Winning CASE Projects
| Kenny Collie wins East Wake Academy - EWA - Winter 2009 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | East Wake Academy - EWA - Winter 2009 |
| Project: | Little River Park Restoration |
| Student: | Kenny Collie |
| Problem: | Biology education requires classroom and laboratory experiences, but in Zebulon, NC, there is no venue to study and apply the principles of biology in a natural setting. |
Solution: This project brings the high school biology curriculum to life. First, Wake County Soil and Water Conservation staff and NC Big Sweep, a statewide environmental nonprofit, will join with students from East Wake Academy to restore and improve the Little River Park in Zebulon with environmental educational stations and improved recreational facilities. Then, the project will establish a North Carolina-specific watershed education component within East Wake Academy’s Biology curriculum. Finally, the renewed park and curriculum will be combined as a resource for environmental research, school events, field trips, and technology training for high school students throughout the area. |
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| Ashleigh Bilodeau wins East Wake Academy - EWA - Winter 2009 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | East Wake Academy - EWA - Winter 2009 |
| Project: | Growing Hope |
| Student: | Ashleigh Bilodeau |
| Problem: | Patients in managed care facilities have their physical needs met, but often do not have enough family or friends in their lives to prevent isolation and depression. |
Solution: The 'Growing Hope' project at the East Wake Total Life Center will pair patients with a volunteer who brings a plant to nurture. East Wake Academy students will recruit community adults and other students as volunteers. By growing a plant, the patient will witness not only the beauty of life, but feel a restoration of hope as they care for another living organism and build a friendship with a community volunteer. Data will be collected to track biological outcomes for plants and surveys will track psychological outcomes for patients and volunteers. |
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| Japuneet Kaur Hayer, Mitali, Puneeta Behl, Upneet Rangi, Subhalaxmi, Ravjot Kaur, Sakshi Tandon, Yashika wins Panjab University - Panjab University Winter 2009 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Panjab University - Panjab University Winter 2009 |
| Project: | “Bachpan: Foundation of an Individual’s Personality” |
| Student: | Japuneet Kaur Hayer, Mitali, Puneeta Behl, Upneet Rangi, Subhalaxmi, Ravjot Kaur, Sakshi Tandon, Yashika |
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| Amarpreet Singh, Lamgouthang Chongloi, Leingakpa Ningthoujam, Arvind Kishore, Parveen Kumar, Prashant Sharma,Sunil Beniwal. Apan Bharti wins Panjab University - Panjab University Winter 2009 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Panjab University - Panjab University Winter 2009 |
| Project: | Water conservation for villages in Panjab:“Conserving the Traditional Water Resources: A Lifeline for the Remote Villages of Morni Hills” |
| Student: | Amarpreet Singh, Lamgouthang Chongloi, Leingakpa Ningthoujam, Arvind Kishore, Parveen Kumar, Prashant Sharma,Sunil Beniwal. Apan Bharti |
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| Navjot Sharma, Manisha Sharma, Pooja Rani, Navreet Kaur, Jaspreet Kaur, Abhilasha Mathews, Esther, Supongsenla Jamir, Maiban Montana, Vidushi Mukhi, Pratima, wins Panjab University - Panjab University Winter 2009 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Panjab University - Panjab University Winter 2009 |
| Project: | Waste Newspapers : A Lifeline for the Slum Children. |
| Student: | Navjot Sharma, Manisha Sharma, Pooja Rani, Navreet Kaur, Jaspreet Kaur, Abhilasha Mathews, Esther, Supongsenla Jamir, Maiban Montana, Vidushi Mukhi, Pratima, |
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| Collins Uzuegbu, Meagan Decher wins Oklahoma Campus Compact - Oklahoma Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Oklahoma Campus Compact - Oklahoma Campus Compact |
| Project: | Therapeutic Toy Drive and Anxiety Management Program for Pediatric patients in our Community hospital |
| Student: | Collins Uzuegbu, Meagan Decher |
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| Sarah Smith wins Oklahoma Campus Compact - Oklahoma Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Oklahoma Campus Compact - Oklahoma Campus Compact |
| Project: | Vitals For Ottawa County |
| Student: | Sarah Smith |
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| Danielle Fabian wins Ohio Campus Compact - Ohio Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Ohio Campus Compact - Ohio Campus Compact |
| Project: | Granola Girls |
| Student: | Danielle Fabian |
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| Mary Moore Lowenfield wins North Carolina Campus Compact - North Carolina Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | North Carolina Campus Compact - North Carolina Campus Compact |
| Project: | Art for Kids at ADA |
| Student: | Mary Moore Lowenfield |
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| Social Work Practice II & Social Work Club wins University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota |
| Project: | Building Opportunities to Serve for Youth |
| Student: | Social Work Practice II & Social Work Club |
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| Nicole Albers wins University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota |
| Project: | Rive for Riches |
| Student: | Nicole Albers |
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| LeighAnn Dunn wins University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota |
| Project: | Clay County Military/Veteran/Family Speech and Hearing Fair |
| Student: | LeighAnn Dunn |
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| Malene A. Little wins University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota |
| Project: | Head Start Nutrition Project |
| Student: | Malene A. Little |
