Employees – Â鶹ÊÓƵ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon_logo-32x32.jpg Employees – Â鶹ÊÓƵ 32 32 Sullivan County Economy Improvements with Tourism /projects/sullivan-county-economy-improvements-with-tourism/ /projects/sullivan-county-economy-improvements-with-tourism/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:39:10 +0000 https://commons.epicn.org/projects/sullivan-county-economy-improvements-with-tourism/ Read More... from Sullivan County Economy Improvements with Tourism

]]> Sullivan County and Sullivan, IN identified a need to increase tourism to the county and incorporated city limits. Seven students in ECON351 were tasked with performing SWOT analyses of Sullivan County’s tourism industry and providing recommendations to improve tourism. Three dimensions of tourism were analyzed: Eco-Tourism, Entertainment, and Historical/Heritage. Recommendations for improving tourism centered on these three facilities, improving social media accounts, preservation and educational opportunities, billboard usage, and more.

]]> /projects/sullivan-county-economy-improvements-with-tourism/feed/ 0 Removing Transportation Barriers to Employment Opportunities for WFS Program Participants /projects/removing-transportation-barriers-to-employment-opportunities-for-wfs-program-participants/ /projects/removing-transportation-barriers-to-employment-opportunities-for-wfs-program-participants/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:18 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/removing-transportation-barriers-to-employment-opportunities-for-wfs-program-participants/ Read More... from Removing Transportation Barriers to Employment Opportunities for WFS Program Participants

]]> This project was completed as part of the 2018-2019 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with Ramsey County. The mission of Ramsey County’s Workforce Solutions (WFS) program is to strengthen the economic success of the community through personalized and effective workforce development. It serves as a resource for both job seekers and businesses by providing training opportunities and personalized assistance in searching and applying for jobs. Businesses also receive assistance with recruiting, screening, training, and retaining workers. WFS staff know there are many program participants who experience transportation barriers that prevent them from accessing or keeping jobs. Ramsey County project lead Max Holdhusen worked with a team of students in PA 5041: Qualitative Research Methods, taught by Dr. Greta Friedmann-Sanchez, to conduct a needs and barriers assessment of transportation resources and options through interviews with employers in suburban Ramsey County that face challenges in recruiting and maintaining job seekers due to a lack of public transportation options. The students’ final report, presentation, and a poster summarizing the project are available.

]]> The PSU Office of Human Resources requested for LER 460 students to develop and design an outline for an exciting and educationally-focused program that provides the interns with a meaningful and well-balanced experience.

]]> Students will help Penn State HR develop new customer service protocols which will improve the way in which they interact with the Penn State community. They will do this by benchmarking, defining, and recommending protocols from other universities and businesses.

]]> Students will determine the content needed and design for a video that will play in a continuous loop to help create a welcoming environment at Penn State’s newly designed employee onboarding center. Students will determine the content needed and propose the design for a video that will play on a continuous loop in the center.

]]> Students will benchmark MiniTab against other businesses in regards to employee engagement. Specifically, the project will focus on sustainability and corporate recycling. The resulting product will be a set of recommendations that will help MiniTab improve employee engagement and competitiveness.

]]> Students will collect research on how the arts contribute to healthy, productive workplaces and how the arts have been incorporated. With this information, the project will develop strategies and models for businesses to include the arts in their workforce skill development

]]> During the 2018-2019 school year, I have had the privilege of developing a program focused on reducing isolation and increasing support for new teachers in the Juda School District. I want to thank the wonderful administration and staff in Juda for allowing me to be a part of their community. When this project began, I knew rural schools, both in and out of Green County, are challenged with recruiting and retaining teachers. Why teachers don’t seek out jobs or stay in rural schools is not quite clear, but this possibly could be contributed to their overall job satisfaction. Efficacy is often linked to being provided with the appropriate support so teachers can feel they can do their job well. Research has also shown that the best level of support comes from other teachers. The district administrator and I also wondered if encouraging investment in the rural community increases a teacher’s desire to stay. All these thoughts transformed into the new teacher project in Juda. The story of three new teachers is likely a common tale across other small schools in Green County. This year Juda had three new teachers, all working in very different roles. We met on a monthly basis and covered a variety of topics pertinent to skills required of new teachers, including classroom management, teacher effectiveness, and teacher leadership. It was a challenge developing a program that fit the needs of three individuals teaching various content. I worked closely with the district administrator to design a program that would focus on strategies which highlighted the strength of these rural communities in an attempt to connect these teachers with the one thing their roles have in common: teaching in a small rural school. Together the teachers and I explored how the rural context presents unique aspects, both encouraging and challenging. Through this project, we discovered the importance of keeping teachers supported and interested by highlighting the positive effect the rural context has on their teaching practices. My time in Juda has shown me that the school is at the heart of the community and so are the teachers. I hope this research project will help future individuals who are challenged with creating an effective new teacher mentor program in a small rural school. Below I outline the framework to design the project, discuss program features, and present a modified version of the district’s current new mentor program.

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

UniverCity Year Contact Info
Gavin Luter
Managing Director
gavin@cows.org
608-261-1141

University Faculty Contact
Katie McCabe
Communications & Operations

kmccabe4@wisc.edu

Local Government / Community Contact

Juda School District

]]> /projects/support-and-invest-a-model-for-new-teacher-mentoring-in-rural-schools-2/feed/ 0 Daytime Staffing at Fire Department /projects/daytime-staffing-at-fire-department-3/ /projects/daytime-staffing-at-fire-department-3/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:35:36 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/daytime-staffing-at-fire-department/ Read More... from Daytime Staffing at Fire Department

]]> Develop a strategic plan to increase the amount of on-call firefighters available during work week hours.

]]> COMM 473 students will develop a PR campaign for Centred Outdoors. They will develop a media plan, media objectives, aproduction timetable, and budget. They will use traditional and online media channels and consider different audiences to reach in Centre County.

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

Sustainable Communities Collaborative Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Tara Wyckoff
Communications
Assistant Teaching Professor
tmd119@psu.edu
814-865-8007

Local Government / Community Contact

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