Designing the First of Its Kind in Indiana:
The Humane Society of Indianapolis is the leading voice for the welfare of animals and improving their quality of life. Indy Humane is the first choice in providing direct services for shelter cats and dogs, including adoption, foster home placement, behavior training, medical care, and affordable spay/neuter services.In spring of 2011, the Solution Center awarded a $2,730 match grant to the Indianapolis Human Society. Darrell D. Nickolson, Assistant Clinical Professor in the Design Communication Technology Department and Sara Newell, an Interior Design student, assisted the Indianapolis Humane Society by designing the first Humane Alliance Animal Care Center in Haughville, a new vaccine clinic and animal welfare center. In addition to Sara’s work designing of the proposed expansion, she also assisted Professor Nicholson in elements of managing the project. Sara isn’t the only IUPUI student who was able to benefit from this hands-on design experience, 19 seniors studying in Professor Nicholson’s architectural technology course were also exposed to the project.
The students work enabled the Humane Society to move forward with its plans to establish the Humane Alliance Animal Care Center in the Haughville neighborhood of Indianapolis. Because of the success of the project, Professor Nicholson has continued to work with the Indianapolis Humane Society on the second phase of the Indiana Humane Alliance Design Research project, providing an additional internship/research opportunity for an IUPUI student to assist with the renovation and construction from the Phase I building study.
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The new clinic (pictured) designed by Darrell Nickolson and Sara Newell will house the Albert G. and Sara I. Reuben Vaccination Clinic, offering low cost cat and dog vaccines
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Connecting IUPUI Students to Local Manufacturing:
Connecta Corporation is located of the near north side of Indianapolis.This local small business has specialized in prototype, small, and medium productions of precision turned parts used in the aerospace, medical, electronic, and commercial fields since 1987.
In spring of 2011, the Solution Center presented a $6,400 match grant to Connecta Corporation’s funds for two interns to enhance Connecta Corporation’s manufacturing capacity by researching and developing tracking software. This internship enabled Steve Johnson and Chawa Msachi, students from the School of Engineering and Technology to experience a variety of aspects of a small manufacturing environment and contribute to key initiatives to drive the business
forward by increasing efficiency and production. The student interns were supervised by Derek Turner, the Director of Operations and Alan Pyle, Founder and Owner.
Connecta Corporation later hired a third intern from the School of Engineering and Technology, Mandeep Singh, to implement a new job tracking system and training system. When asked about the positive or challenging situations faced when mentoring IUPUI students, Mr. Turner commented, “Overall the experience has been very positive for Connecta, both interns made a genuine contribution to the business. Our biggest challenge was staying ahead of the students, they were very productive!”
ENTREPRENEURIAL THINKING
Turning visions into working plans
Innovation and Discovery Experiential Academy (IDEA) Pilot Results in New IUPUI Innovation and Invention Initiative:
In the spring of 2011, the IUPUI Solution Center provided critical leadership and a $4,000 Venture Fund grant to launch an IUPUI pilot program called, IDEA (Innovation and Discovery Experiential Academy). IDEA was conceived by Teresa A. Bennett, director of the Solution Center, and Yvette Perry, director of programming for the IUPUI Center for Research and Learning, as a student-centered, multidisciplinary, active-learning initiative that would provide opportunities for students to learn about research commercialization and develop entrepreneurial and business skills.The three undergraduate students and one graduate student from four IUPUI schools worked together over a five-month period, under the supervision of their faculty mentors, Dr. Joe Defazio from the IU School of Informatics and Lecturer Rob Elliott from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI, on an invention concept for Jin Kong, an IUPUI law student and Indianapolis entrepreneur, of RethinkI3. The pilot IDEA project sought the team’s expertise to develop a business strategy and iPhone app for RethinkI3 that would bring together persons involved in the local food/slow food communities—from producers to restaurants to consumers. At the end of the spring 2011 project, the team met their goals by producing a market research report and marketing strategy, a working prototype of the new app, and recommendations for use and expansion of the product.
The pilot proved to be so successful that IDEA was adopted as a permanent program, funded by the Vice Chancellor for Research and coordinated by Karen White, Research Development and Commercialization Facilitator in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. IDEA was renamed to ITEC (Innovation-to-Enterprise Central), and re-launched in the fall of 2011 as a 10-month program during which teams of IUPUI students work with faculty inventors to explore opportunities to transform inventions and concepts into commercially or socially viable enterprises.
