The idea that I will be using for my project is the one of creating a large community greenhouse garden. My target audience would be SNC students, faculty and staff. My innovation is valuable because I feel that the folks here at SNC would benefit from being able to experience growing their own food. Also, I think that a large greenhouse could be used for a teaching, and growing food could become an integral part of the curriculum here.
Children as well as adults and even people who suffer from mental disorders such as PTSD, childhood/adult depression, and autism can all benefit from expressing themselves through the arts. After all, everyone copes with hard times and tragedy in different ways. I was eight when my mom passed away and if I didn't have art and music in my life I would have been a very different person. The arts were my salvation and now I'm pursuing them in college to keep them with me for the rest of my life. I want everyone to be able to have an outlet like I had and I believe medical insurance covered art therapy would be beneficial to kids, teens, and young adults as a way to help them through tough times and battles with themselves.
Madeleine Hall 9/2/14 Core 101 Sierra Nevada College Athletic Center The students and faculty of Sierra Nevada College are members of a highly athletic environment. Whether you are a member of one of the extremely competitive and demanding athletic teams, a member of the rock-climbing, backpacking, water ski, or ski and snowboard club, or if you are an outdoor enthusiast looking to get in shape and learn basic rock climbing techniques, a SNC Athletic Center would benefit your experience at this college. I propose that Sierra Nevada College invests in a student run, on campus, Athletic Center with state of the art gym and rock climbing equipment for its athletes, students, faculty and “friends of the college”. This year SNC granted 250 students with $80, 9 month passes to the local rock climbing, athletic gym in Incline Village called High Altitude. Our student body consists of over 1000 people. Over 500 of those are undergraduates and 52% of our students live on campus. I greatly appreciate the schools effort to offer us access to gyms in town and High Altitude’s generosity for giving select students access to a high quality gym, however, there were only 250 passes available, and over 100 of them went to student athletes. I was among the many student athletes who waited hours in line to secure a coveted pass. Like others, I was late for class to secure one. 75% of our students are left with a charge of $57 a month if they want to work out at the same gym. Having an Athletic Center on campus would benefit the entire community. Every student, faculty member and possibly “friends of SNC” would have access to the facility and all would benefit from the technology.
What I'm going to research about is creating a garden that SNC students would take care of. The food that they produce would go to people who are in need and he dinning hall. This would help the community and help students learn how to grow their own vegetables. This would hopefully start out as a club, but maybe turn into a class that students could get a credit for.
Innovative Challenge Idea: Campsite for Homeless Compartmentalized Housing Units (CHU's) were used all over AFG for soldier housing. There are at least 7,500(estimated) homeless in NV right now. If we set up "camps" for the homeless, they would be off the streets. If a temp work office was set up at the camps the homeless would have easier access to daily work. As long as the homeless accepted daily work, they could stay at the camp for free.
Each person would set up long term objectives and "We" would do our best to find them long term solutions. Boom.
One dispenser that takes all kinds of trash and sorts them.
People are lazy and getting more and more careless with putting their trash in the correct bins and trash cans. I want to develop one dispenser that can take all of it so there is no waste being mixed with the other and that no recycling is being mixed with trash at out land fills. I want to eliminate all possibilities of all kinds of trash being mixed together and making more pollution and more waste intend of working hard to reuse what we have.
Target Audience- Caring citizens that want to make a difference.
Everyday people jump into their cars and drive to work, school, the store, etc. When doing this, I would like to think that most people are concerned with their own safety and drive accordingly. One thing most people don’t worry about is their airbags. They have become almost a standard in todays automobile industry. My question is, why don’t all motor vehicles carry some sort of airbag system that can protect other motorist. For example; a sailor sets out to sea by himself in his sailboat. The winds that day blew in a little too strong and ended up tipping the boat leaving him stranded in the water with all but a life jacket. This sailor would in a bad situation and not many ways to make it better. But what if the boat had an airbag system that deployed once tipped? I have seen research on bike helmets that deploy an airbag from a scarf the second that you start to fall. I believe that this technology can be transferred over to more motor vehicles possible helping save lives.
Many times people who have special belongings end up loosing those items long before it is time to give them up. I have come up with an idea that will help any person who has special belongings that they dont want to loose. Advanced private GPS locator Chips come in Packs and let the user provide a passcode allowing them to be private along with sticking them to any special belonging that the user doesnt want to loose for good. Once the item is lost you will log in your created passcode to find your lost belonging.
The generic waxing table consist of a lightweight metal frame, a table top, and with additional options of an extension rack and/or vices. Well what if you took the tuning table to a new level? Keep all the same elements of the original tuning table then add extending options to turn the tuning table to a duel wax prepping hot box. So just make all the elements of the table top heat resistant with breakdown walls that can fold up and form an air sealed…oven basically, but not for brownies, but for your skis and snowboards. This process is the same as hot waxing your skis or snowboard but after laying the wax on the board you can bake it in this oven device called a hot box. This results in the pores of the base of your skis or snowboard expanding and accepting more of the wax better then simply ironing on the wax. So, a tuning table with removable vices that expands into a hot box. The hot box has to reach extreme heat temperatures so it will need an electric source but in some way, that is still being outlined, the heat used from the hot box can then be stored and reused to generate electricity for other uses of the tuning table, such as an Iron. Another element of the tuning table will be that it has a sleek and compact design to keep it lightweight and secure for extreme travel to keep up with athletes.
For some of us freshmen living in the dorms this is our first time having to share a room with one or may two other people. It is no surprise that you and your roommate(s) have different class schedules. You may have an afternoon class but your roommate may have a class at 8 am. You just want to sleep in but their alarm goes off at 7 and you can not get back to sleep. But what if they had a vibration wristband that they could sync to their cell phone. This product is not only useful to college students but siblings, couples, or even family vacations. So no more dealing with cranky roommates, angry girlfriends that didn't get there "beauty sleep" or annoying family members.
Visiting an aquarium is often a fun and educational experience, but like all animals, the fish that swim leisurely in the gallons of water behind the glass produce great amounts of waste, and the filters require tremendous amounts of energy to filter it out. A greater problem affecting our world is the amount of resources spent on agriculture. Aquaponics is a technology that cycles waste from aquatic life to provide nutrients to plants that in turn clean the water that returns to the tank. By utilizing this alternative form of agriculture, a slight solution to the two problems can be reached.
For my innovative idea I want to create a organiation that will help to preserve cultures around the world. How will people benifit from this organization? Diversity is important in our lifes because this separates us from others and helps us to see where we belong in our community. As more and more cultures are erased from our world, it makes it even harder to have diversity. Diversity is an very important in larger community because it connects us to our ancesters. People would benifit from having more diversity in the world because having different cutures means that tradition, religion, and language will live on.
When working on old trucks and cars you have to jump in and out of the vehicle to test drive it. Seeing how as you're working on a project truck it probably doesn't have good interior or a door handle. This causes you to have to roll down the window and open the door from the outside. A lot of the time the handle to roll the window down will fall off. Typically, what you could do is get your blender and take the whisks off and place the whole where the whisks would go onto the window knob, put the hand blender on and boom, power windows in your old 1978 pickup. Having a battery operated or rechargeable hand tool that would have the end like a blender piece. A pocket size detachable power window tool.
