Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS)

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The Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) is administered by the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). It is a campus-wide initiative that harnesses the expertise of UMD faculty and the energy and ingenuity of UMD students to help Maryland communities become more environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable. PALS is designed to provide innovative, low-cost assistance to local governments while creating real-world problem-solving experiences for University of Maryland graduate and undergraduate students.

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    Incorporating Wifi into Watkins Regional Park
    (Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), 2022) Accomando, Delaney; Barton, Grace; Cavender, Nicole; Chow, Kianna; Cowley, Deanna; Duary, Rahat; Fan, Elin; Hammet, Bridgette; Hess, Jacob; Kirshenboim, Lital; Liriano, Alondra; Peterson, Luke; Rodrigo, Karisha; Shallbetter, Elise; Stebbins, Zaria; Steele, Alyssa; Xu, Yike; Ziolkowski, Theodore; Kweon, Byoung-Suk
    The need for new approaches to ensure internet access that would bridge society's "digital divide" became evident when instruction shifted online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Project BRIDGE, a UMD project funded by the National Science Foundation, aims to bring free Wi-Fi to public parks while creating technology that could bridge the digital divide and provide internet access to individuals and communities who now struggle to get online. In this studio, students explored community needs by conducting a community engagement session in Watkins Regional Park and then proposing design solutions to accommodate Wi-Fi use in various areas of the park.