Deliverables

Recommendations for Project Center

The team has several recommendations for future students who complete similar projects. There are now a number of IQP reports that future teams can review in lieu of interviewing center directors to develop an understanding of the components that go into a suitable project partner. This will allow future teams to begin researching and contacting potential sponsor organizations earlier in the seven-week project period enabling them to contact a greater number of entities.

In addition, the team recommends that future teams be open-minded and willing to pursue any potential leads. The team found Ms. Illnerova, one of the team’s intermediate contact interviewees, by chance and she proved to be a vital resource to the team. Furthermore, the team’s personal observations and connections led to the identification of two potential project sponsors. Future teams should be attentive to discovering potential partners through their own experiences while at the project location.

Finally, the team recommends that the Department of Integrative and Global Studies (DIGS) conduct an annual gathering of center directors to share their knowledges and experience with one another in order to improve every project center.