Teleportation: If teleportation was invented it would be possible for human beings to travel vast distances without physically traveling thorough the spaces in between your origin and destination. However, this is a very complex and difficult invention as it completely defies the laws of physics. In order for teleportation to be possibly and feasible you will need to have the ability to scan oneself down to a minuscule level at point a, passing your body through a computerized system and arriving at point b where your body is ultimately built back up within fractions of a second. At this time, scientists have assessed that teleportation is possible on the most minuscule level, now the question is how to expand this idea?
the idea to create a program to support food recycle and proper eating for young adults in our area right now. Come up with a program to support healthy eating portions and recycling to reduce waste. Start this up locally then expand.
Magnetic Bicycle Pedals. In the bike world there are two main ways to ride your pedals. Almost all bikes come with flat pedals. Flat pedals do not require you to be permanently attached. Therefore it makes it very easy to slip a pedal when riding difficult terrain. Anyone who has slipped a pedal will tell you that it wasn't fun, mainly due to scrapes inflicted to the shin. The other method is clipless pedals. The pedals require a cleat on the shoe that clips your foot to the pedal for the whole ride. The downside to this is falling. When you fall with these pedals it is very hard to get out of them and the bike ends up tumbling with you. My solution is magnetic Flat pedals. A pedal that requires no special way of releasing the bond between the pedal and your foot. It will also prevent from the dreaded pedal slips and clipless pedal crashes.
My innovative idea was to make a 100% green snowboard company. There already is green snowboard companies, but my company would be 100% green. i would use recycled wood like bamboo for the core. with soy bean rubber for the sidewalls and strips that run along the length of the board. even down to the base and epoxy, everything would be green and environmentally friendly.
My Idea was a clothing company that made its products out of recycled materials and gave a percentage of the profit to local foundations. Like if you opened up a shop in tahoe city you would give a percentage of your profits to the Keep Tahoe blue foundation and keep things local.
My innovative idea is a food printer. This printer would have the capability to print almost any item of food. This would change the huge problem which is hunger. It would eliminate the starvation and hunger and make food available to people who previously did not have access to food. Along with that, you could put printers in places to which shipping food is a hard thing to do. You also would not have to ship food to troops, workers or other people in places far from resources.
Jesse Guess Prof. Kenney Best Idea 09-03-2014 Heads Up The idea that I have involves new technology, would also create new jobs, infrastructure, and a service that has never been offered before to both snowboarders and skiers giving them more on mountain time with their friends and families. The idea that I have is to make a heads up display that is housed inside the goggle of the rider, and then to have this interact with a customers phone or to help ski patrol locate someone who has been injured on the mountain. My idea is to have different indicators that guide the rider to the correct trails and to keep people out of harms way. This would also create new data that a resort could follow, gaining insight to what their customers needs really are. What areas are used the most. And to be able to offer some of the hard data to the customers as well. This could have untold applications I believe with the right direction and teamwork.
"Wasteline, City of Omaha's Official Website for Solid Waste Disposal Information." Wasteline, City of Omaha's Official Website for Solid Waste Disposal Information. |. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. . This will talk about ways to cut down on waste and try to get new ways for disposing of waste.
"Solid Waste Management." Town of Truckee :. 2009|. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. . This talks about how the town of Truckee disposes of waste and how they have a precise way of getting rid of waste.
"Waste Not - Recycling Programs." - IVGID.org. 2014|. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. . This will talk about the importance of having different dispensers and why we recycle and how we can do better.
"Permits." Landfill Permitting Process. 2013|. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. . This will help talking about why we need a different process in disposing of waste.
"Landfills *." Landfills. |, 2013. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. . Already done new ideas for landfills.
Zappos blogs: “renewable resources in organic clothing” what are the benefits of organic clothing? Jan 17, 2010. This Talks about all of the renewable resources that can be used to create clothing. And how they can be beneficial. Waste Not “U.s. Brands Slow to embrace textile recycling are missing opportunities” April 16, 2013. Shows us how some clothing companies are missing the opportunity to save money by using there recycled material instead of buying new sheets of fabric. Forbes: “America’s most generous companies” July 16, 2013. Forbes tells and discusses about the top companies that give generous amounts of money to charities. Clothing: “Encyclopedia of the united states in the nineteenth century” speakes about the back round of clothing and styles. But Literati isn't a very good source to use. “Business - to business marketing” The New Penguin business dictionary. Gives resources and materials needed to run a business and how to market that business and to allow business to business trades.
1: http://www.endhomelessness.org/ States that in the Great Basin there are 12000 homeless. 4200 of which are children
2: http://www.portal.hud.gov found that there are 28 homeless shelters in Nevada (LasVegas-15 Reno-10, Carson, Sparks, and Henderson 1 each)
3: http://www.lasvegassun.com/ in a collection of articles, I found that each homeless person cost over $4000 per year to shelter. The amount raises to $12,000 if they need supportive care (physical, mental, emotional, etc.)
4: www.globalportablebuildings.com/ sells various containerized housing modules.
5: http://www.census.gov in 2010 found that 14% of Nevadans are under the poverty level
People I’ve messaged Kstephens@doe.nv.gov – Department of education. He agreed with endhomelessness.org’s # of homeless Nevada Children
EHking@admin.NV.gov- reached out to him for insight as to how much funding was federally/state/locally provided for the homeless cause
Chris.Buckley@kolotv.com Chris gave me insight as to various reports she’s done on homelessness in the region. Last year they spoke with 150 different homeless people under the age of 24 in Washoe County.
Annotated Bibliography 1.) http://literati.credoreference.com/content/topic/art_therapy — HARRIET WADESON. "Art Therapy." The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. Eds. W. Edward Craighead and Charles B. Nemeroff. Hoboken: Wiley, 2010. Credo Reference. Web. 15 September 2014. — My first source of information describes how art therapy is beneficial to people who suffer from paranoid schizophrenia and how to put out creative energy. “I could draw it, but I don’t know how to say it.” Sigmund Freud (1963, p. 90).
2.) http://literati.credoreference.com/content/entry/wileyse/art_therapy/0?searchId=49b300b7-3a06-11e4-8ae4-12c1d36507ee&result=0 —Tia Billy. "Art Therapy." Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals. Eds. Cecil R. Reynolds and Elaine Feltcher-Janzen. Hoboken: Wiley, 2007. Credo Reference. Web. 15 September 2014. — How art therapy began and how it’s used to treat troubled youth.
3.) http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=79183c50-67db-4e67-8da3-7a44629a634d%40sessionmgr4001&vid=1&hid=4114 — Arian Parsa, Nasrin, and Saba Harati. "Art Therapy (Poetry Therapy) Can Reduce The Effects Of Depression." International Journal Of Academic Research 5.4 (2013): 149-152. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. — Poetry therapy is helpful for people who are unable to make physical art. They are still being able to express themselves with positive energy even if they are physically disabled or have no interest in drawing, sculpture, ect.
