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Collaboratory highlights

Collaboratory highlights. 2008-2009 academic year. Student leadership. Discipleship. Energy Group: Solar Scholars. Dedication of Clifford L. Jones Solar Scholars Pavilion in September. Energy Group: Biodiesel. Received $492K grant from the US Department of Energy

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Collaboratory highlights

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  1. Collaboratory highlights 2008-2009 academic year

  2. Student leadership

  3. Discipleship

  4. Energy Group: Solar Scholars • Dedication of Clifford L. Jones Solar Scholars Pavilion in September

  5. Energy Group: Biodiesel • Received $492K grant from the US Department of Energy • Hire of Project Manager Mike Zummo • Received $10K seed grant from Keystone Innovation Zone for work in ethanol recovery

  6. Energy Group: Biodiesel • Represented Messiah College & the Collaboratory at the Pennsylvania State Farm Show in January

  7. MED Group The Collaboratory & Dr. David Hagenbuch partnered with Harrisburg entrepreneur Henry Edwards to study how a grocery business can be sustained in communities where annual household income is below $35K.

  8. Communications Group: WERC The Collaboratory & partners SymBionyx & the Capital Area Intermediate Unit (CAIU) received funding of $45k (to CAIU) to further develop technology that assists persons with autism in school or at work.

  9. J-term trip: Burkina Faso • Education Group • Disability Resources Group: Mobility Project

  10. J-term trip: Mali • Disability Resources Group: Mali Water & Disabilities Study project

  11. Staff Group: MAP Member Achievement Portfolio, a project of the Information Management (IM) Team: A portfolio-based tool that can easily have events & members added to it & automatically track statistics for each class or portfolio. • event attendance • stats based on • individual • group • team • event type • date/week • online data entry or printable forms

  12. Trips this summer • Zambia & BIC Church • Completion of Paper-Making & Tie Dye project, & the initiation of a Village Savings & Loan project • Honduras & CURE • Installation of water purification systems & continued education on the importance of clean drinking water, as well as business planning • Mali & World Vision • Completion of 3-year Mali Water & Disabilities Study (funded by the Hilton Foundation), • Zambia & World Vision • Implementation of mobile technology in areas affected by HIV/AIDS

  13. Looking ahead • J-term trip to Haiti to install solar power system at Grace Mission, funded by I-TEC • Completion of 3-year Mali Water & Disabilities Study (funded by the Hilton Foundation), & new project & funding opportunities?? • Grant opportunities for WERC project • Sawyer water filter project • Conversations with Joni Erikson Tada & a future partnership with Christian Institute on Disability/Joni & Friends International Disability Center

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