Worcester Community Project Center
At A Glance
Term – One-term project opportunities in B 2009, C 2010
Project Opportunities – IQPs, MQPs also possible
Housing – Commute to project center office from your campus housing
Director – Professor Rob Krueger
Preparation – 1/2 unit preparation activity or 1/3 for three term option
Application deadline – September 25, 2008 (before 1:00 pm)
LOCATION
Students will work in offices in the central Worcester region and commute daily from their residences.
PROJECTS
The Worcester Community Project Center (WCPC) develops projects around five core competencies: 1) planning for community sustainability, 2) green building design, 3) economic development, 4) historic, cultural, and environmental preservation and outreach, and 5) environmental justice. The WCPC has been recognized around the City and the region as a valuable community resource. As a result, students have the opportunity to work on a number of “high profile” community projects. Typically, these projects make significant contributions to improving the city we live in. Project sponsors range from municipal government, the Mayor’s Office, the Broad Meadow Brook Audubon Sanctuary, the Regional Environmental Council, the Greater Worcester Land Trust, the Worcester Art Museum, Centro Las Americas and various community development corporations.
Recent projects include a historical analysis of Institute Park (sponsored by Benoit Reardon Architects and the Worcester Art Museum); green building design for Friendly House (sponsored by WPI and Friendly House); brownfield redevelopment in Worcester (sponsored by the Honorable Timothy P. Murray, Mayor, City of Worcester); “Sustained Planning for a Sustainable Worcester” (sponsored by WPI and the City Office of Neighborhood Services); mapping of Worcester’s open spaces (sponsored by Broad Meadow Brook Audubon Sanctuary); developing an on-line artist database (sponsored by ArtsWorcester and the City Manager’s Office).
Estimated Expenses in U.S. Dollars
No additional expenses will be incurred.
* The Worcester Community Project Center offers both one and three-term IQP options
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