4.) http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=b05dec53-6295-4968-a89b-29d940c8206a%40sessionmgr4001&vid=1&hid=4114 — Mandić Gajić, Gordana. "Group Art Therapy As Adjunct Therapy For The Treatment Of Schizophrenic Patients In Day Hospital." Vojnosanitetski Pregled: Military Medical & Pharmaceutical Journal Of Serbia & Montenegro 70.11 (2013): 1065-1069. Academic Search Main Edition. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. — Therapy in a group for the treatment of schizophrenic patient. Not everyone learns and creates in the same ways so if people were exposed to new methods it could mean the difference between overcoming their challenges and staying isolated.
5.) http://www.arttherapy.org/upload/toolkittexas.pdf — Lusebrink, V. (2004). Art therapy and the brain: An attempt to understand the underlying processes of art expression in therapy. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 21(3), 125-135. — Art in partner with special education classes is crucial to kids and teens with disorders such as autism, downs syndrome, ect. They don’t typically learn in the same way as everyone else because they need more hands on approaches.
Human Resources 1.) Joan Bloomgarden (Program Director and Associate Professor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions) — (516) 463-5300 — joan.S.Bloomgarden@hofstra.edu 2.) Deborah L. Elkis-Abuhoff (Associate Professor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions) — (516) 463-5755 — deborah.Elkis-Abuhoff@hofstra.edu 3.) Cynthia Woodruff — http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-board.html — Board member 4.) Sarah Deaver — http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-board.html — President 5.) Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro — http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-board.html — Director
Iain Borden. "Skateboarding." Encyclopedia of American Studies. Eds. Simon J. Bronner and John Haddad. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
- This article helps focus on the ideal history of skateboarding. I would like to know the history of skateboarding to pursue on opening this skateshop. This article also helps with understanding the media aspect of the sport. Understanding this aspect entails and informs me how the media reacts to the sport.
"Photography." Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought. Ed. Kenneth McLeish. London: Bloomsbury, 1993. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
- In my skateshop I would like to have a photography/film studio. I have come to realize photography and skateboard come hand to hand. This section of the store would be more like a gallery to present the art pieces for the audience to enjoy.
"Consignment." Dictionary of Business. Ed. P. H. Collin. London: A&C Black, 2006. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
- Additionally, fashion also comes hand to hand with skateboarding. In the skate shop I would like to also host a rare clothing consignment. By this I mean carry exclusive brands that are hard to find such as Supreme. This article helps me understand exactly what a consignment is and how it works from a business standpoint.
"Photography." Chambers Dictionary of World History. Eds. Bruce Lenman and Hilary Marsden. London: Chambers Harrap, 2005. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
- This article reflects on the prominent history of Photography. Understanding the full aspect upon the history behind this element of action formulates ideal knowledge for opening a photography section. Incorporating anything to the business, the business man should understand the full history, so he knows how to attack the consumers.
"Salzburg Festival." The Columbia Encyclopedia. New York: Columbia University Press, 2013. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
- As I open the skate shop, I would like to take 10% of each item that sells and save that percentage to buy a natural land trust preserve to host festivals and concerts. Festivals is an easy way to make money and attract a large audience. I would like to do this because music also goes hand to hand with skateboarding.
Danbert, Samantha J., James M. Pivarnik, Richard N. McNeil, and Ira J. Washington. "Academic Success and Retention: The Role of Recreational Sports Fitness Facilities." Recreational Sports Journal Volume 38.Issue 1 (2014): 14-22. Http://www.vps.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Recreation%202012.pdf. Recreational Sports Journal, Apr. 2014. Web. 14 Sept. 2014.
The study reviewed the role of their college’s fitness center in theirs students academic success. 4,843 freshman students enrolled at Michigan State University participated. 56% women and 44% men. The 1,138 students who purchased a pass to the fitness center were compared with the 3,705 students who chose not to invest in the athletic center pass. This study shows proof that fitness does effect students GPA’s and that having a athletic center on the SNC campus could potentially improve our campuses overall GPA.
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Younis Khan, Mohammad, Dr Asif Jamil, Dr Umar Ali Khan, and Uzma Kareem. "Association between Participation in Sports and Academic Achievement O F College Students." In Ternational Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences Vol. 2.No. 8 (2012): 419-27. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. .
This study used a survey of 15 questions for students and professors to measure the relationship of sports and academic achievement. Participants agree that sport activity has a positive influence college students education for the better. Physical activity has a positive effect on students memory and concentration in the classroom. This survey brings the view point of students and teachers into my research.
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Society for Neuroscience. "BrainFacts.org." Physical Exercise Beefs Up the Brain. Brain Facts, 28 Aug. 2013. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. .
This article discusses scientists research on how physical exercise benefits the hippocampus section of the brain. A section of the brain involved in learning, memory, and emotion. The article talks about the results of testing mice, monkeys, and humans. The study contributes to my research because its proof that those who exercise can have up to double the amount of new nerve cells in their hippocampus providing them with a faster learning rate.
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Neubert, Amy P. "College Students Working out at Campus Gyms Get Better Grades." Purdue News. Purdue University, 15 Apr. 2013. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. .
The article discusses how students attending Purdue University and make use of the athletic center have higher GPA’s then students who do not use the athletic facilities. It notes that students who use the rock climbing wall more then 16 times per month earned a GPA of 3.10 and higher. This article provides information on the benefits of a athletics center on campus with a rock climbing wall.
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WMion, Eric G. "Fitness Centers." WBDG. Whole Building Design Guide, 28 Dec. 2011. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. .
Eric Mion’s article introduces the main topics on building an athletic center that will benefit both serious athletes and casual recreational users. He discuses qualities of group fitness classes, saunas, locker rooms, and a snack or juice bar while also making points on building an environmentally friendly facility. One of SNC’s main themes is sustainability and our campus would benefit from a environmentally friendly athletic center. Mion’s article explains how to begin planning for our new building.
Brooke Oniel - Student Athlete - Snowboard Team (530)514-5153 Brooke is a great example of a, off campus SNC athlete who would benefit from the accommodations of an on campus Athletic Center. She is a member of the High Altitude gym in town, but has insight on why a student athletic center would be more beneficial for her training as an SNC athlete.
Sam Cooke - Art Student (702)635-7373 Sam is a great representation of an on campus, non student athlete students who would enjoy athletic gym amenities while on campus. She would participate in group classes and learn to rock climb as a way refresh after a long day on the potters wheel.
Christopher Hoffmann - SNC Resident Assistant - Rock Climbing Club Team President (530)305-6456 Chris is the president of the SNC Rock Climbing Club Team. He is a representation of how our clubs such as the Wild Womens Club, Waterski Club, Ski and Snowboard Club, and the skate club would use the accommodations of an on campus athletic center.
Ashley Mantione-White - SNC Resident Assistant - High Altitude Employee (716)548-5737 Ashley not only represents the students who live on campus, but she also represents the employees of High Altitude. She will have great insight on the benefits of having a state of the art on campus athletic center.
Will Hoida - Dean of Students- Director of Student Activities and Outdoor Adventure
Will represents all students and plans all of student activities. He will being an administrative perspective to my research.