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| Sierra Kraft wins University of North Dakota - UND Fall 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of North Dakota - UND Fall 2008 |
| Project: | Refugee Mental Health |
| Student: | Sierra Kraft |
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| craig aaron meiers wins University of North Dakota - UND Fall 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of North Dakota - UND Fall 2008 |
| Project: | Rural Homeless Research Group |
| Student: | craig aaron meiers |
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| Cory Steward wins Oklahoma Campus Compact - Oklahoma Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Oklahoma Campus Compact - Oklahoma Campus Compact |
| Project: | Hunger No More |
| Student: | Cory Steward |
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| Tasha Spawn wins University of North Dakota - UND Fall 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of North Dakota - UND Fall 2008 |
| Project: | Community Violence Intervention Center (CVIC) |
| Student: | Tasha Spawn |
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| Maddie Orenstein wins Illinois Campus Compact - Illinois Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Illinois Campus Compact - Illinois Campus Compact |
| Project: | Promote 360 Community Outreach Initiative |
| Student: | Maddie Orenstein |
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| Brenda Roethel wins Illinois Campus Compact - Illinois Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Illinois Campus Compact - Illinois Campus Compact |
| Project: | Microfinance in Malawi |
| Student: | Brenda Roethel |
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| Douglas W. Smith wins ServiceBook Monthly - July 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - July 2008 |
| Project: | Engineering Outreach through Robotics in Inner City Education |
| Student: | Douglas W. Smith |
| Problem: | Creating a program to help expose inner-city school children to the fields of engineering, science, technology, and mathematics |
Solution: Program will utilize Lego Mindstorms NXT to demonstrate to inner-city students the practical side of math and science through engineering. This project will also host a daily camp for interested students and create a teaching program to allow the older students to provide instruction for their younger peers. |
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| Bridget Hill wins ServiceBook Monthly - June 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - June 2008 |
| Project: | Water Development: The Key to Sustainable Agriculture in Malawi, Africa |
| Student: | Bridget Hill |
| Problem: | Designing and constructing a manual water pump to improve an African community's ability to create a sustainable food source |
Solution: This project's target community in Malawi, Africa, currently suffers from a lack of a reliable food source and therefore must depend on foreign and governmental aid during dry seasons. The focus of this project is to provide Malawians in this impoverished area with an affordable, locally available (and repairable) manual pump to support local agriculture. |
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| Liz McCreary wins ServiceBook Monthly - May 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - May 2008 |
| Project: | Art for Artists |
| Student: | Liz McCreary |
| Problem: | Creating an art education program for homeless children in St. Paul, Minnesota |
Solution: This program intends to draw from practices of art therapy, as well as local art resources, to address the unmet mental and emotional needs of homeless children in St. Paul. |
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| Jenna McNair wins Elon University - Elon University Spring 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Elon University - Elon University Spring 2008 |
| Project: | Wheelchair Accessible Greenhouse for Kopper Top Life Learning Center |
| Student: | Jenna McNair |
| Problem: | Creating a wheelchair-accessible greenhouse at a therapeutic riding center and farm |
Solution: In addition to therapeutic horseback riding lessons, Kopper Life Learning Center offers animal-assisted therapy and horticulture therapy programs. This project will focus on creating a wheelchair-accessible greenhouse to allow the center to operate more efficiently in meeting the needs of the farm, its volunteers, and clients. |
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| Kristina Doan wins Minnesota Campus Compact - Minnesota Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Minnesota Campus Compact - Minnesota Campus Compact |
| Project: | Mentorship Program for Adopted Vietnamese Youth |
| Student: | Kristina Doan |
| Problem: | Creating a mentorship program for adopted Vietnamese youth |
Solution: This program is designed to help build a strong foundation for the development of an appreciation by adopted Vietnamese youth for their Vietnamese heritage. |
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| Elizabeth Duffield wins Elon University - Elon University Spring 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Elon University - Elon University Spring 2008 |
| Project: | Health and Wellness Enrichment Program |
| Student: | Elizabeth Duffield |
| Problem: | Advancing programs offered through the Boys and Girls Club |
Solution: This project will focus on improving two programs offered through the Boys and Girls Club of Alamance County, 1. Health and Life Skills and 2. Sports, Fitness, and Recreation. |
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| Katharine Rae wins UnAssigned - UnAssigned CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | UnAssigned - UnAssigned |
| Project: | Native American Mentors |
| Student: | Katharine Rae |
| Problem: | Establishing a peer-mentor program to provide positive role models for Native American school children |
