By: Ada Inman EPIC-Network Program Spotlight: The GovLove podcast, hosted by ELGL, featured representatives from Texas A&M and UW-Madison in separate podcast episodes this past month. In the GovLove episode highlighting UW-Madison, two guests joined the podcast to talk about the UniverCity Year partnership between the Village of Waunakee, WI, the Ho-Chunk Nation, and students […]
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Jaimie Hicks Masterson stands in support of local communities inspiring participating students
Jaimie Hicks Masterson, AICP is Director of Texas Target Communities at Texas A&M University, a high-impact service-learning program that works alongside underserved communities to plan for resilience. Based on this work, in 2019, the Liberty County Strategic Plan received the national Silver Planning Achievement Award from the American Planning Association. She is author of “Planning for Community Resilience: A Handbook for Reducing Vulnerabilities to Disasters,” which focuses on hazard mitigation strategies and tools for government officials, planners, and emergency managers that can be incorporated pre-disaster. She is the engagement coordinator Institute for Sustainable Communities and the Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard project funded by the Department of Homeland Security and a part of the Center for Coastal Resilience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. […]
Program Spotlight: The Sustainable Cities Program at Indiana State University launches program, records 12 projects, and manages staff turnover
By: Marshall Curry and Ada Inman EPIC-Network Program Spotlight: Two years ago, leaders at Indiana State University met with EPIC-N staff and board member Jane Rogan of the University of Indiana, Bloomington after learning about EPIC-N Programs in a workshop. In these meetings, Indiana State University leaders devised a plan to go from piloting the […]
EPIC-N Resource Spotlight: Partnership Agreement/Contract Templates
EPIC programs generally rely on an agreement process to outline the specific steps both parties will take for pursuing program success. Members have full access to our agreement/contract template library so that you aren’t having to start from scratch. […]
EPIC-N Resource Spotlight: Qualtrics Access and Evaluation Optimization Support
Become an EPIC-N member to gain access to both Qualtrics’ pay-only features as well as EPIC-N’s dedicated support to help you optimize and launch your evaluations, as well as analyze your data to continuously improve your programs. Becoming a member of the EPIC-Network is easy and free (for a limited time). To join, simply fill out the online sign-up form. After receiving your request, EPIC-N staff will contact you to learn about your goals, provide resources, and connect you to other leaders in your region to start you on your EPIC journey. […]
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s EPIC program helps local, state, and national campaign to combat COVID-19
Researchers, staff, and students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities design a communications campaign and a behavior survey to combat the spread of COVID-19. […]
EPIC-N creates specialized tool for CSU, Monterey Bay to streamline data collection as university transitions to remote classrooms
Thanks to 1-on-1 technical assistance offered by his program’s EPIC membership, Dr. Fernandez reached out to EPIC-N staff for assistance in the creation of a specialized tool which could streamline student case study data collection. […]
Daniel Fernandez harnessing the power of higher education for communities
Daniel Fernandez CSUMB EPIC Program (SCYP) ManagerProfessorApplied Environmental ScienceCalifornia State University at Monterey Baydfernandez@csumb.edu(831) 582-3786 Favorite Place So many things… I do love the bike path along Monterey Bay. I also love the studio where I practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (also known as Body Works) and I love the back country of Fort Ord, where […]