This report outlines work by students in the Art and Sustainable Society course in the University of Oregon Arts and Administration Program during the fall 2011 term and provides recommendations to the City of Springfield for further study and action. It can be used as an example and guide for further community mapping and community […]
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Cultural Asset Mapping
This document outlines work done by graduate students in the Public Folklore and Cultural Programming course in the Arts & Administration Department during the Winter term 2010 and provides recommendations to the Gresham Redevelopment Commission for further study. The objective of this work was to build community identity in the Rockwood neighborhood by beginning the […]
Cultural Fieldwork in Downtown Springfield, Oregon
This document describes a project carried out for the City of Springfield, Oregon, by graduate students in Art In Society (AAD 450/550), a course offered by the University of Oregon’s Arts and Administration Program and taught by Dr. John Fenn during Fall Term 2012. The project’s goal was to increase visitor and resident access to […]
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Cultural Fieldwork in Downtown Springfield, Oregon
This document describes a project carried out for the City of Springfield, Oregon, by graduate students in Art In Society (AAD 450/550), a course offered by the University of Oregon’s Arts and Administration Program and taught by Dr. John Fenn during Fall Term 2012. The project’s goal was to increase visitor and resident access to […]
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Disaster Recovery & Resiliency Planning
The State College Borough does not have one overarching risk assessment and response plan. The students’ task is to identify relevant and potential risks and disasters and develop a risk analysis which future classes will be able to build off of in order to develop the Borough’s recovery and resiliency planning Read the final student […]
Inventorying Albany’s Cultural Resources
The Community Cultural Development class in the Arts and Administration Department at the University of Oregon was asked to present a plan to the City of Albany, Oregon, that would help the city develop a cultural inventory. Throughout the term, students researched about the city using online resources and in-person interviews. Students also surveyed a […]
Inventorying Albany’s Cultural Resources
The Community Cultural Development class in the Arts and Administration Department at the University of Oregon was asked to present a plan to the City of Albany, Oregon, that would help the city develop a cultural inventory. Throughout the term, students researched about the city using online resources and in-person interviews. Students also surveyed a […]
Food Insecurity In Centre County
Students will assess the effectivenness of the Centre County YMCA’s backpack program which distributes food to food insecure children in Centre County on weekends. Students will analyze key questions about the initiative, such as does it unintentionally lead to obesity? Does it encourage healthy eating choices? Does it leave children undernourished? Etc. Read the final […]
Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Led Street Lights
Students in PHIL 118H will use existing data about street lights in the borough to estimate current energy use and current GHG emissions attributable to street lights, calculate the cost of switching to LED lights, estimate energy and GHG emission reductions from switching to LED lights, identify potential rebate/funding sources to help defray the cost […]
Community Branding
Provide design alternatives for a new graphic identity that the City can use for signs, business forms and marketing materials, communications media (website, Facebook account, newsletter), and other materials. Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner. Resilient Communities Project Contact Info University Faculty Contact Deb Lawton Graphic Design Local Government / […]