Solution: This project will focus on leading a small group of native american high school students from Flandreau, SD, and teaching them to be mentors to elementary-age students. Communities like Flandreau need programs that will begin to reverse the unproductive and negative patterns that have developed over time for Native Americans. |
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| Eric Sauder wins International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering - IJSLE CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering - IJSLE |
| Project: | Solar Charging Station - Jacob's Ladder |
| Student: | Eric Sauder |
| Problem: | Building solar-powered charging stations for electric carts used by staff at a community for disabled persons in Jamaica |
Solution: The goal of this project is to construct two solar-powered charging stations for a community serving mentally and physically disabled persons to provide a sustainable solution for golf cart recharging and thus safe and reliable transportation for staff. |
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| Rebecca Warner wins New York Campus Compact - NYCC Spring 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | New York Campus Compact - NYCC Spring 2008 |
| Project: | 1891 Fredonia Opera House Community Makeover |
| Student: | Rebecca Warner |
| Problem: | Helping to restore a 100-year-old opera house |
Solution: The 1891 Fredonia Opera House in Fredonia, New York, is an historical institution within the community. This project will involve launching a campaign to increase the attendance and interest in the Opera House, as well as restore one of the meeting rooms in the building. |
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| Aaron Krolikowski wins New York Campus Compact - NYCC Spring 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | New York Campus Compact - NYCC Spring 2008 |
| Project: | Western New York Environmental Justice Grant Writing Collaboration |
| Student: | Aaron Krolikowski |
| Problem: | Helping communities acquire funds for clean up of polluted sites through a grant writing assistance program |
Solution: Certain communities, particularly those composed of low-income and minority populations, bear a disproportionate burden of environmental hazards. This project will target community groups and block groups to assist them in obtaining the funds needed to clean up properties and increase the political capital of the areas they serve by helping to give a sense of ownership back to neighborhoods. |
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| Elizabeth Kovalak wins ServiceBook Monthly - April 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - April 2008 |
| Project: | Barombi Village Water Project |
| Student: | Elizabeth Kovalak |
| Problem: | Designing and constructing a safe drinking water supply system for a village in rural Cameroon, West Africa |
Solution: Currently Barombi villagers take water from either a nearby stream or lake, both of which are contaminated. The goal of this project is to design a water supply system to provide the village with clean, potable water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, bathing, etc. |
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| April N Abbott wins ServiceBook Monthly - March 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - March 2008 |
| Project: | Hope for Paws |
| Student: | April N Abbott |
| Problem: | Designing and creating new cages to help control feral cat populations and disease |
Solution: This project's focus is to design and create new cages for the Beverly Animal Shelter in order to expand its trap, fix, and release program for the local feral cat population and promote a safer environment for all of the cats the shelter takes in. |
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| Rosa D. Manzo wins UCLA - UCLA IDEA 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | UCLA - UCLA IDEA 2008 |
| Project: | Westside Initiative for Leadership (WIL) |
| Student: | Rosa D. Manzo |
| Problem: | Fostering a college-bound culture necessary to develop leaders in a low-income community |
Solution: San Joaquin has a population of roughly 3,200, a 34.6% poverty rate, and an average education level below the ninth grade level for adults over age 25. With the Westside Initiative for Leadership (WIL), this project's aim is to fill the void of access to academic and admission resources and inspire a new generation of leaders to tackle the salient issues of poverty and development that have a bearing on the Central Valley. |
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| Rachel Lindor wins Minnesota Campus Compact - Minnesota Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Minnesota Campus Compact - Minnesota Campus Compact |
| Project: | Mayo Medical School-Salvation Army EMR |
| Student: | Rachel Lindor |
| Problem: | Creating electronic database of patient records at a free healthcare clinic |
Solution: The aim of this project is to increase the efficiency, efficacy, and safety of Olmsted County's sole provider of free health care, the Good Samaritan Medical Clinic (GSMC) at the Salvation Army. This project will involve the transfer of existing paper medical records from Salvation Army GSMC to a customized EMR, developed from a collaboration between medical students, Mayo Clinic staff, and GSMC staff. |
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| Mark Douglas wins Armstrong Atlantic State U, - AASU Spring 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Armstrong Atlantic State U, - AASU Spring 2008 |
| Project: | SOS |
| Student: | Mark Douglas |
| Problem: | Increasing HIV prevention education |
Solution: This project aims to provide regular education on HIV prevention, testing, and risk reduction for students attending Armstrong Atlantic State University. |
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| Andrea Walker wins Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving - RCIC 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving - RCIC 2007 |
| Project: | Feed the Need to Read |
| Student: | Andrea Walker |
| Problem: | Battling illiteracy |
