UniverCity Sheboygan County
Located between the Lake Michigan shoreline and the Kettle Moraine State Forest in east central Wisconsin, Sheboygan County is home to 28 municipalities and follows the guiding principles of social responsibility, problem solving, and community improvement. Sheboygan County is partnering with UniverCity to invest in the community’s future and plans to address infrastructure, recreational space, recidivism, and social services.
- Developing creative messaging and outreach materials to support foster home recruitment. Journalism 445: Creative Campaign Messages. Doug McLeod.
- Recommending website and social media strategies to help recruit foster parents. Journalism 463: Digital Media Strategies.
- Creating intergenerational programming curriculum and evaluation materials. Educational Policy Studies 580: Participatory and Community-Based Research and Evaluation. Naomi Mae W.
- Identifying strategic design elements for Amsterdam Dunes public access trails. UniverCity Alliance Scholars Program: Independent Student Research. Amy Gangl.
- Designing public access trails for Amsterdam Dunes. Landscape Architecture 610/611: Landscape Architecture Seminar. Eric Schuchardt.
- Designing trail amenities for Amsterdam Dunes. Civil and Environmental Engineering 578: Senior Capstone Design. Jan Kucher, Derek Hungness, Kim Gonzalez.
- Creating PR strategies for Rocky Knoll Health Care Center’s centennial celebration. Journalism 464: PR Strategies. Debra Pierce.
- Recruiting private partners to support and expand onsite child care at Rocky Knoll. Wisconsin Consulting Club.
- Planning for implementation of a Family Treatment Court. Public Health 780: Evidence-Based Decision-Making. Liz Bush.
- Recommending best practices for secure detention of youth. Psychology 626: Issues in Prisoner Reentry. Patti Coffey.
- Evaluating space use and needs for Sheboygan County Health and Human Services. Interdisciplinary Engineering 303: Applied Leadership Competencies in Engineering. Angela Kita.
- Optimizing county facility space use to meet current and future staffing needs. UniverCity Alliance Scholars Program: Independent Student Research. Amy Gangl.