Community-Based Studies Projects

Spring 2023 Projects

Perspectives on Aging

  • Course: HDFS 434
  • Instructor: Kelly Munly
  • Community Partner: Healthy Blair County Coalition Poverty Workgroup
  • Students Involved: 12

Increasing Access to Healthy Eating: Online Cookbook

  • Course: COMM 270
  • Instructor: Shaheed N. Mohammed
  • Community Partner: Healthy Blair County Coalition Food for Life
  • Students Involved: 14

Campus EcoChallenge 2023

  • Course: AG 160
  • Instructor: Gail Good
  • Community Partner: Sustainability Council
  • Students Involved: 25

Patient Navigators

  • Course: BIOL 297
  • Instructor: Mary Kananen
  • Community Partner: Altoona Family Physicians
  • Students Involved: 4

Fall 2022 and Spring 2023

Assessing Rural Food Insecurity

  • Instructors: Gilbertson, Kruise, Rowland
  • Community Partner: Altoona Family Physicians

Spring 2022

Community Cookbook Design

  • Course: ART 468
  • Instructor: Misty Wilt
  • Community Partner: Healthy Blair County Coalition Food for Life, Altoona Family Physicians
  • Students Involved: 2
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Emily Beam

Patient Navigators

  • Course: BIOL 297
  • Instructor: Mary Kananen
  • Community Partner: Altoona Family Physicians
  • Students Involved: 2
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Emily Beam

Post-High School Transitions Resources for Persons and Families with Special Needs

  • Course: HDFS 311
  • Instructor: Lauren Jacobson
  • Community Partner: Center for Independent Living of South Central PA
  • Students Involved: 18
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Emily Beam

Perspectives on Aging: Facing New Challenges

  • Course: HDFS 434
  • Instructor: Kelly Munly
  • Community Partner: Healthy Blair County Coalition Poverty Workgroup
  • Students Involved: 10
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Emily Beam

Assessing Quality of Local Food Donations: Lion Backpack Program

  • Course: NURS 415
  • Instructor: Amy Kowalski
  • Community Partner: Altoona Mountain Lion Backpack Program
  • Students Involved: 25
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Emily Beam

Fresh Produce for Ivyside Eats

Spring 2021

Perspectives on Aging: Facing New Challenges

  • Course: HDFS 434
  • Instructor: Kelly Munly
  • Community Partner: Healthy Blair County Coalition Poverty Workgroup
  • Students Involved: 14
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Maria McFarland

Spring 2020

Assessing Wholesale Buyers' Perceptions and Preferences Concerning Local Sourcing

  • Course: BA 494
  • Instructor: Kohler
  • Community Partner: Allegheny Food Connection
  • Students Involved: 1
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Dana Bettwy

Local Growers and Buyers Meet & Greet

  • Community Partner: Allegheny Food Connection
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Dana Bettwy

Perspectives on Aging: Facing New Challenges

  • Course: HDFS 434
  • Instructor: Munly
  • Community Partner: Healthy Blair County Coalition Poverty Workgroup
  • Students Involved: 7
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Dana Bettwy

Fall 2019

The Food Trust: Local Food System Assessment and Community Meeting

  • Community Partner: Healthy Blair County Coalition Poverty Workgroup, Allegheny Food Connection
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Dana Bettwy

Spring 2019

Addressing Campus Food Insecurity

  • Course: ENTR 496
  • Instructor: Bon
  • Community Partner: Allegheny Food Connection
  • Students Involved: 18
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Katrina Weakland

Pathways to Sustainable Food Systems Change: A Proof-of-Concept Study for Blair County

  • Course: ENGL 496
  • Instructor: Petrulionis
  • Community Partner: Allegheny Food Connection
  • Students Involved: 1
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Katrina Weakland

Fall 2018 and Spring 2019

Chimney Rocks Park Trail Stabilization Feasibility Study

Lower Trail Mobile App Project

  • Course: IST 495
  • Instructor: Ryoo, Volpe
  • Community Partner: Rails-to-Trails of Central PA
  • Students Involved: 8
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Katrina Weakland
  • Project website

Fall 2018

Local Food Systems Community Meeting

  • Community Partner: Allegheny Food Connection
  • Students Involved: 1
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Katrina Weakland

Spring 2018

ArtsAltoona Kress Building Design

  • Course: ARCH 432
  • Instructor: L. Iulo, N. Blecher
  • Community Partner: ArtsAltoona
  • Students Involved: 24

Sustainability Education in Event Planning

  • Course: COMM 495
  • Instructor: Nemanic
  • Community Partner: ArtsAltoona
  • Students Involved: 1

Canoe Creek State Park Solar Feasibility Study

  • Course: EGEE 437
  • Instructor: Brownson
  • Community Partner: Blair Co. Planning/Canoe Creek St. PK
  • Students Involved: 4

Fall 2017

Hollidaysburg Historical Walking Tour

  • Course: COMM 496
  • Instructor: Mohammad
  • Community Partner: Blair County Planning
  • Students Involved: 4

Rural Impact County Challenge--Youth Disengagement

  • Course: CRIMJ 441
  • Instructor: Wallace
  • Community Partner: Healthy Blair County Coalition
  • Students Involved: 18

Canal Jam II: Canal-Era Music & Entertainment Project

  • Course: VOICE 110
  • Instructor: Cutsforth-Huber; Zolten; Sherrill; Villani
  • Community Partner: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site; Intermunicipal Relations Committee
  • Students Involved: 7
  • Feature Article: "Canal Jam 2017"

Fall 2015

Juniata River Water Trail (JRWT) Mobile App Project

  • Course: IST 495
  • Instructor: Ryoo
  • Community Partner: Pittsurgh-to-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway
  • Students Involved: 2
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Julie Fether

Social Media: Design and Strategy

  • Course: MKTG 480
  • Instructor: Girard
  • Community Partner: Pittsurgh-to-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway
  • Students Involved: 9
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Julie Fether

Advertising the MLC Greenway

  • Course: COMM 421W
  • Instructor: Trumpbour
  • Community Partner: Pittsurgh-to-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway
  • Students Involved: 4
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Julie Fether

Canal Jam: Canal-Era Music & Entertainment Project

  • Course: VOICE 110
  • Instructor: Cutsforth-Huber; Zolten; Sherrill; Villani
  • Community Partner: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
  • Students Involved: 6
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Julie Fether

ASTEP (Artists Stiving to End Poverty)

  • Course: THTR 105, THTR 202
  • Instructor: Baker
  • Community Partner: Healthy Blair County Coalition
  • Students Involved: 21
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Julie Fether

Spring 2015

William H. Rau Exhibition

  • Community Partner: Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona; Pittsurgh-to-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway
  • Students Involved: 1
  • AmeriCorps/Project Coordinator: Julie Fether