Jay Hardin, a student team member from Indiana University School of Informatics reflected on the experience, “Everything I learned about Xcode and iPhone development I learned from the IDEA project. My dream is to become an iPhone/iPad developer and IDEA jumpstarted my career as an iPhone/iPad developer gave me the opportunity to make that dream come true.”
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2011 ITEC Team (L to R), Jin Kong, RethinkI3, IDEA Client; Keith Ballentine, Engineering and Technology; Scott Cochran, Public Health;
Daniela Klaz, Business; Jay Hardin, Informatics
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Using Virtual Worlds to Further Health Education:
Joseph Defazio, Associate Professor in the School of Informatics, conducts research in the area of Media Informatics. His focus is multi-faceted in that it encompasses graphics, animation, sound, video, 3D environments, authoring, programming toward interactive simulation and game applications. His recent project development efforts involve creating informative, instructional, entertaining, and simulation productions.In the spring of 2011, the Solution Center awarded a $19,880 match grant to Dr. Defazio to develop an information visualization prototype. Dr. Joseph Defazio and Dr. Kevin Rand hired two graduate students, Joan Marie Savage and Jay Hardin from the School of Informatics’ Media Arts and Sciences Program who developed a virtual world to provide an immersive and interactive simulation on the topic of suicide. The students used a new software application, Thinking Worlds, to create this environment. For the pilot, a vignette was designed to allow a player to interact with a character experiencing mental health issues while attending college.
In the future, the researchers hope this interactive, health education game could be used to benefit the military and members of the military suffering from Post-traumatic-stress- disorder (PTSD).
INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES
Transforming ideas into products & practices
Simulation welcome screen created by Joan Marie Savage and Jay Hardin, Screenshot from Thinking Worlds pilot
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Do the Homeless Count? SPEA Homeless Count Course Enters its Fifth Year:
Since 2007, the Indiana University Public Policy Institute (PPI), under contract from and in coordination with, the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) has conducted a count of the persons experiencing homelessness in Marion County. HUD requires every community that receives federal funds to aid the homeless to conduct such a count every two years during the last two weeks of January. This count occurs annually in Indianapolis.
Laura Littlepage teaches a service learning class, Do the Homeless Count, in which students actively participate in the annual Homeless Count by going into the community and assisting in counting homeless individuals. The IUPUI Solution Center provided a Community Venture Fund match of $3,840 to help support this large-scale community research project in 2011.
Littlepage is a Clinical Lecturer, School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Urban Policy and the Environment.
The annual Homeless Count data is combined with housing inventory data to provide legislators and policymakers with information on aspects of homelessness, identify gaps in service, aid in planning and program development, and assist in the process of making informed funding decisions.
Riverside Watershed Environmental Living Lab Systems (RWELLS) was established to serve as a center of excellence for neighborhood, municipal and utility leaders to join with industry and researchers to use sound science to evaluate watershed and environmental and energy related issues. RWELLS seeks to develop futuristic neighborhoods and cities which are energy neutral and free of contamination and pollution benefiting all stakeholders by protecting public health, improving the environment, maximizing asset life-cycle value, sustaining economic development and enhancing the quality of life.
In the fall of 2011, Dr. Tom Iseley, Clinical Professor and CEMT Program Director, in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with Riverside Civic League, Inc., received a $3,520 Venture Fund match award to support two student interns to assist with the development of RWELLS. Emino Mohamad Nasser, graduate student in the Construction Management and Engineering (CEMT) program, and Jessica Rochon, undergraduate in the CEMT, worked with Dr. Iseley to collect data and work with the leaders of the RCL to formulate the business strategic plan for RWELLS. The students also assisted in collecting data necessary for the development of a municipal solid waste-to-energy pilot project in conjunction with the Lugar Center for Renewable Energy. The data collection process allowed Emino and Jessica to gain experience in project management and design such as site selection, site planning and design, development of the estimate and schedule, designing the process, determining the deliverables, and monitoring and controlling the process.
Dr. Iseley and the students have presented this work at many conferences and this project is now being considered a model by other communities nationally and internationally.