Solution: This project will provide free books to school children, as well as reading training for their caregivers. |
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| Steven Marshall wins International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering - IJSLE CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering - IJSLE |
| Project: | Sensory Dew Collection Systems |
| Student: | Steven Marshall |
| Problem: | Designing dew collection system in Jamaica |
Solution: This dew collection system will provide water to homes within a community for abandoned physically and mentally disabled children and incorporate sensory design techniques for the children's development. |
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| Elijah Pearce wins International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering - IJSLE CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering - IJSLE |
| Project: | Building Tomorrow Sustainable (BST) |
| Student: | Elijah Pearce |
| Problem: | Designing a school for community in Uganda |
Solution: Architecture students at Notre Dame will create a complete set of construction documents (blue prints) for a school in Uganda that reflects local needs and climate conditions. |
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| Lucas Stritt wins University of Nebraska, Omaha - UNO 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of Nebraska, Omaha - UNO 2007 |
| Project: | Hope Center for Kids |
| Student: | Lucas Stritt |
| Problem: | Helping inner-city youth develop employment skills |
Solution: Providing afterschool programs to inner city youth in North Omaha that foster social skills, physical training, emotional awareness, and employment skills. |
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| Michaella Loewens wins University of Nebraska, Omaha - UNO 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of Nebraska, Omaha - UNO 2007 |
| Project: | Community Practice Service Learning Project |
| Student: | Michaella Loewens |
| Problem: | Sponsoring a community forum for organizations created by friends and families of inmates |
Solution: Forum will help create a network of organizations dedicated to supporting friends and families of inmates and help secure increased resources and support for these organizations. |
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| Jennifer Lamb wins Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Project: | Sustainable Agriculture in Soya Production |
| Student: | Jennifer Lamb |
| Problem: | Marketing soybean production in Kenya to increase protein consumption |
Solution: Identifying external markets through research and promote community consumption of soy products through education.Transitioning from current crops to soybeans in Kakamega, Kenya would add protein to the diets of farmers, increase farmer income through more valuable crops, and enrich the soil through crop rotation and "fixing" nitrogen in the soil. |
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| Emily Barry wins Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Inventing the Future Course CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Inventing the Future Course |
| Project: | Virginia Tech Community Partnership Program |
| Student: | Emily Barry |
| Problem: | Improving lives in a developing country through cooperation and partnerships |
Solution: This project focuses on the symbiotic exchange of resources and information between the Virginia Tech Honors Program and a community in a developing country. The developing community will receive improvements to its living conditions, including improved education, literacy, sanitation, housing, and healthcare. |
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| Aaron Fleishman wins International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering - IJSLE CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering - IJSLE |
| Project: | Mashavu |
| Student: | Aaron Fleishman |
| Problem: | Design and development of medical stations in Tanzania |
Solution: Networked medical stations will be created that are capable of communicating valuable medical patient information from the developing communities to medical professionals in the developed world. |
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| Lori Hanna wins ServiceBook Monthly - January 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - January 2008 |
| Project: | Solar Autoclave |
| Student: | Lori Hanna |
| Problem: | Designing and constructing solar autoclaves to sterilize medical instruments in rural health clinics in Nicaragua |
Solution: The Solar Autoclave project will provide rural health clinics in Nicaragua the ability to sterilize medical instruments. Currently, staff working in clinics without electricity must travel many miles to the nearest health center in order to have instruments sterilized. Their production will be expanded to include the solar autoclaves, thus increasing local economic opportunities. |
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| Kimberly L Jones wins Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving - RCIC 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving - RCIC 2007 |
| Project: | RCI Homework Help |
| Student: | Kimberly L Jones |
| Problem: | Tutoring assistance |
Solution: Many kids are being raised by their grandparents or other family members. The RCI Homework Help project is designed to assist these children with their homework, tutor them in a variety of subjects, and to help them improve in other school-related activities. |
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| Kyle Conlon wins Illinois Campus Compact - Illinois Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Illinois Campus Compact - Illinois Campus Compact |
| Project: | 2008 in 2008! |
| Student: | Kyle Conlon |
| Problem: | College and community voter registration campaign |
Solution: Students will prepare voter registration information packets and encourage community members and students at several universities to register and vote. By increasing awareness, the project team will motivate students and community members to take their concerns to the voting booth, thereby increasing the number of people who participate in the democratic process. |
