Laura Roberts – Page 6 – Worcester Community Project Center

October 27, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Developing a Sustainable Pricing Strategy for the Worcester Regional Food Hub

Welcome to the Worcester Regional Food Hub Team page! We are a group of four juniors from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We completed this project in fulfillment of our Interactive Qualifying Project. The purpose of our project was to develop a sustainable pricing strategy for the Worcester Regional Food Hub. Project Goal The goal of our project…

May 18, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Seven Hills Pediatric Center: Implementing a Sensory Garden for Multi-Sensory Cognitive Development

Welcome to our Implementing A Sensory Garden team page. Our Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) involved our team to develop an interactive outdoor environment for the residents at Seven Hills Pediatric Center (SHPC). Working in collaboration with the staff of SHPC, we used a human-centered design approach to identify the needs of residents, and design features and…

March 16, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Seven Hills Foundation: Improving Efficiency for Community Outing Planning

Student Researchers Project Goal and Objectives Project Goal: Develop a digital resource that increases efficiency for Seven Hills employees to identify quality field trips for their participants. Objectives: Determine necessary and important criteria for Seven Hills community outings and develop an evaluation checklist based on these criteria. Identify, evaluate, and document venues based on criteria…

March 16, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

YMCA of Central Massachusetts: Communication at the YMCA

PROJECT SPONSOR The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), originally founded in 1844, is a worldwide nonprofit organizationwhich meets the needs of the community through programs and services. The YMCA now has many branches scattered throughout the world that continue to aid in building the foundations of the community. The Central Community Branch in Worcester, MA…

March 16, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Worcester Art Museum: Interactive Media in the Medieval Exhibit

Project Sponsor The Worcester Art Museum is the second largest art museum in New England, located in Worcester Massachusetts, it features a collection of over 35,000 pieces, ranging from paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, prints, drawings, and new media. The museum was established in 1896, and over the years it has amassed a collection of…

March 16, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Northborough Composting: A Peri-Urban Land Conflict

Welcome to our page! During our Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP), we worked in collaboration with the office of Massachusetts State Senator Harriette Chandler in order to address the tense situation in Northborough, Massachusetts surrounding a farm’s large-scale composting operation. More specifically, we planned to resolve the tension between the community and the farm that arose…

March 16, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Revealing Worcester’s Hidden Gem: Promoting the East-West Trail

Welcome to the Revealing Worcester’s Hidden Gem Team page! From January to May of 2017 we worked in collaboration with the Park Spirit of Worcester to assess the community’s present awareness of The East-West Trail, Worcester’s first urban hiking trail, spanning 14 miles across 20 unique green spaces. Project Sponsor The Park Spirit of Worcester Inc.…

February 26, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Seven Hills Foundation: Hosting an Assistive Technology Expo

Welcome to the Seven Hills Assistive Technology Expo Page!Our Interactive Qualifying Project was to assist Seven Hills Foundation stay updated with the latest innovations in Assistive Technology. We decided to host an Expo to see if this was a good way to solve the problem, which ended up being true. To give Seven Hills our preparation steps…

February 21, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

WalkBike Worcester: Bicycle and Pedestrian Counting Program

Welcome! During our interactive qualifying project we worked in collaboration with WalkBike Worcester to recommend how Worcester could establish a sustainable bicycle and pedestrian counting program. We focused specifically on using the Local Access Score as a tool to select the counting locations for this program. Project Sponsor: WalkBike Worcester WalkBike Worcester (WBW) works…

February 7, 2017August 5, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Habitat for Humanity (HfH): Increasing Youth Involvement

Welcome to the webpage of the Habitat for Humanity 2017 IQP. For our interactive qualifying project, our team worked in collaboration with the Habitat for Humanity affiliate of the MetroWest/Greater Worcester area under the direction of the local volunteer coordinator – Molly Pietrantonio. Our research was oriented around discovering the interests and motivations of local…