Laura Littlepage, Clinical Lecturer, School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Urban Policy and the Environment
PROBLEM SOLVING
Addresssing community needs with
knowledge & research
RWELLS
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Learn Your Birds Kiosk Developing User Friendly Educational Technology:
The Eagle Creek Ornithology Center provides visitors an opportunity to view 260 of the 400 bird species seen in Indiana throughout the year. Every year, an estimated 20,000 people visit the Eagle Creek Ornithology Center to experience beautiful exhibits, an array of programs focused on birds and bird watching, and a live bird of prey program. It is not uncommon for visitors to see Bald Eagles, Great Blue Herons, Double-crested Cormorants, Grebes, Loons, and other amazing wildlife from the back observation window.In the fall of 2011, the Solution Center granted a $2,650 match grant to hire Steve Armstrong, a student from the School of Engineering and Technology, to design and develop the birdsong recognition aspect of the Learn Your Birds Kiosk. This kiosk was designed to teach visitors bird recognition by both sight and birdsong through an interactive game. Steve’s internship experience was an opportunity to gain hands-on experience developing educational technologies.
The Learn Your Birds Kiosk (pictured) has both visual and auditory recognition
CAPACITY BUILDING
Developing partnerships for improved practices effective governance , and financial stability
CAP ACITY BUILDING
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Near Eastside Legacy Initiative:
During spring 2011, IUPUI launched a new project, NELI-the Near Eastside Legacy Initiative- to increase IUPUI engagement with neighborhoods and organizations in the Near Eastside of Indianapolis. The initiative is a broad-based approach involving many schools at IUPUI and offering multiple points of engagement. This new partnership will focus not only on the diversity of our skill sets as a university, but also in many ways that we can use our sheer numbers and passion to help this community.The primary goal of NELI is to promote health, wellness, and education programming in the Near Eastside community through directed communication and public health awareness strategies. This goal was identified by residents from the Near Eastside community and is being achieved in partnership with Near Eastside residents, business, nonprofits, and government agencies in three phases.
During Phase I, spring 2011 to spring 2012, a communication audit conducted by nine students from Herron School of Art and Design in the fall 2011 and spring of 2012. During the spring on 2012, students from the School of Public Health conducted an audit of community-based health assets. These audits will be used by graduate students from the Department of Communications during Phase II to create a strategic communication and information dissemination plan. Over two years, the initiative will involve more than 100 students, faculty, and community partners through research projects, class projects, and independent internships.
To achieve this goal, the IUPUI Solution Center received a $75,000 grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation to support students and faculty members from IUPUI working with community organizations and residents in the Near Eastside through December 2013.
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RELATIONSHIPS
Building reciprocity between IUPUI & Indiana
Noble of Indiana:
Since our founding in 1953, Noble of Indiana has focused on one mission: to create opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to live meaningful lives. Through a compassionate and individualized approach, Noble of Indiana encourages children and adults with developmental disabilities to become as self-sufficient as possible, and to enrich our community through their contributions.In the spring of 2011, the Solution Center was able to provide a $2,800 Venture Fund match grant to Noble of Indiana to support a curriculum development and planning intern from the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management, Rachel Smith, to assist with Noble of Indiana’s summer camp. Prior to the beginning of camp, Rachel worked to prepare staff materials, managed and ordered camp supplies and inventory, updated forms and prepared files, determined theme weeks and days for campers, researched and planned art projects and other camp activities, and invited various speakers to camp. When campers arrived she was able to participate in daily camp activities including exercise sessions, supervising job shadow experiences, and organizing arts and crafts.
Because of the success experienced by Noble of Indiana when hosting Rachel as a summer intern, another IUPUI student will be welcomed to help plan and implement the 2012 Summer Camp. According to Tami Wanninger, Director of Children and Therapy Services at Noble of Indiana, “IUPUI interns like Rachel, with a strong work ethic, high level of professionalism, and team approach bring valuable skills to non-profit organizations like Noble of Indiana.”
Rachel Smith enjoying the company of her campers
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Supporting Innovative Work:
In 2011, the IUPUI Solution Center partnered with SAVI Community Information System to host the Indiana Achievement Awards (IAA). The Indiana Achievement Awards celebration, hosted by the Solution Center, and held as the crowning event of the Indiana Nonprofit Capacity Building Conference on September 28, 2011, honored six Indiana nonprofit organizations for exemplary practices and demonstrated effectiveness. Winners of the 2011 IAA’s included Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana, Fairbanks, Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis, and Timmy Global Health, Bridges Outreach and Indy Reads received honorable mention.IAA winners received a $5,000 cash award while honorable mentions received $1,000. All honorees also received an organizational video produced specifically for them by WFYI Productions, and an online media program created for them by Incite, a social media marketing firm and division of Emmis Communication.
