Browsing by Author "Fitzpatrick, Christine"

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    Community Engagement: Evaluation of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation - IUPUI Near Eastside Legacy Initiative
    (2014-04-11) Garcia, Silvia; Bennett, Teresa; Fitzpatrick, Christine
    In early 2011, the IUPUI Solution Center received a $75,000, two-year grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation to facilitate faculty and student involvement in the Near Eastside of Indianapolis to promote community health and wellness. The project emerged from the community’s stated need to increase efforts that improve the overall health and fitness and provide affordable access to fitness, wellness, educational opportunities and health-related resources to residents of the Near Eastside. A comprehensive assessment to measure the program efficacy, cost-effectiveness and impact yielded that the JPMorgan Chase Foundation – IUPUI Near Eastside Legacy Initiative (CHASE/NELI) increased awareness of and activity in the Chase Near Eastside Legacy Center and promoted health and wellness, through targeted communication and public health awareness strategies.
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    IUPUI Solution Center Impact Evaluation Study: Lessons Learned
    (2013-10-28) Fitzpatrick, Christine; Garcia, Silvia
    In 2012 an evaluation was conducted to measure the effect of experiential learning activities (class projects, research projects, internships, community-based projects, independent study, or other) coordinated by the IUPUI Solution Center on IUPUI students and faculty members and community partners. Results are based on the perceptions of the populations involved in these experiences, and showed that these experiences: 1) Increase students’ possibilities to experience professional experiences, develop professional skills and practical knowledge, engage with different sectors of the economy, make professional contacts, define their vocational interests and work values, and serve their community. 2) Facilitate faculty members’ opportunities to strengthen their connections with community organizations, collaborate with other IUPUI faculty members, and improve teaching and research. 3) Contribute to increase community partners’ productivity, innovative capacity, effectiveness and the possibility to reach new clients.
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    Solution Center
    (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, 2011-04-08) Bennett, Teresa; Dickerson, Mary; Fitzpatrick, Christine; Zike, Sarah
    The IUPUI Solution Center, a division of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, was created in 2004 through IUPUI funding and generous support from the Lilly Endowment. The Solution Center mission is to serve as IUPUI’s “Front Door” to the community to assist in the economic development of Central Indiana by connecting the university’s intellectual capital to the pressing demands of business, government, and the nonprofit sector. Drawing on the talent of IUPUI’s faculty and students, the Solution Center facilitates partnerships designed to build human capital, respond to external challenges, and retain the best and brightest baccalaureate and graduate degreed professionals in the state. The center works in concert with OVCR to coordinate meaningful research collaborations between students, faculty, community organizations, and companies. The cornerstone of the Solution Center’s work with the community is its ability to serve as a knowledgeable and informed point of contact for thousands of businesses, nonprofit, and government leaders, connecting them to the talent and expertise of IUPUI for internships, community-based research, and business assistance projects. Equally important to our success in the community is the IUPUI Venture Fund program that allows us to grant match funding to organizations in order to create and sustain meaningful, challenging, and career-relevant internships and applied projects.