Browsing by Subject "Impact assessment"

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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.