Lynn G. Gillette - President of SNC
Lynn brings the school boards perspective to my project. He knows the schools current financial circumstances.
1.) "A More Efficient Engine | MIT Technology Review." MIT Technology Review. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. Information about creating a more energy efficient engine for vehicles.
2.) "HowStuffWorks "Could We Power All Cars Entirely from Wind Power?"" HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2014. Information about creating wind powered vehicles, and how consumers/ DRIVERSwould have to change their driving habits in order for this to be feasible.
3.)"NBC News: Wind-Powered Car Travels 3,000 Miles Across Australia For $15 (Video)." CleanTechnica. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2014. A wind powered/ driven car crosses 3,000 miles of Australia for just 15$. Cheap and effective.
4.) "Wind-powered Vehicle." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Aug. 2014. Web. 21 Sept. 2014. A wiki page of information about racing cars with wind power, and records for the 'fastest' wind powered cars.
5.) "Wind-Powered Car 'Could Cut China's Smog'" YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2014. A video explaining and displaying how wind powered cars could be china's solution to smog and pollution.
Works Cited Harland, Maddy. "A Greenhouse That Thinks It Is a Mini Forest Garden." Permaculture Magazine. Permaculture, Practical Solutions for Self Reliance, 19 June 2013. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This reference is useful to me because it talks about how to plant a more sustainable garden in your greenhouse. The author also speaks of how she would plant during cold weather which is helpful for an area like Incline, where it gets very cold. "Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture —And Food." NPR. NPR, 18 Dec. 2008. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. In this article/podcast Michael Pollan discusses both the fiscal and environmental benefits of locally grown food. Pollan is a leader in the movement for permaculture, and I think that his opinions are beneficial to my project. Pollan, Michael. "A Plant's-eye View." Michael Pollan:. TED, Mar. 2007. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This is another word from Michael Pollan. The reason why this is also important to me is because Pollan is the reason why I even started considering the benefit of greenhouses. I feel that he has a real understanding of plants and how they operate and how that then effects us as humans. Torres, Michael. "8 Reasons Everyone Should Buy A Greenhouse." 8 Reasons Everyone Should Buy A Greenhouse. The Greenhouse Catalog. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This webpage is valuable to my project as it lists 8 good reasons why someone should build a greenhouse. Since I am trying to convince others that a greenhouse is a good idea I can use these reasons to help persuade others. "About." Tahoe Food Hub. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2014. Tahoe Food Hub is an organization in Truckee that has a greenhouse. This is a good research start for me because the weather conditions in Truckee are similar to Incline so it would be beneficial to find out about their system.
Mary Deutsch Core 101, Visual Literacy Human Resource Contacts Susie Sutpin, Founder/Executive Director at Tahoe Food Hub Susie is a good contact because she has a large greenhouse that she works at. I think that talking with her will help to give more practical application for my idea.
Lily Bennett, SNC student Lily has worked a gardener in Martha ’s Vineyard. Also Lily would like to see a community garden at SNC.
Brianna Crespo (480) 3740981
Brianna is a SNC student who studies psychology and plays on the Lacrosse team. I would like to hear from an average student what they think about the idea of having a greenhouse on campus.
1.) Barbee, Jim R. "Agriculture in Nevada." Agriculture in Nevada. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. →This was a helpful resource because it talked about agriculture in Nevada and it gave me some information about what would help me create our own little farm at SNC and what the issues with it would be.
2.) "Food Rescue." Wasted Food Jonathan Bloom on Food Waste and How It Can Be Avoided. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. → “Food Rescue” helped me in my research because it talks about taking the food from farms that would have just gotten thrown away and giving to people in need. This goes along with my ides to create a garden at SNC and donate half the proceeds to local homeless shelters.
3.) Misa, Misa. "Motivations for Organic Farming in Tourist Regions: A Case Study in Nepal." 16.1 (2014): 181-93. Literati. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. . → This was relevant to my research because my idea is creating a small farm in a very tourist infested place like incline. Specifically why it would be better to create a organic farm.
4.) "9 Rules for Starting Your Own Farm." The Art of Manliness. Screen Four, 2014. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. → This was helpful because it gave me a lot of helpful information about actually starting a little farm at SNC instead of the general information about farming.
5.) "Nevada Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables." About. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. → This website is going to be very helpful when thinking about what we are going to grow in this garden. It tells us when all the vegetables can grow in Nevada.
"MyHomework Student Planner." App. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This app is similar to what I am thinking of just less interactive between students to students and student to teachers.
"MyHomework 5.1 Update." Vimeo. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This video shows the layout on their app. To me it seams to monotone with the same light shades of blue everything looks like a blur. Also important events don’t stand out
"How to Make an IPhone App." WikiHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This website explains how to create an app and the process of it all. It breaks down each part and gives detailed steps
"How to Create a Free Website." WikiHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This website is similar to the one to create an app but this one creates a website with the same set up and step process. "Color Wheel Pro - See Color Theory in Action." Color Wheel Pro: Color Meaning. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This website explains color theory which I think is important in creating an app or website.
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Work Cited
"Getting Your Message across." Business: The Ultimate Resource. London: A&C Black, 2009. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014. This is a good article to help show how to get your point across in an effective way. This can help not only with investors but also consumers.
"Mobile App Development Company, London, UK - IPhone, Android & Windows Developers." The App Business. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. . This website informs people on how to start an app, not how to start your business but how to operate the app and make it user friendly.
"About Hookit." About Hookit. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. . This is a website that I would like to incorporate in my app. This link provides information about the goals of Hookit, and their current internet status.
"About." USSA. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. . Another website I would like to use in my app. This is an organization that sponsors skiing and snowboarding events. On this website they provide ranking nationally for their program.
"The Homepage of Skiing." Newschoolers.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. . Newschoolers is a social media website that currently does not have an app. It allows skiers to share edits, voice opinions on products and sell and buy products.
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ReplyDeleteThe idea that I will be using for my project is the one of creating a large community greenhouse garden. My target audience would be SNC students, faculty and staff. My innovation is valuable because I feel that the folks here at SNC would benefit from being able to experience growing their own food. Also, I think that a large greenhouse could be used for a teaching, and growing food could become an integral part of the curriculum here.
ReplyDeleteChildren as well as adults and even people who suffer from mental disorders such as PTSD, childhood/adult depression, and autism can all benefit from expressing themselves through the arts. After all, everyone copes with hard times and tragedy in different ways. I was eight when my mom passed away and if I didn't have art and music in my life I would have been a very different person. The arts were my salvation and now I'm pursuing them in college to keep them with me for the rest of my life. I want everyone to be able to have an outlet like I had and I believe medical insurance covered art therapy would be beneficial to kids, teens, and young adults as a way to help them through tough times and battles with themselves.
