Browsing Engaged Scholars: Volume 1 (2013) by Title
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American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists
Hipp, Rachel ( 2013-05-02 )For many years, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Student Chapter of the American Pharmacists Association has engaged in community service activities and projects that have impacted thousands of Ohio Citizens. ... -
APTE Summit - Alleviating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship
Mohsin, Aeliya ( 2013-05-02 )The APTE Summit seeks to inspire and empower individuals to use entrepreneurship and innovation to fight poverty both locally and globally. The community we foster connects students, academics, practitioners, policy makers, ... -
The Arts in Ghana with Sustainable Community Development
Elder, D.R. ( 2013-05-02 )In West Africa, approximately 70% of people live in rural areas, stuck in a "poverty trap" with low agricultural productivity. With no collateral and high interest rates, farmers seem doomed to plant in depleted soils ... -
Blue Star Healthy Colon Initiative
Fickle, Darla ( 2013-05-02 )The occurrence of colorectal cancer in Meigs County is 17.6% higher than that for Ohio, and death from colorectal cancer in Meigs County is 35% higher than Ohio. The Blue Star Healthy Colon Initiative will increase knowledge ... -
The Bridge: Issue Analysis Process -- Connecting FFA Students with Employers
Gibson, Frank ( 2013-05-02 )Empowering students to develop analytical skills that are critical for today's workforce and for fostering economic growth in their communities is the overarching theme of this Alber Enterprise Center project. FFA students ... -
Buck-I-SERV
Barwari, Vian ( 2013-05-02 )Buck-I-SERV is Ohio State's alternative breaks program that, with Student Activity Fee funding, coordinates with service agencies on the national and international fronts to create weeklong, substance-free trips centered ... -
Buckeyes Without Borders
Whalen, Cara N. ( 2013-05-02 )Buckeyes Without Borders (BWB) is a graduate interdisciplinary global health student organization at The Ohio State University. BWB members represent the disciplines of audiology, dentistry, medicine, nursing, occupational ... -
Building Intellectual Capacity in Paleoclimatology and Glaciology in China and the Third Pole Region
Thompson, Lonnie ( 2013-05-02 )Professor Lonnie Thompson's research team has worked collaboratively with Chinese scientists, most notably Professor Yao Tandong, for nearly three decades following a trip to encourage scientific exchange between scientists ... -
Building Strong Communities by Strengthening Families
Colbert, Susan ( 2013-05-02 )Ohio State University Extension brings the knowledge of the university to your door. We fulfill the land-grant mission of The Ohio State University by interpreting knowledge and research developed by the Ohio Agricultural ... -
Chile Teaching Experience
Fresch, Mary Jo ( 2013-05-02 )The Chile Teaching Experience has existed for nearly 20 years. This program allows pre-service teachers opportunities to use teaching skills in diverse settings. The program is situated at the Thomas Jefferson School in ... -
The Columbus-Athens Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) at The Ohio State University
Bahn, Terry Chip ( 2013-05-02 )The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (ASF) is improving the health of vulnerable people now and for the future by developing a corps of Leaders in Service—professionals skilled in creating positive change with and in our ... -
Community Day
Stephens, Ann ( 2013-05-02 )An annual event, Community Day offers free health screenings, evaluations and counseling to the medically underserved throughout Columbus. Screenings offered include: breast and prostate, hearing, dental, vision, glucose, ... -
Critical Service-Learning Initiatives and Community Engagements
Butler, Tamara ( 2013-05-02 )This project engages local and national stakeholders in discussions on critical servicelearning and community engagement initiatives. It promotes sustainable ways for public schools, universities, and communities to ... -
The Dental H.O.M.E. (Health Outreach Mobile Experience) Coach
Bean, Canise; Whisler, Rachel ( 2013-05-02 )Dental care is the #1 unmet health care need in Ohio. The College of Dentistry's H.O.M.E. Coach is a mobile dental clinic that helps to bridge this gap by providing oral health care and education to underserved children ... -
Design Matters: A Service-Learning Course Engaging Urban Youth in Community Rebuilding
Melsop, Susan ( 2013-05-02 )Design Matters is a service-learning course that engages university students with urban teens from TRANSIT ARTS in community design/build projects. Initiated and developed by Assistant Professor Susan Melsop, this course ... -
Developing FleetCalc to Reshape Our Nation's Vehicle Fleets
Rizzoni, Giorgio; Schuelke-Leech, Beth-Anne ( 2013-05-02 )Fleet owners now have a plethora of fuel options, vehicle types and technologies to choose from. There is a huge amount of information available on these options, some of which is contradictory, hard to compare, misleading ... -
Dining with Diabetes Program Development
Remley, Dan ( 2013-05-02 )Nearly 1 in 10 Ohioans has been diagnosed with diabetes which, if not managed properly, can increase the risk for serious health problems, from heart disease to eye and foot complications. Diabetes costs Ohio $5.9 billion ... -
East Asian Studies Center's Arts Initiative
Attias-Goldstein, Michelle ( 2013-05-02 )In Autumn 2012, EASC's arts initiative continued with a large-scale project which brought renowned Japanese artist Migiwa Orimo to Columbus to work on Japanthemed art projects with school children and to share her work ... -
Energize Ohio: Building Ohio's Energy Future
Romich, Eric ( 2013-05-02 )Energize Ohio is a multidisciplinary program that addresses a wide range of energy education needs including youth education, energy policy, landowner leasing, and sustainable community planning. The curriculum consists ... -
Engineering Outreach to K12
Anderson, Betty Lise ( 2013-05-02 )Prof. Betty Lise Anderson leads an outreach program for engineering that is specifically designed to address the shrinking number of students going into the STEM fields and to increase the number of women and minorities ...