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| Nicole Laliberte wins ServiceBook Monthly - February 2008 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - February 2008 |
| Project: | Distribution of XO laptops in Tanzania |
| Student: | Nicole Laliberte |
| Problem: | Providing solar-powered laptops to students in Tanzania |
Solution: This project will introduce new computing technologies to K-12 students at Mt. Meru Peak School in Tanzania via solar-powered XO laptop computers. Tools such as a Web browser, rich media player, and e-book reader bring into reach domains of knowledge that are otherwise difficult or impossible for rural, poor, third world children to access. |
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| Meghann P Hilty wins Illinois Campus Compact - Illinois Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Illinois Campus Compact - Illinois Campus Compact |
| Project: | Art Miles Mural Project Uniting Students in the Midwest |
| Student: | Meghann P Hilty |
| Problem: | Developing portable murals to display artistic reflections of children |
Solution: An art student led a team in partnership with the local elementary school “Young Rembrandts” to develop and showcase “portable murals” on these themes: celebrity, children's, environment, fairy tale, hero, indigenous, multicultural, music, peace, senior, sport, and women. |
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| William Clark wins Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2007 |
| Project: | ReStore our Parks |
| Student: | William Clark |
| Problem: | Cleaning up urban parks and playgrounds |
Solution: This project will focus on establishing enjoyable community areas within densely populated, low-income neighborhoods and developing a long-standing relationship between the community and students of Miami University. |
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| Whitney L. Prose wins Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2007 |
| Project: | Plan-It Earth |
| Student: | Whitney L. Prose |
| Problem: | Transforming an overgrown sterile pond into a healthy, natural area |
Solution: Project activities will include developing a path around a portion of Otterbein Lake and the creation of a native plants garden. In addition, at the completion of the path and garden, project leaders plan to expand an annual summer festival that brings the community out to the lake to learn about native plants and animals. |
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| Heather Stump wins Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2007 |
| Project: | Project Inspire |
| Student: | Heather Stump |
| Problem: | Inspiring children to learn |
Solution: This after-school program for children of Alliance, Ohio, is designed to help inspire children to want to learn and apply themselves in school. Every Thursday after school, children in the program will meet at the Alliance Neighborhood Center (or other community building) to learn about various subjects such as science, history, music, careers, life in other countries, theatre, and other languages. |
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| Nicole Jackson wins Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2007 |
| Project: | Kid's Day Out Project at Marietta College |
| Student: | Nicole Jackson |
| Problem: | Developing a program of cultural and diverse learning experiences for pre-school children |
Solution: The project provided various learning experiences and exposure to higher learning for children in a local Head Start program through interactions with students of Marietta College. |
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| Christine Exley wins ServiceBook Monthly - December 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - December 2007 |
| Project: | Indoor Air Pollution-Honduras |
| Student: | Christine Exley |
| Problem: | Improving indoor air quality for villagers in Honduras |
Solution: Project activities will include conducting baseline health studies, measuring household CO and particulate matter emissions, holding local focus groups, distributing improved stoves to households, and educating the community about indoor air pollution. |
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| Britney Elise Sudmann wins ServiceBook Monthly - September 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - September 2007 |
| Project: | Interactive Theatre Sessions for At-Risk Youth |
| Student: | Britney Elise Sudmann |
| Problem: | Helping at-risk youth to express themselves through theatre |
Solution: This project provided a series of sessions of interactive discussions and theatre games/role playing to teens on probation or in juvenile custody. |
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| Carol Larson wins ServiceBook Monthly - October 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - October 2007 |
| Project: | Peer Assistance through Worthwhile Service (PAWS) |
| Student: | Carol Larson |
| Problem: | Inspiring at-risk students to serve others |
Solution: This project was developed to educate at-risk students about volunteer work in order to guide them in how to work with others to carry out volunteer projects and thus improve the lives of other students and children in their local community. |
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| Mary Gossett wins Stetson Univ. - SU 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Stetson Univ. - SU 2007 |
| Project: | Community Choir and Private Voice Lessons for High School Students in Need |
| Student: | Mary Gossett |
| Problem: | Teaching voice to high school students |
Solution: Proposal involves providing basic music and voice technique lessons to high school students who otherwise might not be able to afford them. |
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| Jacob Holm, Marla Gustafson, Dustin Evans, & Heather Rennerfeldt wins UnAssigned - UnAssigned CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | UnAssigned - UnAssigned |