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Sierra Nevada College Athletic Center
The students and faculty of Sierra Nevada College are members of a highly athletic environment. Whether you are a member of one of the extremely competitive and demanding athletic teams, a member of the rock-climbing, backpacking, water ski, or ski and snowboard club, or if you are an outdoor enthusiast looking to get in shape and learn basic rock climbing techniques, a SNC Athletic Center would benefit your experience at this college. I propose that Sierra Nevada College invests in a student run, on campus, Athletic Center with state of the art gym and rock climbing equipment for its athletes, students, faculty and “friends of the college”. This year SNC granted 250 students with $80, 9 month passes to the local rock climbing, athletic gym in Incline Village called High Altitude. Our student body consists of over 1000 people. Over 500 of those are undergraduates and 52% of our students live on campus. I greatly appreciate the schools effort to offer us access to gyms in town and High Altitude’s generosity for giving select students access to a high quality gym, however, there were only 250 passes available, and over 100 of them went to student athletes. I was among the many student athletes who waited hours in line to secure a coveted pass. Like others, I was late for class to secure one. 75% of our students are left with a charge of $57 a month if they want to work out at the same gym. Having an Athletic Center on campus would benefit the entire community. Every student, faculty member and possibly “friends of SNC” would have access to the facility and all would benefit from the technology.
What I'm going to research about is creating a garden that SNC students would take care of. The food that they produce would go to people who are in need and he dinning hall. This would help the community and help students learn how to grow their own vegetables. This would hopefully start out as a club, but maybe turn into a class that students could get a credit for.
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Compartmentalized Housing Units (CHU's) were used all over AFG for soldier housing. There are at least 7,500(estimated) homeless in NV right now.
If we set up "camps" for the homeless, they would be off the streets. If a temp work office was set up at the camps the homeless would have easier access to daily work.
As long as the homeless accepted daily work, they could stay at the camp for free.
Each person would set up long term objectives and "We" would do our best to find them long term solutions.
Boom.
Social Innovation
ReplyDeleteFranklin Hall
One dispenser that takes all kinds of trash and sorts them.
People are lazy and getting more and more careless with putting their trash in the correct bins and trash cans. I want to develop one dispenser that can take all of it so there is no waste being mixed with the other and that no recycling is being mixed with trash at out land fills. I want to eliminate all possibilities of all kinds of trash being mixed together and making more pollution and more waste intend of working hard to reuse what we have.
Target Audience- Caring citizens that want to make a difference.
Boat/Motor Vehicle Airbags
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Everyday people jump into their cars and drive to work, school, the store, etc. When doing this, I would like to think that most people are concerned with their own safety and drive accordingly. One thing most people don’t worry about is their airbags. They have become almost a standard in todays automobile industry. My question is, why don’t all motor vehicles carry some sort of airbag system that can protect other motorist. For example; a sailor sets out to sea by himself in his sailboat. The winds that day blew in a little too strong and ended up tipping the boat leaving him stranded in the water with all but a life jacket. This sailor would in a bad situation and not many ways to make it better. But what if the boat had an airbag system that deployed once tipped? I have seen research on bike helmets that deploy an airbag from a scarf the second that you start to fall. I believe that this technology can be transferred over to more motor vehicles possible helping save lives.
Core 101
ReplyDeleteProgrammable Personal GPS Chips
Many times people who have special belongings end up loosing those items long before it is time to give them up. I have come up with an idea that will help any person who has special belongings that they dont want to loose. Advanced private GPS locator Chips come in Packs and let the user provide a passcode allowing them to be private along with sticking them to any special belonging that the user doesnt want to loose for good. Once the item is lost you will log in your created passcode to find your lost belonging.
Celine Holland
ReplyDeleteMary Kenny
CORE 101-Section 3
Innovative Idea: Tuning Table Taken to an Extreme
The generic waxing table consist of a lightweight metal frame, a table top, and with additional options of an extension rack and/or vices. Well what if you took the tuning table to a new level? Keep all the same elements of the original tuning table then add extending options to turn the tuning table to a duel wax prepping hot box. So just make all the elements of the table top heat resistant with breakdown walls that can fold up and form an air sealed…oven basically, but not for brownies, but for your skis and snowboards. This process is the same as hot waxing your skis or snowboard but after laying the wax on the board you can bake it in this oven device called a hot box. This results in the pores of the base of your skis or snowboard expanding and accepting more of the wax better then simply ironing on the wax.
So, a tuning table with removable vices that expands into a hot box. The hot box has to reach extreme heat temperatures so it will need an electric source but in some way, that is still being outlined, the heat used from the hot box can then be stored and reused to generate electricity for other uses of the tuning table, such as an Iron. Another element of the tuning table will be that it has a sleek and compact design to keep it lightweight and secure for extreme travel to keep up with athletes.
For some of us freshmen living in the dorms this is our first time having to share a room with one or may two other people. It is no surprise that you and your roommate(s) have different class schedules. You may have an afternoon class but your roommate may have a class at 8 am. You just want to sleep in but their alarm goes off at 7 and you can not get back to sleep. But what if they had a vibration wristband that they could sync to their cell phone. This product is not only useful to college students but siblings, couples, or even family vacations. So no more dealing with cranky roommates, angry girlfriends that didn't get there "beauty sleep" or annoying family members.
ReplyDeleteVisiting an aquarium is often a fun and educational experience, but like all animals, the fish that swim leisurely in the gallons of water behind the glass produce great amounts of waste, and the filters require tremendous amounts of energy to filter it out. A greater problem affecting our world is the amount of resources spent on agriculture. Aquaponics is a technology that cycles waste from aquatic life to provide nutrients to plants that in turn clean the water that returns to the tank. By utilizing this alternative form of agriculture, a slight solution to the two problems can be reached.
ReplyDeleteFor my innovative idea I want to create a organiation that will help to preserve cultures around the world. How will people benifit from this organization? Diversity is important in our lifes because this separates us from others and helps us to see where we belong in our community. As more and more cultures are erased from our world, it makes it even harder to have diversity. Diversity is an very important in larger community because it connects us to our ancesters. People would benifit from having more diversity in the world because having different cutures means that tradition, religion, and language will live on.
ReplyDeleteWhen working on old trucks and cars you have to jump in and out of the vehicle to test drive it. Seeing how as you're working on a project truck it probably doesn't have good interior or a door handle. This causes you to have to roll down the window and open the door from the outside. A lot of the time the handle to roll the window down will fall off. Typically, what you could do is get your blender and take the whisks off and place the whole where the whisks would go onto the window knob, put the hand blender on and boom, power windows in your old 1978 pickup.
ReplyDeleteHaving a battery operated or rechargeable hand tool that would have the end like a blender piece. A pocket size detachable power window tool.
Innovative Idea problem statement-
ReplyDeleteTeleportation: If teleportation was invented it would be possible for human beings to travel vast distances without physically traveling thorough the spaces in between your origin and destination. However, this is a very complex and difficult invention as it completely defies the laws of physics. In order for teleportation to be possibly and feasible you will need to have the ability to scan oneself down to a minuscule level at point a, passing your body through a computerized system and arriving at point b where your body is ultimately built back up within fractions of a second. At this time, scientists have assessed that teleportation is possible on the most minuscule level, now the question is how to expand this idea?
the idea to create a program to support food recycle and proper eating for young adults in our area right now. Come up with a program to support healthy eating portions and recycling to reduce waste. Start this up locally then expand.
ReplyDeleteMagnetic Bicycle Pedals.
