help policymakers, staff, and citizens understand the work the City performs. As part of this project, we would be […]
Improving Civic and Community Engagement
The City of Albany’s Parks & Recrea on Department (P&R) worked with public rela ons students at the University of Oregon to nd solu ons to increase community engagement and improve trust among Albany residents. The following report includes recommenda ons from ve di erent plans created by student teams during the academic term, with […]