| Project: | Run for Fun |
| Student: | Jacob Holm, Marla Gustafson, Dustin Evans, & Heather Rennerfeldt |
| Problem: | 2007 CASE Winner |
Solution: This proposal was devised by a team of occupational therapy students and is designed to engage children in grades 2-5 in a "Run For Fun" program. This will involve children enrolled in the Vermillion Public After-School Program. Children will engage in two 1-hour sessions of running-based activities and games, as well as two end-of-session Fun Runs. The ultimate goal is to promote the children's physical, emotional, and psychological well-being that may continue through the lifespan. |
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| Jason Von Eschen wins University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota |
| Project: | Photography for Adults with Disabilities |
| Student: | Jason Von Eschen |
| Problem: | Teaching photography to adults with disabilities |
Solution: Project will create opportunities for personal and creative expression for adults with disabilities, as well as access to social integration through learning photography skills, connecting with volunteers, and holding a photo exhibition. |
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| Josh Lawson wins Associated Collegiate Press - ACP 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Associated Collegiate Press - ACP 2007 |
| Project: | Photo Adventures |
| Student: | Josh Lawson |
| Problem: | Providing photojournalism education to high school students |
Solution: Through this project, students of NC State will provide hands-on training of photography to high school students through mini-workshops and “photo adventures” and help teach the students about the power of the media in their local community. |
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| Allison Ingalls wins ServiceBook Monthly - November 2007 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | ServiceBook Monthly - November 2007 |
| Project: | Moving GRUB Forward |
| Student: | Allison Ingalls |
| Problem: | Assisting with business growth for local produce garden |
Solution: In 2000, a 2.7 acre garden was developed in the heart of Rochester’s northeast neighborhoods in response to this low-income community’s need for access to affordable, nutritious food. Today, the garden produces over 9,000 pounds of produce a year and needs to transform itself from a volunteer organization into one with a more stable staff with concrete business policies and practices. |
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| Alexis D'Angelo wins Michigan Campus Compact - MICC 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Michigan Campus Compact - MICC 2006 |
| Project: | LOUD: Leadership Orientation for Urban Detroit |
| Student: | Alexis D'Angelo |
| Problem: | Leadership training for students |
Solution: Alexis D’Angelo worked with her classmates at Wayne State University, Michigan, during ASBD: Alternative Spring Break in Detroit. But, she felt the school’s student leadership needed to know the city better in order to design better ASBD projects. Alexis partnered with the Detroit Orientation Institute to create LOUD: Leadership Orientation for Urban Detroit, a one-day immersion experience for student leaders with community leaders, institutions, neighborhoods, and residents throughout Detroit. The CASE funds were used to create workbooks for homework assignments, notes, and follow-up action lists and pay for transportation and a pre- and post-event evaluation exercises for students and community participants. |
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| Meghan Griffith wins Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2006 |
| Project: | West African Cultural Awareness |
| Student: | Meghan Griffith |
| Problem: | Developing local museum open house |
Solution: Meghan Griffith's CASE project expanded a partnership between Marietta College and the Ely Chapman Education Foundation (ECEF). Working with other Marietta College students in the ECEF middle school program, Meghan recognized the need for West African cultural awareness in the neighborhood of the school. Meghan partnered middle school students with Marietta mentors to create a West African Art and Artifacts Museum open house each November, February, March, and April for visitors from all over the Mid-Ohio Valley. Middle school students researched, documented, and prepared displays for artifacts. This educational component benefited the students directly; the impact, however, extended beyond into the greater community as residents visited the museum. |
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| Angie Kent wins University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota |
| Project: | Adaptive Skiing |
| Student: | Angie Kent |
| Problem: | Providing skiing program for persons with disabilities |
Solution: Angie Kent at the University of South Dakota wanted to interest persons with disabilities in adaptive skiing as a therapeutic recreation strategy. Two groups needed to participate to make this work: ski instructors and USD students interested in rehabilitation, either from nursing or the school’s therapeutic recreation program. Angie used the CASE grant to get local ski instructors trained in adaptive skiing and then to train students as assistants. She recruited local sponsors to pay for the equipment. This project made it possible for many persons with disabilities to participate in the joyous activity of skiing. |
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| Liz Nabor wins University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota |
| Project: | Campus Recycling Program |
| Student: | Liz Nabor |
| Problem: | Improving campus recycling program |