ReplyDeleteIn the bike world there are two main ways to ride your pedals. Almost all bikes come with flat pedals. Flat pedals do not require you to be permanently attached. Therefore it makes it very easy to slip a pedal when riding difficult terrain. Anyone who has slipped a pedal will tell you that it wasn't fun, mainly due to scrapes inflicted to the shin. The other method is clipless pedals. The pedals require a cleat on the shoe that clips your foot to the pedal for the whole ride. The downside to this is falling. When you fall with these pedals it is very hard to get out of them and the bike ends up tumbling with you. My solution is magnetic Flat pedals. A pedal that requires no special way of releasing the bond between the pedal and your foot. It will also prevent from the dreaded pedal slips and clipless pedal crashes.
My innovative idea was to make a 100% green snowboard company. There already is green snowboard companies, but my company would be 100% green. i would use recycled wood like bamboo for the core. with soy bean rubber for the sidewalls and strips that run along the length of the board. even down to the base and epoxy, everything would be green and environmentally friendly.
ReplyDeleteMy Idea was a clothing company that made its products out of recycled materials and gave a percentage of the profit to local foundations. Like if you opened up a shop in tahoe city you would give a percentage of your profits to the Keep Tahoe blue foundation and keep things local.
ReplyDeleteMy innovative idea is a food printer. This printer would have the capability to print almost any item of food. This would change the huge problem which is hunger. It would eliminate the starvation and hunger and make food available to people who previously did not have access to food. Along with that, you could put printers in places to which shipping food is a hard thing to do. You also would not have to ship food to troops, workers or other people in places far from resources.
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ReplyDeleteProf. Kenney
Best Idea
09-03-2014
Heads Up
The idea that I have involves new technology, would also create new jobs, infrastructure, and a service that has never been offered before to both snowboarders and skiers giving them more on mountain time with their friends and families. The idea that I have is to make a heads up display that is housed inside the goggle of the rider, and then to have this interact with a customers phone or to help ski patrol locate someone who has been injured on the mountain. My idea is to have different indicators that guide the rider to the correct trails and to keep people out of harms way. This would also create new data that a resort could follow, gaining insight to what their customers needs really are. What areas are used the most. And to be able to offer some of the hard data to the customers as well. This could have untold applications I believe with the right direction and teamwork.
Franklin Hall
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"Wasteline, City of Omaha's Official Website for Solid Waste Disposal Information." Wasteline, City of Omaha's Official Website for Solid Waste Disposal Information. |. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. .
This will talk about ways to cut down on waste and try to get new ways for disposing of waste.
"Solid Waste Management." Town of Truckee :. 2009|. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. .
This talks about how the town of Truckee disposes of waste and how they have a precise way of getting rid of waste.
"Waste Not - Recycling Programs." - IVGID.org. 2014|. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. .
This will talk about the importance of having different dispensers and why we recycle and how we can do better.
"Permits." Landfill Permitting Process. 2013|. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. .
This will help talking about why we need a different process in disposing of waste.
"Landfills *." Landfills. |, 2013. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. .
Already done new ideas for landfills.
Contacts are written down.
Cole Scott
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Zappos blogs: “renewable resources in organic clothing” what are the benefits of organic clothing? Jan 17, 2010. This Talks about all of the renewable resources that can be used to create clothing. And how they can be beneficial.
Waste Not “U.s. Brands Slow to embrace textile recycling are missing opportunities” April 16, 2013. Shows us how some clothing companies are missing the opportunity to save money by using there recycled material instead of buying new sheets of fabric.
Forbes: “America’s most generous companies” July 16, 2013. Forbes tells and discusses about the top companies that give generous amounts of money to charities.
Clothing: “Encyclopedia of the united states in the nineteenth century” speakes about the back round of clothing and styles. But Literati isn't a very good source to use.
“Business - to business marketing” The New Penguin business dictionary. Gives resources and materials needed to run a business and how to market that business and to allow business to business trades.
Contacts are written down
1: http://www.endhomelessness.org/ States that in the Great Basin there are 12000 homeless. 4200 of which are children
ReplyDelete2: http://www.portal.hud.gov found that there are 28 homeless shelters in Nevada (LasVegas-15 Reno-10, Carson, Sparks, and Henderson 1 each)
3: http://www.lasvegassun.com/ in a collection of articles, I found that each homeless person cost over $4000 per year to shelter. The amount raises to $12,000 if they need supportive care (physical, mental, emotional, etc.)
4: www.globalportablebuildings.com/ sells various containerized housing modules.
5: http://www.census.gov in 2010 found that 14% of Nevadans are under the poverty level
People I’ve messaged
Kstephens@doe.nv.gov – Department of education. He agreed with endhomelessness.org’s # of homeless Nevada Children
EHking@admin.NV.gov- reached out to him for insight as to how much funding was federally/state/locally provided for the homeless cause
Chris.Buckley@kolotv.com Chris gave me insight as to various reports she’s done on homelessness in the region. Last year they spoke with 150 different homeless people under the age of 24 in Washoe County.
ReplyDeleteWikiPedia-GPS
This Website is important for me because it explains how a GPS device works, which i will have to understand in order to move forward on my idea.
"Global Positioning System." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Sept. 2014. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.
Literati- Global Positioning system
This website helped me to establish what amount of GHz carry each code
"Global Positioning System (GPS) | Hargrave's Com... - Credo Reference." Global Positioning System (GPS) | Hargrave's Com... - Credo Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.
Literati-Phase Lock Loop
This web article explains how a tracking frequencies work , which is something i will need to know to move forward with my idea.
"Phase Lock Loop (PLL) | Hargrave's Communication... - Credo Reference." Phase Lock Loop (PLL) | Hargrave's Communication... - Credo Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.
I FIX IT- tracking device breakdown
This web page breaks down all the parts of an FBI tracking device which should help me understand more of how this works
"Tracking Device Teardown." IFixit. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.
Retriever- self charging gps tracking and retrieving
This web page allows me to figure out the technology of self charging gps’s and how to make it the smallest gps available.
"RETRIEVOR - Self-Charging GPS Tracking & Retrieving." Indiegogo. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2014.
Annotated Bibliography
ReplyDelete1.) http://literati.credoreference.com/content/topic/art_therapy
— HARRIET WADESON. "Art Therapy." The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. Eds. W. Edward Craighead and Charles B. Nemeroff. Hoboken: Wiley, 2010. Credo Reference. Web. 15 September 2014.
— My first source of information describes how art therapy is beneficial to people who suffer from paranoid schizophrenia and how to put out creative energy. “I could draw it, but I don’t know how to say it.” Sigmund Freud (1963, p. 90).
2.) http://literati.credoreference.com/content/entry/wileyse/art_therapy/0?searchId=49b300b7-3a06-11e4-8ae4-12c1d36507ee&result=0
—Tia Billy. "Art Therapy." Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals. Eds. Cecil R. Reynolds and Elaine Feltcher-Janzen. Hoboken: Wiley, 2007. Credo Reference. Web. 15 September 2014.
— How art therapy began and how it’s used to treat troubled youth.
