Student Community Service Project Bank

The Student Project Bank

This page lists some opportunities for Community Service Student Projects for use in courses or independent study. Participating organizations have included UM-St. Louis, United Way of Greater St. Louis, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (InfORMS), Missouri Good Will Industries, St. Jane Catholic Community Center, Operation Food Search, Youth in Need, Harvester Church Food Pantry, and The Epilepsy Foundation.

Independent study projects at UM-St. Louis have provided up to three credit hours for applied activity in a community service organization.
Courses have provided up to 1/3 of the grade based on results and observations in community-based projects.

You can get credit for doing something good!

Students--Ever wish you could:

apply some of what you're learning?

put some interesting, meaningful accomplishments on your resume to show off your new skills?

meet interesting people?

do something to be really proud of?

and fit it in with your busy course schedule?

Faculty Members--Ever wish you had:

a way to fit more community service into your course schedule?

a chance to gather information and test theories in real organizations?

a source of good student projects without having to search for them?

Somebody to call for ideas?

Leaders of Community Service Organizations--Ever wish there were a central place to go:

for sophisticated help in resolving common problems and needs?

to develop and maintain an image of using the latest resources to pursue your mission?

to further foster partnership with local educational institutions?

Look Here for

Typical Project Opportunities, Projects in Process and Reports of Accomplishments:

New Projects collected for MSIS 483:
(Adopted Projects *)

* City of Olivette with Kid's sports program with about 1000 participants /season has equipment inventory, logistics of assigning teams, scheduling games coaches and officials.
College Newspaper has logistics of weekly production, advertising acquisition and scheduling, needs info on position in market especially on national advertising.
* Eastern Missouri Chapter of National Arthritis Foundation has issues with risk analysis, disaster planning and Year 2000 planning.
* Child Daycare Association has need to plan database and records management, paper flows for administration of child care programs.
* Boys' Club has membership registration process that needs analysis of paper flows and technological opportunities.
Bi-State Chapter of Red Cross needs system for tracking training of employees and volunteers
* Bi-State Chapter of Red Cross in collaboration with US Olympic Committee to develop a program for sports safety training operations issues include logistics of publicizing program and training coaches.
* Crisis Intervention Hotline to study efficiency in managing and responding to calls for help. Work flows, equipment and paperwork reduction could be important.
International assistance group handles orientations to US and St. Louis for immigrants and refugees. Operations issues include scheduling and paperwork flows, time and work estimates. Also seeking help in setting up a market survey to help better define need.
* Senior Home-care program needs help in system for scheduling assignments.
* Senior services Agency seeking help in analyzing survey data on wages and benefits for employees in not-for -profit organizations.
* Childrens' short-term crisis shelter seeking help on a system for tracking donors
* Day Nursery Operations Projects include scheduling of a volunteer staff with heterogeneous schedules, information management and paperwork flows, and general operations management review.
Child Center for up to 63 children has rapid growth due to new contracts and requires more structure in managing volunteers and information.
Multiservice agency serving the homeless in St. Louis (approximately400/day) has acquired a new five-story building and must plan orderly traffic control that is secure, safe, cost effective and humane (interest in barcode system)
Womens' crisis center has 24-hour staff scheduling and work-flow issues.

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