Tarik Glenn, co-founder of D.R.E.A.M. Alive and retired offensive lineman of the Indianapolis Colts, provided the keynote address and emceed the IAA ceremony. Teresa Bennett, director of the IUPUI Solution Center said, “The Solution Center supports innovative work in businesses and nonprofit organizations in the state of Indiana. The IAA serves as a platform to highlight the important role nonprofits play in the quality of life and economy of the state.”
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Sustaining impactful community engagement:
Gifts to the Solution Center Internship & Research Project Fund will be used to support internships, community-based research, and projects that have benefited hundreds of IUPUI students, faculty, and community organizations since the Solution Center was established in 2004.The IUPUI Solution Center Internship & Research Project fund builds on the significant investments made by the Lilly Endowment and Indiana University through their support for the IUPUI Solution Center and the successful model of the IUPUI Community Venture Fund. The Solution Center Internship & Research Project Fund will provide small matching grants to business, nonprofit, and government partners to seed and expand paid internships, conduct community-based research, or engage in career building work assignments. Eligible projects positively affect the partner organizations and have potential to strengthen the community overall.
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Alivio Medical Center Andretti Autosport Arts Alive
Baptist Homes of Indiana Catholic Charities Indianapolis
Center for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) City of Indianapolis, Office of Education Innovation (OEI) Community Health Engagement Program (CHEP) Connecta Corporation
DeFazio Delivra DREAM Alive Ductrete
eHealth Research Study
Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church Enfiniti Sales
Engineering Healthcare Solutions Fathers and Families Center Finder’s International Flanner House Front Porch Alliance Goodwill Indianapolis Hearts & Hands of Indiana Humane Society of Indianapolis Huntington Bank
Indiana Finance Authority Indiana Mother’s Milk Bank
Indiana Partnerships Center Indiana State Museum Indianapolis Children’s Choir
Indianapolis Downtown Artists & Dealers Association (IDADA) Indianapolis Downtown Inc.
IU School of Informatics at IUPUI/IUPUI University Library IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI/Center for Global Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI/Museum Studies Program IU School of Informatics at IUPUI - Extreme Makeover Kempson-Cellular and Integrative Physiology
Marion County Commission on Youth (MCCOY) Medolinx, LLC
Minority Engineering Program of Indianapolis (MEPI) Noble of Indiana
People for Urban Progress (PUP)
Public Acvocates in Community e-entry (PACE) Purdue School of Engineering & Technology at IUPUI/
Riverside Watershed Environmental Living RSVP Indy
Sam Schmidt Motorsports SAVI/Spirit and Place Shorewood Packaging Starfish Initiative Summit Realty Group Techpoint Foundation
Think Forward Foundation - Lemonade Day United Way, Boone County
Use What You’ve Got Prison Ministries (UWYGPM)
Venture Fund Partners
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Teresa Bennett Director
Mary Dickerson Business Coordinator Christine Fitzpatrick Associate Director
Michelle Johnson Intern
Asia Massey Intern Sarah Zike Assistant Director Terry Baumer
Associate Dean
School of Public & Environmental Affairs, IUPUI
Steve Beck
Managing Director Geneva Capital Group David Becker
President
First Internet Bank of Indiana William Bloomquist
Dean
IU School of Liberal Arts Janet Boston
Executive Director INTERNnet
Dwight Burlingame
Associate Executive Director Center on Philanthropy Rebecca Carl
Director of Operations, Planning, and Communication
Office of the Vice President for Engagement, IU
Phil Cochran
Dean/Associate Dean Kelley School of Business Roberto Curci
Associate Professor of Finance Butler University
Kim Donahue Director
Nonprofit Training Center Anthony Faiola
Executive Associate Dean School of Informatics David Gard
Executive Director
Office of the Vice President for Engagement, IU James Gladden
Dean
IU School of Physical Education &
Tourism Management Wade Lange
President and CEO ImmuneWorks Khaula Murtadha
Associate Vice Chancellor for Lifelong Learning
IUPUI Community Learning Network
Michael Patchner Dean
School of Social Work Patricia Payne
Director of Multicultural Education JMF Center for Education Services, IPS Anne-Marie Predovich-Taylor
Executive Director
Indianapolis Neighborhood Resource Center
David Russomanno Dean
School of Engineering and Technology
Kody Varahramyan Chair
IUPUI Vice Chancellor for Research Amy Warner
Vice Chancellor for External Affairs IUPUI Vice Chancellor for External Affairs Rick Ward
Executive Director
Center for Research and Learning Tamara Zahn
President
Indianapolis Downtown, Inc.
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