Indiana University – Â鶹ÊÓƵ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon_logo-32x32.jpg Indiana University – Â鶹ÊÓƵ 32 32 Parks & Recreation: Designing Accessible Playgrounds /projects/parks-recreation-designing-accessible-playgrounds/ /projects/parks-recreation-designing-accessible-playgrounds/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:38:43 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/parks-recreation-designing-accessible-playgrounds/ Read More... from Parks & Recreation: Designing Accessible Playgrounds

]]> With a need for an inclusive recreational space that fosters community connection while providing an attraction for visitors, HandUp OC will partner with the School of Art, Architecture, and Design to develop plans and assist with securing resources for the construction of an accessible playground as well as develop promotional materials to increase awareness about disability needs in the community.

]]> To increase the number of visitors and their enjoyment of the forest, the Hoosier National Forest is pursuing Dark Sky designation for parts of the forest within Orange County. Light sensors—developed by IU School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Professor Bryce Himebaugh—will be deployed in the fall semester to generate data needed to identify accessible locations with low enough light pollution to qualify for designation.

]]> To prepare communities in Orange County for the 2024 solar eclipse, Visit French Lick West Baden will collaborate with the Media School to create public relations materials and produce a feature story with information and local opportunities.

]]> To encourage bicycling as a mode of transportation and outdoor recreation, community residents are considering plans for a bike path system that would safely connect the towns of Paoli, Orleans, and French Lick. The Media school would support this planning through a community stakeholder survey process.

]]> This project will partner Southern Indiana Health Care with the Department of Sociology to analyze data collected from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) metric and offer key findings from data analysis to improve health care services.

Sustaining Hoosier Communities Contact Info
Jane Rogan
Sustaining Hoosier Communities Director
jrogan@indiana.edu
(812) 855-0568

University Faculty Contact
Syndee Knight
Sociology

sgknight@indiana.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Yolanda Yoder

]]> /projects/maternal-health-analyzing-obstetrics-data-2/feed/ 0 Recreation: Programming for a Community Garden /projects/recreation-programming-for-a-community-garden/ /projects/recreation-programming-for-a-community-garden/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:48 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/recreation-programming-for-a-community-garden/ Read More... from Recreation: Programming for a Community Garden

]]> The Orange County Community Garden has the potential to be an active site for youth recreation and education. Students studying youth development will propose youth programming for the Community Garden to implement.

]]> The Media School will support the Lost River Market and Deli Co-op in developing a public relations plan aimed towards expanding the customer and membership base of the co-op market.

]]> The Black Vulture Project will collaborate with the School of Art, Architecture, and Design to develop interior and exterior designs for an art shop, studio, gallery, and retail space while striving to incorporate elements of the local community into their designs.

]]> The Black Vulture Project will collaborate with the School of Art, Architecture, and Design to develop low-cost, innovative, and sustainable architectural designs as well as budgeting and fundraising plans.

]]> The 4H Fairgrounds are an important community gathering space, but its current location has some accessibility barriers. Students will conduct a location analysis using Census data and Google Maps to inform selection of a relocation site.

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

Sustaining Hoosier Communities Contact Info
Jane Rogan
Sustaining Hoosier Communities Director
jrogan@indiana.edu
(812) 855-0568

University Faculty Contact
Dan Knudsen
Geography

knudsen@indiana.edu
(812) 855-6303

Local Government / Community Contact

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