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]]> 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’ learning objectives. Theology 101 students will identify quotes from Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’, that interpret the Pollinator Path as an expression of care for creation from Catholic social teaching. Encyclical quotes will be included on the Pollinator Path website.

]]> Students will collaborate with Facilities to design and conduct focus group or survey research with target groups within the St. Thomas community to support the development of a Bicycle Master Plan. Student-designed survey and focus group research will examine possibilities for infrastructure and programming to encourage members of the St. Thomas community to bike to campus year-round.

]]> One component of the Bike Master Plan is the design and placement of bike racks, including during winter months. Students will design bike racks for campus, based on criteria provided by Facilities and background research on bike racks and available technology. Preschoolers at the University of St. Thomas Child Development Center will collaborate on the project to design kid-sized bike racks.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Sustainable Communities Partnership Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
AnnMarie Thomas
Engineering

apthomas@stthomas.edu
6519625761

Local Government / Community Contact

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