On this page, you'll find descriptions of individual projects and overviews of the communities with which we've partnered.

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Clinton Lumberkings visit

Clinton LumberKings / Downtown Clinton Alliance Strategic Partnership Plan

Published
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

Students in the Department of Health and Human Physiology's Sports and Recreation Management Program recommended strategies to enhance the partnership between the Clinton LumberKings minor league baseball organization and the Downtown Clinton Alliance. 

Clinton Jacobsen Building site visit

Clinton - Jacobsen Buildings Structural Redesign

Published
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created a design concept and engineering report for the functional reuse of upper-story space in the Jacobson building, a prominent and historic landmark in downtown Clinton.

Clinton Building site visit

Clinton - Downtown Commercial Building Rehabilitation (239 5th Ave South)

Published
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created designs for refurbishing and connecting upper stories for three commercial structures in downtown Clinton. 

Volckman Building

Clinton - Downtown Commercial Building Rehabilitation (241-247 5th Ave South)

Published
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students created designs for refurbishing a commercial structure in downtown Clinton. 

Clinton representatives requested the evaluation and refurbishing plan for a century old building back to house viable commercial enterprises. The scope of work included third floor renovations, addition of a passenger elevator, fire protection, and façade restoration.

Keokuk Library Archives

Keokuk Public Library Bickel Collection Access

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

Graduate students in the School of Library & Information Science partnered with Keokuk Public Library staff to build a database to extend access to the Bickel Collection housed at the library.

UI College of Law building

Child Neglect in Keokuk - Systems Mapping and Advocacy through a Legal Lens

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

College of Law students in the Community Empowerment Law Project worked with Keokuk officials to map the existing system for addressing child neglect in the community, and to create a local advocacy strategy to increase system transparency.

Keokuk-Hamilton Dam Museum Mural

Keokuk-Hamilton Dam Museum Mural

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

Grant Wood Public Art resident Ali Hval worked closely with the Keokuk-Hamilton Dam Museum leadership to identify themes and imagery included in a mural on the side of their new home, 428 Main Street, Keokuk, including the design and installation of an awning and a mural design for the side of the building to be installed in the future.

Keokuk, Iowa is located on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River and is well known for Lock and Dam No. 19, which listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Webster City site visit

Webster City White Fox Creek Bridge Engineering & Design

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students provided designs and costs estimates for a pedestrian bridge spanning the White Fox Creek in Kendall Young Park within Webster City.

Webster City wetlands design

Webster City Wetlands Engineering & Design

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students provided the design of a constructed wetlands for stormwater management, giving consideration to the settling and uptake of pollutants, wildlife, and related cost estimates for the project.

Webster City solar sculpture

Webster City Solar Art Sculpture

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

Through a partnership between the University of Iowa Office of Outreach and Engagement, the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, and the City of Webster City, Iowa, faculty member Dan Miller and his students designed and constructed a “solar sculpture” that will become a permanent installation of functional art in downtown Webster City.

Webster City bike tour

Webster City Recreation Promotion and Branding

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

As part of their graduate capstone project, Sports & Recreation students collaborated with students in the School of Urban and Regional Planning to assist in the creation of a promotion and branding guide for Webster City Parks & Recreation Department.

Webster City GIS Wayfinding

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

As part of the ICIGO student organization within the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, students examined wayfinding placement in Webster City, Iowa. They used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools to identify and recommend placement locations for signage within the city. 

Webster City requested assistance with several GIS projects. The students updated and maintained easement and land records, as well as examined the overall use of GIS within Webster City to determine best practices. 

Loween Getter portrait - screenshot

Webster City Film Profiles

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

Film students from the Department of Cinematic Arts created short film profiles of Webster City residents, with the goal of telling personal stories of individuals who are working to make a difference in their community. 

Elks Club interior

Webster City Elks Club Engineering & Design

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students conducted a structural analysis of the historic Elks Club Building in downtown Webster City.  The project included design alternatives for the interior and facade of the building based on several options for future use of the building. 

Webster City mural

Webster City Downtown Mural

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

Graduate student Ali Hval designed a 12-panel mural for downtown Webster City.  

The mural celebrates Webster City's past, present, and future with colorful paintings that each represent an important person or aspect of the community.  Ali painted the mural with the help of members of the community.

Webster City amphitheater site

Webster City Amphitheater Engineering & Design

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

As part of the Senior Design Capstone Course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students provided design alternatives for an outdoor amphitheater in Webster City.

A local benefactor in the Webster City community would like to see and financially support the creation of an outdoor amphitheater at the bottom of Hospital Hill at Brewer Creek Park. Set in the natural valley alongside Brewer Creek and the Brewer Creek Trail, this location would be a perfect spot for outdoor concerts and gatherings.

Law students

Webster City - Models for Community Impact Investing

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

Clinic law students, who are second or third year students at the University of Iowa College of Law participating in the Community Empowerment Law Project (CELP) explored models for community-driven investment vehicles in two Iowa communities- Webster City and Manning.

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Webster City - Finding Grants for All Cultures Equal

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

Students in the course Non-Profit Organizational Effectiveness worked with representatives of All Cultures Equal to find external grants that could meet the organization's funding priorities. 

All Cultures Equal (ACE) is a Webster City based non-profit organization focused on bringing together and empowering diverse cultures in the community.  ACE provides a wide range of services, such as ESL programming, Immigration assistance, community meetings and events, translation services, and more.

Translation Class

Webster City - English to Spanish Translation

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

Students in the course Translation Workshop and Independent Study student Vanessa Guzman in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese translated documents into Spanish for Webster City and the Kendall Young Library in order to serve the community's growing Hispanic population.

SLIS students

Webster City - Digital Archiving Kendall Young Library

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

Graduate students in the School of Library & Information Science provided a framework for digitizing thousands of archived local historical records that currently exist only as print documents in Webster City's Kendall Young Library.