Juniors in the Tippie College of Business Marketing Institute created advertising campaigns for Travel Dubuque to promote the outdoor recreational opportunities in the Dubuque area, with a particular focus on attracting mountain biking enthusiasts to the area’s growing trail infrastructure… Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable […]
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Journalism & Mass Communication students developed a strategic communications campaign for Main Street Mason City, a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization with a mission to “enhance, promote and preserve downtown Mason City as a diverse business, cultural and residential destination, for the benefit of the entire community.” Read the final student report delivered to the […]
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In conjunction with officials from Linn County Iowa, graduate students in the School of Urban & Regional Planning completed a Windfarm Suitability Analysis study for the unincorporated Linn County area. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty Contact Scott Spak Urban and […]
In a report to The Edgewood Museum Corporation, students in Heidi Lung’s “Museums in the Digital Age” class recommended appropriate methods to digitize historical artifacts for a new community museum and developed a comprehensive communications plan for the organization. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities […]
In a report to the the East Central Intergovernmental Association (ECIA), a student in the Geographical & Sustainability Studies: Senior Project Seminar class completed an independent project that evaluated spatial relationships between Brownfields sites and public school buildings, using free and reduced lunch rates as an indicator of vulnerability. Read the final student report delivered […]
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In collaboration with Arts Share, graduate students in the School of Art & Art History worked with local businesses in the Czech Village/New Bohemia Main Street District to design window displays for the holiday season. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact Info University Faculty […]
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In collaboration with Iowa Digital Engagement and Learning (IDEAL), honors rhetoric students created podcasts in sping 2014 through IDEAL’s Digital Narratives project. Podcasts focused on IISC’s partner community of Muscatine, particularly on the growth and development of Muscatine Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities Contact […]
In collaboration with LumberKings General Manager Ted Tornow, the Downtown Clinton Alliance, and the City of Clinton, two graduate students in Sports & Recreation Management explored ways to strengthen connections between the baseball organization and downtown Clinton. The students developed several recommendations designed to both support operations for the LumberKings, with the ultimate goal of […]
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In 2024, Columbus Junction will commemorate 150 years as a community. By getting an early start on planning with the students at the University of Iowa, Mallory Smith, Columbus Junction Community Development Director, is hoping to use the sesquicentennial event as an opportunity to celebrate the ever-changing Columbus Junction community and promote city improvement projects. […]
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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. Read the final student report delivered to […]