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Statement of Purpose
To provide a student centered, active learning environment that brings together students, faculty, and citizens, to collaborate on creating solutions to challenges facing Crowder College and our communities. Solution Space will promote creativity, innovation, curiosity, motivation, and technology needed to work on real and personally meaningful projects.
Description
The Solution Space will use the concepts of think tanks, hacker-spaces, and maker-spaces to research topics, collaborate, and build/implement solutions to problems and challenges that face Crowder College and our communities.
Goals
- Create space for innovation and collaboration.
- Engage students, faculty and community in the process of problem solving.
- Connect technology & non-technology groups together and open channels of communication between departments on campus and in the community.
- Create solutions to challenges facing Crowder College and the community.
Primary Contact
Travis Christensen | 417 455 5541 | travischristensen@crowder.edu |
Secondary Contact
Eric Deatherage | 417 455 5610 | ericdeatherage@crowder.edu |
Current Projects
Glass Recycling |
Manufacturing Waste Recycling |
Business Incubation |
Low Income Daycare Resource Search |
Low Income Healthcare Search |
Green House |
Want to help?
Solution Space offers a wonderful opportunity to interact with faculty, staff, and students, in a collaborative and meaningful way. The success of the program depends on having people from different walks of life, with different experiences and skills, working together to find innovative ways to solve problems. Contact Travis Christensen to volunteer. travischristensen@crowder.edu
Have an idea?
We are always looking for new challenges to tackle. If you have an idea for a project, contact Travis Christensen. travischristensen@crowder.edu
Contact
Casey Stueber | 417 455 5526 | CaseyStueber@crowder.edu | Art Instructor |
Projects
Glass Recycling |
Manufacturing Waste Recycling |
Contact
Thomas Franklin | 417 659 8424 | ThomasFranklin@crowder.edu | Associate Director, Crowder Training and Development Solutions |
Projects
Business Development |
Contacts
Joan Wilson | 417 455 5451 | JoanWilson@crowder.edu | Social Work Instructor | Social Work, Families, Community Development |
Projects
Local Social Resource Search |
Low Income Daycare Resource Search |
Low Income Healthcare Search |
Contacts
Michael Jernigan | 417 455 5518 | MichaelJernigan@crowder.edu | Education Technology Specialist | Education |
Projects
Local Social Resource Search |
Low Income Daycare Resource Search |
Low Income Healthcare Search |
Contact
Andrew Wilson | 417 455 5713 | AndyWilson@crowder.edu | Advanced Manufacturing Instructor | Makerspace and Green Technology |
Project
Glass Recycling |
Green House |
Manufacturing Waste Recycling |
Contact
Joan Wilson | 417 455 5451 | JoanWilson@crowder.edu | Social Work Instructor | Social Work, Families, Community Development |
Projects
Local Social Resource Search |
Low Income Daycare Resource Search |
Low Income Healthcare Search |
Contact
Eric Deatherage | 417 455 5610 | ericdeatherage@crowder.edu | Library Director | Information Resources Development |
Travis Christensen | 417 455 5541 | travischristensen@crowder.edu | Education Technology Assistant | Chair and Makerspace |
Projects
Low Income Healthcare Search |
Andrew Wilson | 417 455 5713 | AndyWilson@crowder.edu | Advanced Manufacturing Instructor | Makerspace and Green Technology |
Travis Christensen | 417 455 5541 | travischristensen@crowder.edu | Education Technology Assistant | Chair and Makerspace |
Project
Glass Recycling |
Green House |
Manufacturing Waste Recycling |