Continue reading Habitat for Humanity: Website Redesign

Habitat for Humanity: Website Redesign

A Makeover for the Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester ReStore Our project was in collaboration with the Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester ReStore to redesign their website and to market their website and new location. The updated design is more aesthetic, easier to navigate, and easier to use while maintaining its new identity. Research conducted on…

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Continue reading Worcester Regional Research Bureau: Creating a Tool to Consistently Measure Worcester Resident Perception

Worcester Regional Research Bureau: Creating a Tool to Consistently Measure Worcester Resident Perception

Student Researchers The project team included four juniors from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The team completed this project in requirement for their Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP). Pictured from left to right, the team includes Farraj Aldossary (Chemical Engineering major), Khalid Alsobhi (Chemical Engineering major), Timothy Tetreault (Mechanical Engineering major), and Tyler Rauch (Mechanical/ Fire Protection Engineering…

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Continue reading The Elm Park Conservancy

The Elm Park Conservancy

Welcome to our page! For our Interactive Qualifying Project(IQP) we worked with the Park Spirit of Worcester in order to develop a sustainable framework that established a funding mechanism, management team, and volunteer engagement plan through the development of the Elm Park Conservancy. Project Description For our Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP), we worked closely with the Park Spirit…

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Continue reading Developing a Sustainable Pricing Strategy for the Worcester Regional Food Hub

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…

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

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…

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Continue reading Seven Hills Foundation: Improving Efficiency for Community Outing Planning

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…

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Continue reading YMCA of Central Massachusetts: Communication at the YMCA

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…

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Continue reading Worcester Art Museum: Interactive Media in the Medieval Exhibit

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…

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Continue reading Northborough Composting: A Peri-Urban Land Conflict

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…

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

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.…

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