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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mentoring Program Sustainability Plan
The broad objective is to build a financial and organizational future for the MLK Mentoring Program so it will continue to serve our students and community, obtain interest from the local community where there is an abundance of local jobs, and increase public awareness of the MLK Mentoring Program.Learn More
YMCA Community Needs Assessment
In order to aid the Meadville YMCA in its partnership with PennWest to access Pre-K Counts funding, Hema and Eva conducted a needs assessment survey to gather data for programmatic direction.Learn More
Mercer County Trails Association Database Design
Analysis of data needs completed; design and recommendations for new software system will occur in the springLearn More
Quality Assurance in Pulmonary Rehab Lab
Olivia worked with the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Laboratory at the Meadville Medical Center to lay the framework for quality assurance of their medical equipment, lung function testing machines, and standard of technician care when assessing and treating patients.Learn More
Pulmonary Rehab Continuing Education
The pulmonology department at Meadville Medical Center focuses on diseases of the respiratory tract.Learn More
Food Resources Website Design
Food insecurity has increasingly been recognized as a common problem amongst residents of Crawford County.Learn More
Meadville Community Gardens Inventory & Management Plan
In order to promote the success and sustainability of community gardens in Meadville, Cam's summer 2023 project attempted to take an inventory of the existing gardens and outline their overarching organizational structure.Learn More
Goodell Gardens Plant Survey
Elizabeth's summer 2023 research at Goodell Gardens and Homestead consisted of identifying and keeping an inventory of the organization's plants.Learn More
Goddard State Park Water Quality Assessment: Analysis of Mussels on Sandy Creek
Pete and Elizabeth conducted a water quality assessment survey for the Sandy Lake dam outflow at Goddard State Park.Learn More
Bessemer Trail Interpretive Signage Project
Samantha's summer 2023 project focused on the creation and implementation of different interpretive signs along a newly-approved loop trail.Learn More
5th Ward Land Use Feasibility Study
Anthony worked with the City of Meadville's Redevelopment Authority to develop a flood mitigation plan for the 5th Ward neighborhood, but through research and resource limitation, the project direction turned to a land-use study in order to benefit its residents based on their voiced needs and concerns.Learn More
A Toolkit for the Huidekoper Summer Park Program (Summer Progra)
Four students collaborated with the Summer Parks Program, an 8-week program in Meadville, PA, in partnership with the YMCA and Creating Landscapes of Meadville, that offers roughly 20-30 children a day an opportunity to play, learn, and grow.Learn More
Pardon Hub Essential Documents
As a research volunteer for the Crawford County Clean Slate Initiative, Gary was able to familiarize, broaden his connections, and use research based on Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Law to better the process for assisting certain formerly incarcerated individuals in Crawford County.Learn More
Non-profit Change Models and Gap Analysis / The Rebirth and Rebranding of FCCA
Hannah's summer 2023 project aimed to aid the Family & Community Christian Association (FCCA) in rebranding efforts.Learn More
Meadville Housing Plan
Two students worked on a project to collect data to provide a clear picture of the housing needs in the City of Meadville.Learn More
Grant Writing Partnership Feasibility and Design
During the 2023 summer research session, NealyClare examined the feasibility of and designed a program for a partnership between the City of Meadville and Allegheny College in which students would be trained in grant research, grant-writing, and data collection so they could volunteer their services to benefit local nonprofits.Learn More
Website and Marketing for FCCA
Daniel focused on aiding the Family & Community Christian Association (FCCA) in revamping their website for improved functionality and user experience.Learn More
Community Voices – A Mixed-Methods Replication Study
Despite several decades of scholarship on the positive impacts of CE on undergraduate students and faculty, only recently have studies focused on community partners' perspectives, with even more limited research in rural communities.Learn More
Common Roots Workforce Development Program
Common Roots' is a nonprofit organization trying to create affordable, accessible, and sustainable housing in Meadville.Learn More
Goodell Gardens Environmental History and Interpretive Signage Project
Goodell Garden's & Homestead belonged to Carrie and Margaret Goodell - sisters who left their farm property to the Erie Community Foundation in order to preserve their homestead and turn it into a public garden.Learn More
Devised Theatre/Arts Curriculum
Students worked with local kids from Meadville to create theatre over several weeks.Learn More
Public Arts Feasibility and Commission Design
Developed the foundation for a Public Arts Program in Meadville by conducting and investigating research on commissioning and maintaining public art projects.Learn More
Solar Energy Installation Project
Over the 2022/2023 academic year, Professor Ian Carbone and students in the Allegheny’s Department of Environmental Science and Sustainability carried out a grant-funded solar installation at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Meadville.Learn More
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BioBlitz Clark Island
Pymatuning State Park requested a “BioBlitz” of Clark Island on the northern end of Pymatuning Reservoir to update a database created in 2003 by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. During the first “blitz,” 58 species were identified.Learn More
Book Arts Exhibition at the Meadville Public Library
ART 545 students organized the exhibition, "Unbound: What's Your Story," and related educational programming featuring contemporary book arts.Learn More
4th Graders as Scientists
The 4th Graders as Scientists was a four-day event that took place in spring 2023. The program brought fourth graders from Crawford Central School District (CCSD) to Allegheny College to help them prepare for the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment exams (PSSAs) and to learn about STEM careers.Learn More
Autism Nature Trail
In the summer of 2022 a project entitled “Feasibility and Design of an Autism Nature Trail at Pymatuning State Park,” was carried out by four Allegheny students (Emma Anderson ’23, Ela Williams ’23, Kelsey Anderson ’23, and Haley Pageotte ’24), Dr. Monali Chowdhury, Loren Lamy Penman ’74 of Pymatuning State Park and the Autism Nature Trail at Letchworth State Park (New York).Learn More
Immunity is Community Health Fair
On April 1, 2023, two Allegheny College professors (Dr. Ishita Sinha Roy and Dr. Becky Dawson) and various community partners (Crawford Health Improvement Coalition, Meadville Rotary, Meadville Medical Center and its affiliates) hosted the “Immunity is Community” health fair.Learn More