Laura Roberts – Page 11 – Worcester Community Project Center

October 29, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Compliance of Central Massachusetts Municipalities with Stormwater Regulations

We are a group of WPI students working in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). MassDEP is the state agency in charge of protecting the environment of Massachusetts through the management of toxic spills, the preservation of wetlands, and the management of air and water quality. Our team is composed of three…

October 29, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Marketing and Fundraising with the African Community Education Program

Project Goal To help ACE stabilize its funding and to increase the efficiency of their fundraising process, our group worked directly with the staff and board members to develop a compilation of evaluated potential fundraising campaigns as well as a fundraising manual for existing fundraising initiatives. The compilation of potential fundraisers will allow ACE staff…

October 1, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Educational and Interactive Miniature Golf Course for Worcester Historical Museum

We are a group of students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute who are working to design a historically-themed, portable miniature golf course as an interactive family exhibit for Worcester Historical Museum. Worcester Historical Museum (WHM), established in 1875, is the sole organization that collects, preserves, and interprets pieces of the city of Worcester’s vast history. Samuel E. Staples,…

February 24, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Robotic Arm Exhibit Design

Overview We are a student group from Worcester Polytechnic Institute working with the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine in Portland to create a robotic arm prototype exhibit for their inventing section. The museum is in a collaborative with the EcoTarium, a children’s science discovery museum in Worcester, Massachusetts. Through this collaborative, the EcoTarium is…

February 22, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore: Marketing Strategy

Habitat for Humanity MetroWest/Greater Worcester was founded in 1985 and in 2010 started its ReStore program. The ReStore program is essentially the backbone for the Habitat for Humanity’s building operations. It allows the public to donate furniture, appliances, building materials and other items that are no longer wanted, but are still reusable. Customers then come…

February 22, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Zoning Reform for Quality of Life

Massachusetts’ state zoning laws are some of the most outdated laws in the country, which explains why in the past three decades many attempts have been made to change these laws. Although municipal level zoning reform laws have been passed, none of these attempts at the state level have been successful. This lack of success…

February 22, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Electronic Waste Recycling in Massachusetts

Context: On September 24, 2012, Apple Inc. reported that the iPhone 5 sold five million units in its first weekend (New York Times, 2012). Immediately, millions of older phones became obsolete, eclipsed by the lighter and faster model. Consumers are enamored with technological innovation, which drives them to purchase the newest product on the market.…

February 22, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Creation of an Energy Reduction Plan for the Town of Auburn, Massachusetts

Student Researchers Leo Torrente, Agatha Gornisiewicz, David Richardson, and Edward Lukowski Project Sponsors Adam Burney (Auburn Town Planner) and Julie Jacobson (Auburn Town Manager) Project Description We are collaborating with the Town of Auburn, Massachusetts to draft an Energy Reduction Plan. We will draft the plan with feedback from Auburn residents, business owners, town officials, and other…

February 22, 2013August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

WPI Think Outside the Bottle Campaign

The IQP or Interactive Qualifying Project is a requirement for all Worcester Polytechnic Institute students. This requirement must be fulfilled in order to graduate. We are all student researchers, all in our Junior year at WPI and were selected to participate in the Worcester Community Project Center. A requirement to participate in the off-campus IQP…

October 23, 2012August 2, 2021 by Laura Roberts

Creation of a Climate Action Plan for the Town of Auburn

The goal of our project team is to enact a draft of a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for the municipal government of Auburn, Massachusetts. Using information drawn from case studies, interviews, and surveys we will educate the Auburn residents on the effects of climate change, as well as set a framework for implementation of a…