Solution: This project focused on improving recycling at the University of South Dakota, which is one of the largest generators of recyclables in Vermillion, SD. With the CASE grant, Liz helped create a new committee of the campus service organization, SERVE, to inventory campus recyclable sources, install appropriate containers, publicize the program, and monitor collections. Additionally, each committee member acted as liaison between a recyclables source on campus, such as computer labs, and a local business as a “sister recycler.” |
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| Allison Ziehm wins Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2006 |
| Project: | Books for Kids |
| Student: | Allison Ziehm |
| Problem: | Providing books to low-income children |
Solution: Allison Ziehm's CASE project extended a partnership between Lourdes College in Ohio and First Book to provide books to children who do not have any. The Lourdes Campus Advisory Board provides reading mentors for children at a low-income neighborhood school. The CASE grant enabled the partnership to reach 200 new children with 400 books. |
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| Lauren Burianek wins North Carolina Campus Compact - North Carolina Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | North Carolina Campus Compact - North Carolina Campus Compact |
| Project: | Gardening with Boomerang |
| Student: | Lauren Burianek |
| Problem: | Creating a garden for children in an after-school program |
Solution: Lauren Burianek of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill used the CASE grant to expand UNC-Chapel Hill’s partnership with Boomerang, an alternative-to-suspension program at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA. Instead of unstructured, unsupervised absence from school, Boomerangs engage in educational and life lesson activities at the “Y.” With the CASE award, Lauren partnered with the Circle K chapter at UNC-Chapel Hill to establish and maintain a self-sustaining garden within Boomerang to provide lessons about biology, agriculture, aesthetics, responsibility, and respect. Lauren’s service-learning included conducting research, designing lesson plans, and creating educational materials for participants. |
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| Deepti Vanguri & Brigid Belko wins North Carolina Campus Compact - North Carolina Campus Compact CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | North Carolina Campus Compact - North Carolina Campus Compact |
| Project: | Stop Global Hunger |
| Student: | Deepti Vanguri & Brigid Belko |
| Problem: | Creating a partnership to battle hunger |
Solution: Deepti Vanguri and Brigid Belko's project expanded a partnership between North Carolina State and Operation Sharehouse from Stop Hunger Now. Sharehouse tackles global hunger with volunteers who package dehydrated, fortified rice-soy meals specially formulated with 20 vitamins and minerals for the severely undernourished. The meals are vacuum-sealed in plastic for storage in Stop Hunger Now warehouses before shipment around the world. Deepti and Brigid used the grant funds to integrate Sharehouse with NC State’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Service Challenge (sponsored by the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service). At the event, NC State students worked alongside local inner-city middle school students who are candidate protégés for NCS mentors. The event also included learning and reflection about the impact of hunger and related issues, such as poverty and AIDS. |
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| Amanda Vande Zande wins University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of South Dakota - University of South Dakota |
| Project: | Introduction to Music |
| Student: | Amanda Vande Zande |
| Problem: | Providing basic music instruction to young children |
Solution: While working with the Vermillion Area Arts Council, Amanda Vande Zande learned that students who begin music instruction in middle school years lack a basic understanding of pitch and beat, which can be mastered by five-year-olds. In order to get ahead of this deficiency, Amanda used the CASE grant to buy bells, rhythm sticks, and other basic instruments, and design Vermillion, South Dakota’s first introduction to music for four- and five-year-olds. The program was advertised to social service agencies throughout the community to ensure that income was not a barrier to participation. |
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| Andrew Hawkins wins Oklahoma Campus Compact - OKCC 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Oklahoma Campus Compact - OKCC 2006 |
| Project: | Financial Literacy Program for the Homeless |
| Student: | Andrew Hawkins |
| Problem: | Developing a financial education program for the homeless |
Solution: During his work with the Mission of Hope Homeless Shelter, Andrew Hawkins realized that not all homeless people have crippling emotional or psychiatric problems. Many are otherwise economically viable individuals or family units who hit a financial snag that had cost them a place to live. Therefore, Andrew adapted a financial literacy program from junior high school to the circumstances of homelessness and used the CASE funds to create workbooks, templates, reference binders, and other materials. Also included is a presenter package so the program can be utilized by other students in various locations. |
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| Katherine Polefko wins Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2006 |
| Project: | Warming Up the Hearts of Cleveland |
| Student: | Katherine Polefko |
| Problem: | Making warm clothing and blankets for low-income residents |
Solution: Katherine Polefko of Ursuline College in Ohio devised “Warming Up the Hearts of Cleveland” as her CASE project. Katherine organized students to produce sweaters, blankets, and scarves for low-income residents in the community. Grant funds were used to purchase material and equipment for the project. She connected the activity to learning by recruiting fashion merchandising majors to help with design, business majors to help with budgeting, and sociology majors to assist in connecting the activity to the needs of the disadvantaged in the community. Katherine further extended the impact of the program with letters and visits to engage local businesses to donate needed materials and to recruit students from a local high school to help sew the garments. |