3.) http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=79183c50-67db-4e67-8da3-7a44629a634d%40sessionmgr4001&vid=1&hid=4114
— Arian Parsa, Nasrin, and Saba Harati. "Art Therapy (Poetry Therapy) Can Reduce The Effects Of Depression." International Journal Of Academic Research 5.4 (2013): 149-152. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
— Poetry therapy is helpful for people who are unable to make physical art. They are still being able to express themselves with positive energy even if they are physically disabled or have no interest in drawing, sculpture, ect.
4.) http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=b05dec53-6295-4968-a89b-29d940c8206a%40sessionmgr4001&vid=1&hid=4114
— Mandić Gajić, Gordana. "Group Art Therapy As Adjunct Therapy For The Treatment Of Schizophrenic Patients In Day Hospital." Vojnosanitetski Pregled: Military Medical & Pharmaceutical Journal Of Serbia & Montenegro 70.11 (2013): 1065-1069. Academic Search Main Edition. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
— Therapy in a group for the treatment of schizophrenic patient. Not everyone learns and creates in the same ways so if people were exposed to new methods it could mean the difference between overcoming their challenges and staying isolated.
5.) http://www.arttherapy.org/upload/toolkittexas.pdf
— Lusebrink, V. (2004). Art therapy and the brain: An attempt to understand the
underlying processes of art expression in therapy. Art Therapy: Journal of the
American Art Therapy Association, 21(3), 125-135.
— Art in partner with special education classes is crucial to kids and teens with disorders such as autism, downs syndrome, ect. They don’t typically learn in the same way as everyone else because they need more hands on approaches.
Human Resources
ReplyDelete1.) Joan Bloomgarden (Program Director and Associate Professor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions)
— (516) 463-5300
— joan.S.Bloomgarden@hofstra.edu
2.) Deborah L. Elkis-Abuhoff (Associate Professor of Counseling and Mental Health Professions)
— (516) 463-5755
— deborah.Elkis-Abuhoff@hofstra.edu
3.) Cynthia Woodruff
— http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-board.html
— Board member
4.) Sarah Deaver
— http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-board.html
— President
5.) Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro
— http://www.arttherapy.org/aata-board.html
— Director
Brent Immediato
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Iain Borden. "Skateboarding." Encyclopedia of American Studies. Eds. Simon J. Bronner and John Haddad. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
- This article helps focus on the ideal history of skateboarding. I would like to know the history of skateboarding to pursue on opening this skateshop. This article also helps with understanding the media aspect of the sport. Understanding this aspect entails and informs me how the media reacts to the sport.
"Photography." Bloomsbury Guide to Human Thought. Ed. Kenneth McLeish. London: Bloomsbury, 1993. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
- In my skateshop I would like to have a photography/film studio. I have come to
realize photography and skateboard come hand to hand. This section of the store would be more like a gallery to present the art pieces for the audience to enjoy.
"Consignment." Dictionary of Business. Ed. P. H. Collin. London: A&C Black, 2006. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
- Additionally, fashion also comes hand to hand with skateboarding. In the skate shop I would like to also host a rare clothing consignment. By this I mean carry exclusive brands that are hard to find such as Supreme. This article helps me understand exactly what a consignment is and how it works from a business standpoint.
"Photography." Chambers Dictionary of World History. Eds. Bruce Lenman and Hilary Marsden. London: Chambers Harrap, 2005. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
- This article reflects on the prominent history of Photography. Understanding the full aspect upon the history behind this element of action formulates ideal knowledge for opening a photography section. Incorporating anything to the business, the business man should understand the full history, so he knows how to attack the consumers.
"Salzburg Festival." The Columbia Encyclopedia. New York: Columbia University Press, 2013. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014.
- As I open the skate shop, I would like to take 10% of each item that sells and save that percentage to buy a natural land trust preserve to host festivals and concerts. Festivals is an easy way to make money and attract a large audience. I would like to do this because music also goes hand to hand with skateboarding.
Madeleine Hall
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Danbert, Samantha J., James M. Pivarnik, Richard N. McNeil, and Ira J. Washington. "Academic Success and Retention: The Role of Recreational Sports Fitness Facilities." Recreational Sports Journal Volume 38.Issue 1 (2014): 14-22. Http://www.vps.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Recreation%202012.pdf. Recreational Sports Journal, Apr. 2014. Web. 14 Sept. 2014.
The study reviewed the role of their college’s fitness center in theirs students academic success. 4,843 freshman students enrolled at Michigan State University participated. 56% women and 44% men. The 1,138 students who purchased a pass to the fitness center were compared with the 3,705 students who chose not to invest in the athletic center pass. This study shows proof that fitness does effect students GPA’s and that having a athletic center on the SNC campus could potentially improve our campuses overall GPA.
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Younis Khan, Mohammad, Dr Asif Jamil, Dr Umar Ali Khan, and Uzma Kareem. "Association between Participation in Sports and Academic Achievement O F College Students." In Ternational Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences Vol. 2.No. 8 (2012): 419-27. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. .
This study used a survey of 15 questions for students and professors to measure the relationship of sports and academic achievement. Participants agree that sport activity has a positive influence college students education for the better. Physical activity has a positive effect on students memory and concentration in the classroom. This survey brings the view point of students and teachers into my research.
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Society for Neuroscience. "BrainFacts.org." Physical Exercise Beefs Up the Brain. Brain Facts, 28 Aug. 2013. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. .
This article discusses scientists research on how physical exercise benefits the hippocampus section of the brain. A section of the brain involved in learning, memory, and emotion. The article talks about the results of testing mice, monkeys, and humans. The study contributes to my research because its proof that those who exercise can have up to double the amount of new nerve cells in their hippocampus providing them with a faster learning rate.
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Neubert, Amy P. "College Students Working out at Campus Gyms Get Better Grades." Purdue News. Purdue University, 15 Apr. 2013. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. .
The article discusses how students attending Purdue University and make use of the athletic center have higher GPA’s then students who do not use the athletic facilities. It notes that students who use the rock climbing wall more then 16 times per month earned a GPA of 3.10 and higher. This article provides information on the benefits of a athletics center on campus with a rock climbing wall.
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WMion, Eric G. "Fitness Centers." WBDG. Whole Building Design Guide, 28 Dec. 2011. Web. 14 Sept. 2014. .
Eric Mion’s article introduces the main topics on building an athletic center that will benefit both serious athletes and casual recreational users. He discuses qualities of group fitness classes, saunas, locker rooms, and a snack or juice bar while also making points on building an environmentally friendly facility. One of SNC’s main themes is sustainability and our campus would benefit from a environmentally friendly athletic center. Mion’s article explains how to begin planning for our new building.
Madeleine Hall
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Brooke Oniel - Student Athlete - Snowboard Team
(530)514-5153
Brooke is a great example of a, off campus SNC athlete who would benefit from the accommodations of an on campus Athletic Center. She is a member of the High Altitude gym in town, but has insight on why a student athletic center would be more beneficial for her training as an SNC athlete.
Sam Cooke - Art Student
(702)635-7373
Sam is a great representation of an on campus, non student athlete students who would enjoy athletic gym amenities while on campus. She would participate in group classes and learn to rock climb as a way refresh after a long day on the potters wheel.
