Dual Campus Poster Project

Twice during the semester, we place students in groups on their own campuses. We challenge these groups to complete the same task they’ve just completed with fourth or eight graders: to identify a problem and propose a solution for that problem on their campus. In the spirit of Thomas Paine’s 1776 “Common Sense,” each group creates a google slide poster outlining their issue. They propose solutions to these problems and suggest possible collaborations to make these solutions possible. These posters are presented to the class as a whole and to university administrators (one attending on each campus). As a result of this assignment, students and administrators on each campus become more aware of issues facing students on the other campus. For AAP Dover students, it provides important insight into the issues that are significant on the campus where will spend their junior and senior years. For UD Newark students, it creates greater awareness of intra-university inequities in regards to resources.