To better integrate colleges into their local communities, we interviewed various representatives of the Worcester public to determine their opinions regarding colleges. From there, we developed a shared event calendar where colleges and universities can post their events which are open to the public, to make it easier for anyone interested to see them all in one place. A shared calendar facilitates communication between the universities and the local community and thus kick-starts a prosperous town-and-gown relationship within Worcester. In this report, we provided an automated prototype, a resilient long-term solution involving Discover Central MA, and recommendations for colleges and universities to follow to optimize community engagement and create a strong town-and-gown relationship.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Golemi, Kleo
• Diaz, Nelson
• Lipka, Nathan
• Abdimash, Dinmukhammed

Subject

• Well-Being
• Inclusion
• Computing
• Learning
• Project-Based Learning
• Community
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042723-161827
• 106566

Keyword

• Community
• Worcester
• Colleges
• Event
• HECCMA
• Calendar

Advisor

• Elmes, Michael B.
• Roberts, Laura

Year

• 2023

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• HECCMA

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2023-04-27

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-042723-161827

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-14