Christopher Hoffmann - SNC Resident Assistant - Rock Climbing Club Team President
(530)305-6456
Chris is the president of the SNC Rock Climbing Club Team. He is a representation of how our clubs such as the Wild Womens Club, Waterski Club, Ski and Snowboard Club, and the skate club would use the accommodations of an on campus athletic center.
Ashley Mantione-White - SNC Resident Assistant - High Altitude Employee
(716)548-5737
Ashley not only represents the students who live on campus, but she also represents the employees of High Altitude. She will have great insight on the benefits of having a state of the art on campus athletic center.
Will Hoida - Dean of Students- Director of Student Activities and Outdoor Adventure
Will represents all students and plans all of student activities. He will being an administrative perspective to my research.
Lynn G. Gillette - President of SNC
Lynn brings the school boards perspective to my project. He knows the schools current financial circumstances.
Connor Clayton
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Bibliographies:
1.) "A More Efficient Engine | MIT Technology Review." MIT Technology Review. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
Information about creating a more energy efficient engine for vehicles.
2.) "HowStuffWorks "Could We Power All Cars Entirely from Wind Power?"" HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
Information about creating wind powered vehicles, and how consumers/ DRIVERSwould have to change their driving habits in order for this to be feasible.
3.)"NBC News: Wind-Powered Car Travels 3,000 Miles Across Australia For $15 (Video)." CleanTechnica. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
A wind powered/ driven car crosses 3,000 miles of Australia for just 15$. Cheap and effective.
4.) "Wind-powered Vehicle." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Aug. 2014. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
A wiki page of information about racing cars with wind power, and records for the 'fastest' wind powered cars.
5.) "Wind-Powered Car 'Could Cut China's Smog'" YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2014.
A video explaining and displaying how wind powered cars could be china's solution to smog and pollution.
Contacts are written down.
Works Cited
ReplyDeleteHarland, Maddy. "A Greenhouse That Thinks It Is a Mini Forest Garden." Permaculture Magazine. Permaculture, Practical Solutions for Self Reliance, 19 June 2013. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This reference is useful to me because it talks about how to plant a more sustainable garden in your greenhouse. The author also speaks of how she would plant during cold weather which is helpful for an area like Incline, where it gets very cold.
"Michael Pollan On Vilsack, Agriculture —And Food." NPR. NPR, 18 Dec. 2008. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. In this article/podcast Michael Pollan discusses both the fiscal and environmental benefits of locally grown food. Pollan is a leader in the movement for permaculture, and I think that his opinions are beneficial to my project.
Pollan, Michael. "A Plant's-eye View." Michael Pollan:. TED, Mar. 2007. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This is another word from Michael Pollan. The reason why this is also important to me is because Pollan is the reason why I even started considering the benefit of greenhouses. I feel that he has a real understanding of plants and how they operate and how that then effects us as humans.
Torres, Michael. "8 Reasons Everyone Should Buy A Greenhouse." 8 Reasons Everyone Should Buy A Greenhouse. The Greenhouse Catalog. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. This webpage is valuable to my project as it lists 8 good reasons why someone should build a greenhouse. Since I am trying to convince others that a greenhouse is a good idea I can use these reasons to help persuade others.
"About." Tahoe Food Hub. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2014. Tahoe Food Hub is an organization in Truckee that has a greenhouse. This is a good research start for me because the weather conditions in Truckee are similar to Incline so it would be beneficial to find out about their system.
Mary Deutsch
ReplyDeleteCore 101, Visual Literacy
Human Resource Contacts
Susie Sutpin, Founder/Executive Director at Tahoe Food Hub
Susie is a good contact because she has a large greenhouse that she works at. I think that talking with her will help to give more practical application for my idea.
Lily Bennett, SNC student
Lily has worked a gardener in Martha ’s Vineyard. Also Lily would like to see a community garden at SNC.
Brianna Crespo (480) 3740981
Brianna is a SNC student who studies psychology and plays on the Lacrosse team. I would like to hear from an average student what they think about the idea of having a greenhouse on campus.
(this list is somewhat of a work in progress)
Annotated Bibliography
ReplyDelete1.) Barbee, Jim R. "Agriculture in Nevada." Agriculture in Nevada. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
→This was a helpful resource because it talked about agriculture in Nevada and it gave me some information about what would help me create our own little farm at SNC and what the issues with it would be.
2.) "Food Rescue." Wasted Food Jonathan Bloom on Food Waste and How It Can Be Avoided. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
→ “Food Rescue” helped me in my research because it talks about taking the food from farms that would have just gotten thrown away and giving to people in need. This goes along with my ides to create a garden at SNC and donate half the proceeds to local homeless shelters.
3.) Misa, Misa. "Motivations for Organic Farming in Tourist Regions: A Case Study in Nepal." 16.1 (2014): 181-93. Literati. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. .
→ This was relevant to my research because my idea is creating a small farm in a very tourist infested place like incline. Specifically why it would be better to create a organic farm.
4.) "9 Rules for Starting Your Own Farm." The Art of Manliness. Screen Four, 2014. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
→ This was helpful because it gave me a lot of helpful information about actually starting a little farm at SNC instead of the general information about farming.
5.) "Nevada Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables." About. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Sept. 2014.
→ This website is going to be very helpful when thinking about what we are going to grow in this garden. It tells us when all the vegetables can grow in Nevada.
Bibliography
ReplyDelete"MyHomework Student Planner." App. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
This app is similar to what I am thinking of just less interactive between students to students and student to teachers.
"MyHomework 5.1 Update." Vimeo. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
This video shows the layout on their app. To me it seams to monotone with the same light shades of blue everything looks like a blur. Also important events don’t stand out
"How to Make an IPhone App." WikiHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
This website explains how to create an app and the process of it all. It breaks down each part and gives detailed steps
"How to Create a Free Website." WikiHow. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
This website is similar to the one to create an app but this one creates a website with the same set up and step process.
"Color Wheel Pro - See Color Theory in Action." Color Wheel Pro: Color Meaning. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.
This website explains color theory which I think is important in creating an app or website.
Contacts
ReplyDeleteMichael Barkin Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer InvestorRelations@vailresorts.com
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Michael Spencer, Vice President - mtspencer@wmgllc.com
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Work Cited
"Getting Your Message across." Business: The Ultimate Resource. London: A&C Black, 2009. Credo Reference. Web. 17 September 2014. This is a good article to help show how to get your point across in an effective way. This can help not only with investors but also consumers.
"Mobile App Development Company, London, UK - IPhone, Android & Windows Developers." The App Business. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2014. . This website informs people on how to start an app, not how to start your business but how to operate the app and make it user friendly.
"About Hookit." About Hookit. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. .
This is a website that I would like to incorporate in my app. This link provides information about the goals of Hookit, and their current internet status.
"About." USSA. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. .
Another website I would like to use in my app. This is an organization that sponsors skiing and snowboarding events. On this website they provide ranking nationally for their program.
"The Homepage of Skiing." Newschoolers.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014. .
Newschoolers is a social media website that currently does not have an app. It allows skiers to share edits, voice opinions on products and sell and buy products.