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| Jamie Finfrock wins Michigan Campus Compact - MICC 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Michigan Campus Compact - MICC 2006 |
| Project: | Low-Income Tax Filing Assistance |
| Student: | Jamie Finfrock |
| Problem: | Providing tax-filing assistance to low-wage workers |
Solution: Jamie Finfrock at Schoolcraft College in Michigan used her CASE grant to recruit and train both students and practicing accountants to staff the Accounting Aid Society’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program to help low-income workers file tax returns. In addition to accounting students, who learned about the “real world” of taxpayer situations, Jamie recruited and trained non-accounting majors, such as education and sociology majors, to participate. While more training and supervision was needed in these cases, these non-accounting majors learned more about the challenges faced by the families they would serve in later careers than would be possible in classroom case studies. |
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| Doug Walton wins Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2006 |
| Project: | Seeds of Hope |
| Student: | Doug Walton |
| Problem: | Developing a mentorship program |
Solution: Doug Walton's project created a new mentoring program called “Seeds of Hope” as a partnership between John Carroll University, Ohio, and Gallagher Elementary School. Doug recognized that Gallagher students face daunting challenges: violence is a problem in the community, students largely come from low-income families (96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-cost meals), and English language proficiency is low with 15 other native languages spoken at school. With Doug's CASE program, mentors met twice a month with students to teach them about nutrition, health, interpersonal relationships, and other topics. In addition, mentor-protégé matches participated in cultural opportunities at area museums and events at John Carroll University. |
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| Eric Jacuzzi wins Michigan Campus Compact - MICC 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Michigan Campus Compact - MICC 2006 |
| Project: | Engineers Helping Persons with Disabilities |
| Student: | Eric Jacuzzi |
| Problem: | Building wheelchair ramps at homes of persons with disabilities |
Solution: Eric Jacuzzi of Kettering University, Michigan, worked with Kettering Engineers Without Borders (KEWB) to discover ways to apply engineering skills in service to the community. With the Flint Michigan Disability Network, KEWB used the CASE grant to study, design, procure materials, and build wheelchair ramps at the homes of families that otherwise could not afford them. Students put classroom theories into practice and learned about “real world” engineering challenges. |
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| Fatima Pina wins Oklahoma Campus Compact - OKCC 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Oklahoma Campus Compact - OKCC 2006 |
| Project: | Nutrition Education For Seniors |
| Student: | Fatima Pina |
| Problem: | Educating seniors on nutrition |
Solution: In her study to become a certified geriatric nutritionist, Fatima Pina of Oklahoma State University (OSU) worked with the Stillwater Oklahoma Senior Center. There she realized that many seniors thought first of medication rather than diet to control conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. Fatima devised a special unit class with a professor at OSU to teach nutrition at the senior center by embedding the lessons in cooking classes. She used her CASE funds to purchase equipment that the seniors used to print personalized recipe books that included their favorite foods prepared in healthy ways. |
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| Chelsea Merriman wins Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | Ohio Campus Compact - OCC 2006 |
| Project: | Growing Hope for At-Risk Youth |
| Student: | Chelsea Merriman |
| Problem: | Building a garden with at-risk youth |
Solution: Chelsea Merriman of Otterbein College, Ohio, and other students worked with at-risk youth in a local children’s home and was frustrated with trying to get the residents to be more open with the Otterbein students. Then she heard about a speech where the question was asked: “How do you get at-risk youth to look with hope to the future?” The answer – “Grow something with them” – inspired Chelsea to apply for a CASE grant to purchase tools, seeds, fertilizer, and related materials to grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers in a garden at the children’s home for sale at a local market. The goal was to sell enough to buy more seeds and continue “growing something” as a way to connect with the youth served. The residents of the home made most decisions and learned about money, balancing a checking account, and how a market economy works, as well as the biology of garden production. |
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| Robert B. Rainbow wins University of North Dakota - UND 2006 CASE Grant Competition. | |
| Competition: | University of North Dakota - UND 2006 |
| Project: | Native American Heritage |
| Student: | Robert B. Rainbow |
| Problem: | Education youth on their Native American heritage |
Solution: Robert B. Rainbow, a member of the Turule Mountain Band of Chippewa and a student at the University of North Dakota, proposed bringing Native American elders into an after-school project with Native American youth to teach the skills and significance of traditional crafts and culture. This project taught the youth about their heritage, engaged and honored tribal elders, and enriched Robert’s educational experience. |
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